Half as Interesting
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 2019
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1
E1
North Korea's Fake Town in the DMZ
Jan 3, 2019 -
2
E2
Why the UK Desperately Wants This Rock to Be Inhabitable
Jan 10, 2019 -
3
E3
The Completely Real American $100,000 Bill
Jan 17, 2019 -
4
E4
What's the Furthest You Could Travel Without a Passport?
Jan 24, 2019 -
5
E5
What Living in the World's Coldest Town is Like
Jan 31, 2019 -
6
E6
The US' Plan for a Hypothetical War with Britain
Feb 7, 2019 -
7
E7
The US Government's $350 Million Doomsday Plane
Feb 14, 2019 -
8
E8
Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in Germany
Feb 21, 2019 -
9
E9
How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 Million
Feb 28, 2019 -
10
E10
How Kim Jong-un Travels
Mar 7, 2019 -
11
E11
What Is the Shortest-Lived Country in History?
Mar 14, 2019 -
12
E12
The 30 Year-Old Airline That's Never Flown
Mar 21, 2019 -
13
E13
Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly Wrong
Mar 28, 2019 -
14
E14
The Secret Radio Stations Used to Communicate with Spies
Apr 4, 2019 -
15
E15
What's the Most Isolated City in the World?
Apr 11, 2019 -
16
E16
How Ireland Accidentally Legalized Drugs for Two Days
Apr 18, 2019 -
17
E17
Why Berlin's 15 Year-Old Airport has Never Had a Flight
Apr 25, 2019 -
18
E18
How an Australian Prime Minister Disappeared Without a Trace
May 2, 2019 -
19
E19
Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists
May 9, 2019 -
20
E20
Why This Capital City Has a Population of Zero
May 16, 2019 -
21
E21
Why South Korea Will be Silent on November, 14, 2019
May 23, 2019 -
22
E22
The Law That Lets You Legally Steal Houses
Jun 6, 2019 -
23
E23
How a Manhole Cover Became the Fastest Manmade Object Ever
Jun 13, 2019 -
24
E24
How a Boeing 727 Was Stolen (And Never Found)
Jun 20, 2019 -
25
E25
The Secret Codes that Printers Put on Every Paper
Jun 27, 2019 -
26
E26
Why There's Only One American Cruise Ship
Jul 4, 2019 -
27
E27
How Australia Printed a Typo 46 Million Times
Jul 11, 2019 -
28
E28
The $14.3 Million World's Most Expensive License Plate
Jul 18, 2019 -
29
E29
The US Government's Airline for Prisoners
Jul 25, 2019 -
30
E30
Quarter as Interesting: The Topics That Weren't Good Enough
Aug 2, 2019 -
31
E31
The Island Invented to Scam a Rich Guy
Aug 8, 2019 -
32
E32
North Korea's Tiny, Terrible Airline
Aug 15, 2019 -
33
E33
Why There’s Less Gravity in Hudson Bay, Canada
Aug 22, 2019 -
34
E34
The US' Terrible Mistake of Selling $1 Coins for $1
Aug 29, 2019 -
35
E35
Every Mistake We've Ever Made (2 Fast 2 Spurious)
Aug 31, 2019 -
36
E36
The Tiny Building Where 285,000 Businesses are Based
Sep 5, 2019 -
37
E37
The Places Where Sneaking Over the US-Canada Border is Legal
Sep 13, 2019 -
38
E38
The $250,000 Unlimited Flight Pass: A Terrible Mistake
Sep 19, 2019 -
39
E39
The Global Restaurant Chain Run by North Korea
Sep 26, 2019 -
40
E40
The Cruise Ship That People Live On
Oct 4, 2019 -
41
E41
Why There's a Completely Russian Town in Norway
Oct 9, 2019 -
42
E42
Why This Parrot is in Witness Protection
Oct 11, 2019 -
43
E43
How Much is the US President Paid?
Oct 17, 2019 -
44
E44
How the Queen Travels
Oct 24, 2019 -
45
E45
The Tree That Owns Itself
Oct 25, 2019 -
46
E46
The Bit of East Germany That Might Still Exist
Oct 31, 2019 -
47
E47
Why North Dakota Wasn't Technically a State Until 2012
Nov 7, 2019 -
48
E48
Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLM
Nov 12, 2019 -
49
E49
The Secret Behind the Huge, Windowless Skyscraper in NYC
Nov 14, 2019 -
50
E50
The US Government's Trillion Dollar Coin
Nov 21, 2019 -
51
E51
What's the Longest Possible Commercial Flight?
Nov 28, 2019 -
52
E52
Who Owns New Islands?
Nov 29, 2019 -
53
E53
The Time a Senator Spoke for 24-Hours Straight
Dec 5, 2019 -
54
E54
Why Saudi Arabia Imports Sand
Dec 10, 2019 -
55
E55
What's the Most Expensive Single Thing?
Dec 12, 2019 -
56
E56
The Nazi Weather Station in North America
Dec 19, 2019 -
57
E57
The Only Town in the US With a Population of One
Dec 24, 2019 -
58
E58
How to Celebrate New Year's Eve Six Times in One Night
Dec 31, 2019