Episode – 1691 : Medal of Honor Podcast Transcript The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. It is presented to members of the […]
Episode – 1690 : The Mitford Sisters
Episode – 1690 : The Mitford Sisters Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, and his wife Sydney Bowles had seven children, six girls and […]
Episode – 1689 : Aswan High Dam
Episode – 1689 : Aswan High Dam Podcast Transcript In 1970, one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects opened in Aswan, Egypt. It was a dam that harnessed the power […]
Episode – 1688 : The Battle of Gaugamela
Episode – 1688 : The Battle of Gaugamela Podcast Transcript In the year 331 BC, one of the most important battles in world history took place. The vastly outnumbered forces […]
Episode – 1686 : Poker
Episode – 1686 : Poker Podcast Transcript One of the most popular card games in the world is poker. The game was played in the old west among cowboys, by […]
Episode – 1685 : Special Forces
Episode – 1685 : Special Forces Podcast Transcript Perhaps the most respected and feared soldiers in the world are those who belong to Special Forces. Special Forces are considered to […]
Episode – 1684 : The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
Episode – 1684 : The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre Podcast Transcript On the morning of February 14, 1929, a horrific crime took place on the north side of Chicago. Seven […]
Episode – 1683 : Spy Satellites
Episode – 1683 : Spy Satellites Podcast Transcript A reconnaissance satellite, otherwise known as a spy satellite, is somewhere above your head right now, collecting images and gathering intelligence on […]
Episode – 1681 : The Falkland Islands
Episode – 1681 : The Falkland Islands Podcast Transcript Located off the coast of South America and in the Southern Atlantic Ocean is the Falkland Islands. The Falklands are an […]
Episode – 1679 : Natural Gas Explained: Past, Present, and Future
Episode – 1679 : Natural Gas Explained: Past, Present, and Future Podcast Transcript One of the most common and versatile forms of energy in the world is natural gas. Natural […]
Episode – 1678 : The World’s Next New Countries
Episode – 1678 : The World’s Next New Countries Podcast Transcript Depending on how you define it, there are about 193 to 200 countries in the world today. Over the […]
Episode – 1677 : The Cambridge Five
Episode – 1677 : The Cambridge Five Podcast Transcript In the 1950s and 1960s, the British Intelligence community was rocked by a series of high-profile defections to the Soviet Union. […]
Episode – 1675 : The Prime Meridian
Episode – 1675 : The Prime Meridian Podcast Transcript Located in East London is the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Passing directly through the observatory is an imaginary line that extends from […]
Episode – 1674 : Stalingrad: The Bloodiest Battle in History
Episode – 1674 : Stalingrad: The Bloodiest Battle in History Podcast Transcript From August 1942 to February 1943, the Germans and the Soviets engaged in what would become the most […]
Episode – 1673 : The Origins and History of the Abolitionist Movement
Episode – 1673 : The Origins and History of the Abolitionist Movement Podcast Transcript The most significant event in American history was undoubtedly the Civil War. The Civil War was, […]
Episode – 1671 : Questions and Answers: Volume 27
Episode – 1671 : Questions and Answers: Volume 27 Podcast Transcript February is the shortest month of the year. It is the flex month, where we stick extra days to […]
Episode – 1670 : Mafia Royalty: The Five Families and Their Influence on New York
Episode – 1670 : Mafia Royalty: The Five Families and Their Influence on New York Podcast Transcript Organized crime wasn’t always so organized. In the early 20th century, in New […]
Episode – 1668 : The History of Soft Drinks
Episode – 1668 : The History of Soft Drinks Podcast Transcript One of the most popular categories of beverage in the world today is soft drinks. Soft drinks can be […]
Episode – 1667 : 444 Days: The Iran Hostage Crisis
Episode – 1667 : 444 Days: The Iran Hostage Crisis Podcast Transcript On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian Revolutionaries stormed the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and took […]
Episode – 1666 : The Acoustic Kitty and Other Crazy CIA Plots
Episode – 1666 : The Acoustic Kitty and Other Crazy CIA Plots Podcast Transcript Since its creation, the Central Intelligence Agency has been tasked with gathering intelligence on foreign adversarial […]