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That's Nice, Grandma Come along for the ride as Rhiannon gives you a tour of the fascinating backgrounds behind commonplace things.

Inspired by late-night Wikipedia deep dives, this podcast answers all sorts of burning shower-thought questions, like the surprisingly involved Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-nice-grandma/id1558245326

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzUwNDcwNjcucnNz

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50fupMj2aRkaMU5im7X6s9?nd=1

đź“– Word of the Week đź“–anamnesis, n.: the remembering of things from a supposed previous existence (often used with referen...
23/03/2022

đź“– Word of the Week đź“–

anamnesis, n.: the remembering of things from a supposed previous existence (often used with reference to Platonic philosophy).

📸: close-up of Plato and Aristotle in “the School of Athens”, Raphael

214 || SAVE YOUR STUDENT IDThis week, Rhiannon has a (probably literal) bone to pick with a certain London-based institu...
22/03/2022

214 || SAVE YOUR STUDENT ID

This week, Rhiannon has a (probably literal) bone to pick with a certain London-based institution. She discusses the history of museums from ancient times to present day, and goes on several long digressions about related concepts. Topics include public mourning, animals as entertainment, what feels like the entire state of Pennsylvania, and the institutionalized “finders keepers” mentality.

📸: Natural History Museum, London, user Mdbeckwith, public domain via Wikimedia Commons. (I picked this photo because its metadata note about being taken on a bean bag to get around the tripod restrictions made me giggle.)

That feeling when you have to wait a whole ass day for the new TNG episode (I promise this is relevant)📸: user LadyofHat...
21/03/2022

That feeling when you have to wait a whole ass day for the new TNG episode

(I promise this is relevant)

📸: user LadyofHats, public domain via WikiMedia Commons

Where are we going this week? Tune in Tuesday to find out!
20/03/2022

Where are we going this week? Tune in Tuesday to find out!

Lipstick vine appreciation post 💄📸: Matthew’s lipstick vine collection
04/03/2022

Lipstick vine appreciation post đź’„

📸: Matthew’s lipstick vine collection

📖 Word of the Week 📖posy, n.: a small bunch of flowersAn archaic meaning of the word “posy” is a short poetical motto en...
04/03/2022

đź“– Word of the Week đź“–

posy, n.: a small bunch of flowers

An archaic meaning of the word “posy” is a short poetical motto engraved on the inner surface of a ring. This stems (pun entirely intended) from the custom of giving flowers as a gift along with a written verse; a posy-ring was at times used to secure the small bunch. A slightly different spelling, “poesy”, is an old word for “poetry”.

📸: 17th century English gold posy ring, The British Museum, inscription: 'Many are thee starrs I see yet in my eye no starr like thee'.

✨ Recommendation of the Week ✨Matthew recommended three plants for us: Vietnamese violets (actually a gesneriad), Tasman...
04/03/2022

✨ Recommendation of the Week ✨

Matthew recommended three plants for us: Vietnamese violets (actually a gesneriad), Tasmanian violets, and Parma violets. In addition to giving us some plant care advice in the episode, he was also kind enough to share pictures with me to show you. Swipe to see photos of some specimens from Matthew’s collection, and check out for more!

📸: Matthew’s (1) Vietnamese and (2) Tasmanian violets

211 || AIMEZ VOUS LE VIOLETTE? || FEAT. MATTHEWRhiannon is joined by Matthew, a horticulture enthusiast, to talk about t...
01/03/2022

211 || AIMEZ VOUS LE VIOLETTE? || FEAT. MATTHEW

Rhiannon is joined by Matthew, a horticulture enthusiast, to talk about the history of violets. We discuss how the flowers we call violets have been affected over the years by selective breeding, botanical fashion trends, and technological advancements. Matthew provides a selection of historical and mythological anecdotes to round out our discussion.

📸: Matthew’s (1) mini and (2) standard African violets

Mm, I can’t wait for tomorrow’s episode!
28/02/2022

Mm, I can’t wait for tomorrow’s episode!

27/02/2022

This week’s episode teaser has been carefully chosen to throw you off the scent. Any guesses what our topic is? You’ll hear *us* on Tuesday!

✨ Recommendation of the Week ✨Tickled, a documentary from (rated R)
24/02/2022

✨ Recommendation of the Week ✨

Tickled, a documentary from (rated R)

210 || THIS IS NOT GOING TO BECOME A TICKLING PODCASTThis week, Rhiannon takes inspiration from her podcasting forebears...
22/02/2022

210 || THIS IS NOT GOING TO BECOME A TICKLING PODCAST

This week, Rhiannon takes inspiration from her podcasting forebears and investigates the world of tickling. We explore the science behind tickling, its use by humanity for a variety of different purposes, and, of course, its etymological background. Rhiannon discovers several new corners of the internet.

📸: neuron cell diagram, user LadyofHats, public domain via WikiMedia Commons

POLL: is this a w**d?📸: User Cbaile19, CC0 license via Wikimedia Commons
15/02/2022

POLL: is this a w**d?

📸: User Cbaile19, CC0 license via Wikimedia Commons

This week’s episode is shorter than I’d like it to be. Alas, my RSS feedowner’s association mandated its length. ...
13/02/2022

This week’s episode is shorter than I’d like it to be. Alas, my RSS feedowner’s association mandated its length.

Unicode maintains a list of all accepted, declined, and pending proposals for new emojis on their website. Some of my fa...
11/02/2022

Unicode maintains a list of all accepted, declined, and pending proposals for new emojis on their website. Some of my favorite rejected proposals are Angry Poo, six different iterations of cannabis, dumpster fire, kick rocks, and “winking with thermometer”.

The ace flag and opossum were both declined, which I find upsetting, honestly.

Why is there no Carrot emoji proposal yet?

📸: My top 30 most-used emojis… apparently, I’m really into boats.

✨ Recommendation of the Week ✨, “Three Ways to Speak English” - link in tell notes
10/02/2022

✨ Recommendation of the Week ✨

, “Three Ways to Speak English” - link in tell notes

📖 Word of the Week 📖filibuster, n.: [archaic] a pirate📸: jackmack34, royalty-free via Pixabay (and, perhaps strangely, t...
09/02/2022

đź“– Word of the Week đź“–

filibuster, n.: [archaic] a pirate

📸: jackmack34, royalty-free via Pixabay (and, perhaps strangely, the first picture that comes up if you search “filibuster”)

208 || QWERTY, FLIRTY, AND THRIVING || ALPHABETS, PART IIRhiannon follows up last week’s discussion of the history of al...
09/02/2022

208 || QWERTY, FLIRTY, AND THRIVING || ALPHABETS, PART II

Rhiannon follows up last week’s discussion of the history of alphabets with an investigation of alphabetical order. We consider various keyboard layouts, the rise of emojis, and Rhiannon’s favorite book: the dictionary. We answer listener questions and (finally…) embark upon the season’s first rabbit hole.

📸: jenikmichal, royalty-free via Pixabay

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