Damn Interesting Week

Education & Explainer

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A weekly roundup of the most interesting links featured on DamnInteresting.com. Hosted by Jennifer Lee Noonan.

Episodes

  • 2026-05-15 - A Diminished, Morose Sight

    Jennifer, Angie, and Bradley discuss links for the week of 5/15/2026, covering topics such as tango twins, cochlear gene therapy, inadequate transit, creative constraints, and mistaken guy-dentity.

  • 2026-05-08 - Belly Dancer in an MRI

    This episode of Damn Interesting Week covers the week's links from May 8, 2026. Topics include the Polywater hoax, gut-brain hydraulics, acoustic fire suppression, and a database disaster.

  • BONUS Episode #37: Beverages

    Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss a variety of topics including Samurai vintner, wine for the aged, taurine, boozy scurvy cures, OJ, scientific tea sabotage, and Champagne history.

  • 2026-04-24 - Real Stakes

    On the April 24, 2026, episode of Damn Interesting Week, hosts Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss links about candy distaste, absent surrender, refrigerator blindness, camelot of evidence, rustless steel, rhythmic fauna, and the ant…

  • 2026-04-17 - Four Horsemen

    This episode of Damn Interesting Week covers links discussed by Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley for the week of 4/17/2026. Topics include boozy brains, warring chimpanzees, psychedelic MRIs, an apiary in the nursery, octopus demotion, Na…

  • 2026-04-10 - Ea-nasir's Involved Somehow

    This episode of Damn Interesting Week features Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discussing various links from the week of April 10, 2026. Topics mentioned include an Italian job, Everest scams, satellite dominoes, Antarctic accents, nitri…

  • 2026-04-03 - Mr. Rogers From a Different Angle

    Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss this week's curated links, covering diverse topics from corporate obfuscation and Chernobyl shrooms to Mr. Rogers' online presence and whale birth videos. The discussion also touches on sling bulle…

  • 2026-03-27 - Put a Ring On It

    Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss links from the week of March 27, 2026, covering topics such as tornado dominance, asteroid bagging, blindsight, Hastings, asteroid DNA, pyramid graffiti, musicology, cat-loving chimpanzees, and alu…

  • 2026-03-20 - Bee-Oriented CPR

    Jennifer, Angie, and Bradley discuss links for the week of 3/20/2026, including topics like rejected nobility, Telephonic history, stainless steel houses, psilocybin, Renaissance sweat, exomoon properties, underwater bumblebees, and the Br…

  • 2026-03-13 - In Our Hearts

    Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss curated links for the week of March 13, 2026, covering topics from

  • 2026-03-06 - Big Plate of Spaghetti

    The hosts discuss links including a museum unheist, puzzle dreaming, bottling sunlight, whaling history, Michelangelo's difficulties, and Paleolithic scribes.

  • BONUS Episode #36: Cold Hard Cash

    Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley cover a range of topics including margarine money, crowdsourced landlords, laundromat liquidity, banana bills, Kosovo crackdowns, password recovery, algorithmic landlords, and cash comparisons.

  • BONUS Episode #35: Dangerous Animals

    Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss dangerous animals like monkeys, sea predators, kangaroos, chimpanzees, zebras, and bears, referencing items from the Damn Interesting archives.

  • 2026-02-06 - Mummy Perfume

    This episode of Damn Interesting Week covers links on various topics including spiderweb incidents, scent capture technology, AI denialism, theories about Mozart's death, Lilliputian hallucinations, and survivors of mass extinction events.

  • 2026-01-30 - Caviar of the Sky

    This episode of Damn Interesting Week covers curated links from January 30, 2026, with hosts Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discussing topics such as frozen iguanas, eyes without oxygen, cow tools, the tapestry thief, Japanese snack bar…

  • BONUS Episode #34: Spies

    Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss a variety of links from the archives concerning spies, including pigeon spies, corporate espionage, military dolphins, and secret service information.

  • 2026-01-16 - Jellyfish Gitmo

    This episode of Damn Interesting Week covers a range of topics from the week of January 16, 2026, including snoozing invertebrates, the Mona Lisa, time blindness, corporate decay, palm tree secrets, and micromuscular preferences. The hosts…

  • 2026-01-09 - Chocolate Milk

    This episode covers topics including dessert, giant viruses, evidence for the Big Crunch, welders anthrax, the shutdown of AI, and anti-theft basics, as discussed by Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley.

  • 2026-01-02 - The Nation's Dads

    On The Nation's Dads, Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley review links covering cold case advancements, unique life on the seafloor, discoveries related to cold temperatures, the evolution of memes, and the phenomenon of Splitsomnia.

  • 2025-12-19 - Popping Like Balloons

    The Damn Interesting Week episode from 12/19/2025 covers topics including library larceny, seabed discoveries, primate behavior, tattoo regret, space objects, ice giants, and worms. Hosts Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the week'…

  • 2025-12-12 - Bougie Kinder Egg

    Jennifer, Angie, and Bradley discuss this week's curated links, covering topics from origami strength and prehistoric gum to triangular planes and Fabergé amuse-bouche.

  • BONUS Episode #33: Social Media

    This episode of Damn Interesting Week covers topics including digital car hacks, influencer pilots, reviews of scams, and a discussion on Facebook and the value of "likes".

  • BONUS Episode #32: Aeronautics

    This episode covers various topics in aeronautics, including jet pack issues, airplane retirement, airborne cobra incidents, the Wright brothers' upbringing, electric flight, and hybrid supersonic jet engines, as discussed by Jennifer, Ang…

  • BONUS Episode #31: Lego and Disney

    Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss topics including non-recycled Lego, Lego dominance, Disney's struggles, seafaring Lego, Disney's utopia, political Lego, and Lego rarities.

  • BONUS Episode #30: Birth Day

    BONUS Episode #30 of Damn Interesting Week covers topics including bad birthday traditions, male contraceptives, cooperative sperm, Condor Madonna, the advantages of egg-laying, embryonic development, and posthumous reproduction.

  • 2025-11-07 - Phloem Bundles

    The hosts discuss links from the week of November 7, 2025, including topics such as Aussie missives, Lunar traffic, One eye open, Deep breathing, Ginormous gourds, and Blue dogs.

  • 2025-10-31 - Nightmare Mode

    Mösquitos, Underground astronauts, Infectious fear, UberCheats, Feather caper, Pearlescent cement, Stress gestures. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 10/31/2025. Please consider supporting this ad-…

  • 2025-10-24 - Mafia Boss Auction

    Modern pranks, Socioeconomic empathy, Heavy metal hominins, History of Pilates, Rediscovered Kerouac, Celts on holiday. Jennifer, Angie, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 10/24/2025. Please consider supporting this ad-f…

  • 2025-10-17 - Normal Billionaire Crimes

    Medical Rube Goldberg, Doom investment, Peppermint poison, Petrichor evolution, Avian language, Embryonic viruses. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 10/17/2025. Please consider supporting this ad-f…

  • 2025-09-26 - Natural Habitat of the Tornado

    Skipping champions, Malthusian revision, Retronasal smelling, Eaten by a grue jay, Thief of love, Dragon stone cult, Bouncy house airplane. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 9/26/2025. Please consi…

  • 2025-09-19 - Teeth Farms

    Marsupial chlamydia, Eye teeth, Slippery resolution, Nudist activism, Snail spiral matchmaking, Dragon faces, Monorail rescue. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 9/19/2025. Please consider supportin…

  • 2025-09-05 - You Get A Range

    Nazi real estate, Sociopathic spiders, Crowd enhancement, Orderly baboons, Water ski stunts, Yo no quiero AI, Canine empathy. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 9/5/2025. Please consider supporting…

  • 2025-08-29 - Many Babies

    Voice reclamation, Cultural vision, Radio aromatics, Skink defense systems, Seabird lavatories, Red meat red flags. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 8/29/2025. Please consider supporting this ad-f…

  • 2025-08-22 - Anti-anti-music Discrimination

    Couch-crashing meteorites, Brain passwords, Elephant gesturing, Wikipedia hacks, Blue pig meat, iHate Radio, Toefinger, Toilet paper trends. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 8/22/2025. Please cons…

  • 2025-08-15 - Little Blue Pill

    Perk extinction, Eschew your own research, Visual aging, North Korean IT, Oversized insects, Snail eye secrets. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 8/15/2025. Please consider supporting this ad-free…

  • 2025-08-01 - A Dismal Version of Hogwarts

    Road tripping sewage, Habitual sabotage, Parental mental risk, Hail hunters, Optimistic wavelengths, Octopodes membrum, Workweek slimming. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 8/1/2025. Please conside…

  • BONUS Episode #29: Music

    Ukulele popularity curves, Beats by poultry, Composers for consumers, Uber adagio, Melancholy tunes, Singing bridges. Jennifer, Angie, and Way discuss a variety of curated links from the archives. Please consider supporting this ad-free co…

  • 2025-07-11 - A Nice Bag

    Kissing orcas, Sleepless in Japan, Cheesy nightmares, Bonded memories, Peak phosphorus, What plants crave, Sabotage for normies. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 7/11/2025. Please consider support…

  • 2025-07-04 - House Deoderant

    Squid skin revisited, Clam silk, Sweating paint, Korean lovebugs, Prehistoric zombies, Theta rhythms, Heavy metal repercussions, Viral non-viruses. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 7/4/2025. Pleas…

  • 2025-06-27 - Egg Bling

    Melodic shark, Dawn chorus motivations, Artifical pop stars, Pilot longevity, Front-facing brakes, Methane-powered sea spiders, Breath prints. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 6/27/2025. Please co…

  • 2025-06-20 - Bacterial Nuremberg Trials

    Salmon approval, Pastoral tripping, Bacterial brutality, Chess humiliation, Lucky Canadians, Nuclear rockets, Miniature fiddle, Celiac unmasked. Jennifer, Angie, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 6/20/2025. Please consi…

  • 2025-06-13 - Just Like People

    Universal blood, Medieval murders, Einstein's noggin, Mosquito vice, Sweetening cocaine, Superconducting pencils, Skinny jab blues. Jennifer, Angie, and Way discuss the curated links for the week of 6/13/2025. Please consider supporting th…

  • 2025-06-06 - Purlicue

    Traffic hawks, Murderbot hands, Bone music, School seat legacy, Jiu-jitsu for the win, Clapping secrets, Digital remains. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 6/6/2025. Please consider supporting this…

  • 2025-05-16 - Thanks Plato

    Cuttlefish chat, Arctic storage, Sounds of dementia, Gambling tips, Shrooms for Parkinson's, Face of DNA, Scottish humming. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 5/16/2025. Please consider supporting t…

  • 2025-05-02 - Super-sized Hobbit

    Boozy chimps, Bone-collecting caterpillars, Friendly sniff test, Extinguishing the sun, Neolithic graves, Lions vs. gladiators. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 5/2/2025. Please consider supportin…

  • 2025-04-18 - Fish Thermometers

    Bearproof cities, Black hole theft, Misokinesia, Loch Ness portraits, Tuna cleanup, Urinal improvements. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 4/18/2025. Please consider supporting this ad-free content…

  • 2025-04-04 - Bane

    Klimt's prince, AI thought patterns, Zoom discrimination, Accelerator fights, Whale pinging, Adorable aggression. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 4/4/2025. Please consider supporting this ad-free…

  • 2025-03-28 - Good Taste

    Fake dentists, Dazzling ships, Bendable sound, Curable hiccups, Plastic chewing gum, Census inaccuracies, Critical education, Earring digestion. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 3/28/2025. Please…

  • 2025-03-21 - Gangs of Tilapia

    Tech worker vengeance, Baby black holes, Puppy pistolero, Axolotl cuisine, Bouncy ball logistics, Microlightning in the mist. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 3/21/2025. Please consider supporting…

  • 2025-03-14 - Just Use Math

    Golden blood, Bourgeois videos, Cranium chewing, Lottery legalities, Da Vinci's origins, Sideways moon mission. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 3/14/2025. Please consider supporting this ad-free…