The Irrelevant

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Not everything is important, yet everything exists. This is a podcast that celebrates the interesting aspects of "unimportant" things that have shaped our lives or introduced wonder to our lives. Seemingly useless information.

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Marathons

Jon Bois' "Pretty Good" video on the 1904 St. Louis Olympics Marathon Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is only 9.99! NY Times Health article "The Human Body is Built For Distance" which was used as reference for what makes us good at distance running The Irrelevant Information Podcast is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelev...

Oct 16, 2019•15 min

MD-80 🛫

Arguably one of the greatest passenger airplanes of all time, the MD-80 was retired by American Airlines on September of 2019 and is slowly being faded out of the skies. What does the plane mean for the industry and for the progress of technology as a whole? American Airlines MD-80 page The Irrelevant Information Podcast is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Fin...

Oct 09, 2019•13 min

🌱 Based 🥩 Substitutes

The Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat burger are blowing up and fast food giants all across the world are adopting them as the solution to all their environmental problems. Are they? Why do they exist? What could be the secret real driving force behind their adoption, and are they really GOOD for us? The Irrelevant Information Podcast is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anyth...

Oct 02, 2019•16 min

The Great Stink

Pictures of Father Thames: In episode art , and here , and here The Irrelevant Information Podcast is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co...

Sep 25, 2019•18 min

The 🌏's Tallest Statue

Photo Gallery of the World's Largest Statues here Gallery of the Statue of Unity only here Visit to the Gundam Unicorn here The Irrelevant Information Podcast is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co...

Sep 18, 2019•13 min

Bread Clips

Here's all the kinds of bread clips The Irrelevant Information Podcast is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co...

Sep 12, 2019•9 min

Leap Years

Leap Years Special episode! One year anniversary of the Irrelevant Podcast! What is a leap year? Why is it only every four years? Is it every four years?? Then a little exploration about time. Listen to Talking To Houseplants here The Irrelevant Information Podcast is a part of The Irrelevant Podcast Network Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co...

Sep 04, 2019•8 min

Exploding Birds

Exploding Birds Watch the video if you haven't here Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co...

Aug 29, 2019•14 min

Texas State Flag

Texas State Flag Another Flag one. This one's about my home state's flag. A part of its history that isn't widely spoken of and how it resonates with me always but especially in light of recent events in El Paso Texas. Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co...

Aug 07, 2019•14 min

Instant Noodles

Instant Noodles Aka "Ramen" except there's so much more to it than just what you buy for cheap and is presented in a foam cup. A little bit of history on both the instant and not instant kind of ramen and the great virtue of the cheap kind. Finally a hope that this kind of thing applies to another food that shares a name with something much more complex... Examples of Different types of regional Ramen Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it...

Jul 31, 2019•11 min

Vibrissae

Vibrissae Cats and Rodents are some of the most famous whisker having animals but most mammals do except for us. What are the whiskers for? Why don't we have them and maybe why it's not so bad that we DON'T. Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co...

Jul 17, 2019•9 min

7 Eleven of Japan

7 Eleven of Japan Originally the most american of all Convenience Stores, 7 Eleven is now technically a Japanese company. Hear the story of how that happened and the differences between the 7 Eleven with sticky floors down the street and the one that supplanted it as THE 7 Eleven. Twitter: @irrelevantpub Instagram: @irrelevantpodcast Like the pod and wanna help me improve it? Here's a tip jar anything helps. Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co...

Jul 10, 2019•13 min

Chupacabras

Chupacabras The most fearsome creature in the world in the mid 90s and what he meant at the time, and now. Twitter: @irrelevantpub

Oct 10, 2018•15 min

Cereal

Cereal What does eating a breakfast cereal have to do with the Aztecs? Books mentioned: "The Life and Times of Mexico" by Earl Shorris "Sapiens" by Yuval Noah Harari Reach out to us at @irrelevantpub https://www.theirrelevant.org Support The Irrelevant by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-irrelevant

Oct 03, 2018•16 min

Shake Shack

There's nothing more American than a delicious burger. Shake Shack is very good, but how long does a burger joint with an IPO remain good? Twitter: @irrelevantpub Support The Irrelevant by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-irrelevant Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co

Sep 19, 2018•14 min

Honda Civic

Almost 24 minutes about a very cool little car and what it means to me and to the car industry as a whole. www.theirrelevant.org Twitter: @irrelevantpub Support The Irrelevant by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-irrelevant

Sep 13, 2018•24 min

Football Helmet Facemasks

Episode Notes https://medium.com/the-irrelevant/the-irrelevant-podcast-02-football-facemasks-f771b3acb0f7 Support The Irrelevant by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-irrelevant Find out more at https://the-irrelevant.pinecast.co

Sep 06, 2018•14 min

Ohio State Flag

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Sep 06, 2018•15 min

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