Ashley Talks a Lot

Ashley C.

An eccentric look at a wide variety of topics -- including the history of things and how current pop culture trends shape our world. Each episode, we dive deep into a topic, hoping that you take away something new you can carry with you.

Episodes

  1. May 20

    History of Crossword Puzzles and Why they Matter Now, also

    In this first episode, Ashley is joined by Hannah to learn about the history of the crossword puzzle.  Included in this episode is a clip from: https://youtu.be/oP8zplB_kJY?si=kv0bYW9poEWoobTb Theme Music by: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/legacyalli/sound-phrases/lo-fi-classical-hues/ Sources: ⁠https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/crossword-puzzle-trivia-surprising-facts-and-history/⁠ ⁠https://time.com/5811396/crossword-history/⁠ ⁠https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/crossword-became-american-pastime-180973558/⁠ ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/books/review/thinking-inside-the-box-crosswords-adrienne-raphel.html⁠ ⁠https://www.crosswordtournament.com/⁠ ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Crossword_Puzzle_Tournament⁠ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordplay_(film) ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12400524/⁠ ⁠https://www.waspc.org/assets/Connection%20meaning%20and%20distraction.pdf⁠ ⁠https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/2024/09/specially-designed-video-games-may-benefit-mental-health-of-children-and-teenagers⁠ ⁠https://digiday.com/marketing/why-the-new-york-times-is-forging-connections-with-gamers-as-it-diversifies-its-audience/⁠ ⁠https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/08/puzzles-pair-well-with-reading-the-news-why-news-outlets-are-getting-into-games-again⁠ ⁠https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-rise-of-newspaper-games

    30 min

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An eccentric look at a wide variety of topics -- including the history of things and how current pop culture trends shape our world. Each episode, we dive deep into a topic, hoping that you take away something new you can carry with you.