Latest Awpe podcast Podcast Episodes

AWPE #12: Truth before it's time

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - June 16, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes
Want to live on the edge? Speak the truth before it's time.

AWPE #11: You cannot open a book

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - June 09, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes
After drinking a strange cup of tea, Wouter introduces a conspiracy fueled wisdom.

AWPE 10: A hungry belly

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - June 02, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes
A physical observation about mental enlightenment.

AWPE #9: A faithful friend

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - May 26, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes
The 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

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - May 19, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes
Crabs are horrible students and other fun crab facts.

AWPE #7: Don't ever stop

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - May 12, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes
It does not matter how slowly this episode goes, what matters is that it does not stop.

AWPE #6: A man who can't dance

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - May 05, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes
Hosts Dasha and Wouter discuss the connection between swords and dancers, and learn about a Finnish tradition.

AWPE #5: Diamond with a flaw

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - April 27, 2021 22:00 - 14 minutes
What 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

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - April 21, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes
A 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

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - April 14, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes
What 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

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - April 07, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes
A 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

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - March 31, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes
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!

AWPE #1: See with your own eyes

Ancient Wisdom Poorly Explained - March 31, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes
One 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.