Episode – 0736 : Imaginary Numbers Podcast Transcript In the history of mathematics, there were several times when mathematicians encountered problems that they didn’t know what to make of. It […]
Episode – 1466 : The Worst Roman Emperors (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus to the fall of the western empire in […]
Episode – 0735 : The Worst Roman Emperors
Episode – 0735 : The Worst Roman Emperors Podcast Transcript Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus […]
Episode – 0733 : The Origins of American Football
Episode – 0733 : The Origins of American Football Podcast transcript In the mid-19th century, the various games called football separated and evolved into their own sports. While association football […]
Episode – 0732 : The French Republican Calendar
Episode – 0732 : The French Republican Calendar Podcast Transcript In 1792, the people of France overthrew their monarchy and established the French Republic. The leaders of the French Revolution […]
Episode – 1409 : The Phoenician Civilization (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Sometime around 3,200 years ago, a new civilization became ascendent on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This group wasn’t like the Empires that surrounded them. They […]
Episode – 0731 : The Phoenician Civilization
Episode – 0731 : The Phoenician Civilization Podcast Transcript Sometime around 3,200 years ago, a new civilization became ascendent on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This group wasn’t […]
Episode – 0730 : The Wreck of the Mary Rose
Episode – 0730 : The Wreck of the Mary Rose Podcast Transcript In the year 1511, King Henry VIII of England launched what was to be his flagship, The Mary […]
Episode – 0729 : The Mississippi River
Episode – 0729 : The Mississippi River Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of North America is one of the most important rivers. It isn’t the longest river in the […]
Episode – 1459 : The Declaration of Independence (Encore)
Podcast Transcript On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issues a document addressing their grievances with the British Crown and stated to […]
Episode – 0728 : The Declaration of Independence
Episode – 0728 : The Declaration of Independence Podcast Transcript On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issues a document addressing their […]
Episode – 0727 : The Tour de France
Episode – 0727 : The Tour de France Podcast Transcript In July of every year, over the course of three weeks, the world’s best road cyclists assemble in France to […]
Episode – 1512 : Exoplanets (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Ever since astronomers figured out that the stars in the sky are just like our sun, they began wondering if those stars had planets just like our sun. […]
Episode – 0726 : Exoplanets
Episode – 0726 : Exoplanets Podcast Transcript Ever since astronomers figured out that the stars in the sky are just like our sun, they began wondering if those stars had […]
Episode – 0725 : Two-Year Anniversary Show
Episode – 0725 : Two-Year Anniversary Show Podcast Transcript On July 1, 2020, I published the very first episode of this podcast. Since then, it has been quite a journey. […]