The BrainFood Show

The BrainFood Show


Latest Episodes

What We’ve Learned This Month
July 02, 2020

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 unli...

For the Love of the Word Nerds… (And Their Rather Unfortunate Nazi Brethren)
May 20, 2020

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at whether there is actually any difference between various mens and womens bathroom products like shaving cream, razors, etc and why

The Difference Between… [Part 2]
March 23, 2020

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.

The Difference Between… [Part 1]
February 28, 2020

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,

The Absolutely Badass First Female U.S. Presidential Candidate
January 30, 2020

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.

It’s a Wonderful Life [Part 2]
December 22, 2019

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are looking at the man Frank Capra based the character of George Bailey on in It’s a Wonderful Life, and how this rather remarkable individual went on to shape quite a bit of history in a certain region of Ame...

It’s a Wonderful Life [Part 1]
December 19, 2019

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at why Fox tried so hard to trick people into thinking Miracle on 34th Street was not a Christmas movie when it came out. We then look at why movie trailers are called that and a bit on the e...

The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Foods (Part 1)
November 30, 2019

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the interesting reason why milk is white, yet cheddar cheese is yellow/orange. Next up, we have a brief message from our sponsor, Blinkist, which gives you the key ideas from more than 3,

The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 3)
November 22, 2019

*Sorry the audio is a little funky on this one. But don’t skip it, it’s one of our best content-wise, in my opinion.

The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 2)
October 30, 2019

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at that time the United States government banned pre-sliced bread… Really. Next up, we have a brief message from a sponsor, Blinkist, which gives you the key ideas from more than 3,