Episode – 1638 : Tokyo Podcast Transcript Tokyo, Japan, is currently the largest city in the world, with a total metropolitan population of over 37 million people. However, it wasn’t […]
Episode – 1637 : Game Shows
Episode – 1637 : Game Shows Podcast Transcript Ever since the advent of broadcast television, one of the staples of television programming has been game shows. Game shows have been […]
Episode – 1636 : The Siege of Tobruk
Episode – 1636 : The Siege of Tobruk Podcast Transcript In 1941, in the midst of the North Africa Campaign in the Second World War, the British found themselves on […]
Episode – 1635 : The Geography of Canada
Episode – 1635 : The Geography of Canada Podcast Transcript Canada is a really big country—the second largest in the world, in fact. Its size can hide the fact that […]
Episode – 1633 : The Battle of Trenton
Episode – 1633 : The Battle of Trenton Podcast Transcript In the winter of 1776, things did not look good for the Continental Army. Everything got off to a great […]
Episode – 1632 : The 1826 West Point Egg Nog
Episode – 1632 : The 1826 West Point Egg Nog Podcast Transcript The United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, is one of the most prestigious academic and […]
Episode – 1631 : The Plum Pudding Riots and the Puritan War on Christmas
Episode – 1631 : The Plum Pudding Riots and the Puritan War on Christmas Podcast Transcript Christmas is the time of year for getting together with loved ones, celebrating, and […]
Episode – 1629 : How to Build a Mars Colony
Episode – 1629 : How to Build a Mars Colony Podcast Transcript Ever since the beginning of the Space Age, some people have envisioned landing humans on Mars. There are […]
Episode – 1628 : The Late Bronze Age Collapse
Episode – 1628 : The Late Bronze Age Collapse Podcast Transcript Approximately 3,200 years ago, one of the most momentous events in human history took place. Multiple major civilizations during […]
Episode – 1627 : Superstitions
Episode – 1627 : Superstitions Podcast Transcript One of the most common things in the world are superstitions. Superstitions can be found everywhere and in everyone. Some of them are […]
Episode – 1625 : The Parthenon and the Acropolis of Athens
Episode – 1625 : The Parthenon and the Acropolis of Athens Podcast Transcript Situated on a rocky hill overlooking the city of Athens is a former religious center, military fortress, […]
Episode – 1624 : Peanuts
Episode – 1624 : Peanuts Podcast Transcript One of the world’s most popular snack foods is peanuts. Peanuts are consumed by themselves as a snack, processed in the form of […]
Episode – 1623 : Sand
Episode – 1623 : Sand Podcast Transcript One of the most common substances on Earth is sand. Most people don’t think very much about sand, but sand is an extremely […]
Episode – 1621 : Women’s Suffrage
Episode – 1621 : Women’s Suffrage Podcast Transcript The earliest forms of democracy go back over 2000 years to Ancient Greece. While this early system did have voting, not everyone […]
Episode – 1620 : Prisoners of War and the Geneva Conventions
Episode – 1620 : Prisoners of War and the Geneva Conventions Podcast Transcript If you ever watch a war movie, you might see a scene where a prisoner of war […]
Episode – 1619 : The Korean War
Episode – 1619 : The Korean War Podcast Transcript In the aftermath of the Second World War, everyone had hoped that major military conflicts would be a thing of the […]
Episode – 1617 : CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray
Episode – 1617 : CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray Podcast Transcript In 1982, the Phillips and Sony Corporations jointly released the compact audio disc to the world. The technology involved was […]
Episode – 1616 : The Plans for a US/Canadian War
Episode – 1616 : The Plans for a US/Canadian War Podcast Transcript The United States and Canada share the world’s longest undefended border. The United States and the United Kingdom […]
Episode – 1615 : The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Episode – 1615 : The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Podcast Transcript The Roman Empire was ruled by a single family for its first century. The family was actually a merger of two […]
Episode – 1613 : The White House
Episode – 1613 : The White House Podcast Transcript Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC, is the home of the president of the United States. The idea of […]