What Did You Learn Today?
What Did You Learn Today?
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Welcome to What Did You Learn Today, a weekly podcast where husband and wife duo Nick and Keri talk about the interesting things they've learned throughout the week (while drinking). Email us as [email protected].
S1E03: Rage Braille Shrimp Blind Oregon Methanol
Welcome to the third episode of What Did You Learn Today?! We're a weekly podcast focusing on teaching each other the interesting new things we've learned throughout the week. Here's what's we've got this week: Why would you yell at someone in a yoga class? Who can see the potential in little Louis Braille? Sea Monkey see, Sea Monkey do. And much, much more. Kick back and learn with us! Cover Art: Bobby PeñaherreraArt Direction: Jessie Gang and Kim KuOutro Song: Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeodLife of Riley Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sources and Further Reading: Rage Yoga: http://rageyoga.com/ Braille: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille Sea Monkeys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-Monkeys Blind accessibility: https://www.livescience.com/33171-why-is-there-braille-on-drive-thru-atm-machines-.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuBaUtqqR50 Oregonian Exclusion Legislation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_black_exclusion_laws Torpedo Juice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo_juice
Jul 19, 2019
1 hr 5 min
S1E02: Potemkin Jeopardy Unborn Gibraltar Agloe Bulbs
Welcome to the second episode of What Did You Learn Today! We're a weekly podcast focusing on teaching each other the interesting new things we've learned throughout the week. Here's what's on deck this week: Wait, is that a real place? What does it take to get on Jeopardy? How much would it cost to build a tunnel between Europe and Africa? And much, much more. Kick back and learn with us! Cover Art: Bobby PeñaherreraArt Direction: Jessie Gang and Kim KuOutro Song: Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeodLife of Riley Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sources and Further Reading: Potemkin Villages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresienstadt_Ghetto_and_the_Red_Cross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Village_(North_Korea) Jeopardy!: https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-on-jeopardy-1832949569 https://www.jeopardy.com/be-on-j/faqs https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/arts/television/jeopardy-holzhauer-stephanie-stein.html?fbclid=IwAR2iK9dQ6AQeJLJy-FvEx8W-Zg885T-Vf8c3Ck7mBFWIyGFCln7jvCZefsM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jeopardy!_contestants https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/03/gender-differences-in-jeopardy-alex-trebek-says-women-wager-less-in-daily-double-bets.html https://www.casino.org/jeopardy-odds/ Unborn Cities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under-occupied_developments_in_China https://www.businessinsider.com/these-chinese-cities-are-ghost-towns-2017-4?r=nordic https://abcnews.go.com/International/chinas-fake-cities-eerie-replicas-paris-london-jackson/story?id=36525453 The Strait of Gibraltar Crossing: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/articles/rail-tunnel-spain-morocco-strait-gibraltar-tarifa-tangier-casablanca/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/articles/rail-tunnel-spain-morocco-strait-gibraltar-tarifa-tangier-casablanca/ Copyright Traps: https://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/welcome-to-the-agloe-general-store-come-back-soon https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2014/03/18/290236647/an-imaginary-town-becomes-real-then-not-true-story Planned Obsolescence:https://www.npr.org/2019/03/27/707188193/the-phoebus-cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light https://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/history/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy/
Jul 7, 2019
1 hr 16 min
S1E01: Dale Maximus Mall Concert Drunk Phobia
Welcome to the first episode of What Did You Learn Today! We're a weekly podcast focusing on teaching each other the interesting new things we've learned throughout the week. What's on deck this week? All about Jim Dale! Where did the word "circus" come from? What on earth is happening to all those empty malls? And much, much more. Kick back and learn with us! Cover Art: Bobby PeñaherreraArt Direction: Jessie Gang and Kim KuOutro Song: Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeodLife of Riley Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sources and Further Reading: Jim Dale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Dale#Honours https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/theater/just-jim-dale-says-it-all-and-does-it-all.html Circus Maximus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_Maximus Death of Malls  https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/01/18/pittsburgh-mills-mall-scheduled-for-foreclosure-auction/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_mall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail_apocalypse https://la.curbed.com/2019/1/8/18173979/westside-pavilion-google-office-space https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/business/the-new-mall-tenant-is-your-office.html Megaconcerts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-attended_concerts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stadiums_by_capacity Linguistics of Being Drunk http://www.aslipofthelip.com/what-happens-to-your-voice-when-youre-drunk/ https://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/5-products-made-to-save-you-from-your-own-drunken-stupidity/ https://www.wired.com/2014/12/fb/ Phobias https://www.fearof.net/
Jul 7, 2019
1 hr 15 min