Episode – 1728 : The Knuckleball hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In the game of baseball, it might not seem at first glance that there is much strategy involved in […]
Episode – 1727 : The Scientific Method
Episode – 1727 : The Scientific Method hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript The modern world is built on science. Today there are millions of scientists all over thew world, doing […]
Episode – 1726 : The Many, Many Invasions of Sicily
Episode – 1726 : The Many, Many Invasions of Sicily hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea is its largest island: Sicily. Given its […]
Episode – 1724 : Ramage’s Rampage
Episode – 1724 : Ramage’s Rampage hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript On July 31, 1944, one of the greatest naval exploits in history took place in the Western Pacific Ocean. […]
Episode – 1723 : Hildegard of Bingen
Episode – 1723 : Hildegard of Bingen hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript Over a thousand years ago, a wealthy family in Germany gave birth to their tenth child, a daughter. […]
Episode – 1722 : The Columbian Exchange
Episode – 1722 : The Columbian Exchange hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. He wasn’t looking for it, and, in fact, he […]
Episode – 1720 : Marcus Aurelius: Emperor and Philosopher
Episode – 1720 : Marcus Aurelius: Emperor and Philosopher hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In the second century, the Roman Empire was arguably at its peak. The Empire was peaceful, […]
Episode – 1719 : The History of Whaling
Episode – 1719 : The History of Whaling hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript Whaling is something that humans have engaged in for thousands of years. For most of that time, […]
Episode – 1717 : March Madness
Episode – 1717 : March Madness hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript Every March, the United States experiences a period known as March Madness. It is the time when college basketball […]
Episode – 1716 : Why is the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?
Episode – 1716 : Why is the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order? hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript All of you are familiar with the ABCs. It is one of the very […]
Episode – 1715 : The Battle of Gettysburg
Episode – 1715 : The Battle of Gettysburg hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In the summer of 1863, after two years of war, Confederate General Robert E. Lee felt it […]
Episode – 1714 : The Invention of the Telephone
Episode – 1714 : The Invention of the Telephone hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement. Of all of the innovations to come […]
Episode – 1712 : The Cardiff Giant
Episode – 1712 : The Cardiff Giant hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In 1869, the world was shocked by a discovery that was made outside of the town of Cardiff, […]
Episode – 1711 : Lunar Eclipses
Episode – 1711 : Lunar Eclipses hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript For as long as humans have been watching the night sky, they noticed that every so often, during a […]
Episode – 1710 : The Crossbow
Episode – 1710 : The Crossbow hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript One of the most devastating weapons in the medieval world was the crossbow. It evolved from an early hand-held […]
Episode – 1708 : Messier Objects
Episode – 1708 : Messier Objects Podcast Transcript In the 18th century, a French astronomer who was a regular comet hunter kept finding things in the sky that weren’t comets, […]
Episode – 1707 : Primate and Global Cities
Episode – 1707 : Primate and Global Cities Podcast Transcript For centuries, people have been transfixed by the “the big city.” Kids growing up in small towns would dream of […]
Episode – 1706 : Artificial Turf
Episode – 1706 : Artificial Turf Podcast Transcript In 1965, the world’s first fully enclosed sports facility, the Houston Astrodome, was opened to the public. The Astrodome itself was a […]
Episode – 1705 : Hydropower
Episode – 1705 : Hydropower Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans have used the power of water to do work for them. At first, it was very simple, then […]
Episode – 1703 : The Underground Railroad
Episode – 1703 : The Underground Railroad Podcast Transcript Before the US Civil War, a group of abolitionists didn’t just sit around passively to wait for the end of slavery […]