Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia
147 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRace and Tyler discuss topics in geography, history, law, and whatever other Wikipedia articles they’ve been clicking into lately.
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141: The Equal Rights Amendment
April 09, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBThe ERA was drafted in the 1920s, repeatedly tabled until the 70s, then, finally came tantalizingly close to passing before ultimately failing. Now it’s dead—right?
140: The Soviet Union (World Revolutions: Russia)
March 12, 2024 11:04 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBWe talk about the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, the creation of the Soviet Union, the Russian Famine of 1921-1922, and the ascendancy of Joseph Stalin.
139: Anastasia (World Revolutions: Russia)
March 05, 2024 12:57 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBWe talk about Russia's involvement in World War I, how it led to the execution of the Tsar Nicholas II and his family, and the miraculous reappearance of the Princess Anastasia years later.
138: Rasputin and Friends (World Revolutions: Russia)
February 27, 2024 12:12 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBWe talk about three titanic personalities involved in the Russian Revolution, and the bizarre holy man and mystic, Rasputin, who lurked behind them all.
137: The Revolution of 1905 (World Revolutions: Russia)
February 13, 2024 12:06 - 50 minutes - 47 MBWe continue our series about Russia and discuss the mini Russian Revolution that led up to the big one, and the four very different and very big reasons that the people had to revolt.
136: Assassination of Alexander II (World Revolutions: Russia)
January 23, 2024 12:28 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBWe begin a series on the Russian Revolution with a crucial event that happened 36 years prior to it, when a group of Russian nihilists assassinated the emperor Alexander II.
135: St. Nicholas of Myra
December 25, 2023 06:04 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBWe discuss the historical St. Nicholas, and his journey from a Greek bishopric in Turkey to the Coca Cola cans of modern America.
134: The Code of Hammurabi
December 19, 2023 14:47 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIt’s not the oldest surviving legal texts in the world, but the Code of Hammurabi has had a larger influence on the worlds of politics, law, and international relations than almost any other legal document.
133: The Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde (Unsolved Mysteries)
December 05, 2023 17:11 - 1 hour - 61 MBWe talk with special guest Jeremy Moore about an ill-fated couple that went river rafting a hundred years ago, and the ghosts that have haunted their stories ever since.
132: Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
November 21, 2023 11:33 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBWe discuss the concept of outsider art by looking at one of America’s finest examples: the dazzling opulence of James Hampton’s ecstatic religious sculpturework.
131: Grabbag
November 14, 2023 11:36 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBOur seventh salmagundi! This macédoine of an episode features eight unrelated but fascinating discussions. None of these brief topics could be an episode on their own, but they deserved to be heard so we created this omnium gatherum for your enjoyment.
130: Year 3
October 31, 2023 11:37 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWe celebrate our third year of the podcast by each discussing a different year from the annals of history.
129: No Country for Old Men
October 17, 2023 11:20 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBWe close out our series on literary theory by looking at the movie No Country Old Men through all of the lenses we have discussed.
128: Moon Hoax of 1835
October 10, 2023 17:33 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBWe discuss a series of articles published by the Sun in New York in 1835, in which the truth about the moon was revealed: it is populated by a beautiful and baroque society of unicorns, humanoid bats, and hyper-intelligent beavers.
127: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
September 26, 2023 11:38 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBWe continue our series on literary theory by examining the 1988 film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown through the lens of aesthetic criticism.
126: Donnie Darko
September 12, 2023 11:44 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBWe continue our series on literary theory by discussing the 2001 film Donnie Darko through the lens of deconstructionist criticism.
125: The Banshees of Inisherin
August 29, 2023 11:44 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBWe discuss the 2022 Oscar-nominated film, The Banshees of Inisherin, through the literary theory known as New Historicism.
124: The Good Friday Agreement (World Revolutions: The Troubles)
August 22, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWe discuss the Good Friday agreement, the treaty that brought peace to Ireland and yet in some ways changed very little about the divided island.
123: Operation Banner (World Revolutions: The Troubles)
August 08, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBWe discuss Operation Banner, where the British military deployed to Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, supposedly as a peace-keeping force. But as Dolores O’Riordan put it, “It’s the same old thing since 1916.”
122: The Partition of Ireland (World Revolutions: The Troubles)
August 01, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBWe discuss the events leading up to the Partition, as well as the blowback from the decision to divide the island in two.
121: The Plantations of Ireland (World Revolutions: The Troubles)
July 25, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MBTo begin our understanding of the Troubles we have to go back—way back. We cover the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century, the creation of the Irish Plantation system, that bastard Cromwell, and end with the 1800 Acts of Union.
120: Introduction to The Troubles (World Revolutions)
July 18, 2023 19:17 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBAs a prelude to a multi-episode series, we have an overview discussion of the Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted into Race and Tyler’s lifetimes.
119: Spotlight
July 04, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWe continue our series about literary theory by discussing the movie Spotlight through the lens of formalism.
118: The Dickin Medal (Unusual WWII Events)
June 13, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBWe discuss the creation of the Dickin Medal, the UK’s highest military honor for animals, which has been awarded to brave horses, dogs, pigeons, and a single cat.
117: Black Swan
June 06, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBWe continue our series on literary theory by discussing psychoanalytic literary criticism...through the 2010 movie Black Swan.
116: Stephen Sondheim
May 23, 2023 11:35 - 1 hour - 77 MBWe talk about the composer of Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and many other musicals...Stephen Sondheim.
115: The Leningrad Seed Bank (Unusual WWII Events)
May 16, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBWe discuss the fate of a seed bank located in Leningrad—a city where millions were slowly starving to death.
114: Grabbag
May 09, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBOur sixth salmagundi! This macédoine of an episode features eight unrelated but fascinating discussions. None of these brief topics could be an episode on their own, but they deserved to be heard so we created this omnium gatherum for your enjoyment.
113: Atari Video Game Burial
May 02, 2023 11:40 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBWe talk about an urban legend regarding millions of video games, buried in a landfill without ever being sold or opened.
112: Rocky
April 25, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBWe continue our series on literary theory by taking a look at the classic sports movie Rocky through the lens of Marxist literary criticism.
111: The Battle of Los Angeles (Unusual WWII Events)
April 18, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBWe discuss the intense machine gun and artillery fire that took place during the early morning hours of February 25, 1942, as air raid sirens warned the entire Los Angeles valley of incoming Japanese bombers.
110: TÁR
April 11, 2023 11:40 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBWe start off our series on literary theory with special guest Tess McGeer by taking a look at the movie TÁR through the lens of feminist literary criticism.
109: Introduction to Literary Theory
April 04, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBWe kick off a new series in which we discuss the various forms of literary theory and criticism by watching and discussing some excellent movies.
108: “If” Day (Unusual WWII Events)
March 28, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBWe discuss the 1942 Nazi invasion of Manitoba, Canada: it was massive, terrifying, effective, theatrical, hilarious, and—above all—fake.
107: Robert Hanssen
March 21, 2023 11:49 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBWe talk about Robert Hanssen, a man who is serving 15 life sentences without parole in the ADX Florence supermax prison, and why he is doing so.
106: BONG HiTS 4 JESUS
March 14, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBWhat, exactly, is free speech and when can the government tell you to stop speaking? We discuss a teenager’s goofy prank that ended up before the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Morse v. Frederick.
105: Fu-Go Balloon Bombs (Unusual WWII Events)
February 28, 2023 07:09 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBWe discuss the many thousands of explosive, paper balloons launched toward the United States by the Japanese military, intended to cause widespread fire and destruction in the Pacific Northwest.
105: Fu-Go Balloon Bombs
February 28, 2023 07:09 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBWe discuss the many thousands of explosive, paper balloons launched toward the United States by the Japanese military, intended to cause widespread fire and destruction in the Pacific Northwest.
104: The Colossus of Rhodes
February 21, 2023 07:05 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MBWe talk about a gigantic statue from Ancient Greece, and the unfortunate catastrophe that brought it crumbling down.
103: Jerusalem Syndrome
February 14, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBWe are joined by special guest Matt Weiler to discuss the complicated mental malady that afflicts some of the millions who each year travel to Jerusalem, one of the oldest and most significant cities in human history.
102: Teapot Dome Scandal
February 07, 2023 18:33 - 59 minutes - 55 MBWe talk about a man who is consistently ranked as one of the worst American presidents in history, and the unfortunate scandal that gave him this reputation.
101: Chinese Zodiac
January 24, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBWe celebrate the Chinese New Year by looking at the Chinese zodiac, what it means, and how it originated.
100: 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
January 17, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBWe celebrate our 100th episode by looking back 100 years at an event that shook Japan...literally.
99: Townes Van Zandt
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBWe discuss the career, music and tragic life of Townes Van Zandt, the songwriter’s songwriter. He was revered by some of the world’s best lyricists, but sidestepped mainstream fame and died in relative obscurity. Songs discussed in this episode: I’ll Be Here in the Morning Pancho and Lefty Our Mother the Mountain If I Needed You For the Sake of the Song To Live is to Fly
98: Os Confederados
December 27, 2022 12:59 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBWe talk about a mysterious cemetery outside Sao Paolo Brazil, and the unexpected residents who are buried there.
97: Francisco Macias Nguema and Equatorial Guinea
December 13, 2022 13:43 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBWe discuss the only legitimately elected president of Equatorial Guinea and how his reign over the former Spanish colony was so destructive that, within a decade, the nation was in abject chaos.
96: Grab Bag
December 06, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBOmnium-gatherum the fifth! This macédoine of an episode features eight unrelated but fascinating discussions. None of these brief topics could be an episode on their own, but they deserved to be heard so we created this salmagundi for your enjoyment.
95: Mallory and Irvine (The World's Tallest Mountains, Unsolved Mysteries)
November 15, 2022 13:31 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBWe discuss with special guest Jeremy Moore the ill-fated Everest expedition of Mallory and Irvine, and the shocking clues they left behind about their mysterious ascent.
94: The Black Death
November 08, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBWe discuss the pandemic that not only killed a shocking percentage of Europe during just a few years in the 1300s, but also shook the human species to its core, changing the course of history. We also discuss The Seventh Seal, the 1957 classic film depicting the angst and suffering of 14th century Swedes tormented by Death.
93: Epilogue (The Wars of the Roses)
October 18, 2022 07:54 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBWe close out the series by returning to the story of Margaret Pole, and why Henry VIII had her executed.