Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why anesthesia is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why subways are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why brown bears are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why push-buttons are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why bismuth is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why prunes are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2026

Alex Schmidt and special guests Ben Harrison and Adam Pranica explore why "23 skidoo" is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's Alex's recent guest appearance on the amazing 'Eurovangelists' podcast.

Transcribed - Published: 13 April 2026

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's two SIF bonus shows about bison, never before released to the general public.

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2026

Alex had his baby! And everybody's doing great. :-D

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2026

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's the first episode of Alex's special miniseries about creating the bison emoji.

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2026

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's a past episode of Katie's animal science podcast, featuring Alex as the guest and butts as the topic.

Transcribed - Published: 23 March 2026

Please enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's the first episode of "The Inspectors Inspectors", never before released to the general public. (To hear all six episodes -- and counting! -- please visit https://maximumfun.org/join/ )

Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2026

Alex Schmidt and special guest Andrew Ti explore why human teeth are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2026

Alex Schmidt and special guest Joey Clift explore why Jim Thorpe is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 2 March 2026

Katie had her baby! And they're all doing well. <3

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2026

Alex Schmidt and special guests David Bell and Tom Reimann explore why the color yellow is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2026

Alex Schmidt and special guest Tom Lum explore why doughnuts are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2026

Alex Schmidt and special guest Ellen Weatherford explore why garlic is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2026

Alex Schmidt and special guest Robert Brockway explore why the number 13 is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 2 February 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why "fingers crossed" is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why baby bottles are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 19 January 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why sliced bread is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 12 January 2026

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why toilet paper is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2026

Happy holidays from us (Alex and Katie)! Please enjoy this holiday hello. Please also enjoy a new "The Inspectors Inspectors" episode in MaxFun bonus feeds. And see you in 2026!

Transcribed - Published: 29 December 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why peppermint is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why toothpicks are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why interrobangs are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 8 December 2025

Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guest Jason Pargin explore why The United Nations is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why spurs are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why credit scores are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why the song "Yakety Sax" is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 10 November 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why chopsticks are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why pumpkins are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2025

We make a special bonus show EVERY WEEK for Maximum Fun members. Get them all by supporting the podcast at https://maximumfun.org/join/. And please enjoy this special public release of the bonus show for "Lunch Atop A Skyscraper".

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why the photograph "Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why speed bumps are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why flamingos are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why Bluetooth is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why lint is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 22 September 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why Neapolitan ice cream is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why glow-in-the-dark stuff is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why the color red is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why root beer is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 25 August 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why cathode ray tubes are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2025

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why zoos are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2025

Alex Schmidt and special guest Jason Pargin explore why "http www" is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2025

Alex Schmidt and special guest Dan Hopper explore why escalators are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2025

Alex Schmidt and special guest Lydia Bugg explore why sunscreen is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2025

Alex Schmidt and special guest Dennard Dayle explore why "rock paper scissors" is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Transcribed - Published: 14 July 2025