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- S3 Ep2: Drop By Drop || Folklore, Part IIThis week, Rhiannon reads “The Water Mother”, a Chinese folk tale. Listeners may recognize a particular noodly children’s story of the same type (ATU 565). We explore the role of folklore in the development of cultural identity, using Chinese and Finnish stories as our primary examples, and then let the science behind artesian springs send us on a journey through human use of water, from religion to relaxation.This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the tell online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.Find the tell notes here: https://thatsnicepod.com/episodes/gny9gq0hsarahdmw4865glhpra5cz656 min
- S3 Ep1: Once Upon a Time || Folklore, Part ITo kick off a brand-new season, Rhiannon explores storytelling, fantastical features, and moral duality. Hear about what makes a fairy tale different from other kinds of narrative, why there’s no such thing as new content, and who wrote the first bedtime story. Enjoy the primer that will set us up for the next several months of tell tales with Rhi. :)This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.Source material for this episode can be found at this link.45 min
- S3: Season 3 TrailerJoin us for season 3, covering the history of folklore, streaming September 6th on your favorite podcast platform. You'll hear me on Tuesday!This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.2 min
- S2 Ep15: CCXVThis week, we explore the idea of counting. Ancient numerical systems, in base ten and otherwise, are considered. Rhiannon discusses the concept of zero and the ways that humanity has struggled with the idea of infinity. Moral of the story: the Greeks were weird.This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.SOURCE MATERIAL***Recommendation of the Week***
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***Sources***- https://www.cairn.info/revue-de-philologie-litterature-et-histoire-anciennes-2009-1-page-103.htm
- https://theconversation.com/nothing-matters-how-the-invention-of-zero-helped-create-modern-mathematics-84232
- https://courses.lumenlearning.com/math4liberalarts/chapter/early-counting-systems/
- https://www.deseret.com/2012/8/5/20505112/a-brief-history-of-numbers-and-counting-part-1-mathematics-advanced-with-civilization
- https://earlymath.erikson.edu/beyond-base-10-3-unusual-counting-systems/
- https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22599/22599-h/22599-h.htm
https://www.hcusd2.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/53bd4762d3b99/4.1%20-%20Additive,%20Multiplicative,%20and%20Ciphered%20Systems%20of%20Numeration%20-%20filled%20in.pdfl- https://math.dartmouth.edu/~matc/Readers/HowManyAngels/InfinityMind/IM.html
- https://www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/masters/infinity/infinity.pdf
- https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Chinese_numerals/
- https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/ancient-babylonian-number-system-had-no-zero/
- https://www.storyofmathematics.com/mayan.htm
- https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/7/5/17500782/zero-number-math-explained
- http://web.pdx.edu/~caughman/AmyDraft501.pdf
16 min - S2 Ep14: Save Your Student IDThis week, Rhiannon has a (probably literal) bone to pick with a certain London-based institution. She discusses the history of museums from ancient times to present day, and goes on several long digressions about related concepts. Topics include public mourning, animals as entertainment, what feels like the entire state of Pennsylvania, and the institutionalized “finders keepers” mentality.This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.SOURCE MATERIAL***Recommendation of the Week***
- https://www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/contact-us
***Museums***- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smithsonian-Institution
- https://www.thecollector.com/history-of-museums/
- https://journals.openedition.org/iss/3264
- https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-museums/
- https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97377145
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331359150_A_cross-cultural_perspective_on_musealization_the_museum's_reception_by_China_and_Japan_in_the_second_half_of_the_nineteenth_century
- https://www.si.edu/museums
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum
***Memorials and Public Psychology***- https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w8h377.17?seq=35
- https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/static/files/The%20emotional%20life___.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7006684/
- https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/resedu/savage.htm
***Etymology***- https://www.etymonline.com/word/anamnesis?ref=etymonline_crossreference
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/muse?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_19293
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/museum#etymonline_v_19294
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/*men-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52585
***Zoos and Aquariums***- https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/the-ethical-history-of-zoos/6869776
- https://www.algone.com/history-of-the-aquarium-fish-keeping
- https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_zoos_develop
- https://hankeringforhistory.com/history-of-zoos/
- https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/inventing-the-aquarium-a-short-history/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo
***Reenactments and Living History***- https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/trend-tradition-magazine/summer-2020/birth-living-history/
- https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_etd/send_file/send?accession=bgsu1136660752&disposition=inline
- https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/670167
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/2712780?seq=1
- https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/past-present/
- https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2022/2070/22(1,2)%2054-61.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/what-is-living-history/
***Repatriation and Historical Justice***- https://debatewise.org/204-historical-artefacts-should-be-repatriated-to-their-country-of-origin/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/10/27/europes-museums-collectors-are-returning-artifacts-to-countries-of-origin-amid-fresh-scrutiny/?sh=357b3299675b
- https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5407.htm
27 min - S2 Ep13: Happy Sock Day!Hear a quick message from a festive Rhiannon, and enjoy the musical stylings of Tay.7 min
- S2 Ep12: Saturday Night Jive || Feat. TayOur friend Tay returns for a second episode to discuss the history of jazz. We cover the basics of the genre, its origins, and the major influences on its development. Tay gives some insight on modern jazz and jazz education.This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.SOURCE MATERIALS***Recommendation of the Week***
- Tay’s intro to jazz playlist – coming soon
***Sources***- https://books.google.com/books?id=keeFBNepGRYC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
- https://www.npr.org/sections/ablogsupreme/2013/01/08/168893316/a-brief-history-of-jazz-education-pt-2
- https://www.nps.gov/jazz/learn/historyculture/history_early.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/jazz/learn/historyculture/jazz-map.htm
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/historyofjazz.htm
31 min - S2 Ep11: Aimez Vous Le Violette? || Feat. MatthewRhiannon is joined by Matthew, a horticulture enthusiast, to talk about the history of violets. We discuss how the flowers we call violets have been affected over the years by selective breeding, botanical fashion trends, and technological advancements. Matthew provides a selection of historical and mythological anecdotes to round out our discussion.This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.SOURCE MATERIALS***Recommendation of the Week***
- https://www.logees.com/parma-violet-marie-louise-viola-hybrid.html
- https://www.logees.com/tasmanian-violet-viola-banksii.html
- https://www.logees.com/vietnamese-violet-primulina-tamiana.html
***Sources***- https://www.babyviolets.com/history-of-african-violet-plants/
- http://comenius-legends.blogspot.com/2010/07/legend-of-violet.html?m=1
- https://www.connexionfrance.com/Mag/Nature/Gardening-in-France-The-history-of-Toulouse-s-Parma-violets
- https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/62459473.pdf
- https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/4783
- https://www.gardenista.com/posts/wild-violets-rethinking-eliza-doolittles-favorite-flower/
- https://gesneriads.info/articles/saintpaulia/saintpaulia/history-in-cultivation/
- https://hvmag.com/life-style/history/rhinebeck-ny-violet-capital-of-the-world-sweet-violets-documentary/amp/
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/mystery-of-the-african-violet?cmpid=int_org=ngp::int_mc=website::int_src=ngp::int_cmp=amp::int_add=amp_readtherest
- https://www.plantdaddypodcast.com/
- https://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/african.html
- https://starofnature.org/sweet-violet-viola-odorata-parma-violet-how-to-grow/
- https://www.violetbarn.com/store/russian-hybrids.html?fbclid=IwAR25ID0nQdkh9W37Bp0Mv384q-bNBShIFaVIIgEXDvjnCRpk1FGQAKe0-qw&page=2
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parma_violet
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_odorata
56 min - S2 Ep10: This Is Not Going To Become A Tickling PodcastThis week, Rhiannon takes inspiration from her podcasting forebears and investigates the world of tickling. We explore the science behind tickling, its use by humanity for a variety of different purposes, and, of course, its etymological background. Rhiannon discovers several new corners of the internet.This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.SOURCE MATERIAL***Science***
- https://bigthink.com/robby-berman/why-we-may-love-to-tickle-but-we-mostly-hate-to-be-tickled-ourselves
- https://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/03/22/people-with-schizophrenia-like-traits-can-tickle-themselves-whereas-most-people-cant/
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tit-for-tat-delusions/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/02/06/the-surprising-reasons-why-we-tickle-one-another/
***Longform Tickling Investigations***- https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/3---competitive-endurance-tickling
- https://www.amazon.com/Tickled-David-Farrier/dp/B01JTOBDB2
***Etymology***- https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/bio
- https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/acronymphomania
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/tickle
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/tick
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/frequentative
***Miscellaneous***- https://culturacolectiva.com/history/tickling-torture-method-can-cause-aneurysm
- https://www.flyfishingline.net/trout-tickling/trout-tickling-catching-fish-bare-hands
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223435/http://trout-net.co.uk/cgi-bin/weblog_basic/index.php?p=5
- https://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/trout-tickling/
15 min - S2 Ep9: The Other SideRhiannon spends this week ranting about grass. We discuss the pervasive sameness of suburban sprawl, the social drivers and environmental impacts of manicured lawns, and alternatives to turfgrass for a biodiverse, native yard.This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.SOURCE MATERIAL***Recommendation of the Week***
- …
***Lawn Grass***- https://www.businessinsider.com/where-grass-lawns-came-from-2016-5
- https://www.highcountrygardens.com/gardening/stop-the-madness-making-lawns-an-eco-friendly-part-of-our-landscapes
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-14-ca-36994-story.html
- https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/asu/f/Gu,%20Chuanhui(2015)EffectsOfHouseholdManagement.pdf
- https://www.noble.org/news/publications/ag-news-and-views/2016/december/introduced-grasses-can-cause-problems/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0049089X17305422
- https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/
- https://www.scotts.com/en-us/library/grass-grass-seed/identify-your-grass
- https://www.thesingaporearchitect.com/post/the-sameness-of-suburbia-a-reading-of-suburban-malls
- https://www.taskeasy.com/blog/recent-clippings/lawns-around-the-world
- http://turfgrass.wikidot.com/wiki:turf-history
- https://urbanenv.org/white-suburbia-is-destroying-the-planet/
***Etymology***- https://www.etymonline.com/word/grass
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/green
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/grow
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/wax
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/*aug-
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/augur
- https://www.etymonline.com/word/auspex
***Better Things to Grow***- https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/landscaping-water-conservation
- https://extension.psu.edu/edible-landscapes-herbs-and-flowers
- https://gilmour.com/grass-alternatives-backyard-lawn
- https://www.popsci.com/regional-lawn-alternatives/
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About That's Nice, Grandma
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Come along for the ride as Rhiannon gives you a tour of the fascinating backgrounds behind commonplace things. Inspired by late-night Wikipedia deep dives, this podcast answers all sorts of burning…
shower-thought questions, like the surprisingly involved history of door hinges or the development of cake frosting.