Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Have you always wondered the meaning of that vague ambiguous fortune cookie? The Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained podcast provides an answer to these and other wisdoms found on the internet and beyond. Being no experts in particularly anything themselves, hosts Dasha and Wouter give meaning to some of life’s vague wisdoms through logical analysis, careful dissection, and a healthy dose of humor. Join us on our adventure of figuring stuff out one podcast at a time!
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Episodes
AWPE #12: Truth before it's time
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBWant to live on the edge? Speak the truth before it's time.
AWPE #11: You cannot open a book
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBAfter drinking a strange cup of tea, Wouter introduces a conspiracy fueled wisdom.
AWPE 10: A hungry belly
June 02, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBA physical observation about mental enlightenment.
AWPE #9: A faithful friend
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBThe best defence is a faithful friend according to this episode's wisdom. But should he or she be a diplomat or a martial arts fighter?
AWPE #8: You cannot teach a crab
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBCrabs are horrible students and other fun crab facts.
AWPE #7: Don't ever stop
May 12, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBIt does not matter how slowly this episode goes, what matters is that it does not stop.
AWPE #6: A man who can't dance
May 05, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.69 MBHosts Dasha and Wouter discuss the connection between swords and dancers, and learn about a Finnish tradition.
AWPE #5: Diamond with a flaw
April 27, 2021 22:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBWhat do diamonds and Dutch desert have in common? Find out in this weeks episode of Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained
AWPE #4: One mind in two bodies
April 21, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBA defenition for friendship has hosts Dasha and Wouter confused. But with the help of a friendly caller, the meaning of this wisdom is found.
AWPE #3: Looking at frogs
April 14, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.75 MBWhat is the meaning of staring at a frog's tail? Is it a cooking recipe, an old advertising to sell more monocles, or is it a metaphor for the passing of time and withering youth?
AWPE #2: Don't predict the future
April 07, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.19 MBA future threat disguised as ancient wisdom, or an accidental trace left by a timetraveler. This cross dimensional wisdom teaches us the meaning of time.
Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained trailer
March 31, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.29 MBBeing no experts in particularly anything themselves, hosts Dasha and Wouter give meaning to some of life’s vague wisdoms through logical analysis, careful dissection, and a healthy dose of humor. Join us on our adventure of figuring stuff out one podcast at a time!
AWPE #1: See with your own eyes
March 31, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBOne can only see with their own eyes. An obvious observation, or a wisdom with a deeper meaning? Hosts Dasha and Wouter discuss this wisdom in the pilot episode of Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained.