Thirty For Knowledge Podcast

Thirty For Knowledge Podcast

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Thirty For Knowledge Podcast episodes

  • Episode 19 - UK Cryptids
    Beware a horse in horse clothing... we explore the strange, magical and terrifying world of some of the UK's less well-known cryptids and folklore-ish creatures. Expect water horses, cautionary tales and a lack of scientific and empirical evidence.

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    58 min
  • Episode 18 - Bridges of London
    George takes us on a tour of (some) of the most iconic bridges found in London and dives into their sordid history. Expect fires, heroism, murder and what actually happened with that guy who bought London Bridge.

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    42 min
  • Episode 17 - Uncontacted Tribes

    On this episode, George dives into the threat faced by indigenous people living in voluntary isolation. In this first part, we examine the Sentinelese and how they have been unnecessarily contacted over the years and the disastrous consequences for everyone involved.


    Sources: Special shout out to Survival International, a charity created to protect those living in voluntary isolation: https://www.survivalinternational.org/

    https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/john-allen-chau-life-death-north-sentinel/?scope=anon

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/north-sentinel-island-tribes-maurice-vidal-portman/675563/

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    52 min
  • Episode 16 - Baba Yaga

    No blessed beings here. George shares the history and some Russian stories of Baba Yaga, often displayed as a child-eating witch who lives in a cabin on chicken legs. Just in time for Halloween, find out where she comes from and why, at first glance, all is not as it seems.


    Thank you to our sources, Helen Pilinovksy and Joshua J. Mark:

    https://endicottstudio.typepad.com/articleslist/baba-yagas-domain-by-helen-pilinovsky.html

    https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/

    Image used: Ivan Bilibin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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    42 min
  • Episode 15 - Monopoly
    Following on from our episode about all of board game history, this episode we're looking at Monopoly! Specifically how it originally came about, as well as the unsavoury manor in how it became one of the most popular board games of all time.

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    36 min
  • Episode 14 - The History of Board Games
    Thirty For Knowledge - Episode 14 - Board Games! George takes us through the surprising history of Board Games. From their humble beginnings in Ancient Egypt, to the arduous evolution of one of the most enduring board games of all time.

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 13 - Animals In Space
    Thirty For Knowledge - Episode 13 - Animals In Space. George takes us through a brief history of space travel from the perspective of the animal heroes who paved the way for mankind to first walk on the moon and waste billionaire's money on blowing rockets up for all of the internet to see! Meet the mice, monkeys, chimps and dogs that made it all possible and question the justifications of the scientists and organisations that made it all possible.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • SideQuest - Video Game Adaptations
    With The Super Mario Bros Movie breaking all kinds of records, we have a scattershot look at all kinds of video game adaptations. From the very bad, to the sort of good if only for nostalgic reasons.

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    1 hr 23 min
  • Episode 12 - Svalbard
    On this episode of Thirty for Knowledge, Danny takes us on a journey into the dark winters of Svalbard and teaches us about some of the seemingly dystopian laws specific to this Norwegian archipelago, how people survive with their polar bear neighbours and coffins arising from the ice. Who knows, you might even be inspired to go and live there!

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    1 hr 27 min
  • SideQuest - HBO's The Last Of us

    After a slight (and very planned) break, we're back to discuss the latest happenings in video gaming news, and take some time to discuss episode 1 of HBO's The Last Of Us.


    Timecodes:

    00:00 - Introduction

    02:32 - News

    26:45 - (Spoilers) HBO's The Last Of Us Episode 1 Review

    52:39 - What we're playing


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    1 hr 8 min

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