Surprisingly Awesome
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Surprisingly Awesome
A show that delves into topics that seem mundane, annoying and sometimes downright boring - to reveal that they're surprisingly awesome.
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31 episodes
The Lo Life
Gimlet Media has a new podcast all about the beautiful and complicated dimensions of Black life. It's called The Nod, and it's hosted by best friends...
The Hide Rug of the Plant World
Every Little Thing, hosted by Flora Lichtman, is a show about the joy of finding things out. In this episode, learn about where office plants come fro...
A Message from Gimlet CEO Alex Blumberg
A goodbye from Surprisingly Awesome. And hello to Every Little Thing.
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Update
Our theme music is by Nicholas Britell. We were edited this week by Annie-Rose Strasser, produced by Christine Driscoll, and mixed by Zac Schmidt.
Your Holiday Binge Listen
Hey Surprisingly Awesome listeners - we think you'll love Homecoming, a fiction thriller from Gimlet Media. It was written by Eli Horowitz and Micah B...
Surprise Surprise!
Hey Surprisingly Awesome listeners - we think you'll love Undone, a new show from Gimlet Media. It's about how the big stories we thought were over, w...
#23 The Wedding
Something borrowed, something blue, something that explains why weddings look the way they do.
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#22 Wedding Planning
This week: It's awesome in the sacred sense - but stressful in the practical sense.
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#21 Postal Addresses
4 billion people in the world don't have standard addresses - so how do they get mail?
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#20 Crying
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#19 Cardboard
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Surprise Surprise!
Don't fret - we'll have a regularly scheduled Surprisingly Awesome for you next week, but this week, we wanted to share something special with you, si...
#18 Yoga
This week, we found many surprising twists, turns, and holds in the story of modern yoga.
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#17.5 Untangling Flossgate 2016
Is it really true that you never need to floss again?
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#17 Flossing
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This week, we're joined by comedian Maeve Higgins.
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#16 Follow-ups
Journey with us back in time - but also forward in time because this is a new episode, revisiting old topics.
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#15 Extinct Hockey
John Hodgman learns that the advantage of extinct hockey is that it can't break your heart.
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#14 I Told You Sos
To all the haters, and all the doubters, we told you we could make anything awesome.
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#13 Insults
Yo mama so fat we did a whole podcast about her.
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#12 Mattresses
Adam and Adam get chased out of a mattress store.
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#11 Boredom
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Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nicholas Britell. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. Nick DePrey and Lo...
#10 Circle of Fifths
What one idea from music theory can tell us about culture, biology, math, physics and The Simpsons.
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#9 Pigeons
The greatest love story ever told: humans and rats with wings.
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#8 Frequent Flyer Miles
The world in a cup of pudding - or rather, 12,000 cups of pudding. The Facts Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nicholas Britell. Ou...
#7 Adhesives
If you want perfect stickiness, look to gecko feet - not a crayfish straightjacket. The Facts Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nic...
#6 Broccoli
The epic struggle of parents versus kids. Yummy versus gross. Humans versus broccoli! The Facts Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by N...
#5 Interest Rates
Just because it has the word "interest" in it doesn't mean it's interesting to a teenage girl. The Facts: Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is "How W...
#4 Tubthumping
A 1990s pop hit reveals how the Adams feel about capitalism. The Facts Our theme music is “How We Do,” written, performed, and produced by Nicholas Br...
#3 Concrete
From the dawn of human civilization, to the end of days: Concrete will outlast us all. The Facts The Reverend John DeLore and Michael Garafalo mixed t...
#2 Free Throws
Adam McKay helps Adam "Who Cares about Sports" Davidson conquer the free throw. The Facts The Reverend John DeLore mixed this episode, and wrote and p...
#1 Mold
Mold giveth, and mold taketh away. The same not-quite plant, not-quite animal that causes cancer can also cure infections and unite long-lost family m...