ADHD And The Theory Of All The Things

Andrew Perry
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ADHD and the Theory of All the Things is a podcast born from one of the most recognizable parts of ADHD: relentless curiosity. Hosted by Andrew Perry, each episode follows a single question down the rabbit hole to uncover the history, science, psychology, and human stories behind the ordinary things we often take for granted. From photography and clocks to coffee, sleep, Apple, money, friendship, and everything in between, you’ll discover how everyday things became extraordinary. You don’t need to have ADHD to enjoy this podcast. You just need to love asking, “Why?” If you’ve ever lost an afternoon chasing one fascinating question after another, you’ll feel right at home. This isn’t a lecture or a textbook. Think of it like a conversation around a campfire with a good friend, uncovering forgotten stories, and making complex topics surprisingly easy to understand. Because every ordinary thing has an extraordinary story. And once you know it, you’ll never look at the world the same way again.

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  1. 2d ago

    A Hole In The Wall Started Your Selfies

    Send us Fan Mail A photograph feels simple until you ask the one question that started it all: how do we make the picture stay? We follow that question back more than 2,000 years to a tiny hole in a wall, an upside-down street scene, and the discovery that light follows rules. From Mozi’s early explanation of inverted images to Aristotle’s eclipse crescents under a tree, and Ibn al-Haytham’s experiments that helped define modern optics and the scientific method, the origin story of photography is really a story about curiosity that refuses to quit. From there, the rabbit hole runs straight into the camera obscura, Renaissance artists, and Leonardo da Vinci realizing the human eye works like a camera. Then the pace picks up in rural France, where Niépce finally captures the first permanent photograph using bitumen of Judea, even if it takes roughly eight hours. Daguerre makes photography practical with the daguerreotype, Talbot makes it reproducible with negatives and prints, and the world starts to change because images can finally travel, multiply, and endure. We also break down how a camera works in plain language: lens, aperture, shutter speed, film chemistry, and digital sensors. And once photography becomes accessible through Kodak and the Brownie, it stops being just a technical invention and becomes a tool for memory, evidence, journalism, medicine, science, and perspective shifting images like Earthrise and the Pale Blue Dot. If you’ve ever wondered why we document everything from wars to sunsets, the answer might be more human than you expect. Subscribe for more rabbit holes, share this with a friend who loves big questions, and leave a review so more curious people can find the show. What’s one photo you’d keep if you could only save one?

    A Hole In The Wall Started Your Selfies

  2. Season 1 Trailer

    Season 1 Trailer

    Send us Fan Mail Each week we take a deep dive down a rabbit hole. You never know where we will end up. Whether it’s the history of photography or how Crocs are made. We will follow the rabbit hole wherever it may lead.

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ADHD and the Theory of All the Things is a podcast born from one of the most recognizable parts of ADHD: relentless curiosity. Hosted by Andrew Perry, each episode follows a single question down the rabbit hole to uncover the history, science, psychology, and human stories behind the ordinary things we often take for granted. From photography and clocks to coffee, sleep, Apple, money, friendship, and everything in between, you’ll discover how everyday things became extraordinary. You don’t need to have ADHD to enjoy this podcast. You just need to love asking, “Why?” If you’ve ever lost an afternoon chasing one fascinating question after another, you’ll feel right at home. This isn’t a lecture or a textbook. Think of it like a conversation around a campfire with a good friend, uncovering forgotten stories, and making complex topics surprisingly easy to understand. Because every ordinary thing has an extraordinary story. And once you know it, you’ll never look at the world the same way again.

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