Episode – 1578 : Werewolves Podcast Transcript The myth of the werewolf, a human who transforms into a wolf, is one of the most enduring and pervasive tales in folklore. […]
Episode – 1577 : Vampires
Episode – 1577 : Vampires Podcast Transcript Some of the most frightening and iconic monsters in the history of the horror genre are vampires. Vampires have a history that is […]
Episode – 1576 : Frankenstein
Episode – 1576 : Frankenstein Podcast Transcript In 1816, a group of friends who were writers were stuck indoors in Geneva, Switzerland, and were bored. So, they created a challenge […]
Episode – 1575 : Mummies
Episode – 1575 : Mummies Podcast Transcript One of the primary religious practices of the Ancient Egyptians was preparing physical bodies for the journey to the afterlife. This highly developed […]
Episode – 1574 : Zombies
Episode – 1574 : Zombies Podcast Transcript One of the most popular forms of fiction today involves zombies. There are TV shows, movies, and books that all envision life during […]
Episode – 1572 : Lizzie Borden
Episode – 1572 : Lizzie Borden Podcast Transcript On August 4, 1892, an incredibly grizzly event took place in Fall River, Massachusetts. Andrew Borden and his wife, Abby, were brutally […]
Episode – 1571 : East and West Berlin
Episode – 1571 : East and West Berlin Podcast Transcript From the end of the Second World War through 1990, the city of Berlin, the former capital of Germany and […]
Episode – 1570 : Terraforming Mars
Episode – 1570 : Terraforming Mars Podcast Transcript Ever since the dawn of the space age, there have been some who have dreamed of establishing a human presence on Mars. […]
Episode – 1568 : Conflict of the Orders: Plebeians vs Patricians
Episode – 1568 : Conflict of the Orders: Plebeians vs Patricians Podcast Transcript After the founding of Rome as a city in the 8th century BC, it created a social […]
Episode – 1567 : The Solar Cycle
Episode – 1567 : The Solar Cycle Approximately every eleven years, our sun experiences a cycle in which its magnetic poles flip. During this cycle, solar flares and sunspot activity […]
Episode – 1566 : Compound Interest
Episode – 1566 : Compound Interest Podcast Transcript One of the most powerful forces in economics and finance is compound interest. Not everyone understands compound interest, even though they may […]
Episode – 1565 : The History of Breakfast
Episode – 1565 : The History of Breakfast Podcast Transcript Every day, billions of people around the world wake up and have breakfast. Breakfast is very different than the other […]
Episode – 1563 : Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands
Episode – 1563 : Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands Podcast Transcript Two of the United States’s most distant territories are located in the Western Pacific Ocean: Guam and the […]
Episode – 1562 : What Has the JWST Discovered (So Far)?
Episode – 1562 : What Has the JWST Discovered (So Far)? Podcast Transcript On December 25, 2021, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the European Space Agency launch […]
Episode – 1560 : The Boxer Rebellion
Episode – 1560 : The Boxer Rebellion Podcast Transcript From 1899 to 1900, China underwent a widespread and violent uprising. The revolt, a reaction against China’s exploitation by foreign powers, […]
Episode – 1559 : The Battle of the Bulge
Episode – 1559 : The Battle of the Bulge Podcast Transcript In late 1944, the Allies were on a roll, and Germany was on the ropes. Some Allies, considering how […]
Episode – 1558 : Rogue Waves
Episode – 1558 : Rogue Waves Podcast Transcript For centuries, sailors told tales of gigantic waves that they encountered at sea, and for centuries, scientists didn’t believe them. However, over […]
Episode – 1556 : The Paraguayan War
Episode – 1556 : The Paraguayan War Despite the severity of the Paraguayan War, shockingly, few people have heard of it. It took place right after the American Civil War, […]
Episode – 1555 : The Marshall Plan
Episode – 1555 : The Marshall Plan Podcast Transcript At the end of the Second World War, Europe was a mess. The economies of most countries were in shambles and […]
Episode – 1554 : Bird Migrations
Episode – 1554 : Bird Migrations Podcast Transcript Every year, hundreds of millions of birds around the world migrate. Some migrate short distances, some migrate incredibly long distances, and others […]