Episode – 0680 : How Worried Should We Be About Asteroids? Podcast Transcript About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid collided with the Earth near the Yucatan Peninsula in […]
Episode – 0679 : Saint Peter’s Basilica
Episode – 0679 : Saint Peter’s Basilica Podcast Transcript In the early 4th century, the Roman Emperor Constantine ordered the construction of a church on the burial site of Saint […]
Episode – 0677 : The Library of Alexandria
Episode – 0677 : The Library of Alexandria Podcast Transcript Sometime during the reign of Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II, the Egyptian state decided to build an institution dedicated to […]
Episode – 0676 : Friday the 13th
Episode – 0676 : Friday the 13th Podcast Transcript Friday the 13th is a day associated with bad luck and ill omens. However, why is this particular combination of day […]
Episode – 0675 : King Tutankhamen
Episode – 0675 : King Tutankhamen Podcast Transcript In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter stumbled upon one of the most pristine tombs of an Egyptian Pharaoh ever found. The tomb […]
Episode – 0674 : The Vice President of the United States
Episode – 0674 : The Vice President of the United States Podcast Transcript At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the delegates worked hard to create a document that would govern their […]
Episode – 0673 : The Irish Potato Famine
Episode – 0673 : The Irish Potato Famine Podcast Transcript In 1845, farmers around Europe suffered from a blight that devastated the potato crop. This lasted for several years, but […]
Episode – 0672 : Nine Kings, One Room
Episode – 0672 : Nine Kings, One Room Podcast Transcript On May 20, 1910, an event occurred that had never occurred before or since. Gathered for the funeral of the […]
Episode – 0670 : Bretton Woods
Episode – 0670 : Bretton Woods Podcast Transcript Barely a month after the Normandy Landing in 1944, the allied powers were already thinking of what the post-war world would look […]
Episode – 0669 : All About Solar Power
Episode – 0669 : All About Solar Power Podcast Transcript In 1839, a French scientist by the name of Edmond Becquerel was experimenting with an electrochemical cell when he discovered […]
Episode – 0668 : The 1919 Chicago Black Sox Scandal
Episode – 0668 : The 1919 Chicago Black Sox Scandal Podcast Transcript In October 1919, the champions of the National League, the Cincinnati Reds, faced the champions of the American […]
Episode – 0667 : A Star is Born
Episode – 0667 : A Star is Born Podcast Transcript It is estimated that within the observable universe there might be as many as a septillion stars. While each of […]
Episode – 0666 : A History of the End of the World
Episode – 0666 : A History of the End of the World Podcast Transcript Over the centuries, there has been a host of self-proclaimed prophets, astrologers, scientists, and cranks who […]
Episode – 0665 : Charles Ponzi and His Scheme
Episode – 0665 : Charles Ponzi and His Scheme Podcast Transcript In January 1920, an Italian American businessman in Boston started a new company. In order to raise money, he […]
Episode – 0664 : Samoa: The Cradle of Polynesia
Episode – 0664 : Samoa: The Cradle of Polynesia Podcast Transcript Located approximately 1500 kilometers or 950 miles south of the equator and split by the International Date Line, is […]
Episode – 0662 : The 1812 Overture
Episode – 0662 : The 1812 Overture Podcast Transcript In 1880, the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose a work in honor of the completion of a […]
Episode – 0661 : The History of BBQ
Episode – 0661 : The History of BBQ Podcast Transcript Many of the foods that people associate with America didn’t actually originate in the United States. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and […]
Episode – 0660 : All About Algorithms
Episode – 0660 : All About Algorithms Podcast Transcript Whether or not you know it, you use them every day. You were actually trained to use them as a child. […]
Episode – 0659 : Elizabeth Báthory: Aristocratic Serial Killer
Episode – 0659 : Elizabeth Báthory: Aristocratic Serial Killer Podcast Transcript The Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a Hungarian noblewoman in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. She […]
Episode – 0658 : The Gold Standard
Episode – 0658 : The Gold Standard Podcast Transcript For a period of about 200 years, and really intensely for less than 50 years, the world’s monetary system functioned on […]