Episodes
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The Stroke Sticking Episode with Jar Jar(Brazil demographics and government, Biological Population, Tucuruvi)
From 1877 - Brazil( demographics and government) From 1980 - Biological Population From Wikipedia - Tucuruvi Most of the topic was about stroke sticking but somehow we decided that the creole language of early brazil was Jar Jar Binks. The population story was boring, but the formulas are used in...
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French Imperialist, Skyrim, and random plants( Algerian History 1800s, Apprenticeship and work training, and Faradaya)
1877: Algerian History in the 1800s. A brief discussion about the US Barbary Pirate War, then mostly the French trying to colonize Algeria. 1980: Apprenticeship and Work Training - Mostly a discussion about Skyrim but occasionally the actual structures in history that Skyrim was based on....
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Other Empires, Why you don't own your work, and Screaming babies(Khazars, Work Organization in the Middle Ages, Strmca)
1877 - Khazar Empire was an Asian empire that existed for 3 times longer than the US, but it wasn't really covered in our history books 1980 - Work Organization in the Middle Ages - how the need for goods led to guilds that led to owners, proto-capitalism, and proto-factories in the middle ages...
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Colonizers, Religion, Bunezuela, and the evils of JD Vance or (India History - the European invasion, Muslim conquest of Sasanian Empire, and Bun E. Carlos)
JD Vance touched the pope and he died. We're exploring the connection. Portuguese colonized India, but the Dutch said "no", then the English said "no" to the Dutch. The Muslims took over this giant empire that stretched from Turkey to India, and kicked out the Zoroastrians until Freddy Mercury…
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The (Accidental) Season Finale: John Milton, The Arctic(not Artic) Ocean, Salsola Kali
Salsola Kali created connections to so many topics that we decided to make this the season ending episode. It's like when you are creating a scripted show and the season finale wraps up all the storylines. Salsola Kali did this for us - God Bless You Salsola Kali. This will prolly never happen...
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Family Rivalries and Ancient History - Cyzicus, Fluid Mechanics, and Roman Catholic Diocese of Canindeyu
From 1877 - Cyzicus, including the Trump of the Ancient World and Hadrian's Magnificent Temple From 1980 - Fluid Mechanics, no physics, no math, but we cover some interesting stories about the people involved. From Wiki - the Roman Catholic Diocese of Canindeyu, a little Jesuit and a lot of mid...
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The Hal Destroys Sleepy Stan episode(Botany History, Medieval History of glass in Venice and Germany, Charles S. Zane)
Listen as Hal complains that Stan is boring and putting everyone to sleep...or... Listen as a sleep aid. Topics include The History of Botany from 1877. The Medieval History of glass in Venice and Germany from 1980. Charles S. Zane from Wikipedia.
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(Stanley) or Balaghat, Central African History - 19th Century European Penetration, American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building
1877 - Balghat - District in India 1980 - Central African History - Some of the celebrated explorers from England but also a brutal time for exploitation of Africans Wikipedia - American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building( or the Bunshaft and Iowa section)
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Chess, Buddhism(Monasteries and Ceremonies), Minnesota Highway 57
1877 - Chess 1980 - Buddhism(Monasteries and Ceremonies) Wikipedia - Minnesota Highway 57
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The Lost Episode - US Colonial History from 1763 to 1775, Soviet Republic of Moldavia, Ra(Island)
We had a technical issue and only recorded 12 minutes. We didn't want to repeat the episode since it would sound rehearsed so I brought in Makala to discuss a few highlights and to introduce the portion we were able to recover. As you can tell by the 12 minutes we've included, it was going to be...
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Catawba, Forest Communities, Philipp Schmid
1877 Encyclopedia Britannica - Catawba 1980 Encyclopedia Britannica - Forest Communities Wikipedia - Philipp Schmid
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Astronomy(Current Knowledge), Human impact on Physiography, Gloucester Docks
1877 - Current knowledge in 1877, 1980, and now 1980 - Human Impact on the earth Wikipedia - Gloucester Docks in 1877, 1980, and now
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History of Astronomy, Physiographic Effect of Tectonics, Alexie Makarov
1877 - History of Astronomy 1980 - Physiographic Effect of Tectonics Wikipedia - Alexie Makarov
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Omaha, Omar Kayyam, Feasts and Festivals, And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffery Archer
We cover: Omaha and Omar Kayyam from 1877 Feasts and Festivals from 1980 And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffery Archer from Wikipedia
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Television, Temple, It Happened Out West
Televisions is from 1980 Encyclopedia Temple is from 1877 Encyclopedia It Happened Out West is from Wikipedia Stan and Hal compare these randomly selected topics based on the information included in each encylopedia.