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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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01:08:23

142: Evolution of the Eye

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2024/04/30

We talk about Darwin’s theory of natural selection, and the challenge he was faced with in confronting the evolution of eyes.

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01:22:04

141: The Equal Rights Amendment

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2024/04/09

The 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?

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01:07:19

140: The Soviet Union (World Revolutions: Russia)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2024/03/12

We 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.

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01:14:46

139: Anastasia (World Revolutions: Russia)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2024/03/05

We 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.

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01:10:21

138: Rasputin and Friends (World Revolutions: Russia)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2024/02/27

We talk about three titanic personalities involved in the Russian Revolution, and the bizarre holy man and mystic, Rasputin, who lurked behind them all.

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00:50:49

137: The Revolution of 1905 (World Revolutions: Russia)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2024/02/13

We 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.

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00:59:32

136: Assassination of Alexander II (World...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2024/01/23

We 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.

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00:58:53

135: St. Nicholas of Myra

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/12/25

We discuss the historical St. Nicholas, and his journey from a Greek bishopric in Turkey to the Coca Cola cans of modern America.

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01:08:47

134: The Code of Hammurabi

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/12/19

It’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.

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01:05:52

133: The Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/12/05

We 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.

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01:04:24

132: Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations'...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/11/21

We 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.

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01:16:03

131: Grabbag

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/11/14

Our 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.

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00:40:18

130: Year 3

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/10/31

We celebrate our third year of the podcast by each discussing a different year from the annals of history.

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01:10:37

129: No Country for Old Men

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/10/17

We close out our series on literary theory by looking at the movie No Country Old Men through all of the lenses we have discussed.

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00:52:12

128: Moon Hoax of 1835

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/10/10

We 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.

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01:00:36

127: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/09/26

We 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.

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01:05:18

126: Donnie Darko

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/09/12

We continue our series on literary theory by discussing the 2001 film Donnie Darko through the lens of deconstructionist criticism.

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01:08:19

125: The Banshees of Inisherin

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/08/29

We discuss the 2022 Oscar-nominated film, The Banshees of Inisherin, through the literary theory known as New Historicism.

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01:08:34

124: The Good Friday Agreement (World Revolutions:...

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/08/22

We discuss the Good Friday agreement, the treaty that brought peace to Ireland and yet in some ways changed very little about the divided island.

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00:55:59

123: Operation Banner (World Revolutions: The Troubles)

Race and Tyler Talk Wikipedia ·

2023/08/08

We 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.”

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