Episode – 0574 : The Mukden Incident Podcast Transcript Most people think that the second world war started in September of 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. However, that was only […]
Episode – 0573 : A History of Utensils
Episode – 0573 : A History of Utensils Podcast Transcript They are so ubiquitous that most people don’t even realize that they have an origin. They are so commonly used […]
Episode – 0572 : The Nile River
Episode – 0572 : The Nile River Podcast Transcript There is an old saying that da Nile isn’t just a river in Egypt. That is true. It is also a […]
Episode – 0568 : Operation Long Jump
Episode – 0568 : Operation Long Jump Podcast Transcript In November 1943, the Big Three leaders of the allied powers in world war II, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joesph […]
Episode – 0567 : The Tomb of Alexander the Great
Episode – 0567 : The Tomb of Alexander the Great Podcast Transcript By the age of 32, Alexander the Great had conquered most of the world which was known to […]
Episode – 0566 : The History of Cheese
Episode – 0566 : The History of Cheese Podcast Transcript It can be consumed blocks or wheels, strings or curds, slices or cubes. It can be soft or hard, fresh […]
Episode – 0565 : The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai Eruption
Episode – 0565 : The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai Eruption Podcast Transcript On January 15, 2022, one of the biggest geologic events in the last 30 years occurred. The Hunga […]
Episode – 0564 : Didius Julianus
Episode – 0564 : Didius Julianus Podcast Transcript Throughout the history of the Roman Empire, there were 96 men who are considered to have been Roman Emperors from Augustus to […]
Episode – 0563 : Dresden Green Vault Burglary
Episode – 0563 : Dresden Green Vault Burglary Podcast transcript In the early morning of November 29, 2019, a team of thieves broke into the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, […]
Episode – 0561 : The Antikythera Mechanism
Episode – 0561 : The Antikythera Mechanism Podcast Transcript In the year 1900, a crew of sponge divers was looking for sponges off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera. […]
Episode – 0560 : Sports Curses
Episode – 0560 : Sports Curses Podcast Transcript What do a goat, Babe Ruth, a witch doctor, the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and a Japanese statue of Colonel Sanders all […]
Episode – 0559 : Prime Numbers
Episode – 0559 : Prime Numbers Podcast Transcript Prime numbers are considered to be the building blocks of mathematics. Every natural number can be broken down into the constituent prime […]
Episode – 0558 : Mandarins and the Chinese Imperial Exams
Episode – 0558 : Mandarins and the Chinese Imperial Exams Podcast Transcript In the year 607, the Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty implemented a reform whereby a series of […]
Episode – 0557 : The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Episode – 0557 : The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Podcast Transcript In the aftermath of World War II, the newly formed United Nations placed a group of Pacific […]
Episode – 0556 : Rare Earth Elements
Episode – 0556 : Rare Earth Elements Podcast Transcript Modern society is completely dependent on a set of technologies that include computer chips, fiber optic cables, lasers, video screens, electric […]
Episode – 0555 : The Acadian Expulsion
Episode – 0555 : The Acadian Expulsion Podcast Transcript Beginning in the 16th century, French settlers crossed the Atlantic to settle in a French colony located in the new world. […]
Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle
Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle Podcast Transcript It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into […]
Episode – 0553 : The Marian Reforms
Episode – 0553 : The Marian Reforms Podcast Transcript When you hear about ancient battles and wars, the stories are often dominated by famous generals whose names have come down […]
Episode – 0552 : Olga of Kiev: The Patron Saint of Vengeance
Episode – 0552 : Olga of Kiev: The Patron Saint of Vengeance Podcast Transcript Princess Olga of Kiev was a 10th-century woman who was born to a royal family and […]
Episode – 0551 : The Ark of the Covenant
Episode – 0551 : The Ark of the Covenant Podcast Transcript It was the single most sacred object in the Jewish faith. According to the bible, it was an object […]