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The Encyclopedia Podcast

The Encyclopedia Podcast

By: Kat Blooms
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Reading through the 1963 Britannica Encyclopedia. A way to learn new facts, or fall asleep. You choose your own adventure. Thank you for finding this podcast.

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Episodes
  • Yap Episode #2

    Yap Episode #2
    13 Oct 2026

    Yap episode talking about:

    Why read the encylopedia?

    Interesting things I've read, seen this year:

    3 body problem

    Odyssey

    East of Eden

    Looking forward to:

    Zelda, Stardew Valley, Revenge the Chinese Drama

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    25 min
  • Abutilon, Abydos, Leander & Hero

    Abutilon, Abydos, Leander & Hero
    13 Oct 2026

    Abutilon - mallow family genus of shrubs or herbs

    Abydos - ancient town of Mysia

    From Abydos we wander Wikipedia to read about the myth of Hero & Leander

    Abutilon & Abydos from the 1963 Encylopedia Britannica

    Hero & Leander from Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abydos_(Hellespont)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_and_Leander

    https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_New_International_Encyclop%C3%A6dia/Hero_(priestess)
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    10 min
  • Colette

    Colette
    9 Oct 2026

    A comparison episode

    1963 Encyclopedia Britannica's entry on Colette

    & then the Wikipedia page's entry

    Wikipedia is much more expansive and thorough. It takes less narrative leeway with describing which I found interesting. I would think the encyclopedia britannica would by dryer, but its prose itself had more character.

    Over the rest of the year I'll work on audio quality. I use a program which has AI capabilities to clean up audio, but I intentionally don't utilize it. I don't think every work needs to be optimized. But I will in other ways attempt to improve quality.

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    18 min
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