There's fun in learning at random. Host Pauline Altman and her guests do the research so you don't have to.
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Episode 94: Ball-Jointed Dolls
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BJD faceup artist Lav shares the basics of the ball-jointed doll crafting (and collecting adjacent) community. See Lav's art here. The Podcast on Bluesky The Podcast on Instagram
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Episode 93: The Michelin Guide
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Pauline looks into the origins of the Michelin Guide. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram or Tumblr. Send requests to be an expert or enthusiast guest to QuickBitesPod@gmail.com
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Pauline explores the continuing evolution of FEMA. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram or Tumblr. Send requests to be an expert or enthusiast guest to QuickBitesPod@gmail.com
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Episode 91: Company Towns
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Pauline describes the Company Town structure and gives examples of the good, the bad, and the massacre. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram or Tumblr. Send requests to be a guest expert or enthusiast to QuickBitesPod@gmail.com
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Episode 90: Stochastic Terrorism
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Pauline breaks down the rhetoric used in Stochastic Terrorism, the characteristics of those most at risk of being influenced by its messaging, and how to spot shifts in The Overton Window. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram. Send requests to be a guest expert/enthusiast to QuickBitesPod@gmail.com
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Pauline explains the rise and scandalous collapse of Enron Corporation. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram
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Episode 88: Safe Injection Sites
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Pauline makes the case for opening more Safe Injection Sites to help address the opioid crisis.
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Episode 87: Private Detective Agencies' Role in US Labor History
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Pauline covers how businesses used middle-men to suppress their workers in the late 19th/early 20th century.
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Episode 86: Coffee Production
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Pauline shares the steps coffee goes through from harvest to brew (including processing styles), then covers the four waves of the coffee industry. Find ‘The Marvelous Madames’ Podcast at https://linktr.ee/themarvelousmadames :30 The Coffee Production Process, 13:44 Promo: The Marvelous Madames Podcast, 14:30 The Four Waves of Coffee…
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Episode 85: Lebensraum, and The Siege of Leningrad
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Pauline covers the German term ‘Lebensraum’, its part in the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, and part of that invasion - The Siege of Leningrad. 0:05 Best Anythings (Ted Lasso, Legends of Tomorrow rewatch), 1:52 Lebensraum, 6:31 The Siege of Leningrad
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Episode 84: An Intro to Reading Classic Literature with Art from The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast
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Pauline is joined by Art from The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast, who shares some ways to get into reading classic literature, and gives some recommendations of diverse authors and stories. Find Art at His website and on YouTube and on Twitter 0:00 Art’s Intro, 3:14 Best Anythings (Picard, A Flicker In The Dark), 6:12 An Intro to Reading Classic Literat…
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Episode 83: Marxism vs. Cultural Marxism
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Pauline compares the basis of Marxist theory to the origin of the Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory. 0:05 Best Anythings (Killing Eve is back, The Endgame, Learning to play chess), 2:22 Marxism vs. Cultural Marxism
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Episode 82: The Communist Manifesto
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Pauline covers how Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ fight for the working class led to writing the Communist Manifesto. 0:05 Best Anythings (Single Drunk Female, Abbott Elementary), 1:22 The Communist Manifesto
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Episode 81: Plant Intelligence
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Pauline shares the evidence of Plant Intelligence including communication, learning/memory, and problem solving. 05: Best Anythings (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, We Need to Talk About Bill Cosby, JFK Revisited:Through the Looking Glass), 2:36 Plant Intelligence
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Episode 80: The Halifax Explosion
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Pauline shares the cause and destruction of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Best Anythings; :05 Star Trek Discovery, 1:15 The Winter Olympics Begins, Topic; 1:50 The Halifax Explosion
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Episode 79: FDR’s New Deal
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Pauline covers the burst of new agencies and policies created during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency to aid in recovery from the Great Depression. Best Anythings; :06 Peacemaker on HBOMax, Topic; 1:00 The New Deal
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Episode 78: Humanistic Psychology
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Pauline breaks down the traits and origins of Humanistic Psychology. Best Anythings; :05 Yellowjackets S1, Topic; 1:13 Humanistic Psychology
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Episode 77: The Teapot Dome Scandal
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Pauline covers the 1920s Teapot Dome Scandal.
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Episode 76: The Boston Tea Party
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Pauline breaks down the events leading to and from the Boston Tea Party. Best Anythings; 2:22 Dickinson, 3:25 Home Economics, Topic; 6:55 The Boston Tea Party
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Episode 75: The First ‘Under Appreciated Women’ Special
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The hosts discuss some accomplishments of under appreciated women from Hollywood history. Best Anythings; 1:32 Clickbait on Netflix, Topics; 2:45 Under Appreciated Women in Entertainment
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Episode 74: Domesticated Sunflowers, and Personality Tests
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Jessica shares the history of Sunflowers as domestic crops, and Pauline covers the history/ limits of Personality Tests. Best Anythings; 1:45 Dr. Death docu-series and show, Topics; 5:00 Domesticated Sunflowers, 18:45 Personality Tests
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Episode 73: Lucid Dreaming, and OSHA
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Jessica explores Lucid Dreaming, and Pauline shares the history of worker safety laws/ the creation of OSHA. Best Anythings; 2:00 The USWNT in the Olympic Semifinals, 4:15 Motherland Fort Salem, Topics; 7:16 Lucid Dreaming, 24:40 OSHA
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Episode 72: Tears, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Jessica shares the types and function of tears, and Pauline covers the history and components of the ADA. Best Anythings; 0:40 USWNT, 1:15 Steak-umm Twitter, 4:30 Manifest, 6:42 Ghislaine Maxwell docu series, 8:35 Dear Zachary, 10:00 The Choice, 10:33 Simone Biles, Topics; 16:00 Tears, 26:45 Americans with Disabilities Act…
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Episode 71: Rollercoaster History, and Aviation Progress
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Jessica shares the history of Rollercoasters in America, and Pauline compares the beginnings of powered human flight to the 2021 Virgin Galactic space flight. Best Anythings; 1:10 Atypical, 2:20 In The Dark, 4:54 Gardening Attempts, Topics; 6:40 Rollercoasters, 26:25 Aviation Progress
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Episode 70: Kegels, and the Detroit Race Riots
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Jessica shares the origins/ benefits/ technique of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, and Pauline recounts Detroit’s race/ police brutality based uprisings in 1943 and 1967. Best Anythings; 0:25 Manifest, 2:00 House projects with Dad/ Writing competition update, 2:35 New glasses (plus an astigmatism discussion), Topics; 7:15 Kegels, 16:38 Detroit Race …
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