Episode – 2121 : Cotton: How It Helped Build The Modern World Podcast Transcript It is soft, common, and something most people wear almost every day. Yet behind this humble […]
Episode – 2119 : Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man in History
Episode – 2119 : Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man in History Podcast Transcript When you think of the richest people in history, you usually imagine kings, emperors, or maybe modern […]
Episode – 2109 : Steel: The Metal That Made the Modern World
Episode – 2109 : Steel: The Metal That Made the Modern World Podcast Transcript For over 2000 years, steel has been known and used by humans. It slowly became more […]
Episode – 2102 : Las Vegas: The City That Shouldn’t Exist
Episode – 2102 : Las Vegas: The City That Shouldn’t Exist Podcast Transcript In the middle of one of the harshest deserts in North America sits a city that, by […]
Episode – 2101 : Flags of Convenience: The Hidden System Behind Global Shipping
Episode – 2101 : Flags of Convenience: The Hidden System Behind Global Shipping Podcast Transcript Every day, thousands of ships crisscross the oceans, carrying the goods that power the global […]
Episode – 2081 : The Persian Gulf
Episode – 2081 : The Persian Gulf Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, a narrow body of water between Arabia and Persia has shaped the fate of empires, economies, and […]
Episode – 2066 : The History of Tobacco
Episode – 2066 : The History of Tobacco Podcast Transcript When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, members of his crew observed the native people they met offering them dried […]
Episode – 2062 : The American Basketball Association
Episode – 2062 : The American Basketball Association Podcast Transcript One of the most compelling stories in American professional sports is the rise of the American Basketball Association, or the […]
Episode – 2055 : The Loomis Fargo Heist
Episode – 2055 : The Loomis Fargo Heist Podcast Transcript On the evening of October 4, 1997, a large cash haul of about $17.3 million was stolen from the Loomis […]
Episode – 2049 : Beavers
Episode – 2049 : Beavers Podcast Transcript When you think of animals that have impacted history, your first thought may be of dogs, cows, pigs, or horses. Yet another animal […]
Episode – 2047 : The Dust Bowl
Episode – 2047 : The Dust Bowl Podcast Transcript The Great Depression inflicted an economic disaster on the United States, driving unemployment to a staggering 25%. While urban areas faced […]
Episode – 2046 : The Song Dynasty
Episode – 2046 : The Song Dynasty Podcast Transcript Chinese civilization has endured for more than 3,500 years, driven by a succession of kings, emperors, and sophisticated bureaucracies. This enduring […]
Episode – 2045 : Ice Cream
Episode – 2045 : Ice Cream Podcast Transcript Ice cream is a delicious, popular treat served around the world. Yet it hasn’t been around forever. The creation of ice cream […]
Episode – 2031 : Solidarity
Episode – 2031 : Solidarity Podcast Transcript In 1980, a former electrical worker at the Gdansk Shipyard did the unthinkable. He led a large group of workers in a labor […]
Episode – 2027 : The Mali Empire
Episode – 2027 : The Mali Empire Podcast Transcript The Mali Empire was one of the largest and most influential states in African history, rising in West Africa during the […]
Episode – 2025 : The Year 2025
Episode – 2025 : The Year 2025 Podcast Transcript 525 days ago, I began looking at the state of the world every century, then every fifty years, and finally every […]
Episode – 2018 : Moldova
Episode – 2018 : Moldova Podcast Transcript Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine is the nation of Moldova. As with many landlocked countries in Central and Eastern Europe, it has a […]
Episode – 2016 : The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans
Episode – 2016 : The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans Podcast Transcript The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site spanning the border of […]
Episode – 2011 : Gabon
Episode – 2011 : Gabon Podcast Transcript When you think of countries in Africa, it is unlikely that Gabon will be one of the first to cross your mind. It […]
Episode – 2000 : The Year 2000
Episode – 2000 : The Year 2000 Podcast Transcript The year 2000 was a milestone year. It was the end of a century and of a millennium. It was one […]