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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way! (For research sources, bonus episodes, and how you can support the podcast, visit sifpod.fun.)

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23 Skidoo

2026/04/20

Alex Schmidt and special guests Ben Harrison and Adam Pranica explore why "23 skidoo" is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

family leave week: "Eurovangelists: Hark, The Icelandic Angels Sing!"

2026/04/13

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's Alex's recent guest appearance on the amazing 'Eurovangelists' podcast. You can also hear Katie on 'Eurovangelists', and hear all their episodes, at Maximum Fun's website: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/eurovangelists/ Or by searching "Eurovangelists" in your podcast app. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

family leave week: two curated SIF bonus shows about bison

2026/04/06

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's two SIF bonus shows about bison, never before released to the general public. We hope this lets everyone enjoy a curated bison podcasting experience like never before. (And to hear more than 280 other SIF bonus shows -- and counting! -- please visit https://maximumfun.org/join/ ) Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

baby news!!

2026/04/03

Alex had his baby! And everybody's doing great. :-D ICYMI: Katie also had her baby! Thanks for all your kindness in this special time. And see you in a few weeks for new SIF. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

family leave week: "1 Way To Make An Emoji (the bison emoji podcast)" Episode 1

2026/03/30

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's the first episode of Alex's special miniseries about creating the bison emoji. You can hear all the episodes (including Katie guesting on episode #3 out of 4) at the miniseries's website: https://www.bisonemojipodcast.com/ Or search "1 Way To Make An Emoji" in your podcast app. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

family leave week: "Creature Feature: Think Outside The Butt"

2026/03/23

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's a past episode of Katie's animal science podcast, featuring Alex as the guest and butts as the topic. Hear all the episodes of Creature Feature here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creature-feature/id1409480698 Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

family leave week: "The Inspectors Inspectors" Episode 1

2026/03/16

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's the first episode of "The Inspectors Inspectors", never before released to the general public. (To hear all six episodes -- and counting! -- please visit https://maximumfun.org/join/ ) Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Human Teeth

2026/03/09

Alex Schmidt and special guest Andrew Ti explore why human teeth are secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Jim Thorpe

2026/03/02

Alex Schmidt and special guest Joey Clift explore why Jim Thorpe is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

baby news!

2026/02/27

Katie had her baby! And they're all doing well. See you Monday for a new Alex-and-guests SIF. And thanks! Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

The Color Yellow

2026/02/23

Alex Schmidt and special guests David Bell and Tom Reimann explore why the color yellow is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Doughnuts

2026/02/16

Alex Schmidt and special guest Tom Lum explore why doughnuts are secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Garlic

2026/02/09

Alex Schmidt and special guest Ellen Weatherford explore why garlic is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

The Number 13

2026/02/02

Alex Schmidt and special guest Robert Brockway explore why the number 13 is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Crossing Your Fingers

2026/01/26

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why "fingers crossed" is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

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4.7 out of 5

738 reviews

★★★★★

Ryouski 2026/04/21

Love the Return of Guests

Glad to see the past few recent episodes have guests again! Is there any way to have one week with special guests and then the next week with Katie? I...

★★★★★

Empty Salt 2026/03/23

Cracking Good ‘Cast

Lovely people with interesting facts to share

★★★★★

DragonWolf111 2026/03/13

Friday 13th

13 is awesome!

★☆☆☆☆

ItsOkToSaySorry 2025/11/18

You should do an episode on genocides!

Unsubscribed because of Katie’s casual blood libel. Being “half Jewish” doesn’t absolve you, sorry.

★★★★★

monkeyblaster05 2025/08/26

The finally did it!!!

I just opened this app to check out the new episodes for this week and I saw the Rootbeer episode and my life became complete

★★★★★

jonnytruant89 2025/06/25

Best podcast ever

Both Katie and Alex are the best human beings whomsoever existed on this planet… don’t know about aliens, there maybe really good podcasters on Io or ...

★★★★★

LoMo47 2025/04/01

Lovely

This show gives me a lovely dose of facts, folly, and humor.

★★★★☆

Mario_reyes 2025/03/18

Really good! But questions…

I love listening to this podcast! It is funny and always delivers with funny jokes from Katie, and Alex’s tidbits, singing to introduce stats, and his...

★★★★★

A101$z 2025/02/10

It is an oasis

I really enjoy listening to your shows. Hope you feel better soon Alex. Fortunately, there’s plenty of episodes to listen to ( a first listen or a re...

★★★★★

Yoda (Jedi master!) 2025/02/06

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

THIS SHOW IS AMAZING!!! It is so interesting and funny! I love the guests they bring in, they are always hilarious! I only listened to 2 episodes and ...

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