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No Dumb Questions

Destin Sandlin and Matt Whitmannodumbquestions.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.

Episodes

056 - What Going Bald Feels Like

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Apr 12, 20191 hr 33 min

055 - Internet Manipulation and Countermeasures

SPONSORED BY: HELLOFRESH For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to https://HelloFresh.com/ndq80 and enter ndq80 . Discuss this episode here STUFF IN THIS EPISODE: Tarzan - You’ll Be In My Heart by Phil Collins Spiderman - “Go Get ‘em, Tiger” Alita Battle Angel Trailer Man in the High Castle Trailer Smarter Every Day - The Future of War, and How it Affects YOU (Multi-Domain Operations) Physics Girl - Dianna Cowern RIMPAC Ken Burns Effect Wochit.com Exclusive poll: Americans want economic ...

Mar 17, 20191 hr 29 min

054 - The Combat of the Thirty

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Feb 27, 20191 hr 29 min

053 - What would happen every time you restarted Earth?

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Feb 15, 20191 hr 43 min

052 - Wayfaring Strangers Stagger Into an Internet Bar and Ask Questions

SPONSORED BY: Matt and Destin from the Future Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting casper.com/ndq and using ndq at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. CONNECT WITH NO DUMB QUESTIONS: Support No Dumb Questions on Patreon if that sounds good to you Discuss this episode here NDQ Subreddit Our podcast YouTube channel Our website is nodumbquestions.fm No Dumb Questions Twitter Matt's Twitter Destin's Twitter SUBSCRIBE LINKS : Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS ARE...

Jan 31, 20191 hr 17 min

051 - Supersonic Fly Fishing

SPONSORED BY: HELLOFRESH For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com/ndq80 and enter ndq80 at checkout. Discuss this episode here STUFF IN THIS EPISODE: How does a whip break the sound barrier? Castlevania Whip Karbatschen Whipcrackers Aperschnalzen Xerxes Whips the Hellespont Engineering Victory: How Technology Won the Civil War Tie Hacks Brotherhood of the Broadaxe - Wyoming Tie Hackers Sherman’s Neckties The Embattled Confederacy: The Image of War, 1861-1865 Vol. 3 Escape...

Jan 15, 20191 hr 7 min

050 - Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap (With Mark Rober)

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Dec 21, 20181 hr 39 min

049 - PeeV=NRT

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Dec 10, 20181 hr 12 min

048 - The Power of Shared Optimism

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Nov 29, 20181 hr 15 min

047 - Marine Corps Boot Camp

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Nov 14, 20181 hr 11 min

046 - The Car Wreck

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Oct 23, 201856 min

045 - Be a Better Friend

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Oct 15, 20181 hr 12 min

044 - How to Think

SPONSORED BY AUDIBLE To start your free 30-day trial and receive a free audiobook visit audible.com/ndq or text ndq to 500 500! How to Think: A Survival Guide For a World at Odds by Alan Jacobs CONNECT WITH NO DUMB QUESTIONS: Support No Dumb Questions on Patreon if that sounds good to you Discuss this episode here NDQ Subreddit Our podcast YouTube channel Our website is nodumbquestions.fm No Dumb Questions Twitter Matt's Twitter Destin's Twitter SUBSCRIBE LINKS : Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on...

Oct 01, 20181 hr 35 min

043 - Her Name Was Corndog and She Had Thirteen Nipples

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Sep 17, 20181 hr 16 min

042 - Listener Questions Lightning Round

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Aug 30, 20181 hr 2 min

041 - Probing Space, and Rocket CEOs

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Aug 22, 20181 hr 19 min

040 - Amazing Moments in Weird Places

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Aug 12, 20181 hr 28 min

039 - Congrats... On a Life With Chapters

SPONSORED BY: HELLOFRESH For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com/ndq and enter ndq at checkout. ☞ DISCUSS THIS EPISODE HERE ☜ STUFF FROM THIS EPISODE Destin's 15 year certificate The Drug Stopper Nickelback - Photograph Madonna - Like a Virgin Madonna - Ray of Light Mr. Rogers visits with Jeff Erlanger S ø ren Kierkegaard Quote - “Purity of heart is to will one thing.” Eminem - Lose Yourself Finger Eleven - One Thing Ben Folds - Fred Jones, Pt. 2 Boeing Study on Retiremen...

Jul 29, 20181 hr 23 minEp. 39

038 - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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Jul 18, 20181 hr 12 min

037 - Media, Magic and Managua

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Jul 01, 20181 hr 26 min

036 - The B.S. Asymmetry Principle

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Jun 19, 201858 min

035 - Parenting, Solo, and Anti-Semitism

SPONSORED BY: HELLOFRESH For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com/ndq and enter ndq at checkout. STUFF FROM THIS EPISODE What is the Apocrypha and Should It Be In the Bible Destin’s Wikipedia Page Matt’s IMDb Page Charlie the Unicorn Charlie Bit My Finger Charlie Bit My Finger on Osama bin Laden’s Computer Solo Movie Trailer Avengers: Infinity War Movie Trailer The Drug Stopper Sabaton Likes Matt’s Tweet Alert Sound Effects from http://www.freesfx.co.uk CONNECT WITH NO DUM...

Jun 07, 20181 hr 5 min

034 - Siege Warfare

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May 21, 20182 hr 13 min

033 - Visiting Israel

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May 13, 20181 hr 40 min

032 - Bullying and Ender's Game

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Apr 28, 20182 hr 19 min

031 - Ready Player One Movie Review

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Apr 14, 20181 hr 28 minEp. 32

030 - Visiting the Rocket Range

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Mar 31, 20181 hr 35 min

029 - Welcome to the Gun Show

Discuss this episode here STUFF FROM THIS EPISODE Columbine School Shooting Wishbone on PBS U.S.S. Cairo An Up-close Look at the AR-15 Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. Shooter’s Foster Family Speaks Patriot Act Author Prepares Bill to Put Bulk Collection ‘Out of Business’ Marco Rubio Booed at Town Hall r/Firearms Ender’s Game Eugene Stoner (Stoner Chronicles) Number of Mass Shootings in Gun Free Zones Knife v. Gun - 21 Foot Rule Davy Crockett Device CONNECT WITH NO DUMB QUESTIONS: Support No Dumb Q...

Mar 21, 20181 hr 36 min

028 - Volunteer Hangman

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Mar 09, 201846 min

027 - Destin Gets Crushed By His Hero

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Feb 28, 20181 hr 4 min
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