Why Would You Tell Me That?

This week Dave excels himself for sheer WWYTMTness by explaining just why der Fuhrer had the details of your local Maxol. He has enlisted the help of Dr Joseph Quinn of Oxford University to explain Operation Green, the Nazi invasion plan of Ireland.

If that doesn’t whet your appetite, part 1 finds Dave in military manoeuvres mode. The Allies blew a lot of stuff up during WWII. Just not in the way you might think.

Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

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Yeah, you heard right.

This week with the help of ophthalmic surgeon Arthur Cummings the lads explore just why you’d want one of your gnashers inserted into your own eye.

To counteract such gore, in part one, Neil explains which man might be the person who has saved the most human lives ever.

Add arsonist birds and animals that willingly sacrifice their young, and we got ourselves a podcast.

Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

SOURCES 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-03-12/quokka-babies-daddy-long-legs-australian-animal-myths/13188740

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/18/soviet-officer-who-averted-cold-war-nuclear-disaster-dies-aged-77

https://wildlife.org/australian-firehawks-use-fire-to-catch-prey/

For more info on Neil's gigs see

www.neildelamere.com/gigs

To listen to Dave on the radio it's

https://www.todayfm.com/

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Maybe, to you, Death Metal sounds like an animal enduring some kind of torture alongside an explosion in a giant metal fabrication factory. Well, guess what, those of us who listen to that music are happier and nicer people than everyone else! Professor Bill Thompson, who is associated with a number of Australian universities, has proven this in a number of incredible studies and he's here to confirm that Dave is nicer and happier than Neil. As if that wan't enough for you, Part 1 sees Dave explore the wildest and most debaucherous behaviour of heavy metals craziest stars. He and Neil get very intimate with a certain bodypart of Rod Stewart that NOBODY asked for!

Professor Bill Thompson

Professor: Faculty of Society and Design

Bond University, QLD, Australia

Professor Emeritus

Distinguished Professor 2017-

Macquarie University, NSW, Australia

Adjunct Professor

University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia

Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

To listen to Dave on the radio it's

https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dermot-dave-234808

For more info on Neil's gigs see

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Neuroscientist by day, TV quizzer by night, this week’s episode sees Daragh ’The Menace’ Ennis from ITV’s the Chase drops some quality Nobel prize knowledge. The study of one animal has led to more Nobel prizes than any other apparently. Rathcoole’s finest explains all.

And as a little trivia aperitif Neil fills Dave in on the oldest company in the world and the most macabre ant in the world.

Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

To listen to Dave on the radio it's

https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dermot-dave-234808

For more info on Neil's gigs see

www.neildelamere.com/gigs

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-insect-uses-its-victims-carcasses-as-camouflage-83656246/

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/japanese-adoption-rates-majority-adult-men-a7524301.html

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Did we always sleep the way we do now? Is Dave’s ability to sleep anywhere a talent or the sign of a man addled by life?

On this week’s pod Jill Zwarensteyn, Editor for Sleep Advisor and a Certified Sleep Science Coach explains the history of sleep and how that most fundamental aspect of our daily cycle has changed.

Part 1 sees Dave’s whistle-stop tour of the nocturnal habits of certain animals.

*Warning*

 Includes the immortal phrase “’licking the ants out of the mound”.

Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

For more info on Neil's gigs see

www.neildelamere.com/gigs

To listen to Dave on the radio it's

https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dermot-dave-234808

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On this weeks episode, comedian Nic Sampson joins the lads to delve into the topic of his award winning show, Marathon 1904. May we present the Olympic marathon when only 14 people finished and some had be poisoned? Sure, where else would you get it?

And we know you’ve waited long enough. Did Neil and Dave get the new word into Irish? We have an update!

Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

Sources:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/john-cazale-the-godfather-anniversary

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/the-subbuteo-story-how-a-war-veteran-cum-egg-collector-invented-britains-legendary-tabletop-favourite

For more info on Neil's gigs see

www.neildelamere.com/gigs

To listen to Dave on the radio it's

https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dermot-dave-234808

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In this week's episode, Dave wants to tell us about the world's greatest ever heist, how one man pulled it off and moved an entire industry to the other side of the world! Along the way, we'll also learn how Formula 1 is helping to make the planet greener and we'll do that with the help of the effortlessly brilliant, Dr. Kit Chapman. Kit has written an incredible book, linked below, called Racing Green: How Motorsport Science Can Save The World.

In the first part, the lads will transport you to the wonderful surrounds of Malahide Castle for our first ever outdoor episode! Dave will tell us about the Irish woman who drove backwards over a mountain in Pakistan on purpose and a car that gets one mile to 22 gallons (this is not a typo)!

Dr. Kit's book:

https://kitchapman.co.uk/superheavy/

For more info on Neil's gigs see:

www.neildelamere.com/gigs

To listen to Dave on the radio it's:

https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dermot-dave-234808

Presented and produced by Dave Moore and Neil Delamere

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

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How does a word get into a language? We don't mean English, where it seems to just get absorbed like booze into your bloodstream (see last week's podcast).

What about French, or Scots Gallic or Irish? 

On this week's episode the lads are joined by Donncha Ó Cróinín, Chief Terminologist at Foras Na Gaeilge ,to explain the process by which a word gets into Irish. Who decides? How do they decide? More importantly can the lads get a new word considered by the committee and then receive their seal of approval?

Part one, acts as your language warm up as Neil explains to Dave just how Sesame Street revealed some of the nuances of African American English and the boys go swimming in Offaly.

For more info on Neil's gigs see:

www.neildelamere.com/gigs

To listen to Dave on the radio it's:

https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dermot-dave-234808

Sources:

https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/06/the-habitual-be-why-cookie-monster-be-eating-cookies-whether-he-is-eating-cookies-or-not.html

Presented and produced by Dave Moore and Neil Delamere

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

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Welcome back! This is Season 4 of Why Would You Tell Me That?!

If you're new to the show, you can go back and check out all the previous episodes. There are 39 to choose from!

In this week's Season Opener, Dave has brought a celebrity to us from the other side of the world. Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki is an Australian doctor, physicist, engineer, radio host, TikTok star and, most importantly, an amazing guest expert for the show. He covers everything from where does fat go when you lose it, to why some people don't feel pain, to belly button fluff and, incredibly, which mixer will get you drunk quicker, the Diet option or the Full-Sugar one!

Also, in Part 1, Neil tells us when you can see him on Countdown again and Dave might just have stumped the quizmeister himself with a doozy of a question!

Enjoy!

Dr Karl on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drkarl

Dr Karl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctor_karl/

Dr Karl's website: https://drkarl.com

Presented and produced by Dave Moore and Neil Delamere

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

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It's time for our bonus live episode with Diarmuid Gavin from April 2023!

Before the launch of season 4, we present a bonus live episode!

Recorded in the lovely surrounds of Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin, the lads chat to everyone’s favourite plant botherer, Diarmuid Gavin.

Of course, because it’s WWYTMT, Diarmuid doesn’t expound on his favourite plant but details the story of the Irishman who changed an airport, a town, a country and how everybody in the world flies. What a topic! What a man!

Part 1 sees Dave and Neil exchange aviation and space trivia,

I’ll see your “first meal consumed on the moon” and raise you “how to get through airport customs without being cavity searched”.

Season 4 coming Wednesday, June 28th, 2023!

Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore

Edited by Cathal Minogue

Music by Dave Moore

Artwork by Ray McDonnell

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