Episode – 1218 : A Brief History of Digital Audio Podcast Transcript Right now, you are listening to the sound of my voice on some sort of digital audio device. […]
Episode – 1216 : Questions and Answers: Volume 12
Episode – 1216 : Questions and Answers: Volume 12 Podcast Transcript I’m at the store buying something at the checkout counter, and I’m talking to the cashier. A guy overhears […]
Episode – 1215 : All About the Sun
Episode – 1215 : All About the Sun Podcast Transcript Approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers from Earth lies our nearest star, the Sun. The Sun is responsible […]
Episode – 1213 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: India
Episode – 1213 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: India Podcast Transcript The British ruled India for over 200 years. During that period, the British attempted to impose British […]
Episode – 1211 : H.H. Holmes, America’s ‘First’ Serial Killer
Episode – 1211 : H.H. Holmes, America’s ‘First’ Serial Killer Podcast Transcript In 1893, the eyes of the world turned to the city of Chicago, which was hosting the World’s […]
Episode – 1212 : The Salem Witch Trials
Episode – 1212 : The Salem Witch Trials Podcast Transcript In 1692, in the village of Salem, Massessechuets, two young girls made claims that other members of their community were […]
Episode – 1209 : What is Calculus?
Episode – 1209 : What is Calculus? Podcast Transcript As early as 2400 years ago, Greek philosophers were coming up with paradoxes that seemingly had no solution. Early mathematicians came […]
Episode – 1208 : The Yangtze River
Episode – 1208 : The Yangtze River Podcast Transcript Located within the nation of China is the world’s third-longest river, the Yangtze. The Yangtze River has been one of the […]
Episode – 1206 : The Sultanate of Oman
Episode – 1206 : The Sultanate of Oman Podcast Transcript Located in the southeastern corner of the Arabian peninsula is the Sultanate of Oman. Oman isn’t one of the better-known […]
Episode – 1205 : A Brief History of Microscopy
Episode – 1205 : A Brief History of Microscopy Podcast Transcript Ever since humans could see, we’ve been able to look up at the night sky and see things lightyears […]
Episode – 1202 : The Magna Carta
Episode – 1202 : The Magna Carta Podcast Transcript In the early 13th century, England suffered through the worst monarch it would have in its history: King John. John and […]
Episode – 1203 : How the Roman Republic Became the Roman Empire
Episode – 1203 : How the Roman Republic Became the Roman Empire Podcast Transcript The Roman Republic existed for almost 500 years. The Romane Empire then existed for almost another […]
Episode – 1201 : The Tensho Embassy
Episode – 1201 : The Tensho Embassy Podcast Transcript In 1582, a Japanese nobleman by the name of Lord Otomo Sorin sent a group of envoys to Europe. The entire […]
Episode – 1197 : Zone Rouge and the Iron Harvest
Episode – 1197 : Zone Rouge and the Iron Harvest Podcast Transcript The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in human history. When the armistice was […]
Episode – 1198 : China’s Imperial Dynasties
Episode – 1198 : China’s Imperial Dynasties Podcast Transcript China has a long and rich history. For over 4,000 years, China, or at least parts of what we would recognize […]
Episode – 1196 : The Speed of Sound
Episode – 1196 : The Speed of Sound Podcast Transcript Sound travels fast. Very fast. However, it is not so fast that we can’t recognize that it has a finite […]
Episode – 1194 : The Roman Dictatorship
Episode – 1194 : The Roman Dictatorship Podcast Transcript During the Roman Republic, the highest office that someone could aspire to was that of consul. Every year, two men were […]
Episode – 1193 : The World’s Oldest Things
Episode – 1193 : The World’s Oldest Things Podcast Transcript People are fascinated by extremes. We are interested in the biggest, strongest, fastest, and tallest. I’m certainly no exception. One […]
Episode – 1190 : The Axis Powers
Episode – 1190 : The Axis Powers Podcast Transcript World War II was famously fought between two forces, the Axis and the Allies. Most people know that the Axis was […]
Episode – 1191 : The History of the Tomato
Episode – 1191 : The History of the Tomato Podcast Transcript One of the most popular foods in the world is tomatoes. Tomatoes are grown almost everywhere in the world […]