Episode – 0283 : Early American Alcohol Consumption Transcript In the very days of the United States, the country was mostly made up of farmers. They primarily ate the food […]
Episode – 0252 : El Gordo
Episode – 0252 : El Gordo Transcript Every so often, you see lottery jackpots that grow to enormous levels. Lotteries such as Powerball and Mega Millions have on occasion grown […]
Episode – 0231 : Units of Measure
Episode – 0231 : Units of Measure Transcript Every day we are constantly using measurements. We have ways of measuring distance, temperature, time, light, pressure, energy….everything. Yet, why do we […]
Episode – 0213 : Tulipmania
Episode – 0213 : Tulipmania Transcript In the 17th century, the Netherlands was struck by the world’s first investment bubble. They weren’t investing in stocks or bonds or real estate. […]
Episode – 0197 : The Crash at Crush
Episode – 0197 : The Crash at Crush Transcript In 1896, the United States was experiencing what we now call a recession. The Panic of 1896 had made life tough […]
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Episode – 0195 : The British Pound(s)
Episode – 0195 : The British Pound(s) Transcript If you visit a different country you might need to get some of the local currency. You might get Ringgit in Malaysia, […]
Episode – 0194 : Moving Day in New York
Episode – 0194 : Moving Day in New York Transcript Since the year 1790, New York City has been the largest city in the United States. Given the population density […]
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Episode – 0187 : The McRib
Episode – 0187 : The McRib Transcript The musical Brigadoon is about a Scottish village which appears for one day every 100 years. The village can be thought of as […]
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum Transcript Hundreds of years ago gold and silver were rare and valuable, and today they are rare and valuable. Iron and tin were cheap and […]
Episode – 0138 : The World’s Largest Co-Principality
Episode – 0138 : The World’s Largest Co-Principality Transcript Of all the world’s co-principalities, there is one which stands out due to its sheer size. This enormous co-principality dominates all […]
Episode – 0120 : Who Was the Richest Person in History?
Episode – 0120 : Who Was the Richest Person in History? Transcript Jeff Bezos, the founder, and CEO of Amazon was recently named the richest person in the world. This […]
Episode – 0097 : Take the Penny, Leave the Penny
Episode – 0097 : Take the Penny, Leave the Penny The US one-cent coin has been a part of American currency since the country started issuing money in 1793. As […]
Episode – 0094 : Containerization
Episode – 0094 : Containerization Transcript Sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest impact. There is no better example of this in the modern world than the Intermodal Container, […]
Episode – 0073 : A Fist Full of Dollars
Episode – 0073 : A Fist Full of Dollars Transcript The currency in the United States is the dollar. You probably already knew that.It is also the name of the […]
Episode – 0060 : Eponymous Laws
Episode – 0060 : Eponymous Laws Transcript Everyone is probably familiar with Murphy’s Law which says that “Anything which can go wrong will go wrong.” However, there are many such […]
Episode – 0055 : The Most Famous Song in the World
Episode – 0055 : The Most Famous Song in the World Transcript If there is one song almost everyone knows it is Happy Birthday to You (yes, that is the […]
Episode – 0052 : The Man Who Fed the World
Episode – 0052 : The Man Who Fed the World Transcript Which person can be credited with having saved the most human lives in history? There might not be a […]
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Episode – 0017 : Zero, My Hero
Episode – 0017 : Zero, My Hero Transcript This episode is about nothing.Not in the sense that Seinfield was a TV show about nothing, but rather this is literally about […]