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Boom! Knowledge

Curating the sum of all human knowledge 25 minutes at a time. BOOM! Knowledge is your twice-weekly cornucopia of cool trivia, facts, figures, and information related to science, travel, technology, history, humanities, humor, art, and much more.
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Dec 30, 2016

2016 seemed like the celebrity apocalypse, but was it really worse than any other year, and will things go down hill from here? These topics explored, plus a unicorn chaser that includes some fun facts about a few of the great legends who left us this pass 'round the sun.

Dec 27, 2016

The glory of the tater tot, the history of online dating, and the madness of the winter months. Also, Carrie Fisher. :'(

Dec 23, 2016

Pagan beginnings, tree-flocking, New Years' resolutions, and the most incredible scientific discoveries of 2016. Now with more cats!

Dec 20, 2016

The Star Wars Holiday Travesty, nativity scenes, soul-eating nutcrackers, and all things Christmas. Now with more Star Wars!

Dec 16, 2016

What do dogs see when they watch TV? How hard is it to hold Mexican drug-lord El Chapo captive? Was the first really synthesizer really built in the 19th century? These questions and more answered in another swell edition of BOOM! Knowledge!

Dec 13, 2016

** BZZT. INSERT DATA FILE RE: BAKED BREAD, SMALL HUMAN HOMES, CELLULOID ANIMATION, AND ROBOTS. SO MANY ROBOTS. I AM A PODCAST ROBOT. BEEP. **

Dec 8, 2016

The unfolding origin story of our universe, your odds of hitting a royal flush, and tree-cataloging in Paris. These cool facts and many more are waiting for your ready earholes. 

Dec 4, 2016

Why do professional photographers wear black? How many people do toilets injure per year? Who invented the fortune cookie? Answers to these questions and many more can be found within the sparkling digestive system of this very regular podcast.

Dec 2, 2016

Playmates on the face of the moon in the '60s! The son of a famous architect's equally famous toy invention! The 15,000th floating space thing that could give planet Earth a fatal case of the Mondays!

Mike Vas kicks off the knowledge jams with a fascinating cross-section of cool facts and information.

Dec 2, 2016

In Episode 0 we proceed to learn all about our intrepid host Mike Vas and his unending quest to share everything about everything.

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