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Electric Enthusiasm

Electric Enthusiasm

By Katie Cobalt and Alexander Kjerulf

The podcast that celebrates unironic enthusiasm. Your hosts, both highly experienced enthusiasts, take each you on tours of topics that are fun, fascinating and exciting.

Topics include music, science, movies, books, comics, historical figures and much more.

There are detours into even weirder topics, as the fancy strikes us. Listen for the three words you love to hear: "By the way..."

New episode weekly.
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Cha Chaan Teng - Hong Kong's Bizarre East/West Fusion Diners

Electric EnthusiasmOct 13, 2021

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Spaceballs - This Movie Is Utterly Ludicrous. So What Makes It Such A Classic?
Jun 01, 202349:51
Aliens - The ULTIMATE 80s Action Movie?
May 15, 202301:00:08
Weird Al - The King Of The Nerds (And The Accordion)
Apr 19, 202352:55
Wednesday - What Exactly Makes This Show SO GOOD?
Jan 12, 202348:52
Tim Minchin - The Nerdiest, Most Boring Megastar
Jan 06, 202344:08
Taylor Swift - From "Just A Pop Star" To Revolutionizing The Music Industry
Dec 15, 202244:42
Kate Bush - Happy Witchy Feminine Musical Genius And Badass
Dec 09, 202236:42
The Amen Break - Why Do These 6 Seconds Of Dirty Drumming Appear In 6,000 Other Songs?
Nov 03, 202247:55
Parasites - Beautiful And Gross And Everywhere
Oct 26, 202243:34
M - Fritz Lang's Groundbreaking Movie And "F*ck You" To Nazis
Oct 14, 202249:23
RRR (Again) - Our Reactions and Your Comments
Oct 05, 202235:02
Koyaanisqatsi - The EPIC 80s Movie With No Actors, No Plot And No Dialogue
Sep 29, 202249:57
Orcas - Smart, Playful, Awesome And Misunderstood
Sep 23, 202239:36
Tove Jansson – Moomin Trolls And Anti-Fascism
Sep 07, 202240:35
Mad Max Fury Road – This Movie Should Not Work… So Why Is It SO AWESOME?
Aug 31, 202252:46
Trixie Mattel - The World's Hardest-working Drag Queen
Aug 23, 202246:22
RRR - The Epic Indian Action Movie That Goes ALL-IN on EVERYTHING
Aug 17, 202241:27
Bees - Fuzzy, cute and essential for our survival
Jul 14, 202240:04
Tubular Bells – The BEST 70s Album You Haven’t Heard
Jul 07, 202242:25
Everything Everywhere All At Once - The Weirdest Coolest Funniest Everythingest Movie EVER
Jun 27, 202254:14
Weird Animal Mating Habits - Do It Like They Do On The Discovery Channel

Weird Animal Mating Habits - Do It Like They Do On The Discovery Channel

Most species have sex but some have found VERY innovative, funny, strange or just downright bizarre ways of doing it and for some reason, Katie knows a LOT about this weird world. So does Jo, an animal keeper and trainer and our first ever repeat guest.

Learn why giraffes drink pee, what terrifying shape a duck's penis has, why anglerfish males are the ultimate clingy boyfriends and much more.

Get more information and links or leave a comment at electricenthusiasm.com.

Jun 22, 202244:21
Ella Fitzgerald - From Street Child To First Lady Of Jazz
May 19, 202249:27
Lise Nørgaard - Writer, feminist and UTTER BADASS
May 11, 202245:07
Body Disposition - Wanna Be A Tree When You Die?
May 05, 202248:12
The Ig Nobel Prize - The Nobel's Funnier, Dorkier Cousin
Apr 27, 202249:45
Steven Universe - Awesome Songs And Healing Spit
Apr 20, 202245:52
Rollercoasters - Puke, Screams, Fear And... Fun?
Apr 07, 202255:32
Hamilton - Hip-hop History Of The American Revolution
Apr 01, 202247:30
Tom Waits - The Weirdest Human In Showbiz
Mar 22, 202252:60
The Jewel Box Revue - The First Ever Mainstream Drag Show
Mar 14, 202249:12
Bioshock - Our Grossest Episode Yet
Mar 08, 202253:38
Marine Animals - Meet The Gods, The Goddesses And The Assholes Of The Sea
Mar 01, 202253:35
Olympic Weightlifting - First you clean it, then you jerk it
Feb 22, 202254:21
Chinese New Year - 3 Full Weeks Of Food And Traditions
Feb 15, 202248:56
The Wayfarer Series - Hopeful Sci-Fi For Squishy Marshmallows
Feb 08, 202235:55
The Vorkosigan Saga - The EPIC Book Series by a Sci-Fi Grandma
Jan 31, 202249:57
Christmas Food - Traditional Weirdness From Around The World
Dec 22, 202149:35
Billy Strayhorn - The Unsung Hero Of Jazz
Dec 16, 202101:06:38
Piet Hein - Poet or pirate? Why not both!
Dec 09, 202151:22
The Art Of Drag - Blowing up gender in STYLE
Nov 30, 202143:27
Hallelujah - The Prettiest (And Most Abused) Song In The World
Nov 23, 202149:02
Cynthia and Hatsune - Fictional women who became real
Nov 16, 202148:23
Ultramarathons - Extreme running and the nutcases who enjoy it
Nov 10, 202139:45
Cosplay - Going Hard With Hot Glue And A Dream
Nov 02, 202137:51
Niels Bohr - The man who played dice with the universe... and won
Oct 28, 202156:26
Dune, the novel - 1000 times better than the movie(s)
Oct 20, 202142:26
Cha Chaan Teng - Hong Kong's Bizarre East/West Fusion Diners
Oct 13, 202155:31
Swing Guitar - Preserving A Legacy With Enthusiasm (And Spite)
Oct 07, 202145:34
Avatar The Last Airbender - The Cartoon That Will Save The World
Sep 29, 202137:15
Modesty Blaise - A 1000 Times Cooler Than James Bond
Sep 21, 202140:17