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The BrainFood Show

In this show, the team behind the wildly popular TodayIFoundOut YouTube channel do deep dives into a variety of fascinating topics to help you feed your brain with interesting knowledge.

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45:24

Why Did Japan Join the Nazis? (Given, You Know, the...

The BrainFood Show ·

2025/08/11

Discover the complex relationship between Nazi Germany and Japan during World War II. Learn about the Tripartite Pact, their conflicting ideologies, and the consequences of their loose alliance.Author: Daven Hiskey Host: Simon Whistler Sponsor note: Give online therapy a try at ⁠betterhelp.com/BrainFoodShow⁠ and get on your way to being your best and happier self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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37:13

Why Wasn't There an Italian "Nuremberg / Tokyo War...

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2025/08/08

Discover the untold story of Italian war crimes during WWII and why there was never an "Italian Nuremberg" to hold fascist officials accountable for their brutal actions. Author: Arnaldo Teodorani Host: Simon Whistler Editor: Daven Hiskey Sponsor note: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BrainFoodShow and get on your way to being your best and happier self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:31

How Did the SR-71 Blackbird Get Made and How was It...

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2025/08/06

Explore the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the world's fastest military aircraft. Discover its groundbreaking design, thrilling history, and the incredible feats that made it an aviation icon. Author: Gilles Messier Host: Simon Whistler Editor: Daven Hiskey Sponsor note: Give online therapy a try at ⁠betterhelp.com/BrainFoodShow⁠ and get on your way to being your best and happier self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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61:21

WTF is Up with Embalming and Displaying Communists?

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2025/08/04

In the shadow of Moscow’s Kremlin Walls stands one of the most famous structures in all of Russia: a squat, austere-looking stepped pyramid, built of polished red porphyry. For decades, the balcony or tribune on the pyramid’s roof served as a stage of honour for Soviet and later Russian leaders to observe military parades on Red Square below. But what makes this imposing structure truly special is the macabre relic preserved within: the embalmed corpse of Vladimir Lenin. For over a century the great

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56:36

What's the Deal With Presidential Libraries?

The BrainFood Show ·

2025/07/30

In today's episode of The BrainFood Show, Daven Hiskey dives into the surprisingly cool Presidential Library system, how it came to be and what they are actually for. This episode is brought to you in part by the City of Quincy. To discover more about Quincy, check out the link - https://discoverquincy.com Occasionally accused of being “Modern day Pyramids” or “Monuments to someone’s ego”, presidential libraries have long been divisive institutions, especially when first established. However,

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105:48

How Did Christianity Go From a Tiny Jewish Cult to...

The BrainFood Show ·

2025/07/14

In this episode of The BrainFood Show, Simon Whistler dives into the fascinating reasons Christianity was able to so rapidly go from a tiny Jewish Cult to rule the Western World despite a whole lot of persecution in the interim of that insanely fast rise.Various religions have been popping up randomly seemingly as long as humans have been humaning- interestingly, not just with humans but our Neanderthal cousins, with signs of some form of religious practices with those Neanderthals going back at

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53:36

How Vladimir Putin Came to Power (And How He Has Held...

The BrainFood Show ·

2025/06/23

When Boris Yeltsin resigned as president of the Russian Federation, it was expected, but sudden. He resigned so his Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin could become president on January 1, 2000 – the start of the new millennium. Since then, Putin has been the most powerful man in Russia and one of the most powerful men in the world. Today that power has been felt worldwide as the war in the Ukraine rages, contributing to gas price hikes, food insecurity in many countries, and not exactly helping

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56:49

An Ultra Deep Dive Into How to Get the Best Possible...

The BrainFood Show ·

2025/06/16

We don’t mean to alarm you, but it turns out, despite how much we all fight it like a toddler who’s just been told it’s bedtime, sleeping is a basic, and critical human need. All animals known to man sleep. Humans, however, are seemingly the only ones who voluntarily forgo it, outside of cases like if an animal is starving or the like… And to our extreme detriment. We’ll dive into all the ways and why shortly, but we’re guessing even the most astute of you who consider sleep important don’t realize

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54:04

The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 4)

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/12/01

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at how chopsticks came to be and why they became so popular in certain parts of the world vs things like spoons and forks. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor… Ourselves! Go check out our new-ish channel Highlight History, an [...]The post The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 4) appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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1:24:45

Medieval Times [Part 5]

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/11/25

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at whether chastity belts were ever actually a thing in medieval times or if it is just a Hollywood invention. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor… Ourselves! Go check out our new-ish channel Highlight History, an upcoming re-launch / re-think [...] The post Medieval Times [Part 5] appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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1:08:14

Medieval Times [Part 4]

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/11/01

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at the film The Knight’s Tale and the very real historic knight Ulrich von Liechtenstein and what the real guy actually got up to. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor… Ourselves! Go check out our new-ish channel Highlight History and [...] The post Medieval Times [Part 4] appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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58:08

Medieval Times [Part 3]

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2020/10/25

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at how the slipping on a banana peel comedy gag got started. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor NordVPN. Get 68% off NordVPN! Only $3.71/mo, plus you get an additional month FREE at https://nordvpn.com/brainfoodshow Or use coupon code: brainfoodshow Next [...] The post Medieval Times [Part 3] appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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50:34

Medieval Times [Part 2]

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/10/20

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at how soap actually works to get rid of microbes. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor NordVPN. Get 68% off NordVPN! Only $3.71/mo, plus you get an additional month FREE at https://nordvpn.com/brainfoodshow Or use coupon code: brainfoodshow Next up, we [...] The post Medieval Times [Part 2] appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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47:19

Medieval Times [Part 1]

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/09/30

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at why the toilet is called the “Crapper” and the “John”. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor Skillshare. For a limited time, use the following link to get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: http://skillshare.com/brainfood Next up, we discuss all about what [...] The post Medieval Times [Part 1] appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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54:24

Making Diamonds

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/08/01

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at the rather interesting way the couple hundred million dollar Hope Diamond has been transported a couple times. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor Skillshare for 2 months for free here: http://skillshare.com/brainfood Next up, we discuss how diamonds went from a mostly worthless [...] The post Making Diamonds appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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1:14:47

What We’ve Learned This Month

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/07/02

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at the rather curious phenomenon of the average of your friends being happier, wealthier, and more successful than you. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor Backblaze and unlimited automatic backup service for just $6 a month. Try it for free for 15-days! http://backblaze.com/brainfoodshow [...] The post What We’ve Learned This Month appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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1:28:57

For the Love of the Word Nerds… (And Their Rather...

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2020/05/20

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at whether there is actually any difference between various men’s and women’s bathroom products like shaving cream, razors, etc and why women pay more for basically everything. We also have a brief message from a sponsor, Skillshare. Help support this show and learn a lot of interesting new [...] The post For the Love of the Word Nerds… (And Their Rather Unfortunate Nazi Brethren) appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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1:15:53

The Difference Between… [Part 2]

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/03/24

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are looking at the difference between a number of things, kicking it off with the difference between BCE/CE and BC/AD systems of dating and the rather fascinating story of how those systems came to be. We also have a brief message from a sponsor, Skillshare. Help support this show and learn a [...] The post The Difference Between… [Part 2] appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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1:02:56

The Difference Between… [Part 1]

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/02/28

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are looking at the difference between a number of things, kicking it off with the difference between hardwood and softwood…. which you’d think you already know, but we’re guessing for most, you don’t actually know the difference. 🙂 We also have a brief message from a sponsor, Skillshare. Help support this show [...] The post The Difference Between… [Part 1] appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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1:19:31

The Absolutely Badass First Female U.S. Presidential...

The BrainFood Show ·

2020/01/30

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the first woman in the United States to cast a political vote who for reasons we’ll get into did it with her feet… We also have a brief message from a sponsor, Skillshare. Help support this show and learn a lot of interesting new skills, as well as [...] The post The Absolutely Badass First Female U.S. Presidential Candidate appeared first on Today I Found Out.

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