The Spoondrift

On this week’s episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund talks about pens. Specifically, he discusses fountain pens and ballpoint pens. He talks about the different parts of pens, how they work, and a bit about his pen preference.

Here are the links to the articles referenced in the show:

Fountain Pens

Ballpoint Pens

In this archive episode from The Spoondrift pilot series Conjuring Curiosity, host Asher Leomund discusses a recently discovered spider that has a pattern on its back that looks like the Joker, the notion of a stupid question, as well as the deeper meaning behind Dax’s song “Joker”.

Here is a link to the article discussed in the episode:

Joker Spider

In this episode of the Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund speaks with special guest Lucas Futurist about language. They talk about everything from what you call long pieces of furniture meant to seat multiple people to the history of translating Egyptian hieroglyphics. 

Here is a link to Lucas' band:

The Citrus Trees on Spotify

Here are some links to things discussed in the show:

No Stupid Questions interview with Luis Von Ahn

Islamic Art

Muslim Detainment in China

Rosetta Stone: Britannica, History.com

Margaret Thatcher

In this Archive episode from The Spoondrift pilot series Conjuring Curiosity, host Asher Leomund discusses the potential discovery of a gas giant core visible for the first time as well as the notion of karma.

Here is a link to the article discussed in this episode:

Discovery of Gas Giant Core

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund talks about The Shining, a novel by Stephen King.

SPOILER ALERT! Asher goes into great detail to describe both the book and the movie inspired by the book. He talks about the differences between the book and the movie, which one he liked better, the writing style of Stephen King, themes in the book, and much more.

In this Archive episode from The Spoondrift pilot series Conjuring Curiosity, host Asher Leomund discusses rarely visited National Parks, an ancient temple discovered in Italy, and new evidence found supporting the General Theory of Relativity.

Here are links to articles discussed in this episode:

Least Visited National Parks

Ancient Temple in Italy

Evidence Supporting the General Theory of Relativity

In this week’s episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund discusses the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on loneliness. The conversation starts by analyzing loneliness empirically and then transitions to personal experiences with loneliness and ways to cope with it.

Here are some links to the articles discussed in the episode:

The Pandemic and its effect on Loneliness

Types of Loneliness

Coping with Loneliness

In this Archive episode from The Spoondrift pilot series Conjuring Curiosity, host Asher Leomund discusses topics spanning how libraries are dealing with the pandemic, a mystery celestial object that could either be a black hole or a neutron star, and how the human perception of time works.

Here are links to articles discussed in this episode:

Libraries During the Pandemic

Black Hole or Neutron Star?

Perception of the Passage of Time

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund discusses how scientists are coming to understand the genetic makeup of squids much better. He then takes a deep dive into romance movies through the lens of the movie "5 Centimeters Per Second".

Here is a link to the story discussed in the episode:

Altering the Genes of Squid

In this Archive episode from The Spoondrift pilot series Conjuring Curiosity, host Asher Leomund discusses character development and all of its complexities.