The BrainFood Show

The BrainFood Show


Latest Episodes

What's the Deal With Presidential Libraries?
July 30, 2025

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

The Twisting, Turning Road That Gave Us the Microwave Oven
July 28, 2025

In this episode of The BrainFood Show, Simon Whistler dives into the surprising origins of the microwave oven, from Maxwell's electromagnetic waves to WWII radar tech. Dive into the science and history behind this kitchen staple’s unlikely invention! A

A Guide to Building the Pyramids- How Did They Do It?
July 23, 2025

In today's episode of The BrainFood Show, Daven Hiskey dives into how the pyramids were actually built.A quick tour on popular online video sharing platforms may convince you that ancient Egyptian builders were either Completely useless, and had to re

How Did the Wright Brothers Win the Race Into the Air?
July 21, 2025

In this episode of The BrainFood Show, Simon Whistler dives into the fascinating journey of the Wright Brothers, from failed flight attempts to their groundbreaking success in 1903, reshaping aviation history with persistence, innovation, and a methodical

From 0 to 1000 to 0- What Happened to Howard Johnson's?
July 16, 2025

In today's episode of The BrainFood Show, Daven Hiskey dives into the incredible rise and fall of Howard Johnson's.This episode is brought to you by the City of Quincy. To discover more about Quincy, check out the link - https://discoverquincy.comIn

How Did Christianity Go From a Tiny Jewish Cult to Rule the Western World So Quickly?
July 14, 2025

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.

The Marxist Mummies- The Weird Practice of Mummiffying Communists
July 11, 2025

In today's episode of The BrainFood Show, Daven Hiskey dives into the bizarre tradition of pickling and displaying communists.In the shadow of Moscows Kremlin Walls stands one of the most famous structures in all of Russia: a squat, austere-looking s

What's the Difference Between Hardwood and Softwood? (I swear this is more interesting than it sounds :-))
July 09, 2025

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, Simon Whistler and Daven Hiskey 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 f

WTF is Vegemite?
July 07, 2025

In this episode of The BrainFood Show, Simon Whistler dives into what the Aussie staple of Vegemite actually is, and how it came to be, and become a national treasure in the nation.Author: Gilles MessierEditor: Daven HiskeyHost: Simon WhistlerLea

Hancock's Revolution- Birthing the United States
July 04, 2025

In today's episode of the BrainFood Show, Daven Hiskey does a deep dive into the oft' forgotten founding father, without whom there may have been no revolution and whose life was who Paul Revere was trying to save on his famous ride. “The troops of Ge