Every year around June, millions of people will wear robes and put on funny hats to receive their university degrees.

But why do they all wear robes?

And what's the deal with the flat hat?

And why does the hat have a frilly thing hanging off of it?

Well, we're at it, why do we give out degrees named after unmarried men,

and why are some people called a doctor if they don't have patients?

Learn more about the history of academic degrees

and all of the traditions associated with graduation

on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by the Travel Photography Academy.

If you've listened to enough episode to this podcast, you'll notice that I often interject

places that I visited.

That's because I spent over 10 years of my life traveling around the world almost

non-stop.

During that time, I went from being a complete novice in photography

to winning almost every major travel photography prize

in North America.

When I learned how to do travel photography,

I did do it the hard way. It took years of time and lots of travel.

That's why I created the Travel Photography Academy, so you can learn from me in much less time spending much less money.

It's an online video course which I shot on location in France, Spain, and the United States

and I cover everything you need to improve your travel photography.

So if you want to take your photography to the next level

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