Episode – 1702 : Timor-Leste (East Timor) Podcast Transcript Located in the Indonesian Archipelago, it is one of the newest countries in the world, Timor-Leste, or, as it’s sometimes known […]
Episode – 1699 : Questions and Answers: Volume 28
Episode – 1699 : Questions and Answers: Volume 28 Podcast Transcript March is upon us. It is a month of madness if you happen to be a basketball fan, a […]
Episode – 1696 : Andalusia
Episode – 1696 : Andalusia Podcast Transcript Located at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula is the largest autonomous community in Spain by population and the second largest by […]
Episode – 1692 : The Greek Gods
Episode – 1692 : The Greek Gods Podcast Transcript The ancient Greeks had a polytheistic religion and a pantheon of gods. They didn’t just have many gods; they had a […]
Episode – 1690 : The Mitford Sisters
Episode – 1690 : The Mitford Sisters Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, and his wife Sydney Bowles had seven children, six girls and […]
Episode – 1686 : Poker
Episode – 1686 : Poker Podcast Transcript One of the most popular card games in the world is poker. The game was played in the old west among cowboys, by […]
Episode – 1671 : Questions and Answers: Volume 27
Episode – 1671 : Questions and Answers: Volume 27 Podcast Transcript February is the shortest month of the year. It is the flex month, where we stick extra days to […]
Episode – 1666 : The Acoustic Kitty and Other Crazy CIA Plots
Episode – 1666 : The Acoustic Kitty and Other Crazy CIA Plots Podcast Transcript Since its creation, the Central Intelligence Agency has been tasked with gathering intelligence on foreign adversarial […]
Episode – 1652 : The Schlitz Mistake
Episode – 1652 : The Schlitz Mistake Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, the Schlitz Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the largest brewery in the world. However, by […]
Episode – 1647 : Hosting the Olympics
Episode – 1647 : Hosting the Olympics Podcast Transcript In July 2017, the International Olympic Committee did something unprecedented. It awarded not one, but two cities Olympic games at the […]
Episode – 1643 : The Vikings
Episode – 1643 : The Vikings Podcast transcript One of the most feared groups of people from the 8th to the 11th centuries was the Vikings. The Vikings stuck fear […]
Episode – 1642 : Lions
Episode – 1642 : Lions Podcast Transcript Lions are one of the most respected animals in the animal kingdom. They are called the king of the jungle (even though they […]
Episode – 1640 : Questions and Answers: Volume 26
Episode – 1640 : Questions and Answers: Volume 26 Podcast Transcript January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. Its name derives from Janus, the Roman […]
Episode – 1638 : Tokyo
Episode – 1638 : Tokyo Podcast Transcript Tokyo, Japan, is currently the largest city in the world, with a total metropolitan population of over 37 million people. However, it wasn’t […]
Episode – 1637 : Game Shows
Episode – 1637 : Game Shows Podcast Transcript Ever since the advent of broadcast television, one of the staples of television programming has been game shows. Game shows have been […]
Episode – 1627 : Superstitions
Episode – 1627 : Superstitions Podcast Transcript One of the most common things in the world are superstitions. Superstitions can be found everywhere and in everyone. Some of them are […]
Episode – 1625 : The Parthenon and the Acropolis of Athens
Episode – 1625 : The Parthenon and the Acropolis of Athens Podcast Transcript Situated on a rocky hill overlooking the city of Athens is a former religious center, military fortress, […]
Episode – 1613 : The White House
Episode – 1613 : The White House Podcast Transcript Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC, is the home of the president of the United States. The idea of […]
Episode – 1609 : Questions and Answers: Volume 25
Episode – 1609 : Questions and Answers: Volume 25 Podcast Transcript December is upon us, and we should be cognizant of the fact that December is based on the Latin […]
Episode – 1608 : Representative Riffs
Episode – 1608 : Representative Riffs Podcast Transcript Music is a very powerful thing. It can invoke a wide variety of emotions and moods. Particular songs we’ve heard might invoke […]