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In this week’s Sunday episode, exclusively for CLUB RETROSPECTORSsupporters on Patreon and Apple Podcasts, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate th...
- Added: Oct 25, 2023
- Length: 11:12
‘Ghostwatch’, a Halloween drama in the style of a documentary, reached 11 million viewers on its first and only UK broadcast on BBC 1, on 31st Octo...
- Added: Oct 25, 2023
- Length: 09:36
Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published on October 2nd, 1902. The book was an instant sensation, needing reprints almost immediatel...
- Added: Oct 24, 2023
- Length: 10:22
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began chiseling the rockface of Mount Rushmore on 4th October, 1927 - the start of a 14 year project to carve Presidents Wa...
- Added: Oct 24, 2023
- Length: :03
The world’s most famous adult magazine went ‘SFW’ on 12th October, 2015 – when Scott Flanders, then Playboy’s chief executive, announced that futur...
- Added: Oct 24, 2023
- Length: 09:59
The world’s most famous cabaret, the Moulin Rouge, opened its doors in Paris on 6th October, 1889. Founded by Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, the ...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 10:02
Triggering a national and international outcry, the San Francisco school board issued an order on October 11th, 1906, requiring all Japanese and Ko...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 11:26
In this Sunday episode, exclusively for our CLUB RETROSPECTORS supporters on Patreon and Apple Podcasts, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate the st...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 09:51
The Secret of Monkey Island, one of the best loved video games of the point-and-click era, was released on the 15th October, 1990, without, it must...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 09:33
King Henry VIII’s third wife, Queen Consort Jane Seymour, died aged just 29 on 24th October, 1537 - 12 days after giving birth to their son, future...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 11:09
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. became the first African-American general in the US Army on 25th October, 1940 - despite facing opposition from those who sa...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 10:07
On October 18th, 1867, the United States formally took possession of Alaska, after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less t...
- Added: Oct 16, 2023
- Length: 10:04
‘Our Lady of Kazan’, a painting of the Virgin and Child, was discovered in the ashes of a fire in the Russian town of Kazan on 8th July, 1579. The ...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 10:04
The movement itself is called biocouture - this poop to pants movement is raising eyebrows on both sides of the issue.
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 02:30
A theme park in Western France has come up with an unprecedented solution to deal with trash on their grounds. They’ve enlisted the help of a crew ...
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 02:30
If I total my car, you see,
I'll just call it an RUD.
This is Episode 91 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating...
- Added: Sep 10, 2020
- Length: 06:34
An engineer will feel at home
when surrounded by many an ohm.
This is Episode 90 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...
- Added: Sep 01, 2020
- Length: 06:16
Is there a standard I may have missed?
Time to consult the engineers at NIST.
This is Episode 88 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show ...
- Added: Jul 19, 2020
- Length: 06:50
Mostly new releases by current jazz vocalists.
- Added: Mar 21, 2020
- Length: 01:00:02
Always think positive, unless you're doing negative testing. This is Episode 67 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fasci...
Bought by Enchantment Radio
- Added: Jun 19, 2018
- Length: 04:25
- Purchases: 1
Why Would Somebody Insist We Yank Goats? That's not what WYSIWYG stands for. This is Episode 53 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on...
Bought by WETD
- Added: Jan 28, 2018
- Length: 04:35
- Purchases: 1
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM
- Added: Dec 01, 2014
- Length: 01:46
- Purchases: 1
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, WORT, and GraceRadio
- Added: Nov 09, 2014
- Length: 01:46
- Purchases: 3
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and GraceRadio
- Added: Nov 02, 2014
- Length: 01:44
- Purchases: 2