About this season
Half as Interesting is an entertaining, fact-based, educational series covering diverse topics of general interest presented in a somewhat humorous, quirky style. Topics range from curious to weird and are rarely important to know unless you're looking for some lunch room or coffee break conversation starters.
Episodes (22)
1. How Iran Smuggles 777 Airplanes
Aired 14 January 2026 • 5 min
2. This Is The Worst Cell Phone of All Time
Aired 21 January 2026 • 8 min
3. The Messy Science of Escalator Etiquette
Aired 28 January 2026 • 8 min
4. The Debate Over the Best Parking Garage Design
Aired 30 January 2026 • 7 min
5. The Weirdly Specific Science Behind Ship Camouflage
Aired 31 January 2026 • 7 min
Ship camouflage
6. Why The US Government Put 480 Million Needles Into the Sky
Aired 10 February 2026 • 8 min
7. The Debacle Behind The 2026 Olympic Hockey Rink
Aired 25 February 2026 • 8 min
8. The Terrible Design of the US Mail Truck
Aired 27 February 2026 • 8 min
9. The Highway Loophole That Created The Worst Town in America
Aired 2 March 2026 • 7 min
10. Nobody Knows How Tylenol Works
Aired 17 March 2026 • 8 min
11. The Crazy-Fast Logistics of Flower Distribution
Aired 24 March 2026 • 5 min
12. The International Airport That Can Only Send Flights to Turkey
Aired 27 March 2026 • 7 min
13. Why Amtrak’s Most Important Tunnels Are Doomed
Aired 8 April 2026 • 7 min
14. The Ancient, Strange Coding Language that 95% of ATMs Use
Aired 10 April 2026 • 8 min
15. The Logistics of 911
Aired 11 April 2026 • 7 min
16. Why This River Doesn’t Reach the Ocean
Aired 22 April 2026 • 8 min
17. How the Nuclear Football Works
Aired 29 April 2026 • 7 min
18. How Forensic Linguistics Works
Aired 30 April 2026 • 7 min
19. The Seven Landlocked Countries That Have Navies
Aired 12 May 2026 • 8 min
20. Why They Built The World’s Longest Rail Tunnel
Aired 28 May 2026 • 9 min
21. Russia’s Weird, Bad Alternative Internet
Aired 29 May 2026 • 8 min
22. What’s The World’s Longest Domestic Flight?
Aired 1 June 2026 • 7 min