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Let Me Google That


    • Jun 16, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 7m AVG DURATION
    • 298 EPISODES

    4.3 from 110 ratings Listeners of Let Me Google That that love the show mention: google, strange, details, longer, short, minutes, music, word, audio, host, voice, wish, happy, topics, start, excellent, like, interesting, stories, love.


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    Let Me Google That is an educational podcast that explores a wide variety of interesting and often obscure topics. Hosted by Abby Norman, the podcast delves into questions and topics that are often forgotten but then remembered and researched for the purpose of creating an episode. With over 550 episodes since its debut in 2017, Let Me Google That offers bite-sized episodes that are both entertaining and informative.

    The best aspect of Let Me Google That is its ability to provide short and concise episodes while still delivering interesting and thought-provoking content. Each episode is around 9 minutes long on average, allowing listeners to consume a variety of topics in a short amount of time. The host, Abby Norman, has a way with words and her narrative structure is engaging and accessible. The podcast covers a wide range of subjects, from researched penguins that may have never existed to the ability of dogs to smell fear. Each episode offers something new and unique, making it a great option for those who enjoy learning about obscure facts.

    One potential drawback of Let Me Google That is the occasional use of swear words, which may not be suitable for all listeners or environments. Additionally, some episodes could benefit from more in-depth reporting and details about the topic being discussed. While the short format allows for easy consumption, there are times when more information would enhance the overall listening experience.

    In conclusion, Let Me Google That is a fantastic podcast for anyone who enjoys bite-sized episodes packed with interesting information. Abby Norman's narration style keeps listeners engaged throughout each episode, and the topics covered are diverse and unique. While there may be some minor drawbacks such as occasional swearing or limited depth in certain episodes, overall Let Me Google That offers an enjoyable listening experience for those looking to expand their knowledge in a fun and accessible way.



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    Latest episodes from Let Me Google That

    Snake Detection Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 5:47


    Even when you aren't looking for snakes your brain is looking for snakes. Let Me Google That is sponsored by ⁠⁠Water Cooler Trivia⁠⁠! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

    Why NASA Loves Peanuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 5:42


    January 24th is #NationalPeanutButterDay! On this week's episode find out why NASA's peanuts & which U.S. coast prefers crunchy over smooth. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

    How Whispering Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 7:10


    Why is whispering not talking? Why do we whisper? Do non-humans whisper? Also: Here's The Magic School Bus episode referenced. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

    How TLC's “A Baby Story” Birthed Reality TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 16:35


    25 years ago, the idea of live-streaming your child's birth didn't really exist—then TLC started airing a show called “A Baby Story.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

    The Pain Scale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 13:22


    In the 1940s, researchers burned the hands of women in labor to try to come up with an objective way to measure pain. And yes, I did write a book and this was in it! (And yes, to answer your other question: I am ready to die because Gillian Anderson blurbed it) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

    AI MADE THIS EPISODE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 5:14


    From scripting to recording and editing, every part of this episode was made with AI. DEAR GOD WHAT HATH I WROUGHT?! Also, now you have to google Roko's Basilisk. Sorry.

    The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 9:50


    20 years ago, the Columbia space shuttle disaster resulted in the deaths of 7 human crew members, but there were survivors: small worms that had been involved in an onboard experiment somehow survived the impact & extreme heat.

    The Doomsday Clock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 3:29


    This year the Doomsday Clock is the closest to midnight it's ever been. 1991 was the best year: we were ~7 minutes away.

    2023 Predictions: Let's Do Cannibalism!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 11:08


    What's in store for 2023? The Antichrist, war, space disasters, and cannibalism!

    Do Other Planets Have Rainbows?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 3:53


    This episode is for one of our young listeners, Elena, who asked about rainbows. We know the recipe for them here on Earth, but what about elsewhere in the universe?

    "Thrashed by a Lady Cyclist"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 2:52


    Remember when the Internet found a story in an old-timey British tabloid about a young lady who "used her fists in a scientific fashion" when she was harassed while biking?

    FALL VS. AUTUMN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 3:52


    Here's why this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere has two names.

    Put the Nobel Prize in an Acid Bath

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 8:16


    The Nobel Prize exists because someone mistakenly published a HORRIBLE obit for Alfred Nobel before he actually died and it made him feel like shit.

    A Brief History of the Easy-Bake Oven

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 4:18


    Since the 1960s, children have been cooking up a storm in their living rooms with the Easy-Bake Oven. But seriously, who authorized this?!

    Shapeshifting River Dolphins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 2:47


    There are dolphins in the Amazon River. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Before Jane Roe Was Sherri Finkbine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 6:58


    Before Jane Roe became synonymous with the fight for abortion rights, a young woman who hosted a popular children's television show called Romper Room nearly lost it all when word got out she'd had an abortion. This is the story of Sherri Finkbine. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    The Misunderstood Meyers-Briggs Personality Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 15:16


    The MBTI personality test wasn't designed to measure  aptitude—it actually measures *preference.* You might *prefer* introversion to experience the world, but that doesn't mean you're *incapable* or *lacking* extraverted qualities. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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    Queen Elizabeth II's Hidden Cousins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 8:11


    Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, cousins of Queen Elizabeth II, were said to have died in 1940 and 1961. Then, they died again in 1986 and 2004. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Mothers Against Decapentaplegic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 4:25


    You've heard of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, now get ready for MOTHERS AGAINST DECAPENTAPLEGIC! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Elizabeth Hughes' 42,000 Insulin Injections

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 7:12


    Insulin has been saving lives for over 100 years. But one of the first Americans to be saved by the miracle drug, Elizabeth Hughes Gossett, never wanted you to know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Permanent Daylight Saving Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 4:49


    Some places do permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST), which means no clock setting ever! But many experts don't think it actually makes any difference since we never adjust to DST anyway.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Russia's Secret Nuclear Tests at "The Polygon"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 9:45


    50 years of secret nuclear testing at Semipalatinsk (“the Polygon”) is still making people in Kazakhstan ill. The nuclear fallout Russia never wanted anyone to know about was worse than Chernobyl. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    What Is Curling?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 5:24


    During every Winter Olympics we ask the same question: What the hell is CURLING? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    How to Survive Getting Sucked Into a Black Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 4:46


    Trapped in a black hole? If you're at the edge of the Cauchy horizon, maybe you could hitch a ride on a space elephant. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    22 Weird Facts About 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 7:32


    Thanks for spending another year keepin' it weird with LMGT. Let's take a look into the weirdness that awaits us in 2022. You asked, we answered. Grab some LMGT swag!

    Do Eclipses Mess With Solar Power?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 4:32


    An eclipse is pretty cool unless you don't like being in the dark. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    When Clowns Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 4:42


    Being from Maine, we're always prone to Stephen King Wikipedia wormholes. So that's why we're talking about killer clowns. Also, hi, we have a newsletter now. Sign up to get each week's new episode straight to your inbox! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    The Pollock Twins

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 10:01


    After their daughters died in a car accident, the Pollocks had twin baby girls that they became convinced were the reincarnated souls of their children who died. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    How Do Coupons Work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 11:33


    Ever wondered how coupons work? The whole cycle (from when you hand your $1 coupon to the cashier to when the store gets reimbursed by the manufacturer) takes about a month. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    The Legend of "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 5:39


    "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn." — said literally everyone but Hemingway, ever. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Why It's Weird That Americans Refrigerate Milk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 4:22


    America is one of the only places where you'll find milk in the cold aisle of a grocery store. The rest of the world just puts it on a regular, unrefrigerated shelf. How's that possible? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Guest Episode: Hamburgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 11:51


    This week, the hosts of the What's Going On podcast are here to tell us everything you never thought to ask about hamburgers. If you like LMGT, you'll love their show! Website: whatsgoingonthepod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatsgoingonthepod Anchor: https://anchor.fm/whatsgoingonthepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Swift-Tuttle & The Perseids

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 4:03


    If you happen to catch the #perseidmeteorshower this weekend you have a specific and vaguely terrifying comet to thank! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Do Lobsters Feel Pain?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 5:35


    Do lobsters feel pain when they get dropped into a pot of boiling water or are we (looking at you, Switzerland) just anthropomorphizing them? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Who Invented the Equal Sign (=)?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 7:30


    Robert Recorde invented the equals sign (=) because he got HECKIN' TIRED of having to write "is equal to" over and over again when he was creating mathematical texts for non-Latin reading folk in the 16th century England. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 4:49


    In 1994, 13 works worth $500 million were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Their empty frames still hang in the museum as placeholders. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    The Golden Blood Type

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 6:22


    Could you have the rarest blood type in the world? If you have the golden blood type, all the more reason to become a blood donor. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    New York's 6-Million-Year-Old Caves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 8:55


    Not saying these caverns turned out to be a portal to hell or another dimension, but... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    How Fireworks Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 5:35


    SInce it's 4thofJuly weekend in the States, let's talk about what makes fireworks so beautiful and loud. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Italics (feat. font designer Brian Willson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 4:27


    This week we're discussing italic font (which is not the same as ~oblique) with typography designer Brian Willson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    COLOSSAL SQUID

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 5:32


    It's #CephalopodWeek! Have some giant squid content! Not big enough for ya? Have some COLOSSAL SQUID CONTENT!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Why Is it Dark at Night?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 4:21


    Stars are bright, right? And there's a lot of 'em. So why isn't the night sky lit up!? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    The Swedish Hotline Riots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 4:17


    Pre group chat = party lines. In the 1980s, a bunch of Swedish teens used one to plan IRL meetup that went viral. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Why Do We Yawn?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 6:36


    Also, important: how do fish yawn? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Triggers vs. "Glimmers"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 6:09


    The term “trigger warning” gets thrown around and mocked, but at the most basic level, it’s an attempt at self-preservation. But is there an opposing force to a trigger? That’s the idea behind “glimmers.” Additional reading: The blog post mentioned in this episode: The Nervous System, Triggers & Glimmers! More about the Polyvagal Theory. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Kick 'em Jenny

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 3:45


    Um, best name for a volcano ever??? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    All About Centipedes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 4:50


    These bugs are millions of years old and have too many damn legs! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    The "Uh-oh!" History of SpaghettiOs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 8:31


    The optimum number of Os (of which there are *4* different sizes) per can is 1,750. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    Do Serial Killers Ever Just...Stop?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 11:30


    An arrest was made in the Golden State Killer case on April 24, 2018—some 30 years after the serial rapist & murderer went quiet. Aside from dying or getting caught, do serial killers ever just. . .stop? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    How Disease Eradication Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 9:56


    What does it take to get rid of an infectious disease forever? Could we ever eradicate COVID? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

    What's the Most Popular Birthday?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 3:26


    Not mine lol --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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