Circuit Breaker
The Chitlin' Circuit, some early rock 'n' roll, and the fabulous Jackie Shane
Aug 09, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This Fact Is Overdue
I tell you about my research into art, science, history, maps, and the interesting people behind it.
Episodes
NYC library firsts
a comparison of the very different lives of Pura Belpre and Belle da Costa Greene
Jul 19, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 19
The 500 Club
Dr. Lauren Espisito, 500 Queer Scientists and a few scorpion facts.
Jul 06, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The BLF
Barbara Smith, Black, feminist, lesbian, socialist writer, and an obscure fact about Ayn Rand.
Jun 23, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Lovely Limu Lady
Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott and Central Pacific Algae!!!
Jun 07, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 15
TEK Two
Red Squirrels, and TEK knowledge from Dr. Seafha Ramos.
Jun 01, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 15
All Hail TEK
Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Dr. Seafha Ramos, and a change in my worldview.
May 24, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Taking the osteopath
A brief history of Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, osteopath.
May 17, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Design Chair
Charles Harrison, Industrial Design, and my favorite chair
May 10, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Savage Thoughts
Augusta Savage, sculptor. And several digressions and opinions.
Apr 26, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Greenhouse Effects
Eunice Foote presents a landmark paper and gets forgotten for 200 years.
Apr 20, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Algorithmic Bias
Algorithms, Dr. Safiya Noble and an upcoming movie, Coded Bias.
Apr 13, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Agar-agar
Dr. Jane Hinton and the development of Mueller-Hinton agar
Apr 05, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Reimagine Everything
Grace Lee Boggs: relating to philosophy through imagination
Mar 30, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Inertial Guidance System
Have you seen the film Microcosmos? Do you know about the research of Dr. Jessica Ware?
Mar 23, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Swamp Bacon
The world's largest invasive species
Mar 15, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Satellites, geoids, and GPS, Oh My!
Dr. Gladys B. West is an American mathematician whose geodesic models for the shape of the earth underpin modern GPS usage. Cameo by Dr. Sylvia A. Earle!
Mar 08, 2021•16 min
The Spatula and the White City
What is the connection between the World's Columbian Exposition and Weird Al Yankovich?
Mar 01, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
25th Infantry Bicycle Corps
40 Black soldiers bike 1900 miles in 1897
Feb 22, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Pauli Murray
Writer, poet, activist, lawyer, and feminist Pauli Murray
Feb 15, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1