30 episodes

A podcast rating and reviewing all of the Nobel laureates from 1901 until we run out of people.

Nobelesse Oblige Quinn and Maggie

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A podcast rating and reviewing all of the Nobel laureates from 1901 until we run out of people.

    JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson

    We return to merry old England this episode as we cover our next physics laureate. Listen as we describe what is often considered the most productive period of the Cavendish Laboratory, and what else JJ was up to besides. Contact UsEmail: nobelesseoblige1901@gmail.comWebsite: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @NobelessePod@historians.socialBluesky: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.c...

    • 1 hr 59 min
    Philipp Lenard

    Philipp Lenard

    Content Warning: This episode's subject was literally a NaziThis episode, we see what happens when bigotry gets in the way of science. Then, because Quinn is petty, we have a nice palette cleanser.Contact UsEmail: nobelesseoblige1901@gmail.comWebsite: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @NobelessePod@historians.socialBluesky: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesseoblige

    • 1 hr 50 min
    2023 Nobel Prizes

    2023 Nobel Prizes

    Just in time for this year's Nobel Prize ceremony, we have our episode explaining this year's Nobel Prizes. Enjoy listening to us try to explain mRNA vaccines, rage against misogyny, and... wait, is that the Romans?Contact UsEmail: nobelesseoblige1901@gmail.comWebsite: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @NobelessePod@historians.socialBluesky: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesse...

    • 1 hr 43 min
    Lord Rayleigh

    Lord Rayleigh

    After a much longer than anticipated delay, here's our episode on John William Strutt, aka Lord Rayleigh. He did a lot, but is it enough to get him Nobelesse Oblige?Contact UsEmail: nobelesseoblige1901@gmail.comWebsite: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @NobelessePod@historians.socialBluesky: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesseoblige

    • 2 hr 11 min
    What is Literature?

    What is Literature?

    We're taking the plunge into the Literature prizes! Join us as Maggie gives us a crash course on literary history and theory, and Quinn abuses his new-found knowledge of the literary canon.Contact UsEmail: nobelesseoblige1901@gmail.comWebsite: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @NobelessePod@historians.socialBluesky: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesseoblige

    • 2 hr 20 min
    The 33rd First Annual IgNobel Prizes

    The 33rd First Annual IgNobel Prizes

    It's that time of year again, when the most important awards in scientific research are announced. That's right, it's the IgNobel Prizes! We're a little late but here are the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries that first make you laugh, then make you think.List of all IgNobel laureates.Contact UsEmail: nobelesseoblige1901@gmail.comWebsite: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @NobelessePod@historians.socialBluesky: @nobelessepod.bsky.so...

    • 36 min

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I was tempted to remove a star to protest the spider corpses, but I refrained. Great podcast!!

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Jobs and jokes

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