About this episode

This episode introduces the new series of Rex Factor, explaining the concept of 'nearly monarchs' and the scoring approach for the series.

It's time for a new series of Rex Factor! In this introductory episode, we explain the concept of the series (what is a 'nearly monarch'?), who the nearly monarchs are (i.e. the individuals we will be reviewing in the series), and how we might approach scoring them. Sign up for lots of bonus content, including an ad-free version of the main podcast and over 450 additional bonus podcasts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/rexfactor⁠⁠ You can now watch the podcast either on Spotify or on YouTube via the link below: https://youtu.be/gVA8FeFf2qE "(00:00:00) Introduction" "(00:02:07) Series Concept" "(00:10:00) The Nearly Monarchs" "(00:21:48) The Factors" "(00:29:07) Correspondence Corner" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Rex Factor

Topics covered

• nearly monarchs
• series introduction
• scoring system
• podcast format
• bonus content

Keywords

• nearly monarch
• Rex Factor
• podcast introduction
• scoring
• bonus content

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Books & works: Rex Factor

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