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Thirty For Knowledge Podcast

Thirty For Knowledge Podcast

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 Have you ever wondered how sandwiches were invented? Or why we need driving licences? Or when the internet really came into being? Wonder no more as all of these questions, and probably several others, are all answered in Thirty For Knowledge! A (sometimes) weekly podcast where your hosts, George and Danny, pick a topic no one cares about and go into granular detail with questionable sources. And sometimes we talk about video games too.

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  • Episode 18 - Bridges of London

    Episode 18 - Bridges of London
    Oct 11 2025
    George takes us on a tour of (some) of the most iconic bridges found in London and dives into their sordid history. Expect fires, heroism, murder and what actually happened with that guy who bought London Bridge.

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    41 mins
  • Episode 17 - Uncontacted Tribes

    Episode 17 - Uncontacted Tribes
    Jan 8 2025

    On this episode, George dives into the threat faced by indigenous people living in voluntary isolation. In this first part, we examine the Sentinelese and how they have been unnecessarily contacted over the years and the disastrous consequences for everyone involved.


    Sources: Special shout out to Survival International, a charity created to protect those living in voluntary isolation: https://www.survivalinternational.org/

    https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/john-allen-chau-life-death-north-sentinel/?scope=anon

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/north-sentinel-island-tribes-maurice-vidal-portman/675563/


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    52 mins
  • Episode 16 - Baba Yaga

    Episode 16 - Baba Yaga
    Sep 28 2024

    No blessed beings here. George shares the history and some Russian stories of Baba Yaga, often displayed as a child-eating witch who lives in a cabin on chicken legs. Just in time for Halloween, find out where she comes from and why, at first glance, all is not as it seems.


    Thank you to our sources, Helen Pilinovksy and Joshua J. Mark:

    https://endicottstudio.typepad.com/articleslist/baba-yagas-domain-by-helen-pilinovsky.html

    https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/

    Image used: Ivan Bilibin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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    41 mins
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