Half as Interesting
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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.
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Season 2017Specials5 episodes
- S00E01The Jokes We Cut from HAI #2282021-04-22✓
- S00E02The Jokes We Cut from HAI #2432021-07-07✓
- S00E03How the Flash Crash Broke the Stock Market2021-07-08
- S00E04The Jokes We Cut From HAI #2582021-09-14
- S00E05The Jokes We Cut From HAI #2652021-09-15
Season 201718 episodes
- S2017E01What's the Longest Drivable Distance on Earth?2017-08-31
- S2017E02Why You Can Claim Islands for the US if They Have Bird Poop2017-09-07
- S2017E03The 64 Day Longest Flight in History2017-09-14
- S2017E04The $40 Internationally Standard Cup of Tea2017-09-21
- S2017E05What's the Northernmost Town in the world?2017-09-28
- S2017E06The Enormous Spreadsheet that Runs the World's Mail2017-10-05
- S2017E07Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal2017-10-12
- S2017E08How Fast Can You Circumnavigate the World on Commercial Flights?
Season 201853 episodes
- S2018E01Australia's 3488 Mile Long Fence2018-01-04
- S2018E02Why Samoa Skipped December 30, 20112018-01-11
- S2018E03Why Dying is Illegal in Longyearbyen, Norway2018-01-18
- S2018E04The 809 Objects Left on the Moon2018-01-25
- S2018E05Why Humans Have More Than Five Senses2018-02-01
- S2018E06How This Pacific Island Got 10% of Their Money by Chance2018-02-08
- S2018E07What’s the Longest Train in the World?2018-02-15
- S2018E08The Warehouses That (Sort Of) Aren't in Any Country
Season 201958 episodes
- S2019E01North Korea's Fake Town in the DMZ2019-01-03
- S2019E02Why the UK Desperately Wants This Rock to Be Inhabitable2019-01-10
- S2019E03The Completely Real American $100,000 Bill2019-01-17
- S2019E04What's the Furthest You Could Travel Without a Passport?2019-01-24
- S2019E05What Living in the World's Coldest Town is Like2019-01-31
- S2019E06The US' Plan for a Hypothetical War with Britain2019-02-07
- S2019E07The US Government's $350 Million Doomsday Plane2019-02-14
- S2019E08Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in Germany
Season 202077 episodes
- S2020E01How France Bought 2,000 Trains That Were Too Wide2020-01-04
- S2020E02Why North Korea's 30 Year-Old Hotel Never Opened2020-01-08
- S2020E03The Secret Tunnel Under the White House2020-01-10
- S2020E04The Guy Who Was (Maybe) President for One Day2020-01-16
- S2020E05The Nonexistent Train Station that Legally Exists2020-01-21
- S2020E06The Highway Where Cars are Banned2020-01-23
- S2020E07How Someone Stole a Plane Without Breaking Federal Law2020-01-31
- S2020E08The CIA's 638 Attempts to Assassinate Castro
Season 202181 episodes
- S2021E01What Happens When You Build a City With Zero Zoning Laws2021-01-05
- S2021E02The Food So Bad That It's Banned In Prison2021-01-07
- S2021E03Why a 61 Year Old German Was Almost Queen of England2021-01-15
- S2021E04Why There's an American National Park in Canada2021-01-19
- S2021E05Why Blue in Japan Looks Like Green to Americans2021-01-22
- S2021E06Why Real Dictionaries Have Fake Words2021-01-28
- S2021E07Why the East Ends of (Most) Cities are Poorer2021-02-02
- S2021E08Why the US Government Has a Secret Chicken Stockpile
Season 202276 episodes
- S2022E01Why Don't Artificial Flavors Taste Accurate?2022-01-04
- S2022E02The Bug That Created "Free Public Wifi" Networks That Didn’t Work2022-01-06
- S2022E03The Fake Buildings That Hide LA's Massive Oil Industry2022-01-13
- S2022E04Why The Letter Q Has Only Been Legal In Turkey For 8 Years2022-01-20
- S2022E05Why Flights Through China Take Such Weird Routes2022-01-22
- S2022E06The Software Bug That Blacked Out the Entire US Northeast2022-01-31
- S2022E07Why There is a Giant Floating Prison In New York City2022-02-02
- S2022E08
Season 202376 episodes
- S2023E01Why Building Ski Lifts Is Incredibly Hard2023-01-04
- S2023E02The Massively Complicated Task of Buying Insurance for a Satellite2023-01-11
- S2023E03Why Canada’s Teachers Run an Investment Firm in Singapore2023-01-18
- S2023E04The Navy’s Obscure, Super-Efficient Swim Stroke2023-01-20
- S2023E05The Weirdly Complex Science of Snow Removal2023-01-21
- S2023E06Why the IRS Taxes Illegal Income2023-01-30
- S2023E07The Corporate Conspiracy Behind California’s Smallest Town2023-02-02
- S2023E08
Season 202456 episodes
- S2024E01South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere2024-01-04
- S2024E02Why There’s a Giant Barcode In The Middle of the Mojave Desert2024-01-11
- S2024E03The Special Design That Makes Library Books Indestructible2024-01-16
- S2024E04How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons2024-01-19
- S2024E05How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof2024-01-25
- S2024E06Why a Big Box Store Started Solving Violent Crimes2024-01-26
- S2024E07The Very Real Australian Colleges with No Students2024-01-31
- S2024E08
Season 202552 episodes
- S2025E01Why People Live In Tubes At The Bottom of the Ocean2025-01-14
- S2025E02How Renault Won an F1 Race by Crashing a Car2025-01-21
- S2025E03The Nuke-Proof US Military Base in a Mountain2025-01-24
- S2025E04This 2-Mile Long Gondola Cost $52 Million2025-01-29
- S2025E05The Swimsuit So Good They Banned It2025-01-31
- S2025E06The Unspoken Rules of LEGO Sets2025-02-13
- S2025E07Brooklyn’s Only Interstate Is Doomed2025-02-21
- S2025E08The Fake Currency That Saved Brazil’s Economy
Season 202626 episodes
- S2026E01How Iran Smuggles 777 Airplanes2026-01-14
- S2026E02This Is The Worst Cell Phone of All Time2026-01-21
- S2026E03The Messy Science of Escalator Etiquette2026-01-28
- S2026E04The Debate Over the Best Parking Garage Design2026-01-30
- S2026E05The Weirdly Specific Science Behind Ship Camouflage2026-01-31
- S2026E06Why The US Government Put 480 Million Needles Into the Sky2026-02-10
- S2026E07The Debacle Behind The 2026 Olympic Hockey Rink2026-02-25
- S2026E08The Terrible Design of the US Mail Truck