Episode – 0186 : The Erfurt Latrine Disaster Transcript In the year 1184 in the Dutchy of Thuringia, in what is today the country of Germany, a conflict raged between […]
Episode – 0185 : The Golden Record
Episode – 0185 : The Golden Record Transcript In the 1970s NASA embarked on a mission it had never attempted before. Due to a fortunate alignment of planets, they were […]
Episode – 0183 : The 12 Days of Christmas
Episode – 0183 : The 12 Days of Christmas Transcript I’m sure all of you have heard the 12 Days of Christmas song. It is the holiday equivalent of 99 […]
Episode – 0182 : The Canary Islands
Episode – 0182 : The Canary Islands Transcript If you think of Spain as the country on the Iberian Peninsula which is sandwiched between France and Portugal, you are not […]
Episode – 0181 : Reginaldus
Episode – 0181 : Reginaldus Transcript On Christmas Day, 2020, Reginald Foster passed away at the age of 81 in a nursing home facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He had been […]
Episode – 0180 : The SS Warrimoo
Episode – 0180 : The SS Warrimoo Transcript In the waning days of the 19th century, a passenger steamer crossing the Pacific Ocean en route from Canada to Australia did […]
Episode – 0179 : Why Does The New Year Start on January 1?
Episode – 0179 : Why Does The New Year Start on January 1? Transcript New Year’s Day is not only the day we turn over a new year on the […]
Episode – 0169 : Why Do We Celebrate Christmas on December 25?
Episode – 0169 : Why Do We Celebrate Christmas on December 25? Transcript Every year, people around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25. In many countries, it is the […]
Episode – 0168 : Catalonian Christmas Traditions
Episode – 0168 : Catalonian Christmas Traditions Transcript Catalonia is a unique region. They have their own Romance language, their own customs, and cuisine, and when it comes to the […]
Episode – 0167 : Why Don’t We All Drive on the Same Side?
Episode – 0167 : Why Don’t We All Drive on the Same Side? Transcript Standards make everything easier. When everyone can agree on a standard way to do things, regardless […]
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Episode – 0165 : The Speech Richard Nixon Never Gave
Episode – 0165 : The Speech Richard Nixon Never Gave Transcript The Apollo 11 mission to land humans on the moon was one of the most complex things ever undertaken […]
Episode – 0166 : What’s the Deal With Dark Matter?
Episode – 0166 : What’s the Deal With Dark Matter? Transcript Over the last several centuries, there have been many unsolved questions that scientists have put their minds to solving.Most […]
Episode – 0164 : The Rosetta Stone
Episode – 0164 : The Rosetta Stone Transcript The ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the oldest civilizations that we know of on Earth. While there is much we know […]
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body Transcript If you happen to be in Valencia, Spain, on a Thursday, at noon, in front of the cathedral, you might […]
Episode – 0163 : Atomic Bombs and Two-Piece Swimsuits
Episode – 0163 : Atomic Bombs and Two-Piece Swimsuits Transcript On the week of July 1, 1946, there were two explosions that shook the world. One was a physical explosion […]
Episode – 0162 : All About ZIP Codes
Episode – 0162 : All About ZIP Codes Transcript Back in the day, sending letters was slow and complicated. Nothing could travel faster than the speed of a horse or […]
Episode – 0160 : The Terrible Fate of Blanche Monnier
Transcript Born in 1849 in Poitiers, France, Blanche Monnier was a beautiful young woman who was born into an aristocratic family. When she was 25 she suddenly disappeared. When people […]
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum Transcript Hundreds of years ago gold and silver were rare and valuable, and today they are rare and valuable. Iron and tin were cheap and […]
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating Transcript Have you ever heard a science story on the news where they mention how old something is then ask yourself “how do they […]
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Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete
Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete Transcript There are lots of stories about technologies and knowledge from ancient peoples that have been lost to us through history. In reality, most […]