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Certified Nonsense

Chief Nonsense Officer

Certified Nonsense is a podcast dedicated to the strange, the absurd, and the questions that absolutely do not need answers—but get them anyway.Every episode begins with a random thought that wandered into my brain and refused to leave. Then we pull on the thread and see where it goes.From hidden tides in puddles and the Great Emu War to maritime superstitions about rabbits, bananas, and Fridays, Certified Nonsense explores real science, history, and curiosity through questions most people would never think to ask.If you've ever lost thirty minutes wondering about something completely ri

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31 episodes

  1. The Brilliant and Bizarre Isaac Newton: Genius, Gravity, and a Terrible Dating Profile 41:34
  2. Canada and Denmark's 40-Year Whisky War: The Friendliest Conflict in History 16:42
  3. The Rogue Nation on an Abandoned Fort: Can You Build Your Own Country? 21:02
  4. Flat Earth: Turtles All the Way Down 21:44
  5. Social Security: The Program That Changed Growing Old in America 32:26
  6. The Praying Mantis Marriage Problem: Love, Death, and Dinner 17:59
  7. The Explorers Club: From the North Pole to the Moon 19:28
  8. Dead Batteries? – The Tiny Chemical Miracles Powering Your World 55:44
  9. Nobody Home? – The Fermi Paradox and the Silence of the Stars Certified Nonsense 41:27
  10. Elevators: The Machines That Built the Modern World 20:08
  11. Humanity’s Worst Roommates: The Diseases That Killed Billions 24:14
  12. The F-111: The Airplane That Was Supposed to Save Money 41:20
  13. Two Problems. One Impossible Answer 1:25
  14. The Anglerfish Marriage Problem: When “Till Death Do Us Part” Gets Weird 17:54
  15. What Would You Sacrifice to Find a Mate? 1:22
  16. What If Your Wedding Lasted Forever? 1:23
  17. The French Foreign Legion: A New Name and a New Life? 32:29
  18. Can You Really Disappear Into the French Foreign Legion? 1:42
  19. Can You Really Start Over? | Monday Teaser 1:26
  20. The Ocean City Ferry: Washington's Forgotten Ghost Ship 16:54
  21. The Drake Equation: How Many Aliens Are We Ignoring? 23:45
  22. Ancient Tomb Traps: Indiana Jones Lied to Us 19:39
  23. The Great Lakes: Freshwater Seas of the Damned 35:45
  24. The Giant Squid: When the Sea Monster Turned Out to Be Real 19:58
  25. The Great Emu War: When Australia Lost to Birds 33:04
  26. The EA-6B Prowler: The Aircraft That Blinded Radar 20:41
  27. What If You Fell Through the Earth? 18:57
  28. The Viral Truth of the Jackalope 20:01
  29. Rabbits, Bananas, and the Friday Curse 32:13
  30. Why Pluto Isn't a Planet Anymore 40:29
  31. The Moon Is Pulling Your Puddle 29:34