REMORANDOM Everything Interesting

By REMO Since 1988

REMORANDOM Everything Interesting is a companion podcast to the printed biannual book series of the same name. REMO founder Remo Giuffre and his co-host Claudia Chan Shaw get to chat about a range of ... more

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REMORANDOM Everything Interesting episodes:

September 18, 2025 32: Special Guest | Nigel Marsh
Remo chats with long time friend of REMO and REMORANDOM supporter Nigel Marsh about three of the ideas that he has contributed to the book series: The Shipping Forecast [RR3:74], Christian Crosses [RR4:19] and Parkrun [RR5:55]. Nigel is an interesting bloke. From leading global ad agencies here in Australia to launching worldwide movements such as Earth Hour – Nigel's career bridges boardrooms and big ideas. Best known for his popular TED Talk (recorded at the very first TEDxSydney in 2010) "How to make work-life balance work" and his international bestselling book Fat, Forty and Fired Nigel's journey is all about asking better questions. Which led him to create his award winning podcast "Five Of My Life". All will be explained. Enjoy the talk._______________________Nigel's Website HERE
Five of My Life Podcast HERE
Nigel's TED Talk HERE
Remo being interviewed in 2020 for 5ML podcast HERE_______________________About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Uncommon knowledge and everything interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify, ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube or ⁠HERE⁠ on Substack.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk ⁠HERE⁠
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
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32min
September 11, 2025 31: Guinness World Records, Rabbit Proof Fence, Fraktur, The Macarena
📍 The Guinness Book of Records was a promotional stunt that became an international phenomenon. It all started with a thousand freebies left on tables in pubs.📍 In 1859, Thomas Austin of Barwon Park in Victoria released 24 wild rabbits from England for hunting. The rest is history. We'll explain why. 📍 Fraktur is surely the world's most emotionally loaded type font. It's been called the Nazi font. We'll take a walk through its checkered history.📍Finally, in this episode: The Macarena is a Spanish dance song by Los Del Rio, and it became an international cultural phenomenon in the 1990s. Now if you're over 35, you're probably already cringing. We'll share that cringe with the rest of our listeners.
About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Uncommon knowledge and everything interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify, ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube or ⁠HERE⁠ on Substack.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk ⁠HERE⁠
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
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28min
September 03, 2025 30: Special Edition | The Making of REMORANDOM 5
In this special edition episode of the REMORANDOM video podcast – Remo, freshly excited by the recent arrival in Sydney of advance copies of REMORANDOM 5, walks us through the process that was involved in bringing this latest volume to life. (His wife Melanie assures him that it is not boring.)
About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Uncommon knowledge and everything interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify, ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube or ⁠HERE⁠ on Substack.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk ⁠HERE⁠
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
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23min
August 28, 2025 29: Hindenburg Disaster, Shaka Sign, Distracted Boyfriend, Stradivarius Violins
The Hindenburg disaster was one of the 20th century's most famous. Why did we ever think that a giant balloon filled with highly flammable hydrogen was a good way to move lots of people great distances across oceans?📍 The Shaka sign is a hand gesture that's usually associated with Hawaii and surf culture. Do you know what it means? 📍 There's an online meme that you would've seen. It's called Distracted Boyfriend. The people involved are actually stock photo actors, and there's a funny backstory. 📍 Finally, in this episode, there's a mystique associated with the legendary Stradivarius violin. Did you know that every one existing in the world has a unique name? We'll tell you the story.
About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Uncommon knowledge and everything interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify, ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube or ⁠HERE⁠ on Substack.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk ⁠HERE⁠
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
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26min
August 21, 2025 28: Birthday Paradox, Ned Kelly's Armour, Cloud Appreciation Society, Scissors Paper Rock
How many people do you need in a room before it becomes, more likely than not, that the two of them share a birthday? Surprisingly few, as it happens. We'll explain why.📍 Iconic images of Ned Kelly's armour have become part of Australian folklore, but who made the armour and how?📍 Clouds get a bad rap in our society. The then-now-20-year-old Cloud Appreciation Society is dedicated to countering that. We'll give you the backstory.📍 And finally in this episode, we look at the origin of the parlour game, “scissors, paper, rock”, and how a Japanese robot has come up with a very unfair advantage.
About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Uncommon knowledge and everything interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify, ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube or ⁠HERE⁠ on Substack.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk ⁠HERE⁠
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
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29min
August 14, 2025 27: Juicy Salif, Canada's Maple Syrup Reserve, Stripey Things, Shoe Tossing
Alberto Alessi once called the "Juicy Salif", a citrus juicer designed by Philippe Starck, “the most controversial lemon juicer of the century”. Why was that? 📍 Canada has what’s referred to as a “Maple Syrup Reserve”. It’s also been called the “Fort Knox of Maple Syrup”. We’ll explain. 📍 The enduring popularity of "stripey things" is something that has been very relevant for REMO over the years, and the history of those striped tops is interesting, and it’s not just about the French Navy. 📍 Look, up in the sky. It’s a pair of shoes tied together by the laces. Why do people do it, and what does it mean?
About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Uncommon knowledge and everything interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify, ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube or ⁠HERE⁠ on Substack.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk ⁠HERE⁠
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
...more
28min
August 05, 2025 26: Cheese Pull, Rolling Luggage, The Scorpion and The Frog, Peace Symbol
Even if you're not familiar with the term “cheese pull” – you've definitely seen more than one of them. It's an old trick. We'll explain.📍 Rolling luggage is a mysteriously recent invention. Why did something so obvious take so long to come to our rescue? 📍 The scorpion and the frog is a fable that purports to teach us a lesson about the inevitability of human nature. What happens in the fable and why is it controversial? 📍 Finally in this episode, we look at the origin of the peace symbol. You might be surprised to learn of how it came about.
About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Uncommon knowledge and everything interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify, ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube or ⁠HERE⁠ on Substack.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk ⁠HERE⁠
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
...more
25min
July 30, 2025 25: Aeron Chair, Chanel No.5, Champawat Tiger, Esperanto
Remember the Aeron Chair during the tech boom of the late 1990s? It's hard to think of a piece of furniture that has been so closely associated with a particular period in time. Marilyn Monroe once declared to a reporter that she wore nothing to bed other than a few drops of Chanel No.5. Why was this perfume such a phenomenon? How does one animal manage to kill an astonishing 436 people? The Champawat tiger was the most prolific serial killer of human life that the world has ever seen. And finally we look at Esperanto, a language that was invented to try and change the world.
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28min
July 28, 2025 24: Quicksand, The Girl with a Pearl Earring, Fosbury Flop, Toilegami
Whatever happened to death by quicksand? For a while there the culture was obsessed with quicksand, but it’s gone off the boil. We will explore. 📍 Once you look at Girl with a Pearl Earring, you can't take your eyes off her. There a reason for that, and it has much to do with brain science. 📍 Who was Fosbury … and what’s the Fosbury Flop? 📍 And finally in this episode, we introduce you to the concept of toilegami. It’s what happens when a roll of toilet paper meets a creative human being. We’ll explain how it answers the age-old roll-fold-over or roll-fold-under question, once and for all.
About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Uncommon knowledge and everything interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify, HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube or HERE on Substack.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk HERE
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
...more
27min
July 16, 2025 23: Canary in the Coal Mine, Gumby, Angostura Bitters, Signatures
Canary in the coal mine is not just an overused metaphor. It really was a thing. We'll explain what that was about. 📍 Gumby, the famous green claymation character with the triangular head has a connection to avant-garde filmmaking. What's that back story? 📍 And what about Angostura Bitters? The label is too big for the bottle. How did that happen? 📍 And finally, in this episode, we talk about signatures. What was their purpose and how long have they been around?
About REMORANDOM
REMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Everything Interesting.
Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify or ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube.
About REMO
REMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.
More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠
You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠
Credits
REMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988.
Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan Shaw
Original REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk HERE
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.
...more
29min

FAQs about REMORANDOM Everything Interesting:

How many episodes does REMORANDOM Everything Interesting have?

The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.