Episode – 0528 : All About Chess Podcast Transcript It is arguably the world’s oldest game, yet it is one of the most popular cybersports. It has been called the […]
Episode – 0510 : The Mechanical Turk
Episode – 0510 : The Mechanical Turk Podcast Transcript You’ve probably heard of artificial intelligence systems which have gotten so good that they can beat the best humans at Go, […]
Episode – 0502 : The Cola Wars
Episode – 0502 : The Cola Wars Podcast Transcript In the 1980s, two superpowers battled each other for global supremacy. Across the world, the two goliaths collided on almost every […]
Episode – 0480 : How Casinos Work
Episode – 0480 : How Casinos Work Podcast Transcript Casinos are fascinating places. They can make tons of money, but they don’t really have a product. While it is often […]
Episode – 0360 : One-Year Anniversary Show
Episode – 0360 : One-Year Anniversary Show Podcast Transcript On July 1, 2020, a world traveler who was grounded by an international pandemic made the business and personal decision to […]
Episode – 0355 : The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
Episode – 0355 : The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille Transcript In 1990, filmmaker Peter Brosnan set out to find a legendary Egyptian city that was lost to time […]
Episode – 0351 : A History of Computer Games
Episode – 0351 : A History of Computer Games Transcript Video games have become ubiquitous in today’s world. Most of us probably have some sort of computer game on our […]
Episode – 0317 : Citizen Kane: The Greatest Movie Ever Made?
Episode – 0317 : Citizen Kane: The Greatest Movie Ever Made? Transcript In 1941, a young artistic prodigy released his first motion picture. It had enormous anticipation, received incredible reviews, […]
Episode – 0304 : EGOT
Episode – 0304 : EGOT Transcript In the United States, there are awards given in many fields of entertainment. For Broadway productions, they have the Tony Awards. Television has the […]
Episode – 0294 : Salvador Dali
Episode – 0294 : Salvador Dali Transcript He was a painter, a writer, sculptor, photographer, and one of the most significant avant-garde artists of the 20th century. He was also […]
Episode – 0289 : The Thirty Mile Zone
Episode – 0289 : The Thirty Mile Zone Transcript Hollywood is known the world over for being the center of the motion picture industry. But did you ever wonder why […]
Episode – 0278 : Wrestlemania
Episode – 0278 : Wrestlemania Transcript Every year, around this time, one of the largest entertainment events is held. Wrestlemania. However, this isn’t just a wrestling show. How it came […]
Episode – 0272 : The Podcast About Podcasts
Episode – 0272 : The Podcast About Podcasts Transcript I’m a podcaster who makes podcasts. You are a podcast listener who listens to podcasts. This is a podcast by a […]
Episode – 0269 : April Fool’s Day
Episode – 0269 : April Fool’s Day Transcript Every day on April 1st, you have to be careful what you read and hear. This day, known to accounts as the […]
Episode – 0257 : Understanding Orchestras
Episode – 0257 : Understanding Orchestras Transcript Even if you aren’t a fan of classical music, you are probably at least familiar with what an orchestra is. But have you […]
Episode – 0234 : Mountweazles
Episode – 0234 : Mountweazles Transcript Copyright is what protects creators from having someone copy and make money off of their work without compensation. However, there are some things like […]
Episode – 0217 : The Legend of Andre the Giant
Episode – 0217 : The Legend of Andre the Giant Transcript On May 19, 1946, André René Roussimoff was born into the world in Coulommiers, France. At birth, he weighed […]
Episode – 0214 : AM/FM
Episode – 0214 : AM/FM Transcript For over 100 years, radio has been one of the biggest mediums for communication, information, and entertainment. It was the first true broadcast medium. […]
Episode – 0215 : The Super Bowl
Episode – 0215 : The Super Bowl Transcript One day every year, the United States celebrates its biggest non-official holiday: Super Bowl Sunday. The championship game of the National Football […]
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 […]