Episode – 0698 : Terra Nullius Podcast Transcript Imagine you want to start a brand new country. Only, you don’t want to go through the messy process of starting a […]
Episode – 0696 : The Wallace Line
Episode – 0696 : The Wallace Line Podcast Transcript Charles Darwin is often credited with the discovery of the theory of natural selection. This is true, but it isn’t totally […]
Episode – 0664 : Samoa: The Cradle of Polynesia
Episode – 0664 : Samoa: The Cradle of Polynesia Podcast Transcript Located approximately 1500 kilometers or 950 miles south of the equator and split by the International Date Line, is […]
Episode – 0653 : Ice Ages
Episode – 0653 : Ice Ages Podcast Transcript Five different times during the Earth’s history, the planet has entered a prolonged period of reduced temperatures. When this happens, massive ice […]
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal Podcast Transcript For centuries, humans have built canals to facilitate the transportation of people and goods. Usually, they are built to dramatically save […]
Episode – 0625 : Ernest Shackleton and the Rescue of the Endurance
Episode – 0625 : Ernest Shackleton and the Rescue of the Endurance Podcast Transcript In 1914, the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition set out to become the first to cross the […]
Episode – 0605 : Conquering Mount Everest
Episode – 0605 : Conquering Mount Everest Podcast Transcript You are probably well aware that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. Because of its status as the highest […]
Episode – 0583 : The Travels of Ibn Battuta
Episode – 0583 : The Travels of Ibn Battuta Podcast Transcript Prior to the modern era, very few people traveled anywhere. It was rare for anyone to travel more than […]
Episode – 0575 : The Spice Trade
Episode – 0575 : The Spice Trade Podcast Transcript When you think of international trade and globalization, you probably think it is a relatively modern phenomenon. However, the roots of […]
Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle
Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle Podcast Transcript It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into […]
Episode – 1380 : Great Wall of China
Episode – 1380 : Great Wall of China Podcast Transcript It is one of the longest and largest structures ever built. It was designed to defend one of the oldest […]
Episode – 0526 : The History of World Fairs
Episode – 0526 : The History of World Fairs Podcast Transcript A world’s fair used to be a very big deal. They would draw tens of millions of visitors and […]
Episode – 0512 : Planet 9
Episode – 0512 : Planet 9 Podcast Transcript The planet Neptune was discovered in 1846. Ever since then, astronomers have felt there had to be another planet beyond the orbit […]
Episode – 0509 : The Sahara Desert Wasn’t Always
Episode – 0509 : The Sahara Desert Wasn’t Always Podcast Transcript The Sahara desert is by far the largest desert in the world. It evokes images of sand dunes, camels […]
Episode – 0503 : Vinland, Vikings, and Lactose Intolerance
Episode – 0503 : Vinland, Vikings, and Lactose Intolerance Podcast Transcrip Despite what you might have been told, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were not the first Europeans to reach […]
Episode – 0379 : The Miller–Urey Experiment
Episode – 0379 : The Miller–Urey Experiment Podcast Transcript One of the fundamental questions of humanity is where did we come from? How did life on Earth come about? While […]
Episode – 0368 : Concorde: The World’s Fastest Passenger Airplane
Episode – 0368 : Concorde: The World’s Fastest Passenger Airplane Podcast Transcript Almost as soon as Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, people began thinking of ways to […]
Episode – 0364 : What Ever Happened to Amelia Earhart?
Episode – 0364 : What Ever Happened to Amelia Earhart? Podcast Transcript Amelia Earheart was a pioneer in the early days of aviation. She became the first woman to fly […]
Episode – 0350 : The Voyages of Admiral Zheng He
Episode – 0350 : The Voyages of Admiral Zheng He Transcript In the early 15th century, just before Europe began its Age of Exploration, China was embarking on a series […]
Episode – 0342 : The Drake Equation
Episode – 0342 : The Drake Equation Transcript In 1961, at the Green Bank observatory in West Virginia, a small conference was held for astrophysicists. The meeting was organized by […]