Episode – 0169 : Why Do We Celebrate Christmas on December 25? Transcript Every year, people around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25. In many countries, it is the […]
Episode – 0168 : Catalonian Christmas Traditions
Episode – 0168 : Catalonian Christmas Traditions Transcript Catalonia is a unique region. They have their own Romance language, their own customs, and cuisine, and when it comes to the […]
Episode – 0167 : Why Don’t We All Drive on the Same Side?
Episode – 0167 : Why Don’t We All Drive on the Same Side? Transcript Standards make everything easier. When everyone can agree on a standard way to do things, regardless […]
Episode – 0166 : What’s the Deal With Dark Matter?
Episode – 0166 : What’s the Deal With Dark Matter? Transcript Over the last several centuries, there have been many unsolved questions that scientists have put their minds to solving.Most […]
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Episode – 0165 : The Speech Richard Nixon Never Gave
Episode – 0165 : The Speech Richard Nixon Never Gave Transcript The Apollo 11 mission to land humans on the moon was one of the most complex things ever undertaken […]
Episode – 0164 : The Rosetta Stone
Episode – 0164 : The Rosetta Stone Transcript The ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the oldest civilizations that we know of on Earth. While there is much we know […]
Episode – 0163 : Atomic Bombs and Two-Piece Swimsuits
Episode – 0163 : Atomic Bombs and Two-Piece Swimsuits Transcript On the week of July 1, 1946, there were two explosions that shook the world. One was a physical explosion […]
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body Transcript If you happen to be in Valencia, Spain, on a Thursday, at noon, in front of the cathedral, you might […]
Episode – 0162 : All About ZIP Codes
Episode – 0162 : All About ZIP Codes Transcript Back in the day, sending letters was slow and complicated. Nothing could travel faster than the speed of a horse or […]
Episode – 0160 : The Terrible Fate of Blanche Monnier
Transcript Born in 1849 in Poitiers, France, Blanche Monnier was a beautiful young woman who was born into an aristocratic family. When she was 25 she suddenly disappeared. When people […]
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum Transcript Hundreds of years ago gold and silver were rare and valuable, and today they are rare and valuable. Iron and tin were cheap and […]
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating Transcript Have you ever heard a science story on the news where they mention how old something is then ask yourself “how do they […]
Episode – 0157 : The Man Who Didn’t Want to be Pope
Episode – 0157 : The Man Who Didn’t Want to be Pope Transcript On February 10, 2013, in what began as a rather innocuous assembly, Pope Benedict the XVI stunned […]
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Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete
Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete Transcript There are lots of stories about technologies and knowledge from ancient peoples that have been lost to us through history. In reality, most […]
Episode – 0155 : The Mercator Projection
Episode – 0155 : The Mercator Projection Transcript Have you ever looked at a map and said to yourself “Wow, Greenland is really big!”, only to then look at a […]
Episode – 0154 : Picasso
Episode – 0154 : Picasso Transcript He has been called the most famous artist of the 20th century. His work single-handedly defined an artistic style. He was more loved and […]
Episode – 0153 : The Real Illuminati
Episode – 0153 : The Real Illuminati Transcript In 1776, an obscure Bavarian professor of philosophy created a society for like-minded individuals who upheld the values of the Enlightenment. Fast […]
Episode – 0152 : The Voynich Manuscript
Episode – 0152 : The Voynich Manuscript Transcript In 1912, a Polish rare book dealer purchased an extremely old codex that contained an unknown system of writing. Since then, the […]
Episode – 0151 : How Many Nobel Prizes Should Einstein Have Won?
Episode – 0151 : How Many Nobel Prizes Should Einstein Have Won? Transcript In the 120 year history of the Nobel Prize, there have been four people who have been […]
Episode – 0150 : Syndrome K
Episode – 0150 : Syndrome K Transcript In 1943, the Italian government surrendered to the Allied forces. The Germans, not wanting to cede such a large part of Europe to […]