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The help desk for life’s most intractable problems
Maybe it’s just a quiet annoyance you’ve grudgingly learned to put up with, or a life defining issue that makes it hard to move forward.
Whatever it is, Alex Goldman — reporter, radio producer, and overconfident idiot — will get to the bottom of it (if there’s a bottom to be found. Results may vary).
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This week: Kyle has a medal that was awarded to his great great great Grandfather over a century ago. Was it awarded by a shadowy secret society? We investigate.THE FRONT OF THE MEDALTHE BACK OF THE M...
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Your membership to Hyperfixed helps us keep the show going. Please consider becoming a member to get bonus episodes, access to our discord, exclusive merch, and more!hyperfixedpod.com/joinThis week: S...
· 33 min 39 sec
Become a Hyperfixed Premium member and support independent journalism! Get access to bonus episodes, the hyperfixed Discord, and more!https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinIntrigue on the high seas. I mean on...
· 36 min 43 sec
This week - Scammers have managed to copy Jordan's entire website and steal her business -- more than once. But how are they doing it? And why is it so hard to fight now? If you like this show, please...
· 35 min 16 sec
This week, An asks us perhaps the smallest question we've ever had to answer, and inadvertently sends us on a wild reporting journey. Also Alex yells and swears.Help support Hyperfixed by becoming a p...
· 30 min 47 sec
This week - Keenan always had this question about his mom's past, and he turned to us for help. And then we turned to him for help. A very special episode of Hyperfixed.Become a premium Hyperfixed mem...
· 45 min 58 sec
Jack has noticed something weird about some license plates. It could be a conspiracy. We investigate.Become a premium supporter of Hyperfixed to get all kinds of bonus stuff! It's thanks to all of you...
· 26 min 44 sec
Joe Rhodes is a former journalist that is writing about his experiences on the Villa Vie Odyssey, a cruise ship that has just embarked on a 3 & 1/2 year voyage. It hasn't all been smooth sailing....
· 25 min 52 sec
We've had maybe a dozen submissions from people who reached out to us with questions about public restrooms. Specifically: why are they designed so poorly? And how gross are they actually? Alex and Hy...
· 34 min 40 sec
This week, Kyle asks us whether a bit of folk wisdom, passed down through generations, is actually true, and once again we end up in a big philosophical discussion about the nature of knowledge and st...
· 36 min 35 sec
This week - Kristin asks us for help on one of the most difficult decisions she'll ever have to make. You can sign up for bonus episodes, join our discord, and much more at https://hyperfixedpod.com/j...
· 37 min 35 sec
I've known Wendy, the host of Science Vs. for almost a decade at this point, and her show is spectacular! We are sharing an episode of her show on the feed this week, just because we love her and woul...
· 50 min 59 sec
This week - Casey has been chasing the origin of a very specific piece of ephemera for years. He came to us for help.If you like this episode and want to hear more, please sign up for our premium feed...
· 32 min 17 sec
On this episode, Dylan is concerned about something going on at the grocery store, but he's not quite sure how concerned he should be. That's where we step in.Subscribe to the Hyperfixed premium feed...
· 24 min 19 sec
This week: Eva lives in the UK, loves to bake, and frequently tries to bake American recipes. But Americans measure by volume and everyone else measures by weight — and converting those measurements i...
· 28 min 20 sec
This week: Gwen was born and raised in New York, and never felt like she needed to learn to drive. Now that she's turned 30, she's scared she's too old to change that. Alex stands around with a microp...
· 30 min 54 sec
Maybe it’s just a quiet annoyance you’ve grudgingly learned to put up with, or a life defining issue that makes it hard to move forward. Whatever it is, Alex Goldman — reporter, radio producer, and ov...
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