What?! Explain.

Season 2 of What?! Explain. premieres July 8th!

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Why settle for one fact when you can have TWO?! In this very special episode, Braden tells two of his favorite facts that were never quite long enough for a full episode. Listen and find out about the dog who was the subject of a American presidential memo, and the piece of art that nearly caused Braden to fall off a double-decker bus. 

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Sure, you may know Leif Eriksson, the first European explorer to set foot on North American soil, but how much do you know of his family? What events took place that put Eriksson in the exact place to be able to go on this voyage? What do ceremonial seat posts, and a fall off a horse have to do with it?

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Given the sheer amount of scrutiny placed upon them nowadays, politicians in the modern world have to acknowledge that their life will not be truly private as long as they hold office. 

This episode dives into a different time, where the single most well-kept secret in Canadian political history lasted well over twenty years without the public having any indication of anything awry . 

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Ah, fame. Money, status, and best of all, an adoring audience waiting on the next thing you do. Absolutely nothing can be wrong with that... right?

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Sometimes the devil is in the details, as we dive into this episode about Canada's secret Cold War Bunker system, and the tiny little detail that made it not-so-secret after all. 

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Hi All! Some listeners have requested I provide them a music-less option for their listening, and I am more than willing to provide! This is the narration-only episode 6, so if you want some background music with your stories, check the other episode that went live today!

Happy Holidays, everyone! In the spirit of the reason, the episode focuses on the relationship between Canada and the United States, a relationship that has always absolutely 100% been cordial and positive... right?

Fancy holiday artwork touchup done by Sara Smith! Follow her on Instagram @squee151 and listen to The Millennial Cast (@themillennialcast on Instagram), the podcast she cohosts!

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Hi All! Some listeners have requested I provide them a music-less option for their listening, and I am more than willing to provide! This is the narration-only episode 5, so if you want some background music with your stories, check the other episode that went live today!

Mummies have held a place of fascination for many people around the world for as long as they have existed, but when hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of people have been mummified over the course of history, why are mummies such a rare find? This episode dives into the... disconcerting reason for this. 

Content Warning:

-Blood/Gore
-Cannibalism
-Death
-Descriptions of dead bodies

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Hi All! Some listeners have requested I provide them a music-less option for their listening, and I am more than willing to provide! This is the version of episode 5 with background music, so if you want just the sound of my soothing, soothing voice to tell you stories, check the other episode that went live today!

 Mummies have held a place of fascination for many people around the world for as long as they have existed, but when hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of people have been mummified over the course of history, why are mummies such a rare find? This episode dives into the... disconcerting reason for this. 
 
 Content Warning:
 
 -Blood/Gore
 -Cannibalism
 -Death
 -Descriptions of dead bodies

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Hi All! Some listeners have requested I provide them a music-less option for their listening, and I am more than willing to provide! This is the narration-only episode 4, so if you want some background music with your stories, check the other episode that went live today!

This episode dives into the birth of the only member of European royalty to be born in Canada… sort of. What does that mean? Listen on to find out!

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