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Publisher |: Dexplanations

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Comedy,; Wikipedia

Categories Via RSS |: Education

Every week I look something up on Wikipedia and explain it to my friend David.

People |: David,; Dexter Sorenson
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Eugene, OR
Premiere Date |: 2018-05-10
Related Hashtags |: #EPISODE,; #NEW,; #PodernFamily
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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86 Available Episodes (86 Total) / Average duration: 00:32:10

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

86 Available Episodes (86 Total)Average duration: 00:32:10

Mar 11, 2020

00:57:10

Part two about Alan Turing! His work at Bletchley Park, more of his work work with computer science, and his tragic end.

Feb 20, 2020

00:37:44

Alan Turing, his early life and the Enigma Machine.

Feb 12, 2020

00:50:57

How the death of a star turns into the largest explosions we know of.

Jan 29, 2020

00:41:26

What causes volcanoes, types of volcanoes, and the effect of volcanoes on our atmosphere.

Jan 22, 2020

01:04:36

CRISPR is possibly the most radical world changing discovery/technology ever. How does it work? what can we do with it, and what are some of the ethical implications we should consider?

Jan 15, 2020

01:20:46

Sometimes that last things people say are poignant, humorous, or expected. Here's a chronological list of the last things people said.

Jan 08, 2020

00:53:06

A new round of things to distinguish between. Whats the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors? Fur and hair? Soft and hard water? and more!

Jan 01, 2020

00:35:44

Hiccups causes, cures, and famous hiccupers.

Dec 25, 2019

00:37:38

Tons of group names for animals and groups of people. Happy holidays!

Dec 18, 2019

00:37:42

Don't bother trying to take stuff you don't like off the internet.

Mar 11 | 00:57:10

Alan Turing Part 2

Feb 20 | 00:37:44

Alan Turing Part 1

Feb 12 | 00:50:57

Supernova

Jan 29 | 00:41:26

Volcanoes

Jan 22 | 01:04:36

CRISPR

Jan 15 | 01:20:46

Famous Last Words

Jan 08 | 00:53:06

Distinctions Between Things (5)

Jan 01 | 00:35:44

Hiccups

Dec 25 | 00:37:38

Glossary of Collective Nouns

Dec 18 | 00:37:42

The Streisand Effect

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