Episode – 1938 : The Shroud of Turin Podcast Transcript In the 13th century, a French knight came forward and displayed what he claimed was the burial cloth of Jesus […]
Episode – 1937 : The Winter War
Episode – 1937 : The Winter War Podcast Transcript On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland. The Soviet Union forced the Finns to sue for peace after three […]
Episode – 1934 : The Younger Dryas
Episode – 1934 : The Younger Dryas Podcast Transcript Around 12,900 years ago, the last ice age was ending. Things were warming up, and the glaciers were starting to recede.…and […]
Episode – 1933 : Popcorn
Episode – 1933 : Popcorn Podcast Transcript Almost everyone has had popcorn and some of you have even probably had some recently. Popcorn can be made at home, can be […]
Episode – 1930 : The Cultural Revolution
Episode – 1930 : The Cultural Revolution Podcast Transcript In 1966, the People’s Republic of China entered what became one of the most tumultuous periods in its history. In a […]
Episode – 1929 : Margarine
Episode – 1929 : Margarine Podcast Transcript In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper. The result was […]
Episode – 1928 : The Zodiac Killer
Episode – 1928 : The Zodiac Killer Podcast Transcript 1968 marked the beginning of one of the most infamous killing sprees in American history. For two years, Northern California was […]
Episode – 1927 : The Battle of Actium
Episode – 1927 : The Battle of Actium Podcast Transcript On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece. […]
Episode – 1925 : The Year 1925
Episode – 1925 : The Year 1925 Podcast Transcript If you look at the grand sweep of human history, there are centuries where seemingly little happens, and there are decades […]
Episode – 1921 : The History of Personal Computing
Episode – 1921 : The History of Personal Computing Podcast Transcript When computers were first created, they were enormous.They would often take up the better part of a building, and […]
Episode – 1920 : The Gateway Arch
Episode – 1920 : The Gateway Arch Podcast Transcript In the midst of the Great Depression, the City of St. Louis wanted to create a monument to the city’s role […]
Episode – 1919 : Bhutan
Episode – 1919 : Bhutan Podcast Transcript Bhutan is a small country nestled in the heart of the Himalayas. Best known for its stunning location and its practice of Tibetan […]
Episode – 1916 : The Six Cradles of Civilization
Episode – 1916 : The Six Cradles of Civilization Podcast Transcript The rise of civilization is one of the most remarkable and important events in human history. However, it didn’t […]
Episode – 1915 : The Louisiana Purchase
Episode – 1915 : The Louisiana Purchase Podcast Transport In 1803, one of the most important real estate transactions in world history occurred. France, under Napoleon Bonepart, sold approximately 530 […]
Episode – 1914 : The Wannsee Conference
Episode – 1914 : The Wannsee Conference Podcast Transcript On January 20, 1942, one of the most infamous meetings in human history took place. Fifteen high-ranking Nazi officials gathered in […]
Episode – 1910 : John Brown
Episode – 1910 : John Brown Podcast Transcript In the years prior to the outbreak of the US Civil War, abolitionists had been ratcheting up their efforts to end the […]
Episode – 1905 : The Washington Monument
Episode – 1905 : The Washington Monument Podcast Transcript Almost immediately after the death of George Washington in 1799, the United States began to think of ways to commemorate and […]
Episode – 1904 : The Velvet Revolution and The Velvet Divorce
Episode – 1904 : The Velvet Revolution and The Velvet Divorce Podcast Transcript The country of Czechoslovakia was born and died in the 20th century. It was created after a […]
Episode – 1902 : The Domestication of Sheep
Episode – 1902 : The Domestication of Sheep Podcast Transcript Sometime around 9,000 to 11,000 years ago, somewhere in the Middle East or Central Asia, someone figured out how they […]
Episode – 1900 : The Year 1900
Episode – 1900 : The Year 1900 Podcast Transcript The year 1900 was a pivotal year in world history. It was the end of the 19th century and on the […]