Things You Don't Need to Know with Ari Cagan

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Defusing a bomb, landing an airplane, performing open heart surgery… very few people in the world need instructions on topics like these. Luckily Ari Cagan is here to talk to the few experts in these fields and then teach you everything you’ll never need to know.

Ari Cagan & HyperObject Industries/Three Uncanny Four


    • Jun 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 41 EPISODES

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    How to Say Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 20:15


    Ari teaches you how to say goodbye in 7,117 languages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Ghostwrite a Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 21:33


    Ari ghostwrites a book. Yes, seriously… you can and should buy it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Write a Song

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 18:23


    From singing lessons to music theory, Ari sings his truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Play Poker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 30:16


    After turning 21, Ari traveled to Vegas to try his hand (and mind) at tournament poker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Have a Happy Marriage (Exit)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 27:17


    Ari's friend recalls his green card marriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Start a Secret Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 18:48


    Ari is inspired by his visit to the illuminati headquarters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Get a Nickname

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 19:56


    Ari tries to get himself a nickname. Special guest Jennifer Moss from BabyNames.com and The Baby Names Podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Take a Company Public

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 19:55


    The world of investing can be a jungle. Bulls, bears, danger at every turn. This week Ari braves the wilderness in an attempt to get investors for his new company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dawson's Field Hijackings

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 19:00


    Jon Ungar was just 10 years old and returning from a family vacation when his plane was hijacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Solve a Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 23:01


    In the season 2 premiere Ari and his trusty producer Gumshoe H. Nelson attempt to solve a crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Disappear Completely

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 20:17


    ... the finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Everything Else You Don't Need to Know (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 22:08


    Short stories and facts from the many people that helped make this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Save Your Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 22:49


    Ari enters the high octane world of podcast marketing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Everything You Don't Need To Know About Timeshares

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 25:02


    The luxury, the shady sales tactics, and the dreaded “1 hour” free lunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Psychics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 19:28


    Ari attempts to solve the mystery of psychic powers in order to get his own television show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dating App Scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 21:11


    Ari interviews a crook perpetrating one of the most prevalent scams on the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Assassinations Of Fidel Castro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 23:32


    From poisoned cigars to exploding seashells, Ari explores the over 600 assassination attempts on Fidel Castro and presents a collection of the most cartoonish plots of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Behind Satanism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 20:15


    For years the word "satanism" sent shivers down people spines… but is it really all about animal sacrifice and Devil rituals?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Exotic Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 21:36


    Snakes that were freed by a hurricane, a plant that never stops growing and more… Destruction thrust upon us by our own desire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Spot a Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 20:58


    fo·ren·sic: relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime. Way more than just your taxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Write a Timeless Joke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 30:36


    Ari tries to write a street joke.  Special guests Pete Holmes, Paula Poundstone, Martin Urbano, Mike Sacks and Adam McKay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How To Cook in Jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 18:48


    Your freedom might be limited but your taste buds don't have to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How Ari Dropped Out of School

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 36:14


    “I actually dropped out of school in 8th grade, this episode is all about how I did it.” - Ari Cagan, podcast host. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Make a Sneaker from Scratch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 19:14


    Sell your sole. Special guest Seth Fowler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Start Your Own Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 19:53


    Special Guest His Excellency Kevin Baugh, President of The Republic of Molossia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Leave a Cult

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 18:43


    It’s a mass wedding of mind control. Featuring Diane Benscoter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How To Be a Disc Jockey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 24:20


    Please remix this episode. Featuring David Barese.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Invent a Food

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 18:59


    Think outside the puff pastry. Special guest Sohla El-Waylly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Visit North Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 23:34


    Journalist Tara Palmeri tells Ari about that time she was kicked out of North Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How We Rigged the Election

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 22:52


    Ari and his sister attempt to rig an important election. Special Guest Nicholas Cheeseman, author of “How to Rig an Election." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Trick Your Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 20:17


    An elaborate scheme to get my friend to believe the FBI are investigating him. Brought to you by: The Great Courses Plus. Visit  thegreatcoursesplus.com/ari for one free month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Research the Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 27:07


    Ari uses market research to turn around his struggling YouTube channel. Brought to you by: The Great Courses Plus. Visit  thegreatcoursesplus.com/ari for one free month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Air Traffic Controller

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 21:55


    “It all worked out in the end... Some of them didn’t. Some of them were fatal.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Pickup Artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 35:24


    Inside the world of seduction, special guest Ross Jeffries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Take Over the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 21:38


    From Pitcairn to Tuvalu and eventually the dinner table. Brought to you by: The Great Courses Plus. Visit  thegreatcoursesplus.com/ari for one free month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Get Rich Quick (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 23:16


    Legally speaking, it’s multi-level marketing. Special Guest Jane Marie. Brought to you by: The Great Courses Plus. Visit  thegreatcoursesplus.com/ari for one free month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Repossess an Airplane

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 19:56


    Land, sea or air. Nobody escapes the repo man. Special Guest Ken Cage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Beat the House

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 19:18


    From counting cards to owning a casino, ex-professional black jack player Jon Ungar tells all. Brought to you by: The Great Courses Plus. Visit  thegreatcoursesplus.com/ari for one free month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sell Your Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 22:50


    Mystically, practically, and of course metaphorically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Defuse a Bomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 18:13


    This season starts out with a bang. Special Guest Tom Gersbeck. Brought to you by: The Great Courses Plus. Visit  thegreatcoursesplus.com/ari for one free month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Coming Soon: Things You Don't Need to Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 1:02


    Defusing a bomb, repossessing an airplane, taking over the world… very few people need detailed instructions on topics like these. But Ari Cagan, self-taught ambassador of useless information, is contractually obligated to explain them to you anyway.  "Things You Don't Need to Know" is a new podcast hosted by Ari Cagan from HyperObject Industries and Three Uncanny Four Productions. New episodes starting February 18th.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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