ICYMI: On Sundays we're sharing episodes from Mangesh's other show, Skyline Drive. (Not to brag, but Apple called it one of their favorite shows of all time!)
It's about astrology. Kinda. It's also about family, grief, identity, and yes, it's funny too. Check it out! omny.fm/shows/part-t...
We have some burning #milk questions for an upcoming episode:
-Do you, or did you ever, drink straight-up dairy milk with meals?
-If you don't do dairy, what's your preferred plant milk and why?
Trash grabber enthusiast/producer Mary here: this is so delightful, and as I've said before on the show, get yourself a trash grabber! They cost $15ish and the payoff is endless. I bet there's some trash on your block or in your local park right now, just waiting for you.
the weekly themes for my class: "What is a bird?" (parts 1 and 2, because we have a weird July 4th schedule) "How birds work", "How to be a bird", "The birds and the...well, more birds", and "what can we do for birds?"
asking the big questions in my ornithology course
Today on the show: the difference between plaid and tartan, and other surprising facts from Scotland.
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Screenshot of an email that reads: "Thank you for this! I'm going to be out tomorrow so wanted to get this back to you sooner rather than later. Bagpipes, indeed!"
Here's a little spoiler for tomorrow's episode... #bagpipes
For #FossilFriday a little pinecone still preserved in 3D after 125million years. Early Cretaceous Wessex Fm #IsleofWight
after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...
Today we're uncovering the secrets of The Legend of Zelda, from the real-world inspirations to the technical breakthroughs that helped bring the games to life. Plus: Why IS Link so darn handsome? #legendofzelda
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🗃️ If it doesn't already exist, someone needs to do a comparative cultural analysis of cow names through the ages
Heisenberg & Schrödinger get pulled over for speeding.
Cop: D'you know how fast you were driving?
Heisenberg: No but I know exactly where I am.
Cop: It was 118mph.
H: Thanks, now I'm lost.
Cop [inspects car, opens boot]: Were you aware there's a dead cat back here?
Schrödinger [angrily]: We are now!
Interestingly, many of these principles also apply to spreadsheets (and spreadsheet-like apps) used for podcast production management.
Not sure what this says about me, but my first thought was that the bird was delicately cleaning the wolf's teeth, because wolves can't floss.
Can confirm, this happens a lot on NYC transit (and at my gym). What fascinates me is when there are multiple people on speakerphone in the same space at the same time—at what point would everyone be forced to stop ignoring it? Five speakerphones? Six? Ten?
Tag yourself, I'm top row middle. #DolphinAwarenessMonth
ME: *taking a pic of the Moon"
PHONE CAMERA: Move back to improve focus.
Hell yeah, got a write up in Billy Penn about the @wednightrides.org @skypeascientist.bsky.social collab.
Cyclists chucked seed bombs in abandoned lots last week. Wholesome as hell.
Read more here: billypenn.com/2026/03/11/p...
Am... am I a raccoon?
Pop quiz: We have passport photos because...
a) It's good to be humble when we travel
b) Big Photography has lobbyists
c) A German spy pulled a fast one on the U.S. embassy in Berlin during WWI
The answer's in today's episode!
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“It’s a thing of enormous beauty. ...It’s marvelous. It’s a wonder. … It’s phenomenal.”
Behold the nuclear pore complex in all its messy glory - Fabulous @yaseminsaplakoglu.bsky.social piece: www.quantamagazine.org/disorder-dri...
We're not getting into the squirrel-rating business (all squirrels are 10/10 unless they're chewing our power lines), but, wow, that's an exceptionally cute squirrel
Please enjoy the single most amazing quote from a paleontologist I have ever read: “The animal literally cemented itself—and its nether regions—into eternal history like the movie stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.” 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
A screenshot of Google's AI Overview answer to the question "is haggis an animal". It says "Yes, the haggis is a small, furry mammal native to Scotland" and goes on to give the typical "asymmetrical legs" details.
The Scottish have won the AI Wars.
It took a minute, but we finally turned this post into an episode. #nuts
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Today, March 2, is the official 2026 Part-Time Genius Habit Change Fresh Start Day! Forget everything that came before. Today's a blank slate, a brand-new you.
Let us know what habits you'd like to break (or create), and we'll keep you posted on Will's candy habit!
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(commission) chibi sparrows doing a big winter dig 🌰🍂🍃
