the worshipful company of oddity mongers

By Scott & Ellen

A podcast to examine scientific, social and historical stories & occurrences impartially. To try to better understand why the world is like it is and why people are like they are.... more

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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

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June 16, 2020 Religion Mongery. Episode 22 - Primeval origins and medieval cults
Why do many of us hold theological beliefs? When did we, as a species, start thinking of the world and our place in it in these terms? What is the difference between a religion and a cult? And speaking of cults, what happened in Münster in 1534?
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1h 32min
January 06, 2019 Civilization Mongery. Episode 21 - Europe: Evolution, Dinosaurs & Suicidal Counts
We talk about the amazing book “Europe”, written by Tim Flannery, drink wine and philosophize …..
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1h 25min
September 02, 2018 Civilization Mongery. Episode 20 - Maize, Corn & giant Heads
We continue to explore the middle and south american continent to find other cradles of human civilization. this time we stop by at the Olmecs' giant heads, learn about their body art transformation and also amazing stuff about the (still mysterious) origins of maize & corn.
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57min
August 12, 2018 Civilization Mongery. Episode 19 - Tales and wonders from a tiny country in the middle of Europe, that few have ever heard of
It of course includes tales of baby dragons, exploding dragons and dragon lines. We also have food, even more wine and lots of amazing stories, including the Romans, truffles, caves, wonders of nature and even Greek heroes!
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1h 23min
June 24, 2018 Civilization Mongery. Episode 18 - The Worldshaker & Company
n this episode we look at using knotted and colored strings to convey information, using vampire bat wool to make summer clothing and stepping on your enemies. Of course, it's the Tiwanaku empire! And yes, the word Titicaca is still funny.
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1h 30min
May 31, 2018 Trade Mongery. Episode 17 - Worshipful Companies and others
Gildes, Zünfte (yes, we are going full on german folkloristic, with an UMLAUT on top). Follow us when we go on the "Walz", like journey man and women do for hundreds of years, to perfect their trade and learn new skills.
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1h 4min
April 21, 2018 Trade Mongery. Episode 16 - Pirates
How many pirates does it take to change a light bulb? Or a country, for that matter? What do you do if you are a pirate queen who wants to retire? And tell me more about Blackbeard. You have come to the right place.
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1h 3min
April 21, 2018 Trade Mongery. Episode 15 - Silk Roads & Indian Ocean Trade
For over 2000 years trade has been conducted between Asia and the middle east, leading to a rich commercial, scientific and cultural exchange between the two regions.
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1h 10min
April 21, 2018 Trade Mongery. Episode 14 - East vs Dutch East India Company - the Battle of the Bastards
Which proto-multinational was more evil? Surely it is not a competition. Oh, but it is. Unconstrained monopolies and colonial brutality from two nation sanctioned corporations cause public outrage that gives rise to modern governance laws.
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1h 0min
January 28, 2018 Trade Mongery. Episode 13 - Economic Bubbles
We talk about some of the most craziest financial bubbles in modern history.
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1h 13min

FAQs about the worshipful company of oddity mongers:

How many episodes does the worshipful company of oddity mongers have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.