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The podcast where we choose a subject, read a single Wikipedia article about it, and pretend we’re experts. Because this is the internet, and that’s how it works now.
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Sept. 16, 2026
Noel Edmonds
Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948) is an English businessman, and former television presenter, radio DJ, writer and producer. Edmonds first became known as a disc jockey on Radio Luxembourg before moving to BBC Radio 1 in the UK, presenting its breakfast show for almost five years. He presented various radio shows and light-entertainment television programmes, originally working for the BBC and later Sky and Channel 4. After presenting children's Saturday-morning programme Multi-Colour
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Sept. 9, 2026
The Airport-Lounge Wars
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/01/the-airport-lounge-wars
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Sept. 2, 2026
Count Juan Raphael Dante
Count Juan Raphael Dante (born John Timothy Keehan; February 2, 1939 – May 25, 1975) was an American martial artist figure during the 1960s and 1970s who claimed he could do extraordinary feats such as Dim Mak.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Aug. 26, 2026
Matthew Buchinger
Matthias Buchinger (German: ; June 2, 1674 – January 17, 1740), sometimes called Matthew Buckinger in English, was a German , , , and performer who was born without hands or feet and was 2 ft 5 in (74 cm) tall. Buchinger was...
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Aug. 19, 2026
Shark Repellent
A shark repellent is any method of driving away from an area. Shark repellents are a category of . Shark repellents are of interest to the commercial fishing industry as well as to swimmers, surfers, and other people in the ocean. Shark repellent...
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Aug. 12, 2026
The Congo River Expedition
The expedition aimed to find if there was a connection between the Congo and basins of western and central . Tuckey sailed up the river from its mouth but found that the lower river is not navigable due to rapids (later called the ) above Matadi. He...
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Tom
Tom’s soft side includes a literature degree, a love of poetry, and being dad to 2 sons. Tom’s hard side includes applying harsh judgments on each of the 50 states, as well as a fear of birds. Based in Chicagoland, Tom is also a pizza connoisseur.
