134 episodes

Each week Karen McFarlane Holman & Brian Hart spend their time curating the world’s coolest things and then pass them along to you.

10 Bestest is a condensed way for you to learn new things to enhance various aspects of your life. We (Brian Hart & Karen McFarlane Holman) take turns spending two minutes describing something – a “cool sheet” – that we use or enjoy. When two minutes are up, Boom! The other host shifts onto the next topic, giving a total of ten cool sheets for each show. Our #coolsheets vary widely: a gadget, a book, a nonprofit, a movie, an app, a life philosophy… anything goes! You can then find out more about each cool sheet by clicking the links that we provide here on 10bestest.com along with each episode.

10 Bestest Brian Hart, Karen McFarlane Holman

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 34 Ratings

Each week Karen McFarlane Holman & Brian Hart spend their time curating the world’s coolest things and then pass them along to you.

10 Bestest is a condensed way for you to learn new things to enhance various aspects of your life. We (Brian Hart & Karen McFarlane Holman) take turns spending two minutes describing something – a “cool sheet” – that we use or enjoy. When two minutes are up, Boom! The other host shifts onto the next topic, giving a total of ten cool sheets for each show. Our #coolsheets vary widely: a gadget, a book, a nonprofit, a movie, an app, a life philosophy… anything goes! You can then find out more about each cool sheet by clicking the links that we provide here on 10bestest.com along with each episode.

    Episode 233 | Darkest Sky, Amazing Humans, Water Science & More!

    Episode 233 | Darkest Sky, Amazing Humans, Water Science & More!

     This week, Karen shares the biggest darkest sky, a water non-profit trying to change the world, a cool time-lapse feature built-in Google Earth, a hilarious YouTube channel, and water attraction and repulsion science.

    Brian shares a great app to get out of your podcast rut. Plus, two unique humans, Amy Herman, will teach you to expand your perspective, and James Hoffmann will teach you everything you want to know about coffee and more! He also shares a great special effects YouTube show for anyone that enjoys TV or movies and a fantastic recovery tool!

    If you think of someone that would enjoy these topics, please share it with them; it helps us out. We hope you learn every day with us and don’t forget to stay curious! Thank you! Listen here or on your favorite podcast app. Also, check us out on YouTube youtube.com/10bestest. If you enjoy the show, please share it with a friend. It helps us spread the word. Thank you!

    • 39 min
    Episode 232 | Better Than an Air Fryer, Morning Pages, Pirates and more!

    Episode 232 | Better Than an Air Fryer, Morning Pages, Pirates and more!

    This week Brian shares his newest kitchen gadget that is better than an air fryer, one of his favorite TikTok chefs, and one of his favorite foodie websites. Plus, he shares an article that explains why baby carrots come are always wet and a newsletter to learn something new every day.

    Karen shares the best map app, an incredibly creative book, the most unique pirate show, and a podcast for the best travel hacks! She also shares the science behind biomass and biofuels.

    If you think of someone that would enjoy these topics, please share it with them; it helps us out. We hope you learn every day with us, and don’t forget to stay curious! Thank you! Listen here or on your favorite podcast app. Also, check us out on YouTube youtube.com/10bestest. Show notes on our website 10bestest.com/airfryer. If you enjoy the show, please share it with a friend. It helps us spread the word. Thank you! 3

    • 45 min
    Episode 231 | Underwater music, illusionary makeup, interpretive dance that is awesome and more!

    Episode 231 | Underwater music, illusionary makeup, interpretive dance that is awesome and more!

    This week Karen shares the exceptional underwater music performance of Between Music that you will have to see to believe. She also shares the Dance Your Ph.D. Contest and the science of the water-splitting reaction. Then she shares a great book by Albert Camus called Create Dangerously and the international fixed calendar and asks you if you would like to adopt something like it.

    Brian shares his newest favorite curated newsletter, Refind, his two favorite drone YouTube channels, and the amazing illusionary makeup of Mimi Choi that you will also have to see to believe! Then he shares his favorite TikTok dancer, who is a perfect mix of comedy and talent, and 100 Ways to Slightly Improve Your Life Without Really Trying.

    If you think of someone that would enjoy these topics, please share it with them; it helps us out. We hope you learn every day with us and don’t forget to stay curious! Thank you! Listen here or on your favorite podcast app. Also, check us out on YouTube youtube.com/10bestest. If you enjoy the show, please share it with a friend. It helps us spread the word. Thank you! 3

    • 40 min
    Episode 230 | Drones Planting Trees, Films for Action, Sound Art, & More!

    Episode 230 | Drones Planting Trees, Films for Action, Sound Art, & More!

    Brian shares Drones Planting Trees with the incredible company Drone Seed. He also explains why Dan Mace is his newest favorite Filmmaking YouTuber, a fantastic sound art website and podcast, Constellations. Brian also explains why he changed his mind about the electric toothbrush and his favorite cooking YouTube channel of the moment, Adam Ragusea.

    Karen shares a beautiful animated poem, Singularity by Marie Howe, the DIY game Kahoot, and the non-profit, Films for Action. She also shares a cool new alternative burial method that helps coral reefs and uses science to answer the age-old question, why is the sky blue?

    If you think of someone that would enjoy these topics, please share it with them; it helps us out. We hope you learn every day with us and don’t forget to stay curious! Thank you! Listen here or on your favorite podcast app. Show notes on our website 10bestest.com/girls. Also, check us out on YouTube youtube.com/10bestest. If you enjoy the show, please share it with a friend. It helps us spread the word. Thank you! 3

    • 42 min
    #229 | Girls Make Games, Sci-Fi book,Telescopes, and more!

    #229 | Girls Make Games, Sci-Fi book,Telescopes, and more!

    This week Karen shares the great company Girls Make Games. Their mission is to inspire the next generation of designers, creators, and engineers. She also discovers a beautiful and essential documentary project, Sal y Cielo, points us to an article to help you pick out your first telescope, a new fuel source in Japan, and explains why salt makes food taste better.

    Brian shares a great sci-fi book full of insane action, his favorite new health podcast right now, and two exercise hacks to pair with it. He also shares a short video series by Dan Pink. If you love this show, you will love this video series, and lastly, he shares a collection of resources to help you become less judgemental of others and yourself.

    If you think of someone that would enjoy these topics, please share it with them; it helps us out. We hope you learn every day with us and don't forget to stay curious! Thank you! Listen here or on your favorite podcast app. Show notes on our website 10bestest.com/girls. Also, check us out on YouTube youtube.com/10bestest. If you enjoy the show, please share it with a friend it really helps us spread the word. Thank you! 3

    • 41 min
    #288 | Sauna Blankets, How to Signal For Help, Friendship and more!

    #288 | Sauna Blankets, How to Signal For Help, Friendship and more!

    This week Brian shares his Higher Dose sauna blanket Review. He also shares a fun animated short that spans the world and a couple of the only supplement companies he completely trusts. He also shares how the quirky-cool Hollywood star Jeff Goldblum taught him to be a better person, why we make snap first impressions, and how to slow it down to make better ones before we do or say something we regret.

    Karen shares quite possibly the most crucial cool sheet we have ever talked about, the international 'Signal For Help". She also shares a whimsical book she loved and the first one by Hank Green, the incredible science that makes light EMITTING plants, after which Brian completely loses his mind. But wait, there's more. She also shares an article called "That Gummy Jungle" and emotion categorizations. Spoiler alert! There are way more than you thought!

    Listen here or on your favorite podcast app. Show notes on our website 10bestest.com/heat.
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    If you think of someone that would enjoy these topics, please share it with them; it helps us out. We hope you learn every day with us and don't forget to stay curious! Thank you!

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

Lguard54 ,

Incredible podcast

Fantastic and consistent podcast. Great structure and always fascinating suggestions from the hosts. Well worth your time!
-Ally

ValorieA ,

Enthusiasm Charms

Always new to me, the sound of Karen and Brian’s enthusiastic voices keep me listening!

RumginRay ,

My only complaint...

My only complaint about this podcast is that it's only on once a week!

10 things i

You can tell that K&B really have a lot of fun together -- they seem to genuinely enjoy learning all these new things - Crafts, Books, Movies, You name it! Not everything is light. Occasionally they dive deep into cultural and socio-economical issues as well. Oh and chemistry of course.

Really a fun Podcast.

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