Back in the old days, there were pretty slim pickings about what to do for a career. Basically, people just did what their father or mother did. Then, as education became more available to the masses, every parent’s dream was for their child to become a doctor, lawyer or accountant. Secure a respectable job and make the big bucks. 



But what if you didn’t want to drag out your days in an ordinary job, working for the man in a major multinational corporation? What if you were more interested in say, mystical and astrological matters?



In 1996, when Rod was deciding his career fate, there was actually a one-year diploma in Astrology and Jungian psychology from The Urania Trust in London. He nearly signed up but chickened out and did the corporate grad entry thing instead. He loved it (NOT). Don’t make his mistake! Whatever you’re interested in, there’s a degree out there and some of them are pretty wild.



CHAPTERS:

00:00 Rod’s dreams for psychoanthropology

05:07 Masters of Science: Brewing and Distilling

09:36 Royal School of Needlework

12:18 Unusual Performance Degrees

15:20 The Art and Science of Time Measurement

20:56 Puppets and Existential Sadness

25:10 Surf Science In England

27:20 Theme Park Engineering

29:07 Bagpipe Studies at Carnegie Mellon

34:45 Ethical Hacking: Training criminals

38:56 What Next on The Wholesome Show



SOURCES:
BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking Degree | Abertay University
Policy Statement - 99-12 Engineering, Bachelor of Science in, Option in Theme Park Engineering- Academic Senate | California State University Long Beach
What Is Piobaireachd?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathspey_(dance)
16 most unusual university degrees - Save the Student
Ten of the most unusual degrees in the world | Student
20 Strangest Bachelor's Degrees
Urania Trust
Royal School of Needlework

Back in the old days, there were pretty slim pickings about what to do for a career. Basically, people just did what their father or mother did. Then, as education became more available to the masses, every parent’s dream was for their child to become a doctor, lawyer or accountant. Secure a respectable job and make the big bucks. 
 
But what if you didn’t want to drag out your days in an ordinary job, working for the man in a major multinational corporation? What if you were more interested in say, mystical and astrological matters?
 
In 1996, when Rod was deciding his career fate, there was actually a one-year diploma in Astrology and Jungian psychology from The Urania Trust in London. He nearly signed up but chickened out and did the corporate grad entry thing instead. He loved it (NOT). Don’t make his mistake! Whatever you’re interested in, there’s a degree out there and some of them are pretty wild.
 
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Rod’s dreams for psychoanthropology
05:07 Masters of Science: Brewing and Distilling
09:36 Royal School of Needlework
12:18 Unusual Performance Degrees
15:20 The Art and Science of Time Measurement
20:56 Puppets and Existential Sadness
25:10 Surf Science In England
27:20 Theme Park Engineering
29:07 Bagpipe Studies at Carnegie Mellon
34:45 Ethical Hacking: Training criminals
38:56 What Next on The Wholesome Show
 
SOURCES:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.abertay.ac.uk/course-search/undergraduate/ethical-hacking">BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking Degree | Abertay University</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.csulb.edu/academic-senate/policy-statement-99-12-engineering-bachelor-of-science-option-theme-park">Policy Statement - 99-12 Engineering, Bachelor of Science in, Option in Theme Park Engineering- Academic Senate | California State University Long Beach</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.piobaireachd.co.uk/what-is-piobaireachd">What Is Piobaireachd?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathspey_(dance)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathspey_(dance)</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.savethestudent.org/extra-guides/10-most-unusual-uk-university-degrees.html">16 most unusual university degrees - Save the Student</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/blogs/ten-most-unusual-degrees-world">Ten of the most unusual degrees in the world | Student</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.online-bachelor-degrees.com/strangest-bachelors-degrees/">20 Strangest Bachelor's Degrees</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.uraniatrust.org">Urania Trust</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://royal-needlework.org.uk">Royal School of Needlework</a></li>
</ul>

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed. 

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed.

Bizarre science history from academics with beers