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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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62: The Reign of Terror (World Revolutions: France)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/02/15

We talk about how the First Republic spiraled into confusion, widespread paranoia, imprisonments, and mass executions, all in the name of "liberty."

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01:01:24

61: Marie Antoinette (World Revolutions: France)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/02/08

We discuss the most famous queen in the world, her young life as a bargaining chip between Austria and France, and how her reputation was destroyed by a dazzling diamond necklace in the hands of con artists. We also talk about the Kirsten Dunst movie!

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00:53:57

60: The Storming of the Bastille (World Revolutions:...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/02/01

We talk about the tensions building in 1789: how the French Crown found itself in inescapable debt, how the peasants and the nobles came together to overthrow the old system, and how the medieval fortress, the Bastille, was taken by revolutionaries.

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00:53:14

59: Ancien Régime (World Revolutions: France)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/01/25

We begin our discussion of the French Revolution, looking at the three estates of life in 17th century France, as well as the Age of Enlightenment philosophies that provoked change.

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00:57:48

58: Grab Bag

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/01/18

Salmagundi the third! We mix it up, combining eight mini topics into a gallimaufry of assorted trivia. This macédoine of an episode features seven 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 farrago for your enjoyment.

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00:47:39

57: Attu Island

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2022/01/11

Attu Island: It’s the American island that’s closer to Russia than to Juneau, so far west that it’s east, and so remote that it’s impractical to visit. Yet, for decades militaries and ornithologists have flocked there at great cost. We discuss the weird historical, geographical, and zoological attributes of the most interesting island you’ve never heard of. *Quick correction: The Battle of Attu Island was the only *land* battle fought in the US during WWII. Pearl Harbor took place six months earlier

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01:03:35

56: The US Camel Corps

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/12/28

We discuss the US Army’s genius plan to cross the American southwest using camels, and the reasons why this great idea failed.

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01:05:59

55: The History of Christmas

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/12/21

We discuss the (abridged) history of the Christmas holiday. How was December 25th chosen as the day? Who was the first person to put lights on the tree? And why did opposing soldiers during WWI spontaneously put down their weapons and sing carols together in no man’s land?

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01:01:03

54: Queen Anne (World Revolutions: England)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/12/14

We close out our series on the English Revolution by talking about Queen Anne, the "last" monarch of England, and her relationship with her Favourite, Sarah Churchill, the Duchess of Marlborough.

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01:00:27

53: The Glorious Revolution (World Revolutions: England)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/12/07

We talk about the revolution in England, yet another fight in the saga of Catholics and Protestants, and how the monarchy was permanently changed when William of Orange showed up in London.

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00:44:03

52: The English Civil War (World Revolutions: England)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/11/30

We talk about the last monarch of England to be executed, and why England decided he had to go.

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00:59:13

51: The Gunpowder Plot (World Revolutions: England)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/11/23

We talk about how rogue catholics got THIS close [holds fingers real real close together] to blowing up parliament with the protestant king of England--James I--inside. Coincidentally, James' father was killed in a similar explosion/assassination just 50 years earlier.

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00:54:51

50: Macbeth (World Revolutions: England)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/11/16

We talk about the Scottish play, and how England dealt with its own Scottish king.

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00:45:55

49: Bloody Mary (World Revolutions: England)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/11/09

We talk about a queen of England who sent 280 people to be burned at the stake, and how her reign was a precursor for the English Revolution to follow.

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01:06:21

48: The Rigged World Series of 1919

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/11/04

We talk about the most infamous World Series of all time, now known as the 1919 Blacksox Scandal. We discuss the unfair treatment common to turn of the century baseball, the players in on the alleged agreement to intentionally lose, and the impact it has on baseball today.

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00:54:29

47: One Year

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/10/28

Happy first birthday to Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia! To celebrate our first podiversary , we each select and discuss a calendar year from the twentieth century that we feel is particularly important, transformative, or interesting.

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01:00:37

46: The Pine Tree Riot and the Boston Tea Party...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/10/05

We talk about how New Hampshire white pines and black tea contributed to the American Revolution.

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00:45:42

45: Metacomet's War (World Revolutions: America)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/09/28

We talk about a war between the Wampanoag people of New England and the American colonists, and how that impacted the American Revolution 100 years later.

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00:55:36

44: The Culper Spy Ring (World Revolutions: America)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/09/21

Race’s brother Chantz joins the podcast to discuss the greatest story you’ve never heard from the American Revolution. A small group of friends and neighbors from costal cities on Long Island become one of the most important and secret ring of spies in American history. Secrecy was so strict, one member of the ring was not identified until the 1930s, and some are still unknown to this day.

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00:49:59

43: Navigation Acts (World Revolutions: America)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2021/09/14

We talk about Oliver Cromwell's little decision to ban foreign trade in 1650...and how that ultimately led to the American Revolutionary War.

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