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This week, we’re eating out (heh) and discussing the crème de la crème when it comes to restaurants. Most everyone knows about Michelin tires, but did you know that this same company is responsible for grading the top restaurants in the world? That’s right — the company that makes the tires many of you drive on every day is responsible for handing out Michelin Stars.

Blimps are a true marvel of technical achievement. I guess you’d say that. It sounds like the pep talk blimps need in order to keep going. Don’t worry about the setbacks of the Hindenburg, the further advancement of the airplane, and nowadays don’t even worry about the increase use of drones. I mean you don’t hear people asking if their new drone is rigid or semi-rigid. Take that flying car industry. Like that’s gonna catch on. Stay tuned for Blimps as we take you from non-rigid to semi-rigid on this centennial episode of Tell Me What You Know.

In this episode of tell me what you know we’re talking coffee. The thing that motivates you to get out of bed in the morning and attack the day or just squeak by. We’ll cover light, medium, and dark - drip, espresso, americano, cappuccino! Over 1 billion people drink coffee in the world and 400 million cups of coffee are served in the US every year. This drink is influential it’s been linked to sparking the industrial revolution and Age of Enlightenment. Let’s get into it. We’re wired, jittery, and talking coffee.

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In this episode get caught up on some of the crazy news from around the world. Remember to use JumpLinks to learn more about the stories we share and see what we're talking about. Just visit Jump.link and enter the keyword we share in the episode or follow Tell Me What You Know to be just a click away from all our links.

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Happy Fourth, everyone! A lot of diet talk on this week's show, from an oral implant that helps you lose weight by making sure your mouth stays shut, to Kim Jong-un's weight loss after reemerging from his month-long hiatus. It's surely going to be a Hot Boy Summer for the Supreme Leader.

We wrap up the show with a star spangled draft in honor of Independence Day.

In this episode we are joined by UVA Law's Dean of Admissions, Natalie Blazer. We discuss the process of applying to Law School, the LSAT, and how law school prepares you to become a lawyer.

If you are in a mid-atlantic state right now, you might be hearing a loud hum outside equivalent to a lawn mower or a motorcycle. But your idiot neighbor never mows despite repeated requests from the HOA and you finished Sons of Anarchy in the beginning of the pandemic. No, what you’re hearing is the sound of the periodical cicadas, magicicadas if we’re being specific.

These harmless but annoying insects emerge from the soil every 13 or 17 years to feed, mate, and party for 4-6 weeks before the next generation of eggs falls from the trees and boroughs in for the long nap until it’s their turn to move out of the house and get a job 17 years later.

We won’t see this brood of cicadas till 2038 so you better learn as much as you can quickly before they all die and you can forget it all and go back to living your life. That’s future you’s problem to ask what these things have to do with prime numbers. And don’t you worry. We’ll still be here to tell you, cause this is Tell Me What You Know.

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Welcome to a brand new episode and season of Tell Me What You Know. We know you have missed us. In this episode of Tell Me What You Know, we are discussing Space Trash. AKA Space Junk. AKA Space Debris. This is all the crap left orbiting the earth at 17,000 miles per hour after being launched into space on the many thousands of missions over the year. Large things like satellites, dead boosters, and the International Space Station down to tiny objects and flecks of paint. This might not seem like something we need to worry about with the great vastness of space but we’ll learn about a possible future called the Kessler Syndrome where the earth becomes engulfed in these tiny bullets that makes space travel too dangerous. We’ll look at ways we are trying to mitigate problematic future and ideas for cleaning up space. We’re excited to be back on Tell Me What You Know.

We're coming back May 24th with a new episode! We'll be looking at Space Trash. We also have some information about changes to the show and what to expect going forward. Glad we are coming back! Sorry for the vacation. Now Tell Me What You Know.

On this episode of Tell Me What You Know we’re venturing into the World of NFTs, Non-Fungible Tokens. This is yet another crypto related topic that people between the ages of 16 and 35 are discussing as the next big thing. It leaves most of us asking, what exactly is an NFT and why are people spending so much money on them? Is this new technology the next form of digital art? Will it save the music and entertainment industry? Or is this simply the latest tulip bubble that will pop and leave 24 year olds staring at a USB stick full of overpriced JPEGs? Come get educated on this abbreviation I’m sure you are seeing everywhere. I guarantee at the end of the episode you’ll be able to define fungible. Also please purchase each of our episodes as a newly released NFT. They’ll be worth big money some day. Welcome to Tell Me What You Know.

We're looking back at season 2 and playing the trivia game. See how much we retained in this special trivia episode of Tell Me What You Know.

Big Foot, the Yeti, Chupacabra -- We dive into the mythical world of cryptozoology and look at a variety of creatures that exist in legends from around the world.

On this episode of TMWYK, we’re looking at polar vortexes, winter’s way of saying, “and you thought it was cold”. Yes, last week brought some of the coldest temperatures recorded to parts of the midwest and Texas that left people without power and clean water for several days. We take a look at what causes these events and are they really a product of climate change? At the end, we draft our 5 favorite cool/cold things. Bundle up. This is Tell Me What You Know.

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We’re raising the "big top" for a little Circus talk. We’ll cover smooth-talking PT Barnum and his questionable intentions, his merger with James Baily to create Barnum and Bailey’s, and their circus being picked up by the 7 Ringling Bros to ultimately achieve the Circus’ Final Form -- Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus. We wrap the show up by picking our favorite things about circuses. Grab some popcorn and one of those cheap, light-up plastic toys, this is Tell Me What You Know. 

Hangovers... I don't have the energy to write this.

We're talking Game Stop Stock and the reddit groups who have taken Wall Street by storm. We take you through the ins and outs of this news story that is one part Robbin Hood and one part get rich quick schemes. We try and fill you in on exactly what's going on and we don't over complicate things. Don't take this as investment advice!

We're still on holiday but we'll be back with new episodes on Monday February 1, 2021. Take care everyone.

It’s 100 seconds to midnight, or at least that’s what the folks behind the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists say anyway. We’re talking about the Doomsday Clock, a metaphorical icon symbolizing how long humanity has until we’re all incinerated by nuclear bombs or succumb to unliveable climate change. Learn a little about the creation of the clock as well as global events that have impacted changes in the countdown. It’s Threat Level Midnight here on TMWYK.