Welcome to the first episode of What Did You Learn Today! We're a weekly podcast focusing on teaching each other the interesting new things we've learned throughout the week. What's on deck this week? All about Jim Dale! Where did the word "circus" come from? What on earth is happening to all those empty malls? And much, much more. Kick back and learn with us!

Cover Art: Bobby PeñaherreraArt Direction: Jessie Gang and Kim KuOutro Song: Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeodLife of Riley Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sources and Further Reading:

• Jim Dale

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Dale#Honours

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/theater/just-jim-dale-says-it-all-and-does-it-all.html

• Circus Maximus
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_Maximus
• Death of Malls 

  • https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/01/18/pittsburgh-mills-mall-scheduled-for-foreclosure-auction/

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_mall

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail_apocalypse

  • https://la.curbed.com/2019/1/8/18173979/westside-pavilion-google-office-space

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/business/the-new-mall-tenant-is-your-office.html

• Megaconcerts
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-attended_concerts
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stadiums_by_capacity
• Linguistics of Being Drunk

  • http://www.aslipofthelip.com/what-happens-to-your-voice-when-youre-drunk/

  • https://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/5-products-made-to-save-you-from-your-own-drunken-stupidity/

  • https://www.wired.com/2014/12/fb/

• Phobias
  • https://www.fearof.net/