Episode – 0911 : The Zone of Death Podcast Transcript What if I told you there is a place within the borders of the United States where, theoretically, you could […]
Episode – 0910 : Why Are There No Flying Cars?
Episode – 0910 : Why Are There No Flying Cars? When airplanes were developed in the early 20th century, the technology developed rapidly. Within a matter of a couple of […]
Episode – 1639 : New Year’s Traditions (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Every year, people around the world ring in the New Year. How they do this, however, can differ radically from place to place. New Year’s traditions tend to […]
Episode – 0909 : New Year’s Traditions
Episode – 0909 : New Year’s Traditions Podcast Transcript Every year, people around the world ring in the New Year. How they do this, however, can differ radically from place […]
Episode – 0907 : The Sight and Sound Decadal Survey
Episode – 0907 : The Sight and Sound Decadal Survey Podcast Transcript What is the greatest movie ever made?It seems like a highly subjective question that is impossible to answer. […]
Episode – 0905 : Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Episode – 0905 : Abram Petrovich Gannibal Podcast Transcript Abram Petrovich Gannibal was one of the most notable Russians of the 18th century. He was the godson of Peter the […]
Episode – 1336 : The Little Ice Age (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Approximately 700 years ago, something happened to the Earth’s climate. The world started to cool down. It wasn’t dramatic enough to cause another ice age and cause ice […]
Episode – 0904 : The Little Ice Age
Episode – 0904 : The Little Ice Age Podcast Transcript Approximately 700 years ago, something happened to the Earth’s climate. The world started to cool down. It wasn’t dramatic enough […]
Episode – 1634 : Boxing Day (Encore)
podcast Transcript Every year, primarily in Commonwealth countries, the day after Christmas is a legal holiday. It is a rather odd holiday in that it doesn’t celebrate anything or anyone […]
Episode – 0903 : Boxing Day
Episode – 0903 : Boxing Day podcast Transcript Every year, primarily in Commonwealth countries, the day after Christmas is a legal holiday. It is a rather odd holiday in that […]
Episode – 1268 : The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Encore)
Podcast Transcript On Christmas Eve, 1914, something remarkable happened on the western front during the First World War. Soldiers in the trenches on both sides of no man’s land ceased […]
Episode – 0902 : The Christmas Truce of 1914
Episode – 0902 : The Christmas Truce of 1914 Podcast Transcript On Christmas Eve, 1914, something remarkable happened on the western front during the First World War. Soldiers in the […]
Episode – 0901 : Christmas Foods
Episode – 0901 : Christmas Foods Podcast Transcript Of the many traditions associated with the Christmas season, some of the biggest has to do with food. Foods that are often […]
Episode – 0900 : Christmas Carols
Episode – 0900 : Christmas Carols Podcast Transcript Every year, and it seems like it is getting earlier and earlier, you start hearing the very familiar songs of Christmas. …and […]
Episode – 0899 : The Winter Solstice
Episode – 0899 : The Winter Solstice Podcast Transcript Twice a year, the sun reaches an extreme point in the sky. It is the day with the least amount of […]
Episode – 0897 : NASA’s Human Computers
Episode – 0897 : NASA’s Human Computers Podcast Transcript Today computers are ubiquitous. You are listening to this podcast right now on some sort of computing device. However, before computers […]
Episode – 0896 : The Tombs of the Unknown Soldiers
Episode – 0896 : The Tombs of the Unknown Soldiers Podcast Transcript After the horrors of the first world war, many of the nations in the conflict sought to build […]
Episode – 0895 : Isaac Newton: The World’s Most Famous Alchemist
Episode – 0895 : Isaac Newton: The World’s Most Famous Alchemist Podcast Transcript Most people know of Isaac Newton as one of the world’s foremost mathematicians and physicists. Listeners of […]
Episode – 0894 : The Reconquista
Episode – 0894 : The Reconquista Podcast Transcript After the rise of Islam in the 7th century, it spread rapidly, conquering lands in Asia, Africa, and Europe. In Europe, it […]
Episode – 1392 : Operation Valkyrie and the Plot to Kill Hitler (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Adolf Hitler single-handedly started the Second World War in Europe. While the allies were desperately trying to end the Third Reich and Hitler personally, they weren’t the only […]