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Episode – 2155 : Yemen’s Long and Complicated History Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, Yemen has been one of the most important crossroads in the world. It was home […]

Episode – 2156 : Questions and Answers: Volume 43 Podcast Transcript Leave a message for the 6th anniversary show! June is upon us. It is the month of your solstice […]

Episode – 2154 : The History of the Pentagon Podcast Transcript Before the United States entered the Second World War, it had a problem. The military’s administrative staff was spread […]

Episode – 2153 : The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire Podcast Transcript Following the collapse of the Toltec Civilization, the Aztecs rose to prominence in central Mexico. The […]

Episode – 2152 : Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect Podcast Transcript For centuries, scientists imagined the universe as a giant clock, where every motion could, in theory, be predicted. […]

Episode – 2151 : CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Podcast Transcript For most of human history, when a person’s heart stopped, that was considered the end. Then, through centuries of trial and […]

Episode – 2150 : The Ebola Virus Podcast Transcript In 1976, a mysterious and deadly illness appeared almost simultaneously in Sudan and Zaire. It killed with frightening speed, baffled doctors, […]

Episode – 2149 : The Story of Rum Podcast Transcript Rum isn’t just a spirit that is used in cocktails. It is unique amongst beverages in how it has shaped […]

Episode – 2148 : The Indianapolis 500 Podcast Transcript For more than a century, the Indianapolis 500 has been one of the greatest spectacles in all of sports. Thirty-three cars […]

Episode – 2147 : The Australian Outback Podcast Transcript From the oldest rocks on Earth to underground towns, vanished rivers, red deserts, cattle stations, opal fields, and skies filled with […]

Episode – 2146 : P.T. Barnum: The Greatest American Showman Podcast Transcript P.T. Barnum was one of the most famous entertainers of the 19th century, a man who turned curiosity, […]

Episode – 2145 : The 1967 Anguilla Revolution Podcast Transcript In 1967, the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla launched one of the strangest revolutions in modern history. Its people were […]

Episode – 2144 : Genghis Khan: The Man Who Built the Mongol Empire Podcast Transcript Born into hardship on the Mongolian steppe, a boy named Temujin rose from exile, betrayal, […]

Episode – 2143 : Failed Physical Media Formats Podcast Transcript For over a century, companies have tried to invent the next great way to listen to music or watch movies. […]

Episode – 2142 : The English Reformation Podcast Transcript For centuries, England was one of Europe’s great Catholic kingdoms. Then, in the span of a single generation, it broke from […]

Episode – 2141 : The Spanish Flu Pandemic Podcast Transcript In 1918, as the world was nearing the end of the First World War, another disaster was spreading across the […]

Episode – 2140 : Stablecoins: What They Are and How They Work Podcast Transcript One of the most talked-about topics in finance today is stablecoins. Stablecoins have the potential to […]

Episode – 2139 : Larry Doby and Breaking the American League Color Barrier Podcast Transcript If you ask anyone to name the athlete who broke the color line in baseball, […]

Episode – 2138 : Colorado River: The River That Built the American West Podcast Transcript Over 1,400 miles, the Colorado River has carved some of the most dramatic landscapes on […]

Episode – 2137 : The Battle of the Plains of Abraham: How Quebec Became British Podcast Transcript In 1759, on a plateau outside Quebec City, two armies met in a […]