Episode – 0645 : Han van Meegeren: Forgery As an Art Form Podcast Transcript In 1945 after the conclusion of the Second World War, a Dutch man was accused of […]
Episode – 0642 : The Republic of Letters
Episode – 0642 : The Republic of Letters Podcast Transcript Starting in the early Renisanase and going through to the early 19th century an intellectual community developed in Europe and […]
Episode – 0638 : Philippe Petit and the World’s Greatest Tightrope Walk
Episode – 0638 : Philippe Petit and the World’s Greatest Tightrope Walk Podcast Transcript On the morning of August 7, 1974, the people of New York City woke up to […]
Episode – 0637 : Pedestrianism
Episode – 0637 : Pedestrianism Podcast Transcript In the United States and Britain in the 19th century, there was a competitive activity that at one time might have been the […]
Episode – 0635 : White Elephants
Episode – 0635 : White Elephants Podcast Transcript If you’ve been around long enough, you might have heard something being described as a white elephant. A white elephant is something […]
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal Podcast Transcript For centuries, humans have built canals to facilitate the transportation of people and goods. Usually, they are built to dramatically save […]
Episode – 0628 : Stephanie St. Clair
Episode – 0628 : Stephanie St. Clair Podcast Transcript The 1920s and 1930s were the heydays of organized crime in New York City. There were several mobsters from that period […]
Episode – 0623 : The Rite of Spring Riot
Episode – 0623 : The Rite of Spring Riot Podcast Transcript Classical music aficionados are not usually associated with rowdiness and mayhem. They tend to be rather well-behaved and if […]
Episode – 0610 : The Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766
Episode – 0610 : The Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766 Podcast Transcript Throughout history, there have been riots over many different things. Sports teams winning, sports teams losing, high […]
Episode – 0606 : Confusing Country Names
Episode – 0606 : Confusing Country Names Podcast Transcript Countries, like people, have names. Sometimes those names are long and sometimes they have a shorter version of it for common […]
Episode – 0603 : Mardi Gras
Episode – 0603 : Mardi Gras Podcast Transcript Every year, before the start of Lent, in hundreds of cities around the world, there is a massive celebration. While the celebrations […]
Episode – 0599 : Roman Naming Conventions
Episode – 0599 : Roman Naming Conventions Podcast Transcript Every culture has a different way of assigning names to people. Sometimes they use different words as names, sometimes names are […]
Episode – 0593 : Great Zimbabwe
Episode – 0593 : Great Zimbabwe Podcast Transcript Located near the city of Masvingo in Central Zimbabwe are the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations of the Middle Ages. […]
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers Podcast Transcript Sometimes the most important things are things we don’t even want to think about […]
Episode – 0582 : A Brief History of New York City
Episode – 0582 : A Brief History of New York City Podcast Transcript New York City has been called the city that never sleeps, the Big Apple, and the city […]
Episode – 0573 : A History of Utensils
Episode – 0573 : A History of Utensils Podcast Transcript They are so ubiquitous that most people don’t even realize that they have an origin. They are so commonly used […]
Episode – 0572 : The Nile River
Episode – 0572 : The Nile River Podcast Transcript There is an old saying that da Nile isn’t just a river in Egypt. That is true. It is also a […]
Episode – 0555 : The Acadian Expulsion
Episode – 0555 : The Acadian Expulsion Podcast Transcript Beginning in the 16th century, French settlers crossed the Atlantic to settle in a French colony located in the new world. […]
Episode – 0550 : The Meiji Restoration
Episode – 0550 : The Meiji Restoration Podcast Transcript In the mid 19th century while the industrial revolution was in full swing, Japan was still an agrarian, feudal society. By […]
Episode – 0547 : Great Wall of China
Episode – 0547 : Great Wall of China Podcast Transcript It is one of the longest and largest structures ever built. It was designed to defend one of the oldest […]