Episode – 2157 : Yemen’s Long and Complicated History Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, Yemen has been one of the most important crossroads in the world. It was home […]
Episode – 2156 : Questions and Answers: Volume 43
Episode – 2156 : Questions and Answers: Volume 43 Podcast Transcript Leave a message for the 6th anniversary show! June is upon us. It is the month of your solstice […]
Episode – 2154 : The History of the Pentagon
Episode – 2154 : The History of the Pentagon Podcast Transcript Before the United States entered the Second World War, it had a problem. The military’s administrative staff was spread […]
Episode – 2153 : The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire
Episode – 2153 : The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire Podcast Transcript Following the collapse of the Toltec Civilization, the Aztecs rose to prominence in central Mexico. The […]
Episode – 2149 : The Story of Rum
Episode – 2149 : The Story of Rum Podcast Transcript Rum isn’t just a spirit that is used in cocktails. It is unique amongst beverages in how it has shaped […]
Episode – 2146 : P.T. Barnum: The Greatest American Showman
Episode – 2146 : P.T. Barnum: The Greatest American Showman Podcast Transcript P.T. Barnum was one of the most famous entertainers of the 19th century, a man who turned curiosity, […]
Episode – 2145 : The 1967 Anguilla Revolution
Episode – 2145 : The 1967 Anguilla Revolution Podcast Transcript In 1967, the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla launched one of the strangest revolutions in modern history. Its people were […]
Episode – 2144 : Genghis Khan: The Man Who Built the Mongol Empire
Episode – 2144 : Genghis Khan: The Man Who Built the Mongol Empire Podcast Transcript Born into hardship on the Mongolian steppe, a boy named Temujin rose from exile, betrayal, […]
Episode – 2142 : The English Reformation
Episode – 2142 : The English Reformation Podcast Transcript For centuries, England was one of Europe’s great Catholic kingdoms. Then, in the span of a single generation, it broke from […]
Episode – 2141 : The Spanish Flu Pandemic
Episode – 2141 : The Spanish Flu Pandemic Podcast Transcript In 1918, as the world was nearing the end of the First World War, another disaster was spreading across the […]
Episode – 2139 : Larry Doby and Breaking the American League Color Barrier
Episode – 2139 : Larry Doby and Breaking the American League Color Barrier Podcast Transcript If you ask anyone to name the athlete who broke the color line in baseball, […]
Episode – 2137 : The Battle of the Plains of Abraham: How Quebec Became British
Episode – 2137 : The Battle of the Plains of Abraham: How Quebec Became British Podcast Transcript In 1759, on a plateau outside Quebec City, two armies met in a […]
Episode – 2135 : The Traitorous Eight and The Birth of Silicon Valley
Episode – 2135 : The Traitorous Eight and The Birth of Silicon Valley Podcast Transcript In 1957, eight young engineers walked away from one of the most important laboratories in […]
Episode – 2133 : Project Mercury: America’s First Steps Into Space
Episode – 2133 : Project Mercury: America’s First Steps Into Space Podcast Transcript In the late 1950s, the United States found itself trailing in the Space Race as the Soviet […]
Episode – 2132 : The Indian Ocean Trade
Episode – 2132 : The Indian Ocean Trade Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, before Europeans crossed the Atlantic or steamships crossed the seas, the Indian Ocean connected much of […]
Episode – 2130 : Laos: The Forgotten Nation of Southeast Asia
Episode – 2130 : Laos: The Forgotten Nation of Southeast Asia Podcast Transcript Landlocked and often overlooked, Laos sits at the crossroads of Southeast Asia, shaped by empires, rivers, and […]
Episode – 2129 : The Rise and Fall of OPEC
Episode – 2129 : The Rise and Fall of OPEC Podcast Transcript In 1960, a handful of oil-producing nations made a decision that would reshape the global economy. They formed […]
Episode – 2128 : The Trial of Galileo Galilei
Episode – 2128 : The Trial of Galileo Galilei Podcast Transcript In 1633, one of the greatest minds in Europe stood before a tribunal, not for a crime of violence […]
Episode – 2127 : Julius Caesar’s Quadruple Triumph
Episode – 2127 : Julius Caesar’s Quadruple Triumph Podcast Transcript In 46 BC, after 12 years away, Julius Caesar finally returned home to Rome. A lot had changed since he […]
Episode – 2126 : Horse Racing: From Ancient Chariots to the Modern Track
Episode – 2126 : Horse Racing: From Ancient Chariots to the Modern Track Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans have gathered to watch horses run. What began as tests […]