Episode – 2083 : Maori Settlement of New Zealand: How Polynesians Reached Aotearoa Podcast Transcript For millions of years, the islands of New Zealand remained a pristine wilderness, untouched by […]
Episode – 2081 : The Persian Gulf
Episode – 2081 : The Persian Gulf Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, a narrow body of water between Arabia and Persia has shaped the fate of empires, economies, and […]
Episode – 2080 : Vincent Van Gogh
Episode – 2080 : Vincent Van Gogh Podcast Transcript Few artists’ works are as instantly recognizable as Vincent van Gogh’s. In just a single decade, he created some of the […]
Episode – 2077 : The North American Bison
Episode – 2077 : The North American Bison Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, one animal shaped the ecology, culture, and history of an entire continent. In vast herds that […]
Episode – 2076 : North Sentinel Island
Episode – 2076 : North Sentinel Island Podcast Transcript In the Indian Ocean lies an island notorious for its extreme isolation from the outside world: North Sentinel Island. The Sentinelese, […]
Episode – 2075 : The Purple Heart
Episode – 2075 : The Purple Heart Podcast Transcript Among all the decorations awarded by the United States military, one stands apart. It is not given for bravery, leadership, or […]
Episode – 2071 : The Mexican Revolution
Episode – 2071 : The Mexican Revolution Podcast Transcript After Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, hopes for democracy gradually gave way to decades of instability and dictatorship. By […]
Episode – 2070 : Who is Alan Smithee
Episode – 2070 : Who is Alan Smithee Podcast Transcript If you look at the Internet Movie Database, one of the most prolific directors over the last 70 years has […]
Episode – 2069 : The East African Slave Trade
Episode – 2069 : The East African Slave Trade Podcast Transcript Most people are familiar with the transatlantic slave trade, which enslaved over ten million people over a period of […]
Episode – 2068 : The Plot to Steal the Body of Abraham Lincoln
Episode – 2068 : The Plot to Steal the Body of Abraham Lincoln Podcast Transcript The 1876 plot to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln is one of the strangest […]
Episode – 2067 : The Inca Empire
Episode – 2067 : The Inca Empire Podcast Transcript The Inca Empire was the largest and most sophisticated state ever created in the pre-Columbian Americas, stretching along the Andes from […]
Episode – 2066 : The History of Tobacco
Episode – 2066 : The History of Tobacco Podcast Transcript When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, members of his crew observed the native people they met offering them dried […]
Episode – 2065 : The Young Turks
Episode – 2065 : The Young Turks Podcat Transcript The 19th-century Ottoman Empire was in decline and was often called the “sick man of Europe”. The Ottomans, like Qing China […]
Episode – 2063 : Edgar Allan Poe
Episode – 2063 : Edgar Allan Poe Podcast Transcript Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most influential and haunting voices in American literature, a writer whose imagination reshaped horror, […]
Episode – 2061 : Marvel Comics
Episode – 2061 : Marvel Comics Podcast Transcript Marvel Comics has been one of the most prolific comics publishers over the last century. Not only have they been one of […]
Episode – 2060 : Did George Mallory Climb Mount Everest First?
Episode – 2060 : Did George Mallory Climb Mount Everest First? Podcast Transcript Almost everyone knows that the first people to climb Mount Everest were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, […]
Episode – 2059 : The Danish Resistance
Episode – 2059 : The Danish Resistance Podcast Transcript As Germany conquered countries in WWII, in many nations, they found willing volunteers to help them identify Jews to send to […]
Episode – 2057 : Curling
Episode – 2057 : Curling Podcast Transcript Every four years, we are captivated by the remarkable athletes who compete at the Olympics. But while most Olympic events inspire a sort […]
Episode – 2055 : The Loomis Fargo Heist
Episode – 2055 : The Loomis Fargo Heist Podcast Transcript On the evening of October 4, 1997, a large cash haul of about $17.3 million was stolen from the Loomis […]
Episode – 2053 : The Darien Scheme
Episode – 2053 : The Darien Scheme Podcast Transcript During the 17th century, European nations dominated the world by aggressively establishing colonies across the globe. Late that century, Scotland sought […]