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REMORANDOM Everything Interesting
By REMO Since 1988Society & Culture
REMORANDOM Everything Interesting episodes
- 16: Upside Down Pineapple, Jigsaw Puzzles, WD-40, Chinese Finger Trap
Someone passes you in the supermarket and you notice that their pineapple is upside down. What does that mean?📍 The demand for jigsaw puzzles soared globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Where did jigsaw puzzles come from originally?📍 WD-40’s versatility has given it fame as a jack of all trades. Who invented it and why?📍 And finally, in this episode, we look at Chinese finger traps. You know, the ones they celebrate on the TV series Severance. How have they become a metaphor for commitment?
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.
26 min - 15: Dunbar's Number, Comic Sans, Froebel's Gifts, Scrabble
The number 150 is also known as Dunbar's Number. What is it and what's its relevance to your list of friends?📍 Comic Sans has been called the most hated font in history. Who hates it? For what reasons?📍 Many modernist architects and artists share a couple of things in common where they went to kindergarten and something called Froebels Gifts. What are they?📍 And finally in this episode, who doesn't love a game of Scrabble? Where did the game come from?
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.
29 min - 14: Ikigai, Cuisenaire Rods, Purple, Houdini
📍The Japanese concept of Ikigai is often misunderstood. What does it really mean?📍 A set of colourful wooden rods has helped millions of children with their arithmetic. What were they called and how did they come to be?📍 The colour purple is not just a Hollywood movie. We tell the story of the colour itself.📍 And finally IN this episode of REMORANDOM, Harry Houdini was magic's greatest visionary. What's his story?
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.
28 min - 13: Rock of Eye, Dancing Mania, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Fugu
📍Tailors use a term "Rock of Eye". What does it mean and why is it a rare and good thing to have? 📍 Back in the 17th century there was a thing called "dancing mania". What was it, and why on earth was it a thing? 📍 Pastafarians worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster? What's the backstory there? 📍 And finally, in this episode, we look at the Japanese delicacy fugu, a fish that's so poisonous that the smallest mistake in its preparation could result in death for the diner.
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.
26 min - 12: Voorpret, Rorschach Test, Segway, The Scream
📍 Voorpret is a Dutch word that literally translates as pre fun. What is it and how can it make you happy? 📍The Rorschach inkblot test has shaped our view of human personality. How has it been used over the years?📍 It has been called the most hyped tech product of the early 21st century, predicted to completely transform our cities. What was that product and why did it fail? 📍 And finally, in this episode, we tell the story of The Scream, a painting so iconic that it's become an emoji.
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.
22 min - 11: Thumb Wrestling, Nosey Bob, Urinal Flies, The Rotor
📍 The American writer Norman Mailer was said to be passionate about, of all things, thumb wrestling. In fact, it was his favourite sport. Who invented it? 📍 Who was Nosey Bob and what was his very unpopular job? 📍 What's so unusual about the men's room urinals at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam?📍 And finally, in this episode, what amusement park attraction designed in 1948 by German engineer Ernst Walter Hofmeister featured in the Australian film Candy?
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.
24 min - 10: Anchoring and Adjustment Bias, Rosie the Riveter, Lawn Chair Larry, Lunch Atop a Skyscraper
📍In a negotiation, why is it always better to start out by making an ambitious offer? 📍 Who was Rosie the Riveter and how did she become such a legendary symbol?📍 Who was Lawn Chair Larry, and what did he do with 42 helium filled weather balloons?📍 And finally, in this episode, we tell the story of Lunch Atop a Skyscraper, one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century.
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.
25 min - 9: E.W. Cole, Fortune Cookies, Jantelagen, Winged Keel
In the 19th century, there was a bookshop that became the cultural centre of Melbourne. Why was it so extraordinary? 📍 Who writes the fortunes that live inside fortune cookies?📍 Jantelagen is a Swedish behavioural norm that the younger generations are pushing back on. What is Jantelagen?📍 And finally, in this episode, we relive the glory of the 1983 America's Cup and how a top secret new design took the sailing world by storm.
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.
26 min - 8: Bondi Mermaids, Karaoke, Swiss Railway Clock, Hollywood Sign
There's a big rock at the north end of Bondi Beach called, naturally enough, Big Rock. Why is it also called Mermaid Rock? Why should you never sing Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as your karaoke song in Thailand and Malaysia? The second hand on a Swiss railway clock only takes 58 and a half seconds to complete a full revolution. Why is that? And finally in this episode, what does Playboy magazine have to do with LA's famous Hollywood sign?
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.
21 min - 7: IKEA FRAKTA Bag, Phobias, Doing a Bradbury, Chopin's Heart
What's the story with the iconic blue IKEA FRAKTA tote? Surely the world's most functional and hardworking bag.
Turophobia is the fear of cheese. What are some of the more unusual phobias?
What does it mean to be doing a Bradbury?
And finally, in this episode, why did the Polish composer Frederick Chopin ask for his heart to be removed from his body when he died?
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.
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About REMORANDOM Everything Interesting
From the publisher's feed
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 interesting topics (sometimes with a special guest) … and connect with the global community of curious readers and listeners … all sharing in our search for what's interesting. Each weekly episode will deliver snack-sized servings of uncommon knowledge guaranteed to inform, inspire and entertain.
Copyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved. Contact us via REMORANDOM.com.