Episode – 0702 : The History of Television Podcast Transcript It has been called the idiot box and the boob tube, but the fact is that perhaps no invention was […]
Episode – 0701 : The Nepalese Royal Massacre
Episode – 0701 : The Nepalese Royal Massacre Podcast Transcript On June 1, 2001, the nation of Nepal was shocked at the announcement that 10 members of the Nepalese Royal […]
Episode – 0700 : The Empire State Building
Episode – 0700 : The Empire State Building Podcast Transcript Prior to the 1929 stock market crash, a race was on to build the tallest building in the world in […]
Episode – 0699 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong
Episode – 0699 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong Podcast Transcript All of us have some sort of mental map inside our heads for how the world […]
Episode – 0698 : Terra Nullius
Episode – 0698 : Terra Nullius Podcast Transcript Imagine you want to start a brand new country. Only, you don’t want to go through the messy process of starting a […]
Episode – 0697 : The Cult of Pythagoras
Episode – 0697 : The Cult of Pythagoras Podcast Transcript He was one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. He was a philosopher, a mathematician, and had some […]
Episode – 0696 : The Wallace Line
Episode – 0696 : The Wallace Line Podcast Transcript Charles Darwin is often credited with the discovery of the theory of natural selection. This is true, but it isn’t totally […]
Episode – 0695 : Yes, We Have No Bananas
Episode – 0695 : Yes, We Have No Bananas Podcast Transcript In the late 19th century, bananas, a fruit that had been popular for thousands of years suddenly became a […]