Hwat?! Weekly
Do you have a partner that works too much? Well, Joe certainly does, which is why he decided to make "Hwat?! Weekly!", a weekly recap show where Joe updates his workaholic girlfriend, Finlay on anything interesting that happened in the past week (with a strict "no politics, no pop culture" mandate)....
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Aug. 3, 2026
82: On Tightening it Up
A handfull of follow -ups before our long winter's hiatus! Executioner Clown Frog: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40675238 https://search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxonCode=t-11139538 Tungara Frog: https://www.dinacon.org/2019/09/11/laser-tungara-frog-synth/ Cognitive Exhaustion: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-mental-exhaustion-changes-the-choices-you-make/ Moon Boom: Elon Musk SpaceX Rocket Is Set To Crash Into the Moon—What You Need To Know - Newsweek See Priv
July 27, 2026
81: Dijon Mayo Combinaysh™
What's your sandwich? https://cupofjo.com/2026/07/22/what-would-be-on-your-larry-david-sandwich/ Rich People Ice: https://lamaterial.com/p/luxury-ice-imported-japan-la Balloons: https://flagcityballoonfest.com/balloons/ Earth goo: https://www.quantamagazine.org/earths-core-appears-to-be-leaking-up-and-out-of-earths-surface-20250804/ Writing is hard because you're a caveman: https://lithub.com/why-writing-feels-so-hard-and-how-to-make-it-easier/ The music that Finlay made Joe listen to:
July 20, 2026
80: Boxes Behind Me Edition™
New emojis! https://jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/why-do-some-new-emoji-look-familiar The two sides of Chinese Innovation: https://youtube.com/shorts/0FMipboN2qQ?si=h8Za238okBJA8qy_ https://youtu.be/vRjGVS1FIwk?si=yKt5uo7gMb2hcdr8 The Sky Mouse: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec8347 AI Stupid and Bad: https://www.404media.co/ai-fiction-is-easy-to-detect-because-its-stupid-and-bad-research-finds/?ref=the-abstract-newsletter The Dude with the Books: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/
July 13, 2026
79: Elk Heads for Nerds
Goodbye Wally! Book culling! Cold plunge! Congrats, Dale! LARP U.S.A.! Roller Derby Facts! Spoon Report! Meat Shower?? Wally: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/wally-funk-trailblazing-pilot-and-astronaut-passes-away-at-87 Book Culling: https://lithub.com/how-and-why-to-cull-your-book-collection/ Cold Plunge: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/magazine/cold-plunge-fix.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wFA.AHQn.AMSie9IN3Bkv Meat Shower: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles
July 6, 2026
78: I never want to stop getting pictures of your hamster
Malmesbury Batman! Fixed Egg Pool Begone! Ha Ha Ford. Ocean Plant Facts! Polish Knives! Mummy Bread! Smart fish! Leopard/Jaguar/Panther! let the Rubin drama commence! Eilmer of Malmesbury: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/did-a-medieval-flying-monk-spot-halleys-comet-twice-its-complicated/ Eggs: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-biological-dogma-that-women-dont-make-new-eggs-after-birth-may-be-wrong/ Ford hates humans: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ford-ai-automation-
June 29, 2026
I swear we had a whole other day.
Cursed by the podcast gods again! We will be back next week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
