Trivial Knowledge

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Update: I plan on restarting this podcast in August 2022 after I complete a move and start a new job that will give me more free time! Excited to record new episodes! Trivial Knowledge: A Little Bit About a Whole Lot is a weekly podcast that gives you a dose of random trivia from a variety of topics. Please join us as we learn about the popular and the obscure. Listen to this podcast to boost your general knowledge and one day lead your team to victory at your local pub's trivia night!

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Episode 34: From Gaelic Football to Victoria Falls

Nov 04 2020 22 mins

Join us in this next episode as we discover the Russian artist Victor Borisov-Musatov, learn the history and rules behind Gaelic football, discuss the Wireless Experimental Center of WWII, travel to the Victoria Falls and then finish the episode discussing a the little Karoo dwarf chameleon!

Episode 33: From Nintendo to the Aurora Borealis

Oct 27 2020 25 mins

Join us in this next episode as we discover the mythology surrounding Theseus, the history of Nintendo, learn what causes the aurora borealis, travel to Tibet to learn about their cuisine and then finish the episode discussing what possibly is the world's longest sidewalk!

Episode 32: From Hummingbirds to Aragon

Oct 20 2020 29 mins

Join us in this next episode as we discover the history of shampoo, learn about literature from 1776., discuss fascinating facts about hummingbirds, travel to Aragon Spain, and finish the episode on a certain type of playing card from India!

Episode 31: From Serial Position Effect to Place Cells

Oct 13 2020 22 mins

Join us in this next episode as we learn what the serial position effect is, discover some interesting facts about arm wrestling, understand what place cells do, learn about the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and finish the episode on graptolites!

Episode 30: From 1982 to the Auriga Constellation

Oct 06 2020 27 mins

Join us in this next episode as we work our way through 1982, learn about the 1953 British Everest Expedition, discover the Auriga Constellation, travel to the Josefov Meadow Bird Reserve and finish the episode learning about the umbrella antenna!

Episode 29: From The Mercury Theatre on the Air to The Legend of Knockgrafton

Sep 29 2020 29 mins

Join us in this next episode as we tell the story of The Legend of Knockgrafton, learn about The Mercury Theatre on Air, find out about the life of Franz Nopcsa, travel back in history to the Baekje Kingdom and finish the episode learning about an ancient saber-tooth cat.

Episode 28: From the Color Green to Bandy

Sep 22 2020 23 mins

Join us in this next episode as we learn about the history of the color green, discover the sport of bandy, learn about the Royal Astronomical Society, travel to the Beaufort Sea and finish the episode on a book publisher.

Episode 27: From Gondolas to Ada Lovelace

Sep 15 2020 29 mins

Join us in this next episode as we discover the history of gondolas, learn about the string section of the orchestra, find out about the life of Ada Lovelace, travel to Pawtucket, Rhode Island and finish the episode learning Dagenham and Redbridge FC.

Episode 26: From Barnard's Star to Mount Tambora

Sep 08 2020 31 mins

Join us in this next episode as we learn about The Four Temperaments Test, discover the author Julian May, travel to space to learn about Barnard's Star, take a trip back in history to understand the Mount Tambora eruption and finish the episode learning about a type of plant.

Episode 25: From Keirin to Dancing Pigs

Sep 01 2020 28 mins

Join us in this next episode as we learn about a revival in particular Vietnamese folk art Kim Hoang, discover the Japanese extreme cycling sport Keirin, learn what the term dancing pigs means, travel the Yokosuka line in Japan and finish the episode on a famous Mexican chocolate drink.