Join us for the second part of The #Chilean #Mining #Disaster which occurred in 2010, when thirty-three miners were trapped after a 770,000 ton chunk of the #mountain BROKE OFF and fell into the mine.  It took the owners of the mine more than an excusable amount of time to alert authorities to the #accident. When emergency response teams eventually went into the #mine, they were confronted with a monumental task - drill to more than a half a mile through extremely tough, #Diorite rock in as short a time as possible.  Added to that, no-one knows if there are any #survivors because there's no way to contact them. And any surviving miners, equally, have no way of contacting the surface. At this point, it's a guessing game for miners and rescuers alike. This is the 2nd part of a two-part story about the amazing rescue of #The33. #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut

Join us in this epsode as we take a gander at The Chilean Mine Distaster at the Copiapo mine in 2010, where 33 of the 34 men on shift that day were trapped. A 770,000 ton chunk of the mountain, sheered off and fell into the mine, completely blocking the access ramp, leaving them no chance of escape. There's lots of human ingenuity on display here, that should rightfully be admired and some not-so-bright decisisions that deserve much derision, but we'll leave that to up to you. Tune in and listen to part 1 of a two-part series about the heroic rescue of thirty-three miners trapped half-a-mile beneath the surface of the Earth, in one of the harshest environments on the planet. This is a story of an amazing group of people surviving against the odds and an equally amazing group of people coming together to rescue them, against ALL odds. #INTEB ImNotTheExpertBut #Copiapo #Chile #Mining #Disaster #ChileanMiningDistaster

In The History of #Teeth part 2, we finish looking at more recent #DentalPractices. We look at the #hygiene people used to undertake (and "undertake" is a deliberate choice of word, listen to find out why)! We talk about oul #George #Washington's choppers and how great they were (spoiler alert: they weren't), the pain-killing techniques used back in the day and just how amazing dentistry is nowadays. There's an awful lot to be grateful for considering where the practice of looking after your teeth has come from. Join us as we give thanks to the fact that we have people brave enough to want to help people own a beautiful smile because it wasn't always like that!   #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut #Dentists #Dentistry #Heroes 

This week we're taking a light-hearted look at teeth. This isn't about any poor, unfortnutate souls who are tormented by their #choppers (a pain I know all too well), this is about how our teeth became the essential bit of kit they are. How come we have #wisdomteeth? In most cases, they're the teeth that turn up long after all of the others and wreck everything. And why are they called wisdom teeth? And why is it such an ordeal to have them removed? Come to think of it, how were they removed before dentists even existed? How were any teeth removed? For those of you thinking; "sure, they just tied a bit of string around the tooth and then around a door knob and slammed the door", what about when there were no doors? Y'know, when our ancestors lived in caves or lived the subsistence life of hunter/gatherers. What was a trip to the dentist like in the 19th century? Or the 18th century? What about the 16th, 10th, 5th or earlier? What was it like in 12000bce? Join us #Friday from #midnight as we take a trip through history and see how people took care of their #teeth. It's a helluva lot stranger, funnier & more insane than you might think! #INTEB #imnottheexpertbut #dentistrylove #dentistry #hygienematters #hygienestandards

Since records began, women have been getting a raw deal in every field of discovery. Treated as second-class citizens, women have had to fight adversity from all sides just to be recognised for the work they've done. Whether that's in science, art or even something as common as the disposable nappy/diaper (that's actually a thing, Google: Marion Donovan/the Boater), women weren't taken seriously. Just watch Hidden Figures, the story of NASA's Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson who were required to work, eat and use the toilet facilities in a different building to their "white" colleagues. None of the above mentioned feature in this week's episode however, because they were rightfully recognised for their achievements, even though they had to fight every step of the way. Instead, we're taking a look at the women in history whose outstanding contributions were overlooked, ignored or downright stolen from them by men. Join us from #midnight on #Friday as we learn about the women who, hopefully one day, will be officially recognised by the institutions that celebrate outstanding achievement... We're looking at you Nobel Foundation!   #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut #WomenInScience #WomenIventors #Art #Discovery #STEM #Science #Astrophysics

Join us this week as we take a look at a few incidents since 1945 when a couple of individuals in a position of power nearly did the #world in. But more than that, we're celebrating a few wonderful #humanbeings who, in a moment of clarity, made a different choice, saving us all. Listen in as we have a laugh at how near the #world came to #armageddon, not because we don't care but because we believe that laughing at such a moment, when we have absolutely no control over the outcome, is all we can do to stay sane. Or maybe we're already out of our minds? You decide. Available now, everywhere you #podcast.   #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! This is The Swear Word Episode - this is not for those with a sensitive disposition. Or young very people who are within ear-shot. Or old people within ear-shot. Or your Ma. Or Da. Or your boss. Or teacher - look, we're not trying to talk you out of this one because it's a good oul laugh but just choose where and when you listen to it. Or get your ear-buds. With all that said, join us as we have a look at the #history of the #SwearWords that we use now and the curse words they used in the #middle #ages. The #BadLanguage we use these days was around in the #MiddleAges but it wasn't considered #FoulLanguage back then. Imagine that!?! They're all in there; The F-bomb The S-bomb The B-bomb The other B-bomb and even the dreaded C-bomb (but we give you lots of warning before we utter it). #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut

Join us for a post #Easter special as we take a look back at an #episode from #Season1, The #Chocolate & #Popcorn #Gods. What better way to celebrate the start of the weekend, than by listening to how one the most loved #confectionary sweets got to our shores? From its #SouthAmerican #origins with the #Aztecs to #willywonka, have a listen back to how one of the #World's most loved treats made became something for everyone to enjoy. Just imagine what it'd be like if it had never been discovered? Imagine a #Chocolate #Free #World? That's the stuff of #nightmares!   Then we'll take a look at #popcorn, another of the #planet's favourites. (Spoiler alert - we owe the #ancient #tribes of #South #America for that one too)! That was even closer than #chocolate to not being the treat it is today.   This is definitely one to wrap your ears around as you wind down after a sucky week at work. And maybe you have some leftover #Easter#Egg from last weekend to demolish? Or relax with a nice cup of tea..it's entirely up to you..   #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut

"Il Douchebag", Benito/Boppo/Benji/Bongo Mussolini ruled over Italy, for nearly 21 years. His Blackshirts wreaked havoc & brutalised the people to enforce Mussolini's will on the people. He called himself "Il Duce" - well, he was a deuce alright, if you get my meaning ;-). Join us for a brief glimpse of his reign of terror, being caught, "rescued" by #German troops at the behest of Adolf "The Grape of wrath" #Hitler, his re-capture and his ignominious end at the hands of the very people he repressed. Good enough for him. The bollox. #IlDuce #mussolini #italy #italia #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut

#Words Are #Weird. There's no other way to say it. As of #2023 (apparently), #English (1.5 billion speakers globally), is the most widely-spoken language. But that's not what this episode is about!  We're all about taking a look at the #weirdness that exists in spoken #English. Words, spellings, meanings, the lot.  In this episode, we take a look at a bit of it, in our own unique non-expert way..  It's probably a #weirdness that exists in all languages but being as we don't speak most other languages, we wouldn't know.Join us as we take a look at some #words & #meanings that confuse the #shitzu out of us! (I typed #shitzu because I promised I wouldn’t swear but you know what I mean 😉).Available RIGHT NOW, everywhere you #podcast. #Like #Share #Subscribe #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut #englishlanguage #words #weird #WordsAreWeird 

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh! (Pronounced: ‘Lah fay-leh Pah-drig Sun-uh Yee-uv)! Happy St Patrick's Day everybody! This week we're diving into another #Irish #festival that the whole world celebrates! This #March17th rivers will be dyed green, much #Guinness will be drunk and many parades will be marched in all corners of the globe to celebrate St Patrick, the patron #saint of #Ireland. But did you know he's not the only patron saint of Ireland? Any idea when the first #PaddysDay march took place? Or where it happened? Join us this week to find all these answers and more. The origins of Paddy's Day are very interesting and like many other things, are rooted in #Ancient #Pagan #Ireland. #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut #PaddysDay2025 #Paganism #Imbolc #BrigidsDay #StPatricksDay2025 #StPatricksDay #StPaddysDay

Join us this week as we dive into the life and achievements of one of the greatest minds the world has ever known. Born July 9/10, 1856, Smiljan, Austrian Empire (now Croatia), #NikolaTesla had quite a unique mind. #Tesla immigrated to #America in 1884 and set humanity on the road to some pretty incredible places with many of his #innovations. What at first seemed like an uninspiring #episode (unless you're an engineer or an inventor), turned out to be one of the most thought-provoking episodes we at #ImNotTheExpertBut have done to date. Hey, how can a guy that had a #remote_control boat before the #20thCentury began, not be a bunch of fun? This #Friday from #midnight, we celebrate the #inventor_Extraordinaire that was Nikola f*cking Tesla. This is one you don't want to miss. #ACDC #AC #DC #AlternateCurrent #DirectCurrent #TheTeslaCoil #TheMagnifyingTransmitter #TeslaTurbine #Shadowgraphs #NeonLamp #InductionMotor #NiagaraFalls #Transformer #House #TheRadio #TeslasDeathRay

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE! For the day that's in it, join us as we dive back into The #Origins of #ValentinesDay from #Season2. Listen to how the whole thing has its start in #Celtic #Tradition - and boy was it a weird tradition!   Scmooches and all that garbage to all!   #Lupercali #Virility #Sacrifice #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut

This #ValentinesDay2025, to mark this global celebration of love and because the both of us are such romantic sh*tes, we'd like to share a tale of bootlegging, prostitution & murder - with an (un)healthy dash of syphillis thrown in, with you lovely people. Figuratively speaking, that is. The #ValentinesDayMassacre in #Chicago in 1929 was one of the most infamous events in #history. Seven associates of #bootlegger George "Bug" Moran were gunned down by 4 unknown individuals. All of this took place during a time when drinking 'alcohol was a crime. #Prohibition led to the establishing of illegal #bootlegging tradelines. #Prostitution, #Speakeasies & #IllegalGambling were the whispers on every street corner. Join us as we dive into the murky world that led to the #ValentinesDayMassacre and some the aftermath..   #INTEB ImNotTheExpertBut

WELCOME TO SEASON 3!!! We've got an absolute belter to start you off on #Season3. Join us as Pol takes us through a fantastic tale of bravery, ingenuity and downright #Cojones! On 16 September 1979, two families escaped from #EastGermany by crossing the border into #WestGermany, in the dead of night, in a homemade #HotAirBalloon. Though many iterations and a couple of failed attempts, two enginner-come-balloonists attempted to escape to a better life for them and their families. The #EastGermanAuthorities were kept out of the loop via some clever thinking and some brazenly lucky moments. This is one you don't want to miss...   #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut

Welcome to the Season 2 Review, everybody! Join us as we listen back to a few of our favourite moments from some of the best episodes from #2024. We'll see you all on the 17th of January, 2025! Happy #New #Year! 00:15 - 03:44 - We're Gonna Need Aa Bigger Episode 03:54 - 06:01 - INTEB's Believe It Or Don't (IDGAF) [dec 2023] 06:07 - 08:09 - Merry Krampus & A Grylla New Year 08:14 - 12:20 - The Ology Of Earthquakes (Part I) 12:25 - 20:32 - The Ology Of Earthquakes (Part II) 20:36 - 31:05 - 10 Cent Beer Night 31:11 - 34:49 - The Origins of Valentines Day 34:53 - 39:36 - The Bone Wars 39:44 - 43:50 - The Unbelievably Ridiculous Legend Of Hugh Glass 43:59 - 45:39 - INTEB's Believe It Or Don't (IDGAF) [apr 2024] 45:44 - 50:40 - Action Park 50:48 - 53:36 - Fyre Fest: How To Scam A Millenial And Get Away With It 53:44 - 57:56 - Zombies & Werewolves & Vampires, Oh My! (Zombies) 57:59 - 1:01:47 - Zombies & Werewolves & Vampires, Oh My! (Werewolves) 1:01:49 - 1:04:23 - Zombies & Werewolves & Vampires, Oh My! (Vampires) 1:04:30 - 1:09:19 - The Easily Avoidable Disaster Of The Titanic 1:09:25 - 1:14:31 - The Darkside Of Fairytales 1:14:36 - 1:19:36 - Welcome To The Middle Ages, Stinkbags! 1:19:39 - 1:24:01 - Christmas Movies That Aren't #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut #Christmas #ChristmasMovies #NewYear #Celebrations #2024 #2025

EPISODE BEGINS AFTER THE CHRISTMAS ADVERT!! Happy Christmas 2024 everybody! As this is the last Friday before the big day, it's time for our #Christmas episode. This year, myself and Pol are having a Christmas-movie duel of sorts. Well, not quite but that makes it sound more dramatic. We decided to put a twist on it though. Instead of making it a regular oul #ChristmasMovie-list-comparison-doodad, we decided to see if there's any room at the inn for a list of movies, that aren't considered "Christmas Movies" per se, but are only watched at #ChristmasTime anyway. And it turns out there is! Everyone's list of "Christmas movies, that aren't" is going to differ to ours, but that's what makes it interesting. It's a conversation you can have with different people, again & again, and you'll always get a different outcome(s). Sometimes you agree and sometimes you won't. The two of us are great examples of that! Join us as we laugh our way through comparing our respective festive movie lists, thats aren't quite festive movies (but they are). Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!! Don't forget to do something nice for someone else in your life! #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut #Christmas #Xmas #New #Year #NewYear #FestiveFun #Movies

Are you superstitious? Yes? No? Are you sure? This week, Del and Pól explore some well known, and some pretty obscure superstitions. Wait until you hear about their origins too..

THE EPISODE BEGINS AFTER OUR CHRISTMAS AD! The Middle Ages stunk! That's my opinion, so there. Join us this #Friday, as we take a look at the general hygiene standards of the Middle Ages. It's not so much a look at the sanitation they lived with (we covered that in Are You Taking Sh!te Again[?] and there's no need to go over it again).  This one is a look at how often they washed (but it's not too close a look on account of the smell). Some of the evidence in history books that argued the point that the #MiddleAges DIDN'T stink, and some argued that the #MiddleAges DID stink. My argument isn't that they weren't hygienic (or aware of it's importance), I argue that the whole age STUNK! And as we'll see in the episode, their method of washing their clothes undoubtedly led to an abundance of stink & funk. Join us as we hold our noses while we investigate one of the smelliest times in #history. #INTEB #ImNotTheExpertBut

Join us at #midnight to dive into The Darkside of #Fairytales!Be warned! - This ain't no #Disney channel #fairytale!Where these tales come from is cold, dark & disturbing. The really crazy thing is; it's not as if they're lesser-known fairytales.THESE THINGS ARE THE MOST POPULAR ONES OUT THERE!Thankfully, the stories we all know and love were given the #Disney treatment. If they hadn't been, who knows how unbalanced we all might've turned out?Join us from midnight for a really great laugh at fairytales like you've never heard them told before.This is one we're very excited to share! #SleepingBeauty #Pinnochio #TheFrogPrince #Cinderella #TheLittleMermaid