Episode – 0034 : British Imperial Leftovers Transcript At its peak, the British Empire covered 23% of the world’s population and 24% of the Earth’s landmass. By either measure, it […]
Episode – 0033 : Van Halen and M&Ms
Episode – 0033 : Van Halen and M&Ms Transcript For years a story had circulated that the rock and roll group Van Halen had a contract that required that a […]
Episode – 0032 : The Pitch Drop Experiment
Episode – 0032 : The Pitch Drop Experiment Transcript In 1927, Professor Thomas Parnell of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia created an experiment to demonstrate to his students […]
Episode – 0030 : The French Scrabble Champion
Episode – 0030 : The French Scrabble Champion Transcript Nigel Richards is unquestionably the greatest Scrabble player in history. The 52-year-old Kiwi is a five-time world champion, and the only […]
Episode – 0031 : Beamonesque
Episode – 0031 : Beamonesque Transcript In a single 6 second period in 1968, Bob Beamon completely rewrote the record books in track and field. His gold medal-winning long jump […]
Episode – 0029 : The Interstate Highway System
Episode – 0029 : The Interstate Highway System Transcript After the end of WWII in Europe, General Dwight Eisenhower was appointed the military governor of the American Zone in Germany.During […]
Episode – 0027 : The Prime Minister Who Disappeared
Episode – 0027 : The Prime Minister Who Disappeared Transcript What would happen if a world leader were to totally disappear? As in, the leader of a major country was […]
Episode – 0028 : How Many Planets Are There?
Episode – 0028 : How Many Planets Are There? Transcript Poor Pluto. It was totally unknown, then it was a planet, and now it’s not a planet anymore. This change […]
Episode – 0026 : The Julian and Gregorian Calendars
Episode – 0026 : The Julian and Gregorian Calendars Transcript What is today’s date? If you answer that question, most likely you are giving an answer based on a calendar […]
Episode – 0024 : When did Canada REALLY become independent?
Episode – 0024 : When did Canada REALLY become independent? Transcript In a previous episode of the podcast, I touched on how it was difficult to pin down the date […]
Episode – 0025 : Atlantropa: The Most Ridiculous Idea Ever
Episode – 0025 : Atlantropa: The Most Ridiculous Idea Ever Transcript In the aftermath of the horrors of WWI, many people in Europe wanted to find a better future going […]
Episode – 0023 : Neil Armstrong’s First Time in Space
Episode – 0023 : Neil Armstrong’s First Time in Space Transcript Everyone knows who Neil Armstrong is and why he is famous. Being the first person to set foot on […]
Episode – 0022 : Blowouts
Episode – 0022 : Blowouts Transcript In the world of sports, most people enjoy very close fought, exciting games that go down to the wire. If you were to take […]
Episode – 0021 : The British Line of Succession
Episode – 0021 : The British Line of Succession Transcript The British Crown is unquestionably the best-known monarchy in the world. As with all monarchies, there is a strict line […]
Episode – 0020 : The Six Star General
Episode – 0020 : The Six Star General Transcript If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States armed forces, there are 10 ranks listed which […]
Episode – 0019 : The 1960 Popular Vote
Episode – 0019 : The 1960 Popular Vote Transcript There have been 5 acknowledged presidential elections in US history where the winner of the popular vote did not win in […]
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Episode – 0017 : Zero, My Hero
Episode – 0017 : Zero, My Hero Transcript This episode is about nothing.Not in the sense that Seinfield was a TV show about nothing, but rather this is literally about […]
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Episode – 0018 : Jesse Owens vs Usain Bolt: Who Would Win?
Episode – 0018 : Jesse Owens vs Usain Bolt: Who Would Win? Transcript Jessie Ownes was the world record holder in the men’s 100m dash and won the gold medal […]
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Episode – 0016 : The Army That Never Was
Episode – 0016 : The Army That Never Was Transcript Bluffing is one of the most important aspects of playing poker. In any strategic game, in fact, deception can be […]
Episode – 0015 : Time Zone Oddities
Episode – 0015 : Time Zone Oddities Transcript Before we created time zones, every village, town, and city had their own local time. You’d set the town’s clock according to […]