Doing Learning

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Two friends take turns teaching each other about a topic far-flung or familiar. Head down the rabbit hole and open your eyes as we do some learning about the wonderful world around us. New episodes publish Thursday mornings!

  1. 1h ago

    Dig a Tunnel....Through the Entire Mountain Range...

    References The Engineering Behind the Longest Tunnel in the World | Blueprint 🎧 All our links, episodes, and ways to support: https://doinglearningpod.com/links 📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doinglearningpod 🤝 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DoingLearning 💬 Join the Discord community: https://discord.gg/FYg6T5q7xK Chapters 0:00 Intro & Our Wildest Tunnel Experiences2:30 Iceland’s One-Lane Mountain Tunnels8:45 Norway, Mexico & Tunnels Beneath the Sea12:30 The Gotthard Base Tunnel: Building Through the Swiss Alps18:00 Seeing Through Rock & Giant Tunnel-Boring Machines37:40 Precision, Explosives & Engineering Around Unstable Ground45:30 Safety Systems, Ventilation & High-Speed Trains Underground 🎙 Episode title: Dig a Tunnel....Through the Entire Mountain Range... 📌 Episode summary: Daniel takes McKyler underground to explore the fascinating world of tunnels—from one-lane mountain passages in Iceland to underwater routes in Norway and the beautiful tunnel network beneath Guanajuato, Mexico. Then we take a deep dive into Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel: the massive engineering project built through the Alps. We talk giant tunnel-boring machines, using seismic technology and lasers to navigate solid rock, and the extreme safety systems needed to move trains at high speed underground. It’s a journey through human ingenuity, huge machines, and the strange places we build when the mountain is in the way. 🎥 About Doing Learning Doing Learning is the podcast version of hanging out with curious friends on the couch. Daniel and McKyler follow their childlike curiosity into history, science, and strange stories—not to prove a point, but just to see what we’ll discover together. No pressure, no pop quizzes, just learning for the sake of learning and inviting you to wonder right along with us. Thank you to our Patrons: Liz D. Seth T. Irvin H. DaDog Brice T. Kirk K.#DoingLearning #Podcast #History #doyourownresearch #staycurious

  2. Aug 14

    Cannonball! -- The Illegal Coast to Coast Race

    🎧 All our links, episodes, and ways to support: https://doinglearningpod.com/links 📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doinglearningpod 🤝 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DoingLearning 💬 Join the Discord community: https://discord.gg/FYg6T5q7xK 🎙 Episode title: Cannonball! -- The Illegal Coast to Coast Race 📌 Episode summary: Start your engines...quietly! McKyler teaches Daniel about the illegal time trial from New York to L.A. Would you drive that fast for that long? 00:00 If You Could Abolish One Law? 03:12 What Is the Cannonball Run? 07:12 The 1970s Outlaw Protest Race 16:55 Fast Cars, Wild Teams & the Fake Ambulance 35:30 The Cannonball Run Goes Underground 37:53 The “Nerd Era”: Technology, Tactics & Airborne Spotters 44:05 Modern Records, COVID-Era Runs & the Ethics of Speed 🎥 About Doing Learning Doing Learning is the podcast version of hanging out with curious friends on the couch. Daniel and McKyler follow their childlike curiosity into history, science, and strange stories—not to prove a point, but just to see what we’ll discover together. No pressure, no pop quizzes, just learning for the sake of learning and inviting you to wonder right along with us. Thank you to our Patrons: Liz D.Seth T.Irvin H.DaDogKirk K.#DoingLearning #Podcast #History #doyourownresearch #staycurious

  3. Aug 6

    Big River Man: They Say He's Still Swimming

    🎧 All our links, episodes, and ways to support:https://doinglearningpod.com/links 📸 Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/doinglearningpod 🤝 Support the show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/DoingLearning 💬 Join the Discord community:https://discord.gg/FYg6T5q7xK 🎙 Episode title:Big River Man: They Say He's Still Swimming 📌 Episode summary:Daniel teaches McKyler about the prolific long distance swimmer, river conquerer, and piranha fighter--Martin Strel. Find out how an unknown music-loving man swam his way through the worlds longest and most polluted rivers. Come for the sleeping while swimming, stay for the daily blood transfusions. Chapters:00:00 – Intro, chaos, and catching up02:30 – The mystery DVD and region‑locked Big River Man07:30 – Who is Martin Strel and how this episode came to be15:00 – Early river swims and building a life around the water30:00 – Record‑setting epic swims from Africa to Europe and the Danube50:00 – What Big River Man says about obsession, risk, and purpose 🎥 About Doing LearningDoing Learning is the podcast version of hanging out with curious friends on the couch. Daniel and McKyler follow their childlike curiosity into history, science, and strange stories—not to prove a point, but just to see what we’ll discover together. No pressure, no pop quizzes, just learning for the sake of learning and inviting you to wonder right along with us. Thank you to our Patrons: Liz D. ​Seth T. ​Irvin H. ​DaDog ​Kirk K.#DoingLearning #Podcast #History #doyourownresearch #staycurious

  4. Jul 2

    Lord Timothy Dexter: Secret Genius or Lucky Idiot

    🎧 All our links, episodes, and ways to support:https://doinglearningpod.com/links📸 Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/doinglearningpod🤝 Support the show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/DoingLearning💬 Join the Discord community:https://discord.gg/FYg6T5q7xK---🎙 Episode title:Lord Timothy Dexter: Secret Genius or Lucky Idiot?📌 Episode summary:Happy 250th, USA! McKyler teaches Daniel about the shrewd farmer turned speculator extraordinaire(?)--Lord Timothy Dexter. Born poor, Dexter sought to improve his station in life. His wild success leaves us wondering--was it all due to cunning and skill, or the luckiest string of decisions anyone has ever made?🎥 About Doing LearningDoing Learning is the podcast version of hanging out with curious friends on the couch. Daniel and McKyler follow their childlike curiosity into history, science, and strange stories—not to prove a point, but just to see what we’ll discover together.No pressure, no pop quizzes, just learning for the sake of learning and inviting you to wonder right along with us.Thank you to our Patrons:- Liz D.- ​Seth T.- ​Irvin H.- ​DaDog- ​Miles T.- ​Kirk K.#DoingLearning #Podcast #History #doyourownresearch #staycurious

  5. Jun 25

    Why the NES is the Greatest Console

    🎧 All our links, episodes, and ways to support: https://doinglearningpod.com/links 📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doinglearningpod 🤝 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DoingLearning 💬 Join the Discord community:https://discord.gg/FYg6T5q7xK --- 🎙 Episode title: Why the NES is the Greatest Console 📌 Episode summary: Daniel and McKyler get nostalgic on gaming consoles. Daniel explains how the NES saved console gaming from a world of oversaturated, poorly made games. Daniel talks about his other S-Tier console--the Xbox and what made it so culturally significant. 🎥 About Doing Learning Doing Learning is the podcast version of hanging out with curious friends on the couch. Daniel and McKyler follow their childlike curiosity into history, science, and strange stories—not to prove a point, but just to see what we’ll discover together.No pressure, no pop quizzes, just learning for the sake of learning and inviting you to wonder right along with us. #DoingLearning #Podcast #History #doyourownresearch #staycurious

  6. Jun 18

    Illiad: The True Story

    🎧 All our links, episodes, and ways to support:https://doinglearningpod.com/links📸 Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/doinglearningpod🤝 Support the show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/DoingLearning💬 Join the Discord community:https://discord.gg/FYg6T5q7xK---🎙 Episode title:Illiad: The True Story📌 Episode summary:Daniel and McKyler are joined by guest host, Miles! Miles explains the backstory of the Illiad--all the juicy bits of Greek god drama the story left out! Come for the golden apple, stay for Phil's spicy arrows.🎥 About Doing LearningDoing Learning is the podcast version of hanging out with curious friends on the couch. Daniel and McKyler follow their childlike curiosity into history, science, and strange stories—not to prove a point, but just to see what we’ll discover together.No pressure, no pop quizzes, just learning for the sake of learning and inviting you to wonder right along with us.

  7. Jun 6

    Pull the Lever: Paradoxes & Thought Experiments

    Details Daniel and McKyler are joined by guest co-host, Miles! McKyler takes the guys through the ringer of paradoxes and thought experiments--including the birthday paradox, the Monte Hall problem, the Trolley Problem, and the Fermi Paradox. Daniel rips a pack! Links Brian Cox Explains The Fermi ParadoxAstrophysicists Discuss the Fermi ParadoxAbsurd Trolley ProblemsPatrons Thank you to all our patrons for your support! ​Liz D.​Seth T.​Irvin H.​DaDog​Miles T.​Kirk K. Discord Join our Discord channel: ⁠https://discord.gg/FYg6T5q7xK⁠ ---

  8. May 28

    Crawling 250 Miles for Payback: The Hugh Glass Story

    Details Daniel and Mckyler dive into the wild, almost unbelievable true story behind The Revenant, tracing Hugh Glass’s journey from reluctant pirate to legendary mountain man on a brutal quest for payback. In this episode, Daniel walks Mckyler through Glass’s rumored capture by Jean Lafitte’s pirates, his years living with the Pawnee, and the infamous 1823 grizzly mauling that left him crawling more than 200–250 miles toward Fort Kiowa with a shattered leg and exposed wounds. Along the way, they unpack what’s fact, what’s frontier myth, and how Glass’s thirst for revenge turned into one of history’s most hardcore stories of survival and unexpected forgiveness. Links You guys know how Daniel is... Patrons Thank you to all our patrons for your support! Discord Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/FYg6T5q7xK ---

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Two friends take turns teaching each other about a topic far-flung or familiar. Head down the rabbit hole and open your eyes as we do some learning about the wonderful world around us. New episodes publish Thursday mornings!

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  • Creator
    Doing Learning
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Doing Learning
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