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Join Martin Robin and Alex each week as we bring you little-known facts and stupid news stories that are ...well...just interesting!

Just Interesting


    • Apr 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 167 EPISODES

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    The Just Interesting Podcast is hands down one of the best podcasts I have ever come across. From the moment I started listening, I was instantly hooked by the fascinating topics and the charismatic hosts. The podcast has a unique blend of interesting and thought-provoking discussions that keep me engaged from start to finish. Whether they are delving into conspiracy theories, discussing historical events, or exploring bizarre phenomena, Robin, Martin, and Alex always manage to provide insightful and entertaining perspectives.

    One of the greatest aspects of this podcast is undoubtedly the hosts themselves. Robin, Martin, and Alex have an incredible chemistry that shines through in every episode. Their laid-back and chill demeanor creates a relaxed atmosphere that makes you feel like you're hanging out with friends. Not only are they knowledgeable about their subjects, but they also have a knack for presenting information in an engaging manner. Furthermore, their soothing voices are an added bonus that can sometimes lull me into a state of relaxation or even sleepiness during late-night listening sessions.

    However, there is one aspect of this podcast that I must address: Martin's felony conviction. While it is unfortunate that one of the hosts has found themselves in legal trouble, it does not detract from the overall quality of the podcast itself. The remaining two hosts continue to deliver excellent content and maintain the same level of entertainment value as before. It is important to separate personal circumstances from professional endeavors and focus on the great work being done by Robin and Alex.

    In conclusion, The Just Interesting Podcast is an absolute gem in the world of podcasts. With its intriguing topics, delightful hosts, and captivating discussions, it has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. Despite any setbacks faced by individual hosts outside of the podcast realm, I encourage everyone to give this show a listen as it continues to provide outstanding content week after week. Keep up the amazing work!



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    Latest episodes from The Just Interesting Podcast

    165: Are We About To Discover Alien Life? | The Just Interesting Podcast 165

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 50:08


    Robin, and Alex discuss the recent story about scientists finding evidence of alien life on an exoplanet K2-18b. Could this actually be confirmed in the very near future, and what would that mean for society overall? We also discuss the other most likely places that life could be discovered within our lifetimes.

    164: The Line: Will Saudi Arabia's City of the Future Work? | The Just Interesting Podcast #164

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 63:13


    Robin, Martin and Alex discuss The Line - Saudi Arabia's $1 trillion (or more!) megacity of the future in the desert. Intended to be home to 9 million people, this continuous skyscraper will stretch for 170km (105 miles) and supposedly be self-sustaining on renewable energy, with no cars and all the amenities you need. But will this dream project actually become reality? And if it does, will it be worth the controversial costs? Plus we reveal what we learned this week and respond to your comments!

    163: Ghost Ship Sightings | The Just Interesting Podcast 163

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 58:00


    Hello and welcome back to the Just Interesting Podcast! Today we're discussing ghost ship sightings, and the fascinating mysteries that these creepy incidents have spawned.

    162: How To Survive A Plane Crash | The Just Interesting Podcast #162

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 56:26


    Martin, Alex and Robin review the statistics, official advice and expert opinions on the odds of surviving a plane crash, and how you can improve your chances. Plus we respond to your comments!

    161: 2025 Psychic Predictions | The Just Interesting Podcast #161

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 74:41


    Robin, Alex and Martin reveal predictions for 2025 by Nostradamus, Baba Vanga and some surprising psychics! Plus we review their predictions for 2024 and respond to your comments!

    160: Can Humans Survive on Mars? | The Just Interesting Podcast 160

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 68:44


    Welcome to the Just Interesting Podcast! Today we're discussing how feasible a Martian colony would be with our current - or near future technology. Will humanity be able to overcome all the hurdles needed to make it to the red planet? And, more importantly, is it even worth the effort?

    159: The Curse of the Pharaohs | The Just Interesting Podcast 159

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 72:29


    Welcome to the Just Interesting Podcast! Today we're discussing a spooky topic for a spooky season - The Curse of the Pharaohs. Are curses real? Where did the idea of mummies rising from the dead originate? Will they make another Brendan Fraser "The Mummy" film? Some of these questions and more will be answered in today's episode. Enjoy!

    158: Heroic Animals of War | The Just Interesting Podcast 158

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 48:15


    This week we talk about some of the most heroic animals and their harrowing war stories. Are there any notable ones we missed off the list? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

    157: Was SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Spacewalk A HOAX? | The Just Interesting Podcast #157

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 58:20


    Alex, Martin and Robin discuss the sceptical reaction to the historic spacewalk by Jacob Isaacman, when he became the first private citizen to make an extravehicular activity (EVA) at the highest orbit of an human to date, in SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission. Plus we bring our facts of the week and respond to your comments!

    156: Interesting Facts About Anything and Everything | The Just Interesting Podcast 156

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 49:27


    Welcome back to the Just Interesting Podcast where we are discussing anything and everything that we learned this week!

    155: How To Survive A Twister | The Just Interesting Podcast 155

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 43:54


    It's a NEW SEASON of the Just Interesting Podcast! This week we're discussing tornadoes. Just how dangerous are they? And what are the best ways of surviving one if you find one heading your way?

    154: What Will The Future Look Like In 2050? | The Just Interesting Podcast 154

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 67:05


    This week, we're discussing the future. What will the world look like in 2050 according to experts? Will humans have landed on Mars? Will flying cars finally exist? Will we invent Artificial General Intelligence? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

    153: Are Placebos Better Than Drugs? | The Just Interesting Podcast #153

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 45:47


    Martin and Robin discuss the results of studies that indicate placebos might be more useful treatments than expensive medication. Plus we respond to your comments and pose a riddle!

    152: Plants You Never Knew Could Kill You | The Just Interesting Podcast #152

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 52:32


    Welcome back to the Just Interesting Podcast, recorded live on YouTube. Today we'll be discussing some of the most dangerous plants! Plus we pose a riddle and reveal facts that we learned this week!

    151: The Surprising UNHAPPIEST Places To Live | The Just Interesting Podcast #151

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 46:35


    What makes you happy? Martin and Robin discuss the surprising results of a new study into the UNHAPPIEST places to live, and ask whether those places can be made better. Plus we respond to your comments and pose a riddle! 

    150: The Weirdest Conspiracy Theories | The Just Interesting Podcast #150 LIVE Q&A Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 70:26


    The big 150! We couldn't have done it without you all, so thank you so so much from Robin, Alex and Martin. As a celebration for reaching this milestone, we thought we'd take a trip down memory lane and discuss some of the weirdest conspiracy theories we've ever encountered, while answering some of your questions.

    149: The Most Successful Spies From History | The Just Interesting Podcast #149

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 65:05


    This week we're talking about the best spies from history! Some of these guys would make James Bond look like a boy scout. Who do you think we should have included? Let us know in the comments below!

    148: What Would The Perfect Prison Look Like? | The Just Interesting Podcast #148

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 42:15


    Alex, Martin and Robin look at the latest statistics and studies to find an answer to what the ideal prison should be. Plus we respond to your comments and reveal a riddle!

    147: What Will AI Look Like In 10 Years? | The Just Interesting Podcast #147

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 43:31


    Welcome back to the Just Interesting Podcast! This week, we chat about AI. how safe is it? And what does the near future look like with it becoming an increasing part of our day-to-day lives? And in case Skynet is listening, we welcome our new AI overlords!

    146: The Scariest Answers To The Fermi Paradox | The Just Interesting Podcast #146

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 49:47


    The Fermi Paradox asks why we haven't discovered alien life, if it exists? Alex, Martin and Robin discuss scientists' theories to answer the Fermi Paradox - and they're all terrifying. Plus we respond to your comments and pose a riddle!

    145: Brutal Dictators Who Are Still In Power | The Just Interesting Podcast #145

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 50:47


    Welcome to the Just Interesting Podcast! This week, we discuss some of the perhaps lesser-known dictators in power today, in some of the least free societies across the world.

    144: People Who Survived Against All Odds | The Just Interesting Podcast #144

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 47:00


    Welcome back! This week Alex & Robin discuss some of the most harrowing survival stories we could find. Tales of human perseverance, determination, and ingenuity. Were there any that we missed?

    143: 2024 Psychic Predictions | The Just Interesting Podcast #143

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 69:20


    Welcome, one and all, to 2024! As is customary on Just Interesting, we like to check in with Nostradamus, Baba Vanga and other mystics claiming to know what will happen in the year ahead. Will any of these predictions come true? Plus we respond to your comments and reveal a riddle!

    142: Great Inventions Made For The Wrong Reasons | The Just Interesting Podcast #142

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 43:30


    Alex, Martin and Robin discuss three famous inventions that were created for entirely different - and sometimes very misguided - reasons. Plus we respond to your comments and pose a riddle!

    141: The Best, the Worst, and Our Favourite Christmas Movies | The Just Interesting Podcast #141

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 41:21


    Happy Christmas one and all! We hope you're having a lovely day today and are properly spoiling yourself with lots of gifts and delicious foods, and of course, a great Christmas movie. Let us know what your favourites are, and see if you agree with our verdicts!

    140: What Aliens Will Look Like According To Science | The Just interesting Podcast #140

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 53:10


    What Aliens Will Look Like According To Science | The Just interesting Podcast #140

    139: Who Was The Deadliest Wild West Outlaw? | The Just Interesting Podcast #139

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 62:45


    Alex and Robin discuss the deadliest outlaws of the Old Wild West. Plus we respond to your comments and share a riddle!

    138: Facts You Didn't Know About Our Favourite Films | The Just Interesting Podcast #138

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 79:41


    Facts You Didn't Know About Our Favourite Films

    137: Cute Animals That Could Kill You | The Just Interesting Podcast #137

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 51:33


    Alex, Martin and Robin discuss very cute animals! That could kill you in a variety of ways. Plus we challenge you with a riddle and respond to your comments!

    136: The Richest People Who Ever Lived | The Just Interesting Podcast #136

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 57:53


    Welcome back to the Just Interesting Podcast! This week, we're discussing the lives of some of the richest people who have ever lived. If you found yourself with an unimaginable amount of money, what would you do with it? Let us know in the comments below!

    135: Are The Mexican Aliens Real? | The Just Interesting Podcast #135

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 46:32


    Martin, Alex and Robin discuss the recent headline-grabbing presentation of extra-terrestrial corpses to the Mexican Congress. Are they real? And what does it mean to humanity if they are? Plus we respond to your comments and challenge you with a riddle!

    134: The Strangest Medieval Foods | The Just Interesting podcast #134

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 50:03


    Welcome back to the Just Interesting Podcast! This week, Alex & Robin discuss some of the most bizarre medieval foods. Would you try any of these dishes?

    133: Strange Cases That Might Prove Reincarnation | The Just Interesting Podcast #133

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 46:47


    Martin, Alex and Robin discuss three strange cases of people who might prove reincarnation. Plus a riddle and we respond to your comments!

    132: Films That Predicted The Future | The Just Interesting Podcast #132

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 48:29


    Alex and Robin discuss five films that predicted the future with uncanny accuracy and eerie prophecy. Plus Alex reads a riddle and we respond to your comments!

    131: Bizarre Religions You've Never Heard Of | The Just Interesting Podcast #131

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 46:28


    Alex and Robin discuss three of the strangest and sometimes disturbing religious sects you've probably never heard of. Plus the Riddle and we respond to your comments!

    130: Priceless Treasures Lost to History | The Just Interesting Podcast #130

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 55:30


    Welcome back to the Just Interesting podcast! This week Robin & Alex discuss some of history's lost treasures. Do you think any of these will ever be re-discovered?

    129: The Biggest Military Blunders In History | The Just Interesting Podcast #129

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 52:52


    Alex, Martin and Robin discuss their favourite blunders from military history, from Ancient Rome to the Wild West. Plus, we respond to your comments and share a riddle!

    128: Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Sleep | The Just Interesting Podcast #128

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 76:39


    From sleep paralysis to fatal insomnia, to the biomechanics of dreaming, Alex and Robin discuss startling facts about sleep! Plus we respond to your comments and share a riddle!

    127: Serial Killers Who Were Never Caught | The Just Interesting Podcast #127

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 54:23


    Welcome to the Just Interesting Podcast! Today Robin and Alex discuss some notorious serial killers who were sadly never brought to justice, and look at some of the reasons why this might have been the case.

    126: The Biggest Drug Busts In History | The Just Interesting Podcast #126

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 67:57


    Alex and Robin discuss the biggest drug busts in history. Plus we discuss whether drugs should be decriminalised and respond to your comments!

    125: When Web Sleuths Ruined Lives | The Just Interesting Podcast #125

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 54:05


    Martin and Robin share a riddle, respond to your comments and discuss examples of occasions when internet sleuths ruined innocent people's lives.

    124: Mysterious Cryptids That Might Actually Exist | The Just Interesting Podcast #124

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 61:02


    Welcome to Season 7(?) of the Just Interesting podcast! Today we're discussing some obscure, but intriguing cryptids that caught our attention. Do you think any of these could be real? What would you have added to this list?

    Hitler and the Spear of Destiny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 14:04


    Robin explores the history of the Lance of Longinus and Adolf Hitler's pursuit of it during WW2.

    123: Who Was The Real Boston Strangler? | The Just Interesting Podcast #123

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 50:02


    Martin and Robin discuss The Boston Strangler mystery and compare the 2023 film to the real events. How accurate is it? Plus we respond to your comments!

    122: The Strangest Facts About Parenthood | The Just Interesting Podcast #122

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 60:30


    Martin and Robin discuss the strangest and most surprising facts about being a parent vs being a non-parent. Plus we respond to your comments!

    121: The Biggest Broadcasting Hacks | The Just Interesting Podcast #121

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 41:17


    Alex and Robin discuss the biggest broadcasting hacks in history, from Anonymous to Aliens! Plus we respond to your comments!

    120: The Weirdest Medical Treatments From History | The Just Interesting Podcast #120

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 123:02


    It's our season finale! Stay tuned for a discussion on some weird medical cures, as well as an extra special, extra long quiz!

    119: The Most Evil Children In History | The Just Interesting Podcast #119

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 94:50


    Having already discussed the most evil men, and most evil women from history, we thought we'd take a look at some of the most heinous crimes ever committed by children. Who was the most evil kid from history? Plus things we learned this week, your comments and the weekly quiz!

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    118: Mysterious Deathbed Confessions | The Just Interesting Podcast #118

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 124:19


    Robin, Alex and Martin discuss some of the most mysterious confessions made by people on their deathbed. Plus things we learned this week, your comments and the quiz!

    117: Did You Know These Facts About North Korea? | The Just Interesting Podcast #117

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 62:29


    Welcome back to the Just Interesting Podcast! This week we wanted to talk about North Korea, and some interesting facts about the country you may not have heard before. Did we miss anything important? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

    116: Ocean Myths Explained | The Just Interesting Podcast #116

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 69:36


    Welcome back to the Just Interesting Podcast! This week we wanted to talk about some classic ocean mysteries and bizarre sightings of legendary myths and legends. Could any of them be real? Or is there a far simpler explanation for all of them?

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