4: We Ask a Linguist EVERYTHING

What is it like to survive a cult? Get started today at https://StitchFix.com/asks SMOSH ASKS PODCAST Apple: https://apple.co/3R1DnPu Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Rnt8Fe 0:00 Intro 1:29 Can you give us a synopsis of your experience with the cult? 3:14 What was it like getting deeper into the cult? 7:42 Sponsor! 8:49 Were there any red flags? 12:55 How did the "knowing" compare to your experiences with drugs? 16:20 When did you feel he started to weaponize the "knowing"? 17:55 How long were you in the cult for? 19:03 Did you view the leader as someone who had the answers to everything? 20:10 What was the knowledge around cults in the 80's? 25:16 When did you first start to suspect that you were in a cult? 26:10 When did you start to not like him? 29:09 How would you define a cult? 31:35 Did he believe what he was selling? 35:38 Do you think anyone is susceptible to being in a cult? 38:10 Can you tell us more about the gay part of the cult? 41:52 Was there a connective trait between everyone in the cult? 43:05 What was the cult's reaction when the Waco incident was occurring? 45:53 Was there a single moment when you realized you needed to leave? 49:42 What was it like finally confronting the cult leader? 55:21 Did this moment allow you to finally get some sense of closure? 59:36 How would I become a cult leader and what clothes should I wear? 1:03:05 The connective characteristic for all cult leaders is narcissism? 1:05:08 What do you think is the biggest misconception about cults? SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/4hpe1Wd WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEAR Anthony Padilla // https://www.instagram.com/anthonypadilla/ Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/ Tommy Bowe // https://www.instagram.com/tomeybones/ @ASHBY // https://www.instagram.com/ashby/ & https://www.tiktok.com/@_ashbyflorence_ Will Allen WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually) Director: Jonathan Hyon Editor: Patrick Horba Director, Smoshalike: Nicole Blacklock Producer, Smoshalike: Jonathan Hyon Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Adrian Sheen, Erin Kuschner, Josie Bellerby Assistant Art Director: Alexander Norman, Courtney Chapman Wardrobe Supervisor: Julia Rosner Prop Master: Abigail Schmidt, Bridgette Baron, Lunora Reyes Stage Manager: Alex Aguilar HMUA: Nia Valcin Director of Audio: Scott Neff Audio Technician: Matt Taylor Audio Utility: Dina Ramli Director of Photography: Eric Wann, Brennan Iketani Videographer: Eric Wann, James Hull Camera Operator: Haley Kreofsky, Macy Armstrong, Elaine Pusey Assistant Director: Oliver Wehlander Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes Director of Production: Alexcina Figueroa Production Manager: Tyler M. Kennedy< ...

So what IS a dinosaur...we asked Nate from @NHMLA ! SMOSH ASKS PODCAST Apple: https://apple.co/3R1DnPu Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Rnt8Fe 0:00 Intro 2:34 What does it mean to be a paleontologist? 3:56 What are the different dinosaur eras? 7:25 How many different kinds of fossils are you finding? 8:10 What are fossils? 12:00 Are there any discoveries that would surprise you? 15:24 Who comes up with scientific names? 16:41 Did dinosaurs have friends? 19:39 What's up with the Cambrian explosion? 20:48 Do we know what dinosaurs sounded like? 22:08 How do you feel about media around dinosaurs? 22:38 What's your favorite dinosaur movie? 23:41 What sparked your interest in paleontology? 24:56 Is paleontology a competitive field? 26:05 What's the one dinosaur you don't want to near? 27:57 What's your favorite dinosaur? 28:42 How do you pronounce ankylosaurus? 29:54 Are there still dinosaurs in the deep ocean? 31:00 What's up with index fossils? 33:00 What's the most rideable dinosaur? 34:03 What's an unbelievable dinosaur fact? 34:42 Do museums ever do trades? 38:51 How did dinosaurs live their lives? 42:17 Have you ever to call for scientific help? 44:09 Has a discovery even taken your breath away? 44:52 What was early paleontology like? 46:34 Do you ever dig up human remains? 47:13 How often are new species discovered? 49:08 Has anything ever "de-evolved"? 51:05 What did the dig regions look like during the dinosaur era? 56:57 Do other paleontologists judge your favorite dinosaur? 57:41 What dinosaur do you think you could take on in a fight? 58:24 Are there many lost fossils because they are too far under the ocean? 59:03 Do you have a dream dig location? 1:00:14 Any weird dinosaur dreams? 1:00:53 What dinosaur survived the longest? 1:02:00 Are there dinosaurs in Antarctica? 1:06:13 Have you ever consulted on a movie or a book? 1:06:47 What's your favorite part of your job currently? 1:07:36 Would you take us on a dig? 1:08:36 Is there anywhere a normal person can find fossils in California? 1:09:41 What is the biggest life lesson you've learned from paleontology? SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/4hpe1Wd WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEAR Damien Haas // https://www.instagram.com/damienhaas/ Angela Giarratana // https://www.instagram.com/angelagiovanagiarratana/ Trevor Evarts // https://www.instagram.com/trevorevarts/ Jared Goldstein // https://www.instagram.com/heyjaredhey Dr. Nate Smith // https://www.youtube.com/nhmla WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually) Director: Nicole Blacklock Editor: Patrick Horba Director, Smoshalike: Nicole Blacklock Producer, Smoshalike: Jonathan Hyon Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Adrian Sheen, Erin Kuschner, Josie Bellerby Assistant Art Director: Alexander Norman, Court ...

Does an apple a day REALLY keep the doctor away? Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅ : https://zocdoc.com/ smoshasks #sponsored Stop shopping and get styled today at https://Stitch Fix.com/smoshasks Head to https://FACTORMEALS.com/smoshasks50off and use code smoshasks50off to get 50 percent off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year. SMOSH ASKS PODCAST Apple: https://apple.co/3R1DnPu Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Rnt8Fe 0:00 Intro 1:20 What's the day to day life of an ER doctor look like? 2:49 Do you ever have a chill day? 4:59 Why did you choose to be an ER doctor? 5:15 Does the ER get crazier when there is a full moon? 6:00 How long did it take for you to get past your fear in the ER? 10:50 Sponsor! 11:54 What is your caffeine routine when working a long shift? 12:59 How important is charting? 13:24 How often are doctors flirting with nurses? 15:13 Do doctors not want to date other doctors? 18:04 What's the craziest thing you've found in a hole? 22:54 What's the best way to skip the line and how can I be the best patient ever? 24:50 How much are doctors partying? 25:50 How accurate is The Pitt? 29:12 Sponsor! 31:08 What are the other departments of the hospital? 31:50 Is there drama between departments in the hospital? 34:27 What department is the coolest? 36:40 Has a patient ever flirted with you? 37:21 What's the STI everyone should be looking out for right now? 37:51 What is the most common cases you're seeing right now? 39:40 Should we go get these things checked out? 43:07 Can bones die? 44:12 Sponsor! 45:17 What is your opinion on urgent care? 49:40 Do med students fight for good cases? 50:26 What are you eating at work? 50:49 What is pimping? 52:24 Are you ever able to take a break? 54:06 What do you do when you've had a really tough day of work? 55:09 Do the extremes of the job help ground you in other parts of your life? 56:26 What are peptides and are they actually good for us? 58:42 Why do people say Tylenol causes autism? 59:10 What is the biggest misunderstanding in your field of work? SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/4hpe1Wd WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEAR Ian Hecox // https://www.instagram.com/ianhecox/ Tommy Bowe // https://www.instagram.com/tomeybones/ Angela Giarratana // https://www.instagram.com/angelagiovanagiarratana/ Guchi // https://www.instagram.com/tatyanaguchi/ Dr. Ephi Fisseha WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually) Director: Jonathan Hyon Editor: Patrick Horba Director, Smoshalike: Nicole Blacklock Producer, Smoshalike: Jonathan Hyon Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Adrian Sheen, Erin Kuschner, Josie Bellerby Assistant Art Director: Alexander Norman, Courtney Chapman Wardrobe Supervisor: Julia Rosner Prop Master: Abigail Schmidt, Bridgette Baron, Lunora Reyes Stage Manager: Alex Aguilar HMUA: Nia Valcin Director of Audio: Scott Neff Audio Technician: Matt Taylor Audio Utility: Dina Ramli Director of Photography: James Hull, Brennan Iketani Videographer: Eric Wann, James Hull Camera Operator: Reagan Frazier, Macy Armstrong, Matthew Faulkner Assistant Director: Cameron Mitchell Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes Director of Production: Alexcina Figueroa Production Manager: Tyler M. Kennedy Production Coordinator ...

ALIENS ~ should we be worried? Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/SMOSHASKS #sponsored SMOSH ASKS PODCAST Apple: https://apple.co/3R1DnPu Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Rnt8Fe 0:00 Intro 1:59 What does it mean to get your PhD in alien life? 3:27 What kind of data are you able to collect from a telescope? 6:40 How are planets found? 7:33 Are you able to tell if there’s life on these planets with the telescope? 9:12 What’s the closest that we can look at planets in another solar system? 10:06 Sponsor! 11:20 What’s the difference between astronomers and astrologers? 12:55 How many places in space that we know of can hold life? 15:42 How realistic is Interstellar? 17:22 What would you consider undeniable evidence on another planet? 19:59 If we find life on another planet, what’s the next step? 21:01 If we find something, could we send a probe to them far away? 22:32 Is cryogenic freezing we could get to? 24:37 How long would it take us to reach another galaxy? 26:02 What abut wormholes? 27:17 What are black holes? 33:06 Are the rules of the universe that we know irrelevant inside a black hole? 34:30 How does gravity affect time? 37:51 What does the inside of a black hole sound like? 39:39 What’s going on in Skinwalker Ranch? 41:56 Do you think aliens are real? 47:20 So what’s up with the spirit realm? 48:10 What is a particle? 52:29 What’s the leading theory on dark matter? 53:33 What is your favorite part about studying the galaxies? 56:59 Do you believe that someone will land on Mars in our lifetime? 59:46 What’s your favorite space movie? 1:03:31 Could we send rovers to other planets? 1:08:10 What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in studying the galaxies? SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/4hpe1Wd WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEAR Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/ Olivia Sui // https://www.instagram.com/oliviasui/ Chanse McCrary // https://www.instagram.com/phatchanse/ Trevor Evarts // https://www.instagram.com/trevorevarts/ Dr. Dakotah Tyler ( @dr.starkid ) // https://www.instagram.com/dr.starkid/ WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually) Director: Nicole Blacklock Editor: Patrick Horba Director, Smoshalike: Nicole Blacklock Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Adrian Sheen, Erin Kuschner, Josie Bellerby Assistant Art Director: Alexander Norman, Courtney Chapman Prop Master: Lunora Reyes, Emilie Anderson, Abigail Schmidt, Bridgette Baron Art Coordinator: Olivia Doskey-Mulvaney Stage Manager: Alex Aguilar HMUA: Gabriela Vega Director of Audio: Scott Neff Audio Technician: Matt Taylor Audio Utility: Dina Ramli Director of Photography: Eric Wann, Brennan Iketani Cinematographer: Eric Wann, James Hu ...

We ask a deep sea expert things like "what's the weirdest animal you've ever seen?" and "does the ocean have a floor?" 0:00 Intro 4:14 What does a typical Nautilus Expedition look like? 7:30 What’s one of the wildest sea creatures you’ve seen 15:02 Why are there so many creatures in the deep sea that are really big? 18:44 What is the ‘weirdest’ deep sea creature? 23:30 How much of the ocean have we actually explored? 32:23 What’s one thing you want people to know about the deep sea? 37:36 Which is smarter? An octopus or a dolphin? 42:22 Please tell us about your interest in killer whales 47:52 Why do sperm whales go into the deep sea? SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/Sub2SmoshAlike WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEAR Amanda Lehan-Canto // https://www.instagram.com/filmingamanda/ Angela Giarratana // https://www.instagram.com/angelagiovanagiarratana/ Trevor Evarts // https://www.instagram.com/trevorevarts/ Eli Gonzalez // https://www.instagram.com/eli_gonzzz/ Brittany Munson // @EVNautilus WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually) Director: Nicole Blacklock Editor: Alyssa Lovette Director, Smoshalike: Nicole Blacklock Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Adrian Sheen, Erin Kuschner, Josie Bellerby Assistant Art Director: Courtney Chapman Prop Master: Abigail Schmidt, Bridgette Baron Stage Manager: Alex Aguilar Prop Assist: Lunora Reyes Director of Audio: Scott Neff Audio Mixer: Matt Taylor Audio Utility: Dina Ramli Director of Photography: Eric Wann, Brennan Iketani Videographer: Eric Wann, James Hull Camera Operator: Elaine Pusey, Macy Armstrong Assistant Director: Jonathan Hyon, Cameron Mitchell Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes Director of Production: Alexcina Figueroa Production Manager: Tyler M. Kennedy, Jonathan Hyon Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander, Zianne Hoover Production Assistant: Caroline Smith, Tyrelle Anthony Director of Post Production: Luke Baker DIT/Lead AE: Matt Duran DIT/AE: Beni Kimuene Post Production Coordinator: Ariana Martinez Director of IT: Tim Baker IT & Equipment Coordinator: Lopati Ho Chee Sound Editor: Gareth Hird Director of Design: Ness Cardano Senior Motion & Branding Designer: Christie Hauck Senior Graphic Designer: Jay Taylor Graphic Designer: Monica Ravitch Director of Channel Operations: Lizzy Jones Channel Operations Manager: Audrey Carganilla Channel Operations Coordinator: Sabrina Lieberman Social Media Associate Producer: Peter Ditzler Social Media Manager: Kim Wilborn Social Media Coordinator: Margaux Bernales Social Editor: Vida Robbins Merchandising Manager: Mallory Myers Brand Partnership Manager: Chloe Mays Brand Partnerships Coordinating Producer: Liz Kummer Operations Manager: Marshall A. Pease Operations Coordinator: Sara Faltersack Financial Operations Specialist: Natalie Lewis Talent Coordinator: Danielle Moses People & Culture Manager: Katie Fink People & Culture Coordinator: Hannah Merritt CEO: Alessandra Catanese Executive Producers: Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox CCO: Cory Midgarden EVP of Programming & Development: Kiana Parker Producer, Special Projects: Rachel Collis Executive Coordinator: Katelyn Hempstead Executive Assistant: Jackie Reilly OTHER SMOSHES: Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh Smosh Pit: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smo ...