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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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00:51:03

82: The Cuban Missle Crisis

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/07/12

We discuss the buildup, logistics, and detente of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a moment of world-wide white-knuckle tension over nuclear weapons.

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00:47:57

81: The 26th of July Movement

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/07/06

We discuss the anti-government movement led by a young Fidel Castro that took on a corrupt President, fought when vastly outnumbered, and eventually came to rule Cuba—all despite having a truly terrible flag.

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00:46:15

80: Prelude to the Cuban Revolution (World...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/06/28

We talk about the environment that developed in Cuba decades before the Revolution came to a head, and the murderous government of Fulgencio Batista.

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00:46:05

79: The Bay of Pigs Invasion (World Revolutions: Cuba)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/06/21

We fast-forward a discussion about the Cuban Revolution by looking at an event that happened years after the revolution was already over: the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

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00:38:26

78: Kangchenjunga (The World's Tallest Mountains)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/06/14

We talk about the third tallest mountain in the world, and the mythological mysteries hidden in its many peaks.

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01:02:33

77: Grab Bag

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/06/07

Omnium-gatherum the fourth! 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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00:53:01

76: Louie Louie

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/05/31

We discuss how a garbled song from an unknown band swept the nation, befuddled the FBI, and changed rock and roll forever.

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00:50:26

75: The Cullinan Diamond

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/05/24

We talk about the largest diamond ever found, and where it lives today.

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00:53:03

74: SLC and the Virgin River Gorge (Road Trip)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/05/17

We continue our roadtrip up I-15 and pass a scenic gorge, the first KFC in the world, and serial killer Ted Bundy’s old stomping grounds.

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00:56:51

73: Grand Staircase (Road Trip)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/05/10

We talk with special guest Jeremy Moore about three national parks of the American Southwest, and what binds them all together.

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00:47:20

72: Palace Station (Road Trip)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/05/03

We talk about a robbery at one of Las Vegas's casinos, and the surprise, former-NFL-playing culprit, who had already evaded justice for a crime he committed years before.

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00:52:10

71: Kosa'aay (Road Trip)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/04/26

We talk about one of the oldest settlements in Indigenous America, which eventually became San Diego.

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00:53:28

70: The American Hippo Bill

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/04/19

We discuss Robert Broussard’s paradoxical idea to introduce hippopotamuses to the American south as a way to manage invasive plant growth and feed a meat-deprived nation.

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00:48:32

69: Endurance

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/04/12

We talk with special guest Jeremy Moore about Ernest Shackleton, the man who explored Antarctica, and the disasters that awaited him on the southern continent.

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00:45:10

68: The 27 Club

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/04/05

We discuss the untimely deaths of creators and musicians at age twenty-seven. Is death at that age an inherent occupational hazard for artists?

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01:00:47

67: Wickard v. Filburn

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/03/29

We discuss the Supreme Court case all about a man and his wheat (we promise it is interesting!). The Court’s ruling in this case upsets loads of law students every year, and can be hard to reconcile with the simple facts. So, should we leave Mr. Filburn and his farm alone, or is he endangering America?

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00:59:07

66: Grey Gardens

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/03/22

We talk about two cousins of Jackie Kennedy, and how their magnificent lives as American royalty crumbled along with the very walls of the house they lived in.

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00:52:12

65: The Mechanical Turk

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/03/15

We discuss the Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing automaton from the 1700s whose skill at the game became famous across Europe. The mysterious clockwork machine played and defeated many notable figures, including Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin.

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00:45:40

64: Conclusion (World Revolutions: France)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/03/02

We wrap up our series on the French Revolution, taking a bird's-eye view at the events we have (and haven't) covered, as well as the lasting effects of the revolution, and its differences from the American and English revolutions.

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00:57:13

63: Artistic Reactions to the French Revolution...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/03/01

We talk about four pieces of 19th century art which directly respond to the events of the French Revolution.

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