Factoid Podcast

About Factoid Podcast

Join Chris Umphryes and Payton Gessel as they share all of their useless knowledge with you every other Monday.

Publisher

Chris Umphryes and Payton Gessel

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2023

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

71 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Swatch Internet Time/Smør-panik

   Payton finds a new method for telling time. Chris discovers the value of butter during the Christmas season. They also discuss a new pizza vending machine.

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Flightradar24/La Tomatina

   Chris finds a community-led effort to track planes. Payton gathers inspiration for holding his own food fight. They also discuss the legal definition of a town.

3. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Mechanical Turk/Ferret Legging

   Payton uncovers an elaborate chess hoax. Chris learns about the hunting law that inspired a painful sport. They also discuss a bizarre Timbaland concert.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.