The Grievance Studies Affair (Sokal Squared): Fake Dog Park Papers, Peer Review, and the Academic Hoax That Shook Universities
In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into the Grievance Studies Affair (also known as “Sokal Squared”) — the 2018 academic hoax in which three authors submitted fake papers to peer-reviewed ...
27 Feb 18min
The Great Replacement: How a Fringe Conspiracy Went Mainstream | Origins, Politics, and Real-World Violence
In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into one of the most dangerous conspiracy theories of the modern era: the Great Replacement.This is not a fringe internet curiosity. It’s an idea that mo...
27 Feb 18min
Dennis Wheatley: Wine Merchant, Occult Thriller King, and WWII Master Deceiver
In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into the astonishing life of Dennis Wheatley — a man whose résumé sounds almost too wild to be real.He was, at different times and somehow all at once, a...
27 Feb 19min
Los Guerreros Tuareg: The CMLL Midcard Rebrand That Turned Wrestling Rejects into Desert Warriors
In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into one of the most unusual and fascinating factions in modern lucha libre history: Los Guerreros Tuareg (The Tuareg Warriors) from CMLL.At first glance...
27 Feb 17min
Teddy Wilson’s Gypsy in Jazz (1959): The Lost Broadway-Jazz Crossover Album That Turned Gypsy into Swing
In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into Gypsy in Jazz (1959) — a fascinating and often-overlooked Teddy Wilson Trio album that transforms songs from the hit Broadway musical Gypsy into ele...
27 Feb 18min
HMS Sharpshooter (J68): The Royal Navy Minesweeper That Was at Dunkirk, Arctic Convoys, Sicily, and the Cold War
In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into the astonishing career of HMS Sharpshooter (J68), a seemingly ordinary Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper that turns out to be one of the most une...
27 Feb 17min
“Hania” obliqua and the Nameless Triassic Cynodont: A Paleontology Taxonomy Mix-Up (Invalid Genus Name, Fossil Teeth & Scientific Nomenclature)
In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into one of the strangest corners of paleontology: a small Upper Triassic cynodont discovered in France that appears in scientific records with its name ...
27 Feb 14min
Ian “H” Watkins (Steps): Pop Star, Actor, LGBTQ+ Trailblazer & Welsh Councillor | Identity, Reinvention & “The Wrong Ian Watkins”
In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into the fascinating life and career of Ian “H” Watkins — best known as H from Steps — and unpack one of the most unusual resumes in modern British pop c...
27 Feb 14min
