Episode – 1739 : The Greatest Nobel Prize Snubs Podcast Transcript As of the recording of this episode, 1,012 people have been awarded Nobel Prizes across every category. This episode […]
Episode – 1736 : The History of the Guitar
Episode – 1736 : The History of the Guitar hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript One of the most popular instruments in the world is the guitar. The guitar is the […]
Episode – 1735 : The Reign of Terror
Episode – 1735 : The Reign of Terror hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript For a 10-month period from September 1793 to July 1794, the nation of France went through a […]
Episode – 1732 : Mass Extinction Events
Episode – 1732 : Mass Extinction Events hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript We like to think of the Earth as a very stable place. While there might be seasonal variation […]
Episode – 1730 : The Crimean War
Episode – 1730 : The Crimean War Podcast Transcript In the mid-19th century, Europe saw one of its largest wars since the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The war was […]
Episode – 1726 : The Many, Many Invasions of Sicily
Episode – 1726 : The Many, Many Invasions of Sicily hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea is its largest island: Sicily. Given its […]
Episode – 1723 : Hildegard of Bingen
Episode – 1723 : Hildegard of Bingen hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript Over a thousand years ago, a wealthy family in Germany gave birth to their tenth child, a daughter. […]
Episode – 1722 : The Columbian Exchange
Episode – 1722 : The Columbian Exchange hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. He wasn’t looking for it, and, in fact, he […]
Episode – 1720 : Marcus Aurelius: Emperor and Philosopher
Episode – 1720 : Marcus Aurelius: Emperor and Philosopher hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In the second century, the Roman Empire was arguably at its peak. The Empire was peaceful, […]
Episode – 1719 : The History of Whaling
Episode – 1719 : The History of Whaling hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript Whaling is something that humans have engaged in for thousands of years. For most of that time, […]
Episode – 1716 : Why is the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?
Episode – 1716 : Why is the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order? hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript All of you are familiar with the ABCs. It is one of the very […]
Episode – 1715 : The Battle of Gettysburg
Episode – 1715 : The Battle of Gettysburg hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In the summer of 1863, after two years of war, Confederate General Robert E. Lee felt it […]
Episode – 1712 : The Cardiff Giant
Episode – 1712 : The Cardiff Giant hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In 1869, the world was shocked by a discovery that was made outside of the town of Cardiff, […]
Episode – 1710 : The Crossbow
Episode – 1710 : The Crossbow hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript One of the most devastating weapons in the medieval world was the crossbow. It evolved from an early hand-held […]
Episode – 1705 : Hydropower
Episode – 1705 : Hydropower Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans have used the power of water to do work for them. At first, it was very simple, then […]
Episode – 1703 : The Underground Railroad
Episode – 1703 : The Underground Railroad Podcast Transcript Before the US Civil War, a group of abolitionists didn’t just sit around passively to wait for the end of slavery […]
Episode – 1702 : Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Episode – 1702 : Timor-Leste (East Timor) Podcast Transcript Located in the Indonesian Archipelago, it is one of the newest countries in the world, Timor-Leste, or, as it’s sometimes known […]
Episode – 1700 : The Year 1700
Episode – 1700 : The Year 1700 Podcast Transcript Over 300 years ago, humanity was in the early stages of what would be its greatest transformation in history. Around the […]
Episode – 1699 : Questions and Answers: Volume 28
Episode – 1699 : Questions and Answers: Volume 28 Podcast Transcript March is upon us. It is a month of madness if you happen to be a basketball fan, a […]
Episode – 1696 : Andalusia
Episode – 1696 : Andalusia Podcast Transcript Located at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula is the largest autonomous community in Spain by population and the second largest by […]