Join host Stephen J. Dubner of “Freakonomics Radio†and three celebrity panelists as they invite contestants on stage to tell us something we don’t know. It could be a fascinating fact, a historical wrinkle, a new line of research — anything, really, long as it’s interesting, useful and true (or at least true-ish). There’s a real-time human fact-checker on hand to filter out the bull. The panel — an eclectic mix of comedians, brainiacs, and other high achievers — will poke and prod the contestants and ultimately choose a winner. Like the “Freakonomics†podcast and books, “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know†is still journalism, still factual — but disguised in the most entertaining, unexpected and occasionally ridiculous conversation you’re likely to hear. Produced in partnership with The New York Times.
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An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…
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Extra 7: Corrosive Energy Drinks and Peruvian Cat Stew
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Farming Without Sun or Soil and Eating Manna From Heaven
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Mind Games
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Jon Batiste, Gail Simmons, and Strange Smells
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All About Bugs (of the Animal and Computer Varieties)
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School Start Times, Brand Names, and Too Much Ground Beef
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How to Count to Infinity
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The Perfect Potato Chip, the Origin of Seltzer, and Why We Eat “Beef†and Not “Cowâ€
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You Say “eye-RACK,†I Say “ear-ROCKâ€
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Womb to Tomb
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Season 4 Preview
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Extra 6: A Better Way to End Basketball Games
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Extra 5: The Actress Who Never Takes a Sick Day
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Extra 4: The Most Renewable Energy of All
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Extra 3: The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Rosé Wine
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Extra 2: Meet the Senator Who Wants to Start an Evidence-Based Revolution
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Extra 1: How the Mafia Got Its Start
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Urinetown
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Creature Comforts
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Behavior Change: Ultra Egghead Edition
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Three Sheets to the Wind
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Medicine
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Getting There
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Family Matters
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Cities
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Politickling
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Rivalry
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Season 3 Preview
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Music
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Wannabes
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Oh, My God
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Money Money Money
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Stupid Stuff
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Under the Hood
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Collections
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Wordz
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Athletes' Feats
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Perfection
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Season 2 Preview
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Fool Me Once
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Passion Plays
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Things That Come Out of Your Mouth
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Things That Go In Your Mouth
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It's Alive
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Strange Danger
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Introducing “Tell Me Something I Don’t Knowâ€