- 26 minutes 5 secondsBurritos and HandshakesIan and Mike help a caller solve a handshake issue. Plus, how to mourn the loss of a favorite dish.
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NPR Privacy Policy29 April 2026, 7:00 am - 17 minutes 21 secondsCrushes and SmellsThis week: How to tell your crush you like them. Plus, do smells really linger in your nose?
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NPR Privacy Policy15 April 2026, 7:00 am - 25 minutes 50 secondsSheets and BlanketsThis week: Ian and Mike help a couple figure out who exactly is responsible for stealing the covers at night.
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NPR Privacy Policy1 April 2026, 7:00 am - 17 minutes 10 secondsCrickets and ClownsThis week: How to tell the temperature outside without a thermometer. Plus, how clowns trademark their unique looks.
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NPR Privacy Policy18 March 2026, 7:00 am - 23 minutes 13 secondsThe Breakfast RuleThis week: How the Wait, Wait team decides what jokes are too inappropriate for the airwaves. Plus Mike and Ian help a caller with a personal grammar problem.
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NPR Privacy Policy4 March 2026, 8:00 am - 18 minutes 55 secondsCurling Stones and Halfpipe LinesMore behind the scenes at the Milan Cortina Olympics with unsung heroes of the Winter Games. Mike and Ian talk with a curling legend, find out where those big stones come from and meet a guy snowboarders couldn't land without.
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NPR Privacy Policy18 February 2026, 8:00 am - 18 minutes 11 secondsForks and Ice MastersThis week: Mike and Ian talk with an Olympic Ice Master, help a listener who keeps meeting people with their same name, and get to the bottom of a mysterious survey glitch.
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NPR Privacy Policy11 February 2026, 8:00 am - 23 minutes 3 secondsTorches and Ski JumpsMike and Ian are back, just in time for the opening ceremony at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina. Olympians and Starfleet Captains share how to carry the torch, fly through the air, and mentally prepare for the big games.
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NPR Privacy Policy4 February 2026, 8:00 am - 19 minutes 33 secondsEggs and Bald Eagles
[Headphones recommended for this episode] Closing out the season with another episode from the archives: Mike and Ian learn how to clean the greatest ceiling in the world and help a listener decide if they should go to the gym or stay in bed.
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NPR Privacy Policy17 December 2025, 8:00 am - 26 minutes 54 secondsOne-Liners and Free ThrowsIan and Mike help a listener lighten the mood with her clients, help another listener mess with an opponent’s free throw shot, and Peter Sagal shares his secret for falling asleep on an airplane.
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NPR Privacy Policy10 December 2025, 8:00 am - 18 minutes 23 secondsVolcanoes and Roosters
This week from the archives: how to make s’mores with a volcano. Plus a barn animal sanctuary worker wants to know how to live harmoniously with roosters.
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