Episode – 0695 : Yes, We Have No Bananas Podcast Transcript In the late 19th century, bananas, a fruit that had been popular for thousands of years suddenly became a […]
Episode – 0692 : Great Dying of the Americas
Episode – 0692 : Great Dying of the Americas Podcast Transcript When Europeans arrived in the New World in 1492, it was the beginning of a series of events that […]
Episode – 0690 : The Queen of Sheba
Episode – 0690 : The Queen of Sheba Podcast Transcript All three of the holy books from great monotheistic faiths share a similar story about a Queen from a land […]
Episode – 0689 : The First Triumvirate
Episode – 0689 : The First Triumvirate Podcast Transcript In the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men. Gaius Julius Caesar, […]
Episode – 0687 : A Brief History of the Mongol Empire
Episode – 0687 : A Brief History of the Mongol Empire Podcast Transcript In the year 1162, in the Khentii Mountains of what is today Northeastern Mongolia, a baby by […]
Episode – 0684 : Was the Holy Roman Empire Holy, Roman, or an Empire?
Episode – 0684 : Was the Holy Roman Empire Holy, Roman, or an Empire? Podcast Transcript In the 18th century, the French writer and philosopher Voltaire said, ??”This body which […]
Episode – 0683 : The History of Rice
Episode – 0683 : The History of Rice Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, rice has been one of the most important agricultural crops in the world. It has fed […]
Episode – 0679 : Saint Peter’s Basilica
Episode – 0679 : Saint Peter’s Basilica Podcast Transcript In the early 4th century, the Roman Emperor Constantine ordered the construction of a church on the burial site of Saint […]
Episode – 0677 : The Library of Alexandria
Episode – 0677 : The Library of Alexandria Podcast Transcript Sometime during the reign of Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II, the Egyptian state decided to build an institution dedicated to […]
Episode – 0676 : Friday the 13th
Episode – 0676 : Friday the 13th Podcast Transcript Friday the 13th is a day associated with bad luck and ill omens. However, why is this particular combination of day […]
Episode – 0675 : King Tutankhamen
Episode – 0675 : King Tutankhamen Podcast Transcript In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter stumbled upon one of the most pristine tombs of an Egyptian Pharaoh ever found. The tomb […]
Episode – 0674 : The Vice President of the United States
Episode – 0674 : The Vice President of the United States Podcast Transcript At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the delegates worked hard to create a document that would govern their […]
Episode – 0673 : The Irish Potato Famine
Episode – 0673 : The Irish Potato Famine Podcast Transcript In 1845, farmers around Europe suffered from a blight that devastated the potato crop. This lasted for several years, but […]
Episode – 0670 : Bretton Woods
Episode – 0670 : Bretton Woods Podcast Transcript Barely a month after the Normandy Landing in 1944, the allied powers were already thinking of what the post-war world would look […]
Episode – 0666 : A History of the End of the World
Episode – 0666 : A History of the End of the World Podcast Transcript Over the centuries, there has been a host of self-proclaimed prophets, astrologers, scientists, and cranks who […]
Episode – 0665 : Charles Ponzi and His Scheme
Episode – 0665 : Charles Ponzi and His Scheme Podcast Transcript In January 1920, an Italian American businessman in Boston started a new company. In order to raise money, he […]
Episode – 0664 : Samoa: The Cradle of Polynesia
Episode – 0664 : Samoa: The Cradle of Polynesia Podcast Transcript Located approximately 1500 kilometers or 950 miles south of the equator and split by the International Date Line, is […]
Episode – 0662 : The 1812 Overture
Episode – 0662 : The 1812 Overture Podcast Transcript In 1880, the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose a work in honor of the completion of a […]
Episode – 0661 : The History of BBQ
Episode – 0661 : The History of BBQ Podcast Transcript Many of the foods that people associate with America didn’t actually originate in the United States. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and […]
Episode – 0659 : Elizabeth Báthory: Aristocratic Serial Killer
Episode – 0659 : Elizabeth Báthory: Aristocratic Serial Killer Podcast Transcript The Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a Hungarian noblewoman in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. She […]