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- 31: Badass Women (Pirates, opera singers & scientists…oh my!)We fell down a Pinterest hole and found a whole bunch of women who we’d NEVER heard about in history classes. Ching Shih, an infamous Chinese pirate, a Viking fighter historians have dubbed, the Birka Warrior, Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell…Read more →21 min
- 31: Badass Women (Pirates, opera singers & scientists…oh my!)We fell down a Pinterest hole and found a whole bunch of women who we'd NEVER heard about in history classes. Ching Shih, an infamous Chinese pirate, a Viking fighter historians have dubbed, the Birka Warrior, Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell who discovered pulsars & Julie d'Aubigny, a swashbuckling, bisexual, opera singing extraordinaire.21 min
- 31: Badass Women (Pirates, opera singers & scientists…oh my!)
We fell down a Pinterest hole and found a whole bunch of women who we’d NEVER heard about in history classes. Ching Shih, an infamous Chinese pirate, a Viking fighter historians have dubbed, the Birka Warrior, Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell who discovered pulsars & Julie d’Aubigny, a swashbuckling, bisexual, opera singing extraordinaire.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com21 min - 31: Badass Women (Pirates, opera singers & scientists...oh my!)We fell down a Pinterest hole and found a whole bunch of women who we'd NEVER heard about in history classes. Ching Shih, an infamous Chinese pirate, a Viking fighter historians have dubbed, the Birka Warrior, Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell who discovered pulsars & Julie d'Aubigny, a swashbuckling, bisexual, opera singing extraordinaire.21 min
- 30: Stuff We’d Like to Try (This would go great with Thanksgiving leftovers)Why wait to do those things on your “bucket list”? Amy got us both thinking about things we haven’t done, but would love to do. Juggling, riding a unicycle, travel, rally driving, who knows what trouble we could get up…Read more →25 min
- 30: Stuff We’d Like to Try (This would go great with Thanksgiving leftovers)Why wait to do those things on your "bucket list"? Amy got us both thinking about things we haven't done, but would love to do. Juggling, riding a unicycle, travel, rally driving, who knows what trouble we could get up to next year if we ACTUALLY do the stuff on our lists? Hey! What's on yours?25 min
- 30: Stuff We’d Like to Try (This would go great with Thanksgiving leftovers)
Why wait to do those things on your “bucket list”? Amy got us both thinking about things we haven’t done, but would love to do. Juggling, riding a unicycle, travel, rally driving, who knows what trouble we could get up to next year if we ACTUALLY do the stuff on our lists? Hey! What’s on yours?
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com25 min - 29: Social Conventions (Face the rear of the elevator while riding. You’ll freak people out.)Why do we do the things we do while in public? Simple actions like using the restroom or riding the bus get a lot more complicated when thinking about what other people might expect. Throw in the possibility of cross-cultural…Read more →21 min
- 29: Social Conventions (Face the rear of the elevator while riding. You’ll freak people out.)Why do we do the things we do while in public? Simple actions like using the restroom or riding the bus get a lot more complicated when thinking about what other people might expect. Throw in the possibility of cross-cultural miscommunication and the probability that you'll "put your foot in it" goes up a thousand percent. Fun right?!? Let's explore some social conventions.21 min
- 29: Social Conventions (Face the rear of the elevator while riding. You'll freak people out.)
Why do we do the things we do while in public? Simple actions like using the restroom or riding the bus get a lot more complicated when thinking about what other people might expect. Throw in the possibility of cross-cultural miscommunication and the probability that you’ll “put your foot in it” goes up a thousand percent. Fun right?!? Let’s explore some social conventions.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com21 min
About Brain Junk
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Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science & history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye?
We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain.
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