Episode – 1961 : Hollow Nickel Case Podcast Transcript In 1953, a newspaper delivery boy in Brooklyn, New York, made an odd discovery. One of his customers gave him a […]
Episode – 1960 : The V2 Rocket
Episode – 1960 : The V2 Rocket Podcast transcript The Second World War saw the development of many new weapons. Perhaps none was more terrifying than the development of long-range […]
Episode – 1959 : Alexander Hamilton
Episode – 1959 : Alexander Hamilton Podcast Transcript Alexander Hamilton was an American founding father who has recently gained popularity due to the popular musical Hamilton. Hamilton was the first […]
Episode – 1958 : The Fra Mauro Medieval World Map
Episode – 1958 : The Fra Mauro Medieval World Map Podcast Transcript Sometime around the year 1450, a monk living just outside of Venice created one of the greatest maps […]
Episode – 1957 : Borobudur
Episode – 1957 : Borobudur Podcast Transcript Located in Central Java, outside of the modern city of Yogyakarta, lies the world’s largest Buddhist temple, Borobudur. Borobudur doesn’t get as much […]
Episode – 1956 : LEGO
Episode – 1956 : LEGO Podcast Transcript Lego is one of the best-known toy brands in the world. Known for its fun and complex building process, the small plastic bricks […]
Episode – 1955 : Dubai
Episode – 1955 : Dubai Podcast Transcript Just 60 years ago, Dubai was a sandy, sparsely populated port on a minor creek emptying into the Persian Gulf. Today, it is […]
Episode – 1954 : The World’s Greatest Art Museums
Episode – 1954 : The World’s Greatest Art Museums Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, human beings have created works of art. Many of these works were commissioned by monarchs, […]
Episode – 1953 : The Taiping Rebellion
Episode – 1953 : The Taiping Rebellion Podcast Transcript In the mid-19th century, China experienced its greatest civil war. It was a conflict that set China on a course that […]
Episode – 1951 : Kaliningrad
Episode – 1951 : Kaliningrad Podcast Transcript Located on the Baltic Sea, sandwiched between the nations of Lithuania and Poland, is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad, as it exists […]
Episode – 1950 : The Year 1950
Episode – 1950 : The Year 1950 Podcast Transcript In the year 1950, the world was halfway through the 20th century. In the 25 years prior, the world had seen […]
Episode – 1948 : The Sinking of the Lusitania
Episode – 1948 : The Sinking of the Lusitania Podcast Transcript On May 7, 1915, nearly a year into the First World War, the British steamship RMS Lusitania was sunk […]
Episode – 1947 : The 1969 Sino-Soviet Border Conflict
Episode – 1947 : The 1969 Sino-Soviet Border Conflict Podcast Transcript Many people think that the closest the world ever came to nuclear war was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. […]
Episode – 1946 : The Origins of the Federal Reserve
Episode – 1946 : The Origins of the Federal Reserve Podcast Transcript In 1913, the United States created its third national bank. Unlike the previous two, this bank was organized […]
Episode – 1945 : The Dominican Republic
Episode – 1945 : The Dominican Republic Podcast Transcript Known for its beautiful beaches and unique culture, the Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean’s crown jewels. However, it has […]
Episode – 1944 : Questions and Answers: Volume 36
Episode – 1944 : Questions and Answers: Volume 36 Podcast Transcript November, the 9th month of the Roman calendar and the 11th month in our calendar, is upon us. It […]
Episode – 1943 : Pumpkins
Episode – 1943 : Pumpkins Podcast Transcript Pumpkins are a staple of the autumn season, used in events like Halloween and Thanksgiving as symbols of the holidays, as well as […]
Episode – 1942 : The Eastern Front of World War I
Episode – 1942 : The Eastern Front of World War I Podcast Transcript During the First World War, most of the attention, at least in the West, was focused on […]
Episode – 1939 : Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench
Episode – 1939 : Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench Podcast Transcript Located in an arc sweeping to the east and south of the Marina Islands and Guam is the […]
Episode – 1938 : The Shroud of Turin
Episode – 1938 : The Shroud of Turin Podcast Transcript In the 13th century, a French knight came forward and displayed what he claimed was the burial cloth of Jesus […]