Listener Mail Jubilee
Why does Jonathan say “form factor” so much? Is 3D printing a viable business? And did a listener come up with a solution to the [Read more]
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Charles IX of France
Much like many of the other mad royals that have been discussed on the podcast through the years, Charles IX of France was prone to [Read more]
(The Naked Bible Podcast) Naked Bible 52: Acts 16-17
In Acts 16 Timothy joins Paul and Silas. In these two chapters there are several items of interest: the Spirit forbids and directs the team, they encounter a “python spirit,” they are supernaturally delivered from prison, and Paul uses some pagan literat
What do you own?
On this week’s show, Nilay Patel has some thoughts on ownership, Dieter Bohn offers some feelings about Google, Adi Robertson makes assertions about Ingress, and [Read more]
Queen Victoria at home and a new Civil War museum
Jane Ridley, biographer of Queen Victoria, guides us around Osborne on the Isle of Wight where the queen and Prince Albert used to reside. Meanwhile, Charlotte Hodgman gets an early preview of the new National Civil War Centre in Newark, where she disc…
The American Hippo Ranch Plan, Part 2
Once the effort to import hippos to the U.S. got the backing of a politician, two men with wild and intertwined histories, Frederick Russel Burnham [Read more]
TechStuff Interviews Preditor Chandler
What the heck is a preditor? It’s not an alien hunting down action heroes. It’s a job title at HowStuffWorks. Preditor Chandler joins the show [Read more]
The American Hippo Ranch Plan, Part 1
In 1910, the U.S. had a meat shortage and a water hyacinth overgrowth problem. The obvious solution to the double dilemma: Import hippos from Africa. [Read more]
(The Naked Bible Podcast) Naked Bible 51: Acts 15
Acts 15 is the account of the Jerusalem council, the meeting of the leadership of the church in Jerusalem, along with Paul and Barnabas, to discuss the matter of Gentile acceptance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some Jewish believers were of the opinion
Spoken like a true snake person
This week we have a special Google I/O edition of the Vergecast, guest hosted by Ross Miller, Emily Yoshida, Dan Seifert, and Sam Sheffer. They [Read more]