Episode – 0709 : Precision Munitions Podcast Transcript In 1940, an investigation conducted by the British military found that only 1 in 5 of their bombers were actually landing bombs […]
Episode – 0708 : The Legend of Ned Kelly
Episode – 0708 : The Legend of Ned Kelly Podcast Transcript In the late 19th century, the American frontier became famous for its outlaws and gangsters. Men like Billy the […]
Episode – 0707 : Olive Oil
Episode – 0707 : Olive Oil Podcast Transcript Somewhere in your kitchen, you might have a bottle of olive oil. When you made that purchase you probably didn’t think twice […]
Episode – 0706 : The Steam Engine
Episode – 0706 : The Steam Engine Podcast Transcript The industrial revolution began the biggest change to humanity since the dawn of agriculture. The start of the industrial revolution is […]
Episode – 0704 : The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Episode – 0704 : The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Podcast Transcript Today in Western Europe, there is a line that divides speakers of Germanic languages and speakers of Romance […]
Episode – 0703 : Kiribati
Episode – 0703 : Kiribati Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a country that, to most people’s surprise, is shockingly large. It only has a […]
Episode – 0702 : The History of Television
Episode – 0702 : The History of Television Podcast Transcript It has been called the idiot box and the boob tube, but the fact is that perhaps no invention was […]
Episode – 0701 : The Nepalese Royal Massacre
Episode – 0701 : The Nepalese Royal Massacre Podcast Transcript On June 1, 2001, the nation of Nepal was shocked at the announcement that 10 members of the Nepalese Royal […]
Episode – 0700 : The Empire State Building
Episode – 0700 : The Empire State Building Podcast Transcript Prior to the 1929 stock market crash, a race was on to build the tallest building in the world in […]
Episode – 0699 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong
Episode – 0699 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong Podcast Transcript All of us have some sort of mental map inside our heads for how the world […]
Episode – 0698 : Terra Nullius
Episode – 0698 : Terra Nullius Podcast Transcript Imagine you want to start a brand new country. Only, you don’t want to go through the messy process of starting a […]
Episode – 0697 : The Cult of Pythagoras
Episode – 0697 : The Cult of Pythagoras Podcast Transcript He was one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. He was a philosopher, a mathematician, and had some […]
Episode – 0696 : The Wallace Line
Episode – 0696 : The Wallace Line Podcast Transcript Charles Darwin is often credited with the discovery of the theory of natural selection. This is true, but it isn’t totally […]
Episode – 0695 : Yes, We Have No Bananas
Episode – 0695 : Yes, We Have No Bananas Podcast Transcript In the late 19th century, bananas, a fruit that had been popular for thousands of years suddenly became a […]
Episode – 0694 : Jupiter: The Solar System’s Largest Planet
Episode – 0694 : Jupiter: The Solar System’s Largest Planet Podcast Transcript Ever since humans looked up at the night sky and noticed that some of the points of light […]
Episode – 0693 : NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Episode – 0693 : NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Podcast Transcript On April 4, 1949, representatives of 11 North American and European countries assembled in Washington DC to sign […]
Episode – 0692 : Great Dying of the Americas
Episode – 0692 : Great Dying of the Americas Podcast Transcript When Europeans arrived in the New World in 1492, it was the beginning of a series of events that […]
Episode – 0690 : The Queen of Sheba
Episode – 0690 : The Queen of Sheba Podcast Transcript All three of the holy books from great monotheistic faiths share a similar story about a Queen from a land […]
Episode – 0689 : The First Triumvirate
Episode – 0689 : The First Triumvirate Podcast Transcript In the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men. Gaius Julius Caesar, […]
Episode – 0688 : IQ: Intelligence Quotient
Episode – 0688 : IQ: Intelligence Quotient Podcast Transcript For ages, people have tried to categorize humans by intelligence. However, it wasn’t until the early 20th century that attempts were […]