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Ep 175: Just stop watching award shows - Psychology of celebrity obsession
Episode 175
Let's talk about celebrities & our obsession with them. Farz will walk us through some examples, from fun things like Taylor having a Prince William …
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 174: We're men, we're men in tights (Tight tights!) - Geoffrey Chaucer
Episode 174
Poetry Professor Taylor will be walking us through the life and times of Geoffery Chaucer! Just kidding - a normal person who doesn't understand Midd…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 173: Revenge of the Monarch - Jamal Khashoggi
Episode 173
Today, Farz tells the story of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who dared to talk about the ruler of Saudi Arabia. After years in exile, Jamal decided to …
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 172: What do you mean I can't wear drip? The Peasants' Revolt
Episode 172
Summer Of Blood Peasants Revolt Of 1381: Jones, Dan
The 1300s were rough in England. There's the plague; there's the 100 Years War, and there's serfdo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 171: Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? - John Wilkes Booth
Episode 171
Here's the way to explain how famous John Wilkes Booth was BEFORE - imagine, it's 1996, you are 14, Leonardo Dicaprio is the most handsome person you…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 170: Another reason to fear flying - the Überlingen disaster
Episode 170
Photos from wikipedia and - https://plane-crashes.fandom.com/wiki/2002_%C3%9Cberlingen_mid-air_collision
Welp. Farz likes to jostle our nerves, and t…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 169: Who did you say owned Oreos? - The US Food System
Episode 169
Today, Farz takes us on a journey through the history of the US Food System. We'll talk about who owns what, what they want you to eat, and why they …
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep 168: Everybody's Baby - Baby Jessica & her Well
Episode 168
Do you remember October 1987? If you were around, there is no way that you missed the live CNN coverage of Jessica McClure stuck in a well (essential…
1 year, 2 months ago
BONUS: Real Life Stories - Incarcerated Firefighting with Brett Crawford
In today's bonus episode, Taylor talks with formerly incarcerated firefighter Brett Crawford. We reached out to Brett from a comment he left on a ver…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep 167: Blood on the Water - The USS Indianapolis
Episode 167
Let's talk about one of the worst Naval disasters in US history. At the end of WWII, the United States needed to get the uranium for the atomic bomb …
1 year, 2 months ago