Episode – 0875 : Geography is Destiny The Earth is highly imbalanced. Some countries have more resources than others. Some have natural harbors, and some are landlocked. Some consist primarily […]
Episode – 0858 : The Isle of Man
Episode – 0858 : The Isle of Man Podcast Transcript Located between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, in the middle of the Irish Sea, lies one of the […]
Episode – 0853 : Questions & Answers: Volume 1
Episode – 0853 : Questions & Answers: Volume 1 For over two years and 850 episodes, I have been providing you with daily podcasts on a wide assortment of topics. […]
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 – 0831 : Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Episode – 0831 : Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Podcast Transcript Located in the South Pacific Ocean is one of the most isolated islands in the world. It is over a […]
Episode – 0806 : The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey
Episode – 0806 : The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey Podcast Transcript Located between England and France are several islands which have a unique status in the international community. […]
Episode – 0783 : The River Congo
Episode – 0783 : The River Congo Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of the African continent is one of the world’s largest rivers: the Congo. The Congo basin covers […]
Episode – 0760 : Champagne
Episode – 0760 : Champagne Podcast Transcript Located in Northern France is one of the most well-known wine-producing regions on Earth. In fact, it is so well known that it […]
Episode – 0739 : Greenland
Episode – 0739 : Greenland Podcast Transcript It is the world’s largest island, has the closest point of land to the North Pole, and is the least densely populated political […]
Episode – 0729 : The Mississippi River
Episode – 0729 : The Mississippi River Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of North America is one of the most important rivers. It isn’t the longest river in the […]
Episode – 0727 : The Tour de France
Episode – 0727 : The Tour de France Podcast Transcript In July of every year, over the course of three weeks, the world’s best road cyclists assemble in France to […]
Episode – 1107 : The Galapagos Islands (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Located approximately 560 miles or 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies a chain of islands that are like no other in the world. These islands have […]
Episode – 0723 : The Galapagos Islands
Episode – 0723 : The Galapagos Islands Podcast Transcript Located approximately 560 miles or 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies a chain of islands that are like no […]
Episode – 1222 : Constantinople (Encore)
Podcast Transcript In the year 330, the Roman Emperor Constantine decided that the capital of the entire Roman empire should be moved. The location he selected was a small Greek […]
Episode – 0722 : Constantinople
Episode – 0722 : Constantinople Podcast Transcript In the year 330, the Roman Emperor Constantine decided that the capital of the entire Roman empire should be moved. The location he […]
Episode – 0711 : The Atacama Desert
Episode – 0711 : The Atacama Desert Podcast Transcript Situated in the north of the nation of Chile lies one of the most extreme environments on Planet Earth. The Atacama […]
Episode – 0703 : Kiribati
Episode – 0703 : Kiribati Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a country that, to most people’s surprise, is shockingly large. It only has a […]
Episode – 1028 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong (Encore)
Podcast Transcript All of us have some sort of mental map inside our heads for how the world is laid out. North America is north of South America. Europe is […]
Episode – 0699 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong
Episode – 0699 : Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong Podcast Transcript All of us have some sort of mental map inside our heads for how the world […]
Episode – 0582 : A Brief History of New York City
Episode – 0582 : A Brief History of New York City Podcast Transcript New York City has been called the city that never sleeps, the Big Apple, and the city […]