Welcome to Episode #156 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week, we’re joined by the brilliant and always entertaining FunMaster Mike Klein—chess expert, educator, and all-around fun guy—to help us answer a seriously strategic question: how do you become a grandmaster in chess?
Next, we’ll zoom out to explore the world map and ask: why do countries have capital cities? And finally, we’ll swing over to Madagascar to uncover the reason behind those stylish stripes—why are lemurs’ tails so stripy?
Get ready for a brainy, bouncy episode full of games, geography, and animal wonders!

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