Actor Don Grant and a weekly guest host discuss the three most interesting things discovered by listeners on the internet this week. Journalists, podcasters, authors and more join Don to chat about interesting things in the fields of science, pop culture, history, or whatever else comes up. What's the most interesting thing YOU'VE seen on the internet this week? The thing you want to share with others and actually talk about. A fact? A compelling article? Something else?... Tweet it to us @3interesting , Instagram us @3interestingthings , or email us at threeinterestingthings@gmail.com
On this week's show, Don is joined by Marina Fang, culture reporter for The Huffington Post, to discuss the Oscars. In particular: Apparently the Oscars are still happening This is the most diverse field of nominees in history Two women have been nominated for best director, for the first time ever
On this week's show, Don is joined by Jesselyn Cook, senior enterprise reporter for The Huffington Post and adjunct professor of journalism at the University of La Verne, to discuss: Children of Q-Anon believers are trying to get their parents back What are social media giants doing (if anything) to combat vaccine misinformation?
On this week's show, Don is joined by food reporter from The Washingtonian, Jessica Sidman, to discuss: What was it like to serve the right wing elite in Trump's Washington restaurant? How are restaurants preparing for a post lockdown COVID reality? The insane steps restaurants take to keep up with reviewers and get a good review.
On this week's show, Don is joined by economic and politics reporter from Buzzfeed News, Venessa Wong, to discuss: The people and companies who made huge profits during the pandemic How the disaster in Texas exposed the state's deep inequalities. After January 6th, Trump supporters can no longer hide behind "economic anxiety".
On this week's show, as promised, Don is rejoined by science and space reporter from The Atlantic, Marina Koren, to go over NASA's picture perfect landing of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars.
On this week's show, Don is joined by science and space reporter from The Atlantic, Marina Koren, to discuss: What happens to Space Force now that Trump is gone? How today's version of an astronaut has drastically changed. The imminent landing of the latest Mars rover, Perseverance.
On this week's show, Don is joined by journalist Ilana Strauss, whose writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Politifact, Popular Science, and many others. Thing 1: What would happen if money suddenly disappeared? Thing 2: The man who made money betting against QAnon. Thing 3: What would happen if cars suddenly disappeared?
On this week's show, Don is joined by Brian Sheehan, host of The TV Trivia Pod, to discuss: Thing 1: Betty White was an early civil rights fighter. Thing 2: The crazy legal loophole that led to the James Bond film that wasn't an official James Bond film. Thing 3: Are we close to being able to clone a woolly mammoth?
On this week's show, Don is joined by Sam Kean, the New York Times bestselling author of such books as "The Disappearing Spoon", and "The Bastard Brigade", to discuss: Thing 1: Cavemen had beautiful teeth. Thing 2: The rag tag group of misfits who were tasked with stopping the Nazis from developing a nuclear bomb. Thing 3: The crazy connection between your frying pan and nuclear weapons.
On this week's show, Don is joined by Rue Spence from "Supposedly" to discuss: Thing 1: The mad squirrel of Rego Park, New York. Thing 2: Reports of haunted houses have skyrocketed in lockdown. Thing 3: The 10 ways our lives have permanently changed due to COVID
On this week's show, Don is joined by John Dorsey from Superhuman Public Radio to discuss: Thing 1: The presidential dog who was so famous, he has an official statue. Thing 2: Orson Welles had dinner with Hitler?! Thing 3: Do we need an international language for space?
On this week's show, Don is joined by Chris Schultz from "Esoterica: The Podcast" to discuss: Thing 1: Cold War relics and spy gadgets are going on sale, and you can buy them! Thing 2: The rare album that only printed one copy, and was then destroyed. Thing 3: The man who deliberately subjects himself to insect stings... so he can rate the pain.
On this week's show, Don is joined by Brandon from the "Starting Nowhere" podcast to discuss: Thing 1: Only 4% of the U.S. Air Force are pilots. Thing 2: Most products on Amazon are exactly the same. Thing 3: After a bitter battle, the town of Asbestos changes its name.
This week, to celebrate the holidays, Don is joined by Eric Skinkle from the "Villains On Vacation" podcast to break down all things interesting from the most festive of all holiday movies, "Die Hard" As much as you may know about the film, we're guessing there are a few things here you don't. So pour a cup of nog, make fists with your toes, and get ready to punch Richard Thornburg in the face, because it's time to enter La Jungla de Cristal
On this week's show, Don is joined by "Only In Toronto" host Dani Stover. Thing 1: Clever Hans, and 2020, the year of the talking dog. Thing 2: Scotland becomes the first country to mandate free period products for all. Thing 3: The legal battle to remove the telegraph machine from the Titanic.
On this week's show, Don is joined by James Woods (no, not THAT one) to discuss: Thing 1: A new find by an archivist in England proves Henry VIII was either a bigger psychopath than we knew, or actually kinda nice in his own way. Thing 2: Which is a bigger lie, "JFK", or "The Crown". Thing 3: The wild life of the man who shot the man who shot Abraham Lincoln
On this week's show, Don is joined by Paul Kerensa of "The British Broadcast Century" podcast. Thing 1: The religious sect who believe the Garden Of Eden was in Bedford, England Thing 2: The BBC started as a drunken race to the pub. Thing 3: The century long connection between Native American nations, and... Ireland?
This week, Don is joined by Dr. AJ Black of "The Unlicensed Doctor", to discuss electro shock therapy, the scariest tumor in the world, and the British woman who gave birth to... rabbits?
Don is joined by Reel School founder and host of the Vocal Qs Podcast, Michael Winn Johnson to discuss cursed films, mistaken latitudes, and the nightmare of growing hair from your gums. What's the most interesting thing YOU'VE seen on the internet this week? The thing you want to share with others and actually talk about. A fact? A compelling article? Something else?... Tweet it to us https://twitter.com/3interesting (@3interesting) Instagram us @3interestingthings or email us at threeinterestingthings@gmail.com
Coming soon: Three Interesting Things. Actor Don Grant and a weekly guest host discuss the three most interesting things discovered by listeners on the internet this week. Occasionally, they even know what they're talking about! What's the most interesting thing YOU'VE seen on the internet this week? The thing you want to share with others and actually talk about. A fact? A compelling article? Something else?... Tweet it to us @3interesting , Instagram us @3interestingthings , or email us at threeinterestingthings@gmail.com