A short podcast full of fun and interesting stories and facts, to listen to while making your morning tea, going for your morning pee and brushing your teeth. Learn some new things before your brain has even properly started yet. Topic requests and any other contact: firstthingspod@gmail.com Check out the following mini series! White Coats - medical subjects Thanks! - good people and their work On The Map - a closer look at a specific country Go Down In History - historical events Haha - fun ...
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Cam Tait’s voice can be difficult to understand because he lives with cerebral palsy. He wants to give you something to think about in the morning. So, Cam writes a message and uses Voicemaker.in to read every word except the … last one. He records that himself. Listen at 5 a.m. EST for The Last Word, First Thing in the Morning!
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#12 - baddies - Al Capone
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In the brand new series 'baddies', where we take a look at the most infamous criminals, we dive deep into the shady life of gangster Al Capone. Murder, bribery and pimping hung over him like a cloud his entire life, but that didn't stop the people from praising him like a Robin Hood like figure.. until they came to their senses and realised he was …
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#11 - Go Down In History - Mysterious Wall Street Bombing
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In 1920, Wall Street fell victim to a terrorist attack that killed over 30 people. The police investigated everything from shady flyers to crazy tennis players, but never found out who was behind the terrible bombing. Today, we are going over all the possible suspects, some of which were wearing three suits at the same time, while others weren't ev…
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#10 - haha - Cheating and bad decisions in sports
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Today we take a look at all the ways to not do sports. Please don't organize a marathon like the 1904 olympic race, where people where chased of track by wild dogs and others cheated by hitching a ride. Please don't fake an injury like the harlequins with 'bloodgate', because no one will end up the better. And please, don't pull the old as dirt tri…
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#9 - Thanks! - Kailash Satyarthi
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In todays episode we discuss Kailash Satyarthi, a selfless hero who has freed thousands of children from slavery and spoken out against injustices of all kinds. Like the episode and like to support the podcast? rate and review the episode on apple podcast or itunes! Want to help out Kailash Satyarthi with his great work? Consider donating to his or…
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Today, we learn about polio, one of humankinds most glorious succes stories. We talk about what the virus does to your body and about how we dealt with this terrible illness through the ages. For many decades, polio panic was real and it was everywhere, but today, the virus is only endemic in 3 countries. If you would like to help those countries o…
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#7 - On The Map - Kazakhstan
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Yes! Another episode of 'On The Map', where we zoom in on a specific country. This time, I talk about Kazakhstan. We discuss the city of Otrar and all the adventures it has been through and we take a look at the women that might have been the real life Amazonian Warriors!
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#6 - Haha - the Mola Mola fish
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Haha is the new mini series that I started because I have had a shitty week and I wanted something to laugh about. That's it. If you had a shitty week as well, skip the first 5 minutes of the episode and laugh and learn with me about the Mola Mola fish, an animal so stupid, natural selection seems to have forgotten about it. If you have had a good …
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#5 - Thanks!: Emma Goldman
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In this new series, we thank heroes from history, who made the world a better place. In this episode we learn all about Emma Goldman, A woman who could not be silenced and fought for a better world and helped people until the bitter end. Thanks, Emma!
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#4 - White Coats: Phobias
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Today, we talk about phobias. Why is it that some people are scared of clowns but are completely fine with spiders, while others have a very hard time with social interaction? How come that our brain might interpret a harmless little mouse as a threat to our life? Learn all about it on today's new episode! Follow the podcast on twitter @inthemornin…
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#3 - Go Down In History: the stonewall riots
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Today, we started yet another mini-series. Go Down In History will be a series where we talk about anything history related! In the first episode, we cover the famous stonewall riots, a truely iconic event. We learn that mayors may be shitty, and papers may be very rude, but there will always be people who defend their right to love and live!…
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#2 - On the map: Ethiopia
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Today we are taking a look at Ethiopia, in the first episode of the mini series "on the map", where we zoom in on a specific country or place and learn all about it. This episode is full of good stuff, like ancient artifacts, the first of our kind (well, kind of our kind) and female presidents. I have also learned that I need to move away from the …
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Hi! In this episode: Antarctica, weird fish and lots of microbes. We discussed Lake Vostok, Lake Whillan and Blood Falls. You think mornings are cold? Imagine what its like for the translucent zombiefish of Lake Whillans! As it turns out, I cant drop a picture of Blood Falls here as I promised, but check out the pictures on twitter @firstthingsinth…
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HI! this is a short introduction to what this show will be. Be ready for 20-minute episodes on all kinds of topics! Contact: firstthingspodcast@gmail.com
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