It’s the End of the Year Quiz (2022)! Paul Dersley swaps his judge’s robes for a Quizmaster’s blazer and pits Ryan against Pete in a nailbiting test of knowledge. Who remembers the most fun facts, peculiar people and stirring stories from a year of podcasting? Find out now!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:17 Round One - Who Arrived First?

06:50 Buzzer Test

08:25 Round Two - Reviews

12:46 Round Three - Destinations

18:20 Round Four - Countdown Questions

23:16 Round Five - Food & Drink

28:58 Round Six - Badly Explain an Episode

33:09 Round Seven - Home & Away

41:32 Round Eight - Tie-Breaker!

51:16 Outro

Thanks:

Jim Coulson (BewilderedDad.com)

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This week, the Judge sits in session to review Pete's Christmassy journey to Malta during the Atomic Age. But is he feeling jolly or a scrooge? Find out now on… THE VERDICT!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:20 Zaqq

08:06 Popeye Village

14:09 Stamps

18:29 Maltese Terriers

21:12 Neolithic Temples

23:49 Origin of the Nativity Scene

26:30 The Verdict

30:54 Outro

Thanks:

Christmas version of the Verdict theme by Anatoliigmusic (Professional session musician, composer on fiverr.com)

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It’s Christmas! Peter dons the Santa hat to take Ryan on a tour of Christmas in Malta. Snails and rabbit for Christmas dinner! An entire town that impersonates Bethlehem at Christmas! A musical instrument made out of a dog! We’ve got it all… and more!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:07 Orientation to Malta

12:38 History of Malta

17:34 The Atomic Age

22:08 Noël

25:18 Maltese Christmas

37:06 Crib and Nativity

42:26 Emvin's Stamp

49:22 The Honey Bee

55:34 The Żaqq

01:02:12 Conclusion

01:04:46 Derzolation

01:07:01 Outro

Thanks:

• Chris Buttigieg

Links:

Malta National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DA3I_OTKqY

The Maltese Żaqq: https://tinyurl.com/4s8ura25

The Sound of the Żaqq: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOfRCSPZSjQ

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The Judge is in session and this week the resident Renaissance Man takes a break from sampling the finest bottles of Tuscan wine to review Ryan’s episode on Fiction in Italy during the Renaissance. Did he think Episode 63 worthy of the classics - or just a bloated cadaver on an artist’s sketch pad? Find out now on THE VERDICT!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:14 Vitruvian Man

05:13 Towers & Dante Alighieri

10:21 Boccaccio & Pope Joan

14:32 Sinful art and literature

16:39 Machiavelli & Robert Green

21:43 The Verdict

25:45 Outro

Thanks:

• The Divine Comedy - National Express (https://youtu.be/p_GLSgJ39Dc) | shorturl.at/iqSWX

Contact:

• http://hhepodcast.com

In this episode, Ryan takes a look at Fiction in the form of stories, tall tales and outright lies in Italy during the Renaissance. Discover the early tales that may have inspired Chaucer, meet the sneak whose name became a watchword for plotting, and learn how a litany of lies lay behind the success of Christopher Columbus.

Links:

• Italy National Anthem - Instrumental (https://youtu.be/kqAP9c2hJ6k)

Chapters:

00:18 Intro

02:02 Orientation to Italy

12:07 History of Italy

18:58 What was The Renaissance?

22:58 What is Fiction?

24:23 Boccaccio

36:52 Machiavelli

46:22 Columbus

01:01:52 Derzolation

01:04:36 Outro

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Judge Dersley presides over Ryan's Out of Office special on Sex in Vietnam during the late 1980s. Will the Judge deem this revisit worthy of his time.. Find out now on THE VERDICT!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:37 The Research & Euphemisms

07:26 Embalmed Politicians

10:52 Son Doong

15:03 Operation Babylift

19:09 Hooch Maids

21:59 The Verdict

25:48 Outro

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In this out-of-office episode Ryan revisits the topic of Sex in Vietnam in the late eighties. Unravel the economic transformation that caused sexual upheaval in society, learn how the government helped Vietnamese lovers canoodle in the park, and discover the face-based immigration system applied to the children of GIs in America.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

05:20 Background to Vietnam

09:13 History of Vietnam

19:00 What is Sex?

26:54 Traditional Marriage & Doi Moi

35:21 Nguyễn Kieu Oanh

42:18 Condoms

46:56 STDs

49:18 Sex Work

57:09 Conclusion

01:01:28 Outro

Links:

• Vietnam Traditional Music (https://youtu.be/yvoJdhkxYIs)

Thanks:

• Dr. Michael Free, OBE

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The Judge is in session and he's holding Peter to account for his attempt at trying to find music in Bhutan during the 5th century. Will he deem the episode a sweet symphony or a discordant cacophony?

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:23 The Research

08:05 The Snowman Race

09:54 Archery

12:54 Buddhism & Quantum Physics

16:42 Yaks

18:56 Drupka Kunli

22:00 Visiting Bhutan

23:09 The Verdict

28:01 Outro

Links:

• Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom - Movie Trailer (https://youtu.be/1W8m1IjLJB8)

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Mysterious and mountainous, this episode visits the country of Bhutan in order to face the music in the period 400 to 500CE. Discover the sounds of nature, from grunting yaks to squawking ravens, and the sounds of man-made music from centuries ago.

Links:

• National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1f1otFValw

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:42 Background to Bhutan

14:47 Ema Datshi

16:14 History of Bhutan

32:55 What does it mean to 'Face the Music'?

34:43 The Orphan's Song

37:29 The Flute

39:27 The Raven Call

42:45 Yaks

47:43 The Golden Takin

51:18 Archery

54:36 Wrap Up

56:16 The Derzolater

58:46 Outro

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Last week's United Arab Emirates episode is in the dock. Did the Judge enjoy Ryan's tales of desert demons, creepy camels and piratical history of the Arabian coast? Find out now on.. THE VERDICT!

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