Episode – 0385 : The Children of Nazis Podcast Transcript Almost everyone has a black sheep in their family. Someone who maybe gets in trouble with the law and doesn’t […]
Episode – 0376 : The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Episode – 0376 : The Kingdom of the Netherlands Podcast Transcript If I say the Kingdom of the Netherlands, you are probably thinking of the country in Europe that is […]
Episode – 0375 : The Great Emu War
Episode – 0375 : The Great Emu War Podcast Transcript After the first world war, many Australian veterans settled in the Campion district of Western Australia to become farmers on […]
Episode – 0373 : The Eiffel Tower
Episode – 0373 : The Eiffel Tower Podcast Transcript In 1889, a new exhibit was constructed for the Paris World’s Fair. It completely dominated the Paris skyline. Many people considered […]
Episode – 0372 : Objects of State: United States Edition
Episode – 0372 : Objects of State: United States Edition Podcast Transcript Every government had objects which central to their functioning. These are items, physical objects, usually steeped in history […]
Episode – 0368 : Concorde: The World’s Fastest Passenger Airplane
Episode – 0368 : Concorde: The World’s Fastest Passenger Airplane Podcast Transcript Almost as soon as Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, people began thinking of ways to […]
Episode – 0367 : Was Jeanne Calment Really The World’s Oldest Person?
Episode – 0367 : Was Jeanne Calment Really The World’s Oldest Person? Podcast Transcript On August 4, 1997, Jeanne Louise Calment passed away in Arles, France. At the time, it […]
Episode – 0366 : Khalid Ibn al-Walid: The Sword of Allah
Episode – 0366 : Khalid Ibn al-Walid: The Sword of Allah Podcast Transcript In the 7th century, the world saw the rise of one of the most important religious and […]
Episode – 0364 : What Ever Happened to Amelia Earhart?
Episode – 0364 : What Ever Happened to Amelia Earhart? Podcast Transcript Amelia Earheart was a pioneer in the early days of aviation. She became the first woman to fly […]
Episode – 0363 : The District of Columbia
Episode – 0363 : The District of Columbia Podcast Transcript From the very founding of the United States, there was a debate that took place amongst the representatives from the […]
Episode – 0361 : Prester John
Episode – 0361 : Prester John Podcast Transcript In the middle ages, a legend persisted among Europeans that there was a Christian ruler in Asia, or Africa, who would come […]
Episode – 0358 : Tuvalu: The Least Visited Country in the World
Episode – 0358 : Tuvalu: The Least Visited Country in the World Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is one of the smallest countries in the […]
Episode – 0357 : The History of Blue Jeans
Episode – 0357 : The History of Blue Jeans Podcast Transcript Unquestionably, the most popular clothing innovation of the last 150 years has been blue jeans. They can be found […]
Episode – 0355 : The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
Episode – 0355 : The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille Transcript In 1990, filmmaker Peter Brosnan set out to find a legendary Egyptian city that was lost to time […]
Episode – 0352 : The Assassination of President William McKinley
Episode – 0352 : The Assassination of President William McKinley Podcast Transcript On September 6th, 1901, in Buffalo, New York, the President of the United States, William McKinley was shot […]
Episode – 0351 : A History of Computer Games
Episode – 0351 : A History of Computer Games Transcript Video games have become ubiquitous in today’s world. Most of us probably have some sort of computer game on our […]
Episode – 0350 : The Voyages of Admiral Zheng He
Episode – 0350 : The Voyages of Admiral Zheng He Transcript In the early 15th century, just before Europe began its Age of Exploration, China was embarking on a series […]
Episode – 0347 : The World’s Greatest (Worst?) Misers
Episode – 0347 : The World’s Greatest (Worst?) Misers Transcript Have you ever known someone who was really cheap? Like they would wear clothes until they disintegrated? Or they would […]
Episode – 0345 : Gibraltar: Why Part of the UK is in the Mediterranean
Episode – 0345 : Gibraltar: Why Part of the UK is in the Mediterranean Transcript Located on a peninsula off of Southern Spain, best known for the massive rock which […]
Episode – 0343 : Post-WWII German Expulsions
Episode – 0343 : Post-WWII German Expulsions Transcript World War II was unquestionably the greatest bloodletting in world history. Never before had so many people lost their lives in such […]