QuickBites

QuickBites

Education EN ↓ 96 episodes

There's fun in learning at random. Host Pauline Altman and her guests do the research so you don't have to.

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QuickBites

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Education

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Latest episode

Sep 26, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 96: The State of the Equine Industry 26.09.2025

Equine scientist and horse owner Kiowa breaks down the current levels of the US horse industry, and the effects the economy has on them. 3:50 Topic Start  29:20 Appalachian Legacy Initiative 1:12:00 The Mustang Problem The Podcast on Bluesky The Podcast on Instagram

Episode 95: Accessibility in Cosmetology 06.03.2025

Cosmetologist Alti stopped by to share how communication and community are essential to increasing accessibility and diversity in the field of cosmetology. The Podcast on Bluesky The Podcast on Instagram

Episode 94: Ball-Jointed Dolls 19.12.2024

BJD faceup artist Lav shares the basics of the ball-jointed doll crafting (and collecting adjacent) community. See Lav's art here . The Podcast on Bluesky The Podcast on Instagram

Episode 93: The Michelin Guide 24.08.2023

Pauline looks into the origins of the Michelin Guide. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram or Tumblr . Send requests to be an expert or enthusiast guest to QuickBitesPod@gmail.com

Episode 92: FEMA 01.08.2023

Pauline explores the continuing evolution of FEMA. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram or Tumblr . Send requests to be an expert or enthusiast guest to QuickBitesPod@gmail.com

Episode 91: Company Towns 06.07.2023

Pauline describes the Company Town structure and gives examples of the good, the bad, and the massacre. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram or Tumblr . Send requests to be a guest expert or enthusiast to QuickBitesPod@gmail.com

Episode 90: Stochastic Terrorism 21.06.2023

Pauline breaks down the rhetoric used in Stochastic Terrorism, the characteristics of those most at risk of being influenced by its messaging, and how to spot shifts in The Overton Window. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram . Send requests to be a guest expert/enthusiast to QuickBitesPod@gmail.com

Episode 89: Enron 01.06.2023

Pauline explains the rise and scandalous collapse of Enron Corporation. Find the show on Twitter or Instagram  

Episode 88: Safe Injection Sites 08.02.2023

Pauline makes the case for opening more Safe Injection Sites to help address the opioid crisis.

Episode 87: Private Detective Agencies' Role in US Labor History 31.01.2023

Pauline covers how businesses used middle-men to suppress their workers in the late 19th/early 20th century.

Episode 86: Coffee Production 21.04.2022

Pauline shares the steps coffee goes through from harvest to brew (including processing styles), then covers the four waves of the coffee industry. Find 'The Marvelous Madames' Podcast at https://linktr.ee/themarvelousmadames :30 The Coffee Production Process, 13:44 Promo: The Marvelous Madames Podcast, 14:30 The Four Waves of Coffee

Episode 85: Lebensraum, and The Siege of Leningrad 07.04.2022

Pauline covers the German term 'Lebensraum', its part in the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, and part of that invasion - The Siege of Leningrad. 0:05 Best Anythings (Ted Lasso, Legends of Tomorrow rewatch), 1:52 Lebensraum, 6:31 The Siege of Leningrad

Episode 84: An Intro to Reading Classic Literature with Art from The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast 11.03.2022

Pauline is joined by Art from The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast, who shares some ways to get into reading classic literature, and gives some recommendations of diverse authors and stories. Find Art at His website  and on YouTube  and on Twitter   0:00 Art's Intro, 3:14 Best Anythings (Picard, A Flicker In The Dark), 6:12 An Intro to Reading Classic Literature

Episode 83: Marxism vs. Cultural Marxism 04.03.2022

Pauline compares the basis of Marxist theory to the origin of the Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory. 0:05 Best Anythings (Killing Eve is back, The Endgame, Learning to play chess), 2:22 Marxism vs. Cultural Marxism

Episode 82: The Communist Manifesto 24.02.2022

Pauline covers how Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' fight for the working class led to writing the Communist Manifesto. 0:05 Best Anythings (Single Drunk Female, Abbott Elementary), 1:22 The Communist Manifesto

Episode 81: Plant Intelligence 10.02.2022

Pauline shares the evidence of Plant Intelligence including communication, learning/memory, and problem solving. 05: Best Anythings (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, We Need to Talk About Bill Cosby, JFK Revisited:Through the Looking Glass), 2:36 Plant Intelligence

Episode 80: The Halifax Explosion 03.02.2022

Pauline shares the cause and destruction of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Best Anythings; :05 Star Trek Discovery, 1:15 The Winter Olympics Begins, Topic; 1:50 The Halifax Explosion

Episode 79: FDR's New Deal 27.01.2022

Pauline covers the burst of new agencies and policies created during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency to aid in recovery from the Great Depression. Best Anythings; :06 Peacemaker on HBOMax, Topic; 1:00 The New Deal

Episode 78: Humanistic Psychology 20.01.2022

Pauline breaks down the traits and origins of Humanistic Psychology. Best Anythings; :05 Yellowjackets S1, Topic; 1:13 Humanistic Psychology

Episode 77: The Teapot Dome Scandal 13.01.2022

Pauline covers the 1920s Teapot Dome Scandal.

Episode 76: The Boston Tea Party 06.01.2022

Pauline breaks down the events leading to and from the Boston Tea Party. Best Anythings; 2:22 Dickinson, 3:25 Home Economics, Topic; 6:55 The Boston Tea Party

Episode 75: The First 'Under Appreciated Women' Special 09.09.2021

The hosts discuss some accomplishments of under appreciated women from Hollywood history. Best Anythings; 1:32 Clickbait on Netflix, Topics; 2:45 Under Appreciated Women in Entertainment

Episode 74: Domesticated Sunflowers, and Personality Tests 02.09.2021

Jessica shares the history of Sunflowers as domestic crops, and Pauline covers the history/ limits of Personality Tests. Best Anythings; 1:45 Dr. Death docu-series and show, Topics; 5:00 Domesticated Sunflowers, 18:45 Personality Tests

Episode 73: Lucid Dreaming, and OSHA 05.08.2021

Jessica explores Lucid Dreaming, and Pauline shares the history of worker safety laws/ the creation of OSHA. Best Anythings; 2:00 The USWNT in the Olympic Semifinals, 4:15 Motherland Fort Salem, Topics; 7:16 Lucid Dreaming, 24:40 OSHA

Episode 72: Tears, and the Americans with Disabilities Act 29.07.2021

Jessica shares the types and function of tears, and Pauline covers the history and components of the ADA. Best Anythings; 0:40 USWNT, 1:15 Steak-umm Twitter, 4:30 Manifest, 6:42 Ghislaine Maxwell docu series, 8:35 Dear Zachary, 10:00 The Choice, 10:33 Simone Biles, Topics; 16:00 Tears, 26:45 Americans with Disabilities Act

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