Episode – 1027 : The Pantheon Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of Rome is one of the oldest standing buildings in the world. Unlike other ancient structures, it isn’t […]
Episode – 1026 : Arbor Day
Episode – 1026 : Arbor Day Podcast Transcript Every year the last Friday in April in the United States is Arbor Day. Arbor Day is not the sexiest holiday on […]
Episode – 1025 : The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation
Episode – 1025 : The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation Podcast Transcript In 1897, the visionary Russian rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky discovered an equation that governed how rockets worked. His […]
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Episode – 1023 : The Aral Sea
Episode – 1023 : The Aral Sea Podcast Transcript At the start of the 20th century, the world’s third-largest lake was located in Central Asia. It had been known to […]
Episode – 1022 : ANZAC Day
Episode – 1022 : ANZAC Day Podcast Transcript Every year on April 25, Australia and New Zealand celebrate a holiday that is unique to those two countries. It is one […]
Episode – 1021 : Venus
Episode – 1021 : Venus Podcast Transcript As long as humans have looked up in the sky, they noticed something. There was an unusually bright star that would show up […]
Episode – 1019 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Volume 1
Episode – 1019 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Volume 1 Podcast Transcript The English language is full of very quirky idioms and phrases. Every language has them, and […]
Episode – 1018 : The History of Coffee
Episode – 1018 : The History of Coffee Podcast Transcript Sometime in the 15th century, a drink became popularized in the Arabian peninsula. It was dark, bitter, and people couldn’t […]
Episode – 1016 : The Berlin Wall
Episode – 1016 : The Berlin Wall Podcast Transcript After the end of the second world war, Berlin was a divided city controlled by the four major allied powers. Despite […]
Episode – 1015 : The Rise of Agriculture
Episode – 1015 : The Rise of Agriculture Podcast Transcript For hundreds of thousands of years, humans lived a nomadic life, hunting for game and foraging for food. Then, several […]
Episode – 1014 : Liberia
Episode – 1014 : Liberia Podcast Transcript Every country in Africa is unique and has its own history. However, many African countries share a similar story over the last 150 […]
Episode – 1013 : Typhoid Mary
Episode – 1013 : Typhoid Mary Podcast Transcript In 1906, George Soper, a freelance sanitary engineer, was hired to investigate several outbreaks of typhoid fever in wealthy New York households. […]
Episode – 1011 : Songkran
Episode – 1011 : Songkran Podcast Transcript Songkran is a traditional festival celebrated in Thailand that marks the start of the Thai New Year. It is also known as the […]
Episode – 1010 : Oliver Cromwell
Episode – 1010 : Oliver Cromwell Podcast Transcript For over 1000 years, England has been a monarchy.…except for eleven years in the 17th century when it wasn’t. During that period, […]
Episode – 1009 : Fingerprints
Episode – 1009 : Fingerprints Podcast Transcript Located on the tips of our fingers are features known as friction ridges. We evolved them to get a better grip on objects. […]
Episode – 1008 : An Introduction to the Balkans
Episode – 1008 : An Introduction to the Balkans Podcast Transcript Located in southeastern Europe is the Balkan Peninsula. It is home to multiple ethics groups, languages, and religions. It […]
Episode – 1007 : The Easter Controversy
Episode – 1007 : The Easter Controversy Podcast Transcript Every year, Christians around the world celebrate Easter. However, when they celebrate Easter can vary dramatically. In fact, the possible dates […]
Episode – 1006 : Black Holes
Episode – 1006 : Black Holes Podcast Transcript Gravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces of nature, yet, if you have enough of it, it can create the most […]
Episode – 1005 : Cleopatra
Episode – 1005 : Cleopatra Podcast Transcript Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last ruler of an independent Egypt and one of the most important women of the ancient world. In […]
Episode – 1003 : The Great Lakes
Episode – 1003 : The Great Lakes Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of North America lies one of the largest collections of freshwater lakes in the world. These lakes […]