The Plaice to Know

Episode

No Such Thing As An Itching Powder Guild

2023-02-10 · 3 places on the map · episode transcript

  1. Herne BayOne-offUnited Kingdom

    My wife once won a load of teddys on a shooting gallery in Herne Bay. Many good personal anecdotes in Herne Bay. It's a rich place.

    mentioned at 00:15:48 · See it on the map →

  2. LivermoreOne-offUnited States

    Some people think that the Livermore one has lasted so long because it's never turned off. Because when you turn something off, sometimes it's like a surge of electricity and stuff that can damage the filament, whereas…

    mentioned at 00:29:11 · See it on the map →

  3. Banda IslandsOne-offIndonesia

    The Dutch secured the Banda Islands in Indonesia — not actually a bad deal, trading Manhattan for the spice island, because the sheer amount of value they extracted by controlling the nutmeg trade. For about 150 years…

    mentioned at 00:38:20 · See it on the map →

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