Episode – 0746 : Hyman Rickover and the Nuclear Navy Podcast Transcript At the end of the second world war, a Captain in the United States Navy had a radical […]
Episode – 962 : The History of the Compass (Encore)
Podcast Transcript One of the most important inventions of early humanity was the compass. The compass has aided human navigation around the Earth for centuries. Despite being a critical technology […]
Episode – 0745 : The History of the Compass
Episode – 0745 : The History of the Compass Podcast Transcript One of the most important inventions of early humanity was the compass. The compass has aided human navigation around […]
Episode – 0744 : The Tragic Flight of Vladimir Komarov and Soyuz 1
Episode – 0744 : The Tragic Flight of Vladimir Komarov and Soyuz 1 Podcast Transcript Traveling to space is an inherently dangerous thing to do. In the first years of […]
Episode – 0743 : The Past, Present, and Future of Coal
Episode – 0743 : The Past, Present, and Future of Coal Podcast Transcript Ancient people around the world all made a rather similar discovery. In certain places, they could find […]
Episode – 1220 : The Colosseum (Encore)
Podcast Transcript In the year 70, the Roman Emperor Vespasian commissioned what would become the world’s largest amphitheater. Approximately ten years later, it opened to great fanfare and 100 days […]
Episode – 0742 : The Colosseum
Episode – 0742 : The Colosseum Podcast Transcript In the year 70, the Roman Emperor Vespasian commissioned what would become the world’s largest amphitheater. Approximately ten years later, it opened […]
Episode – 1485 : The Murder of Thomas Becket (Encore)
Podcast Transcript On December 29, 1170, the Archbishop of Canterbury was brutally murdered on the floor of the Canterbury Cathedral by four armed knights while preparing for his evening prayers. […]
Episode – 0741 : The Murder of Thomas Becket
Episode – 0741 : The Murder of Thomas Becket Podcast Transcript On December 29, 1170, the Archbishop of Canterbury was brutally murdered on the floor of the Canterbury Cathedral by […]
Episode – 0739 : Greenland
Episode – 0739 : Greenland Podcast Transcript It is the world’s largest island, has the closest point of land to the North Pole, and is the least densely populated political […]
Episode – 0738 : Bonnie and Clyde
Episode – 0738 : Bonnie and Clyde Podcast Transcript In January of 1930, a 21-year-old by the name of Clyde Barrow met a 19-year-old by the name of Bonnie Parker. […]
Episode – 0737 : Mata Hari
Episode – 0737 : Mata Hari Podcast Transcript During World War I, a Dutch dancer and courtesan was recruited by the French as a spy. However, not long after this, […]
Episode – 0736 : Imaginary Numbers
Episode – 0736 : Imaginary Numbers Podcast Transcript In the history of mathematics, there were several times when mathematicians encountered problems that they didn’t know what to make of. It […]
Episode – 1466 : The Worst Roman Emperors (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus to the fall of the western empire in […]
Episode – 0735 : The Worst Roman Emperors
Episode – 0735 : The Worst Roman Emperors Podcast Transcript Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus […]
Episode – 0733 : The Origins of American Football
Episode – 0733 : The Origins of American Football Podcast transcript In the mid-19th century, the various games called football separated and evolved into their own sports. While association football […]
Episode – 0732 : The French Republican Calendar
Episode – 0732 : The French Republican Calendar Podcast Transcript In 1792, the people of France overthrew their monarchy and established the French Republic. The leaders of the French Revolution […]
Episode – 1409 : The Phoenician Civilization (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Sometime around 3,200 years ago, a new civilization became ascendent on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This group wasn’t like the Empires that surrounded them. They […]
Episode – 0731 : The Phoenician Civilization
Episode – 0731 : The Phoenician Civilization Podcast Transcript Sometime around 3,200 years ago, a new civilization became ascendent on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This group wasn’t […]
Episode – 0730 : The Wreck of the Mary Rose
Episode – 0730 : The Wreck of the Mary Rose Podcast Transcript In the year 1511, King Henry VIII of England launched what was to be his flagship, The Mary […]