Smartest Year Ever

Gordy

The Smartest Year Ever began as a 365-day experiment in curiosity. In 2025, I dropped a new fact every single day. History, science, language, word origins, and strange true stories, all the stuff that somehow makes you sound smarter in conversation. The goal hasn’t changed: help you become the world’s greatest conversationalist.

Episodes · 25

Why Some People Suddenly Become Geniuses (Savant Syndrome)

Jun 13, 2026 · 8m

Why Can't Living People Be on U.S. Money?

Jun 6, 2026 · 6m

Why Wasn’t Buzz Aldrin First on the Moon?

May 30, 2026 · 9m

How Long Could You Survive on Each Planet?

May 23, 2026 · 9m

Why Nobody Could Read Egyptian for 1,400 Years

May 16, 2026 · 8m

What Do You Actually Do If You Find Buried Treasure?

May 9, 2026 · 10m

You Don't Actually Own Your Land

May 2, 2026 · 6m

Do Newborns Remember Being Born? It Just Happened

Apr 27, 2026 · 6m

What Is the Oldest Living Thing on Earth?

Apr 18, 2026 · 6m

What Living Thing Is Most Genetically Different From Humans?

Apr 11, 2026 · 6m

Why Is a Bunny Delivering Eggs on Easter?

Apr 4, 2026 · 6m

He Carried a Calf Every Day…Until It Became a Bull

Mar 27, 2026 · 6m

The Day a Major City Had No Police

Mar 21, 2026 · 7m

How Did People Wake Up Before Alarm Clocks?

Mar 14, 2026 · 6m

Abandoned Olympic Venues Around the World

Mar 4, 2026 · 7m

The Weirdest Olympic Events Ever

Feb 7, 2026 · 8m

When the U.S. Dropped Two Nuclear Bombs on Itself

Jan 31, 2026 · 9m

The Only Sea Without a Coast (The Sargasso Sea)

Jan 24, 2026 · 5m

What It’s Really Like to Enter Witness Protection

Jan 16, 2026 · 12m

The Odds of a Monkey Writing Shakespeare Are Worse Than You Think

Jan 10, 2026 · 16m

365 Days of Facts — Smartest Year Ever Bonus Episode | Smartest Year Ever (Jan 1, 2026)

Jan 1, 2026 · 23m

What Astronauts Call “The Overview Effect” — 2025 Finale | Smartest Year Ever (Dec 31, 2025)

Dec 31, 2025 · 6m

Why Kissing Exists — Across Species | Smartest Year Ever (Dec 30, 2025)

Dec 30, 2025 · 6m

Why We Call It “Trivia” | Smartest Year Ever (Dec 29, 2025)

Dec 29, 2025 · 5m

Why the QWERTY Keyboard Is Laid Out This Way | Smartest Year Ever (Dec 28, 2025)

Dec 28, 2025 · 4m