🎙️ A Normal Meets A Nerd #11 🧬 Could we bring back extinct animals? From Jurassic Park theory to lightsaber physics, this episode of A Normal Meets A Nerd dives deep into your weirdest, wildest questions. Dylan and Darragh explore: 🧭 How do animals know where to migrate? 🦖 Is bringing animals back from extinction actually possible? 🎬 Why do swords make sounds in films even when they miss? 🔦 Are lightsabers even remotely possible in real life? 💩 ...
🎙️ A Normal Meets A Nerd #10 Ever wondered why you laugh when you’re tickled? 😂 Or what’s actually happening when you feel an itch? 🤔 This week on A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan and Darragh tackle your strangest questions yet — from the science of giggles to the mystery of black holes. 🌌 Plus: 🌭 Is a hot dog a sandwich? 🧪 Can you test on yourself scientifically? 👁️ What are those weird floaty things in your eyes? 🤧 And what’s the point of allergies anyway? It’s cur...
Season 2 kicks off with a bang (and some space dust)! 🚀 Dylan and Darragh are back—and diving straight into your most random, brilliant questions. Would a blue whale survive longer than a human if they both caught the same virus? 🐋🤒 How do barcodes and QR codes actually work? 📦📱 And… what even is dust? 🌫️ (Brace yourself, it’s worse than you think.) They also explore why some things are considered bad luck 🍀❌, whether your “gut feeling” is real or just your brain playing tricks 🧠🩻...
We vanished. You noticed. We’re flattered. While Season 2 brews, enjoy this chaotic one-off! 💥 100 men vs 1 gorilla — who’s walking away? 🦍 Your brain probably needs this. Send us your questions for Season 2!🎙️ Thank you for listening! Follow us across social media: https://linktr.ee/anmanpod Artwork: Jacob Bell
It’s the Season Finale of A Normal Meets A Nerd! 🎉 To wrap up the season, Dylan and Darragh are diving into a full episode of your questions—some of the weirdest and wildest yet. Why has fizzy milk never taken off? 🥛✨ Is fasting actually good for you? ⏳ And do animals really get drunk in the wild? 🍷🐘 The duo also tackle some big debates—are there more doors or wheels in the world? 🚪🛞 And could we all just be living in a simulation? 🤯💻 Plus, Darragh answers the science questions you never k...
This week on A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan and Darragh explore the mind-bending realities of space: what really happens to astronauts' bodies while they’re floating in zero gravity? 🌌🚀 The questions don’t stop there! How do plants know when it’s time to grow? 🌱 What’s the secret behind planes and helicopters staying in the air? ✈️🚁 And what exactly is fire made of? 🔥 The duo also tackle some truly out-there mysteries: why can’t we remember being babies? 👶🧠 Do ants really bite in sync? 🐜 And ...
This week on A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan kicks things off by asking Darragh the big question: does he actually like being called a nerd? 🧠 From there, they dive headfirst into a prehistoric disaster, imagining what it was like the day dinosaurs went extinct. 🦖💥 Curious why bugs aren’t the size of cows? Or why yawning is so contagious? Dylan’s got you covered with more head-scratchers. 🐛➡️🐄 🥱➡️🥱 The duo also uncover the secrets of tortoises' long lives 🐢 and tackle the surprisingly under-disc...
🎙️ A Normal Meets A Nerd #5 Christmas Special 🎅🏻☃️🎄 Normal questions, nerdy answers 🤔 🎄✨ In this festive episode of A Normal Meets A Nerd, we tackle the most random Christmas questions you never knew you needed answers to! 🎅 From how fast Santa really needs to travel to why mince pies have no mince (🤔), whether reindeers can fly, and even if Die Hard is truly a Christmas film—we’ve got it all covered. 🎁 Join us for laughs, facts, and a sprinkle of holiday cheer! 🌟 #ChristmasPodcast #Sant...
This week on A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan is back with another round of curious questions for Darragh to tackle. 🔋 Ever wondered how batteries actually work? Or why animals see the world in different colors to humans? 🐾 The pair also dive deep (literally!) to uncover how animals survive the crushing depths of the ocean. 🌊 They explore why hair turns grey as we age, why hands are smaller than feet, and unravel the odd saying, “dressed to the 9s.” 👗 Curious about these and more? Tune in for t...
This week on A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan quizzes Darragh on some delightfully odd and fascinating topics. 🤔 Ever wondered who first decided to milk a cow and why? 🐄 Or how bees turn nectar into honey? 🍯 Darragh breaks it all down with his signature mix of wit and wisdom. The duo also dives into the mysteries of modern tech: how does satnav work so flawlessly? 🌍 And why don’t massive cruise ships sink? 🚢 Things take a nostalgic turn as they reflect on life before the internet—and even before...
This week, Dylan dives into another round of mind-boggling questions for Darragh, starting with the classic conundrum: how long is a piece of string? 🪢 From there, they explore the nature of memory, uncover what humans can do better than animals without technology, and even figure out how vinyl records bring music to life. 🎶 Ever wondered why artificial banana flavor doesn’t taste like bananas? 🍌 Or what water actually tastes like? 💧 Dylan takes a crack at solving the energy crisis (with...q...
In the pilot episode of A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan dives deep with Darragh, unraveling mysteries and quirky questions we’ve all wondered about. From pondering the existence of aliens and whether you’d stand a better chance against a lion or a bear, to exploring what would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning, this episode is packed with brain-bending curiosity. Darragh explains if blind people dream visually, how deadly poisons change over time, the secrets of the immortal jellyfish, a...