Thread by @erikthejones

Podcasts are just so damn good at teaching about the world. Let’s take a visual tour of some interesting things from #podcast land in 2018. These are taken from the below article: link.medium.com/ZCXLi2TgMS

First, @romanmars and @99piorg tell us that there was a time when airships were the assumed future of air travel in Airships and the Future That Never Was. radiopublic.com/99pi/ep/s1!6de… #podcast #drawing

Next, we have @johngreen and @anthroreviewed laying down some super interesting background on Dr Pepper like that it’s the oldest continuously sold soda in the US. “Diet Dr Pepper, the soda that tastes more like the anthropocene than any other.” wnycstudios.org/story/episode-…

Next up, @Radiolab with Smarty Plants is classic Radiolab and you’ll learn that there is a fungi called “mycorrhiza” that trades phosphorus and nitrogen with plants in exchange for sugars in an “internet of trees” radiopublic.com/Radiolab/ep/s1…

And we know we are tribal creatures, but did you know that researchers have shown people will act tribally even when the only difference is that their group is wearing a hat? @davidmcraney and @notsmartblog gets into it further in “Tribal Psychology”. radiopublic.com/you-are-not-so…

I finally read Dune this year, and it’s all because of @ImaginWorldsPod. One cool thing I learned from the “Book of Dune” episode is that the storyline and themes of Dune draw heavily from religious myths, particularly Islam. radiopublic.com/imaginary-worl… #podcast

Next up is @Ologies from @alieward. Her two part Cosmology ep with @AstroKatie is so great. Learned things like if the solar system (dwarf planets and all) were to fit in the palm of your hand, the Milky Way would be about the size of the US. radiopublic.com/ologies-WwDEba… #podcast

Ran out of time yesterday, so adding some more of my favorite facts learned from #podcasts in 2018. Check full thread for lots of pictures and interesting tidbits from the past year, and the top has link to all of them:

So starting off is #cosmicvertigo from @astroduff and @astropixie because the best facts are space facts. If you want real, actual empty space, you need to find yourself in THE VOID. Two bonus facts in the article above. radiopublic.com/cosmic-vertigo… #podcast

In the 19th century, an island bubbled up from under the sea, and true to our cooperative nature, nearby nations decided to share it. Just kidding, they all immediately planted their flag and claimed complete ownership. Thanks @constantpodcast! radiopublic.com/the-constant-a… #podcast

Next up is learning about the new science of evolution with @DavidQuammen on The Polymath Project with @MMeditations. The tree of life is more like a tangled tree instead of a perfectly branching one, thanks to something called horizontal gene transfer. stitcher.com/podcast/polyma…

Next up, learn all about the insane “Airplane Game” that was the viral pyramid scheme of the early 80’s. This was a great starting episode of The Dream from @lileverywhere and @SeeJaneMarie where we get the reporting on MLM’s we’ve always wanted. radiopublic.com/the-dream-WJ94… #podcast

And a few more to finish off list of things I learned from #podcasts in 2018. (Link 🔝)@trufelman with delightful Articles of Interest. Blue jeans as we know them are a far cry from unprocessed denim and half the world is wearing jeans at any given time. radiopublic.com/99pi/ep/s1!e03…

Next up is from @planetmoney, the podcast that fill me head with more random useful bits of knowledge than any other. In The Laws of The Office, we learn about these all too accurate rules of working for the man. radiopublic.com/PlanetMoney/ep…

At last but furthest from least is a bit of info I learned on @lahpodcast in the very first episode, The Tower of Babel. The Old Testament is not as old as I imagined, at least compared to other ancient stories. radiopublic.com/literature-and… #podcast