Episode – 1791 : Questions and Answers: Volume 31 Podcast Transcript The month of June comes from the Latin word Iunius, which is derived from the Roman goddess Juno. Juno […]
Episode – 1754 : Calendar Reform
Episode – 1754 : Calendar Reform Podcast Transcript Our calendar and system of keeping time are rather unique. It isn’t nice and tidy like the metric system. It is a […]
Episode – 1731 : Questions and Answers: Volume 29
Episode – 1731 : Questions and Answers: Volume 29 hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript If you happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere, April is a time when days get […]
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 – 1548 : Questions and Answers: Volume 23
Episode – 1548 : Questions and Answers: Volume 23 Podcast Transcript Every October in the Northern Hemisphere, leaves on the trees turn color and fall to the ground. While the […]
Episode – 1528 : Imperial Units of Measure
Episode – 1528 : Imperial Units of Measure Podcast Transcript Almost every country in the world uses the metric system…..almost. There are still a few stragglers, like the United States, […]
Episode – 1489 : Questions and Answers: Volume 21
Episode – 1489 : Questions and Answers: Volume 21 Podcast Transcript In 8 BC, the Roman senate passed a resolution renaming the month of Sextillis to August to honor the […]
Episode – 1486 : The Library of Congress
Episode – 1486 : The Library of Congress Podcast Transcript According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in […]
Episode – 1461 : How to Lie With Statistics
Episode – 1461 : How to Lie With Statistics Podcast Transcript Mark Twain once said, ‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.’ The reason why he […]
Episode – 1460 : Questions and Answers: Volume 20
Episode – 1460 : Questions and Answers: Volume 20 Podcast Transcript The month of July is named after Julius Caesar. In 44 BC, after his assassination, the Roman Senate renamed […]
Episode – 1434 : College Sports
Episode – 1434 : College Sports Podcast Transcript In the 19th century, several American universities began to compete with each other in several sporting events in friendly intercollegiate competitions. Fast […]
Episode – 1427 : The St. Scholastica Day Riot
Episode – 1427 : The St. Scholastica Day Riot Podcast Transcript A common occurrence at many universities is that they have contentious relationships with their local community. This is not […]
Episode – 1264 : Snow
Episode – 1264 : Snow Podcast Transcript If you live anywhere away from tropical latitudes, you might have experienced snow. In fact, depending on where you live, you might have […]
Episode – 1259 : Encyclopedias
Episode – 1259 : Encyclopedias Podcast Transcript Ever since humans began writing down information, there has been a desire to compile all known knowledge into one single source. For over […]
Episode – 1224 : Eponymous Laws: Part 2
Episode – 1224 : Eponymous Laws: Part 2 Podcast Transcript In a previous episode, I went through a list of eponymous laws. These were laws, general rules, or sometimes even […]
Episode – 1182 : Questions and Answers: Volume 11
Episode – 1182 : Questions and Answers: Volume 11 In his 1979 book Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams tells of an alien race that builds a computer to […]
Episode – 1174 : Nellie Bly
Episode – 1174 : Nellie Bly Podcast Transcript In 1864, Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born in Cochran Mills, Pennsylvania. At the age of 18, she began a career as a […]
Episode – 1157 : Questions and Answers: Volume 10
Episode – 1157 : Questions and Answers: Volume 10 Podcast Transcript Every day, in most countries with a Westminster System of parliament, whenever parliament is in session, there is a […]
Episode – 1044 : Moneyball and the Rise of Advanced Statistics in Sports
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 – 1000 : Episode 1000!
Episode – 1000 : Episode 1000! Podcast Transcript 2 years, nine months, and one day ago, I sat down and recorded the first episode of a daily podcast. Today, I’m […]