Info On The Go

William and Kat

Info On The Go is a family-friendly podcast for curious minds of all ages, delivering engaging stories and fascinating facts you can enjoy anywhere. The show covers history, science, space, technology, and everything in between, connecting the past to the world we live in today. Perfect for commutes, travel, or downtime at home, learning is made fun, accessible, and entertaining—packed with insights, surprises, and the occasional laugh. Tune in weekly and discover why the journey of knowledge never truly ends.

  1. 9h ago

    HPV Virus

    Send us Fan Mail HPV is one of the most common viruses on Earth, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood. Most sexually active people will encounter it at some point in their lives, often without ever knowing it. For many, the virus comes and goes unnoticed. For others, it can lead to genital warts, precancerous changes, or even cancer years after the initial infection. In this episode, we explore the remarkable story of Human Papillomavirus—from ancient misconceptions about warts and disease to the groundbreaking discovery that a virus could cause cancer. We follow the scientists who uncovered HPV’s hidden role in cervical and throat cancers, the development of revolutionary vaccines designed to prevent cancer before it starts, and the ongoing challenges of stigma, misinformation, and unequal access to healthcare. It is a story of fear, sexuality, scientific persistence, and one of the greatest breakthroughs in modern cancer prevention. Hidden inside a virus that most people will encounter lies a discovery that forever changed medicine—and may one day help eliminate some cancers altogether. Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Cozy Earth Use Code INFOGO to get 21% OFF  Old Glory Use Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkout Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Support the show Thank You for listening and Stay curious, Kat & William Email  infoonthegopodcast@gmail.com If you would like to support Info On The Go click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434258/support  Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a review. Follow us on Facebook at Info on the Go! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/159DdiptQh/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://infoonthego.buzzsprout.com

    43 min

  2. 2d ago

    The Idea That Changed Humanity

    Send us Fan Mail For most of human history, people explained the world through tradition, authority, intuition, and belief. They built elaborate systems to understand medicine, astronomy, weather, and nature itself—often with complete confidence and often completely wrong. Then humanity discovered something revolutionary: a way to test its own ideas. In this episode, we explore the remarkable history of the scientific method, from ancient philosophers and medieval scholars to the breakthroughs of Galileo, Francis Bacon, René Descartes, and Isaac Newton. We follow the evolution of a simple but powerful idea—that evidence should matter more than authority, and that reality itself should have the final say. Along the way, we examine how experimentation transformed civilization, helping unlock modern medicine, engineering, electricity, computing, and space exploration. We also explore the method’s limitations, its misuse throughout history, and why science remains a self-correcting process rather than a collection of permanent truths. More than a story about laboratories and discoveries, this is the story of humanity learning how to question itself. It is the story of the system that helped us separate belief from reality—and perhaps the most important invention ever created, not because it gave us answers, but because it gave us a reliable way to find them. Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Cozy Earth Use Code INFOGO to get 21% OFF  Old Glory Use Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkout Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Support the show Thank You for listening and Stay curious, Kat & William Email  infoonthegopodcast@gmail.com If you would like to support Info On The Go click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434258/support  Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a review. Follow us on Facebook at Info on the Go! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/159DdiptQh/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://infoonthego.buzzsprout.com

    37 min

  3. 4d ago ·  Bonus

    The Man Who Rewrote American Food (A Dash of Info)

    Send us Fan Mail The Man Who Rewrote American Food (A Dash of Info) tells the remarkable story of William A. Mitchell, the little-known food scientist whose inventions quietly transformed the way millions of people eat and drink. From the fluffy convenience of Cool Whip to the space-age appeal of Tang and the explosive surprise of Pop Rocks, Mitchell helped pioneer a new era of engineered convenience foods. This episode explores how one chemist working behind the scenes at General Foods helped redefine what Americans expected from food—making it faster, easier, and more consistent than ever before. Along the way, it reveals how science, marketing, and convenience reshaped not only grocery store shelves, but the very meaning of what we consider “normal” food.  Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Cozy Earth Use Code INFOGO to get 21% OFF  Old Glory Use Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkout Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Old GloryUse Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkoutDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show Thank You for listening and Stay curious, Kat & William Email  infoonthegopodcast@gmail.com If you would like to support Info On The Go click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434258/support  Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a review. Follow us on Facebook at Info on the Go! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/159DdiptQh/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://infoonthego.buzzsprout.com

    16 min

  4. May 29

    The Nazi Bell: Hitler’s Strangest Secret Weapon

    Send us Fan Mail  The Nazi Bell: Hitler’s Strangest Secret Weapon explores one of the most mysterious and controversial legends to emerge from the collapse of Nazi Germany. Blending documented wartime history with decades of speculation, the episode investigates the story of Die Glocke—a rumored bell-shaped device allegedly hidden deep within the Third Reich’s underground research network. Through the rise of Nazi “wonder weapons,” the shadowy role of SS General Hans Kammler, abandoned industrial sites in wartime Poland, and the postwar scramble for German scientific secrets under Operation Paperclip, the episode examines where verified history ends and myth begins. Was the Bell a real experimental project, a misunderstood fragment of wartime engineering, or simply a legend born from secrecy, destroyed archives, and humanity’s fascination with hidden technology?  Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Cozy Earth Use Code INFOGO to get 21% OFF  Old Glory Use Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkout Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Support the show Thank You for listening and Stay curious, Kat & William Email  infoonthegopodcast@gmail.com If you would like to support Info On The Go click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434258/support  Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a review. Follow us on Facebook at Info on the Go! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/159DdiptQh/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://infoonthego.buzzsprout.com

    46 min

  5. May 27

    Hantavirus of 1993

    Send us Fan Mail A deadly virus hidden in ordinary dust. In 1993, healthy young adults across the American Southwest began collapsing from a mysterious respiratory illness that doctors could not explain. What started as flu-like symptoms quickly turned into catastrophic lung failure, triggering fear, confusion, and one of the most intense medical investigations in modern America. Set against the haunting deserts of the Four Corners region, Hantavirus of 1993 explores the terrifying emergence of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, the discovery of the Sin Nombre virus, and the invisible ecological forces that turned routine spaces like sheds, cabins, and garages into places of hidden danger. It is a story of mystery, environmental science, fear, and the unsettling reality that some of the deadliest threats on Earth can exist quietly in the dust around us. Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Cozy Earth Use Code INFOGO to get 21% OFF  Old Glory Use Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkout Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Support the show Thank You for listening and Stay curious, Kat & William Email  infoonthegopodcast@gmail.com If you would like to support Info On The Go click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434258/support  Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a review. Follow us on Facebook at Info on the Go! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/159DdiptQh/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://infoonthego.buzzsprout.com

    45 min

  6. May 25 ·  Bonus

    The Rearview Mirror (A Dash of Info)

    Send us Fan Mail  From chaotic early roads filled with horses, wagons, and primitive automobiles… to modern highways packed with high-speed traffic, one small invention quietly transformed driving forever: the rear-view mirror. What began as a controversial racing experiment at the 1911 Indianapolis 500 became one of the most important safety tools ever created. This episode explores how drivers once traveled nearly blind, why mirrors were resisted for decades, and how a simple piece of glass changed human awareness behind the wheel. From side mirrors and blind spots to cameras and digital systems, this is the story of the invention that taught us to look back while moving forward.  Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Cozy Earth Use Code INFOGO to get 21% OFF  Old Glory Use Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkout Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Support the show Thank You for listening and Stay curious, Kat & William Email  infoonthegopodcast@gmail.com If you would like to support Info On The Go click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434258/support  Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a review. Follow us on Facebook at Info on the Go! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/159DdiptQh/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://infoonthego.buzzsprout.com

    18 min

  7. May 22

    Ayahuasca

    Send us Fan Mail Ayahuasca: The Vine of Souls explores the long and complex history of one of the Amazon’s most mysterious ceremonial brews. From ancient Indigenous knowledge systems and rainforest ecology to colonial disruption, modern science, and global tourism, the episode traces how ayahuasca evolved from a sacred Amazonian practice into an international subject of fascination and debate. Along the way, it examines the deep relationship between humans, plants, ritual, and knowledge—and asks a haunting question that history still cannot fully answer: how was this remarkable combination of plants discovered in the first place?  Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Cozy Earth Use Code INFOGO to get 21% OFF  Old Glory Use Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkout Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Support the show Thank You for listening and Stay curious, Kat & William Email  infoonthegopodcast@gmail.com If you would like to support Info On The Go click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434258/support  Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a review. Follow us on Facebook at Info on the Go! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/159DdiptQh/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://infoonthego.buzzsprout.com

    51 min

  8. May 20

    FIFA & The World Cup

    Send us Fan Mail  From muddy village fields in medieval Europe to stadiums watched by billions, the FIFA World Cup became far more than a sporting event. This episode traces how soccer evolved from a chaotic local pastime into a global phenomenon capable of stopping cities, shaping national identity, influencing politics, and generating billions of dollars. Through war, controversy, unforgettable upsets, and legendary players like Pelé, the World Cup transformed into a shared worldwide ritual where victory and heartbreak are felt across entire nations. At its center is a deeper question: how did one simple game become the most powerful and unifying spectacle on Earth?  Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Big Fork Brands Use Code INFOGO to get 20% OFF Patreon Support the show by becoming Patreon . Listen AD free and a week early. Have some one on one time wi Cozy Earth Use Code INFOGO to get 21% OFF  Old Glory Use Code INFOGO to get 15% off at checkout Professor Bees Digestive Aid Use code INFOGO to get 10% OFF Support the show Thank You for listening and Stay curious, Kat & William Email  infoonthegopodcast@gmail.com If you would like to support Info On The Go click the link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2434258/support  Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a review. Follow us on Facebook at Info on the Go! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/159DdiptQh/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://infoonthego.buzzsprout.com

    46 min
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Info On The Go is a family-friendly podcast for curious minds of all ages, delivering engaging stories and fascinating facts you can enjoy anywhere. The show covers history, science, space, technology, and everything in between, connecting the past to the world we live in today. Perfect for commutes, travel, or downtime at home, learning is made fun, accessible, and entertaining—packed with insights, surprises, and the occasional laugh. Tune in weekly and discover why the journey of knowledge never truly ends.

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  • Creator
    William and Kat
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    219
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Info On The Go
  • Show Website
    Info On The Go

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