No Dumb Questions

Destin Sandlin and Matt Whitman•nodumbquestions.fm

A science guy from the deep south (Destin) and a humanities guy from the wild west (Matt Whitman) discuss deep questions with varying levels of maturity.

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013 - Becoming a Bitcoin Bitionaire

SPONSORED BY: Away Travel Luggage (Click here to check it out). 23 And Me (Click here to get your own test kit) (Not an official Sponsor) Dr. Telepun's Solar Eclipse Timer Download Android Download Link Apple Download Link Support No Dumb Questions on Patreon if you wanna Discuss this episode here Stuff We Talked About In This Episode: Bitcoin What English Sounds like to non English speakers The island culture that uses large stones as money The Motley Fool Ithaca Hour Destin's Eclipse Videos: H...

Aug 16, 2017•1 hr

012 - Darth Vader with Mickey Mouse Ears

Sponsored By: Audible: Click here to start your free trial and download "The Devil In the White City" by Eric Larson. 23andMe: Click here or go to 23andMe.com/NoDumbQuestions for ancestry testing and more. We'll discuss the book in an upcoming episode! DISCUSS THIS EPISODE HERE Stuff We Talked About In This Episode: INTRO Ready Player One Trailer Where is the tenderloin? Case New Holland Industrial Cake (1990s band) Michelin Stupid Star Wars Dancing Crap Brandtastrophe - YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO LOO...

Jul 31, 2017•1 hr 38 min

011 - What Makes You Cry?

SPONSORED BY: 23 And Me (Click here to get your own test kit) and Thumbtack (Click here to see how it works) SUPPORT NO DUMB QUESTIONS ON PATREON HERE DISCUSS THIS EPISODE HERE Stuff We Talked About In This Episode: DISAPPOINTING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT URINATION Yellowpee Blue Acid Indicator (Methylene Blue) MOVIES THAT MAKE WEAK PEOPLE CRY Hidden Figures Trailer Pete's Dragon Trailer Silence Trailer Wonder Woman Trailer Saving Private Ryan SCIENCE AND OPINION ON CRYING AND FARTING ON AIRPLANES Artic...

Jul 09, 2017•1 hr 12 min

010 - Dinosaurs, Wolves, and Emily Graslie

Sponsored By: Audible: Click here to start your free trial and download "The Devil In the White City" by Eric Larson. We'll discuss the book in an upcoming episode! DISCUSS THIS EPISODE HERE Stuff We Talked About In This Episode: Emily's YouTube Channel Faith, SD Sue the T-Rex The Field Museum The First Ferris Wheel 1893 World's Fair Types of Columns Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show Japanese Garden in Jackson Park The Devil in the White City Map of Chicago Neighborhoods (and bars) Storybook Is...

Jun 18, 2017•1 hr 46 min

009 - READY PLAYER ONE

Destin and Matt discuss Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Sponsored By: Audible: Click here to start your free trial and download Ready Player One Hello Fresh: Use Promo Code "NDQ30" to get $30 off. DISCUSS THIS EPISODE HERE Follow links: The YouTube version of this podcast episode involves Atari Our website is nodumbquestions.fm No Dumb Questions Twitter Matt's Twitter Destin's Twitter Subscribe links: Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android Feedback options: No Dumb Questions Subreddit (on re...

May 30, 2017•2 hr 36 min

008 - The North Korea Problem and Matt's Issues with Meat

Sponsored By: Hello Fresh: Use Promo Code "NDQ30" to get $30 off. DISCUSS THIS EPISODE HERE Intro Matt's daughter is doing better. The North Korea Problem North Korea 101 Hamas congrats N. Korea Matt's Dagobah Aquarium Ultra sonic mist North Korean Defectors Try BBQ Hello Fresh Hello Fresh: Use Promo Code "NDQ30" to get $30 off. Destin's wife Tara Guest: Henry from MinutePhysics MinutePhysics Video Henry asks about where Destin blew up the Prince Rupert's Drop How much does meat actually cost? W...

May 12, 2017•1 hr 23 min

007 - Body Slamming People on Airplanes

Sponsored By 23 And Me (Click here to get your own test kit) DISCUSS THIS EPISODE HERE Intro Contra Theme Song Airplane Body Slams Guy getting body slammed on a United flight United CEO's response CEO's second response Overbooking video by Wendover Productions Making it Podcast with Bob Clagett 23 And Me Click here to use our sponsor link to get a test kit http://www.23andme.com/nodumbquestions Sandlin Family Crest History of the Atlantic slave trade Genotyping James Bond Sean Connery strangling...

Apr 19, 2017•50 min

006 - The Grabbler

The Grabbler This episode is sponsored by Audible. Go to http://www.audible.com/nodumbquestions to get a free trial you can use to pickup Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. The book is clever and interesting, and we're going to be discussing it in a future episode. ***This episode has SPOILERS about the movie "Logan". If you want to skip those for the time being, you can fast-forward from the moment we warn you to 00:26:30. Also brought to you by The REVAMPED, RESTORED, AND BETTER THAN EVER Fifty...

Apr 08, 2017•1 hr 15 min

005 - Backwards Talking and other Freaky Human Skills

Talking Backwards? (And other freaky human skills) Brought to you by The NEW AND IMPROVED Fifty-Fifty http://www.thefiftyfifty.com http://www.the5050.com Section 1 - Skills Cats Flipping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWbpyjJqrU Feline High Rise Syndrome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15363762 Destin's Business Cards: https://twitter.com/smartereveryday/status/366073103161372673 1980's Frosted Flakes Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrUx4R1cUyw Ad 1 - http://www.thefiftyfifty.com (A ...

Mar 26, 2017•1 hr 41 min

004 - What Is the Fifty-Fifty?

Matt and Destin introduce the world to "The Fifty-Fifty" and respond to the first wave of listener feedback... which makes for a great opportunity to unpack the nature of feedback in general; giving it, receiving it, and the dangers associated with over-responding to as well as under-delivering on feedback given to us by loved ones. Intro: Matt pitching a tent Ad 1 - What is The Fifty-Fifty? http://www.mattanddestin.com http://www.destinandmatt.com Section 1 - Listening to the Feedback Very clea...

Mar 01, 2017•1 hr 28 min

003 - Drones and BEARS?

Destin accuses Matt of over-marveling at mundane things before the conversation to shifts to advances in drone warfare. Matt expresses his skepticism about the whole concept of weaponized drones. Destin talks about tracking down a missing toy drone over Christmas. Insane Drone Swarm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XKiUtruQiY Subscribe on iTunes: https://goo.gl/SMteIy Subscribe on Android: https://goo.gl/CYEumF Our YouTube channels are also fun: Destin: http://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2 Mat...

Feb 10, 2017•24 min

002 - How do High Speed Cameras Work?

Destin sets up an experiment in his garage and explains to Matt how his high speed camera works. Matt receives a suspicious email about a sculpture. Support No Dumb Questions at: http://www.patreon.com/nodumbquestions Visit our website: http://nodumbquestions.fm Subscribe on iTunes: https://goo.gl/SMteIy Subscribe on Android: https://goo.gl/CYEumF Our YouTube channels are also fun: Destin: https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2 Matt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3vIOVJiXigzVDA2TYqaa0Q Check...

Feb 10, 2017•19 min

001 - Are We Too Similar?

Destin and Matt take personality tests to figure out if they're too similar to make a podcast together. Visit our website: http://nodumbquestions.fm Subscribe on iTunes: https://goo.gl/SMteIy Subscribe on Android: https://goo.gl/CYEumF Support No Dumb Questions at http://www.patreon.com/nodumbquestions Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/NoDumbQs Visit the website at http://www.nodumbquestions.fm Our YouTube channels are also fun: Destin: http://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2 Matt: http://ww...

Feb 10, 2017•27 min

000 - No Dumb Questions - Introduction

Destin explains what we're going for with No Dumb Questions using words and music. Visit http://www.NoDumbQuestions.fm Our Sponsor: https://www.patreon.com/nodumbquestions No Dumb Questions: http://twitter.com/NoDumbQs Matt Whitman: http://twitter.com/MattWhitman TMBH Destin Sandlin: http://twitter.com/smartereveryday...

Feb 10, 2017•2 min

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