Podcast
On the Potcast
Hosted by spaldmann · EN
Inspired by archaic use of magazines while doing one’s business in the bathroom, we decided to give people a more modern way to kill time. The series is a short episode format containing a potpurri of subjects, stories, and anecdotes to entertain and educate folks while they’ve got nothing better to do.
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Episodes
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EP 192- How far do whales travel?
6d ago00:12:46Tap to summarizeIn an episode of " How Do You Think of These Things? ", Katie discusses the THOUSANDS of miles whales travel in a given year.
Transcribe →EP 191- Wyoming Man Abducted, Returning With Evidence
2w ago00:15:52Tap to summarizeCarl Higdon went on a hunting trip in October 1974 in Wyoming’s Medicine Bow National Forest. He remembers putting an elk in his gun's sight, pulling the trigger, and then being woken up 3 miles away in his truck, hours later, by police. Hear all about his story on this week's episode.
Transcribe →EP 190- Is your brain different?
3w ago00:14:20Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, Katie explores two ways the brain can show up differently in different people: Anendophasia and aphantasia.
Transcribe →EP 189- The Australian town built underground
4w ago00:19:17Tap to summarizeMost of the residents in Coober Pedy, Australia, live underground in homes dug into the rock. Learn all about this desert town in this week's episode.
Transcribe →EP 188- Top Secret WWII Code Breakers
Jun 1500:16:29Tap to summarizeIn Buckinghamshire, England, during WWII, some of the most important work of the war was happening, but no one knew about it until decades later.
Transcribe →EP 187- The Year With No Summer
Jun 800:16:13Tap to summarizeIn 1816, much of the world did not have a summer season. This was caused by a number of different factors, including volcanic sulphur in the air and the Little Ice Age.
Transcribe →EP 186- Alien or Other: The Betz Mystery Sphere
Jun 100:11:53Tap to summarizeIn March 1974, the Betz family found a metal sphere on their property that started behaving erratically when they brought it into their home. Is it just a simple ball bearing or something more intriguing? Learn more on this week's episode.
Transcribe →Ep 185- Renowned Female Astronomer Williamina Fleming
May 2500:12:47Tap to summarizeAstronomer Williamina Fleming not only helped develop a new system to classify stars, she discovered the first known white dwarf star, AND the Horsehead Nebula.
Transcribe →EP 184- The bloody history of the Barber Pole
May 1800:13:31Tap to summarizeDo you know the history of the barber pole includes surgery? Learn more on this week's episode!
Transcribe →EP 183- $10M Winning Lottery Woes
May 1100:13:47Tap to summarizeWhen Tonda Dickerson won $10 million in the lottery, she thought this money would make her life so much better, but unfortunately, it did the opposite.
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