Brain Farts & Sparkly Nonsense

0:00Okay, it is almost 20 to 1. It's the 1st of April, 2026. Nothing we say today is going to be an April Fool's joke. Can I just say that now? We may have some silly things, but no actual April Fool's jokes. We do have some jokes coming up, by the way. We also have some a new feature, historic echoes. We're going to be doing some celebrity perings, taking modern celebrities and comparing them to historic figures. Okay? It's better than how it sounds. We also, in addition to that, we have some quotes of the day, which will be good, some famous words of wisdom, some weird facts, the rapid fire tips, a bit of trivia quiz coming up, and also would you rather questions and some jokes? My goodness, that's a lot of stuff

1:03there, isn't it? Do we have time for all of this? Okay, so let's begin with our historic echoes, modern icons, reborn celebrity perings. Michaela Schifrin could be, oh hang on a minute, I've done this one. I did this one before. Producer, you're giving me the wrong one here. How about, yeah, go and get the right one? Come on, producer, what are you meant to be doing? Okay, we're going to leave after the moment these celebrity perings because it hasn't worked. What happened? My producer sometimes folks, you know what? So we're going to hold that. We're not going to do that now. The show is falling apart. Okay, let's do some quotes. Some nuggets of wisdom. Theodore Roosevelt said, do what you can with what you've got where you are. I mean, that's basically a no excuses, just go. Helen Keller, alone we

2:05can do so little, together we can do so much, that's good. Teamwork makes the dream work. Even on bad days. Here's a quote from CS Lewis, you are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. Age is just a number that keeps going up. That's true that. So George, Carl and the comedian, some people see things that are and ask why. Some people dream of things that never were and ask why not. Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. Brutally honest, we can't all be philosophers can we? Dolly Parton, find out who you are and do it on purpose. Iconic behavior that. Which one of those quotes feels right for you? Send us a comment or a voice note or something or throw one of your own quotes into the mix. That's it for the quotes for now. Hopefully one gave your brain a little hug.

3:11We move on, weird facts. To make you question everything you thought you knew, penguins proposed to their mates with a pebble. Yes, they literally give them rocks as engagement rings. The smell of rain has caused by a bacteria called acninomacetes. I've not pronounced that right, I know that. It's basically a fresh earthy scent. Science is way of saying nature is weird. There's a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal. It can revert back to its juvenile form after becoming an adult. A group of bugs is called a grumble, adorable and accurate. The unicorn is Scotland's national animal because in medieval times they believed unicorns were real and stronger than lions. That's what you call bold flecks. The universe is running on pure chaos if you have a weird fact or a weird fact send it in and we'll use it. That's a fact. Weird facts

4:18have been delivered for this moment. You are now officially 12% stranger. Okay, rapid fire hacks at time. Keep your keys, your wallet and your phone in the exact same spot every single day. Decision fatigue hates this very simple trick. You don't need to make a decision if you're doing the same thing. Temptation bundling only allow yourself to watch your favorite show while doing something productive like folding laundry or exercise. That's a cruel one. Take a victory lap at the end of the day. Write down three things you actually got done. Set your most important alarm 15 minutes earlier than you need and use that time for absolutely nothing. Just sit and breathe.