PODCAST · comedy
Interesting Nuggets
by Kendall and Roxanne
A show of two mates chatting about some nuggets for your brain. Fascinating, engrossing, captivating and downright interesting bite sized peices of knowledge for you to take out into your day and share with your nearest and dearest
Episodes
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The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
Kendall presents her nuggets today! Victor Lustig....Who is Count Victor Lustig? A man with over 45 known aliases who was an incredibly successful conman. He even managed to sell the Eiffel Tower for scrap metal, a con so successful he went back to try it again. Join us on this episode of...
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OUIJA: Once a Family Activity...
Kendall shares the fascinating history of the Ouija board with Roxanne—from its 1890s patent and rise alongside Spiritualism to its purchase by Parker Brothers in 1966, when it even outsold Monopoly. Then came its dramatic fall from favour, thanks in part to popular culture—and one little film…
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BANNED!
Today is a Roxanne Nugget. She tells us about the strange, surprising, and sometimes baffling things countries around the world have outlawed — from chewing gum to Kinder Surprise eggs. Join us for this tasty nugget on some illicit, banned items and what they reveal about each country and their...
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Opa! Skal! Prost! Cheers! Salut! Kanpai!
Kendall explores the history of raising a glass! Clinking glasses! Toasting! and Cheersing! Why did we start doing this? and Why does every culture do it? Come join us for a celebration of the CHEERS!
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The Invention of our Favourite Toys
Kendall chews Rox's ear off about where some of history's most popular toys actually got their start. The answers are wildly far from that toy box shoved in the corner of the lounge. From nuclear engineering to industrial cleaning to clairvoyance , the Rubik's Cube, the Slinky, and more all began...
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Parachuting Beavers Named Geronimo
What to do when you have a “Beaver Problem”? Have you ever considered an air drop of parachuting beavers? Roxanne tells us all about a wild solution dreamed up by Elmo Heter of Idaho Fish and Game Department. What happens when Beavers, surplus WW2 materials and a creative mind converge.
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Two Kids, One Epic Adventure
Kendall covers the story of two young Irish boys who, in the 1980s embarked on one massive epic adventure. This story is Home Alone in reverse; completely alone. No parents. No plan. Just two kids and an ocean between them and home. What started as a before dinner play-time turned into...
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What came first? Orange or the orange?
Kendall dives into her bag of linguistic curiosities to discuss the colour orange. What were the roots of the word...the colour or the fruit? Then she tells us that many languages have different core colour words from 2-11. These change how each culture shares and communicates the world around them.
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Pineapple on Pizza??
Roxanne shares the divisive topic of pineapple on pizza — invented not in Hawaii, but Canada by a chef with no connection to Hawaii at all. Join us to chat about how a 1962 diner experiment turned into one of the worlds most heated food fights.
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Dog Origins
Kendall tells Roxanne about the surprising origins of modern dog breeds . As a devoted dog lover, Roxanne is delighted to dive into the history behind her favorite four-legged friends. From herding, hunting, retrieval, and pest control to spiritual protection and portable hot water bottles, dogs...
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The Sleeping Sickness
Kendall tells Roxanne about "The Sleeping Sickness" — encephalitis lethargica, a mysterious illness that swept the globe from 1917 to 1928. Over a million people fell ill. More than 500,000 died. Roxanne is horrified — and unsettled to learn how little we still understand about it, even now, a...
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Lady Pirates
Roxanne tells us all about the most successful pirate of all time... Ching Shih. Who was (cue the gasp) a woman! She rose from poverty to command 1,800 ships and 80,000 pirates. Rox gets into the strict rules that kept her crew loyal (cheat on your spouse...walk the plank) and how she retired...
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Crows
Kendall gets all jazzed up about crows. Part of the corvid family and notoriously devious, clever, and cunning... or perhaps just greatly misunderstood. Crows have been vilified for millennia, but research now shows they're simply incredibly smart—and fiercely loyal, too.
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Built By Youth
Join us on today's episode where Kendall tells us about inventions created by kids. Kids with their never ending creativity and imagination have bought us things we use on the daily... calculators, popsicles, flippers and well...guns. Lets pump up the next generation of young inventors because…
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Built for Love
On this episode of Interesting Nuggets, Roxanne is feeling the love. She sits down with Kendall to share some of the most influential inventions ever made — all with one thing in common: they were inspired by someone's loved one.
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The Female Crash Dummy Delay
On this episode, Kendall crashes into the ridiculous delay of the Female Crash Test Dummy Delay. The first male dummy was introduced in 1949. The first female one? 2023. Just a small 74-year wait. And even now, its use is rarely mandatory. Despite years of evidence showing women are significantly...
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Face Blindness- Every Face a Stranger
You've probably forgotten a face before. But what if you couldn't remember any face — ever? Roxanne shares the debilitating and mind-boggling neurological condition of Face Blindness (prosopagnosia) with Kendall. A condition where the brain can't hold onto faces, not even your closest friends…
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Lice, Lies and Powdered Wigs
This week, Kendall grosses out Roxanne with the squirm-worthy backstory of the powdered wig — fashion's most glamorous lie. At the height of 17th and 18th century European society, the bigger and whiter your wig, the more powerful you appeared; but underneath all that flour and horsehair, the...
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The Wolf-Whistle
The wolf whistle — two notes that have echoed through pop culture, construction sites, and Hollywood films. On this episode Roxanne digs into the history of how a cheeky chirp became an unsettling intrusion. This is one whistle that's hit some very sour notes.
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Southpaw, Cack-Handed, Lefties
On this episode of "Interesting Nuggets" we have one for the left-handed folks out there. To the 10-12% of the population who struggle with scissors, smear their pen, and wage daily war against ring binders — this one's for you. Lefties have been cast as outsiders for most of recorded history. In...
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A Day for Fools
This week, Roxanne uncovers the rich history of April Fools' Day — from fish pinned to unsuspecting backs to elaborate hoaxes that had entire nations fooled. At the start of Spring humanity has been gleefully pranking each other for centuries, and we're not even a little sorry about it.
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Such a Good Dog
Todays episode is dedicated to Roxanne's best mate Tank. A friend that is missed dearly everyday. Join us as Kendall shares with us stories of histories most heroic and loyal pups. They are such good girls and boys and we wish we could give each and every one of them a cuddle. Grab your pooch, a...
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Foreign Accent Syndrome
Foreign Accent Syndrome: a bizarre brain blip that leaves you with an accent you never traveled for? —or a serious condition that reshapes someone’s entire life, across all aspects of their days? Join us as Roxanne unpacks this rare and life-changing phenomenon.
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Migraine through the ages
This week, Kendall takes us diving skull-first into the wild, weird, and often terrifying history of migraine remedies. Ancient skull-drilling all the way to opioids,caffeine and garlic. Spoiler: humanity has been getting migraine wrong for well......forever. Pop in the earbuds, dim the lights,...
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Incomplete Idioms
Are you someone who loves slipping idioms into everyday conversation? If so, you’re in good company—just like Roxanne, who always has a idiom in her repertoire. In todays episode Roxanne shares with us something you might not know: many of the idioms we use today are actually evolved versions of...
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Horrifying History of Fairytales
In this episode, we’re wandering off the happily-ever-after path and into the dark, and downright horrifying origin stories of classic fairytales. The original versions make our modern takes look like bedtime lullabies. Grab your gingerbread and hold onto your glass slippers — it’s about to get...
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The Evolution of Pole
In this episode of Interesting Nuggets, we spin around the poles history. Pole dancing has grown from a raw test of strength into a worldwide sport and art form now aiming for the Olympics. Its roots start in ancient Indian Mallakhamb and Chinese pole acrobatics to American circuses in the 1920s,...
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The invention of the teenager
Lets crack open the surprisingly recent invention of the “teenager.” It turns out that before the 1940s we had children who grew into adults—minus all the angst. Thanks to major social and economic shifts, the “teenager” was born. Consumerism quickly spotted this new market and began shaping teen...
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Nellie Bly- The fearless Journalist
We crack into the remarkable life of Nellie Bly, a journalist who wasn’t afraid to step into spaces she was never meant to occupy. From exposing mental asylums from the inside, to thriving in male-dominated newsrooms. She was a sharp businesswoman, a talented author, and—casual flex—traveled…
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The Killer of Men's Fashion
Beau Brummell wasn’t just an English dandy — he was the original men’s style dictator of Regency London. His extreme obsession with tailoring and spotless grooming laid the foundations for modern menswear. This episode shows how his rejection of frills and colour accidentally sentenced…
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Peace out, baby
On this episode of Interesting Nuggets we dig into the surprising history behind peace signs. The classic symbol and the two-finger gesture, each have a story that’s way more interesting than you’d expect. We explore where they came from, how they spread, and the moments that made them iconic....
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The Codpeice
Interesting Nuggets is back with penis related content! We dive into the rise and rise and rise of the legendary codpiece and of course its inevitable flaccid fall . This episode unpacks how a simple garment became the ultimate medieval power play. Tune in and prepare for a boldly bulging journey...
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Good Vibrations
In "Good Vibrations" we uncover how a medical device accidentally became a cultural icon. There will be Victorian awkwardness, mishaps, and unintentional uses for a common household appliance. We’ll separate facts from pervasive myths . Along the way, we meet inventors who definitely did not...
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Larry Lawnchair
This nugget is one for the dreamers! A man who dreamed of flying through the sky would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Larry has lofty plans and he makes them a dangerous reality. Join us while we delve into this fascinating nugget about people throwing caution literally to the wind.
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ACHOO!
Ever wondered why we say “bless you” when someone sneezes? In this episode of Interesting Nuggets we leap nose-first into the rich history of sneezing and the bizarre things people have responded with throughout the ages. We uncover how different cultures, and generations have reacted to a simple...
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The Colour Divide
This week on Interesting Nuggets, we’re examining the world of colour and gender — we’re asking the big question: why is pink for girls and blue for boys? Is it a recent thing, or have we been colour-coding babies for centuries? If you’ve ever dressed your baby girl head-to-toe in pink and added…
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BONUS: Halloween
Its our first BONUS episode of Interesting Nuggets and we’re unmasking the historical origins of Halloween. From ancient Celtic bonfires to sneaky Roman rebrands, we’re tracing how this spooky night became a billion-dollar excuse to eat too much candy and dress like a sexy nurse. Why do we carve...
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Salty Sailor Sayings
This week on Interesting Nuggets, we dig into the surprising sailor roots behind some of the sayings we use every day. Ever wonder why someone might be a “loose cannon,” or what it means to “cut and run”? We’ll explore how many common phrases all started on deck — long before they hit our modern...
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The Woman Behind Monopoly
This week, we’re unwrapping the surprisingly spicy origin story of Monopoly — the board game that’s broken more families than group chats. It started as a lesson against greed,dreamed up by a woman whose idea was swiped and sold to the world. Think of it as bite-sized history: crunchy, salty, and...
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The Great Emu War
In our next episode, we uncover the wild and true story of Australia’s Great Emu War. Join us as we explore how a flock of flightless birds managed to outwit the military — and win. We’ll dig into what led to this bizarre showdown and what it says about human ambition versus nature. It’s one part...
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Birthday Traditions
Grab a bite of this tasty nugget! In this episode of Interesting Nuggets, we dig into the surprising origins of birthday traditions — why cake, candles, gifts and that birthday song? Plus, we sprinkle in some unique and delightful birthday customs from around the world for extra flavor!
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Niagara Falls Daredevils
Strap on your barrel and hold onto your hats, because this nugget is going over the edge. In this episode, we tumble into the wild history of the first two daredevils to survive a trip over Niagara Falls. Who were they? Why did they attempt such a dangerous mission? what happened to them after?…
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Hairy Issue
We take a closer look into the hairy history of women’s shaving. From smooth legs to prickly stigmas, we’re digging into how body hair went from natural to a serious no-no in the 20th century. Share this nugget and you’ll be the one raising eyebrows— however you groom them.
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Mighty Nugget
This week’s nugget is… the nugget! We’re biting into the crispy history of how chicken nuggets hatched their way from lab to late-night craving. It’s a meta moment for Interesting Nuggets—a nugget about nuggets.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A show of two mates chatting about some nuggets for your brain. Fascinating, engrossing, captivating and downright interesting bite sized peices of knowledge for you to take out into your day and share with your nearest and dearest
HOSTED BY
Kendall and Roxanne
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A show of two mates chatting about some nuggets for your brain. Fascinating, engrossing, captivating and downright interesting bite sized peices of knowledge for you to take out into your day and share with your nearest and dearest
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Interesting Nuggets is created and hosted by Kendall and Roxanne.
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