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Minds Over Matter 12/6/2025

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Minds Over Matter 12/6/2025

Minds Over Matter

2025/12/06
Minds Over Matter

Minds Over Matter

2025/12/06
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Minds Over Matter!! The Bay Area's favorite quiz show hosted by moderator Dana Rodriguez with panelists Kira Pace and Laury Fischer.

Highlights

Welcome to a spirited episode of Minds Over Matter, where curiosity meets quick thinking in a fast-paced quiz format hosted by Dana Rodriguez with panelists Kira Pace and Laury Fischer.
10:42
Cadabra was the original name for Amazon
16:33
Yahoo originated from 'Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web'
26:30
The trigger mechanism of a hydrogen bomb is an atom bomb
41:38
There are approximately 550 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States
48:54
The original meaning of 'proof of the pudding is in the eating' is that you must taste the pudding to judge it—not just look at it
57:54
Confinity became PayPal

Chapters

What’s in a Name? From Cadabra to Amazon and Blue Ribbon to Nike
00:00
How Short Can a Legendary Movie Role Be? Oscar Records and Kangaroo Words
16:33
Atomic Triggers, Ancient Quakes, and How Far Voyager 1 Has Really Traveled
26:30
Why Is Vallejo’s Road Rating So Low—and What Do Tribal Recognition Numbers Really Mean?
35:59
Where Did 'Turn the Other Cheek' Really Come From? Idioms, Authors, and Bell-Titled Films
45:30
Which Actor Starred in Two Iconic 'Bell' Movies—and What Happened to Confinity?
55:02

Transcript

Kira Pace: Time for the Bay Area's favorite quiz show, Minds Over Matter, with host Dana Rodriguez. Accompanied by technical editor Kira Pace and educator Laury Fischer, this is KALW, San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond. And it's got to be our moderator...