Podcast
Sorta 'Splained
Hosted by Kelin Daugherty and Leah Nielsen · EN
Hosted by Kelin Daugherty and Leah Nielsen, Sorta 'Splained is a weekly podcast that delves into curious and peculiar subjects. From history to science to pop culture, Kelin and Leah will just sort of explain something of interest to each other.
Please find all of our great sources for our research here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11WA6l3kF9ebmifrZNs6IZlhGVaq7PKpzrODFaObtDQY/edit
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Go Ask Alice
Apr 200:54:35Tap to summarizeA fake memoir about a fake teenager that was actually written by a fake psychologist? What more could you want! In this episode Kelin and Leah discuss the book Go Ask Alice, the author Beatrice Sparks, and her longstanding career specializing in fake teenage pain.
Transcribe →U.S. National Parks
Mar 301:04:19Tap to summarizeYou make the great American road trip to take in the majestic views and wildlife, not to fall into a ravine or get heat stroke. There's a lot of good that can happen in our beautiful national parks, but also a lot of danger. In this episode, Kelin and Leah discuss the deaths, tragedies, mysteries, and crimes taking place in our scenic national parks.
Transcribe →The Final Destination Franchise
Nov 1301:13:17Tap to summarizeWe will all inevitably meet our maker one day. If we're lucky, we'll die peacefully surrounded by our cats and not by being smashed into a bloody jelly. But Final Destination put that fear into all of our hearts and made us afraid of the mundane. In this episode, Kelin and Leah discuss the movie franchise of Final Destination.
Transcribe →Anti-intellectualism
Jul 401:04:35Tap to summarizeA mistrust in science, the degradation of the social sciences, laughing at Ross Gellar for being a paleontologist, where does all of this lead us? Turns out, hating intellect was ingrained in our society all-along. In this episode, Kelin and Leah discuss anti-intellectualism, its historical prevalence, and immense popularity today.
Transcribe →The Sims
Jun 801:41:52Tap to summarizeA tight-knit community filled with lore, relationship drama, and it's own unique language, sounds too good to be true. And that's because it is, unless you're in a simulation. In this episode, Kelin and Leah marvel on the computer game that rocked the 2000's, the intricacies, secrets, and wonder of playing The Sims.
Transcribe →Kony 2012
Apr 13, 202501:12:10Tap to summarizeHow will people know that you care about a political issue if you haven't posted about it on social media? There's something beautiful in the optimism of believing we could all stop a war from our facebook likes. In this episode, Kelin and Leah discuss the fever dream that was the viral internet documentary and campaign that was Kony 2012.
Transcribe →The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Feb 6, 202501:02:20Tap to summarizeIt's the 16th century, you pack up your family, embark on a ship, and settle down in new, uncharted land. What could go wrong? Could it be starvation, murder, or a simple case of alien abduction? In this episode, Kelin and Leah consider the happenings of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
Transcribe →The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Jan 10, 202500:56:14Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Alaskan coast, a diverse ecosystem filled with wonder. One thing that does not add to the wonder is 53 million gallons of crude oil sloshing around. On this episode, Kelin and Leah discuss the frustrating tale of. corporate negligence and wildlife disaster, the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Transcribe →Alice Roosevelt
Dec 6, 202401:12:29Tap to summarizeWhen we talk about female pioneers we typically don't think about having a pet snake or smoking on the roof of the white house. Well, good news, in this episode Kelin and Leah discuss presidential daughter, fashion icon, and prankster, Alice Roosevelt.
Transcribe →The Teen Pregnancy Panic of the 2000's
Oct 15, 202401:21:23Tap to summarizeEver wake up in a hot sweat worried you are a teen mom even though you are childfree and well into your 30's? Then you too may have been bombarded with the media concerning teen pregnancy media in the 2000's. In this episode, Kelin and Leah delve into panic and cultural fascination with teen pregnancy in the era of the mid 2000's.
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