The Internet Says it's True
Hosted by Michael Kent, The Internet Says it’s True is a podcast about learning something new every week. From trivial tidbits of info to more serious topics that should have been taught in school, every week begins with a caller telling Kent a surprising fact they recently learned before he does a deep dive on the subject. Then every episode ends with a “game show” style quick quiz of a guest about the topic.
Latest Episodes
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This week, Michael explores the remarkable true story of Philip Reid, the skilled craftsman whose expertise helped make the Statue of Freedom possible, and the extraordinary irony of a monument to liberty being completed during the Civil War by a man who gained his own freedom before it was finished. -
This week on The Internet Says it's True, Michael Kent explores the true story of the Tsavo Man-Eaters, the months-long campaign of fear that threatened one of the British Empire's largest engineering projects, and the scientific mystery that still leaves researchers debating exactly why these lions turned to human prey. -
This week on The Internet Says it's True, Michael Kent dives into the eerie true story of the Somerton Man. -
While history records their demands as delayed wages, and popular culture thinks it was all about depriving them of makeup, the full story reveals a deeper fight for dignity, identity, and the essentials of daily life. This episode of The Internet Says it's True explores the world’s first recorded labor strike and the surprising human details behind it. -
This episode of The Internet Says it's True explores one of the strangest and most unbelievable plots in American history, revealing just how close they came and what happened after. -
For nearly a thousand years, visitors in China have been spitting on the same statues - figures frozen in eternal apology for a betrayal that still resonates today. This episode of The Internet Says it's True dives into the story of Yue Fei, Qin Hui, and one of the most unusual monuments in the world. -
In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, we explore the astonishing true story of Dindim the Magellanic penguin and the incredible journeys animals sometimes make to return to someone they remember. -
In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, Michael Kent explores the surprising origins of the knock knock joke, how a Broadway song helped spark the fad, why newspapers complained about them, and how the format survived nearly a century of comedy trends. -
This episode of The Internet Says it's True explores the rise, fall, and strange real-world consequences of one of advertising’s most infamous mascots. -
From dark 9 a.m. mornings in Xinjiang to midnight sunsets and the quiet politics of "Beijing time," this episode of The Internet Says it's True explores how something as simple as a clock can become a tool of unity, control, and resistance.
