EPISODE 53 | Which of the 50 states in America have a rightful claim in the Top 10 Smartest States? On this episode, Brandon has a ranking of states based on the percentage of the population with an advanced college degree. Nick tries to guess the Top 10. - PLUS...what makes each state so smart, the top universities in each state, smart non-state U.S. territories, notable smart people from each state, notable non-smart people from each state, Brandon hates Toby Keith, what makes people root for college sports teams?, Johnny Appleseed and Mother Earth, the origins of state names, a deep-dive on John Travolta, booger sugar, the non-famous Edgar Allan Poe, Brandon's inflatable family tragedy, H.H. Holmes' Murder Castle, a preview of our upcoming 55th episode, everybody's watchin' porn, and MUCH more! - NEW: Become a 10ish Patron to unlock exclusive bonus episodes, merch discounts, early release for main episodes, and more. Only $3/month, or less than the price of one airport hotdog. More info at www.patreon.com/10ishpod. - 10ish Podcast Theme Music: Hackbeat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices