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  • White Day | Holiday origins

    Episode 461. Topic: White Day. Theme: Holiday Origins. 

    How is Valentine's Day celebrated in other countries? How is it more one-sided in Japan? What is White Day and why was it invented? Will White Day ever come to the United States?

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    3 min
  • Valentine's Day | Holiday origins

    Episode 460. Topic: Valentine's Day. Theme: Holiday Origins. 

    Who was Saint Valentine? Was he just one person? How did February 14th become associated with romantic love? How is Valentine's Day celebrated around the world? 

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    4 min
  • Labor Day | Holiday origins

    Episode 459. Topic: Labor Day. Theme: Holiday Origins. 

    What were workers' rights like during The Industrial Revolution? How were they improved? How is this related to Labor Day? Do other countries have a Labor Day equivalent? Which countries do not?

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    3 min
  • Memorial Day | Holiday origins

    Episode 458. Topic: Memorial Day. Theme: Holiday Origins. 

    What is Memorial Day? Where does it originate culturally? When did it become an official federal holiday? What was the reasoning behind making Memorial Day a Monday? 

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    3 min
  • Low empathy? | Investigating myself

    Episode 457. Investigating myself. Topic: Low empathy?

    What is empathy? How is it related to the hormone oxytocin? Are there genetic variations related to low empathy behavior? Do I carry it? If so, which parent did I inherit it from?!

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    4 min
  • The Fed | Money and poltics

    Episode 456. Topic: The Fed. Theme: Money and politics. 

    Why was the Federal Reserve System established? What roles does it play in the United States economy? How powerful is the Fed? Who runs the Fed?

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    3 min
  • Russian oligarchy | Money and poltics

    Episode 455. Topic: Russian oligarchy.  Theme: Money and politics. 

    What is an oligarchy? How did Russian oligarchs rise out of the rubble of the Soviet Union? How can oligarchs wield power? Is this a uniquely Russian problem?

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    3 min
  • Free file | Money and poltics

    Episode 454. Topic: Free file. Theme: Money and politics. 

    How have taxes evolved? How do some countries pay their taxes? How is it different in The United States? Why did some online tax filing companies come under fire in 2021? Will tax filing change in The United States?

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    4 min
  • Citizens United | Money and poltics

    Episode 453. Topic: Citizens United. Theme: Money and politics. 

    How can corporations advertise on behalf of a political candidate? Why is this legal? How are documentary films involved? What are the consequences of saying corporations have protected political speech?

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    3 min
  • The gold standard | Money and politics

    Episode 452. Topic: The gold standard. Theme: Money and politics. 

    How does money work? What are the pros and cons of basing money in the value of gold or silver? Has the United States ever used the gold standard? How has it changed over time? Why was it dropped in 1971?

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    3 min

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Education podcasts are great - but sometimes you just want an appetizer of knowledge. On 3 minute lesson, I attempt to communicate an interesting topic concisely and in less than 3 minutes.