
A Rocket to the Moon s Emo Blueprint
A Rocket to the Moon s Emo Blueprint — this episode examines a fascinating topic drawn from the encyclopedic depths of Wikipedia. pplpod explores the key facts, surprising details, and broader signifi...
6 Maalis 19min

55,000 Miles in a 12 Foot Boat
55,000 Miles in a 12 Foot Boat — this episode examines a fascinating topic drawn from the encyclopedic depths of Wikipedia. pplpod explores the key facts, surprising details, and broader significance ...
6 Maalis 19min

Astronauts Cage Fighters and 119th Senate Rules
Beneath the marble columns and parliamentary procedures of the U.S. Senate, you'll find something far more fascinating than dry procedural rules—a remarkably human institution shaped by individual ecc...
5 Maalis 22min

Knowdaverbs and the Middle Ground of Rap
What does it mean to create art in a space that's still figuring out its own boundaries? This episode of pplpod tells the remarkable story of Michael Boyer II—known to the world as Knowdaverbs and lat...
5 Maalis 16min

The Air Traffic Controller Who Conquered Poker
Imagine waking up one day to discover your entire career—years of training, a government position with national security implications—has simply vanished. For most people, this would trigger panic and...
5 Maalis 18min

Only 15 Senators since Arizona statehood
Here's a peculiar historical puzzle: Arizona achieved statehood on February 14th, 1912, yet its U.S. Senate seats sat completely empty for over a month while the state waited to organize elections. Th...
5 Maalis 8min

South Carolina s Turbulent History of Senate Seats
Sometimes the most telling historical narratives hide inside what appears to be bureaucratic spreadsheets—rows of names and dates that transform into something entirely different once you look closely...
5 Maalis 19min

How Mannenberg became an anthem of resistance
In 1974, a South African musician named Abdullah Ibrahim recorded a nearly 14-minute instrumental jazz composition in a single improvised take, and somehow that piece of music—with absolutely zero lyr...
5 Maalis 19min



















