Episode – 2225 : The History of Catalog Shopping Podcast Transcript Long before smartphones and Amazon, shopping from home was already a global phenomenon thanks to the printed catalog. The […]
Episode – 2224 : Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z
Episode – 2224 : Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, a British explorer became convinced that somewhere deep in the Amazon […]
Episode – 2223 : Deterrence and The Spectacle of Punishment
Episode – 2223 : Deterrence and The Spectacle of Punishment The idea of crime and punishment dates back to the earliest human societies. As societies have evolved, so too have […]
Episode – 2222 : Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson
Episode – 2222 : Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson In the early 20th century, one title in sports stood above all others: the boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World. It was […]
Episode – 2221 : The French Resistance
Episode – 2221 : The French Resistance Podcast Transcript In June 1940, France suffered one of the most humiliating military defeats in its history. The country was divided, its government […]
Episode – 2220 : The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381
Episode – 2220 : The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 In the late 14th century, England was recovering from the Black Death, fighting an expensive war, and struggling with a labor […]
Episode – 2219 : The Rare Earth Hypothesis
Episode – 2219 : The Rare Earth Hypothesis In 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi asked a very simple yet important question: If the universe has intelligent civilizations, as so many people […]
Episode – 2218 : The Odyssey of the Odyssey
Episode – 2218 : The Odyssey of the Odyssey The Odyssey is one of the oldest and most influential works of literature ever created. For nearly 3,000 years, the journey […]
Episode – 2217 : Questions and Answers: Volume 44
Episode – 2217 : Questions and Answers: Volume 44 This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/questions-and-answers-volume-44/