Episode – 0899 : The Winter Solstice Podcast Transcript Twice a year, the sun reaches an extreme point in the sky. It is the day with the least amount of […]
Episode – 0890 : The Walled City of Kowloon
Episode – 0890 : The Walled City of Kowloon Podcast Transcript Formerly located in the territory of Hong Kong was arguably the most densely populated place on Earth. In fact, […]
Episode – 0888 : The Pipe Organ
Episode – 0888 : The Pipe Organ Podcast Transcript There are a host of different musical instruments. There are woodwinds, strings, brass, and percussion instruments. These are the instruments that […]
Episode – 0877 : Countries That Changed Their Name
Episode – 0877 : Countries That Changed Their Name Podcast Transcript Countries are kind of like people. Every one of them has a name. Just like people, sometimes they change […]
Episode – 0873 : The Basques
Episode – 0873 : The Basques Located in northcentral Spain live one of the most unique people in all of Europe. They have a language that is literally like no […]
Episode – 0869 : Ummm…..Okay
Episode – 0869 : Ummm…..Okay Podcast Transcript If you ever want to travel around the world, even if you don’t know another language, no matter where you go there is […]
Episode – 0861 : The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Episode – 0861 : The Lighthouse of Alexandria When Alexander the Great died, one of his generals and best friends, Ptolemy, took Alexander’s corpse and went to Egypt to establish […]
Episode – 0858 : The Isle of Man
Episode – 0858 : The Isle of Man Podcast Transcript Located between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, in the middle of the Irish Sea, lies one of the […]
Episode – 0842 : The History of Recorded Sound
Episode – 0842 : The History of Recorded Sound Podcast Transcript One of the landmark inventions in human history was the ability to record sound. This technology allowed music to […]
Episode – 0840 : Cricket for Dummies…..and Americans
Episode – 0840 : Cricket for Dummies…..and Americans Podcast Transcript Cricket is the world’s second most popular spectator sport, behind association football or soccer. However, it is played almost nowhere […]
Episode – 0837 : The Nubian Civilization and the Kingdom of Kush
Episode – 0837 : The Nubian Civilization and the Kingdom of Kush Podcast Transcript Most people are familiar with the ancient Egyptian civilization, which arose along the banks of the […]
Episode – 0831 : Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Episode – 0831 : Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Podcast Transcript Located in the South Pacific Ocean is one of the most isolated islands in the world. It is over a […]
Episode – 0828 : The Horrible Voyage of the 1905 Russian Baltic Fleet
Episode – 0828 : The Horrible Voyage of the 1905 Russian Baltic Fleet Podcast Transcript In February 1904, the Russian Empire found itself at war with the Empire of Japan […]
Episode – 0823 : The History of Department Stores
Episode – 0823 : The History of Department Stores Podcast Transcript For most of human history, if you wanted something, you had to make it yourself or know the person […]
Episode – 0819 : The Days of the Week
Episode – 0819 : The Days of the Week Podcast Transcript Most of our major divisions of time are based on some sort of natural event. A year is one […]
Episode – 0816 : NINJAS!
Episode – 0816 : NINJAS! Podcast Transcript Ninjas are awesome. They’re silent, they can turn invisible, and they can totally flip out and kill people, especially their mortal enemies…pirates. …or […]
Episode – 0815 : Ada Lovelace: The World’s First Computer Programmer
Episode – 0815 : Ada Lovelace: The World’s First Computer Programmer Podcast Transcript Born in 1815, Ada Byron was the only legitimate child of the famous poet Lord Byron. Unlike […]
Episode – 0814 : Getting to the Bottom of Shoes
Episode – 0814 : Getting to the Bottom of Shoes Podcast Transcript It seems like the sort of thing humans have used throughout our existence, but historically speaking, footwear is […]
Episode – 0808 : Shakespeare’s English
Episode – 0808 : Shakespeare’s English Podcast Transcript English is a very strange language. It is a Germanic language where half of the words come from a Romance language. We […]
Episode – 0805 : The History of Chocolate
Episode – 0805 : The History of Chocolate Podcast Transcript Around 3,500 years ago, the people of Central America discovered something marvelous: the cacao bean could be used to create […]