Let's Know Things
Colin Wright
Let's Know Things
Colin Wright
Tuesday 14 September 2021 : This week we talk about ragpickers, vintage fashion, and resale platforms. We also discuss refurbished, recycled, and used clothing. Support...
Tuesday 07 September 2021 : This week we talk about the AK-47, the Taliban, and Afghanistan. We also discuss nuclear nonproliferation, arms deals, and the...
Tuesday 31 August 2021 : This week we talk about indulgences, wildfires, and agricultural offsets. We also discuss cap-and-trade, Tesla, and Microsoft. Support the...
Tuesday 24 August 2021 : This week we talk about Tencent, the Great Leap Forward, and reforms. We also discuss the yuan, sanctions, and cultural purity. Support the...
Tuesday 17 August 2021 : This week we talk about Kriegsppiel, deterrence, and drills. We also discuss Able Archer 83, simulations, and geopolitical...
Tuesday 10 August 2021 : This week we talk about methane, Bunsen burners, and green energy. We also discuss brine, street lamps, and front companies. Support the...
Tuesday 03 August 2021 : This week we talk about remote fixes, the James Webb Space Telescope, and balloons. We also discuss ultraviolet radiation, hardware...
Tuesday 27 July 2021 : This week we talk about Pedro Castillo, Keiko Fujimori, and The Shining Path. We also discuss Peruanismo, Fujishock, and bloodless military...
Tuesday 20 July 2021 : This week we talk about COVID variants, France, and Freedom Day. We also discuss the UK, vaccine passports, and insufficient data. Support...
Tuesday 13 July 2021 : This week we talk about heat domes, wet-bulb temperatures, and memes. We also discuss wildfires, humidity, and climate change. Support the...
Tuesday 06 July 2021 : This week we talk about the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation, octopuses, and sentience. We also discuss pain, lab-grown meat, and...
Tuesday 29 June 2021 : This week we talk about job reports, Chartism, and the eight-hour workday. We also discuss work from home arrangements, the minimum wage,...
Tuesday 22 June 2021 : This week we talk about smallpox, the FDA, and Aducanumab. We also discuss Biogen, regulatory capture, and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic...
Tuesday 15 June 2021 : This week we talk about 7-Eleven, Tesla, and direct-current charging. We also discuss Studebaker Automobile Company, wireless charging, and...
Tuesday 08 June 2021 : This week we talk about quinine, the R21 vaccine, and Anopheles. We also discuss mosquitoes, repellents, and the World Health...
Tuesday 01 June 2021 : This week we talk about Chen Duxiu, online propaganda, and Wolf Warrior 2. We also discuss Xi Jinping, colonialism, and Confucius...
Tuesday 25 May 2021 : This week we talk about DarkSide, Colonial Pipeline, and Exit Scams. We also discuss Khnumhotep II, the Caesar cipher, and Ireland's...
Tuesday 18 May 2021 : This week we talk about Jair Bolsonaro, the Marajoara, and Lula. We also discuss the Amazon Rainforest, sugarcane, and Portugal. Support the...
Tuesday 11 May 2021 : This week we talk about drugs, Nazis, and the Sackler family. We also discuss oxycodone, OxyContin, and bankruptcy. Support the show:...
Tuesday 04 May 2021 : This week we talk about anosmia, scented candles, and post-infection health issues. We also discuss COVID long-haulers, the second pandemic,...
Tuesday 27 April 2021 : This week we talk about the Republic of Chad, Free France, and Idriss Déby. We also discuss Hissène Habré, Félix Éboué, and...
Tuesday 20 April 2021 : This week we talk about confirmshaming, auto opt-ins, and WinRed. We also discuss campaign contributions, Columbia House, and money...
Tuesday 13 April 2021 : This week we talk about nuclear proliferation, the Manhattan Project, and Britain's nuclear arsenal. We also discuss the Decade of Concern,...
Tuesday 06 April 2021 : This week we talk about windmills, windpumps, and wind turbines. We also discuss Biden's infrastructure proposal, megawatts, and...
Tuesday 30 March 2021 : This week we talk about NFTs, scarcity, and the Diamond-Water Paradox. We also discuss tokens, Beeple, and Bitcoin. Support the show:...
Let's Know Things
Colin Wright
Preowned Clothing
This week we talk about ragpickers, vintage fashion, and resale platforms. We also discuss refurbished, recycled, and used clothing. Support...
Arms Proliferation
This week we talk about the AK-47, the Taliban, and Afghanistan. We also discuss nuclear nonproliferation, arms deals, and the...
Carbon Offsets
This week we talk about indulgences, wildfires, and agricultural offsets. We also discuss cap-and-trade, Tesla, and Microsoft. Support the...
China's Economic Crackdown
This week we talk about Tencent, the Great Leap Forward, and reforms. We also discuss the yuan, sanctions, and cultural purity. Support the...
Joint Military Exercises
This week we talk about Kriegsppiel, deterrence, and drills. We also discuss Able Archer 83, simulations, and geopolitical...
Natural Gas
This week we talk about methane, Bunsen burners, and green energy. We also discuss brine, street lamps, and front companies. Support the...
Hubble Space Telescope
This week we talk about remote fixes, the James Webb Space Telescope, and balloons. We also discuss ultraviolet radiation, hardware...
Peruvian 2021 Election
This week we talk about Pedro Castillo, Keiko Fujimori, and The Shining Path. We also discuss Peruanismo, Fujishock, and bloodless military...
Delta Variant
This week we talk about COVID variants, France, and Freedom Day. We also discuss the UK, vaccine passports, and insufficient data. Support...
Extreme Heat
This week we talk about heat domes, wet-bulb temperatures, and memes. We also discuss wildfires, humidity, and climate change. Support the...
Animal Welfare
This week we talk about the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation, octopuses, and sentience. We also discuss pain, lab-grown meat, and...
The Great Resignation
This week we talk about job reports, Chartism, and the eight-hour workday. We also discuss work from home arrangements, the minimum wage,...
The Food and Drug Administration
This week we talk about smallpox, the FDA, and Aducanumab. We also discuss Biogen, regulatory capture, and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic...
Charging Stations
This week we talk about 7-Eleven, Tesla, and direct-current charging. We also discuss Studebaker Automobile Company, wireless charging, and...
Malaria
This week we talk about quinine, the R21 vaccine, and Anopheles. We also discuss mosquitoes, repellents, and the World Health...
Wolf Warriors
This week we talk about Chen Duxiu, online propaganda, and Wolf Warrior 2. We also discuss Xi Jinping, colonialism, and Confucius...
Ransomware Franchising
This week we talk about DarkSide, Colonial Pipeline, and Exit Scams. We also discuss Khnumhotep II, the Caesar cipher, and Ireland's...
Bolsonaro's Brazil
This week we talk about Jair Bolsonaro, the Marajoara, and Lula. We also discuss the Amazon Rainforest, sugarcane, and Portugal. Support the...
Opioid Crisis
This week we talk about drugs, Nazis, and the Sackler family. We also discuss oxycodone, OxyContin, and bankruptcy. Support the show:...
Long COVID
This week we talk about anosmia, scented candles, and post-infection health issues. We also discuss COVID long-haulers, the second pandemic,...
Chad
This week we talk about the Republic of Chad, Free France, and Idriss Déby. We also discuss Hissène Habré, Félix Éboué, and...
Dark Patterns
This week we talk about confirmshaming, auto opt-ins, and WinRed. We also discuss campaign contributions, Columbia House, and money...
Nuclear Weapons
This week we talk about nuclear proliferation, the Manhattan Project, and Britain's nuclear arsenal. We also discuss the Decade of Concern,...
Offshore Wind Power
This week we talk about windmills, windpumps, and wind turbines. We also discuss Biden's infrastructure proposal, megawatts, and...
Artificial Scarcity
This week we talk about NFTs, scarcity, and the Diamond-Water Paradox. We also discuss tokens, Beeple, and Bitcoin. Support the show:...
