Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

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**Secretly Incredibly Fascinating**

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.)

Latest Episodes:

Subways May 25, 2026

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why subways 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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Brown Bears May 18, 2026

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why brown bears 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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Buttons (For Pushing) May 11, 2026

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why push-buttons 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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Bismuth May 04, 2026

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why bismuth 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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

Prunes Apr 27, 2026

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why prunes 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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

23 Skidoo Apr 20, 2026

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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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

family leave week: "Eurovangelists: Hark, The Icelandic Angels Sing!" Apr 13, 2026

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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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

family leave week: two curated SIF bonus shows about bison Apr 06, 2026

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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/ )

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

baby news!! Apr 03, 2026

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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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

family leave week: "1 Way To Make An Emoji (the bison emoji podcast)" Episode 1 Mar 30, 2026

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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.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsifpod

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