The Encyclopedia Podcast Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:10:35 -0700 en-us © 2026 The Encyclopedia Podcast yes 1fb907ea-82db-5a54-b8cb-7b93aceb9780 Kat Blooms episodic false Reading through the 1963 Britannica Encyclopedia.  A way to learn new facts, or fall asleep.  You choose your own adventure.  Thank you for finding this podcast.  

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Kat Blooms https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lbrh4xxm775d3jbdq0eunlt7qac7?.jpg The Encyclopedia Podcast Bonus Episode on Leeches Bonus Episode on Leeches While down at the creek with friends from school and our kids we began to wonder if leeches were in fact in the water.  We consistently told the kids no and then found out yes in fact they do live there though we probably did not see them because the ones that live there are the size of a grain of rice.

https://www.thelandbetween.ca/2020/06/leeches-good-guys-with-a-bad-rap/

Here is the website that I am reading from.  Article written by: Siena Smith in 2020 for the Conservation Program in Canada.  

]]> While down at the creek with friends from school and our kids we began to wonder if leeches were in fact in the water.  We consistently told the kids no and then found out yes in fact they do live there though we probably did not see them because the ones that live there are the size of a grain of rice.

https://www.thelandbetween.ca/2020/06/leeches-good-guys-with-a-bad-rap/

Here is the website that I am reading from.  Article written by: Siena Smith in 2020 for the Conservation Program in Canada.  

]]> Kat Blooms Buzzsprout-19718424 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0700 300 1 5 full false Yap Episode #1 - Just me talking Yap Episode #1 - Just me talking You can skip this episode, it is just a yap episode about my thoughts about what we've read so far.

Thoughts about the 1963 Encyclopedia Britannica.  

Talking about sounds you may hear in the background.

Thank you if you're listening.  

]]> You can skip this episode, it is just a yap episode about my thoughts about what we've read so far.

Thoughts about the 1963 Encyclopedia Britannica.  

Talking about sounds you may hear in the background.

Thank you if you're listening.  

]]> Kat Blooms Buzzsprout-19718412 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0700 300 1 4 full false Abaca Fibre & Abacus Abaca Fibre & Abacus Today we learn about abaca fibre and the abacus

I knew the abacus would be very interesting and held a lot of history across different countries.  Learning about history for me is learning how interwoven our world has always been and how much we have always borrowed and learned from one another

Words I want to remember to look up for a future mix-up episode: cordage, perennial 

Reminder to bother my German friend and get her to pronounce some of these German words for us properly as I know I completely butchered these pronunciations 

As always if anyone has interesting information about anything talked about feel free to reach out and I can share what you know in a future episode.  

*This is the 1963 Encyclopedia Britannica 

]]> Today we learn about abaca fibre and the abacus

I knew the abacus would be very interesting and held a lot of history across different countries.  Learning about history for me is learning how interwoven our world has always been and how much we have always borrowed and learned from one another

Words I want to remember to look up for a future mix-up episode: cordage, perennial 

Reminder to bother my German friend and get her to pronounce some of these German words for us properly as I know I completely butchered these pronunciations 

As always if anyone has interesting information about anything talked about feel free to reach out and I can share what you know in a future episode.  

*This is the 1963 Encyclopedia Britannica 

]]> Kat Blooms Buzzsprout-19717537 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0700 671 1 3 full false Aachen, Aardvark, Aardwolf Aachen, Aardvark, Aardwolf Feel very bad for butchering these German names, but was wonderful to learn about a place and its history.  I have a close friend who lived in Germany for many years so I am looking forward to asking her if she has ever been there, and maybe convince her to say everything properly for me to hear.  

Thank you for joining  me in this slow journey through the 1963 Encyclopedia Britannica.  We read about Aachen, Aardvarks, and Aardwolves.  And I learned more about them today than I ever knew before.  

]]> Feel very bad for butchering these German names, but was wonderful to learn about a place and its history.  I have a close friend who lived in Germany for many years so I am looking forward to asking her if she has ever been there, and maybe convince her to say everything properly for me to hear.  

Thank you for joining  me in this slow journey through the 1963 Encyclopedia Britannica.  We read about Aachen, Aardvarks, and Aardwolves.  And I learned more about them today than I ever knew before.  

]]> Kat Blooms Buzzsprout-19695752 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0700 640 1 2 full false Intro & The Letter A Intro & The Letter A Welcome to a reading podcast.  I am reading through the 1963 Britannica Encyclopedia.  Come and listen to learn new facts, and well sometimes very old facts.  Also may double as a great podcast to lull you into a deep sleep.  

Either way whether learning while alert or through osmosis thank you for finding your way here.    

]]> Welcome to a reading podcast.  I am reading through the 1963 Britannica Encyclopedia.  Come and listen to learn new facts, and well sometimes very old facts.  Also may double as a great podcast to lull you into a deep sleep.  

Either way whether learning while alert or through osmosis thank you for finding your way here.    

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