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Frisbees and The Matrix
Season 1 Episode 15
Let's be clear, Neo never uses a frisbee in The Matrix movies when he's fighting Agent Smith. That's an observable fact. But the film and the object …
7 years, 10 months ago
M & Ms and the Spanish Civil War
Season 1 Episode 14
The sugar coated chocolate that live in a bowl, rather than in the box like Smarties (according to Glenn) and the civil conflict memorialised in Pica…
7 years, 10 months ago
Margaret Thatcher And Soft Serve Ice Cream
Season 1 Episode 13
The Iron Lady and aerated ice cream? Yes, they're definitely Somehow Related.
Clips from the show
George Negus interviews Lady Thatcher in 1981
Mr Whip…
7 years, 10 months ago
Mark Twain and Bras
Season 1 Episode 12
Any relation to JFK and Corsets from a previous episode?
Can't say but until there are some big changes the subjects of this episode will be entangled…
7 years, 10 months ago
James Woods And 9/11 Terror Attacks
Season 1 Episode 11
What is the difference between real and fake sugar these days?
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7 years, 11 months ago
Chimneys and Geese
Season 1 Episode 10
The sooty black brick tubes and honking fluffy water birds? Somehow, yes.
For more information, after the show (!!!), check out a great article we fou…
7 years, 11 months ago
Fitbits and the Taliban
Season 1 Episode 9
Could the fitbit be the new Zippo lighter of the war in Afghanistan?
Find out what binds the music hating former government of the small central Asian…
7 years, 11 months ago
Sunglasses And Chinese Judges
Season 1 Episode 8
There is a connection between the serious position of a judge and the handy accessory that covers our eyes.
More information about the answer here.
And…
7 years, 11 months ago
New from Nearly - World Cup Road Trip
Packed and ready, Francis Leach and Tony Wilson are heading north. Far far north. Russia North.
Subscribe to World Cup Road Trip here, where you're li…
7 years, 11 months ago
Olivia Newton-John And Rudolf Hess
Season 1 Episode 7
The former deputy Fuhrer of Nazi Germany and Australian pop royalty.
Want to hear more of that harmonica cover of Xanadu? Find it on Youtube here.
Thi…
7 years, 11 months ago