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Ordinary Observations
Ordinary Observations is the radio equivalent of knowing enough to know you’re wrong, but knowing too little to care about the details. It gives enough for a passing grade and leaves room to figure out the rest along the way. Join Jack as he discusses a bizarre potpourri of ideas, occurrences, personalities, and problems from all imaginable corners of the globe, across all of recorded history. Host: Jack Williamson This is a podcast from K103 Göteborgs Studentradio
Episodes
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Ecological Policy Mistakes
Join Jack for this week's episode of Ordinary Observations where we take a look at a few regrettable ecological policy mistakes from throughout history. The…
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Fat Bear Week & Bird of The Year
This time on Ordinary Observations, Jack is joined by long time friends of the show Ariel (of Armchair American fame) and Alex (a professional journalist) to…
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Jousting
On this episode of Ordinary Observations Jack is once again joined by long term friend of the show Manoj, this time to discuss the history of Jousting. We take…
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Jonathan The Giant Tortoise
This time on Ordinary Observations Jack is joined by a motley gang of mates to discuss Jonathan, the 193 year old Seychelles Giant Tortoise and his recent…
Ordinary ObservationsShowing Up To One's Own Funeral
This week on Ordinary Observations we take a look at a few novel stories of people who have showed up alive to their own funerals. First off we meet Ms Noella…
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Stealing Copper
Getting into the festive spirit this week on Ordinary Observations we express a little admiration for the creative lengths some clever people are willing to go…
Ordinary ObservationsCheating on Exams
This week Jack is once again joined by long time friend of the show Manoj to discuss a few fun stories of people trying to cheat on their exams. We start off…
Ordinary ObservationsTime Zone Curiosities
This week on Ordinary Observations we stop the clocks and take a timely look at a history of time zones. How did we get here? Short answer: The steam…
Ordinary ObservationsMore Common Misconceptions
Leaning right into the leftover show notes from the last K103 Live Day, Jack is back this week to discuss a bunch more common misconceptions from the depths of…
Ordinary ObservationsCommon Misconceptions
This episode is taken from K103 Live Day where Jack is joined by long time friends of the show Erik, Eddie, and Josefine. Doing our part in the battle against…
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Weird News You Might Have Missed Summer 2025
This week Jack finally returns from his lengthy summer holidays to discuss a few bizarre bits of recent news we all fear you might have missed. First off a…
Ordinary ObservationsRoadside Gigantism
This week on Ordinary Observations Jack is joined by long time friend of the show, Bosnian affairs correspondent, and K103 Chairperson, Elvira Hodzic! We have…
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Bad Off-Field Behaviour
This week on Ordinary Observations, Jack is joined by long time friend of the show, holder of a master's degree in economics, and brother - Bryn. We get into…
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Animals Getting Drunk & Doing Drugs
This week on Ordinary Observations, Jack once again caves into the urge of talking about animals. We ask ourselves a simple question - Do animals like to get…
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Moose
This week on Ordinary Observations Jack is joined by long time friend of the show Victor, a Swedish man who has seen a moose before. We spend the hour asking…
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Papal Misbehaviour
Join Jack this week on Ordinary Observations for a sprawling discussion on a select few terrible popes. We start off with Pope Stephen XI, a man so incensed at…
Ordinary ObservationsRunning
Mark & Jack once again join in on K103 Live Day, this time to put some Ordinary Observationism on the time-honoured, yet in-vogue hobby of running great…
Ordinary ObservationsAnimal Experimentation
Join Mark & Jack for an ordinary discussion somewhere near the intersection of animal biology and scientific tomfoolery. This week we are taking a look at some…
Ordinary ObservationsWikipedia Favourites
Join Mark & Jack this week as we pay homage to the greatest website ever created, Wikipedia. Spring is finally here, so why not lace up with us for a casual…
Ordinary ObservationsSaving Money
Join Jack and Mark once again for K103's Live Day! This time featuring long time friend of the show and budgeting expert Manoj, as well as Alva from the K103…
Ordinary ObservationsPerformance Art
Join Jack and Mark on this installation of Ordinary Observations as they explore the culture rich world of performance art and meet some of the artists behind…
Ordinary ObservationsIncredible Feats of Human Endurance
Welcome to the first episode of Ordinary Observations for 2025! Mark and Jack start the year as we mean to go on, with a few interesting stories of incredible…
Ordinary ObservationsChristmas Omnibus 2024
Ho, Ho, Ho, welcome one and all to the Ordinary Observation Christmas Omnibus 2024, where Mark & Jack clean out the backlog of stories we couldn't squeeze into…
Ordinary ObservationsAnimals Predicting The Future
On Ordinary Observations this week Mark & Jack once again join in on K103 live day, this time to discuss a varied history of using animals to predict the…
Ordinary ObservationsSports Curses
Join Jack and Mark as we consult witch doctors and shamans as we try to lift some of the sporting world's strangest curses. Jack talks us through the curse of…
Ordinary ObservationsHunting Treasure
Join Jack, Mark and special treasure-hunting- enthusiast guest Jule, on this instalment of Ordinary Observations, in which we discuss the folklore, stories…
Ordinary ObservationsMicronations
This week on Ordinary Observations Mark & Jack go one smaller and dig into a few noteworthy micronations from around the globe. Mark begins with explaining why…
Ordinary ObservationsSmall Countries
Listen in to Ordinary Observations from K103 Live Day Nov 1st, where Mark & Jack dig up some fun facts regarding the smallest countries on the map. In order of…
Ordinary ObservationsWorld College Radio Day Special - American Electoral Issues
This episode of Ordinary Observations is actually not an episode of Ordinary Observations at all! It is in fact Gothenburg Student Radio K103's submission to…
Ordinary ObservationsDefenestration
Join Jack & Mark for a free falling discussion through the time honoured tradition of humans throwing each other out of windows. Jack lays out some history…
Ordinary ObservationsDrinking Games
This week Mark and Jack are joined by long time friend of the show Callum to discuss the time honoured tradition of making friends through binge drinking…
Ordinary ObservationsGeographically Specific Syndromes
Join Jack and Mark as they take a perfectly un-peer-reviewed stroll trough the world of geographically specific illnesses and syndromes. We take a look at what…
Ordinary ObservationsBad Jobs
Join Jack and Mark as they peel back the pages of history and peek into some of the worst jobs to ever need doing. Clean out the Houses of Easement with…
Ordinary ObservationsSummer Omnibus 2024
Join Mark & Jack as they rap up the first the half year with the 2024 Summer Omnibus. We open the fridge on each of our previous 16 episodes and heat up the…
Ordinary ObservationsNicknames
Join Jack and Mark for another episode of Ordinary Observations, this time to discuss a perhaps under appreciated artform, the humble nickname. We rummage…
Ordinary ObservationsCon Artists
Join Jack and Mark on this instalment of Ordinary Observations as they take a look at the World of fraudsters and scammers, crooks and forgers, this time on…
Ordinary ObservationsAliens
Join Mark & Jack as we adorn our spacesuits and blast off on the hunt for extraterrestrial life. Jack gives us the rundown on the history of Area 51 and how it…
Ordinary ObservationsCruise Ship Calamity
Join Mark and Jack as they once again welcome Captain Anton onto the show, this time to discuss a little nautical naughtiness aboard the comically large cruise…
Ordinary ObservationsCows
Join Jack & Mark as we welcome special guest Dr Joey Gregan on the show for our special live day discussion on all things Bovine. We discuss the origins of…
Ordinary ObservationsHigh Fashion
Join Jack and Mark as we lace up our boots and take a stroll through the walk-in-wardrobe of high fashion & high society. We powder our wigs and duck though…
Ordinary ObservationsCursed Islands
Join Jack and Mark as they spin the globe and explore some truly cursed islands around the World. Inflate your packraft and paddle with us to North Sentinel…
Ordinary ObservationsComplex Genius
Listen in to Jack recount some of the highlights from his recent presentation at Vetenskapsfestivalen, the local science festival in Gothenburg. We will go…
Ordinary ObservationsEngineering Vanity Projects
Join Jack and Mark as they open their wallets and splurge on exciting and downright bizarre engineering vanity projects. Clip on your snowboard bindings and…
Ordinary ObservationsPirate Tales
Arggghhhh me Hearties, it's time to Hoist the Colours and raise the Jolly Rodger!! Join Jack and Mark on a swashbuckling adventure of Pirate Tales from the…
Ordinary ObservationsThe LinkedIn Cesspit
Join Jack and Mark as they don their business thinking caps and investigate the strange world that is LinkedIn. This week we are joined by OO Business Strategy…
Ordinary ObservationsRich People Trying To Live Forever
Join Mark & Jack once again as we max out the credit cards and see how the rich waste their money on trying to live forever. We harvest the blood of the young…
Ordinary ObservationsDeranged Leaders of The Modern Era - Part 2
Join Jack and Mark as they dust off the history books and take another look at the lives and behaviours of some more famous dictators in this part two of…
Ordinary ObservationsAncient Horrors
Join Jack & Mark as we discuss the horrific mechanics of torture devices from the days of Ancient Rome and Greece. We turn back time and get toasty in the…
Ordinary ObservationsProtest Shithousery
Join Jack and Mark as they sweep off the hay bales and wade through the manure that's been smeared by angry French farmers in this week's episode discussing…
Ordinary ObservationsBad On-Stage Behaviour
Ordinary Observations is back and ready to kick off 2024 with some selected stories of Bad On-Stage Behaviour. This week Mark and Jack are joined by very…
Ordinary ObservationsChristmas Omnibus Part 2
Keep drifting into the hazy holiday buzz with Mark & Jack, in this Part 2 of the Ordinary Observations Christmas Omnibus. Yes we realise now that having a…
Ordinary ObservationsChristmas Omnibus Part 1
Get into the Christmas Spirit with Mark and Jack as we relitigate some of our previous mistakes from the first few episodes and flip through the notepads to…
Ordinary ObservationsStrange Diets
Join Jack and Mark as they stomach some Strange Diets on this K103 Live Day Special. We open the toolbox and eat anything we can get our hands on with Mr…
Ordinary ObservationsMiraculous Stories of Survival
Join Mark, Jack, and Dr Anton once again, as we attempt to spell 'HELP' on a beach using nothing but driftwood and the coconuts we managed to shake loose from…
Ordinary ObservationsNuclear Mistakes
Join Jack and Mark as they slip on the hazmat suits and investigate a selection of Nuclear mistakes, mishaps, and miscalculations. Joined by The Human Fuel…
Ordinary ObservationsAnimals Where They Shouldn't Be
Join Mark & Jack as they clean out the fish tank of animals in places they were never supposed to be. We sit around the campfire and recount the adventures of…
Ordinary ObservationsRugbyspiracies
Join Jack and Mark as they kick-off a rugby filled adventure of the controversies and conspiracies of this weird and wonderful sport, and TRY to shine the…
Ordinary ObservationsSpooky Special
Join Jack and Mark your (g)hosts on a spooky adventure of all things supernatural. With fellow Halloween historian Anton, we take a deep dive into the Bell…
Ordinary ObservationsBeing Dutch and Behaving Badly
Join Jack and Mark as they get down and dirty with the Dutch, on a deep dive into the history of Rioting in the Netherlands. The boys also welcome being-tall…
Ordinary ObservationsRemarkable Friendships
Join Jack and Mark as they explore some rather remarkable and unexpected friendships between famous people around the World. This episode features a dive into…