Impractical Info

Bored of the surface-level convos you're surrounded by? Learn all about Henry the 8th's love life and bore those people right back! Also find out how his last wife survived.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VIII-king-of-England

https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/henry-viii

https://www.royal.uk/henry-viii

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur,_Prince_of_Wales

That's right! Well-known clothing brand Hugo Boss has roots in the nazi regime. Next time you're at a bar and someone starts small talk, this is a great one to bring up. 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Boss_(businessman)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15008682

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/hugo-boss-and-the-nazis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrmacht

You also might not be! There is an easy way to find out, and that's to dive into a cult checklist. Learn about the differences between religions or cults...or maybe you'll find out they're more similar than you thought. 

Share your thoughts in the comments, or have your impractical info featured on a future episode! impracticalinfopod@gmail.com

Sources:

https://cultrecovery101.com/cult-recovery-readings/checklist-of-cult-characteristics/

https://drsteveeichel.com/about-cults

https://janjalalich.com/help/characteristics-associated-with-cults/

The history of the hula hoop, as best as I could find it. This is definitely a topic that you can bring up in any social situation, even when your new friend's kid is staring at you in amazement and you're unsure how to make it stop. 

Sources:

https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/hula-hoop/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula_hoop#:~:text=The%20modern%20hula%20hoop%20was,company%20and%20became%20a%20fad.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop-patented

Making friends is hard, and it's probably even tougher when small talk is impossible. Try talking about complex philosophies instead. Identity of Indiscernibles is all about determining how to identify 2 identical objects...like...how?!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_of_indiscernibles#:~:text=The%20identity%20of%20indiscernibles%20is,by%20y%20and%20vice%20versa.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-indiscernible/

Learn all the icky truths about the incel online community. Incel means "involuntary celibate," but of course, it's not their fault! ...riiighhhttttt.

Share your thoughts in the comments or email me some ideas you have for future episodes at impracticalinfopod@gmail.com

Sources:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incel

https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/incels-involuntary-celibates

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel

https://incels.wiki/w/Main_Page

Dante's 9 circles of hell, in a nutshell! Have a listen and decide which one you're likely going to end up in because, from the sounds of it, we're all headed down south. 

Share your thoughts in the comments or email me some ideas you have for future episodes at impracticalinfopod@gmail.com

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_(Dante)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/a-visitors-guide-to-dantes-nine-circles-of-hell/

https://polygyan.medium.com/dantes-9-circles-of-hell-inferno-c1ecd922539a

https://www.thoughtco.com/dantes-9-circles-of-hell-741539

An educational, therapeutic, and creative system devised by Rudolf Steiner - it's really more about a way of life. Learn about the cross-section of physical and mental well-being, combined with the spiritual...and then get uninvited from your next dinner party!

Share your thoughts in the comments or email me some ideas you have for future episodes at impracticalinfopod@gmail.com

Sources:

https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/

https://www.waldorf-resources.org/single-view/how-i-teach-anthroposophy

https://www.sunbridge.edu/about/rudolf-steiner-anthroposophy/

https://waldorfanswers.org/Anthroposophy.htm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865373/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthroposophic_medicine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_memory

The Remnant Fellowship...cult or religion? You'll decide after you've learned a bit about its founder and her Weigh Down Workshop. 

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I'm probably pronouncing it wrong...but that barely matters when you find out about this incredible (potential) cure for addiction. Small talk can be hard, so here's another topic that will give you something besides the weather to talk about. 

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Sources:

https://time.com/5951772/ibogaine-drug-treatment-addiction/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28402682/

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-440/iboga

This episode we do a little dive into who John Wayne Gacy was rather than focusing on his actual crimes. Some of what you'll hear comes from the best profilers in the business, as well as psychological assessments that were performed on Gacy. 

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Flowers are so passé...or were, I suppose. This episode is everything I could find about celery vases, the ultimate wedding gift for any young couple in Victorian times. 

Sources: 

https://mitziscollectibles.typepad.com/mitzismiscellany/2011/11/spooners-celery-vases-101-1.html#:~:text=Celery%20vases%20were%20a%20fixture,were%20a%20sign%20of%20hospitality.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery_vase

Was Hitler a drug addict? Yes! Find out what he was taking and why - and the interesting relationship he had with his personal doctor. 

Sources:

Documentary: Hitler the Junkie (Disney plus - National Geographic)

https://medium.com/weird-history/was-adolf-hitler-a-drug-addict-26ed213553b9

On the bus and a stranger clearly, wants to talk to you? But small talk just isn't your thing, so what topic could you possibly bring up?!

The Ship of Theseus is what! This is philosophy - and a thought experiment that might make your brain explode. 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

My brain

Trouble talking to strangers? Me too! Maybe Hybristophilia is a topic you can bring up at your next awkward encounter at the water cooler or at a work event - or maybe not...

Hybristophilia is a sexual interest in and/or attraction to people who commit crimes.

Sources:

https://dictionary.apa.org/hybristophilia

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a27397635/ted-bundy-hybristophilia-definition/

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Ramirez