David Baddiel Tries to Understand Podcast
David Baddiel tries to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics.
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Crying—Series 4
Wed 7 Nov 2018
David Baddiel tries to understand crying: why does water come out of our eyes?
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The Constitution—Series 3
Wed 4 Oct 2017
David Baddiel tries to understand the United Kingdom's constitution.
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Bitcoin—Series 3
Wed 20 Sep 2017
David Baddiel tries to make sense of Bitcoin. What is it, and how does it work?
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The US Electoral System—Series 2
Wed 3 Aug 2016
5/6 David Baddiel tries to get to grips with the US electoral system.
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The IMF—Series 2
Wed 27 Jul 2016
4/6 David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does.
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The Cloud—Series 2
Wed 13 Jul 2016
2/6 David Baddiel tries to make sense of the computing service called the cloud.
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Nuts—Series 2
Wed 6 Jul 2016
1/6 In the first of a new series, David Baddiel tries to understand why nuts have hard shells.
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Sunni and Shia Islam—Series 1
Wed 28 Jan 2015
4/4 David Baddiel tries to understand the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam.
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Derivatives—Series 1
Wed 21 Jan 2015
3/4 David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work?
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Cryptic Crosswords—Series 1
Wed 14 Jan 2015
2/4 David Baddiel tries to understand the puzzling phenomenon of cryptic crosswords.
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Seven ways to explain the Kardashians
It’s hard to imagine life without them but many don’t quite understand why they're around
