237 – Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Hello! Bonjour! Hej! (You didn’t think we’d just let a Eurovision pass without recording our thoughts about it, right?) Join Julia and Lauren for a recap of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest 2024 hosted in Malmö, Sweden. (Big shout out to Baby Lasagna and Croatia’s best-ever result at Eurovision–Čestitamo!) Later, take a quiz called “Breaking the Code.”

P.S. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for some fun news on the horizon!

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[Music: 1) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license. 2) Xylo-Ziko, “Code,” 2022. Courtesy of Xylo-Ziko, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.]

Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
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123 – Man of Steel, Heart of Ice: Joseph Stalin

It’s the start of *DICTATOR DECEMBER*! This week, Julia covers Very Bad Person™ Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Learn how this poor boy from Georgia […the country…] became one of the most feared leaders of the 20th century. Later, please enjoy a quiz on a completely different topic: “Universally Adored Humans”!
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[Music: 1) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “Nutcracker Suite,” 1892; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast
123 - Man of Steel, Heart of Ice: Joseph Stalin
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