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In today's modern world, we are always in such a hurry. We rarely stop to think about the things that “keep the gears turning”. On this podcast, we explore the people, technologies, items, or processes that, while at one time were considered outstanding, have today become so commonplace we take them…

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    • Mar 13, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    How to Clean a Crime Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 38:24


    Cleaning is not a chore any of us like doing, but what if you had to clean up a crime scene?  What if you had to make all your cleaning products to clean up that crime scene...from scratch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Thanks for listening to our first season!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 4:11


    Thanks for listening to our first season! We will be back in March but wanted to share some opportunities and quick sneak peeks of what we have coming up on Simply Complex and How To Make Everything. For more information, please visit: https://makeeverything.tv/simplycomplex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Love - Simply Complex

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 33:50


    In this Valentine’s Day episode, we examine the ways in which interpersonal relationships have gotten easier in modern life and what ways they have become more complicated. https://makeeverything.tv/simplycomplex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Are Cameras Stealing our Souls?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 39:49


    Tribal cultures used to think that a camera taking their image could capture their souls.  Today, millions of people document their daily lives by photographing and posting their every action. We now spend so much time documenting life, are we forgetting to experience it?  We ask the question: In a different way, if cameras are indeed stealing our souls? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Glass: Weird Flux But OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 37:04


    The glass we interact with most may be transparent, but the process in making it from scratch is anything but clear cut. In this episode, Andy and Taylor discuss the perils of making clear glass from sand and the complexities finding the right flux and annealing process. For more information, please visit: https://makeeverything.tv/simplycomplex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Refrigerator: Ice Harvesting & Teleportation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 41:26


    Refrigerators are everywhere - in the kitchen, climate control, bombs, supercomputers, and spacecraft. In this episode, Andy, Taylor, and Brian, with the help of science writer and author Tom Jackson, explore the explosive history of deadly fridges, ice harvesting empires, and how the science of refrigeration is leading the way to quantum computing, teleportation, and immortality. For more information and show notes, please visit https://makeeverything.tv/simplycomplex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Plastics: The Problems and Possibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 39:19


    The invention of plastic has forever changed humankind.  It has led to many amazing discoveries and saved millions of lives. However, “disposable” plastics have now become a looming threat to the oceans and future human life.  In this episode, we attempt to deconstruct the plastics problem with some help from Adrian Grenier’s Organization Lonely Whale and the people who brought us Earth Day. For more details and show notes, please visit: https://makeeverything.tv/simplycomplex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Our Quirky Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 33:59


    When all of our digital devices manage our calendar for us, we kind of take for granted how complex of a tracking system the calendar is. Some months have 31 days while others have 28 days...then there’s leap year! All of these rules with the calendar came from a lot of conflict and compromise throughout the ages.  We discuss how the calendar has evolved through the ages and if it will continue to withstand the test of time. With Special Guest YouTuber Joe Scott and Mathematics Professor, Math-magician and TED speaker Arthur Benjamin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Christmas Gifts and Conversations with Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018 38:20


    Andy, Brian, and Taylor compare Christmas traditions and talk about how human sacrifice and shooting guns led to exchanging gifts with family on Christmas. Chris interviews and asks a Santa Claus about breaking and entering and if Amazon is edging him out of the gift-giving market. For more details and show notes, please visit https://makeeverything.tv/simplycomplex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Behind Coffee's Flavor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 36:08


    Coffee helps millions of people wake up in the morning but rarely do we consider the complex process that transforms the subtle flavor differences of coffees around the world. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the flavor of coffee, interview an expert in coffee roasting and sourcing, and talk about Andy's journey to Mexico to make his morning cup of coffee completely from scratch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fast Fashion vs Custom Clothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 38:21


    Why do the prices of clothes vary so much for similar items? How do the clothes at fast fashion franchises compare with the high-end clothing celebrities wear? In this episode, we talk with fashion experts to answer these questions and explore the history of the clothing we wear every day. Links in this episode https://caitcourneya.com https://heimies.com For more Simply Complex visit: makeeverything.tv/simplycomplex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    How a $1500 Sandwich Started a Career

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 42:09


    A simple sandwich is something many people take for granted, usually comprised of bread, meat, vegetables, and cheese, there is so much more that goes into making this simple meal. On this episode, we take a look at the history of how the sandwich may have begun and how one man’s quest to make his own sandwich from scratch led to a full time career. To see the original videos that inspired this episode you can find them on the How to Make Everything YouTube channel https://bit.ly/1LJj3UK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Are Libraries Still Relevant?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 38:30


    The internet provides immediate access to nearly all recorded human knowledge, but where does that leave the roles of the public library and librarians? In this episode, we explore the history of the public library, how libraries are adapting to the information age, and interview an actual librarian about what it takes to keep libraries relevant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Turkey Day the Hard Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 39:31


    The team at How to Make Everything serves up a potpourri of Thanksgiving-themed food stories this week. Taylor discovers there’s no pumpkin in a pumpkin spice latte. Brian shares his first time experience going pumpkin hunting with his nephew. We also share some Thanksgiving Day trivia which might save you in a pinch during those awkward holiday conversations. To conclude, Andy relives his missteps in making a Thanksgiving dinner COMPLETELY from scratch and his newfound appreciation for food.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Candy Corn: Delicious and Dangerous

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 37:18


    On our premiere episode, Taylor and Andy revisit the time Andy attempted to make candy corn from scratch.  As with most projects Andy takes on, making candy successfully is much more difficult than it appears.  So the guys call professional Confectioner and YouTuber Greg from Lofty Pursuits to find out what Andy did wrong and to learn just how complicated artisan candy is to make. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Introducing: Simply Complex From How To Make Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 1:28


    A brand new podcast from the How To Make Everything Team. Subscribe today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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