Erudition

In this episode, you’re going to learn why it is that people named Richard are often called “Dick.” [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn where the term “deadline” came from, and just what was the first deadline. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn what, in general, makes a continent a continent and why Greenland is an island and Australia is a continent. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this weekend why episode of the podcast, you’re going to learn why it is that you’ll commonly see dalmatians associated with fire stations. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this weekend why episode of the podcast, you’re going to learn why exactly it is that you can’t buy cashews still in their shells. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn of a remarkable 61 year old farmer, who just four year earlier decided to take up running as a sport.  He followed this up by shattering the previous world record for an ultra-marathon.

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about the one-legged woman who was considered “the most dangerous of all allied spies” during WWII. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the somewhat humorous tale of a nuclear physicist who decided to invade the island of Sark, by himself. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about how one of the greatest philosophers and enlightenment thinkers only was able to exclusively spend his time on such endeavors because earlier he’d exploited a flaw in the French lottery, making himself and a few others vastly wealthy. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to to learn the incredible tale of Colonel William Rankin and his harrowing journey through a cumulonimbus cloud. [TRANSCRIPT]

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