Episode – 0803 : Carthago Delenda Est: The Third Punic War Podcast Transcript In 201 BC, the Romans were victorious over their archrivals, the city-state of Carthage, in the Second […]
Episode – 0801 : The Wonderful World of Tin
Episode – 0801 : The Wonderful World of Tin Podcast Transcript In the ancient world, only seven metals were identified and named: gold, silver, iron, lead, copper, mercury, and tin. […]
Episode – 1160 : The Berlin Airlift (Encore)
Podcast Transcript On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union placed a blockade on Berlin’s American, British, and French-occupied zones. No food, fuel, or supplies could enter the area known as […]
Episode – 0800 : The Berlin Airlift
Episode – 0800 : The Berlin Airlift Podcast Transcript On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union placed a blockade on Berlin’s American, British, and French-occupied zones. No food, fuel, or […]
Episode – 1200 : All About Sushi (Encore)
Podcast Transcript All over the world, you can find restaurants serving Japan’s greatest cultural export: sushi. While many people enjoy sushi, most people have no idea of the origins of […]
Episode – 0799 : All About Sushi
Episode – 0799 : All About Sushi Podcast Transcript All over the world, you can find restaurants serving Japan’s greatest cultural export: sushi. While many people enjoy sushi, most people […]
Episode – 1372 : The Telemark Raids (Encore)
Podcast Transcript During World War II, one of the biggest concerns of the Allies was the development of a German atomic bomb. As such, the allies and various partisan groups […]
Episode – 0798 : The Telemark Raids
Episode – 0798 : The Telemark Raids Podcast Transcript During World War II, one of the biggest concerns of the Allies was the development of a German atomic bomb. As […]
Episode – 1367 : The Legend of Bigfoot (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Long before Europeans arrived in North America, native people told stories of large hairy men who lived in the woods. For the last several centuries, periodic reports of […]
Episode – 0797 : The Legend of Bigfoot
Episode – 0797 : The Legend of Bigfoot Podcast Transcript Long before Europeans arrived in North America, native people told stories of large hairy men who lived in the woods. […]
Episode – 0795 : The Transition from Elizabeth II to Charles III
Episode – 0795 : The Transition from Elizabeth II to Charles III Podcast Transcript As all of you know, Queen Elizabeth II passed away. Her death will usher in a […]
Episode – 0794 : The Hollywood Sign
Episode – 0794 : The Hollywood Sign Podcast Transcript Located in the hills above the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, is one of the most iconic signs in the […]
Episode – 0793 : The Very Strange Life of Ida Wood
Episode – 0793 : The Very Strange Life of Ida Wood Podcast Transcript Ellen Walsh was born in 1838 in England. She moved to the United States, changed her name, […]
Episode – 0792 : Ranked Choice Voting
Episode – 0792 : Ranked Choice Voting Podcast Transcript All around the world, more jurisdictions are implementing a voting system known as ranked choice voting. Ranked choice voting is very […]
Episode – 1168 : Wiliam Marshall: The Greatest Knight in History (Encore)
Podcast Transcript The middle ages didn’t have sports like we have today, but they did have competitions. These competitions were tournaments between knights where they demonstrated their martial prowess. During […]
Episode – 0791 : Wiliam Marshall: The Greatest Knight in History
Episode – 0791 : Wiliam Marshall: The Greatest Knight in History Podcast Transcript The middle ages didn’t have sports like we have today, but they did have competitions. These competitions […]
Episode – 0790 : All About LASERS
Episode – 0790 : All About LASERS Podcast Transcript In 1917, Albert Einstein published a paper whereby he proposed a new method of creating light based on the principles of […]
Episode – 1271 : The Second Triumvirate (Encore)
Podcast Transcript From the years 59 to 53 BC, three high-ranking Romans conspired to control the Roman political system for their own benefit. They called this system a triumvirate. A […]
Episode – 0789 : The Second Triumvirate
Episode – 0789 : The Second Triumvirate Podcast Transcript From the years 59 to 53 BC, three high-ranking Romans conspired to control the Roman political system for their own benefit. […]
Episode – 0788 : The Judgement of Paris
Episode – 0788 : The Judgement of Paris Podcast Transcript Before 1976, the California wine industry wasn’t on anyone’s radar. Most Americans didn’t even know that wine was produced in […]