Episodes
Thursday Nov 13, 2014
Episode 279 - The Mafeking
Thursday Nov 13, 2014
Thursday Nov 13, 2014
Africaans has some pretty awesome words.
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Episode 278 - The Boer
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Notice this is spelled "Boer." Not "Boar." From what it sounds like, though, nothing was very boring!
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
Episode 277 - The Scout
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
On Baden-Powell's grave is the Scout's mark for "Gone Home."
Thursday Nov 06, 2014
Episode 274 - The Saga of Pluto IV: The (dwarf) Planet Strikes Back
Thursday Nov 06, 2014
Thursday Nov 06, 2014
Today's episode came to us from Bryan in Renton.
Monday Nov 03, 2014
Episode 271 - Airplane Bathrooms
Monday Nov 03, 2014
Monday Nov 03, 2014
Today's topic came from Ralph in Indianapolis. Submit your own topic to sean@dailybrainwave.com!
Friday Oct 24, 2014
Episode 265 - Purple Day
Friday Oct 24, 2014
Friday Oct 24, 2014
A rare case of Stalin publically admitting he messed up...
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
Episode 258 - Cole Porter
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
Another fun fact: "Kiss Me Kate," while being somewhat of an adaptation of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, is also based on the true story of some of Porter's theater colleagues.
Monday Oct 13, 2014
Episode 256 - Kumar
Monday Oct 13, 2014
Monday Oct 13, 2014
Check out Achhut Kanya (with English subtitles) here: https://indiancine.ma/BXG/player/00:00:01.752.
Friday Oct 10, 2014
Episode 255 - Joan vs. Joan
Friday Oct 10, 2014
Friday Oct 10, 2014
Check out the role Joan played in World War I: http://tinyurl.com/JoanProp.
Monday Sep 29, 2014
Episode 246 - Barnum Brown
Monday Sep 29, 2014
Monday Sep 29, 2014
Barnum Brown was part of the "Bone Wars," an era in paleontology when dinosaur hunters were desperate to find the biggest, baddest, and best.