Ep. 20 Fun Things to do on New Year’s Eve

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Buzzfeed List:  https://www.buzzfeed.com/terripous/things-to-do-instead-of-go-out-on-new-years-eve

Shanghai Card Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_rum

New Year’s Traditions from Around the World: https://www.almanac.com/content/new-years-traditions-around-world#

Game

Sequence Board Game (Amazon Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/2rU4vV1

Intro and Outro Music:

Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver

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Ep. 19 Ken: the Word, the Quote, and the Doll

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Ken definition: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/ken

Ken doll Facts: http://www.barbiemedia.com/ken/fast_facts.html

Ken Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_(doll)

Book

Art of War by Sun Tzu from Oxford Press (Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2raybNb

Intro and Outro Music:

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Ep. 18 Isaac Newton was Weird

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/isaac-newton-the-man-who-discovered-gravity/zh8792p

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Isaac Newton:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23631/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-isaac-newton

Books

Isaac Newton by James Gleick (Amazon Affiliate): https://amzn.to/36Tlk16

Intro and Outro Music:

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Ep. 17 The Science of Santa

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Quantum Mechanics Saves Santa: https://www.eetimes.com/quantum-mechanics-saves-santa/

The Physics of Santa: http://daclarke.org/Humour/santa.html

Science Blogs: https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2009/12/23/the-physics-of-santa-claus

The Science of Christmas: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/8188997/The-science-of-Christmas-Santa-Claus-his-sleigh-and-presents.html

Big Picture Science: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL2FyZXdlYWxvbmUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M&episode=ZDQ4Y2FjMDExNGMyNGMwNzhlNWZmNjg1M2E5MTc4ZjQ&hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjCpoyVmZrmAhWVu54KHWihCfQQieUEegQIBBAE&ep=6&at=1575400764164

Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle: https://www.britannica.com/science/uncertainty-principle

Intro and Outro Music:

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Ep. 16 A Holiday for Giving Gifts

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Christmas Gifts Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_gift

History of Christmas Presents: https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/presents.shtml

15 Most Expensive Gifts: https://www.serenataflowers.com/pollennation/15-most-expensive-gifts-in-the-history/

Intro and Outro Music:

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Ep. 15 NORAD Santa Tracker

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa

Norad Santa Tracker: https://www.noradsanta.org/

Apps

Apple app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/norad-santa-tracker/id1181633163

Google Play app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.norad.santa

Intro and Outro Music:

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Ep. 14 Wassail

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassailing

Wassailing Customs: https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/wassailing.shtml

Slow Cooker Wassail Recipe: https://www.aspicyperspective.com/wassail-recipe/

Taste of Home Wassail Recipe: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cider-wassail/

Wassail Recipe with Alcohol: https://www.farmflavor.com/recipe/type/appetizers/traditional-wassail/

Intro and Outro Music:

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Ep. 13 Mistletoe is weird

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/plant/mistletoe

History.com Article: https://www.history.com/news/why-do-we-kiss-under-the-mistletoe

Vesuvius Eruption: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pompeii.htm

Intro and Outro Music:

Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Ep. 12 The Science of Reindeer

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/animal/reindeer

“T’was the Night Before Christmas”: https://www.carols.org.uk/twas_the_night_before_christmas.htm

Alaska Fish and Game Article: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=santasreindeer.main

“15 Things You Didn’t Know About Reindeer”: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-reindeer

Live Science Article: https://www.livescience.com/56310-reindeer-facts.html

Intro and Outro Music:

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Ep. 11 Hanukkah and Winter Solstice

Links

Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/

Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/

Hanukkah Facts: https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/102911/jewish/What-Is-Hanukkah.htm

Winter Solstice: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/0/winter-solstice-2019-do-pagans-celebrate-shortest-day-year/

Arctic Circle Facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Circle

Amazon Affiliate Links

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins: https://amzn.to/2P97cum

Intro and Outro Music:

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