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Ever wondered how the US Senate actually works on a day-to-day basis? pplpod provides a straightforward, practical explanation of Senate operations, from how bills are introduced to how votes happen, ...

5 Mar 20min

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed specialized quartz crystals with properties that made them exceptionally valuable for satellite technology. pplpod explores this fascinating chapter of ...

5 Mar 17min

Modern Senate office buildings are designed with spacious individual offices for each senator, but the Hart Senate Building created a different kind of problem. pplpod investigates the great cubicle r...

5 Mar 21min

Alaska's Senate history moves from an era of towering political titans to modern ranked-choice voting that has fundamentally changed how senators are elected. pplpod traces this transformation, examin...

5 Mar 19min

Washington's baseball team has embodied the city's political ups and downs, shifting from being one of baseball's dominant franchises to suffering through years of losing, and most recently becoming c...

5 Mar 21min

The apartheid regime in South Africa extended its poisonous ideology everywhere it could, including into the supposedly neutral spaces like tea rooms where diplomatic conversations happen. pplpod exam...

5 Mar 19min

When taxonomists reorganize how living things are classified, entire lineages can be erased from historical record—or at least radically reclassified. pplpod explores the Mesosuchia and how taxonomic ...

5 Mar 20min

Why do some nations have one legislative body while others split their legislative power between two chambers or more? pplpod explores the comparative political science behind bicameralism and unicame...

5 Mar 25min