Episode – 0034 : British Imperial Leftovers Transcript At its peak, the British Empire covered 23% of the world’s population and 24% of the Earth’s landmass. By either measure, it […]
Episode – 0033 : Van Halen and M&Ms
Episode – 0033 : Van Halen and M&Ms Transcript For years a story had circulated that the rock and roll group Van Halen had a contract that required that a […]
Episode – 0032 : The Pitch Drop Experiment
Episode – 0032 : The Pitch Drop Experiment Transcript In 1927, Professor Thomas Parnell of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia created an experiment to demonstrate to his students […]
Episode – 0030 : The French Scrabble Champion
Episode – 0030 : The French Scrabble Champion Transcript Nigel Richards is unquestionably the greatest Scrabble player in history. The 52-year-old Kiwi is a five-time world champion, and the only […]
Episode – 0031 : Beamonesque
Episode – 0031 : Beamonesque Transcript In a single 6 second period in 1968, Bob Beamon completely rewrote the record books in track and field. His gold medal-winning long jump […]
Episode – 0029 : The Interstate Highway System
Episode – 0029 : The Interstate Highway System Transcript After the end of WWII in Europe, General Dwight Eisenhower was appointed the military governor of the American Zone in Germany.During […]
Episode – 0027 : The Prime Minister Who Disappeared
Episode – 0027 : The Prime Minister Who Disappeared Transcript What would happen if a world leader were to totally disappear? As in, the leader of a major country was […]
Episode – 0028 : How Many Planets Are There?
Episode – 0028 : How Many Planets Are There? Transcript Poor Pluto. It was totally unknown, then it was a planet, and now it’s not a planet anymore. This change […]
Episode – 0026 : The Julian and Gregorian Calendars
Episode – 0026 : The Julian and Gregorian Calendars Transcript What is today’s date? If you answer that question, most likely you are giving an answer based on a calendar […]
Episode – 173 : Atlantropa: The Most Ridiculous Idea Ever (Encore)
Transcript In the aftermath of the horrors of WWI, many people in Europe wanted to find a better future going forward. A future of peace and prosperity, where energy, food, […]
Episode – 0024 : When did Canada REALLY become independent?
Episode – 0024 : When did Canada REALLY become independent? Transcript In a previous episode of the podcast, I touched on how it was difficult to pin down the date […]
Episode – 0025 : Atlantropa: The Most Ridiculous Idea Ever
Episode – 0025 : Atlantropa: The Most Ridiculous Idea Ever Transcript In the aftermath of the horrors of WWI, many people in Europe wanted to find a better future going […]
Episode – 0023 : Neil Armstrong’s First Time in Space
Episode – 0023 : Neil Armstrong’s First Time in Space Transcript Everyone knows who Neil Armstrong is and why he is famous. Being the first person to set foot on […]
Episode – 0022 : Blowouts
Episode – 0022 : Blowouts Transcript In the world of sports, most people enjoy very close fought, exciting games that go down to the wire. If you were to take […]
Episode – 0021 : The British Line of Succession
Episode – 0021 : The British Line of Succession Transcript The British Crown is unquestionably the best-known monarchy in the world. As with all monarchies, there is a strict line […]
Episode – 174 : The Six Star General (Encore)
Transcript If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States armed forces, there are 10 ranks listed which are held today They go from Second Lieutenant […]
Episode – 1295 : The Six Star General (Redux)
Transcript If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States armed forces, there are 10 ranks listed which are held today They go from Second Lieutenant […]
Episode – 0020 : The Six Star General
Episode – 0020 : The Six Star General Transcript If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States armed forces, there are 10 ranks listed which […]
Episode – 0019 : The 1960 Popular Vote
Episode – 0019 : The 1960 Popular Vote Transcript There have been 5 acknowledged presidential elections in US history where the winner of the popular vote did not win in […]
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Episode – 0017 : Zero, My Hero
Episode – 0017 : Zero, My Hero Transcript This episode is about nothing.Not in the sense that Seinfield was a TV show about nothing, but rather this is literally about […]