Weekly Curio

In this episode, Thom and Jeff talk about chips that can spy on you, Uri Geller’s sad state, and breathing leaves.   29: It sounds like a lie, but a leaf in space can read your mind on a cruise ship full of freaks…. Uri Gellar sucks. Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff talk about Curiosity’s less-than-perfect grades, the Lake Michigan Triangle and Terrestrial Aliens.   28: What is the Funniest Joke a Martian Rover in a Michigan Triangle Finds in Alien Life on Earth? Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff talk about odd whale research, spying potato chips and bananas in danger.   Episode 27: Mix one part penguins, add bananas, sprinkle potato chips serve with ear wax. Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of College of Curiosity […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff talk about killer trees, when east is west, Ingress and floating concrete.   Episode 26: Extreme Geographic Killer Trees in the Concrete Banana Boat of Ingress Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of College of Curiosity REFERENCES The […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff talk about click bait, Jeff is stranded on a desert island and makes a discovery, and there are Nazis at the poles.   Episode 25: You Won’t Believe What Radioactive Clickbait Did To The Space Nazis Stranded On This Island Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The […]

In this episode, Thom is off making theater and Mathemagician Ethan Brown joins us for a discussion of Game Theory, Common Core, and Soccer.   024a: Ethan Brown discusses Tau, Game  Theory, Common Core and Soccer Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of College […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff find odd things buried in the ground, on the moon, teleportation and and smoking vapors.   024: What has 4 wings, smokes, lives on the moon and is made of water? Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff ponder plastic made of shrimp, a material so black you can’t see it, homosexual animals, and a new use for an old space robot.   023: Plastic is the New Black Homosexual Animal Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff talk about a real planet of the apes, what to do when your heroes suck, and the VERY LAST WORD on GMO.   Episode 22: Damn You! You Dirty Sexist, GMO Friendly Apes! Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the […]

In this episode, while Thom works on our new show, Aubrey and I discuss scary things real and imagined, and they fall way down the rabbit hole.   Episode 21a: Spiders, Holes, Goldfish  and other Things to Be Afraid Of Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff discuss thinking Jell-O, UPS OCD, real Martians, and extreme = low IQ   Episode 021: Right Turn at Lime Jello Then Follow the Racists  to Mars Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of College of Curiosity REFERENCES Jell-O […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff discuss the world’s greatest magic trick, training doves, appreciating pigeons, and a bit more about flying frogs.   Episode 20: The Magical World of The Lance Dove Pigeon’s Flying Frog Show Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of […]

In this episode, Thom and Jeff wrestle with jellyfish, salt-rising bread (ew), ageless children, and yet even bigger dinosaurs.   Episode 19: Giant Immortal Dinosaurs are Eating Your Jellyball Sandwiches Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of College of Curiosity REFERENCES Jellyballs for All […]

In this episode, Thom is back with sunken skulls, medical robots, strange new planes, and a selection of time traps.   Episode 18: 13,000 Year Old Girl Builds Medical Robot to Save Fuel and Time Travel Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of […]

In this episode,Thom is busy setting up his new theater, while Jeff and Aubrey discuss six degrees of separation, crazy things on cruise ships, old chemistry sets, and the risks of curiosity.   Episode 17b: Six Degrees of Chemistry Skydiving at Sea in an Ice Rink Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP […]

In this episode,Thom is busy setting up his new theater, while Jeff and Martin discuss flying frogs, mining under the sea, Asperger’s tests, controlling brains and buying drugs online.   Episode 17a: Remote Control Elephant Frogs Ruining the Environment Under the Sea Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is […]

In this episode, Jeff and Thom discuss a candy that looks like processed chicken, a man with an extra hole in his head, smart highways and radioactive things in your home.   Episode 17: Radioactive German Egg Candy in Your BRAINS Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is […]

In this episode, Jeff and Thom discuss a hagfish’s lunch, giant sperm, mystery holes eating children, and the concern that Pluto is forming its own solar system.   Episode 16: Fish Bones Sperm Holes of the Pluto Moons! Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator […]

In this episode, Jeff and Thom discuss missing blimps, ET’s home, hibernating humans, self-driving cars, an asphalt volcano, a nuclear cruise ship, and a very sneaky bird.   015: ET finds the self-driving nuclear powered blimp Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the Curator of College […]

In this episode, Jeff and Thom discuss the problems of science, the bizarre journey of the first truck, Shakespeare’s atheism, altering kids pre-conception, living to 115, and a new mineral.   014: The Science of Pregnant Old Lady Trucks Thom Britton is the creator of FreakShow & Tell and The WIP Theater Jeff Wagg is the […]