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Two lovers of the past look at the weird, the wonderful and often overlooked bits of history. Gallimaufry means a confused jumble or collection of things and that basically sums us up. Crafted lovingly in a carpet shop basement. New episodes every month. (We are not the pub in Bristol, but happy to hear music acts who wish to perform with us.)
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Welcome to The Adequate Podcasts, a collection of "Well why don't you make a podcast?" fodder coming from Tobias the Adequate. What's here? (Newest to Oldest) ASK PHILO - The Dark Wisdom of Philo T Headbecker-Neecap, Rednecromancer (weekly as of 25 Sept 2020) WHAT'S COOL IN COMICS - With Shado of Carpe Diem Comics in McKinney, Texas (hiatus) THE ADEQUATE PODCAST - 2 seasons of a Gallimaufry of Randomness! (on hold / closed after Pod "B") Questions? Invective? Send 'em to pod@theadequate.com ...
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On the 30th January 1972 a peaceful protest march in Derry, Northern Ireland turned into a civilian massacre. 14 people lost their lives as the British military opened fire on unarmed crowds. It was an event that started the longest and bloodiest year in the history of the Troubles. What made it even worse was the British establishments attempts to…
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Dance, dance, dance till you're dead, literally. In 1518 the poor inhabitants of the city of Strasbourg were struck with the most unusual affliction, they began to strut their stuff and just couldn't stop, so what caused this horrifically peculiar outbreak? Slip on your blue suede shoes and listen in to find out! Send us your messages or topic idea…
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Creepy staccato voices, playful jingles, and random numbers. Welcome to the weird and haunting world of number stations, shortwave radio made especially for your friendly neighbourhood spy. Delve into these cold war mysteries with us. Special shoutout and thank you to the Conet project, a series of recordings made of the stations made with painstak…
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Unemployment, benefit cuts, the rise of facism, royal mishaps and lack of quality housing...No it's not present day Britain, but the era of the Great Depression, the 1930's. In a truly hodgepodge episode, we pick out some of the things around the decade that piqued our interest. So come and learn about how history truly seems to be repeat itself. S…
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Bienvenue les amis and welcome to an episode all about one of the greatest catastrophes in France's history. The decimation and near extinction of its wine industry. All caused by a tiny visitor from the new world wreaking havoc. Makes a change form the usual...Come and learn how this crisis was averted and European wine was left forever changed. S…
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Back in the 1930's three upper class blokes got together to start the first big social history project in Britain. The fruit of their work was Mass Observation, a project that gathered the real thoughts and opinions of ordinary working people on everything from the public to the very private... Hear the exciting story. Send us your messages or topi…
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The first English colony in North America ended in a mystery that has entranced people for centuries. Colony leader John White left and returned three years later to find no trace of hundreds of people, including his own daughter. We trace the brief history of the colony's from it's early beginnings to its slightly mysterious end... Send us your me…
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