'Too Much Information' is a new iHeartRadio podcast that gives you the secret history, behind-the-scenes details and little-known fascinating facts about your favorite movies, music, TV shows and more. The series is brought to you by two trivia titans with too much free time. Jordan Runtagh and Alex Heigl are big-time pop culture nerds and longtime listicle writers who've worked at Rolling Stone, People, Entertainment Weekly, VH1, and Page Six. Now they're let off the leash and ready to dive deep into a different beloved entertainment classic three times a week. Get ready for everything you never knew about 'Rugrats,' 'Hook,' "Dancing Queen," Sonic the Hedgehog, 'Jeopardy,' 'Top Gun,' 'Jagged Little Pill'...The list goes on, and so will these guys. But in a good way. Promise.
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TMI: Oops, All Digressions 2 — Live from Qatar!
Your long-lost legends of long-winded lore are back, reporting live from the 2026 Web Summit Conference in Doha, Qatar! Together they proudly present the second installme
Mar 2 1 h 11 min
FROM THE VAULT "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: Everything You Didn't Know (50th Anniversary Edition!)
Jordan and Alex do a little fandango, as a treat, as they dive into the stygian depths and falsetto highs of Queen's immortal hit "Bohemian Rhapsody!" Thunderbolts and l
Oct 1 2025 1 h 42 min
Wet Hot American Summer: Everything You Didn't Know
Your two camp counselors of crap that really doesn't matter are back to cover this cult comedy classic and say farewell to summer. You’ll hear how director David Wain and
Sep 22 2025 1 h 12 min
Monopoly: Everything You Didn't Know
Your Boardwalk barons of boredom are back after a brief hiatus to bring you the surprisingly drama-filled history behind this most American of games. You’ll learn about t
Sep 3 2025 1 h 30 min
Sly & the Family Stone's 'There's a Riot Goin' On': Everything You Didn't Know
Jordan and Alex descend into the druggy (and groundbreaking! but also druggy) world of 'There’s A Riot Goin’ On,' a monumental testament to the power of individual creati
Jul 30 2025 2 h 25 min
FROM THE VAULT: The Osbournes: Everything You Didn't Know
Alex and Jordan turn their eyes to the pioneering First Family of reality TV. You’ll learn the truth behind the famous flying ham incident, discover all the ways the Osbo
Jul 23 2025 1 h 01 min
'Independence Day' (1996): Everything You Didn't Know
Your two alien-slaying trivia nerds are back, and this time they’re firing up the VHS and saluting Independence Day — the film that blew up the White House, made Will Smi
Jul 15 2025 1 h 44 min
FROM THE VAULT: Oreos: Everything You Didn't Know
Jordan and Alex discuss the family blood feud that led to the beloved cookie's creation, as well as the physics behind dunking, psychology behind twisting, chemistry behi
Jun 27 2025 54 min
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones: Everything You Didn't Know
Your two men on the internet telling you useless information supposed to fire your imagination are back with their 60th anniversary deep-dive into this deathless rock ant
Jun 23 2025 2 h 32 min
FROM THE VAULT: Bikinis: Everything You Didn't Know
To kick off summer, Jordan and Heigl dive deep into the history of the controversial-yet-ubiquitous beachwear, from ancient times through to solar powered swimwear that c
Jun 14 2025 1 h 00 min
Galaxy Quest: Everything You Didn't Know
Put on your latex head-cap and grab your Thermian translator — this week, your starfleet of snark is diving headfirst into the unlikely sci-fi cult classic that beamed it
Jun 8 2025 2 h 12 min
The Great Gatsby (Part 2 - The Movies): Everything You Didn't Know
Get ready for Gatsby 2: Gatz Harder! In the second installment of their deep dive into The Great Gatsby, the TMI guys follow the novel’s improbable rise from critical fai
May 25 2025 2 h 31 min
The Great Gatsby (Part 1 - The Book): Everything You Didn't Know
Put on your pink suit and gas up the yellow car — in this episode, we’re partying like it’s 1925 as your beloved bootleggers of banality uncover the secret history behind
May 10 2025 2 h 27 min
FROM THE VAULT: The Goonies (40th Anniversary Edition)
Jordan and Heigl dive into this beloved ‘80s adventure classic — and you don’t have to do the Truffle Shuffle to listen! They’ll tell you all about Spielberg’s secret rol
May 2 2025 1 h 22 min
"Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin (and Big Brother & the Holding Company): Everything You Didn't Know
Jordan and Alex avoided showering for days to dive into one of the enduring artifacts of San Francisco’s heady heyday: Big Brother and the Holding Company’s 'Cheap Thrill
Apr 25 2025 2 h 17 min
TMI: Oops, All Digressions! A Pop Culture Anecdote Grab Bag
You didn’t ask for it, but it’s here. Jordan and Alex were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should, so it’s the first-ever
Apr 16 2025 1 h 52 min
Family Guy: Everything You Didn't Know
Heigl and Jordan channel the worst versions of their teenage selves as they dive deep into the awesomely irreverent animation juggernaut. In between swapping endless quot
Apr 7 2025 2 h 16 min
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel: Everything You Didn't Know
Your favorite folk-rock duo of facts guide you through the troubled waters that lead to the creation of this beloved classic album and its iconic title track. They'll giv
Mar 28 2025 2 h 16 min
The Oscars: Everything You Didn't Know
A tuxedo-clad Jordan and Heigl take you to Da Movies with their epic tangent-rich, name drop-y history of Hollywood's biggest night! They’ll dive deep into iconic Oscars
Mar 14 2025 2 h 52 min
Tom Waits' 'Bone Machine': Everything You Didn't Know
Jordan and Alex rev up their clank-boom-skronk engine and clatter their way into the junkyard for a trip to the heart of Tom Waits’ asthmatic doomer trip 'Bone Machine'!
Mar 3 2025 2 h 05 min
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Funny, smart, accurate. Deep cuts and stories for fellow music nerds. Refreshing in a sea of too many culture podcasts.
kelseyraerob · Apr 2026
Listening to this podcast is like sharing decades old in-jokes with your pals. The humor strikes the perfect balance between incredibly silly and dark, the topics are broad, and I love feeling like the smartest person in the room after I’ve been outfitted with such an intense influx of information. 10/10 no notes.
Macca from Brooklyn · Oct 2025
After listening to the two-part, great Gatsby episode, I realized I haven’t read the book for ages. So I went to the library to check it out on audiobook. The audiobook is five hours long. The two-part podcast is also five hours long. The boys managed to pontificate about the book just as long as it would take to actually read the book. I find it amazing. Good job boys. You completely lived up to the name too much information. I believe both Hemingway and F Scott Fitzgerald would be happy with you..
The gray duck · Jun 2025
I’ve seen a few reviews that comment on how well-researched this podcast is but then go on to say either that the hosts laugh at their own jokes too much or that Alex is too much of a curmudgeon / too opinionated. Oh no, are the hosts, who are best friends, having too much fun on the show they spend hours of their free time researching and recording? Oh no, are they, human beings, too opinionated? Nobody is forcing you to listen if you don’t like one of the hosts’ personalities. Cry me a river. They are having a good time and yes they laugh because they are enjoying themselves, god forbid. Yes they go on long tangents and crack themselves up. That’s their bit! If you want to listen to a stale, emotionless informational podcast just find a different one. There are like a squillion of them.
If you can’t tell, I love this podcast, I think Jordan and Alex have a super funny dynamic and they really put their whole hearts and selves into each episode and find ways to entertain themselves even if they’re not wild about the subject. Alex may come off as bitter sometimes but frankly, he’s not wrong.
FirstTimeCaller4 · May 2025
I’ll play this in the background while cleaning or cooking. Sometimes it’s interesting, but I often skip the long rants. Please please PLEASE stop wasting our time with the “grumpy cohost” jingle. The curmudgeon act wears thin, though the hosts seem amused by it… and themselves.
MaryPoppinheimer · Mar 2025
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