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A Matter of Facts is a personal journey into the world of quizzes. At the start Shaun enters the World Quiz Grand Prix, pitching his knowledge against the nation's finest minds, including Eggheads and Chasers...he fails. Unperturbed, he sets out to improve his skills through memory training, practice and even hypnosis in an attempt to move himself up the rankings of the quizzing elite. His adventure sees him get his old quizzing 'band' back together to see if he can triumph in the leagues.

"Facts Matter" investigates complex issues based on the principles of traditional journalism: no spin, no favorites. We give you the facts—you decide the rest.

Spies in the White House? Alcoholic rat armies? Conan Doyle as a sports reporter? In this series, Rathindra Basu and Joy Bhattacharjya, two senior media professionals and trivia enthusiasts from India, have fun with facts and news from the world of music, books, film, sports, history, science, language etc. Every other week, they will share interesting anecdotes, funny news items and decipher interesting word origins. Fans of trivia can also try contest questions and see Joy and Rathin try to fool each other as well! Reach out to Joy and Rathin at factofthematterindia@gmail.com.

Did NASA really spend millions creating a pen that would write in space? Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? Does stress cause gray hair? These questions are a sample of the urban lore investigated in this audiobook, Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths. Drawing from Scientific American’s “Fact or Fiction” and “Strange But True” columns, we’ve selected 58 of the most surprising, fascinating, useful, and just plain wacky topics confronted by our writers over the years.

Knowing how to handle money is an important part of life. This series will teach the listener all the basics of why money matters. Learn to count, earn, save, and spend using different types of money in this series for young learners.

Who is using good manners on a field trip? Can you guess who is using bad manners? Take a peek at students on the bus and at the museum to see how they use good manners to take turns, listen, and stay safe.

Who is using good manners on the playground? Can you guess who is using bad manners? Take a peek at students at recess to see how they use good manners to take turns, play fair, and share.

Why do good manners matter in the library? Can you guess who is using bad manners? Take a peek at children in a library to see how they use good manners to get their work done, be respectful, and take care of library materials.

Who is using good manners in the classroom? Can you guess who is using bad manners? Take a peek at students during their day to see how they use good manners to be kind, and keep the classroom quiet and clean.

I'll share experiences of my life, my business & my passion for healthcare to help bring fact-based insights to an often evidence-free environment. This is a place to share ideas with unique human beings, put information in its proper place, make new sense of the world around us, tapping into business, medicine, history, sociology, our feelings & beyond. I’ll tell new stories. Not with broad strokes, but with the same precision & perspective that I bring to fact-based medicine: always sourced, current, backed by the best minds, and always slightly unexpected. Above all intimate and personal.

The more we ponder, the odder the world can seem. How do footballers get their shirt numbers? Why does having daughters make couples more likely to divorce? How do you move a horse from one country to another? What counts as a journey into space? The keen minds at the Economist contemplate all these questions and more in their quest for the globe's most extraordinary quandaries and conundrums, with bizarre facts and headscratchers that show the world is even stranger than we might have thought.

The secrets to persuading anyone, at work and in life, from a top communication strategist. In the post-fact, deeply divided world we live in, true persuasion is rare. Engaging with people holding differing opinions is rarer still. But for progress to take place, persuasion must happen. Whether...

In these turbulent times when the very foundations of organizations and societies are being shaken, leaders need to move beyond the pessimistic predictions, the trendy fads, and the simplistic solutions. They need to turn to what’s real and what’s proven, to understand what the evidence tells us about how exemplary leaders get extraordinary things done. This is the imperative that best-selling, award-winning authors James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner have undertaken in their engaging, personal, and bold new audiobook....

Discussion about the lies, the myths, and propaganda that permeate mainstream media and society. The goal of this podcast is to inform and support the understanding of what is true and real versus what are lies, myths, and propaganda. Warning! You might be challenged or triggered.

A prince, unloved by his family, yet popular with the people, set out to find his fortunes. Charming met Beauty and with the help of a magic ring Prince Charming helps the princess in what he believes to be a noble quest of releasing her brother from the spell of a magic giant. Charming believes that by rescuing her brother he may win her heart. Princess Beauty rejects Charming, but then she had her own little plot to share with the hearer.

Once there was a handsome prince who was loved by everyone (except his family). Armed with a magic ring that will bring help whenever he needs it, this charming prince rides forth to seek his fortune. This is a hilarious look at how fairy tales would turn out in the real world!

An absolutely hilarious look at what the characters that star in our favorite fairy tales are really like! From poor Cinderella, weary of dances and looking forward to an evening of staying home, to a bumbling prince who's anything but charming, these amusing tales are a delight for children of all ages.

Come along for a culinary thrill as Foods That Matter transports the epicures, the foodies, and the gastronauts to different corners of the world through stories of adventure with food archeologist John Robert Sutton, also known as 'The Indiana Jones of Food.' John has invited us to continue unlocking the secrets to the globe's most extraordinary cuisines, as he's been doing throughout his travel in over 120 countries. While he pushes on enriching top grocery stores and Michelin-starred chefs with the finest ingredients and powering them with the most unique and sustainable products, John is ...

Mystified by money? Discover how it shapes the world we live in with Dragon’s Den investor and entrepreneur Deborah Meaden.

Today's media and political landscapes are littered with untrustworthy sources and the dangerous concept of fake news. This accessible guide helps you fight this deeply troubling trend and ensure that truth is not a permanent casualty. Written by Capitol Hill veteran and author Bruce Bartlett, The Truth Matters presents actionable tips and tricks for consuming news critically, judging sources, using fact-checking sites, avoiding confirmation bias, identifying trustworthy experts, and more.