Episode – 0509 : The Sahara Desert Wasn’t Always Podcast Transcript The Sahara desert is by far the largest desert in the world. It evokes images of sand dunes, camels […]
Episode – 0461 : The Dancing Plague of 1518
Episode – 0461 : The Dancing Plague of 1518 Podcast Transcript People who love to dance are said to have dancing fever. Dancing fever is just a phrase and not […]
Episode – 0423 : Behold! The Potato
Episode – 0423 : Behold! The Potato Podcast Transcript What did the first Chinese Emperor Qin, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Gengis Kahn, the Queen of Sheba, and all their […]
Episode – 0417 : The Number of the Beast
Episode – 0417 : The Number of the Beast Podcast Transcript Sometime around the year 95, a man who called himself John wrote what became known as the Book of […]
Episode – 0405 : History of the Lullaby
Episode – 0405 : History of the Lullaby Podcast Transcript There are few things that are truly universal across all cultures and throughout history. These things are often so obvious […]
Episode – 0367 : Was Jeanne Calment Really The World’s Oldest Person?
Episode – 0367 : Was Jeanne Calment Really The World’s Oldest Person? Podcast Transcript On August 4, 1997, Jeanne Louise Calment passed away in Arles, France. At the time, it […]
Episode – 0335 : The Incredible Polgar Sisters
Episode – 0335 : The Incredible Polgar Sisters Transcript László Polgár was born just after World War II in Hungary. His field of study was the nature of human intelligence. […]
Episode – 0275 : Polynesian Navigators
Episode – 0275 : Polynesian Navigators Transcript The ancient world had many great accomplishments. The Pyramids of Giza, The Great Wall of China, and the Colosseum are just a few […]
Episode – 0230 : Mitochondrial Eve
Episode – 0230 : Mitochondrial Eve Transcript On January 1, 1987, a paper was published in the journal Nature which rocked the world of anthropology. Researchers Allan Wilson, Mark Stoneking, […]
Episode – 0209 : The Dionne Quintuplets
Episode – 0209 : The Dionne Quintuplets Transcript Multiple births happen very infrequently. The odds decrease dramatically the more children are born at once. The odds of twins is 1 […]
Episode – 0192 : The Dunbar Number
Episode – 0192 : The Dunbar Number Transcript There is a number, a very special number, which is inside all of us. It is inside you, inside me, and inside […]
Episode – 0135 : The Pintupi Nine
Episode – 0135 : The Pintupi Nine Transcript In October 1984, nine members of the Pintupi Tribe in Western Australia met some long lost relatives they hadn’t seen in years. […]
Episode – 0119 : The Camino de Santiago
Episode – 0119 : The Camino de Santiago Transcript The Camino de Santiago is one of the most significant and popular pilgrimage routes in the World. For over 1,000 years […]
Episode – 0103 : The Curious Case of Kaspar Hauser
Episode – 0103 : The Curious Case of Kaspar Hauser Transcript On May 28, 1828, a 16-year-old boy mysteriously appeared in Nuremberg, Bavaria. He had a letter in his hand […]
Episode – 0077 : The Lykov Family
Episode – 0077 : The Lykov Family Transcript In 1978, a Soviet helicopter pilot flying over the forests of Siberia made an incredible discovery. Not far from the border of […]
Episode – 0075 : The Discovery of Fire
Episode – 0075 : The Discovery of Fire Transcript When we think of what made human beings into human beings, one of the first things which come up is the […]
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Episode – 0013 : The Last Crow War Chief
Episode – 0013 : The Last Crow War Chief This episode is the story of a man, who if you don’t know his name, you probably should: Joe Medicine Crow. […]