About this episode
The episode discusses various intriguing topics including fishing, space exploration, and attention spans with a comedic twist.
Immortal honey. The Icelandic fishing miracle. Lunar gold rush. Attacking Joe specifically. Jellyfish too big. Brazilian dinos. High drama in the orchestra. Scratch: Origins. Viking nothing. Your attention is fine. Cursive v Joe: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/cursive-clubs-students.html Famous signatures: https://www.taminoautographs.com/blogs/autograph-blog/famous-signatures-top-100-celebrity-signatures-in-history?srsltid=AfmBOor127NdSbljO7iqgw0s1zzETJvUZu01MJBA2oRL2kFYBmJb3mZL Attention Spans: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-attention-spans-really-shrinking-what-the-science-says/ Helium 3: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-helium-3-create-a-gold-rush-on-the-moon/ Icelandic Fishing: https://reasonstobecheerful.world/great-lakes-fish-interview/ Produced by Joe Fisher and Finlay Stevenson Music: My Own Kind of Tango by Alexandra Woodard Leave Finlay a message or a voicemail: https://www.hwatweekly.com Follow us on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@hwatweekly Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hwatweekly.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hwatweekly/ Find and support our sponsors at: …
People in this episode
Hosts: Joe Fisher, Finlay Stevenson
Topics covered
- fishing
- space exploration
- attention spans
- music
- signatures
- comedy
Keywords
- Icelandic fishing
- Lunar gold rush
- attention spans
- famous signatures
- comedy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Business Goose Media, New York Times, Scientific American, Fable and Folly
Books & works: My Own Kind of Tango
Places: Iceland, Brazil
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