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The podcast where we choose a subject, read a single Wikipedia article about it, and pretend we’re experts. Because this is the internet, and that’s how it works now.
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Jan. 7, 2026
Captain Thomas Moore
Sir Thomas Moore (30 April 1920 – 2 February 2021), more popularly known as Captain Tom, was a officer and . He made international headlines in April 2020 when he raised money for charity in the run-up to his during the . He and the during the ,...
Dec. 31, 2025
The Fir-Tree - by Hans Christian Andersen
"The Fir-Tree" (: Grantræet) is a by the Danish poet and author (1805–1875). The tale is about a so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. The tale was first published 21 December...
Dec. 24, 2025
Canals on Mars
During the , it was erroneously believed that there were "" on the planet . These were a network of long straight lines in the equatorial regions from 60° north to 60° south latitude on Mars, observed by using early telescopes without photography....
Dec. 17, 2025
Great Feasts
The Field of the Cloth of Gold (: Camp du Drap d'Or, pronounced ) was a between King and King from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at , between in and in the English , it was an opulent display of wealth by both kings.
Dec. 10, 2025
Storm Chasers
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/chasing-tornadoes National Geographic article on Storm Chasing called Chasing Tornadoes.
Dec. 3, 2025
Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch ; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor and politician. [1] [2] Of Jewish descent , he escaped the Nazi occupation of his nati...
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Tom
Tom’s soft side includes a literature degree, a love of poetry, and being dad to 2 sons. Tom’s hard side includes applying harsh judgments on each of the 50 states, as well as a fear of birds. Based in Chicagoland, Tom is also a pizza connoisseur.
