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Consider This the Warm Up Jan 28, 2026

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All Season long, IDKMYDE has been dropping random facts in weekly episodes -- the kind that make you pause, laugh, and say, wait... how did I not know that? In this Season 4 finale, B Daht pulls the curtain back and explains why none of it was actually random. This episode "Connects the Dahts" between curiosity, story-telling, and what's coming next as the podcast prepares for a major shift in Season 5 -- landing during the 100-year anniversary of Black History Month.

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The Daniel Fast vs The Esther Fast: Same God, Different Assignments Jan 22, 2026

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Two biblical fasts, same God, totally different assignments. In this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down the Daniel Fast vs the Esther Fast, what each one is really for, and why fasting without action might just be hunger with scripture.

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Dry January Got Rules and a Founder Jan 14, 2026

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Dry January has rules, structure, and accountability... which explains why so many people don't finish. In this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht shares who started it, and why January suddenly feels longer when you're sober.

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Why the Flu Has a Winter Residency Jan 08, 2026

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Why does the flu show up every winter like it's on a scheduled tour? On this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down where the flu comes from, why it started with animals, and why Winter gives it the perfect conditions to spread. Using 3 Useless Facts and a kid-friendly explanation, this episode makes flu season finally make sense -- without turning into a science class.

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Cotton Fields to Football Fields: The Business of the Body. Dec 29, 2025

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This episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht unpacks the hidden economic throughline between America's plantation past and its modern sports empire, revealing how Black physical labor has long been transformed into mass entertainment and massive profit. From cotton-picking contests to the NFL, the business of the body has changed its uniform -- not its structure.

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Dreaming of a Whitewashed Christmas: Slavery, Myths and the Lost Cause. Dec 22, 2025

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While Christmas is often remembered as a time of joy and tradition, its history during American slavery was deliberately rewritten. This episode of IDKMYDE, our Host, B Daht, unpacks how Lost Cause propaganda used romanticized Christmas stories to sanitize slavery -- and what enslaved people actually endured during the holidays.

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The Rematch They Forgot, but History Didn't. Dec 15, 2025

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This episode of IDKME breaks down how NC A&T and Howard's matchup inside Cameron Indoor Stadium wasn't just a game -- It was a quiet rematch of the very 1st MEAC Championship in 1972. We dig into why that original game was played at Duke of all places, and how B Daht returned to that same campus as an honorary co-captain. And with his co-captain, Dr. Anne Micheaux Akwari, being the widow of Duke's 1st ever Black surgeon, Dr. Ony Akwari standing beside him, the night became a full-circle moment of sports, medicine, and legacy intertwining.

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How Cats Fell Off: The Biggest PR Scandal in Animal History Dec 08, 2025

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Cats weren't always seen as bad luck, once upon a time they were treated like royalty. In this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down how cats, especially black cats, went from sacred symbols in Ancient Egypt to "witches in disguise" during Europe's spooky era. You'll never look at a black cat the same again.

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The Time Bosses: When Trains Told America What Time It Was Dec 01, 2025

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Time Zones weren't created by the government -- they were forced on America by railroad companies tired of cities making up their own time. This episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down how one Canadian engineer and a bunch of fed-up train schedules shaped the clocks we still obey today!

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The Continents That Used to Cuddle Nov 24, 2025

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Africa and South America don't just LOOK like they fit, they really were boo'd up once upon a time! In this episode of I Didn't Know, Maybe You Didn't Either, B Daht uncovers how the whole planet used to be one big neighborhood, and why the breakup changed everything!

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