Trivial Knowledge

Stephanie

Update: I plan on restarting this podcast in August 2022 after I complete a move and start a new job that will give me more free time! Excited to record new episodes! Trivial Knowledge: A Little Bit About a Whole Lot is a weekly podcast that gives you a dose of random trivia from a variety of topics. Please join us as we learn about the popular and the obscure. Listen to this podcast to boost your general knowledge and one day lead your team to victory at your local pub's trivia night! read less
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Episode 34: From Gaelic Football to Victoria Falls
Nov 5 2020
Episode 34: From Gaelic Football to Victoria Falls
Join us in this next episode as we discover the Russian artist Victor Borisov-Musatov, learn the history and rules behind Gaelic football, discuss the Wireless Experimental Center of WWII, travel to the Victoria Falls and then finish the episode discussing a the little Karoo dwarf chameleon!

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Episode 34: From Gaelic Football to Victoria Falls
Nov 5 2020
Episode 34: From Gaelic Football to Victoria Falls
Join us in this next episode as we discover the Russian artist Victor Borisov-Musatov, learn the history and rules behind Gaelic football, discuss the Wireless Experimental Center of WWII, travel to the Victoria Falls and then finish the episode discussing a the little Karoo dwarf chameleon!
Episode 33: From Nintendo to the Aurora Borealis
Oct 28 2020
Episode 33: From Nintendo to the Aurora Borealis
Join us in this next episode as we discover the mythology surrounding Theseus, the history of Nintendo, learn what causes the aurora borealis, travel to Tibet to learn about their cuisine and then finish the episode discussing what possibly is the world's longest sidewalk!
Episode 32: From Hummingbirds to Aragon
Oct 21 2020
Episode 32: From Hummingbirds to Aragon
Join us in this next episode as we discover the history of shampoo, learn about literature from 1776., discuss fascinating facts about hummingbirds, travel to Aragon Spain, and finish the episode on a certain type of playing card from India!
Episode 31: From Serial Position Effect to Place Cells
Oct 14 2020
Episode 31: From Serial Position Effect to Place Cells
Join us in this next episode as we learn what the serial position effect is, discover some interesting facts about arm wrestling, understand what place cells do, learn about the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and finish the episode on graptolites!
Episode 30: From 1982 to the Auriga Constellation
Oct 7 2020
Episode 30: From 1982 to the Auriga Constellation
Join us in this next episode as we work our way through 1982, learn about the 1953 British Everest Expedition, discover the Auriga Constellation, travel to the Josefov Meadow Bird Reserve and finish the episode learning about the umbrella antenna!
Episode 29: From The Mercury Theatre on the Air to The Legend of Knockgrafton
Sep 30 2020
Episode 29: From The Mercury Theatre on the Air to The Legend of Knockgrafton
Join us in this next episode as we tell the story of The Legend of Knockgrafton, learn about The Mercury Theatre on Air, find out about the life of Franz Nopcsa, travel back in history to the Baekje Kingdom and finish the episode learning about an ancient saber-tooth cat.
Episode 28: From the Color Green to Bandy
Sep 23 2020
Episode 28: From the Color Green to Bandy
Join us in this next episode as we learn about the history of the color green, discover the sport of bandy, learn about the Royal Astronomical Society, travel to the Beaufort Sea and finish the episode on a book publisher.
Episode 27: From Gondolas to Ada Lovelace
Sep 16 2020
Episode 27: From Gondolas to Ada Lovelace
Join us in this next episode as we discover the history of gondolas, learn about the string section of the orchestra, find out about the life of Ada Lovelace, travel to Pawtucket, Rhode Island and finish the episode learning Dagenham and Redbridge FC.
Episode 26: From Barnard's Star to Mount Tambora
Sep 9 2020
Episode 26: From Barnard's Star to Mount Tambora
Join us in this next episode as we learn about The Four Temperaments Test, discover the author Julian May, travel to space to learn about Barnard's Star, take a trip back in history to understand the Mount Tambora eruption and finish the episode learning about a type of plant.
Episode 25: From Keirin to Dancing Pigs
Sep 1 2020
Episode 25: From Keirin to Dancing Pigs
Join us in this next episode as we learn about a revival in particular Vietnamese folk art Kim Hoang, discover the Japanese extreme cycling sport Keirin, learn what the term dancing pigs means, travel the Yokosuka line in Japan and finish the episode on a famous Mexican chocolate drink.
Episode 24: From Domesday to Argentinosaurus
Aug 26 2020
Episode 24: From Domesday to Argentinosaurus
Join us in this next episode as we discover the history of the Domesday Book, travel through the Georgetown Hoya's sports history, learn about the Argentinosaurus, travel to Beni Department, Bolivia and finish the episode learn about two interesting but different scientific achievements of 1506.
Episode 23: From Bagh Chal to Crystallography
Aug 18 2020
Episode 23: From Bagh Chal to Crystallography
Join us in this next episode as we learn about Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development, discover a board game called Bagh Chal, learn about the science of crystallography, jump into Hungarian cuisine and finish the episode in a park in Canada.
Episode 22: From Julian of Norwich to the Rose Bowl
Aug 12 2020
Episode 22: From Julian of Norwich to the Rose Bowl
Join us in this next episode as we learn about Julian of Norwich, discover the history of the Rose Bowl, travel through space to the dwarf planet Pluto, learn about the term Lingua and Franc and finish the episode onboard a floating dormitory.
Episode 21: From Goosebumps to Tree Kangaroos
Aug 5 2020
Episode 21: From Goosebumps to Tree Kangaroos
Join us in this next episode as we learn everything there is to know about London Imperial College, discover the artist behind the Goosebump covers, learn about tree kangaroos, explore the myth of the witch of VIxen Tor, and finish the episode on a mythical island of Ireland.
Episode 20: From the Color Orange to Calcio Storico
Jul 29 2020
Episode 20: From the Color Orange to Calcio Storico
Join us in this next episode as we learn everything there is to know about the color orange, discover a fascinating game called calcio storico, learn Mary W. Jackson contribution to the space race, explore the capital of Brunei, and finish the episode with a story about poets.
Episode 19: From Deja Vu to Black Pepper
Jul 22 2020
Episode 19: From Deja Vu to Black Pepper
Join us in this next episode as we turn to psychiatry to learn about deja vu, discuss the Marvel Comics Super Special, learn about a common spice, black pepper, explore a forest within the Amazon rainforest, and finish the episode on member of the Romanov family.
Episode 18: From Subterranean Rivers to a Silk Manuscript
Jul 15 2020
Episode 18: From Subterranean Rivers to a Silk Manuscript
Join us in this next episode as we travel back in history to learn about the Chu Silk Manuscript, discuss the short novel the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, learn about the Quetzalcoatlus the largest flying creature, explore tSubterranean rivers, and finish the episode on a historic conference.
Episode 17: From Card Counting to Curling
Jul 7 2020
Episode 17: From Card Counting to Curling
Join us in this next episode as we travel back in history to the Battle of Dupplin Moor, discuss the sport of curling, learn the history behind card counting, explore the Sharr Mountains, and finish the episode on a Norwegian train line!
Episode 16: Stone Circles, Spanish Opera and Bashkortostan
Jun 30 2020
Episode 16: Stone Circles, Spanish Opera and Bashkortostan
Join us in this next episode as we discover the what is likely the oldest stone circle in the world on the Nabta Play, discuss the history of La Zarzuela, the Spanish Opera, learn the lessons from the Apollo 1 tragedy, explore Bashkortostan, and finish the episode learning about a butterfly!
Episode 15: Strawberries and Cream, Backbenchers and Volcanoes
Jun 23 2020
Episode 15: Strawberries and Cream, Backbenchers and Volcanoes
Join us in this next episode as we discover the role of backbenchers, the history of Wimbledon, learn the amazing accomplishments of NASA astronaut Roger Chaffee, understand the science of shield volcanoes, and finish the episode learning about bridge in New Zealand!