Episode 005 - Harry Potter, Nobel Prizes and the Sahara Desert

Episode 005 - Harry Potter, Nobel Prizes and the Sahara Desert

Do you know whose middle name keeps changing across languages? Do you know what the Sahara Desert has in common with the Mississippi River? Do you know the only head of state to win a Nobel Prize for literature? Tune into our latest episode to find out

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Episode 138 - Princes, Pashtuns & Pawns

Episode 138 - Princes, Pashtuns & Pawns

Do you know what massive impact on pop culture happened when after the death of Maharaja Ishan Chandra Manikya, king of Tripura from 1849 to 1862, died and instead of his son, his brother took over hi...

22 Huhti 1h 11min

Episode 137 - Movies, Media & Mumbai

Episode 137 - Movies, Media & Mumbai

Do you know what is this a list of: Ice Candy Man, Kramer vs Kramer, Romeo & Juliet, Breaking Away, On The Waterfront, It Happened One Night? Do you know who was the editor of The Bombay Chronicle, wh...

7 Huhti 1h 2min

Episode 136 - Boulders, Bureau & Bollywood

Episode 136 - Boulders, Bureau & Bollywood

Do you know what is this a list of: Burden of Dreams, Return of the Sleepwalker, Arrival of the Birds, No One Mourns the Wicked? Do you know which fictional character is both a law enforcement officer...

1 Huhti 1h 7min

Episode 135 - Carmen, Comics & Cosmetics

Episode 135 - Carmen, Comics & Cosmetics

Do you know under what promotion were discounted tickets being offered for the French opera Carmen, produced by Seattle Opera, in March 2026? Do you know which iconic Tinkle comic character was create...

25 Maalis 1h 3min

Episode 134 - Strings, Swords & Scholars

Episode 134 - Strings, Swords & Scholars

Do you know what traditional bowed instrument from Rajasthan was probably the early ancestor of a more famous instrument? Do you know which Indian socio-cultural practice was banned in 1804 by the Bri...

17 Maalis 1h 12min

Episode 133 - Chemistry, Cinema & Churchill

Episode 133 - Chemistry, Cinema & Churchill

Do you know why a village on the Swedish island of Resarö, in the Stockholm archipelago, is extremely famous among chemists? Do you know who played Superman in the first ever adaptation of the charact...

11 Maalis 1h 9min

Episode 132 - Tones, Thrones & Transmissions

Episode 132 - Tones, Thrones & Transmissions

Do you know what term is used to describe the change that happens to the tone of a word in Mandarin, based on the pronunciation of adjacent words? Do you know who was voted the greatest actor of the m...

2 Maalis 1h 9min

Episode 131 - Transport, Troubles & Trump

Episode 131 - Transport, Troubles & Trump

Do you know which plant was brought to Asia from the Kew Royal Gardens in India, eventually powering a huge industry and closely associated to a transportation company? Do you know why the 1970 novel ...

17 Helmi 1h 8min

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