Want to know who won the airplane interior design awards last week? Curious about how tardigrades can survive in space? Want to know what bears have been up to lately? We have all the details!
We are Alex and Anthony - two engineers who back in 2018 realized something was missing. Headline news was hitting us over the head with political stories over and over again, and while we wanted to stay informed, we felt the news was overwhelming. We couldn’t find a news podcast that fit what we were looking for, so we started our own.
Knick Knack News is a news podcast for millennials who want to keep on top of exciting tech breakthroughs, scientific discoveries, and fun, uplifting news stories, without the political drama.
Every week, our show will catch you up on the unexpected and offbeat news you missed in all the noise, in less time than it takes you to write a screenplay with ChatGPT.
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Your new favorite Christmas traditions: Elf in NYC and opossum in a tree
In this week's special Christmas episode, we talk about the Elf sleigh, tree opossums, nutcracker tradition, and Christmas in space!
New episodes of Knick Knack News are released every Friday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Follow us on X/Twitter at @KnickKnackNews (@KnickKnackNews), Facebook at https://facebook.com/KnickKnackNews (https://facebook.com/KnickKnackNews), Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/knickknacknews (https://www.instagram.com/knickknacknews), and buy merch at http://bit.ly/KKNshop (http://bit.ly/KKNshop).
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Alex's Stories This Week:
Elf: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12/18/Elf-sleigh-New-York-Central-Park/6141702922529/ (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12/18/Elf-sleigh-New-York-Central-Park/6141702922529/)
Nutcracker: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/first-nutcracker-germany (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/first-nutcracker-germany)
Anthony's Stories This Week:
Opossum: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12/05/opossum-Christmas-tree-Texas/9731701797819/ (https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12/05/opossum-Christmas-tree-Texas/9731701797819/)
Space: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/world/nasa-cosmic-holiday-telescope-images-scn/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/world/nasa-cosmic-holiday-telescope-images-scn/index.html)
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8 Dec 2023
Ba da ba ba ba, it's a waking nightmare
In this week's episode, we talk about McDonald's spinoffs, rediscovered moles, napping penguins, and working while you sleep!
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Anthony's Stories This Week:
McDonald's: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/06/mcdonalds-to-open-first-cosmcs-spinoff-restaurant-this-week.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/06/mcdonalds-to-open-first-cosmcs-spinoff-restaurant-this-week.html)
Penguins: https://gizmodo.com/these-penguins-nap-thousands-of-times-per-day-1851061942 (https://gizmodo.com/these-penguins-nap-thousands-of-times-per-day-1851061942)
Alex's Stories This Week:
Mole: https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/shimmering-golden-mole-thought-extinct-photographed-and-filmed-over-80-years-after-last-sighting (https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/shimmering-golden-mole-thought-extinct-photographed-and-filmed-over-80-years-after-last-sighting)
Dreams: https://thehustle.co/a-real-nightmare--tech-that-lets-you-work-in-your-sleep/ (https://thehustle.co/a-real-nightmare--tech-that-lets-you-work-in-your-sleep/)
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1 Dec 2023
Don't worry, this title wasn't written by an AI
In this week's episode, we talk about AI writers, not mac & cheese, happy turtles, and authentic words!
New episodes of Knick Knack News are released every Friday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Follow us on X/Twitter at @KnickKnackNews (https://twitter.com/KnickKnackNews), Facebook at https://facebook.com/KnickKnackNews (https://facebook.com/KnickKnackNews), Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/knickknacknews (https://www.instagram.com/knickknacknews), and buy merch at http://bit.ly/KKNshop (http://bit.ly/KKNshop).
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Alex's Stories This Week:
AI: https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers (https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers)
Turtles: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/sea-turtle-nests-break-records-on-us-beaches-but-global-warming-threatens-their-survival/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/sea-turtle-nests-break-records-on-us-beaches-but-global-warming-threatens-their-survival/)
Anthony's Stories This Week:
Mac & Cheese: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/food/kraft-mac-and-not-cheese-launch/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/food/kraft-mac-and-not-cheese-launch/index.html)
Dictionary: https://www.upworthy.com/merriam-webster-announced-the-2023-word-of-the-year-and-it-says-a-lot-about-todays-world (https://www.upworthy.com/merriam-webster-announced-the-2023-word-of-the-year-and-it-says-a-lot-about-todays-world)
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