Episode – 0612 : Holodomor Podcast Transcript In the years 1932 and 1933, one of the greatest humanitarian disasters in human history occurred in what was then the Ukrainian Soviet […]
Episode – 0610 : The Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766
Episode – 0610 : The Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766 Podcast Transcript Throughout history, there have been riots over many different things. Sports teams winning, sports teams losing, high […]
Episode – 0609 : Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner?
Episode – 0609 : Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner? Podcast Transcript If you were to ask most people what the very first invention that humans came up with is, […]
Episode – 0606 : Confusing Country Names
Episode – 0606 : Confusing Country Names Podcast Transcript Countries, like people, have names. Sometimes those names are long and sometimes they have a shorter version of it for common […]
Episode – 0605 : Conquering Mount Everest
Episode – 0605 : Conquering Mount Everest Podcast Transcript You are probably well aware that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. Because of its status as the highest […]
Episode – 0603 : Mardi Gras
Episode – 0603 : Mardi Gras Podcast Transcript Every year, before the start of Lent, in hundreds of cities around the world, there is a massive celebration. While the celebrations […]
Episode – 0602 : Peace of Westphalia
Episode – 0602 : Peace of Westphalia Podcast Transcript In 1648, Europe saw the end of two of the most horrific wars that had ever been seen on the continent […]
Episode – 0600 : Joseph Bonaparte: The King of New Jersey
Episode – 0600 : Joseph Bonaparte: The King of New Jersey Podcast Transcript When Napoleon Bonaparte conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century, he didn’t create a monolithic […]
Episode – 0599 : Roman Naming Conventions
Episode – 0599 : Roman Naming Conventions Podcast Transcript Every culture has a different way of assigning names to people. Sometimes they use different words as names, sometimes names are […]
Episode – 0598 : The Trinity Test
Episode – 0598 : The Trinity Test Podcast Transcript On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, 35 miles southwest of Socorro, New Mexico, the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated. […]
Episode – 0597 : The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Episode – 0597 : The Lindbergh Kidnapping Podcast Transcript On March 1, 1932, one of the most famous men in the world, Charles Lindbergh, found that his 20-month-old son had […]
Episode – 0596 : How SCUBA Diving Works
Episode – 0596 : How SCUBA Diving Works Podcast Transcript SCUBA diving is a popular activity that has recreational appeal and commercial uses. Most people who have never gone SCUBA […]
Episode – 0595 : The Kiel Mutiny
Episode – 0595 : The Kiel Mutiny Podcast Transcript In the last days of the first world war, an event occurred which resulted in the rapid collapse of the German […]
Episode – 0593 : Great Zimbabwe
Episode – 0593 : Great Zimbabwe Podcast Transcript Located near the city of Masvingo in Central Zimbabwe are the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations of the Middle Ages. […]
Episode – 0591 : Spartacus and the Third Servile War
Episode – 0591 : Spartacus and the Third Servile War Podcast Transcript In the year 73 BC, Rome faced one of its greatest threats to its existence. An army of […]
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers Podcast Transcript Sometimes the most important things are things we don’t even want to think about […]
Episode – 0587 : Kennewick Man
Episode – 0587 : Kennewick Man Podcast Transcript In 1996 two college students walking along the Columbia River in Washington State stumbled upon what turned out to be an ancient […]
Episode – 0586 : Swiss Mercenaries
Episode – 0586 : Swiss Mercenaries Podcast Transcript When most people think of Switzerland, they of small country embedded in the Alps that makes fine chocolates and is the home […]
Episode – 0583 : The Travels of Ibn Battuta
Episode – 0583 : The Travels of Ibn Battuta Podcast Transcript Prior to the modern era, very few people traveled anywhere. It was rare for anyone to travel more than […]
Episode – 0582 : A Brief History of New York City
Episode – 0582 : A Brief History of New York City Podcast Transcript New York City has been called the city that never sleeps, the Big Apple, and the city […]