Episode – 1256 : Copper Podcast Transcript When humans first learned how to work with metal, the very first metal they used was copper. Copper was easy to shape, easy […]
Episode – 1255 : Alexander the Great
Episode – 1255 : Alexander the Great Podcast Transcript In the year 356 BC, a son was born to the King of Macedon, Philip II, and his wife, Queen Olympias. […]
Episode – 1252 : The Quasi-War
Episode – 1252 : The Quasi-War Podcast Transcript In the big scheme of things, the United States is a rather young country. Yet, during its history, it has managed to […]
Episode – 1250 : Hanukkah
Episode – 1250 : Hanukkah Podcast Transcript Sometime every December, members of the Jewish faith celebrate the festival of Hanukkah. Hanukkah is one of the best-known Jewish holidays and is […]
Episode – 1249 : Did the US Have Advanced Knowledge of the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
Episode – 1249 : Did the US Have Advanced Knowledge of the Attack on Pearl Harbor? Podcast Transcript On December 7, 1941, the United States and the rest of the […]
Episode – 1247 : The Extraordinary Life of Josephine Baker
Episode – 1247 : The Extraordinary Life of Josephine Baker Podcast Transcript The woman the world would know as Josephine Baker was born into abject poverty in 1906 in Saint […]
Episode – 1246 : The History of Farming
Episode – 1246 : The History of Farming Podcast Transcript Over 10,000 years ago, humans began to cultivate and raise crops. Back then, a single farm could maybe grow enough […]
Episode – 1238 : The Opium Wars
Episode – 1238 : The Opium Wars Podcast Transcript In the 19th century, the British and the Chinese went to war on two separate occasions—the reasons why they went to […]
Episode – 1237 : French Overseas Departments
Episode – 1237 : French Overseas Departments Podcast Transcript Back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, several European countries had colonies all around the world. Today, all of the […]
Episode – 1236 : The Donner Party
Episode – 1236 : The Donner Party In the Spring of 1846, a group of intrepid pioneers set out from Independence, Missouri, to cross the Oregon Trail to seek a […]
Episode – 1234 : The North American Turkey
Episode – 1234 : The North American Turkey Podcast Transcript For about a month, from the end of November to the end of December, every year, one of the most […]
Episode – 1232 : The Monroe Doctrine
Episode – 1232 : The Monroe Doctrine Podcast Transcript When the United States became independent in the late 18th century, it didn’t have much of a foreign policy. Their primary […]
Episode – 1231 : The Element Mercury
Episode – 1231 : The Element Mercury Podcast Transcript Since the dawn of human history, humans have been aware of a seemingly miraculous substance. It was a substance that had […]
Episode – 1230 : How Roman Armies Worked
Episode – 1230 : How Roman Armies Worked Podcast Transcript For centuries, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire were able to conquer and force their will on other people […]
Episode – 1225 : The History of Pizza
Episode – 1225 : The History of Pizza Podcast Transcript There is a good chance that sometime in the last few days, weeks, or months, you might have enjoyed a […]
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable Podcast Transcript In the days immediately following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, new concerns gripped the victorious Allied forces. The alliance had […]
Episode – 1219 : Sergei Korolev: The Most Important Russian You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Episode – 1219 : Sergei Korolev: The Most Important Russian You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Podcast Transcript In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Soviet space program was on […]
Episode – 1216 : Questions and Answers: Volume 12
Episode – 1216 : Questions and Answers: Volume 12 Podcast Transcript I’m at the store buying something at the checkout counter, and I’m talking to the cashier. A guy overhears […]
Episode – 1211 : H.H. Holmes, America’s ‘First’ Serial Killer
Episode – 1211 : H.H. Holmes, America’s ‘First’ Serial Killer Podcast Transcript In 1893, the eyes of the world turned to the city of Chicago, which was hosting the World’s […]
Episode – 1212 : The Salem Witch Trials
Episode – 1212 : The Salem Witch Trials Podcast Transcript In 1692, in the village of Salem, Massessechuets, two young girls made claims that other members of their community were […]