Episode – 0754 : The Cannonball Run Podcast Transcript In 1914, Erwin “Cannon Ball” Baker crossed the United States on a motorcycle in 11 and a half days. Fifty-seven years […]
Episode – 0753 : The Planet Saturn
Episode – 0753 : The Planet Saturn Podcast Transcript Ancient astronomers from almost every culture knew of seven things in the sky that moved. the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, […]
Episode – 1181 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution? (Encore)
Podcast Transcript The United States and Canada are like two siblings. They live next to each other, have the same parents, and are a lot alike. However, the way they […]
Episode – 0752 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution?
Episode – 0752 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution? Podcast Transcript The United States and Canada are like two siblings. They live next to each other, have the […]
Episode – 0751 : The Gettysburg Address
Episode – 0751 : The Gettysburg Address Podcast Transcript From July 1 through the 3rd, 1863, the largest battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere took place in southern […]
Episode – 0750 : Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome
Episode – 0750 : Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome Podcast Transcript If you go through the history of ancient Rome, you will find the stories of many […]
Episode – 0749 : Communications Satellites
Episode – 0749 : Communications Satellites Podcast Transcript Once humans managed to put artificial satellites into orbit, the next question was, “what can we do with this?” One of the […]
Episode – 0747 : The Boeing 747
Episode – 0747 : The Boeing 747 Podcast Transcript Introduced in 1968, the Boeing 747 totally revolutionized commercial air transportation. It was more than twice the size of the next […]
Episode – 0746 : Hyman Rickover and the Nuclear Navy
Episode – 0746 : Hyman Rickover and the Nuclear Navy Podcast Transcript At the end of the second world war, a Captain in the United States Navy had a radical […]
Episode – 962 : The History of the Compass (Encore)
Podcast Transcript One of the most important inventions of early humanity was the compass. The compass has aided human navigation around the Earth for centuries. Despite being a critical technology […]
Episode – 0745 : The History of the Compass
Episode – 0745 : The History of the Compass Podcast Transcript One of the most important inventions of early humanity was the compass. The compass has aided human navigation around […]
Episode – 0744 : The Tragic Flight of Vladimir Komarov and Soyuz 1
Episode – 0744 : The Tragic Flight of Vladimir Komarov and Soyuz 1 Podcast Transcript Traveling to space is an inherently dangerous thing to do. In the first years of […]
Episode – 0743 : The Past, Present, and Future of Coal
Episode – 0743 : The Past, Present, and Future of Coal Podcast Transcript Ancient people around the world all made a rather similar discovery. In certain places, they could find […]
Episode – 1220 : The Colosseum (Encore)
Podcast Transcript In the year 70, the Roman Emperor Vespasian commissioned what would become the world’s largest amphitheater. Approximately ten years later, it opened to great fanfare and 100 days […]
Episode – 0742 : The Colosseum
Episode – 0742 : The Colosseum Podcast Transcript In the year 70, the Roman Emperor Vespasian commissioned what would become the world’s largest amphitheater. Approximately ten years later, it opened […]
Episode – 1485 : The Murder of Thomas Becket (Encore)
Podcast Transcript On December 29, 1170, the Archbishop of Canterbury was brutally murdered on the floor of the Canterbury Cathedral by four armed knights while preparing for his evening prayers. […]
Episode – 0741 : The Murder of Thomas Becket
Episode – 0741 : The Murder of Thomas Becket Podcast Transcript On December 29, 1170, the Archbishop of Canterbury was brutally murdered on the floor of the Canterbury Cathedral by […]
Episode – 0739 : Greenland
Episode – 0739 : Greenland Podcast Transcript It is the world’s largest island, has the closest point of land to the North Pole, and is the least densely populated political […]
Episode – 0738 : Bonnie and Clyde
Episode – 0738 : Bonnie and Clyde Podcast Transcript In January of 1930, a 21-year-old by the name of Clyde Barrow met a 19-year-old by the name of Bonnie Parker. […]
Episode – 0737 : Mata Hari
Episode – 0737 : Mata Hari Podcast Transcript During World War I, a Dutch dancer and courtesan was recruited by the French as a spy. However, not long after this, […]