Month: November 2021

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207 – Fly (United Arab) Emirates

As a child, did you ever wonder why Garfield wanted to send Nermal to Abu Dhabi [and actually, where the heck is that place anyway]?! On this episode, Julia flies you to the United Arab Emirates to discuss the history, culture, geography, and [of course] the tourist attractions of the U.A.E. Later, take a quiz called “A Brainteaser Tedium”!

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[Music: 1) PeriTune, “Folk Arabian,” 2016; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
207 - Fly (United Arab) Emirates
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206 – “Works of Joy and Beauty”

Who were artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude? Well they certainly engulfed a bunch of big things all over the world in fabric–but do you know about their lives, career, and why the heck they loved large-scale, glorified present-wrapping? Today, Lauren’s got YOU covered! Later, take a quiz on World Monuments and Landmarks!

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[Music: 1) Claude Debussy, “Claire de Lune”; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
206 - "Works of Joy and Beauty"
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205 – American Gothic: Shirley Jackson

Keep the spooky times rolling as we visit the life and works of Gothic horror writer Shirley Jackson. [And if you’ve never read “The Lottery,” well, some spoilers ahead.] Later, take a quiz called “Surely You Can’t Be Serious”!

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[Music: 1) Angus & Julia Stone, “Big Jet Plane,” 2010; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
205 - American Gothic: Shirley Jackson
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