The Plaice to Know

Episode

No Such Thing As An Eton Oyster

2025-12-18 · 5 places on the map · episode transcript

  1. Bubbly CreekOne-offUnited States

    There's a bit of the Chicago River which was called Bubbly Creek. Dead carcasses give off methane, they give off gas. 100 years ago, it was really foul.

    mentioned at 00:03:11 · See it on the map →

  2. Chicago RiverRecurringUnited States

    The Chicago River is a friend of the podcast. In 2004, the Dave Matthews Band drove over it in their bus and dumped an estimated £800 of human feces onto a passenger sightseeing boat.

    mentioned at 00:11:17 · See it on the map →

  3. Stinking RiverOne-offUnited States

    The Chicago River was known as the Stinking River. That's what locals called it all the way through the 20th century.

    mentioned at 00:12:08 · See it on the map →

  4. University of WarwickOne-offUnited Kingdom

    Who is basically slightly sent to Coventry in Cambridge because he's become a Buddhist and become very spiritual. He's the most wonderful person. I think in the University of Cambridge, they don't say sent to Coventry.…

    mentioned at 00:14:33 · See it on the map →

  5. University of HawaiiOne-offUnited States

    Physicists at the University of Hawaii have recently solved the secret of how washing machines get clothes clean. It's never been known until now.

    mentioned at 00:26:17 · See it on the map →

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