Podcast Episodes

Landscaper

Episode 324

Who scapes the lands? Who gardens the gardens? Who mows and who blows? Not us!

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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Published on 12 hours ago

Pasta Roundup

Episode 323

John fields some important questions about pasta from listeners Connor, Joshua, and Lee, including the definition of Al Dente and noodles versus pasta.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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Published on 2 weeks ago

Vehicle

Episode 322

Listener Eric asks if vehicles are only motorized, and we ponder how small a thing can be before it’s not a vehicle anymore.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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Published on 4 weeks ago

Glass

Episode 321

Can a drinking glass be made out of plastic? Or is it just a cup?

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Parasol

Episode 320

Summer is in full swing, so Listener Ken has asked us to differentiate between umbrellas and parasols.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Market

Episode 319

Listener Marc ponders the “VR headset market” and wants to know what makes a market a market.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Charger

Episode 318

Listener Eric really needs his kids to differentiate between charger blocks and charging cables.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

AI Hype

Episode 317

Listener Christian, your time has come. Is an AI Lock the same as a Smart Lock? Or a Fuzzy Logic Lock? When bicycle gear shifters are called “AI”, how do we define what any of this means? I know—let’…

Published on 3 months ago

Spacesuits

Episode 316

Listener Lorne asks what makes a spacesuit a spacesuit, and it gets complicated in a hurry.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

10th Anniversary Episode

Episode 315

Let’s get back to basics. We celebrate our improbable 10th anniversary with a letter from Listener Scott, who has a lot of questions about his son’s book “Science Comics: Robots and Drones.”

John S…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago