Episode – 0955 : The Boston Massacre Podcast Transcript On March 5, 1770, one of the major events leading up to the American Revolution occurred. A confrontation between Boston civilians […]
Episode – 0952 : The Thirty Years’ War
Episode – 0952 : The Thirty Years’ War Podcast Transcript 17th-century Europe was witness to one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history. The conflict lasted over […]
Episode – 0950 : Vitamin D
Episode – 0950 : Vitamin D Podcast Transcript Of all the vitamins and nutrients which are required by the human body, there are 13 of which that are considered essential […]
Episode – 0948 : The Cult of Reason
Episode – 0948 : The Cult of Reason Podcast Transcript The French Revolution wasn’t just a political revolution where one government was replaced with a new one. The French Revolution […]
Episode – 0946 : Wu Zetian: China’s Only Female Emperor
Episode – 0946 : Wu Zetian: China’s Only Female Emperor Podcast Transcript In the very long history of China, it has had exactly one female ruler. She was a woman […]
Episode – 0945 : Questions & Answers: Volume 4
Episode – 0945 : Questions & Answers: Volume 4 Podcast Transcript Every February, podcasters will come out of their hole in the ground. If they find listener questions, it means […]
Episode – 0943 : 536: The Worst Year in History
Episode – 0943 : 536: The Worst Year in History Podcast Transcript There have been many really bad years in world history. There have been World Wars, the Black Death, […]
Episode – 0942 : Teapot Dome Scandal
Episode – 0942 : Teapot Dome Scandal Podcast Transcript In the early 1920s, what was considered to be the largest political scandal in American history became public. Despite the enormous […]
Episode – 0941 : Vanuatu
Episode – 0941 : Vanuatu Podcast Transcript Located in the southern Pacific Ocean lies the small nation of Vanuatu. While it shares many features with other Pacific Island nations, there […]
Episode – 0940 : All About Volcanoes
Episode – 0940 : All About Volcanoes Podcast Transcript Volcanoes are some of the most fearsome things in nature. They are responsible for the largest explosions ever known. They have […]
Episode – 0939 : The Invention of the Airplane
Episode – 0939 : The Invention of the Airplane Podcast Transcript Humans have probably had the desire to fly ever since they saw the first bird fly in the air. […]
Episode – 0938 : The Statue of Liberty
Episode – 0938 : The Statue of Liberty Podcast Transcript After the US Civil War, the French historian Edouard de Laboulaye floated the idea of creating a large monument to […]
Episode – 0931 : The Battle of Yorktown
Episode – 0931 : The Battle of Yorktown Podcast Transcript In 1781, after six years of fighting, the American Revolution came to a dramatic conclusion. One of the two major […]
Episode – 0929 : The Passenger Pigeon
Episode – 0929 : The Passenger Pigeon Podcast Transcript In the early 19th century, the most abundant bird in North America, and perhaps the entire world, was the passenger pigeon. […]
Episode – 0928 : The Glorious Revolution
Episode – 0928 : The Glorious Revolution Podcast Transcript In 1688, a palace coup took place in England. The King of England and Scotland was usurped and was replaced by […]
Episode – 0924 : Leprosy: Humanity’s Oldest Disease
Episode – 0924 : Leprosy: Humanity’s Oldest Disease Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, one of the most terrifying and destructive diseases which afflicted humanity has been leprosy. Leprosy is […]
Episode – 0921 : Tristan da Cunha: The World’s Most Isolated Human Settlement
Episode – 0921 : Tristan da Cunha: The World’s Most Isolated Human Settlement Podcast Transcript Located in the South Atlantic Ocean, situated between South America and Africa, lies the most […]
Episode – 0920 : What Were The First and Second Reichs?
Episode – 0920 : What Were The First and Second Reichs? Podcast Transcript When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, he declared his new regime to be The Third […]
Episode – 0919 : The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii
Episode – 0919 : The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii Podcast Transcript In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located east of the modern-day city of Naples, erupted. Vesuvius […]
Episode – 0918 : Limnic Eruptions: The Rarest Natural Disaster
Episode – 0918 : Limnic Eruptions: The Rarest Natural Disaster Podcast Transcript Early in the morning of August 21, 1986, in a valley near Lake Nyos, Cameroon, something horrible happened. […]