Episode – 0786 : The History of Postal Delivery Podcast Transcript Since humans began to adopt writing systems, they also created systems for passing along written messages. For thousands of […]
Episode – 0785 : Was King Arthur Real?
Episode – 0785 : Was King Arthur Real? Podcast Transcript King Arthur is one of the most popular and widely known characters in literary history around the world. Tales have […]
Episode – 0783 : The River Congo
Episode – 0783 : The River Congo Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of the African continent is one of the world’s largest rivers: the Congo. The Congo basin covers […]
Episode – 0777 : Luxembourg
Episode – 0777 : Luxembourg Podcast Transcript Sandwiched between the nations of Germany, Belgium, and France is one of the smallest countries in the world. Given its location, it is […]
Episode – 0776 : Gemini 3 and The World’s Most Controversial Corned Beef Sandwich
Episode – 0776 : Gemini 3 and The World’s Most Controversial Corned Beef Sandwich Podcast Transcript The quest to conquer space had many problems and many unknowns that had to […]
Episode – 0774 : Spanish-American War
Episode – 0774 : Spanish-American War Podcast Transcript Wars are often notable points that punctuate the historical timeline. It is a period of tragedy, drama, and often geopolitical changes. However, […]
Episode – 0773 : Michaelangelo
Episode – 0773 : Michaelangelo Podcast Transcript In 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in Caprese, Italy. Over the next 88 years, he left a legacy of paintings and sculptures, unlike […]
Episode – 0772 : The Pan-American Highway
Episode – 0772 : The Pan-American Highway Podcast Transcript At the 1923 Pan-American Conference, a proposal was presented to link together all of the countries of the Western Hemisphere. A […]
Episode – 0771 : The Origins of Playing Cards
Episode – 0771 : The Origins of Playing Cards Podcast Transcript Sitting in most homes is a deck of playing cards.Cards and card games have become almost ubiquitous They are […]
Episode – 0769 : Formula One
Episode – 0769 : Formula One Podcast Transcript As soon as automobiles were created, people began racing them. As with many sports, early efforts were often unorganized and disjointed. After […]
Episode – 0766 : The Siege of Masada
Episode – 0766 : The Siege of Masada Podcast Transcript Around the year 36 BC, the King of Judea, Herod the Great, built a fortress in the Judean desert overlooking […]
Episode – 0765 : Gunfight at the OK Corral
Episode – 0765 : Gunfight at the OK Corral Podcast Transcript On October 26, 1881, one of the most defining moments in the history of the American west took place. […]
Episode – 0764 : The Aurochs: The Once and Future King of Cattle
Episode – 0764 : The Aurochs: The Once and Future King of Cattle Podcast Transcript Tens of thousands of years ago, early paleolithic humans painted on cave walls the most […]
Episode – 0763 : White Feather Girls
Episode – 0763 : White Feather Girls Podcast Transcript The First World War wasn’t just fought on the fields of France and Belgium. There were lesser battles fought on the […]
Episode – 0761 : Everything Is Made of Atoms
Episode – 0761 : Everything Is Made of Atoms Podcast Transcript The Great Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman was once asked to convey, in a single sentence, the most […]
Episode – 0760 : Champagne
Episode – 0760 : Champagne Podcast Transcript Located in Northern France is one of the most well-known wine-producing regions on Earth. In fact, it is so well known that it […]
Episode – 0759 : “Let Them Eat Cake”
Episode – 0759 : “Let Them Eat Cake” Podcast Transcript Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France prior to the French Revolution. She and her husband Louis XVI were […]
Episode – 0758 : The Republic of the Marshall Islands
Episode – 0758 : The Republic of the Marshall Islands Podcast Transcript Located between Hawaii and Guam in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is one of the smallest countries […]
Episode – 0754 : The Cannonball Run
Episode – 0754 : The Cannonball Run Podcast Transcript In 1914, Erwin “Cannon Ball” Baker crossed the United States on a motorcycle in 11 and a half days. Fifty-seven years […]
Episode – 0752 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution?
Episode – 0752 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution? Podcast Transcript The United States and Canada are like two siblings. They live next to each other, have the […]