5 years ago

19 H for Here's My Hint: No

In which Harry and Mairead discuss Greek statues and the history of money.

For more about Greek statues, Harry recommends this article from the Smithsonian Magazine.

For more about the history of money, Mairead (via Harry) recommends The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson. Her category was inspired by the blockchain journalism podcast Zig Zag.

Our engineer is Nick Shoup.

Our music is “Chop Shop (Instrumental)” by White Flowers, and our logo is by ei8htz.

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5 years ago

18 C for Cordoned-off Section of the World

In which Harry and Mairead discuss whales (not Wales) and United States-Latin American relations.

For more about whales, Harry recommends Leviathan, or the whale by Philip Hoare.

For more about US-Latin American relations, Mairead recommends Our Sister Republics by Caitlin Fitz, The Monroe Doctrine by Jay Sexton, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy by William Appleman Williams, and this article in the Guardian.

Our engineer is Nick Shoup.

Our music is “Chop Shop (Instrumental)” by White Flowers, and our logo is by ei8htz.

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6 years ago

17.75 H for Hiatus

Important announcement: we are going on a hiatus, because we're experiencing some technical difficulties while recording. We are actively trying to solve them, and have every intention of continuing to release new episodes once they are solved. Thanks for your patience!

In which Harry and Mairead discuss chickens and the Iran nuclear deal.

Our music is “Chop Shop (Instrumental)” by White Flowers, and our logo is by ei8htz.

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6 years ago

17.5 M for Mini Episode 2

In which Harry and Mairead discuss Twitter and modern healthcare.

This is the second of three mini episodes, which we are releasing as we both get settled in new abodes. Each mini episode consists of three parts: a round with one term each, a short Q&A, and outtakes from the vault.

Our music is "Chop Shop (Instrumental)" by White Flowers, and our logo is by ei8htz.

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6 years ago

17.25 M for Mini Episode 1

In which Harry and Mairead discuss Newfoundland slang and intellectual property.

For the next three weeks, we will be releasing mini episodes while we both get settled in new abodes. Each mini episode consists of three parts: a round with one term each, a short Q&A, and outtakes from the vault.

Our music is "Chop Shop (Instrumental)" by White Flowers, and our logo is by ei8htz.

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6 years ago

15 L for Late, Sticky Night

In which Harry and Mairead discuss technological surveillance and social psychology.

For more on social psychology, Mairead recommends the book The Person and the Situation by Lee Ross and Richard Nisbett.

For more on technological surveillance, Harry recommends the most recent technology quarterly from The Economist.

Our music is “Chop Shop (Instrumental)” by White Flowers, and our logo is by ei8htz.

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6 years ago

14 S for Stupid, Stupid Hypothesis

In which Harry and Mairead discuss e-mails and income inequality.

For more about income inequality, Mairead recommends this article about "the new American aristocracy" in The Atlantic and this dissenting article in Slate. She also references this paper and this paper, both by Miles Corak, about income inequality, and this 2012 speech by Alan Krueger, then-chairperson of the White House Council of Economic Advisors. Here are the median home prices in San Francisco, this is the article about U-Haul price discrepancies, and this article discusses SF experiencing the most out-migration in the United States. This paper is about the Superstar Hypothesis.

For more about e-mails, Harry recommends this article about companies e-mailing about privacy updates in response to the looming General Data Protection Regulation deadline.

Our music is "Chop Shop (Instrumental" by White Flowers, and our logo is by ei8htz.

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6 years ago

13 F for Fanfare

In which Harry and Mairead discuss the Spanish Civil War and methods of neuroscience.

For more on methods of neuroscience, Mairead recommends the textbook Foundations of Behavioural Neuroscience by Neil R. Carlson. For more on cutting out your tongue, she recommends the movie Oldboy (and warns that it's a relatively graphic film).

For more on the Spanish Civil War, Harry recommends Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona vs Real Madrid and Catholicism, War and the Foundation of Francoism, both by Sid Lowe. He also recommends Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell and A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.

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