Épisodes

  • The Darién Gap - Swamp City
    Feb 6 2025

    Ever wondered, "Man, I wish I could drive continuously from the northern point of Alaska to the souther point of South America?" Matt is going to tell you about the 1 pesky thing keeping you from achieving that dream. The Darién Gap.

    Sources:

    https://www.roverparts.com/roverlog-news-blog/1972-range-rover-darien-gap-expedition/?srsltid=AfmBOoqQXKNEkIwS-PeHpPtxk932RF0OUt3GE8yz1Rj6-i9xB5U1egIl

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpXqL7zWedk

    https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/

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    25 min
  • Idioms - Foreign and Domestic
    Jan 30 2025

    Today Lucas talks about, talking! Ever wondered why people say "It's raining cats and dogs", or "That costs an arm and a leg"? Well, we won't beat around the bush, and just tell you!

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    39 min
  • The Great Vowel Shift
    Jan 23 2025

    Today Matt dives into the the most common knowledge that you've never heard of, and the reason you can communicate you're going to eat some food, and not beat it up. The great vowel shift.

    Shoutout to Kevin Stroud and his podcast, History of English Podcast. Check him out at the links below:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-english-podcast/id538608536

    https://open.spotify.com/show/4YD0tpCpJ9sQNn9HAdgnKf?si=2cZkqc5tTi6F9kWGwJDB8g

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    43 min
  • Joan of Arc - Actually Bad A**
    Jan 16 2025

    HT is the tour guide on today's episode where he discusses the French phenom, Joan of Arc.

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    35 min
  • Mercedes-Benz - Eliminating the Horse
    Jan 9 2025

    Matt recounts the birth of (Bertha) Benz. The first car ever made. HT daydreams about being on a horse. Lucas kills a spider.

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    33 min
  • The Essex - Moby Dick IRL
    Jan 2 2025

    In today's episode, HT lives his dream of talking about boats and recounts the harrowing journey of The Essex, the ship that inspired the classic novel, Moby Dick.

    Content warning: This episode discussing some not-so-great treatment of animals, and cannibalism.

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    46 min
  • Bluetooth - Viking's gift to humanity
    Dec 26 2024

    Tune in as Lucas makes the connection between one of todays most useful pieces of technology, bluetooth, and vikings. Yes, those vikings, they're connected.

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    40 min
  • Dragons!
    Dec 19 2024

    Listen as Matt unravels the mystery of dragons. Where did they come from? How did they get to be what they are today? Are they real? All will be revealed.

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    47 min