Episode – 0399 : Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Medal and Record Recap Podcast Transcript Most coverage of the Olympics is very biased towards whatever country you happen to live in, and […]
Episode – 0398 : Queen Boudica
Episode – 0398 : Queen Boudica Podcast Transcript In the year 60, the Roman town of Lunduniam, modern-day London, was attacked and sacked by a group of native Celts. They […]
Episode – 0396 : The 27th Amendment
Episode – 0396 : The 27th Amendment Podcast Transcript The American constitution was written in 1787, but there was a mechanism built in to amend and change the document. Since […]
Episode – 0395 : The American Whig Party
Episode – 0395 : The American Whig Party Podcast Transcript American politics has been called a two-party system. While there are two major parties today, and those two parties have […]
Episode – 0394 : How Do Satellites Work?
Episode – 0394 : How Do Satellites Work? Podcast Transcript Somewhere over your head, right this moment is an artificial satellite. Many of them actually. They beam television and radio […]
Episode – 0393 : The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Episode – 0393 : The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 Podcast Transcript On the morning of November 1, 1755, the citizens of Lisbon, Portugal set out to go to church […]
Episode – 0392 : The Periodic Table of the Elements
Episode – 0392 : The Periodic Table of the Elements Podcast Transcript You’ve seen it in your science classroom, and there was probably a copy of it on the inside […]
Episode – 0391 : Who Was the Greatest Olympian of All Time?
Episode – 0391 : Who Was the Greatest Olympian of All Time? Podcast Transcript The modern Olympics have been celebrated for over 100 years. Since their beginning in 1896, there […]
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Episode – 0389 : The Korean Axe Murder Incident
Episode – 0389 : The Korean Axe Murder Incident Podcast Transcript Ever since the cease-fire which ended the Korean war, the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea has been […]
Episode – 0388 : Cincinnatus
Episode – 0388 : Cincinnatus Podcast Transcript Throughout human history, people have killed, robbed, and put their lives at risk in the pursuit of power. In fact, almost all of […]
Episode – 0387 : Were the Dark Ages Really That Dark?
Episode – 0387 : Were the Dark Ages Really That Dark? Podcast Transcript The term Dark Ages has been used to refer to a period in European history when culture […]
Episode – 0386 : Timothy Dexter: Sometimes It’s Better To Be Lucky
Episode – 0386 : Timothy Dexter: Sometimes It’s Better To Be Lucky Podcast Transcript You’ve probably heard the stories of many titans of industry. People like John D. Rockefeller, Sam […]
Episode – 0384 : All About Uranium
Episode – 0384 : All About Uranium Podcast Transcript Every element on the periodic table has a completely different story. They behave differently, they exist in different abundances, and humans […]
Episode – 0385 : The Children of Nazis
Episode – 0385 : The Children of Nazis Podcast Transcript Almost everyone has a black sheep in their family. Someone who maybe gets in trouble with the law and doesn’t […]
Episode – 0382 : The Modern Olympic Games
Episode – 0382 : The Modern Olympic Games Podcast Transcript Almost 2,800 years ago the Ancient Greeks held a sporting event every four years on Mount Olympus. The festival was […]
Episode – 0381 : The 1972 World Chess Championship
Episode – 0381 : The 1972 World Chess Championship Podcast Transcript During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in almost every arena: space, sports, and […]
Episode – 0380 : Barcodes
Episode – 0380 : Barcodes Podcast Transcript In 1949, a young inventor by the name of Norman Woodland was sitting on the beach in Florida. While drawing some lines in […]
Episode – 0379 : The Miller–Urey Experiment
Episode – 0379 : The Miller–Urey Experiment Podcast Transcript One of the fundamental questions of humanity is where did we come from? How did life on Earth come about? While […]
Episode – 0377 : The Last Soldier to Die in World War I
Episode – 0377 : The Last Soldier to Die in World War I Podcast Transcript At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the […]
Episode – 0376 : The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Episode – 0376 : The Kingdom of the Netherlands Podcast Transcript If I say the Kingdom of the Netherlands, you are probably thinking of the country in Europe that is […]