Episode – 0977 : Houdini In the late 19th century, a young man by the name of Erich Weiss decided to pursue a career in magic and illusion.To honor his […]
Episode – 0975 : The Knights of Malta
Episode – 0975 : The Knights of Malta Podcast Transcript In the early 11th century, a group of merchants from the Amalfi Coast of Italy received permission from the Caliph […]
Episode – 0974 : The 1258 Siege of Baghdad
Episode – 0974 : The 1258 Siege of Baghdad Podcast Transcript In the year 1258, two of the greatest empires in world history collided. For one, it was yet another […]
Episode – 0973 : Questions & Answers: Volume 5
Episode – 0973 : Questions & Answers: Volume 5 Podcast Transcript To everything, there is a season, a time to be born and a time to die, a time to […]
Episode – 0972 : The Football War
Episode – 0972 : The Football War Podcast Transcript In the summer of 1969, the nations of Honduras and El Salvador went to war. Tragically, nations do go to war, […]
Episode – 0971 : Out of Africa
Episode – 0971 : Out of Africa Podcast Transcript Several hundred thousand years ago, human beings walked out of Africa. What has been a subject of debate amongst anthropologists is […]
Episode – 0970 : Rosie the Riveter
Episode – 0970 : Rosie the Riveter Podcast Transcript On December 29, 1940, a year before the United States entered the Second World War, President Franklin Roosevelt declared the United […]
Episode – 0968 : All About Air
Episode – 0968 : All About Air Right now, as you are listening to the sound of my voice, you are breathing air. Air is all around you all the […]
Episode – 0967 : Perpetual Motion
Episode – 0967 : Perpetual Motion Podcast Transcript Imagine a device that could supply an unlimited amount of energy. It would solve many of the world’s problems in one fell […]
Episode – 0966 : The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History
Episode – 0966 : The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History Podcast Transcript The cold war was the defining event of the second half of the 20th century. When exactly […]
Episode – 0965 : Proscription Lists
Episode – 0965 : Proscription Lists Podcast Transcript The movie The Purge depicts a fictitious world where one night a year, there is a war of all against all. If […]
Episode – 0964 : Nanotechnology
Episode – 0964 : Nanotechnology Podcast Transcript In Greek, the word for dwarf is “nanos.” The International Bureau of Weights and Measures adopted the prefix ‘nano’ to mean one billionth. […]
Episode – 0963 : The City of Paris
Episode – 0963 : The City of Paris Podcast Transcript Located on the banks of the River Seine lies the city of Paris. Paris has a long history dating back […]
Episode – 0961 : Game Theory
Episode – 0961 : Game Theory Podcast Transcript One of the most fascinating areas of mathematics and economics is game theory. Game theory involves analyzing competitive situations where multiple participants […]
Episode – 0960 : Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Episode – 0960 : Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Podcast Transcript On January 28, 1986, an event occurred that would be remembered by almost everyone alive at the time. Seventy-three seconds […]
Episode – 0959 : President’s Day
Episode – 0959 : President’s Day Podcast Transcript The third Monday of February every year in the United States is a holiday that most people know as Presidents’ Day. It […]
Episode – 0958 : The Battle of The Marne
Episode – 0958 : The Battle of The Marne Podcast Transcript If you think of the first world war, your mind probably turns to images of trench warfare and thousands […]
Episode – 0957 : Artificial Sweeteners
Episode – 0957 : Artificial Sweeteners Podcast Transcript In 1879, Constantin Fahlberg, a chemist at Johns Hopkins University, made an astonishing discovery. He was conducting experiments with coal tar when […]
Episode – 0955 : The Boston Massacre
Episode – 0955 : The Boston Massacre Podcast Transcript On March 5, 1770, one of the major events leading up to the American Revolution occurred. A confrontation between Boston civilians […]
Episode – 0954 : Magnetic Pole Reversal
Episode – 0954 : Magnetic Pole Reversal Podcast transcript Once every 450,000 years or so, the Earth undergoes a radical transformation. The planet’s magnetic field will literally flip. The north […]