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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 Mar 19min

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 Mar 19min

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 Mar 22min

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 Mar 16min

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 Mar 18min

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 Mar 8min

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 Mar 19min

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 Mar 19min