Best Tim Proctor Podcasts (2025)

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Artificial Intelligence Ethicology (WILL A.I. CRASH OUT?) with Abeba Birhane 1:15:32

1d ago1:15:32

1:15:32

Who’s babysitting AI? Will it steal your job? What happens when you’re rude to a chatbot? Cognitive scientist, Trinity College professor and Artificial Intelligence Ethicologist Dr. Abeba Birhane lets me ask her not-smart questions about legislation around AI, auditing datasets, environmental impacts, booby traps, doorbell narcs, commonly used fall…

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Episode 157: Austin Proctor - "Frightmares and Dust Bunnies" 45:58

3d ago45:58

45:58

Fantastic day today when my son, Austin stopped by the studio as a guest on the Check Your Six podcast. We talked about a few things, both of the podcasts that he generates, Frightmares and All Juice, No Gin as well as the short film that he and Gabby, his wife are in the process of creating. Frightmares is at about 311 episodes at the time of this…

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Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 2 with Julia Hotz 53:44

9d ago53:44

53:44

It’s Part 2 of how to fix your life with hobbies! Pretty much. Journalist/author of “The Connection Cure” Julia Hotz explains the science behind forest bathing, how privilege affects accessibility to hobbies and what to do about it, how to figure out what lights you up, how to schedule time for hobbies if you have no time to do hobbies, why I used …

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Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 1 with Julia Hotz 1:06:35

16d ago1:06:35

1:06:35

Crafting. Motorcycle repair. Banjo lessons. Hobbies aren’t a reward, but tools to save your mental and physical health. Journalist/author of “The Connection Cure,” — and professional Salugenology expert — Julia Hotz explains the science behind going outside, rediscovering what makes you happy, scheduling time for hobbies if you have no time for hob…

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Episode 156: Kijuan Amey - Amey Motivation - "Here Comes The Boom" 58:25

18d ago58:25

58:25

It was an absolute pleasure having Kijuan Amey as my guest on the Check Your Six Podcast today. Air Force veteran, business owner, author, speaker, musician and survivor of a horrific motorcycle accident back in 2017 that took his eyesight but did not take his vision. Kijuan or "Kiwi" as he likes to be addressed, called in and spent about an hour t…

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Climate Fervorology (ECO-ADVOCACY WITHOUT IT BEING A BUMMER) with AJR’s Adam Met 1:19:58

23d ago1:19:58

1:19:58

Cleaner energy! Reasoning with climate deniers! Using fandom to pass policy! And not burning out. Adam Met, of the colossal indie pop band AJR is also a career climate activist, an International Human Rights Law PhD, adjunct professor at Columbia University, and the author of the upcoming book “Amplify: How to Use the Power of Connection to Engage,…

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Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) Encore with Robin Nagle 1:30:27

1M ago1:30:27

1:30:27

Landfills! Treasures in the trash! Corporate conspiracies! Composting! An instantly classic conversation with the incredibly knowledgeable, frank and wonderful Dr. Robin Nagle of New York University’s Liberal Studies! She is a clinical professor, author, TED speaker and former New York City sanitation worker and truly the best person on Earth to tr…

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Episode 155: Patrick Trujillo - Warrior Scholar Project ""Warrior Scholar" 50:35

1M ago50:35

50:35

Marine Veteran Patrick Trujillo, phoned in for Episode 155 of the Check Your Six podcast and talked about the Warrior Scholar Project and the impact it has made on his life. After Patrick left the Marines, he found himself, like many veterans, somewhat lost with little or no direction in his life and future. It took a kick in the backside from a fo…

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Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore 1:15:12

1M ago1:15:12

1:15:12

Medieval art memes! Human-faced animals! Drunk monks! And a preponderance of snails. Middle Ages manuscript expert, art history communicator, and Medieval Codicologist Evan Pridmore covers: what those golden illuminated Middle Ages manuscripts were made of, who drew them, why were people sometimes naked in them, what art trends came and went – and …

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Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS) with Tyler Thrasher 1:33:57

1M ago1:33:57

1:33:57

Fungus gnats. Overloved cacti. Fiddle fig failures. $20,000 specimens. It’s house plants — and it’s wild, folks. Widely beloved author, artist, house plant expert and Domestic Phytologist Tyler Thrasher joins to talk about root rot, what to grow in a dark basement, the rarest plants in the world, the punishments for poaching them, grow lights for p…

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Episode 154: Carol Nelson-Pond - No Women Allowed - "Breaking Barriers" 1:01:27

2M ago1:01:27

1:01:27

Episode 154 of the Check Your Six podcast brought a ground breaking, barrier breaking lady into the GRP Studios that was the first female TV anchor in Central Florida, Carol Nelson-Pond. Carol was the first woman in Central Florida that broke the barrier of women in TV and radio that could interview, host and anchor just like the men that were curr…

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Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 2 with Wes Ely 1:00:08

2M ago1:00:08

1:00:08

Long Covid Part 2: Treatments. Studies. Histamines. Hormones. POTS. Clots. Hearts. Hope. Highly-respected Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely, is back for all of your listener questions. We also check in with Physics Girl Diana Cowern on her years-long struggle with the disease. So start with Part 1, and then finish up with this episode addressing all y…

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Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Wes Ely 55:30

2M ago55:30

55:30

What is Long Covid? Is it real? What does it feel like? Do you have it? And how do you cure it? With fatigue and brain fog, you don’t want to spend hours scrolling through conflicting opinions. So we’ve got you covered with the wonderful and highly-respected pulmonologist and intensive care physician and Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely. So tuck in, …

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Episode: 153 Van Carlson - SRA 831b Admin - "Working The 831b Plan" 46:07

2M ago46:07

46:07

Episode 153 of the Check Your Six podcast brought Van Carlson via the remote connection from Idaho to talk about the 831b plan for businesses. The Boise State Bronco grad talked about a program for businesses that most of us small business owners know nothing about, the 831(b) plan. An often unused tax code from the 80's that a lot of CPA or accoun…

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Reality TV Sociology (‘TRASH’ TV) with Danielle Lindemann 1:14:24

2M ago1:14:24

1:14:24

Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us,” and straight up Reality TV Sociologist, Dr. Danielle Lindemann studies human behavior through the lens of pop culture and reality TV. Dr. Lindemann lays out the h…

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Field Trip: Activism Art Panel Recorded at WonderCon 35:06

2M ago35:06

35:06

Exactly the inspiration you need. Exactly the perfect time. Pass it on to anyone who loves art and/or speaking up. I went to Comic-Con’s little sister, WonderCon, to moderate a panel on protest art with expert Carol Wells, the founder of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics and C. Andrew Hall, from the Spesh Ep: Functional Magic's Environ…

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Cardiology (THE HEART) with Herman Taylor 1:21:24

2M ago1:21:24

1:21:24

It beats. It throws blood. It breaks – but not if Dr. Herman Taylor can help it. He is a physician, professor and director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and an absolute legend. Cardiology is a vast field but Dr. Taylor joined for a 101 on how the heart works, and how to take care of it. Get…

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Episode 152: Amber Gaige - Far Beyond Marketing - Texas Sized Marketing" 34:38

2M ago34:38

34:38

Texas sized marketing was the topic today on the 152 episode of the Check Your Six podcast. Amber Gaige, the 3rd generation entrepreneur from Texas called and talked about going beyond just marketing with her business, Far Beyond Marketing!! Besides being a best selling author, speaker, she is also laser focused on giving her clients the tools nece…

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Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) with Tim Bean 1:12:56

3M ago1:12:56

1:12:56

Barbs. Grunts. Bone caves. Dogs who got too close. We got porcupines, folks. Dr. Tim Bean of Cal Poly is as charming an ologist you can get, fielding questions about porcupine squeaks, stanks, cartoonish noses, and some romantic gestures that will leave you wanting to bleach your brain. We also cover counting quills, male models, flim-flam about qu…

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Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor 1:20:03

3M ago1:20:03

1:20:03

Yes, there is an -ology for that. And yes, we’re airing this episode -– with a ton of 2025 updates -– because it’s never felt more relevant. Dr. Robert Proctor is a Stanford professor of the History of Science and co-edited the book “Agnotology: The Making & Unmaking of Ignorance,” having coined the word 30 years ago. We chat about everything from …

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Episode 151: Chris Bell - Pure Living LLC - "Stop Being So Toxic" 42:22

3M ago42:22

42:22

Episode 151 of the Check Your Six podcast had Chris Bell stop by the GRP Studios to talk about toxic living!! A drummer and graduate from Florida A&M talked about the path that he is on to create living spaces that are free of toxic air pollutants, so we can all breathe a little easier. We talked about the influences that have shaped his life inclu…

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Hippopotomology (HIPPOS) with Rebecca Lewison 1:06:09

3M ago1:06:09

1:06:09

Do they sweat blood? Will one kill you? What are cocaine hippos? Is Moo Deng… okay? Actual real life Hippopotomologist Dr. Rebecca Lewison explains how hippos have some of the best – and worst – PR. We chat about pet hippos, subspecies, daily diets, the current state of hippo conservation, the absolute chaotic affection we have for pygmy hippos, th…

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Thyroidology (THYROID GLAND) with Kepal Patel 1:17:18

3M ago1:17:18

1:17:18

Sad? Cold? Hot? Wired? Blame the thyroid. Maybe. In your throat there is a butterfly-shaped gland under a shield-shaped Adam’s Apple and it controls your whole life, kind of. We asked Thyroidologist and surgeon Dr. Kepal Petal of NYU's Langone Hospital about libido factors, radioactive cats, stress and thyroids, how diet can affect them, decipherin…

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Episode 150: Denise Ward - Alzheimer's Association - "I Just Can't Remember" 46:25

3M ago46:25

46:25

Episode 150 of the Check Your Six podcast talked about something pretty close to home for me, dealing with Alzheimers and dementia. My father was diagnosed back in the 70's with Alzheimers before it was as well known or researched as it has been over the last nearly 50 years. Denise Ward, the Florida Region Strategy and Program Development director…

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Eco-Odorology (SCIENCE-SNIFFING DOGS) with Kayla Fratt 1:04:00

4M ago1:04:00

1:04:00

Dogs doing science. With their faces. As a follow-up to last week’s Ethnocynology episode about humans domesticating wolves, we chat with conservation biologist and Eco-odorologist Kayla Fratt (and her working dog Barley) about how trained animals help scientists. Sit – and stay – to learn how rescue dogs can get their dog-torate degrees, which rew…

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Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) with David Ian Howe 1:13:57

4M ago1:13:57

1:13:57

Ancient dogs! Domestic wolves! Anthropology! Archaeology! It’s all Ethnocynology: when humans and dogs started living and working together. The wonderful and iconic David Ian Howe is an educator and professional archaeologist whose focus is canines and people. So let’s curl up and be cute – like dogs – as we listen about breed histories, what evide…

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Episode 149: Shalisa Griffin - The Sharing Center - "Sharing Is Caring" 41:07

4M ago41:07

41:07

Shalisa Griffin, the Director of Development for The Sharing Center in Longwood stopped by GRP Studios, also in Longwood, for her time on the Check Your Six podcast. We talked about Shakira's journey from going to school for an IT career that was "sidelined" by a high school basketball coach in NJ, David Bellani, that developed her love for sports …

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Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson 2:36:49

4M ago2:36:49

2:36:49

As wildfires burn across L.A. — and my neighborhood evacuates — we thought it would be a good time to encore these Fire Ecology episodes so I can literally catch my breath. First Dr. Gavin Jones brings the heat talking about what fire is, how hot it burns, fire trends, tinderboxes, lots and lots of forest fire flim-flam, tolerant wombats, Angelina …

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Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) Encore with Laurie Santos 1:13:09

4M ago1:13:09

1:13:09

HAPPINESS RESEARCH, straight up. What is happiness? How do our circumstances affect happiness? Why is the word “gratitude” kinda cringey? What can we do to feel better? Should we feel guilty for feeling happy? When is positivity “toxic?” In this encore of an episode favorite, Yale cognitive scientist, Eudemonologist, and host of The Happiness Lab p…

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Episode 148: Chris Ham - Rescue Outreach Mission - "A Path Of Rescue" 53:59

4M ago53:59

53:59

Had a great conversation with Chris Ham, the Executive Director for The Rescue Outreach Mission in Sanford today on the Check Your Six podcast. The last episode for 2024 was a great way to talk end the year and talk about the issues and challenges that our community has with homeless population here in Central Florida. As Seminole County's only hom…

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Cabinology (CABINS) Encore with Dale Mulfinger 1:02:23

5M ago1:02:23

1:02:23

The time is right to revisit cabins: Log cabins, woodsy getaways, A-frame cuties, cottages, tiny homes, lake houses. WE GET INTO IT, including 2024 updates. World famous Minnesota architect, author, professional cabinologist and human delight Dale Mulfinger sits down to discuss everything from what makes a cabin a cabin, to why we bond better surro…

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Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich 1:25:06

5M ago1:25:06

1:25:06

Orange teeth! Vanilla butts! Architecture with twigs! Olde-timey joke books? Field naturalist, conservationist, wildlife tracker and “beaver believer” Rob Rich works with the National Wildlife Federation’s coordination of the Montana Beaver Working Group and answers all of our Castorological questions about: baby beavers, tooth tools, lodges, dams,…

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Episode 147: Wendy Cox Blair - The Arbor School - "Going Back To School" 47:16

5M ago47:16

47:16

Wendy Cox Blair, the CEO for The Arbor School stopped by the GRP Studios for Episode 147 on the Check Your Six Podcast. The Arbor School is doing some FANTASTIC things here in Central Florida helping kids with developmental challenges such as ADD, ADHD, Autism and the like. We talked about how The Arbor School not only teaches them the basic school…

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 2 with Michael Yassa 1:03:34

5M ago1:03:34

1:03:34

Remembering names! Preventing dementia! Photographic memories! Weed! Goldfish! It’s the thrilling conclusion of Mnemonology with Dr. Michael Yassa, the Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. We talk long vs. short term memories, how smells can pack a wallop of emotions, prosopagnosia (“facial blindness”), the fo…

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa 1:15:08

5M ago1:15:08

1:15:08

How are memories made? Where are they stored? Where do they go? What was I just talking about? Neurobiologist, professor, researcher, and Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Dr. Michael Yassa, joins us for a two-parter deep diving into our memories. Get to know the cells that run your life while he also busts…

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Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg 1:18:10

5M ago1:18:10

1:18:10

Vaping and vein health! Covid and clots! Easy bruising! Movie blood! Spider veins! Free socks! The heroic vascular surgeon Dr. Sheila Blumberg of NYU Langone Health let me ask her one million questions about how blood gets from point A to B all day. She explains the difference between arteries, veins, capillaries, and vessels and we cover everythin…

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Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion 37:00

5M ago37:00

37:00

What even IS a breadfruit? How do you cook it? Why have Pacific Islanders grown it for so long? Can it solve world hunger? And what does it have to do with an infamous 18th century mutiny on the high seas? Pack your bags and hop aboard for not one but two island excursions to learn all about this rev-'ulu-tionary tropical staple. We start on a bree…

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Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba 1:06:43

6M ago1:06:43

1:06:43

Thorny leaves! Embarrassing imports! Basket gossip! Making cool stuff from invasive vines! Renowned weaver and teacher, James C. Bamba, connected more deeply with his Mariana Island heritage through weaving and shares how you know when plant fiber is ready, the anatomy of a coconut tree, how to look a gift basket in the mouth, the baskets that he c…

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Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens 1:07:24

6M ago1:07:24

1:07:24

Exhaustion! Numbness! Anger! You’re stressed out. I get it. Let’s fix it. I cornered one of the world’s experts on Ergopathology, scholar and author Dr. Kandi Wiens, to ask about the causes of burnout, warning signs, what professions are more at risk, how to recover from burnout and prevent it in the future, which was the focus of her book, “Burnou…

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Episode 146: Brian Nagle - Waverly Resources - "Riding the Wave-rly Resources" 41:47

6M ago41:47

41:47

Episode 146 of the Check Your Six podcast brought Brian Nagel back into the GRP Studios to talk about stepping out on his own in creating his new LLC, Waverly Resources. We talked a lot of aspects of business on this episode, financing, how to save some money if you have a company that has more than 50 mobile devices, HR services, partnering with o…

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Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware 1:14:10

6M ago1:14:10

1:14:10

They’re acrobatic fliers with long bodies and veined wings and their babies breathe through their butts: dragonflies. Let’s get into the difference between a damselfly and dragonfly, how fast they dart around, how big they were in the age of the dinosaurs, sci-fi aviation inspiration, mating choreography, attracting them to your yard (maybe to eat …

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Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural 33:57

6M ago33:57

33:57

Folks, come with me. We’re hanging out under some train tracks late at night in Philadelphia doing street art. As the promised companion piece to our wonderful Modern Toichographology episode on murals and street art, this Field Trip takes us to where the action happens, chatting with several muralists as they work on their 17-foot paintings lining…

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Episode 145: Daniel Komforti - New Horizons Physical Therapy - "Glutemous Maximus 33:06

6M ago33:06

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Episode 145 brought Daniel Komforti into the GRP Studios for his time on the Check Your Six podcast. Daniel is a UCF grad that owns and operates New Horizons Physical Therapy and helps those in need of some excellent care during the rehab process from injuries or just every day wear and tear on our bodies. Daniel really a little bit different than …

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Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin 1:46:59

7M ago1:46:59

1:46:59

Licorice opinions! War chocolate! Candy corn origins, circus peanut secrets, the sourest sourballs, and your great aunt’s purse. Stay until the very end for the biggest shocked laugh I have ever had on this show. The incredibly charming author, journalist, candy historian, and Confectiologist Susan Benjamin chats about everything from apothecary or…

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney 1:00:19

7M ago1:00:19

1:00:19

Coffin engravings! Archaeology ethics! Linen wrappings! Repatriation! Sexy hippos! We’re back with more mummies in this Part 2 with the wonderful Drs. Salima Ikram & Kara Cooneywho chat about animal mummies, eating mummified remains, plant resins, the debate over human sacrifice, coffin reuse, Egyptian tourism, the worst temple gift shop in history…

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Episode 144: Bethanne Weiss - Bethanne Wellness "More Joy, Less OY" 34:46

7M ago34:46

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Bethanne Weiss was in before Hurricane Milton blessed us with his presence and talked about having ""More Joy, Less OY" on the latest episode of the Check Your Six podcast. The self proclaimed Queen of More Joy and Less Oy talked about the struggles she faced in overcoming physical issues that led her down the path to better health and wellness. We…

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram 52:23

7M ago52:23

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Linen wrapping. Expensive resins. Sarcophagi. Preserving for eternity – or until someone raids their tomb. It’s a brand-new Spooktober episode with not one but two guests: Dr. Salima Ikram is a professor of Egyptology and expert on mummification of both people and animals, and is joined by veteran guest from the Egyptology episode, professor and au…

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Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan 1:19:00

7M ago1:19:00

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Let’s kick off Spooktober with… RATS: They love pizza. They invade taquerias at midnight. They scurry. They cuddle. They outsmart. They inspire movies that inspire musicals. Proving that not just woodsy megafauna can be charismatic, rats have lives we would never suspect. Globally-lauded Urban Rodentologist Dr. Robert Corrigan, or Bobby if you like…

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Episode 143: Tim Proctor - GRP Studios - "Government Overreach?" 25:33

7M ago25:33

25:33

I have been away for a bit over the past month so I am a little behind in getting episodes completed for the podcast but the Check Your Six podcast is "Back In The Saddle Again, thanks to Aerosmith, talking about BOI reporting. In case you are not aware of it as a business, especially a small business, you have until January 1, 2025 to file your BO…

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Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) with Conrad Benner 1:19:01

8M ago1:19:01

1:19:01

Murals! Frescos! Graffiti! Street art! Philadelphia is the birthplace of graffiti and the mural capital of the world so we sit down with city historian, journalist, curator, and Toichographologist Conrad Benner to chat about public vs. private art, cultural movements, commissioned vs. um… un-commissioned murals, how mural topics are chosen, how muc…

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