Something Amazing

Something Amazing

Each week Matt Saraceni and Amberly Cull tell each other Something Amazing that they've discovered. It could be a fact, could be a story, could be a recipe for flan. Anything! With the one rule: it must be - Something Amazing! Artwork by: Stacy Gougoulis

Episodes

April 23, 2020 29 mins

A family in Australia has recreated an entire 15-hour flight in their living room! Also the inventor of N-95 masks (used by front-line medical workers) has come out of retirement to help. Also, the story of Violet Jessup and how she survived three separate shipwrecks! Plus we read your mail from hellosomethingamazing@gmail.com

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Another episode from our socially distant bunkers - Matt tells Amberly about the Irish Prime Minister's hobby and how Lin-Manuel Miranda is making dreams come true in John Krasinski's Some Good News internet show. Amberly tells Matt about some goats taking over a town and the legacy of an amazing astronaut: Ronald McNair 👨‍🚀 ALSO! Bucket sandwiches.

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Recorded from social isolation, using a direct link from Matt's home office to Amberly's blanket fort - we're back doing what we always do: telling each other "Something Amazing" from quarantine. In this episode: the competition from 1920's New York that has everyone laughing except "Sober Sue", viking's weapons, Graham Merfield - who ran a marathon by doing laps of his garden and the astrophysicist Dr Daniel Reardon who got magnet...

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In this episode we spend a lot of time discussing rollercoasters. Also Amberly has some quirky facts from an international zoo visit as well as recapping the impossible-to-guess birthday surprise she took Matt on.

As promised here's the video of the Rollercoaster catch: youtube.com/watch?v=d6KNEe_2qDw

And the video of Atlantis in WA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzD4LEQ289E

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To celebrate 50 years since man first walked on the moon, Matt has pulled together some amazing facts about the moon landing. Also, Amberly tells Matt about a hero you should know about and also sprinkles in some moon facts of her own!

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In this episode Amberly tells Matt about a spicy high, as well as a bunch of "banger facts" (basically, a lot of fact in a row). Matt tells Amberly about a very strange home invasion and a new way to dispose of yourself once you die has just become legal in California.

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It's 2019 and we're back baby! New facts, new stories, same old Matt and Amberly as hosts. For the first week back Matt shares a mystery he's been saving up since New Years Eve as well as a sport that was invented by an AI after being fed the rules of 400 existing sports. Amberly tells Matt about another weird sport "extreme ironing" as well as why space walkers may not have fingernails. You can email us: hellosomethingamazing@gmai...

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Amberly tells Matt about how a car you know almost had a terrible name and why the Ancient Greek statues had little willys! Matt tells Amberly about why people are emailing trees and gives an update on lab-grown meat. Also listener Matt sends us an email with a video about a robot in space. You can watch the video yourself, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE0LQ2y_-Pk

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It's Christmas!! So we have a special Something Amazing chock-full of Christmas cheer, egg-nog and presents. This Podcast is chocked fuller than a Christmas cracker with great Christmas themed facts you can whip out at family gatherings.

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This week Amberly tells Matt about 🤖butts and 🤖birthdays. Matt tells Amberly about the new job of Esports coaching and 🤖CEOs.

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This week, Matt tells Amberly about Art that sold at an auction for an incredible amount drawn by AI. Also Brain to Brain networks exist now! Amberly tells Matt about the cutest little Dik Dik and a weird fact about M. Night Shyamalan‘s past.

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Amberly tells Matt about "Kevinism" and gives some prime examples of when your name is an insult in Germany. Also, she gives the back story of how Wrigley's came to become famous for making gum. Matt tells Amberly about how robots are learning to do a backflip by watching YouTube videos and which porn site is now letting you search by emoji! 🍆

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Amberly tells Matt about someone who literally died of politeness and how some squirrels got arrested for spying. Matt tells Amberly about the world's first Space Mining university course and how Google has invented killer robots (of the good kind!)

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Matt's amazing facts for Amberly this week include Google Translate spitting out weird religious prophecies and a world record domino toppling attempt that ended in disaster! Amberly tells Matt about the naming of a town and the naming of an old carny trick. Plus, we open up the mailbag!

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August 13, 2018 31 mins

Matt shares the greatest something amazing he's ever found. There's other stuff but really this episode is mainly about how good Matt's first fact is. PS - Matt wrote this.

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This week Amberly tells Matt about a mayor that's a dog and the story of the inventor of a strange bit of clothing. Matt tells Amberly about a guy who successfully managed to sue Google for search results and how WiFi can be used to see through walls! Also why does Facebook want you to send them your nudes?

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In this week's episode: Matt tells Amberly about IBM's Watson taking on a pair of  human debaters for the first time. Also an AI that can see into your future! Amberly tells Matt about what a cuckold is and where the word comes from. Also, she has another weird movie that you'll probably never see...

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In this weeks episode Matt tells Amberly about a bio-hacker who won a court case after he inserted a train ticket into his arm. Also, a robot soccer team and a 19 year olds award winning window washer drone. Amberly tells Matt about a strange Japanese bank-heist with a murderous twist. Finally, a lying competition that you won't believe!

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In this episode, Matt tells Amberly about a competition designed to find the best fake videos on the internet. Also, why are Swedish bank robbers finding it so hard to "work"? Amberly tells Matt about NASA's chief sniffer (it's a real job!) and the movie starring John Malkovich that you'll never get to see.

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Matt's sitting in the King Chair and is very relaxed! In this episode - Matt tells Amberly about FIT - a new AI built for the fashion industry and how a serial killer was caught using a website you use to search your family history. Amberly tells Matt about the science of a favourite smell and how some bees were used to catch a big illegal pot farm.

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