May 2013
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52: Women's Soccer →
In celebration of the National Women’s Soccer League’s inaugural season, 5 questions on women’s soccer. This week’s music comes from the Subway Music Archive.
(Also, I’m the Guest Quizmaster this week on PodQuiz, so do check it out when it comes out today/tomorrow.)
April 2013
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30: The Stanley Cup (Rerun) →
No new episode this week, as I’m swamped with work. Enjoy this episode from last year on the Stanley Cup. Regular episodes in two weeks’ time.
5 questions on one of the greatest (physical) trophies ever, The Stanley Cup. (I don’t mean the best sporting competition, but it’s close.) Music this week is “Ivy (There’s No Forgetting)” by Tom Fahy from the Free Music Archive. There’s also...
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51: Game of Thrones Spelling Bee →
In lieu of five questions this week on Game of Thrones, a 5-round GoT spelling bee. (N.B.: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS.)
The music pieces this week are all covers of the GoT theme song, composed by Ramin Dajwadi; they are by the following artists:
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March 2013
2 posts
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50: Molly Shannon →
5 questions about SNL veteran and perpetual TV guest star Molly Shannon. (Because this podcast is 50! 50 episodes old!)
Music this week is “La Di Da” by Sydney Wayser, via the Free Music Archive.
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49: π! →
It’s Pi Day (in North America)! 5 questions on one of mathematics’ biggest days.
This week in lieu of music, I’m featuring a stanza from Garrett Buhl Robinson’s epic poem Martha. You can find out more about Garrett’s work here.
Also, I’ve got a new addition to the Subway Music Archive - listen to it here.
February 2013
3 posts
48: International Baseball (with Ted Berg) →
5 questions on international baseball, in celebration of the World Baseball Classic, which begins next week!
Featured this week in lieu of music is an interview I did with USA Today sports writer/sandwich maven Ted Berg. I got to talk to him about the WBC, his expectations for the Mets this year, being both a fan and a sportswriter, his time in the Jeopardy! contestant pool, and of course,...
infinitespace 2x03: Timeline of a Loop →
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Looping, cycles, repetition - it’s all present in our history, art, literature, and nature. This week in two acts (plus a prologue), how loops affect us all, from every 10 or 20 seconds to every 10,000 years.
We begin at the Staten Island Museum, home to the largest collection of cicadas in North America. Brood II of the 17-year magicicada genus is returning to the East...
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47: Broadway Musicals →
Two weeks late is 5 questions on Broadway musicals. Music this week is “Maxima and Minima” by Matheatre from Calculus: The Musical.
12: TV of the 2000s (Rerun) →
In honor of 30 Rock’s finale - and the fact that I have a bunch of stuff to read this week - I’m re-running this old episode (almost back to the SoundCloud days!) on TV of the 2000s. (Fun note - I believe I mentioned my friend Kerishma Panigrahi in this episode. I have now been dating her nearly the past 13 months. Oh, how time flies.
January 2013
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46: The Peabody Awards →
5 questions on the Peabody Awards, possibly my favorite award in media. Music this week is “You Were Cool” by the Mountain Goats via the Internet Archive.
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45: Capitals →
A special double-length episode on capitals. Featuring a cover of Roxette’s “It Must Have Been Love” and an interview with the artists of that cover, Silvia Jhony and Brent, which will tomorrow be part of the Subway Music Archive (I want to give it an extra day of exclusivity here on the podcast).
December 2012
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44: Mammals →
An erratum: I list this episode as episode 43 on the audio, which has obviously been rectified in the title.
5 questions on mammals. This week’s music is an a capella quartet singing “In the Still of The Night,” from the newly refurbished Subway Music Archive, which you can now find both on this site and on Soundcloud.
39: Space Exploration (Rerun) →
Hey guys, I’ve been really busy this week with finals and since this episode got lost in the shuffle last time, I figure I’d re-run it. The interview is the bulk of the show and at least that part’s evergreen. And perhaps you missed out on listening to this one anyway. Thanks for your patience, and I’ll be back with ThursTriv Podcast 43 on mammals next week.
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November 2012
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43: Thanksgiving →
5 questions on Thanksgiving. Music this week is “Jingle Bells” (originally written for Thanksgiving!) by Wikipedia user Robotchoir.
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Former ThursTriv music selection And the Giraffe... →
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In other news, hey look I did a thing. →
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I didn’t even know this was published today until now. Here’s my latest mental_floss quiz where you have to name the countries in the “Countries of the World” song from Animaniacs.
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42: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy →
5 questions, aptly on the Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Music this week is “Sweetmatter” by Andrew Bird from the Internet Archive.
If you want to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, donate to the Red Cross or help out my friends at the Brooklyn Brainery and support the Red Hook Initiative.
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House Snark, Episode 01: Feminism 101 →
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House Snark: Feminism is Coming
Episode One: Feminism 101 In which Kerishma and Jenn provide a brief history of the dreaded F-word.
Music: “Five Armies,” via Incompetech
I did a very, very small amount of production advising on this for Kerishma and my friend Jenn. They’re starting a fun show on feminism, gender studies, and popular culture, all while being the...
41: Pitchers →
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5 questions this week on baseball pitchers. Music this week is a public domain piece - “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” as sung by Edwin Meeker on an Edison cylinder in 1908.
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40: Board Games →
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Sorry for the late podcast this week, guys - this was recorded but not edited since Tuesday and I almost forgot about it.
5 questions on board games. This week’s music is “11:11” by Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire from a show in 2001 from the Internet Archive.
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39: Space Exploration →
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5 questions on space exploration. Also, I interviewed Mark Roberts, a tour guide and educator at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum about the new Space Shuttle Pavilion, the Enterprise, and sex in space!
This week’s music is “I Make You a Spaceman” by Kevin Bryce via the Free Music Archive. Special thanks this week to Jen at the Brooklyn Brainery for facilitating my interview...
41: Pitchers
5 questions this week on baseball pitchers. Music this week is a public domain piece - “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” as sung by Edwin Meeker on an Edison cylinder in 1908.
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ThursTriv will return next week. I’m going to try to get a special edition of Here Is New York up by tomorrow.
Additionally, there’s been a few problems with the RSS and iTunes feeds in terms of the podcasts coming up as rich media rather than just links. I’m working on it but it’s been taking a while (especially considering this is by and large a hobby for me and...
October 2012
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41: Pitchers →
thurstriv:
5 questions this week on baseball pitchers. Music this week is a public domain piece - “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” as sung by Edwin Meeker on an Edison cylinder in 1908.
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40: Board Games →
thurstriv:
Sorry for the late podcast this week, guys - this was recorded but not edited since Tuesday and I almost forgot about it.
5 questions on board games. This week’s music is “11:11” by Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire from a show in 2001 from the Internet Archive.
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39: Space Exploration →
thurstriv:
5 questions on space exploration. Also, I interviewed Mark Roberts, a tour guide and educator at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum about the new Space Shuttle Pavilion, the Enterprise, and sex in space!
This week’s music is “I Make You a Spaceman” by Kevin Bryce via the Free Music Archive. Special thanks this week to Jen at the Brooklyn Brainery for facilitating my interview...
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Hey Look I Made a Thing. →
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Here’s a quiz on the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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41: Pitchers →
5 questions this week on baseball pitchers. Music this week is a public domain piece - “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” as sung by Edwin Meeker on an Edison cylinder in 1908.
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40: Board Games →
Sorry for the late podcast this week, guys - this was recorded but not edited since Tuesday and I almost forgot about it.
5 questions on board games. This week’s music is “11:11” by Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire from a show in 2001 from the Internet Archive.
September 2012
3 posts
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39: Space Exploration →
5 questions on space exploration. Also, I interviewed Mark Roberts, a tour guide and educator at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum about the new Space Shuttle Pavilion, the Enterprise, and sex in space!
This week’s music is “I Make You a Spaceman” by Kevin Bryce via the Free Music Archive. Special thanks this week to Jen at the Brooklyn Brainery for facilitating my...
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38: Museums →
Five questions on museums. Music this week is “In the Museum” by Tinyfolk from the Free Music Archive.
Anonymous asked: Hi Daniel, I appreciated your collaboration on James Carter's popquiz, but I should point out: Mexico is in North America, not Central America.
August 2012
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37: Metals →
5 questions vaguely on the topic of metals. Music this week is “We Should Have Built From Metal” by Erothug from the Free Music Archive (there’s also a bit of “RSPN” by Blank & Kytt during the preview of next week’s infinitespace).
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Hey look I made a thing. →
I did a guest quizmaster spot on PodQuiz on National Symbols.
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36: Squares →
In honor of 36 being a perfect square, 5 questions with that theme. Music this week is Krestovsky (again!) with “Perfectly Square” from the Free Music Archive.
Also, next week I’m going to have a Guest Quizmaster spot on PodQuiz - I’ll post that when it comes out next Thursday.
July 2012
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35: Summer Olympics →
5 questions in celebration of the London games. Music this week is “Olympic Love” by Krestovsky from the Free Music Archive.
34: More Than You Can Chew →
5 questions on success, failure, and literally biting off more than you can chew.
Music this week is “Mission Creep” by Bureaucrat and the Conspirators, from the Free Music Archive. (There’s also a bit of “Boom” by Wild Flag as part of the teaser for next week’s episode of The Aulos.)
June 2012
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33: NPR →
5 questions on NPR. Unfortunately this is probably the most niche episode of the show I’ve done, at least in the post-Soundcloud era of the show. Music this week is “Happening for Lulu” by Kraus from the Free Music Archive. There’s also a bit of “The Golden Age of Sampling” by Kirk Pearson in the teaser for next week’s episode of infinitespace.
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32: Live! →
Recorded live on June 6, 2012 at the Grecian Shelter in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, as part of the Macaulay Honors College Olympics. Rounds for this game are on Brooklyn, The Ancient World, Flags, and Sea Life. Play along at home using these answer sheets!
This week’s music includes “I Left My Heart in Brooklyn” by the Unbroken Hearts, “One Minute for the Stars” by...
May 2012
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31: 31 →
5 questions on the number 31. Music this week is “Malice In Wonderland” by Mouth’s Cradle from the Free Music Archive.
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30: The Stanley Cup →
5 questions on one of the greatest (physical) trophies ever, The Stanley Cup. (I don’t mean the best sporting competition, but it’s close.) Music this week is “Ivy (There’s No Forgetting)” by Tom Fahy from the Free Music Archive. There’s also a bit of “The Crystal Cat” by Dan Deacon used in the preview for next week’s premiere of The Aulos on...
29: Americana Spelling Bee →
In lieu of five questions, five words, phrases and names for an Americana spelling bee.
Sounds this week come from Freesound (by Joe Powell, Peter Keyster, and Freesound users RHumphries, jobro, and ERH). I did this in part because I knew I couldn’t include full songs with this week’s format, and in part as sort of a teaser for The Aulos, a music playlist podcast as part of...
April 2012
3 posts
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Hey look I made a thing. →
My newest mental_floss quiz is up. It’s on official state beverages.
28: "Weird Al" Yankovic →
10 questions about “Weird Al” Yankovic. Music this week is “Polkarama” by “Weird Al” and “Pixel Peeker Polka” by Kevin McLeod.
27: Holidays, Part 2 →
This week I’m asking questions about holidays around the world, live from Lincoln Center (specifically an empty Irene Diamond Building). Music for this episode is Paneye’s “North Sea Radio.”
March 2012
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26: Holidays, Part 1 →
5 questions on holidays in the United States. Two weeks from now I’ll be asking 5 questions on holidays around the world.
Music this week is “The Electricity Song” by Matheatre from the Free Music Archive.
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Hey look I did a thing.
My guest...