Episode – 1044 : Moneyball and the Rise of Advanced Statistics in Sports Podcast Transcript Ever since organized sports began, people have been collecting statistics. These statistics were originally collected […]
Episode – 1035 : Questions & Answers: Volume 6
Episode – 1035 : Questions & Answers: Volume 6 Podcast Transcript According to the laws of supply and demand, an equilibrium will eventually be researched where suppliers will meet the […]
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Episode – 1023 : The Aral Sea
Episode – 1023 : The Aral Sea Podcast Transcript At the start of the 20th century, the world’s third-largest lake was located in Central Asia. It had been known to […]
Episode – 1018 : The History of Coffee
Episode – 1018 : The History of Coffee Podcast Transcript Sometime in the 15th century, a drink became popularized in the Arabian peninsula. It was dark, bitter, and people couldn’t […]
Episode – 0998 : World’s Most Famous Bets
Episode – 0998 : World’s Most Famous Bets Podcast Transcript Throughout history, people have bet on everything and anything. From the mundane to the extremely important. From casino bets to […]
Episode – 0994 : The Marginal Revolution
Episode – 0994 : The Marginal Revolution Podcast Transcript In most academic disciplines, there is often a single idea or discovery which makes everything fall into place. All of the […]
Episode – 0985 : Venice
Episode – 0985 : Venice Podcast Transcript Located at the northernmost end of the Adriatic Sea lies the city of Venice. Venice is truly unlike any other city in the […]
Episode – 0968 : All About Air
Episode – 0968 : All About Air Right now, as you are listening to the sound of my voice, you are breathing air. Air is all around you all the […]
Episode – 0966 : The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History
Episode – 0966 : The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History Podcast Transcript The cold war was the defining event of the second half of the 20th century. When exactly […]
Episode – 0961 : Game Theory
Episode – 0961 : Game Theory Podcast Transcript One of the most fascinating areas of mathematics and economics is game theory. Game theory involves analyzing competitive situations where multiple participants […]
Episode – 0895 : Isaac Newton: The World’s Most Famous Alchemist
Episode – 0895 : Isaac Newton: The World’s Most Famous Alchemist Podcast Transcript Most people know of Isaac Newton as one of the world’s foremost mathematicians and physicists. Listeners of […]
Episode – 0885 : Hi Ho Silver!
Episode – 0885 : Hi Ho Silver! Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, one of the most valuable elements on the periodic table has been silver. Silver has been valued […]
Episode – 0862 : World Population Throughout History
Episode – 0862 : World Population Throughout History Podcast Transcript Human beings have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. For the vast majority of that time, the total […]
Episode – 0852 : British Currency Decimilisation
Episode – 0852 : British Currency Decimilisation Podcast Transcript On February 15, 1971, the United Kingdom had a landmark day in its history. On that day, the country’s currency was […]
Episode – 0847 : The Panic of 1893
Episode – 0847 : The Panic of 1893 Podcast Transcript It was the worst economic depression that the United States had ever seen. The stock market crashed. Thousands of businesses […]
Episode – 0844 : The Maldives
Episode – 0844 : The Maldives Podcast Transcript Located just southwest of the southern tip of India lies one of the only countries in the world consisting solely of coral […]
Episode – 0830 : High Fructose Corn Syrup
Episode – 0830 : High Fructose Corn Syrup Podcast Transcript In 1957, two chemists at the Clinton Corn Processing Company of Clinton, Iowa, developed a system for converting the glucose […]
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 – 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 […]
Episode – 0793 : The Very Strange Life of Ida Wood
Episode – 0793 : The Very Strange Life of Ida Wood Podcast Transcript Ellen Walsh was born in 1838 in England. She moved to the United States, changed her name, […]