If you're into medical history, then this episode is for you. Phrenology is now considered a pseudo-science, but at one point in history was VERY influential. Find out about this lumpy-skull practice!

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology#:~:text=Phrenology%20is%20a%20process%20that,exist%20in%20other%20animal%20species

https://www.britannica.com/topic/phrenology

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/facing-a-bumpy-history-144497373/

Bored of the surface-level convos you're surrounded by? Learn all about Henry the 8th's love life and bore those people right back! Also find out how his last wife survived.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VIII-king-of-England

https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/henry-viii

https://www.royal.uk/henry-viii

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur,_Prince_of_Wales

That's right! Well-known clothing brand Hugo Boss has roots in the nazi regime. Next time you're at a bar and someone starts small talk, this is a great one to bring up. 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Boss_(businessman)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15008682

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/hugo-boss-and-the-nazis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrmacht

You also might not be! There is an easy way to find out, and that's to dive into a cult checklist. Learn about the differences between religions or cults...or maybe you'll find out they're more similar than you thought. 

Share your thoughts in the comments, or have your impractical info featured on a future episode! [email protected]

Sources:

https://cultrecovery101.com/cult-recovery-readings/checklist-of-cult-characteristics/

https://drsteveeichel.com/about-cults

https://janjalalich.com/help/characteristics-associated-with-cults/

The history of the hula hoop, as best as I could find it. This is definitely a topic that you can bring up in any social situation, even when your new friend's kid is staring at you in amazement and you're unsure how to make it stop. 

Sources:

https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/hula-hoop/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula_hoop#:~:text=The%20modern%20hula%20hoop%20was,company%20and%20became%20a%20fad.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop-patented

Making friends is hard, and it's probably even tougher when small talk is impossible. Try talking about complex philosophies instead. Identity of Indiscernibles is all about determining how to identify 2 identical objects...like...how?!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_of_indiscernibles#:~:text=The%20identity%20of%20indiscernibles%20is,by%20y%20and%20vice%20versa.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-indiscernible/

Learn all the icky truths about the incel online community. Incel means "involuntary celibate," but of course, it's not their fault! ...riiighhhttttt.

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Sources:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incel

https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/incels-involuntary-celibates

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel

https://incels.wiki/w/Main_Page

Dante's 9 circles of hell, in a nutshell! Have a listen and decide which one you're likely going to end up in because, from the sounds of it, we're all headed down south. 

Share your thoughts in the comments or email me some ideas you have for future episodes at [email protected]

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_(Dante)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/a-visitors-guide-to-dantes-nine-circles-of-hell/

https://polygyan.medium.com/dantes-9-circles-of-hell-inferno-c1ecd922539a

https://www.thoughtco.com/dantes-9-circles-of-hell-741539

An educational, therapeutic, and creative system devised by Rudolf Steiner - it's really more about a way of life. Learn about the cross-section of physical and mental well-being, combined with the spiritual...and then get uninvited from your next dinner party!

Share your thoughts in the comments or email me some ideas you have for future episodes at [email protected]

Sources:

https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/

https://www.waldorf-resources.org/single-view/how-i-teach-anthroposophy

https://www.sunbridge.edu/about/rudolf-steiner-anthroposophy/

https://waldorfanswers.org/Anthroposophy.htm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865373/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthroposophic_medicine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_memory

The Remnant Fellowship...cult or religion? You'll decide after you've learned a bit about its founder and her Weigh Down Workshop. 

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