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Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy

Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy

The ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA Expertease

Jul 4, 2026 · 14 min · 12 segments

If it's important enough to exist, it's important enough to be alphabetized. Here's our partially-musical salute to the heaviest book in the world. Much love and many thanks to announcer…

If it's important enough to exist, it's important enough to be alphabetized. Here's our partially-musical salute to the heaviest book in the world. Much love and many thanks to announcer Moira Quirk. Say, love the show so much that you'd like to leave a review? We'd appreciate nothing more. Click here, and let your expert review-leaving begin! Got a request for a special expertise? Leave us voicemail with your questions or comments. Over at the website, you'll see the little microphone floating in the bottom-right corner. That's where your expert voicemail leaving happens.

If it's important enough to exist, it's important enough to be alphabetized. Here's our partially-musical salute to the heaviest book in the world. Much love and many thanks to announcer…

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Speakers: Clare SeraGuestDanno SullivanHost

Top entities: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.×25 Encyclopædia Britannica×5 United Kingdom×9 Alphabet×3 humor×3

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈300 followers

Claire’s Part-Time Sales Role1:56 – 3:10

D

Danno SullivanHost

1:56

And I think that you were just making fun of me for the way I said bifurcated talentscape.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:00

I believe I was pouncing on an opportunity to sell

M

Moira QuirkNarrator

2:05

the B

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:05

book.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:06

I have dedicated my life and my career at, well, part-time.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:10

It's a part-time.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:11

I've partly dedicated my life and part time of my career to the endeavor to educate folks on everything that there is to know in the entire British world.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:25

Wow.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:26

In alphabetical order.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:27

Exactly.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:28

That is a big life purpose, Claire.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:31

How's it going so far?

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:32

From my point of view, terrifically.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:35

My point of view, I'm hoping will be upheld by my, I have a quarterly review from my boss coming out on May 3rd.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:43

Okay.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:43

To see how sales are going, which to be honest, sales are not going great.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:48

I'm a little confused since you're working part-time at a part-time job.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:52

Yes.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:53

Is the quarterly review actually the equivalent of an annual review?

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:56

That's very well noted, Dano.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:58

Also, because I have a quarter of a quarterly review coming up, which works out to be an annual review, I am only authorized to sell books F through P until I am promoted to full-time.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.CompanyPublishing company
97%25 mentions
Encyclopædia BritannicaEntity
92%5 mentions
United KingdomCountryCountry in Europe
87%9 mentions
AlphabetEntityLanguage writing type
82%3 mentions
humorEntity
76%3 mentions
Moira QuirkPersonBritish actress and comedian
71%3 mentions
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66%2 mentions
Rule, Britannia!Music CompositionSong by Thomas Arne
61%3 mentions
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55%1 mention
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50%2 mentions
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45%2 mentions
OhioAdministrative AreaUS state
39%2 mentions
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34%1 mention
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29%1 mention
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24%2 mentions
DaytonCityCity in Ohio
18%2 mentions
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13%1 mention
EnglandCountryUK constituent country
8%1 mention
EroticaEntityFilm type
3%1 mention

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Claire’s Part-Time Sales Role1:56 – 3:10

D

Danno SullivanHost

1:56

And I think that you were just making fun of me for the way I said bifurcated talentscape.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:00

I believe I was pouncing on an opportunity to sell

M

Moira QuirkNarrator

2:05

the B

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:05

book.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:06

I have dedicated my life and my career at, well, part-time.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:10

It's a part-time.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:11

I've partly dedicated my life and part time of my career to the endeavor to educate folks on everything that there is to know in the entire British world.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:25

Wow.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:26

In alphabetical order.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:27

Exactly.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:28

That is a big life purpose, Claire.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:31

How's it going so far?

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:32

From my point of view, terrifically.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:35

My point of view, I'm hoping will be upheld by my, I have a quarterly review from my boss coming out on May 3rd.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:43

Okay.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:43

To see how sales are going, which to be honest, sales are not going great.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:48

I'm a little confused since you're working part-time at a part-time job.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:52

Yes.

D

Danno SullivanHost

2:53

Is the quarterly review actually the equivalent of an annual review?

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:56

That's very well noted, Dano.

C

Clare SeraGuest

2:58

Also, because I have a quarter of a quarterly review coming up, which works out to be an annual review, I am only authorized to sell books F through P until I am promoted to full-time.

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