How to Say Goodbye
Ari teaches you how to say goodbye in 7,117 languages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 09, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Things You Don't Need to Know with Ari Cagan
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Defusing a bomb, landing an airplane, performing open heart surgery… very few people in the world need instructions on topics like these. Luckily Ari Cagan is here to talk to the few experts in these fields and then teach you everything you’ll never need to know.
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Episodes
How to Ghostwrite a Book
Ari ghostwrites a book. Yes, seriously… you can and should buy it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 02, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 9
How to Write a Song
From singing lessons to music theory, Ari sings his truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 19, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 8
How to Play Poker
After turning 21, Ari traveled to Vegas to try his hand (and mind) at tournament poker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 12, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 7
How to Have a Happy Marriage (Exit)
Ari’s friend recalls his green card marriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 05, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 6
How to Start a Secret Society
Ari is inspired by his visit to the illuminati headquarters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 14, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 5
How to Get a Nickname
Ari tries to get himself a nickname. Special guest Jennifer Moss from BabyNames.com and The Baby Names Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 07, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 4
How to Take a Company Public
The world of investing can be a jungle. Bulls, bears, danger at every turn. This week Ari braves the wilderness in an attempt to get investors for his new company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 31, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Dawson's Field Hijackings
Jon Ungar was just 10 years old and returning from a family vacation when his plane was hijacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 24, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 2
How to Solve a Crime
In the season 2 premiere Ari and his trusty producer Gumshoe H. Nelson attempt to solve a crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 17, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
How to Disappear Completely
... the finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 30, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Everything Else You Don’t Need to Know (Part 1)
Short stories and facts from the many people that helped make this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 23, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 29
How to Save Your Podcast
Ari enters the high octane world of podcast marketing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 16, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Everything You Don’t Need To Know About Timeshares
The luxury, the shady sales tactics, and the dreaded “1 hour” free lunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 09, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Psychics
Ari attempts to solve the mystery of psychic powers in order to get his own television show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 02, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Dating App Scam
Ari interviews a crook perpetrating one of the most prevalent scams on the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 25
The Assassinations Of Fidel Castro
From poisoned cigars to exploding seashells, Ari explores the over 600 assassination attempts on Fidel Castro and presents a collection of the most cartoonish plots of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 19, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Behind Satanism
For years the word "satanism" sent shivers down people spines… but is it really all about animal sacrifice and Devil rituals? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 12, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Exotic Invasion
Snakes that were freed by a hurricane, a plant that never stops growing and more… Destruction thrust upon us by our own desire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 05, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 22
How to Spot a Fraud
fo·ren·sic: relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime. Way more than just your taxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 29, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 21
How to Write a Timeless Joke
Ari tries to write a street joke. Special guests Pete Holmes, Paula Poundstone, Martin Urbano, Mike Sacks and Adam McKay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 08, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 20
How To Cook in Jail
Your freedom might be limited but your taste buds don’t have to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 01, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 19
How I Dropped Out of School
“I actually dropped out of school in 8th grade, this episode is all about how I did it.” - Ari Cagan, podcast host. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 24, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 18
How to Make a Sneaker from Scratch
Sell your sole. Special guest Seth Fowler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 17, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 17
How to Start Your Own Country
Special Guest His Excellency Kevin Baugh, President of The Republic of Molossia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 10, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 16
How to Leave a Cult
It’s a mass wedding of mind control. Featuring Diane Benscoter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 03, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 15
How To Be a Disc Jockey
Please remix this episode. Featuring David Barese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 14
How to Invent a Food
Think outside the puff pastry. Special guest Sohla El-Waylly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 13
How to Visit North Korea
Journalist Tara Palmeri tells Ari about that time she was kicked out of North Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 13, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 12
How We Rigged the Election
Ari and his sister attempt to rig an important election. Special Guest Nicholas Cheeseman, author of “How to Rig an Election." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 06, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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