Moments of Hark

January 2024

All of January's "wow" moments in one playlist from cats at war to the hilarious names of snow plows.

All of January's "wow" moments in one playlist from cats at war to the hilarious names ... more

Curated byHark Editors

23 CLIPS1 HR 50 MINS

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Why Do We Sing ‘Auld Lang Syne” to Celebrate New Year?

None of us really know what ‘Auld Lang Syne’ means, but we all sing it every New Year’s Eve.

Why Do We Sing ‘Auld Lang Syne” to Celebrate New Year?

Sidedoor

3 MINS

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How Crossword Puzzles Had an Impact on World War 2

A.J. Jacobs reveals how a crossword puzzle in Great Britain possibly gave away military secrets in the lead-up to D-Day.

How Crossword Puzzles Had an Impact on World War 2

This Day in Esoteric Political History

3 MINS

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“Judge Less, Help More”

Kwong Yue Yang reveals what he learned when he took a plane ride to his new college in a different country.

The Moth

5 MINS

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The Water Dispenser Filled with Notes

Mike Birbiglia reads the beautiful college essay from comedian Zarna Garg’s daughter that inspired her to follow her dream.

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

5 MINS

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Visiting the Everlasting Storm

There’s an everlasting lightning storm in Northwestern Venezuela that appears in the night sky nearly every night.

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

4 MINS

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Gabriel Iglesias Loves the British Accent

Gabriel Iglesias, aka Fluffy, explains why he wishes he had a British accent.

Gabriel Iglesias Loves the British Accent

Netflix Is A Daily Joke

4 MINS

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What You Can Learn from Visiting All 50 States

Josh Franklin has traveled to each of the 50 states and tells Lilah Raptopoulos his favorite little-visited spots in the country.

What You Can Learn from Visiting All 50 States

Life and Art, from FT Weekend

3 MINS

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The Science of Superhot Chili Peppers

Why do the hottest chili peppers cause us so much pain? Here’s what they are doing to our bodies.

The Economics of Everyday Things

3 MINS

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The Global Versions of Umm and Err

Filler words like “umm” and “err” have significant uses in language… and even American Sign Language has its own version.

99% Invisible

5 MINS

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Tina Fey’s Dracula Disaster

Tina Fey takes us back to her high school theater show which went very, very wrong.

Seth Rudetsky's Back to School

2 MINS

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Meeting My Adopted Baby

Nick Ullett tells the story of when he had to race to the airport to meet his newly-born adopted baby.

The Moth

5 MINS

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The First Night

Jillian Welsh recalls the first time she went home with the man she had a crush on.

RISK!

7 MINS

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My First Time Hunting

Jon Bennett, a vegetarian, tells the story of the first time when he went out hunting for wild pigs with his never-swearing seasoned hunter father at Kangaroo Island.

The Moth

5 MINS

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Why Some Colors Are Also Surnames?

Brown, White, Green... plenty of colors are used as people's surnames. So why aren't colors like purple and blue also used?

Something Rhymes with Purple

4 MINS

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The Miracle of Vanilla

Vanilla is one of the most popular flavors in the U.S., but it’s remarkable that any of us have even tasted it.

Outside/In

6 MINS

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John Oliver Is Furious About the Names of Snow Plows

Syracuse has named its new snow plows. But John Oliver is furious at the missed opportunity for better names.

John Oliver Is Furious About the Names of Snow Plows

The Bugle

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