Curiosity Quest

When do you stop being you? What does a black hole do to everything it sucks in? Does simply being observed assign value to an object or event? Today Lucas leads us through an existential journey of paradoxes. 

Our first guest star has hot lips (according to Matt) and is none other than Lisa, Matt's mom! She walks us through her own story with menopause and gives advice, resources, and information that will prove valuable to anyone. 

For more resources, talk to your doctor, visit The Menopause Society, or pick up one of the books below: 

The New Menopause by Dr. Mary Claire Haver

Menopause Brain by Lisa Mosconi PhD

Estrogen Matters by Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris

Test your knowledge of the amendments alongside Lucas and Matt as HT quizzes them on general amendment knowledge and trivia. You might learn a thing or two! 

Resources:
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments

Ever wondered, "Man, I wish I could drive continuously from the northern point of Alaska to the souther point of South America?" Matt is going to tell you about the 1 pesky thing keeping you from achieving that dream. The Darién Gap. 

Sources: 

https://www.roverparts.com/roverlog-news-blog/1972-range-rover-darien-gap-expedition/?srsltid=AfmBOoqQXKNEkIwS-PeHpPtxk932RF0OUt3GE8yz1Rj6-i9xB5U1egIl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpXqL7zWedk 

https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/

Today Lucas talks about, talking! Ever wondered why people say "It's raining cats and dogs", or "That costs an arm and a leg"? Well, we won't beat around the bush, and just tell you! 

Today Matt dives into the the most common knowledge that you've never heard of, and the reason you can communicate you're going to eat some food, and not beat it up. The great vowel shift. 

Shoutout to Kevin Stroud and his podcast, History of English Podcast. Check him out at the links below: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-english-podcast/id538608536

https://open.spotify.com/show/4YD0tpCpJ9sQNn9HAdgnKf?si=2cZkqc5tTi6F9kWGwJDB8g

HT is the tour guide on today's episode where he discusses the French phenom, Joan of Arc. 

Matt recounts the birth of (Bertha) Benz. The first car ever made. HT daydreams about being on a horse. Lucas kills a spider. 

In today's episode, HT lives his dream of talking about boats and recounts the harrowing journey of The Essex, the ship that inspired the classic novel, Moby Dick. 

Content warning: This episode discussing some not-so-great treatment of animals, and cannibalism. 

Tune in as Lucas makes the connection between one of todays most useful pieces of technology, bluetooth, and vikings. Yes, those vikings, they're connected.