TIME: Podcast Brunch Club playlist (October 2022)

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Feb 12th, 2025

Podcast Brunch Club is like book club, but for podcasts. We have 50+ chapters across 5 continents. Every month, we put together a thematic podcast playlist. The October 2022 theme is "TIME." Join us: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/how-it-works/

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This Is How You Win the Time War
Nov 4th, 2021
Clock time is a human invention. So it shouldn’t be a box that confines us; it should be a tool that helps us accomplish the things we care about.But consider the system of standard time, first imposed by the railroad companies in the 1880s. It constrains people who live 1,000 miles apart—on opposite edges of their tim...
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The Day Of Two Noons

Jun 7th, 2019

People didn't always know what time it was. But in the nineteenth century, a high school principal, a scientist, and a railroad bureaucrat synchronized the nation.

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Richard White,Richard Conn Henry,Steve H. Hanke,Alexis McCrossen

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

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Time Zones

Apr 5th, 2021

Alex Schmidt is joined by podcasters/producers Anna Hossnieh and Shereen Lani Younes (‘Ethnically Ambiguous’ podcast) for a look at why time zones are secretly incredibly fascinating.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week's bonus episode.MaxFunDrive ends on March 28, 2025! Support o...

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Anna Hossnieh,Shereen Lani Younes

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THE UNKNOWN: Time Travel

Nov 10th, 2021

Time travel seems to be firmly in the realm of science fiction, and yet history is filled with alleged cases — from a traveler who broke the internet, to an Italian priest peering into the past. To view this episode’s full list of sources, please visit parcast.com/supernatural Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

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