Maps!

Episode 128

16th January 2023

Alex Schmidt is joined by author & comedy writer Dennard Dayle and comics & comedy writer Brendan McGinley for a look at why maps are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Episode notes

Alex Schmidt is joined by author & comedy writer Dennard Dayle (1900HotDog.com, book ‘Everything Abridged’) and comics & comedy writer Brendan McGinley (1900HotDog.com, comic series ‘Citizen X’) for a look at why maps are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.

(Alex’s podcast hosting service requires a minimum of 5 characters per episode title, so that’s why this episode’s title has an exclamation point)

LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:

RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

RESEARCH SOURCES:

The mapfight.xyz diagram of the relative sizes of Greenland and Africa:

A diagram by UK climate data scientist Neil Kaye, showing the world’s countries in actual size (dark blue) versus Mercator size (light blue):

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  • Brendan McGinley
  • Dennard Dayle

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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!

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