Episode – 1053 : The Meteor That Determined the Outcome of a Battle Podcast Transcript There are many factors that go into the outcome of a battle.The number of soldiers, […]
Episode – 1051 : The Solomon Islands
Episode – 1051 : The Solomon Islands Podcast Transcript Lying northeast of Australia and almost east of Papua New Guinea lies one of the world’s lesser-known and seldom visited countries: […]
Episode – 1050 : Irrational Numbers
Episode – 1050 : Irrational Numbers Podcast Transcript There is a particular type of number that is so common we have keys on calculators to handle them. However, thousands of […]
Episode – 1049 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Sports
Episode – 1049 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Sports Podcast Transcript The English language is a very odd thing. We use many phrases and idioms every day that […]
Episode – 1047 : Mount St. Helens
Episode – 1047 : Mount St. Helens Podcast Transcript On May 18, 1980, one of the most violent and cataclysmic natural disasters of the modern era took place. Mount St. […]
Episode – 1045 : The Most Dangerous Substances in the World
Episode – 1045 : The Most Dangerous Substances in the World Podcast Transcript There are a great many chemicals that are dangerous to work with. Things that you wouldn’t want […]
Episode – 1044 : Moneyball and the Rise of Advanced Statistics in Sports
Episode – 1044 : Moneyball and the Rise of Advanced Statistics in Sports Podcast Transcript Ever since organized sports began, people have been collecting statistics. These statistics were originally collected […]
Episode – 1043 : Namibia
Episode – 1043 : Namibia Podcast Transcript Located in Southwest Africa is the nation of Namibia. Namibia doesn’t make the news very often, which is a good thing. It is […]
Episode – 1041 : Thorium
Episode – 1041 : Thorium Podcast Transcript Located in the 90th place on the periodic table is the element Thorium. Thorium, as with every element, has unique properties, making it […]
Episode – 1040 : The Domestication of Cats
Episode – 1040 : The Domestication of Cats Podcast Transcript Dogs and cats are both domesticated, four-legged, fur-bearing mammals. Beyond that, they really don’t have much in common. One of […]
Episode – 1038 : The Manila Galleons
Episode – 1038 : The Manila Galleons Podcast Transcript Globalization consists of a system of interlinked markets and economies. Most people think of this as a modern phenomenon, however, its […]
Episode – 1037 : How Wild Was the Wild West?
Episode – 1037 : How Wild Was the Wild West? Podcast Transcript The media portrayal of the wild west is filled with gunfights in the middle of the street, bank […]
Episode – 1036 : The International Space Station
Episode – 1036 : The International Space Station Podcast Transcript Even before humans first went into orbit, there had been dreams of establishing a permanent presence in space. For almost […]
Episode – 1035 : Questions & Answers: Volume 6
Episode – 1035 : Questions & Answers: Volume 6 Podcast Transcript According to the laws of supply and demand, an equilibrium will eventually be researched where suppliers will meet the […]
Episode – 1034 : British Coronation Traditions
Episode – 1034 : British Coronation Traditions Podcast Transcript On May 6, 2023, something will happen in London that hasn’t occurred in 70 years. A British monarch will be crowned. […]
Episode – 1033 : Cinco de Mayo
Episode – 1033 : Cinco de Mayo Podcast Transcript Every year Mexico and Mexican culture are celebrated during the holiday of Cinco de Mayo, which in Spanish just means May […]
Episode – 1031 : Separated at Birth
Episode – 1031 : Separated at Birth Podcast Transcript In the 1960s, a New York clinical psychiatrist and an adoption agency conducted an experiment. They separated multiple sets of identical […]
Episode – 1030 : Galaxies
Episode – 1030 : Galaxies Podcast Transcript For most of human existence, we looked up at the night sky and thought that was all there was to the universe. However, […]
Episode – 1029 : Lady Jane Grey
Episode – 1029 : Lady Jane Grey Podcast Transcript Probably the most consequential monarch in British history was Henry VIII. He upended much of English society by changing the religion […]
Episode – 1027 : The Pantheon
Episode – 1027 : The Pantheon Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of Rome is one of the oldest standing buildings in the world. Unlike other ancient structures, it isn’t […]