Episode – 1250 : Hanukkah Podcast Transcript Sometime every December, members of the Jewish faith celebrate the festival of Hanukkah. Hanukkah is one of the best-known Jewish holidays and is […]
Episode – 1247 : The Extraordinary Life of Josephine Baker
Episode – 1247 : The Extraordinary Life of Josephine Baker Podcast Transcript The woman the world would know as Josephine Baker was born into abject poverty in 1906 in Saint […]
Episode – 1234 : The North American Turkey
Episode – 1234 : The North American Turkey Podcast Transcript For about a month, from the end of November to the end of December, every year, one of the most […]
Episode – 1231 : The Element Mercury
Episode – 1231 : The Element Mercury Podcast Transcript Since the dawn of human history, humans have been aware of a seemingly miraculous substance. It was a substance that had […]
Episode – 1225 : The History of Pizza
Episode – 1225 : The History of Pizza Podcast Transcript There is a good chance that sometime in the last few days, weeks, or months, you might have enjoyed a […]
Episode – 1224 : Eponymous Laws: Part 2
Episode – 1224 : Eponymous Laws: Part 2 Podcast Transcript In a previous episode, I went through a list of eponymous laws. These were laws, general rules, or sometimes even […]
Episode – 1218 : A Brief History of Digital Audio
Episode – 1218 : A Brief History of Digital Audio Podcast Transcript Right now, you are listening to the sound of my voice on some sort of digital audio device. […]
Episode – 1216 : Questions and Answers: Volume 12
Episode – 1216 : Questions and Answers: Volume 12 Podcast Transcript I’m at the store buying something at the checkout counter, and I’m talking to the cashier. A guy overhears […]
Episode – 1213 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: India
Episode – 1213 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: India Podcast Transcript The British ruled India for over 200 years. During that period, the British attempted to impose British […]
Episode – 1212 : The Salem Witch Trials
Episode – 1212 : The Salem Witch Trials Podcast Transcript In 1692, in the village of Salem, Massessechuets, two young girls made claims that other members of their community were […]
Episode – 1201 : The Tensho Embassy
Episode – 1201 : The Tensho Embassy Podcast Transcript In 1582, a Japanese nobleman by the name of Lord Otomo Sorin sent a group of envoys to Europe. The entire […]
Episode – 1193 : The World’s Oldest Things
Episode – 1193 : The World’s Oldest Things Podcast Transcript People are fascinated by extremes. We are interested in the biggest, strongest, fastest, and tallest. I’m certainly no exception. One […]
Episode – 1191 : The History of the Tomato
Episode – 1191 : The History of the Tomato Podcast Transcript One of the most popular foods in the world is tomatoes. Tomatoes are grown almost everywhere in the world […]
Episode – 1182 : Questions and Answers: Volume 11
Episode – 1182 : Questions and Answers: Volume 11 In his 1979 book Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams tells of an alien race that builds a computer to […]
Episode – 1174 : Nellie Bly
Episode – 1174 : Nellie Bly Podcast Transcript In 1864, Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born in Cochran Mills, Pennsylvania. At the age of 18, she began a career as a […]
Episode – 1170 : Paella
Episode – 1170 : Paella Podcast Transcript Every country has a national dish, and Spain is no exception. The dish that most people associate with Spain is the rice dish […]
Episode – 1169 : The Big Year
Episode – 1169 : The Big Year Podcast Transcript Many people have hobbies—pastimes that they enjoy and maybe even spend a lot of money on. However, there are some people […]
Episode – 1166 : Peggy Guggenheim
Episode – 1166 : Peggy Guggenheim Podcast Transcript In the 20th century, there was one woman who put herself in the center of the world of modern art. She didn’t […]
Episode – 1165 : Delhi
Episode – 1165 : Delhi Podcast Transcript Located in India is one of the largest cities in the world, Delhi. Delhi has a history that dates back over 2,000 years, […]
Episode – 1148 : A History of Human Labor
Episode – 1148 : A History of Human Labor Podcast Transcript Ever since humans came out of the African savannah, they have had to work to survive. But the nature […]