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[MUSIC DAY] Who is Rosalia? Jun 21, 2022

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The annual celebration of World Music Day on 21st June is upon us and Do You Really Know? is aiming to strike a chord with listeners. We'll be harping on about music all week long, covering related terms, concepts and famous figures.

Who is Rosalia?

Following the release of her latest album Motomami, Rosalia Vila Tobella was called a visionary and compared to artists like M.I.A. and Madonna by the Wall Street Journal. It’s fair to say she seems destined to be one of the biggest pop stars of her generation. So let’s take a moment to discuss the career of a singer who is winning critical and popular acclaim with everything she does.

How did she get to where she is today? Well, where do you go from there huh?! In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !

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What is ecological debt?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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Can carbon farming help us reach net zero by 2050? Jun 20, 2022

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Can carbon farming help us reach net zero by 2050?

Reaching carbon net zero by 2050 is one of the main objectives in the struggle against global warming. It’s also part of the Green New Deal the EU agreed upon in 2019. Since the start of 2022, many figures in agriculture have been pushing for a carbon farming policy which would see farmers rewarded for their efforts in sequestering carbon.

How does that work? Why is agriculture in particular concerned by the net zero target? What is expected at a European level? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !

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What is art nouveau and how did it flourish around the turn of the 20th century?

What are subliminals?

What is sadfishing?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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[MUSIC DAY] What is the Mozart Effect? Jun 20, 2022

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What is the Mozart Effect?

What if listening to 10 minutes of Mozart could increase your IQ? That’s exactly what Frances Raucher and her Californian research team suggested back in 1993. The theory spread like wildfire around the world, leading to much speculation about the so-called Mozart Effect.

The myth comes from the publication of an experiment in American scientific journal Nature. The study required participants to listen to The Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K 448 by Mozart. After just 10 minutes, they were better able to solve spatial intelligence tasks which are part of IQ testing.

Let’s cut to the chase, does it actually work? How does music affect our brain ? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !

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What is asthma?

What is ecological debt?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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[MUSIC DAY] What is K-Pop? Jun 19, 2022

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What is K-Pop?

On October 15th, Big Hit Entertainment debuted on the Korean stock exchange. If you’re not familiar with the company itself, you’re more likely to have heard of BTS, one of the bands they created. In barely 24 hours, the success of the IPO had exceeded all expectations. A single day of trading was enough to bring the value of Big Hit Entertainment up from $4.5bn to nearly $7.4bn. Also known as the Bangtan Boys, BTS are the most famous boy band from South Korea, and a global music phenomenon. Particularly popular among teenagers, the group’s last single “Dynamite” reached 350 million views on Youtube in under a month.

So what’s the magic K-pop formula? It sounds like a neatly packaged commercial product! In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How did "Where’s Wally" become an international phenomenon over the last 35 years? Jun 18, 2022

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How did Where’s Wally become an international phenomenon over the last 35 years?

With his red and white hooped jumper, round glasses and funny hat, our man Wally is easy to recognise, but much more difficult to find! Anyone who’s read through one of his books will tell you that. And that’s a lot of people, given that as of 2007, 73 million copies had been sold. As the series turns 35 years old, let’s take a moment to show it some appreciation.

Hmm, I’ve heard of Where’s Waldo, but not Where’s Wally; what’s the difference? How was Wally created? What’s the secret to finding Wally every time? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !

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What is art nouveau and how did it flourish around the turn of the 20th century?

What are subliminals?

What is sadfishing?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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[MUSIC DAY] Who are Oasis? Jun 18, 2022

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Who are Oasis?

On August 10th 1996, Oasis drew over 250,000 fans to their gigs on two consecutive nights at Knebworth Park. Much like the band, these record-breaking concerts would end up gaining legendary status.

And just a week ago, a dedicated Oasis Knebworth 1996 documentary premiered in UK cinemas, making it the perfect opportunity to talk about one of the country’s most successful bands.

Why are they called Oasis again? How did Oasis get to be so successful? Why aren’t Oasis still producing music to this day? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How did art nouveau flourish around the turn of the 20th century? Jun 17, 2022

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What is art nouveau and how did it flourish around the turn of the 20th century?

This aesthetic movement dominated many artistic fields in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was influenced by nature and used trademark organic shapes and sinuous lines, moving away from previous limits to create new kinds of design objects. Let’s take a few minutes to reflect on where art nouveau came from, as well as its major themes and artists. Unlike many artistic waves, art nouveau didn’t come from one particular artist or theory. Rather it marked a change in mentality, and a move away from traditional restrictive art forms.

How did the movement start? What are the main characteristics of Art Nouveau works? Who are the main figures of the Art Nouveau movement? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !

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What are subliminals?

What is sadfishing?

What is Jurassic Park?

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[MUSIC DAY] Who are Abba? Jun 17, 2022

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Who are Abba?

A full forty years after their last LP “The Visitors”, Abba have only gone and released a new album! That’s right, with Voyage now available for download, let’s take the opportunity to talk about one of Euro-disco's most legendary bands!

Why are they called Abba again? What are their most popular classics? Why did the band end up splitting? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is the thyroid?

What is asthma?

What is ecological debt?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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What are subliminals? Jun 16, 2022

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What are subliminals?

If you listen to some people out there, they’ll tell you you can improve your self-esteem, change your eye colour, or become a mermaid simply by viewing or listening to certain clips on Youtube. Sounds far-fetched right? Well, the idea is based on subliminal messaging, so let’s discuss how realistic it is. It’s important to distinguish between audio and visual subliminals. The former type often feature unintelligible jabbering, sometimes overshadowed by random ambient music. The extract you can hear in the background comes from a Mark Reynolds clip entitled “Make Him Unblock You On Social Media”

What are the clips themselves actually like? But how can you expect to get physical changes from an audio or video clip? What does science have to say on the matter? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !

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What is sadfishing?

What is Jurassic Park?

What are carbon bombs?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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What is sadfishing? Jun 15, 2022

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What is sadfishing?

Since the advent of social media, we’ve gotten used to seeing highlight reels of people’s lives on our newsfeeds. But in recent years, people have been more and more willing to share posts about moments of sadness, rather than acting like everything’s perfect all the time. More authentic, or simply another veiled form of attention seeking and like hunting? The practice has been labelled sadfishing.

How did the term come to be created? How widespread is sadfishing then? Are we saying it’s all about getting more likes then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !

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What is Jurassic Park?

What are carbon bombs?

What is rewilding?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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