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#39: The Story Of A Fantastic Dictionary
In 1755, Samuel Johnson published an English dictionary that has gone down in history.
Not only was it the first of its kind, it was full of funny jo…
6 years ago
#37: London’s Gin Craze // Mother’s Ruin
300 years ago, London experienced a gin craze of epic scale, with the average Londoner drinking 10 times the amount of gin that the world's biggest …
6 years ago
#35: Is The World Really Running Out Of Sand?
After water and air, it's the most used natural resource in the world. But are we really running out of it?
If so, why? And what happens if we do?
In …
6 years ago
#33: Universal Basic Income
What would happen if the government just gave everyone money?
That's the idea of Universal Basic Income, and it's an idea that has supporters from a…
6 years, 1 month ago
#31: How Google Works
It's the most visited website in the world, with 80,000 searches per second. But have you ever actually wondered how it really works?
In today's epis…
6 years, 1 month ago
#29: Palantir: The Most Important Company You’ve Never Heard Of
You might know nothing about it. But certainly does (or could do) know a huge amount about you.
Let's take a look at this incredibly powerful company…
6 years, 1 month ago
#28: Help!
Today is a bit of a change from the normal.
It's time to ask for your help.
Let's build the best podcast in the world together.
Animated transcriptsU…6 years, 1 month ago
#27: North Korea - The Hermit Kingdom
The media might portray it as just a failed state run by a mad dictator, but today we'll find out that things might be just a little bit more compli…
6 years, 1 month ago
#25: What's The Difference Between Great Britain and The United Kingdom?
Confused about the difference between Great Britain and The United Kingdom, and always wondered when to call someone British instead of English, Sco…
6 years, 1 month ago
#24: Part 2: The Most Common Mistakes People Make When Learning English (and How To Avoid Them)
It's time for Part 2 of our most common mistakes people make when learning English.
In today's episode we cover:
Recap of Part 1Why you shouldn't focu…6 years, 2 months ago