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Spellcast is a short podcast dedicated to talking about the words on the Merriam-Webster spelling bee list.
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Part 2 of our 4-part series on the U.S. Exploring Expedition, in which we talk about Wilkes's exploits in the Antarctic.
Episode music:
"Sea Space," by Emily A. Sprague
"Under Cover," by Wayne Jones
We made it to 25 episodes! In today's episode, part 1 of 4, we talk about the exploits of the U.S. Ex.Ex.
In which Maggie tells us about ancient Egypt.
Post-production edit: Tutankhamen was 13 when he died; he became pharaoh at age 9.
Episode music: "Desert Caravan," by Aaron Kenny
We've had a hard time sticking to our production schedule because it's been a bit chaotic. But we're trying to get back on a roll.
We also have a special guest today to talk about our word! This was our first attempt at remote interviewing. There's work to do but I think it turned out ok.
In our episode today, we talk about dazzle ships, ships with brightly colored camouflage during World War I. Check out our show notes for more.
In which we talk about birds and architects.
In which we talk about David Glasgow Farragut, Oliver Hazard Perry, and Matthew Calbraith Perry.
In which we talk about symbols of the United States. Find more show notes at our newly created website!
In which we apply Maggie's home science lesson to our word for the day! Maggie's lesson is taken from National Geographic's online encyclopedia, which you can read here.
In which we talk astronomy and ships and practice social distancing.
In which we talk about mythology and space mission, and we end with a special interview.
Theme music: Scott Holmes, Upbeat Party
In which we talk about Madagascar's flora and fauna (and I'm still so happy with how our mic sounds!).
Sound credit: Duke Lemur Center, via Wikipedia
Theme music: Scott Holmes, Upbeat Party (Free Music Archive)
In which we learn about misdemeanors from our special guest, Kellen Funk, associate professor of law at Columbia University. (Plus, we got a microphone; can you tell?)
Theme music: Upbeat Party, by Scott Holmes (from Free Music Archive)
In which we test out new intro and outro cadences, and we decide that veranda is a pretty boring word.
In which we discuss the Civil War and northeast US geography.
You can also check out the recording we excerpted from the Library of Congress Folkways Project.
In which we discuss mountains, cats, and Google.
In which we learn about interesting inventions by ancient people, and we realize we need to learn how to edit out background shrieking.
We made it 8 straight episodes without a break! But sick family forced a one-day hiatus. In this episode, we're back with a word that we don't have too much to say about because it's just too hard to understand.
In which we encounter a word that neither of us knew before, and Abby experiments with voiceover music, plus some bonus sniffles from our honorary executive producer.
In which a special guest joins us and interjects himself into the conversation as often as possible.
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