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Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia

Race and Tyler discuss topics in geography, history, law, and whatever other Wikipedia articles they’ve been clicking into lately.

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00:59:25

102: Teapot Dome Scandal

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/02/07

We 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.

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00:56:45

101: Chinese Zodiac

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/01/24

We celebrate the Chinese New Year by looking at the Chinese zodiac, what it means, and how it originated.

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01:02:30

100: 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/01/17

We celebrate our 100th episode by looking back 100 years at an event that shook Japan...literally.

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01:12:43

99: Townes Van Zandt

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/01/10

We 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

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01:12:55

98: Os Confederados

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/12/27

We talk about a mysterious cemetery outside Sao Paolo Brazil, and the unexpected residents who are buried there.

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00:58:51

97: Francisco Macias Nguema and Equatorial Guinea

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/12/13

We 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.

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01:02:34

96: Grab Bag

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/12/06

Omnium-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.

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01:31:37

95: Mallory and Irvine (The World's Tallest...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/11/15

We 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.

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00:59:54

94: The Black Death

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/11/08

We 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.

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01:03:50

93: Epilogue (The Wars of the Roses)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/10/18

We close out the series by returning to the story of Margaret Pole, and why Henry VIII had her executed.

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00:57:25

92: Henry VII (The Wars of the Roses)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/10/11

We talk about Henry, who defeated Richard III, took the crown of England, married Elizabeth of York, had healthy baby boys...but who would still have to contend with the last remaining Plantagenets, one of whom had come back from the dead.

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01:13:11

91: The Princes in the Tower

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/10/04

We talk about two young princes from the House of York who disappeared mysteriously in the Tower of London in 1483.

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00:54:51

90: Elizabeth Woodville (The Wars of the Roses)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/09/27

We discuss Elizabeth Woodville, the commoner who married King Edward IV, and the political fallout caused by their union—including the jaw-dropping switch made by the King’s brother and closest advisor from York loyalists to Lancaster supporters.

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01:13:12

89: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (The Wars of the...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/09/20

We talk about a medieval poem that centers on the knights of King Arthur's court, a mysterious green stranger, and a "Christmas game" which results in the losing of heads.

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01:00:31

88: Edward IV (The Wars of the Roses)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/09/13

We talk about the many Edwards trying to get the throne, the teenage marriage of a Lancastrian princess, the capture of Henry VI, and the exile of Margaret of Anjou.

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00:58:14

87: Henry VI (The Wars of the Roses)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/08/23

We talk about a session of Parliament led by a toddler, a contract signed by a mad king, a battle won by a messenger from Saint Michael, and the first official claim in the Wars of the Roses to get the king off the throne.

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00:47:08

86: The Plantagenets (The Wars of the Roses)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/08/16

We start a series about the Wars of the Roses, and look at the dangerous position that England inhabited when Henry V suddenly died.

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01:02:44

85: The Rural Purge

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/08/09

We discuss the calculated decision made in the early 70s by CBS to kill off any southern, rural, or cowboy programs and replace them with a slate of new, “urban” shows that would change American pop culture forever.

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00:57:29

84: Sturges v. Bridgman

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/08/03

We discuss a “chestnut” of a legal case—an 1879 court dispute between a candymaker and a doctor—and the fascinating economic theory that says the judge’s decision was all wrong.

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00:53:15

83: The Great Emu War

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/07/19

What happens when a modern military declares war on an entire species? Join us as we discuss a victory for the animal kingdom in the kinda sad, kinda funny story of the battle against emus in Western Australia.

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