Episode – 1899 : The Black Dahlia Podcast Transcript On January 15, 1947, a young woman was found dead in Los Angeles, California. She was found naked, cut in half, […]
Episode – 1898 : Dendrochronology
Episode – 1898 : Dendrochronology Podcast Transcript One of the most essential aspects of archeology is dating objects from the past, and one of the most critical tools in dating […]
Episode – 1895 : Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War
Episode – 1895 : Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War Podcast Transcript In the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named Hannibal […]
Episode – 1893 : Leonardo da Vinci
Episode – 1893 : Leonardo da Vinci Podcast Transcript On April 15, 1452, a child was born in the village of Vinci, which was then part of the Republic of […]
Episode – 1892 : Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Episode – 1892 : Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 Podcast Transcript On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes Mountains. For the following […]
Episode – 1886 : Hitler’s Family
Episode – 1886 : Hitler’s Family Podcast Transcript Adolf Hitler was unquestionably one of the most evil people, not just of the 20th century, but in all of history. His […]
Episode – 1882 : The Pseudo-Neros
Episode – 1882 : The Pseudo-Neros Podcast Transcript In the first century, Rome underwent a major political transition when the Emperor Nero died after being declared an enemy of Rome […]
Episode – 1880 : The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre
Episode – 1880 : The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre Podcast Transcript In 1972, the Olympics returned to Germany for the first time since being hosted in Berlin in 1936. The […]
Episode – 1877 : Francisco Macías Nguema
Episode – 1877 : Francisco Macías Nguema Podcast Transcript In 1968, the colony of Spanish Guinea was granted independence and became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. In its first open […]
Episode – 1874 : The Spanish Inquisition
Episode – 1874 : The Spanish Inquisition Podcast Transcript At the end of the 15th century, Spain had almost completed the Reconquista and the removal of the Caliphate in the […]
Episode – 1873 : Cyprus
Episode – 1873 : Cyprus Podcast Transcript Strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, with access to Europe, Asia, and Africa, is the island of Cyprus. Cyprus has a history […]
Episode – 1871 : Rasputin
Episode – 1871 : Rasputin Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra, welcomed a homeless monk into their home. […]
Episode – 1867 : The Trail of Tears
Episode – 1867 : The Trail of Tears Podcast Transcript Between 1830 and 1850, the United States forcibly displaced 60,000 Native Americans living in the Southern United States under the […]
Episode – 1865 : Frequent Flyer Programs
Episode – 1865 : Frequent Flyer Programs Podcast Transcript One of the things that almost every airline has in common is a frequent flyer program. Frequent flyer programs were initially […]
Episode – 1862 : The Bank of England
Episode – 1862 : The Bank of England Podcast Transcript In the late 17th century, King William III of England was facing a problem. He was in the middle of […]
Episode – 1860 : The Soviet Bomb
Episode – 1860 : The Soviet Bomb Podcast Transcript On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb. The announcement shocked the world, especially the United […]
Episode – 1859 : The Great Leap Forward
Episode – 1859 : The Great Leap Forward Podcast Transcript In 1958, the People’s Republic of China instituted its second five-year plan since the revolution. Its goal was to rapidly […]
Episode – 1858 : The Banality of Evil
Episode – 1858 : The Banality of Evil Podcast Transcript When you think of evil, characters like Hannibal Lecter, the Joker, and Michael Myers probably come to mind. But what […]
Episode – 1857 : The Dreyfus Affair
Episode – 1857 : The Dreyfus Affair Podcast Transcript In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, France was shaken by a crisis that shook their entire society. An army […]
Episode – 1856 : The History of Cookbooks
Episode – 1856 : The History of Cookbooks Podcast Transcript Today, cookbooks are ubiquitous. Go to any bookstore and you can find dozens, if not hundreds, of different cookbooks. Search […]