Episode – 0641 : Esperanto and the Search for a Global Language Podcast Transcript In the 1880s, a Polish ophthalmologist set out to create a universal language. A language that […]
Episode – 0640 : The Catiline Conspiracy
Episode – 0640 : The Catiline Conspiracy Podcast Transcript We like to think of terrorist plots as being a condition of the modern world. However, there were such plots were […]
Episode – 0639 : The Battle of Yarmouk
Episode – 0639 : The Battle of Yarmouk Podcast Transcript From August 15 to August 20, in the year 636, one of the most important battles in history took place. […]
Episode – 0638 : Philippe Petit and the World’s Greatest Tightrope Walk
Episode – 0638 : Philippe Petit and the World’s Greatest Tightrope Walk Podcast Transcript On the morning of August 7, 1974, the people of New York City woke up to […]
Episode – 0637 : Pedestrianism
Episode – 0637 : Pedestrianism Podcast Transcript In the United States and Britain in the 19th century, there was a competitive activity that at one time might have been the […]
Episode – 0635 : White Elephants
Episode – 0635 : White Elephants Podcast Transcript If you’ve been around long enough, you might have heard something being described as a white elephant. A white elephant is something […]
Episode – 0634 : The Brachistochrone Problem
Episode – 0634 : The Brachistochrone Problem Podcast Transcript In 1696, the mathematician Johann Bernoulli posited a very simple question. Assuming no friction, what was the fastest shape for an […]