Episode – 1141 : Antarctica’s Dry Valleys Podcast transcript Many places on Earth have extreme climates. However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme that […]
Episode – 1139 : Gladiators
Episode – 1139 : Gladiators Podcast Transcript You’ve probably seen a movie or a TV show that took place in ancient Rome where gladiators fought in the coliseum or an […]
Episode – 1618 : The Silk Road (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Despite having very different cultures and being separated by thousands of kilometers, Asia and Europe have been connected for thousands of years. Through a series of overland and […]
Episode – 1138 : The Silk Road
Episode – 1138 : The Silk Road Podcast Transcript Despite having very different cultures and being separated by thousands of kilometers, Asia and Europe have been connected for thousands of […]
Episode – 1687 : Antimatter (Encore)
Podcast Transcript It is the most expensive substance in the world by a wide margin. When it was first proposed, it was actually proposed in jest. However, decades later, the […]
Episode – 1136 : Antimatter
Episode – 1136 : Antimatter Podcast Transcript It is the most expensive substance in the world by a wide margin. When it was first proposed, it was actually proposed in […]
Episode – 1135 : The Kingdom of Tonga
Episode – 1135 : The Kingdom of Tonga Podcast Transcript Located in the South Pacific, squarely within the Polynesian Triangle, lies the Kingdom of Tonga. While there are many islands […]
Episode – 1134 : Project Orion
Episode – 1134 : Project Orion Podcast Transcript In the years immediately following the end of the Second World War, several of the scientists who took part in the Manhattan […]
Episode – 1582 : The Surprising Origin of Monopoly (Encore)
Podcast Transcript One of the most popular board games in the world is Monopoly. Millions of copies of the game have been sold and thousands of different versions have been […]
Episode – 1132 : The Surprising Origin of Monopoly
Episode – 1132 : The Surprising Origin of Monopoly Podcast Transcript One of the most popular board games in the world is Monopoly. Millions of copies of the game have […]
Episode – 1131 : Pompey Magnus
Episode – 1131 : Pompey Magnus Podcast transcript Gnaeus Pompeius was one of the most significant personalities during the late Roman Republic. He was considered a military wunderkind who, at […]
Episode – 1129 : Stalag Luft III and the Great Escape
Episode – 1129 : Stalag Luft III and the Great Escape Podcast Transcript In 1944, several months before the D-Day invasion, a group of Allied prisoners of war hatched one […]
Episode – 1610 : The History of Tea (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Sometimes over 3000 years ago, somewhere in Southwestern China, a leaf from the Camellia sinensis plant may have accidentally found its way into a pot of boiling water. […]
Episode – 1128 : The History of Tea
Episode – 1128 : The History of Tea Podcast Transcript Sometimes over 3000 years ago, somewhere in Southwestern China, a leaf from the Camellia sinensis plant may have accidentally found […]
Episode – 1676 : Route 66 (Encore)
Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, as automobiles became more and more popular, the need for a national system of roads in the United States became more evident. One […]
Episode – 1127 : Route 66
Episode – 1127 : Route 66 Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, as automobiles became more and more popular, the need for a national system of roads in the […]
Episode – 1126 : The WOW! Signal
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 – 1524 : Permutations and Combinations (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Whenever there is a lottery, the odds of winning are given. If you go to a pizzeria, they might tell you the number of possible pizzas that can […]