Sep 10, 2019

In which you will learn

• The excellent story behind, and etymology of the word 'Thing'
• All about Halfdan and the Vikings who took York
• Just so, so much about British place name etymology

Sep 3, 2019

In which you will learn:

• An Ancient Roman drinking game
• Some of the dumbest drinking habits of the Romans
• All about the guy who thought he was Bacchus

Aug 27, 2019

In which you will learn:

• The interesting origins of the Mexican National Anthem
• The difference between making friends in Mexico, the UK and Australia
• A heck of a lot of ancient etymology

Aug 20, 2019

In which you will learn:

• Why pregnant women were encouraged to drink Guinness
• Which beer's marketing involved telling people it wasn't all that great
• A whole bunch of political slogans from the last 200 yrs

Aug 13, 2019

In which you will learn

• Barbie's real name
• A whole lot more about doll-engineering than you ever needed to
• Absolutely nothing at all about Barbie's missing sister