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43 minutes
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65 قسمت
از سال 30 اوت 2023
episodic

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Join Jack for this week's episode of Ordinary Observations where we take a look at a few regrettable ecological policy mistakes from throughout history. The bulk of this show is about a particularly consequential campaign against sparrows in 1950s China. Why they wanted them gone, how they went abo…

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This time on Ordinary Observations, Jack is joined by long time friends of the show Ariel (of Armchair American fame) and Alex (a professional journalist) to cast an intrigued gaze upon some recent events from the animal world. We start off with Fat Bear Week, a celebration of salmon consumption fr…

Jousting

On this episode of Ordinary Observations Jack is once again joined by long term friend of the show Manoj, this time to discuss the history of Jousting. We take a look at how the sport of jousting came to be, the role it played in knightly life during the Late Middle Ages, and discuss the particular…
This time on Ordinary Observations Jack is joined by a motley gang of mates to discuss Jonathan, the 193 year old Seychelles Giant Tortoise and his recent misfortune of being tied up in a crypto scam. We take a look at just how this happened, as well as a few other stories and fun facts from Jonath…
This week on Ordinary Observations we take a look at a few novel stories of people who have showed up alive to their own funerals. First off we meet Ms Noella Rakundo and discuss her miraculous story of survival before confronting the very person who tried to have her killed. We get on the lash and…

Stealing Copper

Getting into the festive spirit this week on Ordinary Observations we express a little admiration for the creative lengths some clever people are willing to go to in order to steal a little copper. We discuss a recent spate of theft committed right here in Gothenburg, by a gang dressed up as roadwo…

Cheating on Exams

This week Jack is once again joined by long time friend of the show Manoj to discuss a few fun stories of people trying to cheat on their exams. We start off with an odd excuse for a man to refuse revealing what's in his hand during a Swedish driving theory test. We catch up with a few would-be tea…

Time Zone Curiosities

This week on Ordinary Observations we stop the clocks and take a timely look at a history of time zones. How did we get here? Short answer: The steam locomotive. Listen in to hear the long answer and how ultimately it all ends in a personal anecdote of Jack missing a football match. We also discus…
Leaning right into the leftover show notes from the last K103 Live Day, Jack is back this week to discuss a bunch more common misconceptions from the depths of science, culture, and history. Is the caesarian section really named after Julius Caesar? Does cutting an earthworm in half really make two…

Common Misconceptions

This episode is taken from K103 Live Day where Jack is joined by long time friends of the show Erik, Eddie, and Josefine. Doing our part in the battle against an ever-rising tide of misinformation, we take a cold, sarcastic look at some of the most common misconceptions from the realms of science, …
سلب مسئولیت: پادکست و آثار هنری تعبیه شده در این صفحه متعلق به K103 Göteborgs Studentradio است که متعلق به صاحب آن است و به Listen Notes، Inc وابسته یا تایید نشده است.