Map Men
(2016)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 4
Map Men vs. Geoguessr
Episode 8 - 10-13-2024
We donated part of our fee to two environmental charities: UNDO, a brilliant organisation using enhanced weathering technology to fix CO2 into the soil for the long term; TREE SISTERS, who have planted millions of trees through their community-driven, socially inclusive approach to environmental action.
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Weird maps win elections - Gerrymandering explained
Episode 7 - 8-31-2024
Why does the USA draw district maps with absolutely bonkers shapes? And how do squiggly districts help the wrong politicians win elections? And have we been pronouncing "Gerrymandering" wrong for 200 years?
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There are NOT 195 countries
Episode 6 - 6-23-2024
How many countries are there? Does the UN's official list of 195 include them all? Which ones are missing? Does Sealand count? Does England count for that matter? And why are Mark and Jay up a tree?
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The Phantom Island of Google Maps
Episode 5 - 4-24-2024
Why did Google Maps have a big black smudge before 2012? And why did it disappear? And what does it have to do with Captain Cook? And what is a phantom island?
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You'll never guess the most popular internet country code
Episode 4 - 12-06-2023
Have you ever stopped to think why the two-letter country codes in the world's websites are what they are? We have*, and it turns out it's a fascinating tale with a lovely detailed map to stare at.
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Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about
Episode 3 - 9-29-2023
Did you know that the internet is held together by a network of undersea cables? And did you also know that these cables can trace their origin back to 1850s? What has and hasn’t changed in the last 150 years may surprise you.
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Why British cities make no sense
Episode 2 - 8-28-2023
Why is Reading, a massive settlement of 170,000 people, NOT a city, while the tiny Welsh village of St Davids IS a city? Is it something to do with cathedrals? Or universities? Or is it a surprisingly simple answer which only raises more questions about how city status works in the UK, and merits a ten minute video? (No, no, and yes.)
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Why is North up?
Episode 1 - 7-10-2023
Why is north up? Has north always been up? What used to be up before north was up? Does it matter if a direction other than north is up? And have you ever been on a year five geography trip where you got lost in the woods and wet yourself in front of Mr. Dugdale?
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Season 3
English counties explained
Episode 11 - 9-13-2021
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The longitude problem: history's deadliest riddle
Episode 10 - 7-28-2021
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How many continents are there?
Episode 9 - 6-28-2021
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How do you start a new country?
Episode 8 - 5-31-2021
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Where is America?
Episode 7 - 4-26-2021
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The mystery of the squarest country
Episode 6 - 4-12-2021
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Who Owns Antarctica?
Episode 5 - 3-15-2021
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What will the world look like in 250 million years?
Episode 4 - 2-15-2021
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Why does Russia have the best maps of Britain?
Episode 3 - 1-11-2021
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Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?
Episode 2 - 12-14-2020
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The map that saved the most lives
Episode 1 - 11-16-2020
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Season 2
The world's silliest time zones
Episode 6 - 9-02-2019
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How did triangles shrink France?
Episode 5 - 8-07-2019
Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones are MAP MEN.
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Why every world map is wrong
Episode 4 - 6-20-2019
How do you show a round earth on a flat map? Is it possible? Jay and Mark find out using an orange and a rolling pin.
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Why do maps show places that don't exist?
Episode 3 - 5-13-2019
Why do map makers publish mistakes on purpose? Map Men Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones use a car and a magnifying glass to investigate!
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The world's oldest border?
Episode 2 - 4-15-2019
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Who Owns the South China Sea?
Episode 1 - 8-07-2016
There's a bit of the sea claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and China. But especially China. Why do they want it? And how do they stake their claims? Especially China.
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Season 1
Why is there a BLANK space in this map of East Berlin?
Episode 5 - 8-03-2016
This East German map from 1988 has a great gaping hole where West Berlin should be. Mark and Jay discover that this map with a gap is not "wrong", and it's certainly not unique.
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India/Bangladesh - The world's worst border
Episode 4 - 7-08-2016
The border between India and Bangladesh is extremely messy and complicated. Why is this? And what's it like living there? (Until last year when they fixed it)
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Where is the north/south divide?
Episode 3 - 6-10-2016
The north and south of England are culturally, economically, historically and accently different. But where exactly is the line that splits the country?
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Mappa Mundi - the worst world map?
Episode 2 - 5-24-2016
In the 13th Century, some people made this world map, and it was rubbish. Were they bad at geography? Or is there an intriguing reason behind the map's odd shapes and images?
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Bir Tawil - the land that nobody wants
Episode 1 - 5-03-2016
There's a patch of land between Egypt and Sudan that no country owns. Why? Can anybody claim it for themselves? (No.)
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