Spellcast
Spellcast is a short podcast dedicated to talking about the words on the Scripps spelling bee list.
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Episodes
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
In which we talk about mythology and space mission, and we end with a special interview.
Theme music: Scott Holmes, Upbeat Party
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
In which we talk about Madagascar's flora and fauna (and I'm still so happy with how our mic sounds!).
Sound credit: Duke Lemur Center, via Wikipedia
Theme music: Scott Holmes, Upbeat Party (Free Music Archive)
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
In which we learn about misdemeanors from our special guest, Kellen Funk, associate professor of law at Columbia University. (Plus, we got a microphone; can you tell?)
Theme music: Upbeat Party, by Scott Holmes (from Free Music Archive)
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
In which we test out new intro and outro cadences, and we decide that veranda is a pretty boring word.
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
In which we discuss the Civil War and northeast US geography.
You can also check out the recording we excerpted from the Library of Congress Folkways Project.
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
In which we learn about interesting inventions by ancient people, and we realize we need to learn how to edit out background shrieking.
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
We made it 8 straight episodes without a break! But sick family forced a one-day hiatus. In this episode, we're back with a word that we don't have too much to say about because it's just too hard to understand.
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
In which we encounter a word that neither of us knew before, and Abby experiments with voiceover music, plus some bonus sniffles from our honorary executive producer.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
In which a special guest joins us and interjects himself into the conversation as often as possible.