Master of What?

Master of What?

By Andrew Guest and David BreaultScienceSocial SciencesEducationNature
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Master of What? episodes

  • Master of What - Domestication Part Two

    Its time to talk about the cats and the dogs, . . . and the silver foxes. This is the one with copious bad accents and also our Florida correspondent, semi reoccurring guest host, genetics expert Paige!

    1 hr 16 min
  • Master of What - Worst Presidents

    Who are the presidents (or prime ministers) who are just the WORST. Well here is some of them, specifically the ones that we could think of. This is the episode where an upturned broomstick with a bucket on top would be a better leader.

    54 min
  • Master of What - Asymmetrical Warfare

    It's time for another trip in the Time Machine, this time we made a third seat for our recurring guest host Jon! Would Gladiator be a better movie if Russel Crowe ran away the whole time? Can any war ever be truly symmetrical? Has war in fact changed or not? No to all of those questions but yes to some of the ones we ask in the episode!

    1 hr 14 min
  • Master of What - Anti Intellectualism

    Can you be classist against billionaires? Are all scientists villains? Would Annihilation be a better movie with macho marines instead of scientists? Was Ronald Reagan right when he said "Government is the problem"? The answer to all of these questions decidedly no, find out why in the episode!

    1 hr 16 min
  • Master of What - The Communist Experiment

    Or "What to Expect When You're Expecting a Communist Revolution." Which is better? Freedom or Equality? Should Oprah Winfrey be on the peoples committee for the allocation of automobiles? This is the episode where we discuss the Before-fore times.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Master of What - Urban Wildlife

    Maybe if we ask very nicely, Scott Walker will make us a new version of our podcast song. Is man truly the most dangerous game? Can peregrine falcons punch really hard? Could elephants live in a city? No actually, to all of those questions but yes to lots of others in the episode, give it a listen and find out what those questions are!

    50 min
  • Master of What - Arms Race

    What do you do if your neighbor bring's home a full wheelbarrow of guns from the bullet farm? What IS war good for? Is the throat punch the most effective unarmed melee attack possible (Yes, yes it is). This is the episode featuring the return of our 'Security Expert / Future WWE Superstar' Jon to help explain Arms Races.

    52 min
  • Master of What - Bees

    Its the episode about BEES! Actually its about interspersion, but if I learned anything at the free marketing seminar I took once in university it was "Don't name your podcast episode "Interspersion".

    50 min

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David and Andrew are two Masters in their respective academic fields of Biology and Political Science. They spend 40(ish) minutes a week teaching each other about topics from DNA to dictatorships, or…