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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan &mdash; three best friends and journalists &mdash; as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don&rsquo;t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can&rsquo;t agree on. If you&rsquo;ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan &mdash; three best friends and journalists &mdash; as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don&rsquo;t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can&rsquo;t agree on. If you&rsquo;ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://www.nosuchthing.show">www.nosuchthing.show</a>.
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On today's episode, Manny, Noah, and Devan chat about the use of humor in politics. Using Gavin Newsom's recent mocking of Donald Trump as a jumping off point, the boys assess how effective humor can be as a political strategy. They hear from humor historian Mark Rolfe, of the University of New South Wales in Australia, and then Manny talks to Mike Birbiglia, host of the Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast, to get thoughts from an actual comedian.

Be sure to check our website for more about each episode, and if you have a question you'd like us to answer, email us at mannynoahdevan@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286.

On today's episode, Manny, Noah, and Devan chat about the use of humor in politics. Using Gavin Newsom's recent mocking of Donald Trump as a jumping off point, the boys assess how effective humor can be as a political strategy. They hear from humor historian Mark Rolfe, of the University of New South Wales in Australia, and then Manny talks to Mike Birbiglia, host of the <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mike-birbiglias-working-it-out/">Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out</a> podcast, to get thoughts from an actual comedian.
Be sure to check <a href="https://www.nosuchthing.show/">our website</a> for more about each episode, and if you have a question you'd like us to answer, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286.

Should politicians be funny? (with Mike Birbiglia)

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2025 is coming to a close, which means it’s time for our second annual end-of-year wrap-up. Here are our favorite music, movies, TV shows, and NST moments of the year.

Head to nosuchthing.show where you’ll find links to everything we reference in this episode, along with an NST-curated playlist in Devan–Noah–Manny order.

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2025 is coming to a close, which means it&rsquo;s time for our second annual end-of-year wrap-up. Here are our favorite music, movies, TV shows, and NST moments of the year.
Head to&nbsp;<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/mannynoahdevan/p/nst-picks-the-best-of-2025-and-our?r=37oi84&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true">nosuchthing.show</a> where you&rsquo;ll find links to everything we reference in this episode, along with an NST-curated playlist in Devan&ndash;Noah&ndash;Manny order.
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NST Picks: The best of 2025 (and our best arguments)

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Today, we're throwing a NST classic back in your feed. This time remastered. 

What if this ONE thing we’ve always been told about horses isn’t true at all? What if it’s a lie we’ve told ourselves so that we can enjoy our horseback riding vacations and Kentucky Derbies without guilt?

To answer this question we speak with Ren Hurst, a former professional horse trainer and author of “The Wisdom of Wilderness.” And we venture to New Jersey to spend some time with horses at the Bergen County Horse Rescue.

The end credits music is "I’ve Always Been the First (to Say I Love you)" by Certain Self.

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Today, we're throwing a NST classic back in your feed. This time remastered. What if this ONE thing we&rsquo;ve always been told about horses isn&rsquo;t true at all? What if it&rsquo;s a lie we&rsquo;ve told ourselves so that we can enjoy our horseback riding vacations and Kentucky Derbies without guilt?
To answer this question we speak with Ren Hurst, a former professional horse trainer and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Wildness-Healing-Trauma-Domestication/dp/1644116790">&ldquo;The Wisdom of Wilderness.&rdquo;</a> And we venture to New Jersey to spend some time with horses at the Bergen County Horse Rescue.
The end credits music is "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2Z4JTj03L9caAEHe5P8pit?si=1efccbbfb4e54a98">I&rsquo;ve Always Been the First (to Say I Love you)</a>" by Certain Self.
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Do horses actually hate running? (Remastered)

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