Episode – 0732 : The French Republican Calendar Podcast Transcript In 1792, the people of France overthrew their monarchy and established the French Republic. The leaders of the French Revolution […]
Episode – 0731 : The Phoenician Civilization
Episode – 0731 : The Phoenician Civilization Podcast Transcript Sometime around 3,200 years ago, a new civilization became ascendent on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This group wasn’t […]
Episode – 0730 : The Wreck of the Mary Rose
Episode – 0730 : The Wreck of the Mary Rose Podcast Transcript In the year 1511, King Henry VIII of England launched what was to be his flagship, The Mary […]
Episode – 0728 : The Declaration of Independence
Episode – 0728 : The Declaration of Independence Podcast Transcript On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issues a document addressing their […]
Episode – 0725 : Two-Year Anniversary Show
Episode – 0725 : Two-Year Anniversary Show Podcast Transcript On July 1, 2020, I published the very first episode of this podcast. Since then, it has been quite a journey. […]
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 – 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 – 0721 : The Nuremberg Personality Tests
Episode – 0721 : The Nuremberg Personality Tests Podcast Transcript At the end of the second world war, the allies indited 24 top, surviving Nazi leaders, and put them on […]
Episode – 0715 : Morse Code
Episode – 0715 : Morse Code Podcast Transcript In 1838, an American portrait painter by the name of Samuel Morse developed a system whereby signals could be sent down an […]
Episode – 0714 : Life in Ancient Rome
Episode – 0714 : Life in Ancient Rome Podcast Transcript For over 2,000 years, stories have been passed down about the famous and infamous people from ancient Rome. While many […]
Episode – 0713 : Juneteenth
Episode – 0713 : Juneteenth Podcast Transcript In 2021, the United States Congress declared the first federal holiday in almost 40 years: Juneteenth. Juneteenth honors and celebrates the emancipation of […]
Episode – 0712 : The History of Horses in North America
Episode – 0712 : The History of Horses in North America Podcast Transcript When one thinks of the history of North America, it often invokes images of native Americans and […]
Episode – 0708 : The Legend of Ned Kelly
Episode – 0708 : The Legend of Ned Kelly Podcast Transcript In the late 19th century, the American frontier became famous for its outlaws and gangsters. Men like Billy the […]
Episode – 0707 : Olive Oil
Episode – 0707 : Olive Oil Podcast Transcript Somewhere in your kitchen, you might have a bottle of olive oil. When you made that purchase you probably didn’t think twice […]
Episode – 0706 : The Steam Engine
Episode – 0706 : The Steam Engine Podcast Transcript The industrial revolution began the biggest change to humanity since the dawn of agriculture. The start of the industrial revolution is […]
Episode – 0704 : The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Episode – 0704 : The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Podcast Transcript Today in Western Europe, there is a line that divides speakers of Germanic languages and speakers of Romance […]
Episode – 0702 : The History of Television
Episode – 0702 : The History of Television Podcast Transcript It has been called the idiot box and the boob tube, but the fact is that perhaps no invention was […]
Episode – 0701 : The Nepalese Royal Massacre
Episode – 0701 : The Nepalese Royal Massacre Podcast Transcript On June 1, 2001, the nation of Nepal was shocked at the announcement that 10 members of the Nepalese Royal […]
Episode – 0700 : The Empire State Building
Episode – 0700 : The Empire State Building Podcast Transcript Prior to the 1929 stock market crash, a race was on to build the tallest building in the world in […]
Episode – 0697 : The Cult of Pythagoras
Episode – 0697 : The Cult of Pythagoras Podcast Transcript He was one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. He was a philosopher, a mathematician, and had some […]