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  • Queries & Theories Episode 12 - Batman

    Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.


    In this episode, Ivy and Ron take on the caped crusader, Batman!

    This episode includes discussions about utility belts, batarangs, and whether or not Batman's money is better spent elsewhere?


    Be sure to like and follow our podcast to be notified for our upcoming episodes!


    You can like and follow us on our social media at

    https://www.instagram.com/queriesandtheoriespodcast/



    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron’s Notes:

    https://www.deepfocusfilmstudies.com/batman-gadgets.html

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/how-much-would-cost-batman-8853340

    http://www.centives.net/S/2012/how-much-does-it-cost-to-be-batman/

    https://www.looper.com/784710/how-much-is-batmans-bruce-wayne-actually-worth-in-the-dc-universe/

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2019/10/01/jeff-bezos-forbes-400-photos/?sh=437d92647d18

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/04/06/forbes-billionaires-2022-elon-musk-jeff-bezos/9481302002/

    https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

    Ivy’s Notes:

    Forbes fictional 15: https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2013/fictional-15/bruce-wayne.html

    Forbes billionaires: https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

    DC Comics: https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/11/22/batman-on-a-budget-does-the-dark-knight-need-money-to-be-effective

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://carnegieendowment.org/2013/03/08/limits-of-philanthropy-pub-51201

    The Charitable-Industrial Complex: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/opinion/the-charitable-industrial-complex.html


    56 min
  • Queries & Theories Episode 11 - Nerdfighteria

    Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

    In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss community built around the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers: Nerdfighteria!

    This episode includes discussions of the past, whether or not Ron went to Nerdcon, and a potential Queries & Theories Expanded Universe?

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    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Vlogbrothers YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers

    Complexly:

    https://complexly.com/

    DFTBA Records:

    https://store.dftba.com/


    38 min
  • Queries & Theories Episode 10: The Twilight Zone

    HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We are back!

    In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the classic creepy TV show, The Twilight Zone! 

    This episode includes gremlins, William Shatner, the chicken gun, and whether or not the kids still say spoopy?


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    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron’s Notes:

    hts://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_gun

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

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

    https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/engines.html#:~:text=From%201903%2C%20the%20year%20of,turbo%20jet%20engine%20in%201930.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734600/trivia?tab=gf&ref_=tt_trv_gf

    Ivy’s Notes:

    Episode wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_at_20,000_Feet

    Vulture article on episode’s legacy: https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/twilight-zone-nightmare-at-20000-feet-history-legacy.html

    There’s a man out there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXHKDb0CNjA

    38 min
  • Queries & Theories Episode 9: Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3

    In this episode, Ivy and Ron DESTROY your favorite children's show with FACTS and LOGIC! ....Well, not really.

    This episode includes talks about the physics of comets, agni kais, and whether or not Ozai's plan makes much sense in the long run!

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    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron’s Notes:

    https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Wulong_Forest

    https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Ba_Sing_Se

    https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/in-depth/

    https://www.space.com/3113-meteors-meteor-showers-science.html

    https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/601916-largest-forest-wildfire-single-fire#:~:text=The%20Chinchaga%20Fire%20started%20in,million%20acres)%20of%20boreal%20forest.

    https://theweek.com/articles/824018/return-airship#:~:text=Airships%20can't%20go%20nearly,hour%2C%20to%20keep%20drag%20down.

    Ivy’s Notes:

    Avatar The Last Airbender on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/70142405

    1 hr 11 min
  • Queries & Theories Episode 8: Mythbusters

    Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

    In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the Discovery channel hit: Mythbusters!

    This episode includes Kodiak cake sponsorship, science education, and our favorite routinely dismembered member of the Mythbusters team, Buster Buster!

    Be sure to like and follow our podcast to be notified for our upcoming episodes!

    You can like and follow us on our social media at

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    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron’s Notes:

    https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-humble-history-of-the-crash-test-dummy/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_test_dummy#Hybrid_I_and_II

    http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Crash-Test-Dummy.html#:~:text=thorax%20(chest)%20impact-,The%20crash%20test%20dummy%20is%20made%20of%20metal%20parts%20consisting,and%20polyurethane%20foam%2C%20and%20vinyl.

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

    https://humanetics.humaneticsgroup.com/products/anthropomorphic-test-devices

    https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/accidents-hazardous-conditions/crash-test.htm

    Ivy’s Notes:

    Wikipedia article, mythbusters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters#Format

    Atlantic Article, Mythbusters Teaching Wonder Thru Failure: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/mythbusters-teaching-through-wonderand-failure/383844/

    Physics Teacher, 54, 228 (2016), How the Television Show Mythbusters Communicates the Scientific Method: https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.4944364

    Adam Savage Tested, Adam learns from STEAM educators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHUTnZUHUz0

    Classic Scientific Method, Khan Academy:

    https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-biology-foundations/hs-biology-and-the-scientific-method/a/the-science-of-biology

    55 min
  • Queries and Theories Episode 7: Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2

    Welcome to Queries and Theories! In this episode, Ivy and Ron continue their series on Avatar: The Last Airbender with Book 2, Earth!

    This episode includes big drills, short kings, gulags and maybe a couple plot holes?


    Be sure to like and follow our podcast to be notified for our upcoming episodes!


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    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron’s Notes:

    Tunnel boring machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_boring_machine

    How TBMs work https://www.boringcompany.com/prufrock

    Slurry TBM : https://marquette.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Fact-Sheet-How-a-tunnel-boring-machine-works-04.08.2020.pdf

    Great Wall of China materials: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/grocha/monument/great.html

    Tunneling shield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnelling_shield#History

    Martina facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_(tunnel_boring_machine)

    Explanation of the anatomy of a TBM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSwbzvtXON8&ab_channel=KarimGaber’


    Ivy’s Notes:

    Coup of Ba Sing Se Avatar Fandom Site: https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Coup_of_Ba_Sing_Se

    Xiran Jay Zhao’s video on Cultural Inspirations in ATLA Book 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SNxykp2MA&t=2463s

    Laogai Museum Research Page: https://laogairesearch.org/museum/what-is-laogai/

    Laogai Prison System: https://laogairesearch.org/laogai-system/

    Business Human Rights on 83 Brands identified using forced labor of Xinjiang camp: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/china-83-major-brands-implicated-in-report-on-forced-labour-of-ethnic-minorities-from-xinjiang-assigned-to-factories-across-provinces-includes-company-responses/

    Dept of Labor report on Uyghur Muslims detained in Forced Labor Camps: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/against-their-will-the-situation-in-xinjiang

    King Emmanuel III of Italy and Benito Mussolini: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/fascist-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-italy

    ATLA Fandom Page info on Dai Li: https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Dai_Li



    52 min
  • Queries & Theories Episode 6: Podluck 1

    Welcome to Queries and Theories!

    In this episode, Ivy and Ron are doing the first of our minisode series: Podluck! In Podluck episodes, we each bring a different topic to the show that we might not normally get to talk about. 

    In this episode, Ivy talks about A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle and Ron talks about Futurama! This episode includes discussions about how long it takes to get published as a fiction writer, banned books, math jokes that require a PhD to understand, and more!


    Be sure to like and follow our podcast to be notified for our upcoming episodes!


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    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron’s Notes:

    Futurama Wiki:

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

    Heisenberg uncertainty principle:

    https://www.britannica.com/science/uncertainty-principle

    Science behind Futurama:

    https://www.syfy.com/futurama/videos/the-science-behind-the-fiction

    Futurama Theorem:

    https://theinfosphere.org/Futurama_theorem

    Futurama Theorem Mathologer Video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J65GNFfL94c

    Futurama Jokes:

    https://gizmodo.com/10-futurama-jokes-that-will-make-you-smarter-1676659998

    Lag B’Omer:

    https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/679300/jewish/What-Is-Lag-BaOmer.htm

    Grandfather Paradox:

    https://www.space.com/grandfather-paradox.html#:~:text=The%20grandfather%20paradox%20is%20a%20potential%20logical%20problem%20that%20would,make%20their%20own%20birth%20impossible


    Ivy’s Notes:

    Web Archive “A Special Message from Madeleine L’Engle,” Penguin Random House:

    https://web.archive.org/web/20120901142030/http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary/catalog/author.php?authorid=16446

    Wrinkle in Time Wiki:

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

    National Endowment for the Humanities Profile of Madeleine L’Engle:

    https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals/madeleine-lengle

    Mental Floss Listicle about Wrinkle in Time:

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62736/12-fantastic-facts-about-wrinkle-time

    Britannica Article on A Wrinkle in Time:

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/A-Wrinkle-in-Time

    Wrinkle in Time Banned Books Project:

    https://bannedbooks.library.cmu.edu/madeleine-lengle-a-wrinkle-in-time-draft/

    Books on Trial, A Wrinkle in Time:

    https://www.booksontrial.com/a-wrinkle-in-time-why-its-a-frequently-challenged-book/

    Wrinkle in Time Controversy:

    https://www.history.com/news/wrinkle-in-time-banned-christian-controversy

    Smithsonian Wrinkle in Time Legacy:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/remarkable-influence-wrinkle-in-time-180967509/

    58 min
  • Queries and Theories Episode 5: Avatar the Last Airbender Book 1

    Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.


    In this episode, Ivy and Ron begin the first in our series on the beloved Nickelodeon show: Avatar: The Last Airbender! 

    This episode covers Book 1 of the series, and be sure to check back as we cover the rest of the seasons one by one in upcoming episodes. This episode includes discussions of flying bison logistics, expositional deep dives, and maybe Commander Zhao had a point?


    Be sure to like and follow our podcast to be notified for our upcoming episodes!


    You can like and follow us on our social media at

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    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron’s Notes:

    How long does the series take place over?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8M3xlNYm40&ab_channel=AntoineBandele

    Size of the Earth: https://www.space.com/17638-how-big-is-earth.html#:~:text=Using%20those%20measurements%2C%20the%20equatorial,is%20called%20an%20oblate%20sphero

    Pre-dreadnought ships: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship#Propulsion

    HMS Dreadnought: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)


    Ivy’s Notes:

    Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: https://www.netflix.com/title/70142405

    Xiran Jay Zhao's Video on ATLA Book 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8MD8U1Ilwc

    1 hr 5 min
  • Queries and Theories Episode 4: Bill Nye the Science Guy

    Welcome to Queries and Theories! In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the staple of 90s science classrooms everywhere: Bill Nye the Science Guy! 

    This episode includes discussions of the shows numerous experiments, the influence of public broadcasting, and more!

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    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron's Notes:

    Steel Wool Combustion Experiment (real world):

    https://chem.washington.edu/lecture-demos/combustion-steel-wool
    Combustion reaction:
    https://sciencing.com/are-combustion-reactions-exothermic-13710438.html
    How electrolysis works:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpxn82p/revision/1
    Salt stuff:
    https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/544897main_PS3_Nature_of_Salt_C4_Final.pdf
    Ionic structures: https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Inorganic_Chemistry/Modules_and_Websites_(Inorganic_Chemistry)/Crystal_Lattices/Lattice_Basics/Ionic_Structures#:~:text=Sodium%20chloride%20is%20taken%20as,having%20a%20giant%20ionic%20structure.&text=The%20sodium%20ion%20in%20the,touched%20by%206%20chloride%20ions.
    Chemical reactions (Season 2 Episode 4):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBc1iO_ZQmQ&t=926s
    DIY Science (Season 5 Episode 7):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Ha_oyw6Oo&ab_channel=willowgirl28willowgirl28

    Ivy's Notes:


    Bill Nye Episode Guides:
    https://billnye.com/the-science-guy
    Neil DeGrasse Tyson Interview w Nye:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1JswaPMtPU
    Iowa Tv Schooltime, Iowa State University Special Collections:
    https://youtu.be/tZkVoqjvzzM?t=131
    Who is Don Herbert:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wJAG7GcQEI
    321 Contact:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMoWO5rMSRs
    Brain Child:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2IPA84oh0
    Emily's Wonder Lab:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ0mrC13hZM
    King, Kenneth P, Educational Television: "Let’s Explore Science,":
    https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1023/A:1009443617295.pdf
    Long and Steinke “The Thrill of Everyday Science”:
    http://unix.cc.wmich.edu/~steinke/projects/publications/the_thrill_of_everyday_science.pdf

    1 hr 15 min
  • Queries & Theories Episode 3: Pokémon

    Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.


    In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the turn of the century handheld game phenomenon, Pokémon! 

    This episode includes marketing to children, LCD screens, and hacking Pokémon Crystal, and developing Pokébrain?


    Be sure to like and follow our podcast to be notified for our upcoming episodes!


    You can like and follow us on our social media at

    https://www.instagram.com/queriesandtheoriespodcast/


    Music by

    Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

    https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

    https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

    Cover art by

    TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

    https://www.instagram.com/thebettingbug/?hl=en

    https://www.facebook.com/TheBettingBugArt

    Episode Notes:

    Ron’s Notes:

    Game Boy:

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

    History of Pokémon Games:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(video_game_series)#List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_main_series_games

    How Game Boy Advanced Works:

    https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gameboy.htm

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film-transistor_liquid-crystal_display


    https://www.totalphase.com/blog/2019/06/behind-the-scenes-of-video-game-consoles-embedded-systems/#:~:text=Video%20game%20consoles%20rely%20on,movement%20or%20interaction%20with%20objects

    How old school cartridges work:

    https://www.retroreversing.com/how-retro-cartridges-roms-worked

    How computer memory works:

    https://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-computer-memory-works.html

    Ivy’s Notes:

    History of Pokémon:

    https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/History_of_Pok%C3%A9mon

    Pokémon Merchandising Sales:

    https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/money-finance/the-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-of-all-time/#:~:text=This%20contributed%20to%20Pok%C3%A9mon%20being%20the%20highest%20grossing%20media%20in%20global%20history.&text=The%20top%2025%20highest%20grossing,Pok%C3%A9mon%20%E2%80%93%20%2492.121%20billion

    Washington Post Pokémania:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/04/25/pokemania/682d1860-8394-42f1-9469-c2abc75fdd15/

    How to market to children:

    https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/media-issues/marketing-consumerism/how-marketers-target-kids

    Kids as collectors and children’s marketing:

    https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/7928/volumes/v23/NA-23#:~:text=Children%20collect%20because%20collecting%20gives,%2C%20enhancing%20their%20self%2Didentity

    Event pokemon as marketing strategy:

    https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Event_Pok%C3%A9mon

    Brand recognition study on kids:

    https://abcnews.go.com/Business/kids-mcdonalds-toyota-disney/story?id=10333145

    Collecting as part of childhood development:

    https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/7928#:~:text=We%20suggest%20that%20children%20are,want%20to%20differentiate%20themselves%20from

    Stanford study on Pokémon brain in adults:

    https://news.stanford.edu/2019/05/06/regular-pokemon-players-pikachu-brain/

    Harvard Business Review brand relationships children v adults:

    https://hbr.org/2014/03/childrens-feelings-about-brands-persist-into-adulthood

    Pokémon marketing strategy:

    https://www.constructdigital.com/insight/the-marketing-behind-pokemon-and-the-secret-to-its-recurring-hype-and-brand-longevity

    1 hr 12 min

About Queries and Theories

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Queries and Theories is a bimonthly podcast where Ron and Ivy ask each other questions. Ron's background is in STEM, and Ivy's is in the humanities. Join us as we explore films, shows, games and more…