Dan Q - The Podcast

The podcast that nobody asked for. Exclusively about things that only Dan Q cares about.

Give your eyes a break and stuff me in your ears! Each episode is an audio version of a post from my blog, so you can listen to me rambling on while you're driving, working, or even (eww!) at the gym.

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Episodes

A Stupid Joke About Elephants

Published 2024-06-28

Duration 2:48

A Stupid Joke About Elephants

It was too hot to sleep, so I learned about how to differentiate species' of elephant from one another instead. And then I thought of a really, really stupid joke, which you now get to experience too...

Special Roads

Published 2024-06-20

Duration 7:19

Special Roads

Today I learned why some British roads have seemingly-unnecessary speed limit signs, e.g. "70" signs on something that appears to be a motorway.

Window Tax

Published 2024-04-28

Duration 8:11

Window Tax

Britain and the Netherlands both had window taxes at various times. But the social and architectural effects were quite different.

Announcers and Automation

Published 2022-12-01

Duration 4:24

Announcers and Automation

A friend of mine used to do railway station announcements and was so good that he could do it from memory. That job now belongs to a computer. And that's fine.