• PTG Classic: How do Dollar Stores stay in Business?
    Mar 16 2025

    Will and Mango have so many questions about the dollar store business: Why have so many more of these stores cropped up recently? How do you make a profit when everything in your store sells for under a buck? Is a $1 steak a good deal? Plus: the tea on why dollar store employees hate Hot Wheels so much!

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    22 mins
  • Introducing: ScienceStuff
    Mar 15 2025

    Ever wonder if your pet is lying to you, what's inside a black hole, or whether you'd survive being cryogenically frozen? With infectious curiosity, cartoonist and former roboticist Jorge Cham makes science fun and accessible as he answers your biggest questions.

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    1 min
  • SURPRISE! It's a Part-Time Genius Pop Quiz
    Mar 14 2025

    With Will out of town, Mango tries out a *brand new* quiz show format with his buddies Mary and Gabe.

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    31 mins
  • 9 Very Important Facts About Donuts
    Mar 11 2025

    In the words of Homer Simpson: "Donuts... is there anything they can't do?" From curing scurvy, to bringing religions together, to explaining the universe, Will and Mango dig into 9 incredible donut facts... plus, Emily Post gives us a workaround for dunking your donuts the polite way.

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    28 mins
  • 25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 5
    Mar 7 2025

    It’s the grand finale! Our last four greatest science ideas of the past 25 years include a very hungry super fungus, a chemical-free (but not dubstep-free) insect repellent, a poignant story of agricultural polymers and wet books, and a cure for sleep apnea that may require some negotiations with your neighbors.

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    Check out the Zorbix website and YouTube channel!

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    30 mins
  • 25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 4
    Mar 6 2025

    It’s the home stretch! Buckle up for ideas 8 through 5, which include some magical molecules, a sea creature that helped reinvent plywood, a medical treatment with terrifying origins, and a discovery that practically upended the world of classical music.

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    24 mins
  • 25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 3
    Mar 5 2025

    Today we’re covering ideas 13 through 9! These include a fascinating discovery about NASCAR and psychology, a clock that’s so accurate it’s reshaping our understanding of time, a tasty way to make concrete stronger (and more environmentally friendly), and some truly delightful revelations about dinosaurs. Plus: We explain particle physics through song.

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    31 mins
  • 25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 2
    Mar 4 2025

    Our countdown continues with ideas 19 through 14! Today we’re talking virtual dolphins, a bike helmet you’ll actually want to wear, glass that un-breaks itself, unusual diet tips from the Amazon, personal germ clouds, and a high-tech approach to eating lobster.

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    31 mins