Nobelesse Oblige

Quinn and Maggie

A podcast rating and reviewing all of the Nobel laureates from 1901 until we run out of people.

History Arts Science

Available Episodes

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JJ Thomson
We return to merry old England this episode as we cover our next physics laureate. Listen as we describe what is often considered the most productive period of the Cavendish Laboratory, and what else JJ was up to besides. Contact UsEmail: [email protected]: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @[email protected]: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesseoblige
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Philipp Lenard
Content Warning: This episode's subject was literally a NaziThis episode, we see what happens when bigotry gets in the way of science. Then, because Quinn is petty, we have a nice palette cleanser.Contact UsEmail: [email protected]: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @[email protected]: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesseoblige
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2023 Nobel Prizes
Just in time for this year's Nobel Prize ceremony, we have our episode explaining this year's Nobel Prizes. Enjoy listening to us try to explain mRNA vaccines, rage against misogyny, and... wait, is that the Romans?Contact UsEmail: [email protected]: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @[email protected]: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesseoblige
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Lord Rayleigh
After a much longer than anticipated delay, here's our episode on John William Strutt, aka Lord Rayleigh. He did a lot, but is it enough to get him Nobelesse Oblige?Contact UsEmail: [email protected]: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @[email protected]: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesseoblige
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What is Literature?
We're taking the plunge into the Literature prizes! Join us as Maggie gives us a crash course on literary history and theory, and Quinn abuses his new-found knowledge of the literary canon.Contact UsEmail: [email protected]: https://nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.comFacebook and Twitter: @NobelessePodMastodon: @[email protected]: @nobelessepod.bsky.socialPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/NobelessePodKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/nobelesseoblige
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