News To Me

Zachy Hennessey

Eventually-world-renowned journalist Zachy Hennessey gets to the bottom of the cool stories that aren't making it to the front page.

Episodes

  1. 10/07/2020

    Jellybeans: How Beavers and Beetles Get Into Your Beans | News To Me #4

    The eccentric man behind the Jelly Belly is giving away a free factory. But, what exactly goes into those wonderful lumps of sugar? Credits Created by: Zachy Hennessey Works cited Klein's dark origin story: https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/local-features/local-lifestyle-columns/not-so-sweet-story-of-original-mr-jelly-belly/ JB's 50 Flavors: https://news.jellybelly.com/brand-fact-sheet-jelly-belly-jelly-beans/ Klein pulls a Wonka: https://www.insider.com/jelly-belly-founder-hides-golden-tickets-to-win-candy-factory-2020-9 Convoluted rules: https://thegoldticket.com/pages/how-it-works A whack kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecandyman/help-the-candyman-make-his-come-back Beaver butt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castoreum A grandpa giving useful info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQcQ0yuekZ0 KK Sharma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_VvLjZZccM Music: "Protofunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Onion Capers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Lobby Time” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Bass Walker” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Mining By Moonlight” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Deuces” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Rumination” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “All This” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ if you can read this, you're too close

    13 min
  2. 09/16/2020

    Measurements: Do I Have A Negative Fever? | News To Me #3

    Measuring stuff is useful, but only if we’re using a system that works. Zachy takes a look at some of the ways measurement has gooched the pooch in the past. Credits Created by: Zachy Hennessey Works Cited Stanford challenges Wurlich’s Temperature standard: https://elifesciences.org/articles/49555 eLife’s Podcast (used with permission): https://elifesciences.org/podcast/episode63#1334 We’re getting colder: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/forget-98-6-humans-now-have-lower-body-temperature-on-average-heres-why Human Genome Project’s Issues: https://www.inverse.com/article/51084-reference-genome-human-genetics-testing Sherman and Salzberg’s HGP Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-018-0273-y I used this to make that great Prokaryote joke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_structure#Prokaryotes 1000 Genome Project: https://www.internationalgenome.org/about ALSO https://www.nature.com/articles/526052a Allana Mitchell’s Tale of Two Feet: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/science/foot-surveying-metrology-dennis.html Music "Protofunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Deuces Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  Thinking Music Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Upbeat Forever Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Bass Walker Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Rumination Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    12 min
  3. 08/26/2020

    Jellyfish: Mucus, Migration, and Microplastics | News To Me #2

    What if I told you that you can use jellyfish snot to stop pollution? Zachy investigates the misinformation around jellyfish overpopulation, the dissent on their numbers between marine biologists, and what kind of salad they go best in. Credits Created by: Zachy Hennessey Creative consulting: Efi Masliansky Special thanks: Shany Barkan Works cited Netta’s jellyfish article: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-they-re-brainless-they-terrorize-beachgoers-and-they-may-be-able-to-help-humanity-1.9034983 Jellyfish thrive on global warming: https://www.businessinsider.com/jellyfish-thriving-climate-change-warm-oceans-2019-10 The bugs are dying: https://www.businessinsider.com/insects-dying-off-sign-of-6th-mass-extinction-2019-2 Sixth mass-extinction event: https://www.businessinsider.com/biological-annihilation-sixth-mass-extinction-2017-7 GoJelly’s Site: https://gojelly.eu/ GoJelly partner explains microplastics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiQ__AGP_pg Music: "Protofunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Quirky Dog" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Lobby Time” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Sinfonia Number 5” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ flambo

    14 min

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Eventually-world-renowned journalist Zachy Hennessey gets to the bottom of the cool stories that aren't making it to the front page.