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 – 1536 : What is Calculus? (Encore)
Podcast Transcript As early as 2400 years ago, Greek philosophers were coming up with paradoxes that seemingly had no solution. Early mathematicians came up with problems that seemed impossible to […]
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 – 1593 : The Magna Carta (Encore)
Podcast Transcript In the early 13th century, England suffered through the worst monarch it would have in its history: King John. John and his arbitrary policies and high taxation angered […]
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 – 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 – 1693 : The Tensho Embassy (Encore)
Podcast Transcript In 1582, a Japanese nobleman by the name of Lord Otomo Sorin sent a group of envoys to Europe. The entire round trip of their journey took eight […]
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 – 1626 : Zone Rouge and the Iron Harvest (Encore)
Podcast Transcript The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in human history. When the armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, the fighting might have stopped, […]
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 – 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 – 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 – 1651 : The History of the Tomato (Encore)
Podcast Transcript One of the most popular foods in the world is tomatoes. Tomatoes are grown almost everywhere in the world today, and they have become the basis of several […]
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 […]