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Learn about interesting things and increase your mate-value.

Interesting Things Explained Well


    • Sep 11, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Episode Twenty

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 44:02


    If you're an exhibitionist, join us for a trip back to the Crystal Palace in 1851. Then put on something modest as we travel to Qatar.

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    Episode Nineteen Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 70:55


    Just in time for the southern hemisphere winter, heat up some powdered milk and listen to the plight of the Endurance Expedition of 1914.

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    Episode Nineteen Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 36:36


    If your apartment smells like a dead raccoon, learn something about air quality.

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    Episode Eighteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 24:45


    Enjoy some old-time jingoism with the Spanish–American War. *Official start of Season Two*

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    Episode Seventeen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 28:30


    Learn about the Lusitania's 202nd crossing of the Atlantic, which went significantly worse than the previous 201 crossings. Then have a taste of gelatin. Then do whatever you want.

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    Episode Sixteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 41:31


    Travel to exotic Sri Lanka; then blow off your Gamblers Anonymous meeting for some horse racing.

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    Episode Fifteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 29:43


    Cut up some Scouser eyeballing your wife at the bar with glass.

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    Episode Fourteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 42:22


    Learn about the Peoples Temple; then learn about the Gregorian calendar.

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    Episode Thirteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2018 48:03


    Learn about the Bronze Age; then learn about the anthrax attacks. And it's 47 minutes long, so maybe break it up into a couple sessions unless you're full of Adderall or something.

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    Episode Twelve

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 29:08


    Learn about background radiation; then learn about Maximilian I. This Will increase your mate value.

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    Episode Eleven

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 32:01


    Learn about duels; then learn about manatees.

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    Episode Ten

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2017 22:16


    Get your schvitz on with the Black Hole of Calcutta; then direct your residual glisten to chrome. (Also note kind of long brief segment on Lady Jane Grey.)

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    Episode Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 25:58


    Learn about the Congo Free State; then learn about refrigeration. 

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    Episode Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 24:25


    Learn about satellites; then learn about ambergris.

    Episode Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2017 33:22


    Learn about the original Byronic hero, Lord Byron; then learn about the original fulminologic hero, lightning.

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    Episode Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 26:37


    Learn about diamonds; then learn about traveling around the world. It's a pretty glamorous episode.

    Episode Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 26:32


    Learn about the Barbary Wars; then learn about horses.

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    Episode Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 20:37


    Learn about the lost colony of Roanoke; then learn about Madagascar.

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    Episode Three

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 21:51


    Learn about English seafaring superstar Sir Francis Drake; then learn about meteorites from inner space.

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    Episode Two

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 30:15


    Learn about mischievous money manager Bernie Madoff; then learn about the limnic eruption at Lake Nyos.

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    Episode One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 22:33


    Learn about the eruption of Krakatoa; then learn about the rabies virus. This will increase your mate value.

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