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Brain Bubblegum - dispensing sweet, sticky, pointless trivia. Every so often, we choose a topic and unwrap all the sweet goodness there is to know. We then proceed to chew over our subject until we’ve extracted all its flavour and are ready to stick it under the metaphorical desk at the back of the…

Brain Bubblegum


    • Sep 29, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Ep 13: Those 10 times the Olympics went off the deep end!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 90:28


    In this episode, the Brain Bubblegum crew look at 10 times the Olympics were insane, hilarious or downright stupid.From the Ancient Olympics, to Paris 2024, we pick over some of the weirder events that have happened at or around the Olympics.Fair warning - there will be olive oil, sweat, blood, hormones, and lots of feathers - some of them a little bit burnt.

    Ep 12: Everything you didn't need to know about pineapples!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 38:27


    Today, we think nothing of grabbing a delicious cheap pineapple from our local supermarket shelves any time the mood strikes us. But go back a few hundred years and you better make sure you have a decent credit limit on that 17th century equivalent of your Black Amex! In this episode, the Brain Bubblegum crew chews over the fascinating origins of pineapples. From an object of wealth and extravagance, to a symbol of hospitality, to an… erm, symbol of your willingness to share… well, everything, the humble pineapple is anything but.Just… don't put that pineapple in your shopping trolley's top basket.

    Ep 11: 10 cool things we learned about Iceland!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 83:45


    Ah, Iceland - the land of fire and ice. And expensive beer, disgusting food, rampant elves, books galore, and babies sleeping outside in sub-zero temperatures. And where there's a very real danger you might find yourself getting intimate with a relative if you're not careful! In this episode Scott, Craig and Simone share the 10 coolest facts they learned about Iceland. Despite the weird, it's still at the top of our list of places to visit.

    Ep 10: Top 10 things you didn't know about McDonalds!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 78:15


    You might regularly choose to dine at the Golden Arches, but how much do you really know about your favourite fast food restaurant? Simone, Scott and Craig deep fry 10 crispy truth nuggets about McDonalds that will blow your mind! And maybe even make you laugh like a certain corporate clown mascot.

    Ep 9 (Gumdrop): Where do the days of the week come from?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 16:38


    Where do we get our days of the week from? Who named them and who decided their order in the week? And just why did we go with seven days rather than the far more rounded 10 day week?In this ‘gumdrop’ episode, Craig takes you back 4,200 years to where it all began - with those overachieving Babylonians.

    Ep 8: Top 10 pranks of all time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 59:17


    Who doesn’t love a good prank? In this episode Simone, Scott and Craig rank the top 10 epic pranks of all time, based on level of commitment, originality, brazenness, humour, whimsicality and lasting impact on culture. How scientific! Or not…

    Ep 7 (Gumdrop): The origin of Christmas trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 13:33


    Ep 6: Top 10 - Hollywood medical mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 0:46


    Whether it's a dramatic police shootout, saving a life on the operating table, or the action hero proving that it'll take more than a few bullet wounds to stop justice, Hollywood drama is thrilling to say the least. But if you followed all the medical advice on TV and in movies, you might not live very long. In this episode we bust down 10 of Hollywood's favourite medical plot points which are... well... not such a great idea in reality.

    Ep 5: Dumb Criminals (Hoist by their own petard)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 72:19


    In this episode, the Brain Bubblegum crew share some of the finest examples of crime not paying for these special criminals, who were ‘hoist by their own petard’. So lean back, grab a six-pack of your cheapest beer and embrace the dumb.

    Ep 4 (Gumdrop): Pants

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 9:39


    In this Gumdrop, we’re talking pants. So where do our various types of pants come from? Well, hold on to your jeans, chinos, jodhpurs, corduroys, dungarees and Capri pants, we’ll stitch you up real good.

    Ep 3: Mondegreens (Have You Ever Seen Lorraine?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 58:37


    In this episode, we chew over 'Mondegreens' - or misheard song lyrics. Why do we mishear song lyrics, what's going on inside our heads, and what are some of the funniest examples we've stumbled across? And can we blame it all on Lorraine? We finish off with a seriously interesting listener fact from Dave. Spotify playlist of all songs we mention or mangle: https://open.spotify.com/user/1254007698/playlist/6qXUxWn6ipwOTxfbSstDQH?si=lj6Dtdh0SE2OAGAdI3-9DQ

    Ep 2 (Gumdrop): Goody, Goody Gumdrops!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 8:00


    Introducing the first Brain Bubblegum ‘Gumdrop’ - a short, bite-size episode format that chews over ‘where stuff comes from’. For our first gumdrop episode, I think it’s appropriate that we ruminate over the origins of … well, gumdrops!

    Ep 1: Bubblegum's origin story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 60:05


    In our very first episode, we chew over the origins of bubblegum, starting with the Pre-Chicle era, the Chicle era, the Wrigley era, and finally the Bubblegum era. We cover a few fun facts about chewing gum and bubblegum, finishing with our listener fact - from Paul.

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