Episode – 2074 : The Harlem Renaissance Podcast Transcript In the early decades of the twentieth century, a neighborhood in New York City became the center of an extraordinary cultural […]
Episode – 2073 : Skylab
Episode – 2073 : Skylab Podcast Transcript In the early 1970s, after the triumph of landing on the Moon, NASA faced a question: what comes next? The answer was Skylab, […]
Episode – 2072 : Ivan Pavlov and His Dogs
Episode – 2072 : Ivan Pavlov and His Dogs At the turn of the 20th century, a Russian physiologist made a discovery that would fundamentally change how we understand learning […]
Episode – 2071 : The Mexican Revolution
Episode – 2071 : The Mexican Revolution Podcast Transcript After Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, hopes for democracy gradually gave way to decades of instability and dictatorship. By […]
Episode – 2070 : Who is Alan Smithee
Episode – 2070 : Who is Alan Smithee Podcast Transcript If you look at the Internet Movie Database, one of the most prolific directors over the last 70 years has […]
Episode – 2069 : The East African Slave Trade
Episode – 2069 : The East African Slave Trade Podcast Transcript Most people are familiar with the transatlantic slave trade, which enslaved over ten million people over a period of […]
Episode – 2068 : The Plot to Steal the Body of Abraham Lincoln
Episode – 2068 : The Plot to Steal the Body of Abraham Lincoln Podcast Transcript The 1876 plot to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln is one of the strangest […]
Episode – 2067 : The Inca Empire
Episode – 2067 : The Inca Empire Podcast Transcript The Inca Empire was the largest and most sophisticated state ever created in the pre-Columbian Americas, stretching along the Andes from […]
Episode – 2066 : The History of Tobacco
Episode – 2066 : The History of Tobacco Podcast Transcript When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, members of his crew observed the native people they met offering them dried […]
Episode – 2065 : The Young Turks
Episode – 2065 : The Young Turks Podcat Transcript The 19th-century Ottoman Empire was in decline and was often called the “sick man of Europe”. The Ottomans, like Qing China […]
Episode – 2064 : Questions and Answers: Volume 40
Episode – 2064 : Questions and Answers: Volume 40 Podcast Transcript March is upon us. Here in the northern hemisphere, the days are getting longer, temperatures are getting warmer, and […]
Episode – 2063 : Edgar Allan Poe
Episode – 2063 : Edgar Allan Poe Podcast Transcript Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most influential and haunting voices in American literature, a writer whose imagination reshaped horror, […]
Episode – 2062 : The American Basketball Association
Episode – 2062 : The American Basketball Association Podcast Transcript One of the most compelling stories in American professional sports is the rise of the American Basketball Association, or the […]
Episode – 2061 : Marvel Comics
Episode – 2061 : Marvel Comics Podcast Transcript Marvel Comics has been one of the most prolific comics publishers over the last century. Not only have they been one of […]
Episode – 2060 : Did George Mallory Climb Mount Everest First?
Episode – 2060 : Did George Mallory Climb Mount Everest First? Podcast Transcript Almost everyone knows that the first people to climb Mount Everest were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, […]
Episode – 2059 : The Danish Resistance
Episode – 2059 : The Danish Resistance Podcast Transcript As Germany conquered countries in WWII, in many nations, they found willing volunteers to help them identify Jews to send to […]
Episode – 2057 : Curling
Episode – 2057 : Curling Podcast Transcript Every four years, we are captivated by the remarkable athletes who compete at the Olympics. But while most Olympic events inspire a sort […]
Episode – 2056 : Stateless People
Episode – 2056 : Stateless People Podcast Transcript Over 99.9% of the world’s population is a citizen of some country.However, approximately 0.06% lack citizenship in any country. The United Nations […]
Episode – 2055 : The Loomis Fargo Heist
Episode – 2055 : The Loomis Fargo Heist Podcast Transcript On the evening of October 4, 1997, a large cash haul of about $17.3 million was stolen from the Loomis […]
Episode – 2054 : The Battle of Kasserine Pass
Episode – 2054 : The Battle of Kasserine Pass Podcast Transcript In February 1943, the United States Army saw its first major battle of World War II.They confronted the German […]