Hey folks! Science here. I’ve had a busy week, so this week’s episode will be up tomorrow. Never fear, it’s a good one. See you then!
Episode 15 – Beware the Ides of Podcasting (Religion in Dragon Age)
Soothsayer report: this Ide contains a 0% chance of stabbing, unless you are a mage in the game Dragon Age, apparently.
Science talks about more things you should not lick. Rissa scrutinizes a fictional religion. Clio wants to art.
Fight Me About Jazz
Hi everyone! Science here. Clio and Rissa asked about recipes for all of Prohibition’s most popular illicit drinks (made with alcohol that’s like, good), and I’m here to deliver.
You’ve got to check out Thrillest’s guide to good Prohibition-era drinks–how you know they’re authentic (minus the methanol, of course). Cocktail Flow has a great guide here on how to make many of these cocktails with ingredients and instructions.
While enjoying your cocktail, please enjoy these video clips of ridiculous dance trends. The first clip, from a 1956 movie called Don’t Knock the Rock, showcases the Charleston and many of its variations. Watch out for those flying hands.
And this clip is footage of folks doing the Black Bottom. Note those variations in style–the Black Bottom is a lot more about hips and elbows. The scandal!
We’ll see you on Wednesday with a brand new episode! Until then, learn something worth knowing.
Episode 14 – That’ll Burn Out Your Nose Hairs (Tourist’s Guide to Prohibition II)
Here at The Liberal Aren’ts, we answer the really really tough questions. Like which one of us would win in a fight.
Clio disturbs us all mightily with biology. Science will fight you about jazz music. Rissa just wants to hear about gangsters.
At Last! A Playlist!
Hello everyone, as promised here is the playlist that kept us all entertained throughout the great eclipse of 2017 (in the Gregorian calendar).
https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/1211536067/playlist/5jHdeeDKwWYKrhPrmXF4tC
And here two of my favorite videos about the whole event.
The first is a video of the International Space Station.
The second shows people across the country watching the eclipse.
If you need a list of snack sun-worthy snacks to eat while rocking out to Frank Sinatra (Why did I not try some of these?!), try the following:
- Cosmic brownies
- Moon pies
- Corona beer
- Sunny D
- Starbursts
- Milkyway bars
Finally, if you want more information about the eclipse of 585 B.C. or how to meet aliens in Kentuky check out these links.
Thanks for listening!
Clio
Episode 13 – The Entire Internet is a Creative Writing Project (Solar Eclipse Fun Facts)
Sometimes The Liberal Aren’ts brings you dense, inscrutable academic jargon and in-depth historical analysis. And sometimes we bring you this. Enjoy!
Rissa’s head is in the clouds. Clio has stars in her eyes. Science is a bad roommate.
Episode 12 – A Song of Fire and Ice Cream Trucks (Joan of Arc in Art)
This week, Rissa gets all meta on us by talking about how you can totally misrepresent a religion you don’t practice, even if you mean well, George.
Science gives a public service announcement. Rissa still believes her. Clio is just…so tired.
New York Times article on giving: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/us/hurricane-irma-help-donate.html
Charity Watch: https://www.charitywatch.org/home
United Way of Missoula County: http://www.missoulaunitedway.org/2017-fire-funds
406 Family Aid Foundation: http://www.406familyaidfoundation.org/
Dept. of Agriculture/Montana Stockgrowers Foundation Fire and Drought Assistance Hotline: (406) 442-3420
Episode 11 – All Songs Are Breakup Songs (Tourist’s Guide to Prohibition I)
This week, Science takes a stand: podcasts that touch liquor shall never touch…hers. Mine. Ours. And then she talks about liquor for forty minutes. It’s a tourist’s guide to Prohibition!
Rissa begs for a job. Science has weird music taste, but at least she doesn’t blindly make playlists based on keywords, Clio.
Recommended Listening
Hey, everyone, Science here. Bad news. The eclipse was an omen of destruction, except it was specific to our personal schedules, so we’re not going to get an episode out this week. If you’d like something to listen to while you wait for us to get our acts together, may we recommend some of our favorites?
Stuff You Missed In History Class is from HowStuffWorks.com, and continually enriches my life with the wild, weird, or just overlooked elements of history. They have an episode on just about everything, so feel free to explore, but if you’d like a place to start, I recommend their episode on Ibn Battuta, the OG Marco Polo of the Islamic world, or their episodes on the flight to and the evacuation from Dunkirk.
Sawbones is a podcast starring a real live doctor and scientist and her husband, who knows nothing and does the jokes. It’s educational! And gross! Please enjoy their episode on Norovirus, or for the squeamish, their episode on the famous Dr. James Barry.
Shmanners is one of Rissa’s faves, an extremely polite podcast about the history and application of etiquette by a delightful married couple. I found their episode on coffee houses to be particularly informative and helpful.
And if YouTube is more your speed, please check out Extra History, a video series by people who love history almost as much as Clio. Start from the beginning of the series, in the Punic Wars, and see if you can stop yourself from watching. I can’t. Send help.
With any luck, we’ll see you next week, but until then, learn something worth knowing!
There Goes The Sun
Hello friends, Clio here. I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend. As most of you probably know, the U.S. is going to be experiencing a solar eclipse tomorrow! And I’m only a little bit excited. Living in the path of totality and having the day off from work means I’ll get a fun chance to experience this with friends. We have our glasses, breakfast menus and viewing locations are planned, we’re following all recommendations about not getting stuck in the absurd amounts of traffic we’re expecting. Locals are being told to stock up on things like gas and groceries and avoid the interstate because everyone is apparently coming to Nashville to watch the sun disappear. Fortunately, I’m taking all this excitement in stride and definitely have not spent the last several weeks reading everything I can related to the eclipse, researching the history of mankind’s interactions with eclipses, finding out what happens to animals during an eclipse, telling Science and Rissa everything I learn, planning an entire colloquium about this eclipse……Because that would be a bit excessive.
If you’re going to be inside during this event, you’ll be happy to know that NASA is planning to live stream the whole thing. For some last minute information on what’s happening, what to expect, and how to stay safe (Hint: don’t look at the sun.), check out this article.
Happy Eclipse Day!
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