Episode – 0436 : The Port Chicago Disaster Podcast Transcript On July 17, 1944, one of the worst disasters to befall the American military during World War II occurred. It […]
Episode – 0433 : The Island of Saint Helena
Episode – 0433 : The Island of Saint Helena Podcast Transcript Located 1,500 miles south of the nation of Cote d’Ivoire and about 2,500 miles east of Rio de Janeiro, […]
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 – 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 – 0363 : The District of Columbia
Episode – 0363 : The District of Columbia Podcast Transcript From the very founding of the United States, there was a debate that took place amongst the representatives from the […]
Episode – 0343 : Post-WWII German Expulsions
Episode – 0343 : Post-WWII German Expulsions Transcript World War II was unquestionably the greatest bloodletting in world history. Never before had so many people lost their lives in such […]
Episode – 0313 : The Immortal Henrietta Lacks
Episode – 0313 : The Immortal Henrietta Lacks Transcript Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at the age of 31. Before she […]
Episode – 0305 : The International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Episode – 0305 : The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Transcript Historically, in the aftermath of a battle, there was nothing formal in place to take care of injured […]
Episode – 0299 : May Day
Episode – 0299 : May Day Transcript Every year of May 1st, people all around the northern hemisphere celebrate the arrival of spring. A day we call May Day. But […]
Episode – 0279 : Charles Boycott
Episode – 0279 : Charles Boycott Transcript Charles Cunningham Boycott was not a well-liked person amongst his neighbors in Ireland. No one would talk to him, no one would sell […]
Episode – 0276 : Why Does Vatican City Exist?
Episode – 0276 : Why Does Vatican City Exist? Transcript Located in the middle of Rome, the capital of Italy, is what many people consider to be the smallest country […]
Episode – 0273 : Al Andalus
Episode – 0273 : Al Andalus Transcript If you think of Spain, you probably think of a predominantly catholic country with major cathedrals and churches in every village. However, most […]
Episode – 0253 : Unratified Amendments
Episode – 0253 : Unratified Amendments Transcript The United States Constitution spells out a very specific process for how to amend the document. First, Congress must vote to approve the […]
Episode – 0250 : How the US Civil War Really Ended
Episode – 0250 : How the US Civil War Really Ended Transcript According to most history books, the United States Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when General Robert […]
Episode – 0245 : The Mercury 13
Episode – 0245 : The Mercury 13 Transcript In the late 1950s, NASA recruited military test pilots to become the very first American Astronauts. They underwent an extensive battery of […]
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 – 0150 : Syndrome K
Episode – 0150 : Syndrome K Transcript In 1943, the Italian government surrendered to the Allied forces. The Germans, not wanting to cede such a large part of Europe to […]
Episode – 0149 : Martha Mitchell Was Right
Episode – 0149 : Martha Mitchell Was Right Transcript Have you ever thought something and everyone else said you were crazy?Have you ever been called crazy and then have the […]
Episode – 0145 : The House of David
Episode – 0145 : The House of David Transcript What do you get when you take one part religious cult and one part Harlem Globetrotters and one part Troy Polamalu’s […]
Episode – 0143 : Get the Lead Out
Episode – 0143 : Get the Lead Out Transcript Clair Patterson was a geochemist who worked at CalTech from the 1940s through the 1990s. His work involved studying the age […]