Our world is connected in ways too far beyond any one of our imaginations. Seemingly unrelated concepts, objects, and phenomena might have a link between them that is both glaringly obvious and unbelievably outlandish.
Join me, an amateur Wikipedia editor, as I click on all the blue links I can get my paws on, and plunge into rabbit holes way deeper than initially expected. Let's broaden our horizons and see how our world isn't just linked, it's Hyperlinked.
Do you drive a Volkswagen? Or maybe watched Oswald 🐙 as a child? Considering getting Botox?
What if I tell you that all these things are linked by one common link?
Listen to this episode of Hyperlinked to find out how!
Hyperlinked is available on all major podcasting platforms like Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2WeAtmeIHA5BwvKXrqw3oe), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/hyperlinked/id1871477885), YouTube Music (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMRlk6PGFrDHFkh71QXccNHIisisefemX&si=lv17exzvS5gFAwtN), and Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c102316f-9bee-499e-a3f5-2356adf9f682/hyperlinked). If you were sent this episode by someone you know, please consider following the show wherever you get your podcasts.
24 Apr 2026
Roman Holiday, Corsets, and Figs
Is there even a connection between the classic film, Roman Holiday, corsets, and figs? At first thought, it seems like a vaguely grandmotherly association, given how it is an old movie, an outdated undergarment, and a fruit that sort of has old person vibes.
The connection goes way deeper than this thought, and listen to this episode of Hyperlinked to find out how!
Hyperlinked is available on all major podcasting platforms like Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2WeAtmeIHA5BwvKXrqw3oe), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/hyperlinked/id1871477885), YouTube Music (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMRlk6PGFrDHFkh71QXccNHIisisefemX&si=lv17exzvS5gFAwtN), and Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c102316f-9bee-499e-a3f5-2356adf9f682/hyperlinked). If you were sent this episode by someone you know, please consider following the show wherever you get your podcasts.
24 Mar 2026
Bagels, Hong Kong, and World War I
What do bagels have in common with Hong Kong, and the First World War?
Listen in to dive deep into how history and chemistry have come together to create this Hyperlink!
Hyperlinked is available on all major podcasting platforms like Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2WeAtmeIHA5BwvKXrqw3oe), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/hyperlinked/id1871477885), YouTube Music (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMRlk6PGFrDHFkh71QXccNHIisisefemX&si=lv17exzvS5gFAwtN), and Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c102316f-9bee-499e-a3f5-2356adf9f682/hyperlinked). If you were sent this episode by someone you know, please consider following the show wherever you get your podcasts.
26 Feb 2026
Bridgerton, Pune, and Duck Feathers
What connects Netflix's high-budget drama, Bridgerton, to duck feathers and the western Indian city of Pune?
Now that it is finally Benedict Bridgerton's moment to shine, let's see how other "spares" like him shaped the course of history and culture today.
Listen to this episode to find out more!
Hyperlinked is available on all major podcasting platforms like Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2WeAtmeIHA5BwvKXrqw3oe), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/hyperlinked/id1871477885), YouTube Music (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMRlk6PGFrDHFkh71QXccNHIisisefemX&si=lv17exzvS5gFAwtN), and Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c102316f-9bee-499e-a3f5-2356adf9f682/hyperlinked). If you were sent this episode by someone you know, please consider following the show wherever you get your podcasts.
13 Feb 2026
Absinthe, Dettol, and Arak
We take a dip in uncharted territories by examining three liquids today. What links the 19th century's infamous psychoactive spirit, absinthe (https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140109-absinthe-a-literary-muse), the Levant's favoured drink, arak (https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/world-arak-day), and popular disinfectant, Dettol (https://youtu.be/o7Bj6zUQC0Y?si=qJ5Unq-3DIDI8o4O&t=76)?
Listen in to find out what connects these peculiar liquids!
Hyperlinked is available on all major podcasting platforms like Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2WeAtmeIHA5BwvKXrqw3oe), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/hyperlinked/id1871477885), YouTube Music (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMRlk6PGFrDHFkh71QXccNHIisisefemX&si=lv17exzvS5gFAwtN), and Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c102316f-9bee-499e-a3f5-2356adf9f682/hyperlinked). Please consider following in case you like what you hear!
31 Jan 2026
Arches, Predators, and Pennsylvania
Ever thought about what connects stone arches (https://www.britannica.com/technology/arch-architecture), ecological predators (https://www.naturestechnicians.org/predators), and the American state of Pennsylvania (https://www.visitpa.com/explore/facts-history/)?
Listen in to find out!
Also make sure to check out the companion piece for this episode (https://medium.com/@chaitu.0996/keystones-a74cc23cd5fc) on Medium, to get a visual summary (and a slightly different perspective of the reasoning).
23 Jan 2026
Ganymede, The French Revolution, and The Smurfs
Ever thought how three things as far apart as Jupiter's largest moon (https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/ganymede/), the French Revolution (https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution), and Belgian comic series, The Smurfs (https://www.smurf.com/?smurf=0), are linked?
Listen in to find out!
Please also read the companion piece (https://medium.com/@chaitu.0996/why-does-freedom-wear-a-red-cap-e5a1ec50d9a4) to this article for a more in-depth description of this connection, along with visuals at every step!
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