Unofficial Vexillology expert Robert joins Olivia and Johanna to dive deep into the world of flags (with about 1,000 other tangents along the way). Learn about blood-covered dukes, marketing on the open seas, controversies with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and much MUCH more on this very special episode of Air Castles!
Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Olivia Schmitz and Johanna Schöllauf try to understand different cultures one topic at a time.
Questions/Comments/Compliments/Corrections? Email us at aircastlespodcast@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @AirCastlesPod (https://twitter.com/AirCastlesPod).
Ologies with Alie Ward Episode 103: Vexillology https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ologies-with-alie-ward/id1278815517?i=1000448420262 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ologies-with-alie-ward/id1278815517?i=1000448420262)
Robert's Sources:
Vexillological Society: http://fiav.org/ (http://fiav.org/)
"Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed - Roman Mars": https://youtu.be/pnv5iKB2hl4 (https://youtu.be/pnv5iKB2hl4)
"Flags of the U.S. states and territories": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states_and_territories (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states_and_territories)
Vexillology Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/)
"How I asked EVERY country's embassy for flags [part 1]": https://youtu.be/Jbix9y8iV38 (https://youtu.be/Jbix9y8iV38)
Flag (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag)
Johanna's Sources:
“Tokyo 2020: Why some people want the rising sun flag banned”: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50285383 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50285383)
Olivia’s Sources:
"Why did Pirates Fly the Jolly Roger?”: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/why-did-pirates-fly-the-jolly-roger/ (https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/why-did-pirates-fly-the-jolly-roger/)
“The Jolly Roger and its Not-so-Merry Origins”: https://hudsonvalley.org/article/the-jolly-roger-and-its-not-so-merry-origins/ (https://hudsonvalley.org/article/the-jolly-roger-and-its-not-so-merry-origins/)
“Famous Pirate Flags: Beyond the Skull and Crossbones”: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Famous-Pirate-Flags (https://owlcation.com/humanities/Famous-Pirate-Flags)
“The Golden Age of Piracy”: https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/golden-age-piracy (https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/golden-age-piracy)
5 Feb 2021
27. Ask the Magic Eight Ball
8 is great on Air Castles episode 27! Our mate Johanna updates us on the traits of the eighth largest nation state in the world (spoilers: it's not Kuwait) before Olivia relates to us the fate of the sea god from the outdated Hawaiian Kapu system.
Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Olivia Schmitz and Johanna Schöllauf try to understand different cultures one topic at a time.
Questions/Comments/Compliments/Corrections? Email us at aircastlespodcast@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @AirCastlesPod (https://twitter.com/AirCastlesPod).
Johanna's Sources:
“15 Things You Didn't Know About Bangladesh”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQmFpwQILE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQmFpwQILE)
“Ganges Delta”: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/10/Ganges_Delta (https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/10/Ganges_Delta)
“10 Surprising Facts About Dhaka, Bangladesh”: ww.youtube.com/watch?v=ICqyetqYrgI (http://ww.youtube.com/watch?v=ICqyetqYrgI)
Olivia's Sources:
"Loaloa Heiau": https://www.nps.gov/places/loaloa-heiau.htm (https://www.nps.gov/places/loaloa-heiau.htm)
"Traditional Hawaiian Religion": https://vagobond.com/traditional-hawaiian-religion/ (https://vagobond.com/traditional-hawaiian-religion/)
"The four major Hawaiian gods": https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-four-major-hawaiian-gods (https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-four-major-hawaiian-gods)
22 Jan 2021
26. Video Killed the Radio Star
Advanced technology: friend or foe? Johanna and Olivia explore both sides of the computer chip in episode 26, from bright Togolese inventors solving the world's problems one 3D printer at a time to Chinese censorship being taken to its most successful extremes.
Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Olivia Schmitz and Johanna Schöllauf try to understand different cultures one topic at a time.
Questions/Comments/Compliments/Corrections? Email us at aircastlespodcast@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @AirCastlesPod (https://twitter.com/AirCastlesPod).
Johanna's Sources:
“How China Controls the Internet”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gxFhmsHNMc&t=205s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gxFhmsHNMc&t=205s)
Olivia's Sources:
“This African Inventor Created A $100 3-D Printer From E-Waste”: https://www.fastcompany.com/3019880/this-african-inventor-created-a-100-3-d-printer-from-e-waste (https://www.fastcompany.com/3019880/this-african-inventor-created-a-100-3-d-printer-from-e-waste)
About the International Space Apps Challenge: http://2013.spaceappschallenge.org/about (http://2013.spaceappschallenge.org/about)
“Meet Kodjo Afate Gnikou who built a 3D printer from electronic waste”: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/meet-kodjo-afate-gnikou-who-built-a-3d-printer-from-electronic-waste (https://face2faceafrica.com/article/meet-kodjo-afate-gnikou-who-built-a-3d-printer-from-electronic-waste)
“Togo: Location, History, Population, and Facts”: https://www.britannica.com/place/Togo (https://www.britannica.com/place/Togo)
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