Salantapedia

Can Mercury retrograde ruin your life? Who invented zodiac signs? And why were presidents, popes and even wartime intelligence officers taking astrology seriously?In Episode 7 of Salantapedia, Salanta and Jean-Luc investigate the ridiculous history of astrology — from bored Babylonians dividing the sky into twelve slices to medieval medicine, the Vatican, Ronald Reagan's cosmic scheduling and Britain's astrological warfare against Hitler.Along the way, we explore lunar madness, zodiac compatibility, questionable dating decisions and the multibillion-dollar business of selling hope.Are the stars really responsible for our problems? Salanta has already found someone to blame. Jean-Luc disagrees.All facts are 100% checked by a fox stole turned PhD. If you spot a mistake, feel free to correct us for €9.99, tax not included.Support the show—and Jean-Luc’s medical insurance:Subscribe to Salantapedia, brag about us to your friends and join the enlightenment movement.New episode every Wednesday.#Salantapedia #Astrology #MercuryRetrograde #ZodiacSigns #ComedyPodcast #Horoscopes #ComedyEdutainment

Dating apps promise love. Their business model needs you to keep swiping.Chapters0:15 Tinder Finger1:28 YouTube’s Failed Dating Career3:31 Heartbreak to Billionaire4:00 Dating Failures Turned Profitable7:11 Dating apps are trash7:39 Better than fiction: factsIn this episode, Salanta and Jean-Luc investigate the absurd history—and extremely profitable failures—of online dating: YouTube’s abandoned dating ambitions, a Tinder breakup that helped create Bumble, romance scams, Match.com’s most ironic love story, a Harvard matchmaking machine and the casino logic hiding behind every swipe.#Salantapedia #DatingApps #OnlineDating #DatingFails #Comedy #edutainment All facts are 100% checked by a fox stole turned PhD. If you spot a mistake, feel free to correct us for €9.99, tax not included.Support the show—and Jean-Luc’s medical insurance:💸 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=S9XNFVKHNXTYGSubscribe to Salantapedia, brag about us to your friends and join the enlightenment movement.New episode every Wednesday.

In this episode, Salanta and Jean-Luc investigate the history of capitalism: from Adam Smith and his suspicious invisible hand to Karl Marx, Henry Ford, Tulip Mania and today’s crypto prophets.

How did labour, productivity and free exchange become work, spend, repeat?

Who decided that we needed cars, weekend trips and defective flowers worth more than houses?

And, most importantly, who took our money?

All facts are 100% checked by a fox stole turned PhD. If you spot a mistake, feel free to correct us for €9.99, tax not included.

Support the show—and Jean-Luc’s medical insurance:💸 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=S9XNFVKHNXTYG

Subscribe to Salantapedia, brag about us to your friends and join the enlightenment movement.

New episode every Wednesday.

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the invisible hand of capitalism went wild. In the upcoming episode we will explain why.

New release tomorrow:)

A $20 fashion haul cost Salanta skin irritation, a new iPhone and a fall out with jean-Luc Lysitsya. Salantapedia is a smart comedy podcast about everything, hosted by a stay-at-home diva and researched by a fox stole with concerns.Support the show—and Jean-Luc’s medical insurance:💸 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=S9XNFVKHNXTYGSubscribe to Salantapedia, brag about us to your friends and join the enlightenment movement.New episode every Wednesday.

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Before you blame the Kardashians, the first selfie was proudly taken by a dude.In Episode 3 of Salantapedia, Salanta and Jean-Luc Lysitsya investigate the grand history of the selfie

All facts are 100% checked.And if you spot a mistake — how dare you?#Selfie #Salantapedia #ComedyPodcast #ArtHistory #PhotographyHistory

Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Do you think it's her smile? In Episode 2 of Salantapedia, Salanta and celebrity expert Jean-Luc Lysitsya investigate how an average Italian housewife became a global icon: from Leonardo da Vinci and royal bathrooms to Napoleon, art theft, Picasso and the moment Mona Lisa actually went viral.Was it the mysterious smile? Brilliant marketing? A spectacular security failure? Or was Lisa simply better at organic reach than the rest of us?Salantapedia is a smart podcast about everything, hosted by a stay-at-home Diva and researched by a fashion accessory turned celebrity expert.#MonaLisa #Salantapedia #ComedyPodcast #ArtHistory #LeonardoDaVinci #edutainment

Traveling became a personality trait somewhere between the Grand Tour and your last credit card statement.

In the first episode of Salantapedia, Salanta and Jean-Luc investigate how travel went from temperance trains and Lord Byron fleeing his creditors to package holidays, luxury hotels and the modern need to prove you’ve been somewhere.Featuring Thomas Cook, irresponsible spending, travel influencers, suspicious historical research and one fox who allegedly witnessed most of it.Salantapedia is a smart podcast about everything, hosted by a stay-at-home Diva and researched by a fox stole turned PhD. Subscribe. Pretend you’re cultured.New episodes of Salantapedia is out every Wednesday

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