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 – 1654 : Perpetual Motion (Encore)
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 swoop. Unfortunately, such a device is […]
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 – 1520 : The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History (Encore)
Podcast Transcript The cold war was the defining event of the second half of the 20th century. When exactly it ended has been subject to debate. Was it the fall […]
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 – 1519 : The Battle of The Marne (Encore)
Podcast Transcript If you think of the first world war, your mind probably turns to images of trench warfare and thousands of men losing their lives to try and gain […]
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 […]