If there is one person who will convince you that having diverse interests will benefit you personally and professionally, it’s Berty Ashley, one of the most multifaceted people we know. He’s a quizmaster, musician, scientist, author, music artist manager - professionally. He’s also a vinyl record collector, coffee taster and (as he puts it) local jokester and punmaker. His diverse interests crosses over in everything he does - from giving audiences scientific epiphanies while conducting really fun quizzes, to hiding Pink Floyd references in academic papers! We speak to Berty about the innate curiosity that drives everything he does, how being interested in various things gives him random connections, how he built a quiz event blending science, history, music and humour (and made it work!), the “performance” of being a quizmaster, his philosophy of storytelling and much more. Along the way we cover esoteric terrain such as his disdain for zebras, building jugaad microscopes, how highly sheltered girls were able to identify a BTS GIF while their principal couldn’t, how X Files impacted STEM enrolments, and more. Anyone who knows Berty knows the bucket of trivia and joy (and bad jokes) he is. We speak about the anti-brand he’s managed to build himself. This is one of the most wide-ranging and entertaining conversations we’ve had in this series. Come, laugh (and learn) along.