
No Dumb Questions
A science guy from the deep south (Destin) and a humanities guy from the wild west (Matt Whitman) discuss deep questions with varying levels of maturity.
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Nov 20, 2022 • 2h 13min
145 - History's Most Interesting Non-Water Floods
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Nov 1, 2022 • 58min
144 - The Anatomy of a Good Prank
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Oct 19, 2022 • 1h 19min
143 - Banned Words
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Sep 29, 2022 • 1h 24min
142 - Who's in Charge of Charging?
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Sep 15, 2022 • 1h 3min
141 - Weak People Make Bad Times
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Aug 31, 2022 • 58min
140 - Why to you does this title sound wrong?
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Aug 19, 2022 • 1h 14min
139 - Is Tipping Getting Weird?
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Aug 1, 2022 • 51min
138 - What's the Most Memorable Sandwich You Ever Had?
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Jul 18, 2022 • 1h 21min
137 - How Do You Know?
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Jun 30, 2022 • 1h 41min
136 - Anakin Didn't Need a Lightsaber, He Needed Therapy
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