Episode – 1126 : The WOW! Signal Podcast Transcript On August 15, 1977, for a period of 72 seconds, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence had its greatest moment. A signal […]
Episode – 1125 : Questions and Answers: Volume 9
Episode – 1125 : Questions and Answers: Volume 9 Podcast Transcript As I do every month, I went to the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus to meet with the Augurs. I […]
Episode – 1123 : Singapore
Episode – 1123 : Singapore Podcast Transcript Located at the mouth of the Strait of Malacca, one of the most strategically important points on Earth is the nation of Singapore. […]
Episode – 1122 : Permutations and Combinations
Episode – 1122 : Permutations and Combinations Podcast Transcript Whenever there is a lottery, the odds of winning are given. If you go to a pizzeria, they might tell you […]
Episode – 1121 : Space Elevators
Episode – 1121 : Space Elevators Podcast Transcript You’ve probably seen footage of a rocket launch. There is a bunch of smoke and fire as the rocket lifts off to […]
Episode – 1120 : Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel
Episode – 1120 : Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel Podcast Transcript In the movie Forrest Gump, one man finds himself at the center of historical events, encountering famous people over […]
Episode – 1119 : Betamax vs. VHS
Episode – 1119 : Betamax vs. VHS Podcast Transcript In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a war erupted in the world of video technology.Two competing video tape formats fought […]
Episode – 1118 : Mount Fuji
Episode – 1118 : Mount Fuji Podcast Transcript Located on the island of Honshu, in the middle of the Japanese archipelago, lies one of the most important and iconic places […]
Episode – 1116 : Soyuz 11
Episode – 1116 : Soyuz 11 Podcast Transcript Having lost the race to the Moon, the Soviet space program decided to go in a different direction. If they couldn’t be […]
Episode – 1115 : A Brief History of Golf
Episode – 1115 : A Brief History of Golf Podcast Transcript Every day, millions of people around the world hit the links to play a round of golf. The very […]
Episode – 1114 : The Maya Civilization
Episode – 1114 : The Maya Civilization Podcast Transcript Centuries before the arrival of Europeans, one of the greatest civilizations in the Americas rose and fell. They left behind a […]
Episode – 1113 : The Origins of Wine
Episode – 1113 : The Origins of Wine Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, wine has been one of the most important beverages in the world. It has been consumed […]
Episode – 1112 : The Battle of Midway
Episode – 1112 : The Battle of Midway Podcast Transcript In June 1942, American and Japanese naval forces squared off in what was a decisive naval battle of the war […]
Episode – 1106 : A Brief History of London
Episode – 1106 : A Brief History of London Podcast Transcript Almost 2000 years ago, after conquering most of the island of Great Britain, Roman forces established a settlement at […]
Episode – 1105 : The Silurian Hypothesis
Episode – 1105 : The Silurian Hypothesis Podcast Transcript The universe is billions of years old. If, in the future, humanity were to explore the galaxy and visit other planets […]
Episode – 1104 : Titanium
Episode – 1104 : Titanium Podcast Transcript Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. However, titanium is not even remotely close to the ninth most common […]
Episode – 1103 : The Greatest Concert in History
Episode – 1103 : The Greatest Concert in History Podcast Transcript On December 22, 1808, concertgoers in Vienna, Austria, were witness to a monumental event in music history. Ludwig van […]
Episode – 1101 : Emperor Claudius
Episode – 1101 : Emperor Claudius Podcast Transcript Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as Claudius, was the fourth Emperor of Rome. Of the emperors that came before […]
Episode – 1100 : Could There Be Extraterrestrial Life In Our Solar System?
Episode – 1100 : Could There Be Extraterrestrial Life In Our Solar System? Podcast Transcript One of the biggest questions that humanity has asked is, “Are we alone in the […]
Episode – 1099 : The Dead Sea Scrolls
Episode – 1099 : The Dead Sea Scrolls Podcast Transcript In early 1947, a teenage Bedouin herder was looking for a lost goat from his flock when he came upon […]