<![CDATA[Just Some Useful Facts & Truths]]> https://wordpress.com/reader/users/saraht42 Picture this: a podcast were you wander in with your coffee, plop down, and suddenly you're knee-deep in stuff people pretend they already understand. That's Just Some Useful Facts and Truths, hosted by Sarah Taylor, your friendly neighborhood storyteller. Who is not afraid to poke at all the little things we skim past.

Each episode drifts between the everyday and the weird: why our brains cling to nonsense, what science is whispering behind the curtain, how ordinary people hide extraordinary stories, and all the little truths we miss when we were rushing through life. Sarah keeps it casual, a little dry, and sometimes funny. No grand lectures. Just all of us sorting through the world with curiosity and a side eye for any B.S.

It's the kind of show you listen to when you want something real, something smart. A kind of conversation that stays with you long after you hit pause, and that's the whole point! Everything and nothing, served with a wink and the truth.

]]> RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:15:38 GMT en 65bdd49c-fd11-5252-965c-5421f80f325f https://media.rss.com/just-some-useful-facts-truths/20251115_091113_5e9669e9c97bb366c0d110587a760536.jpg Just Some Useful Facts & Truths https://wordpress.com/reader/users/saraht42 yes 2025 Sarah Taylor Sarah Taylor false episodic podcast Jefferson County, Missouri, USA Missouri, USA <![CDATA[Crosswalk Buttons and Why They're Lying To Us]]>
  • Crosswalk Buttons, Elevator Buttons, and even Thermostats...
  • “I swear, in Missouri, if you don’t smack the crosswalk button like you mean it, the cars judge you.”
  • Are crosswalk buttons even real?
  • Do they actually do anything?Crosswalks are the closest thing adults get to a “please wait for your turn” time-out.The whole world keeps moving, and you’re stuck on a curb, staring at the little red hand judging your life choices.
  • Small Missouri anecdote you can slide in
    • “In DeSoto, I swear the crosswalk lights move slower than the DMV line. I’ve watched entire family sagas play out while waiting for that little stick figure to start walking.”
  • Truth punchline
    • Whether the button works or not, we press it because hope is a reflex.
    • And maybe that’s the thing worth talking about.
    • “So the next time you press a crosswalk button, just know you’re not commanding traffic. You’re participating in a nationwide ritual of pretending we have control over something.”
      • “And honestly? There are worse things to believe in.”

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