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🚛 What happens when the fuel that keeps the world moving becomes a problem?

From supermarket shelves to delivery lorries, farms to factories, diesel plays a much bigger role in our everyday lives than most of us realise.

In this episode of Educate a Mate, Richard and Ryan dive into the diesel crisis, exploring why diesel is so important, what's putting pressure on supplies and prices, and how the consequences could reach far beyond the petrol pump.

We explore the industries that depend on diesel, the knock-on effects for ordinary people, and why a problem at the pump can quickly become a problem for your wallet.

💡 Because when the cost of moving everything goes up, who ends up paying? Spoiler: probably us.

Expect interesting facts, questionable humour and another attempt to make sense of a world that seems determined to make absolutely everything more expensive.

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The Franklin Expedition: 129 Men Entered the Arctic. Not One Came Back.

129 men. Two ships. A frozen wasteland. And a horrifying secret buried beneath the ice.

In 1845, two Royal Navy ships sailed into the Arctic in pursuit of one of the world's greatest geographical prizes. They were never seen again by Europeans.

What followed was a nightmare of starvation, disease, desperation and ultimately… cannibalism.

In this episode of Educate a Mate, we uncover the terrifying story of the Franklin Expedition. From ships imprisoned in Arctic ice to disturbing discoveries made decades later, we explore how one of Britain's most ambitious voyages became one of history's greatest maritime disasters.

What happened in those final desperate months? How far did the men go to survive? And what secrets are still waiting beneath the ice?

Grab a brew, wrap up warm, and prepare for a journey into one of history's darkest mysteries.

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Could You Survive 5 Days? Britain Without Power, Water or Wi-Fi

What happens when the lights go out… and don't come back on?

In this episode of Educate a Mate, we're looking at what it would actually take to survive five days of major disruption in the UK — without disappearing into the woods wearing camouflage and calling yourself "The Warden."

We're talking realistic emergency preparedness: how much food and water you'd need, keeping warm without power, cooking, lighting, communications, first aid, useful equipment and what happens when the mobile network and internet stop working.

We also look at why emergency preparedness is being taken seriously in the UK, from extreme weather and flooding to cyber attacks, infrastructure failures and the potential consequences of international conflict.

And, naturally, we ask the important questions:

How long before everyone panic-buys toilet roll?

Can you actually survive on tins for five days?

And how many people have stockpiled emergency food without remembering to buy a fucking tin opener?

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Your Brain Is Lying About What Makes You Happy

What actually makes you happy?

Money? Love? Success? Food? Holidays? Buying something you absolutely did not need because “I deserve it”?

In this episode, we dive into the surprisingly weird science of happiness — from dopamine, serotonin and the chemistry happening inside your brain, to why humans are spectacularly bad at predicting what will make them happy.

We look at real experiments, strange findings, the things that genuinely seem to improve happiness and why even getting exactly what you wanted can eventually leave your brain saying:

“Cool… what’s next?”

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-You're not actually in control - An introduction to Psychology-

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9/11: The Day That Changed Everything

On the morning of 11 September 2001, thousands of people went to work, boarded flights and started their day as normal.

Within hours, the world had changed.

In this episode of Educate a Mate, we take a closer look at the September 11 attacks — what happened, how the events unfolded and the enormous consequences that followed.

We explore the timeline of that morning, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the passengers and crew of Flight 93, the emergency response, and the human impact of a day witnessed by millions around the world.

But 9/11 didn't end on September 11th.

We also look at how the attacks reshaped airport security, international relations, military action, intelligence and counterterrorism, and why their effects can still be seen more than two decades later.

This is the story of one day — and the world that came after it.

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-Didgeridoo You Know? Australian Aboriginal cultures-

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-Full throttle - Engines 101-

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