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Rhys the Geographer knows nothing about History. Will the Historian knows nothing about Geography. Join us on our quest to fill each other's gaps in knowledge!



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Gaps In Knowledge Gaps In Knowledge

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Rhys the Geographer knows nothing about History. Will the Historian knows nothing about Geography. Join us on our quest to fill each other's gaps in knowledge!



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    S3E2 - A little magic chess machine

    S3E2 - A little magic chess machine

    Today Rhys get all atmospherically gassy, parks in a solar powered car park and goes to Mecca to see how it is. Will chucks up the vomitorium, plays magic mechanical chess then runs naked in The Games.



    Rhys talks about:

    The most abundant Green House Gas

    Solar Panel being build on Car Parks / Parking Lots

    The Masjid al-haram, Mecca - Reviews



    Will talks about:



    Vomitoriums

    Wolfgang von Kempelen's Mechanical Turk

    The Ancient Olympic Games



    Time Stamps



    1:58 - Most Abundant Greenhouse Gas

    11:40 - Vomitorium 

    19:40 - Solar Panel Parking Lots

    33:57 - Magical Chess Machine

    57:51 - Mecca's Google Reviews

    1:08:48 - The Ancient Games 

    1:20:43 - Outro


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    • 1 hr 23 min
    S3E1 - Ropey Rasputin

    S3E1 - Ropey Rasputin

    Today Rhys gets all docky, shippy and ropey while Will goes Raving with Rasputin, fleeing the French Revolution, and getting spooky in the States with the Winchester mystery house!



    Rhys talks about:

    Oklahoma - The Tulsa Port of Catoosa

    Malcolm McClean and Containerisation

    The Chatham Dockyard Ropery



    Will talks about:



    Rasputin

    Louis XVI attempt to flee France

    The Winchester Mystery House


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    • 1 hr 26 min
    S2E7 - The Glastonbury Chronicles

    S2E7 - The Glastonbury Chronicles

    Today Rhys sorts out the relationship between Greenland and Denmark, Look at the phosphate mining in Nauru and the dives into the unfathomable depth of the Mariana Trench. Will goes all normal for the first King of England, parties hard in Glastonbury then sorts out his solstice stones in Stonehenge.



    Rhys Links:


    "Epistemic geographies of climate change" by Martin Mahony and Mike Hulme.
    "Introduction: Postimperial sovereignty games in the Nordic region" by Rebecca Adler-Nissen and Ulrik Pram Gad.
    Greenland unveils draft constitution in push for complete independence from Danish control
    Mining, land restoration and sustainable development in isolated islands: An industrial ecology perspective on extractive transitions on Nauru
    Phosphate Mining on Nauru  
    The Story of Nauru: The "Country that Ate itself"
    Mariana Trench

    Will's Links:




    Alfred The Great
    Glastonbury
    Stonehenge




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    • 1 hr 17 min
    S2E6 - The Geography Quiz

    S2E6 - The Geography Quiz

    Today, join Rhys for traffic congestion myths, a wildfire crash-course and naming lizards that have opinions on desertification. Will suprises Rhys for his three-part Geography quiz! Border, flags and countries!



    Rhys links:


    ⁠⁠⁠Critical factors for mitigating car traffic in cities
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠7 Burning Questions: Wildfires & Public Lands
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Land management practices for combating desertification cause species replacement of desert lizards⁠

    Will links:


    Belgium's Venn Bahn
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠World Flags
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠193 countries in the world - United Nations



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    Timestamps

    Intro 00:00

    Misconception Corner: Traffic Congestion 01:46

    Misconception Corner: Venn Bahn 11:57

    Main Event: Wildfire Crash-Course 18:05

    Main Event: Flag Quiz 40:01

    Number Time: Lizards and Desertification 01:04:46

    Number Time: All the countries of the world 01:25:04

    Outro: 01:33:00


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    • 1 hr 34 min
    S2E5 - Sipping and Shipwrecks

    S2E5 - Sipping and Shipwrecks

    Today, join Rhys for Georgian wine adventures, and a deep dive into Georgetown and we play 'Georgia or Georgia?'. Then, Will unpacks Shakespeare's relevance, reflects on Gallipoli, and analyses the Titanic's failures.



    Rhys links:


    ⁠⁠Drinking Wine in Georgia
    ⁠Guyana hits back after 'watery wilderness' NYT article
    ⁠⁠Georgia or Georgia?

    Will links:


    ⁠Titanic failures
    ⁠Gallipoli
    ⁠⁠Shakespeare’s actually not that bad

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    Timestamps

    Intro 00:00

    Misconception Corner: Drinking Wine in Georgia 01:50

    Misconception Corner: Titanic failures 10:37

    Main Event: The True Georgetown 17:23

    Main Event: Gallipoli 29:19

    Number Time: Georgia or Georgia? 46:38

    Number Time: Shakespeare’s actually not that bad 52:04

    Outro: 01:05:47


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    • 1 hr 6 min
    S2E4 - Rattlesnake Milking

    S2E4 - Rattlesnake Milking

    This week, Rhys investigates the algorithms behind weather apps, examines the sustainability of festivals, and explores the remarkable biodiversity of Venezuela's Orinoco Wetlands. Will discusses Christopher Columbus's legacy, the epic Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the incredible achievement of the moon landings.

    Rhys links:


    ⁠How the % works on weather apps
    Sex, Drugs and Sustainability? - How green are festivals?
    ⁠Swamp Biodiversity Orinoco Wetlands in Venezuela

    Will links:


    Christopher Columbus
    Lewis and Clark Expedition - Corps of Discovery Expedition
    ⁠Moon Landings

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    Timestamps

    Intro: 00:00

    Misconception corner: Christopher Columbus⁠ 02:07

    Misconception corner: Weather Apping 10:42

    Main Event: Lewis and Clark 17:29

    Main Event: Green Festivals 40:07

    Number Time: Moon Landings 55:51

    Number Time: Swamps 1:46:48

    Outro: 1:14:49


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    • 1 hr 16 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
2 Ratings

2 Ratings

Rory Miami ,

Great Pod!

I learned so much from Will and Rhys on this, they have a great chemistry! Will sub and keep listening and sharing.

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