Episode – 1563 : Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands Podcast Transcript Two of the United States’s most distant territories are located in the Western Pacific Ocean: Guam and the […]
Episode – 1538 : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Episode – 1538 : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Podcast Transcript For decades, the nation of Ethiopia has dreamed of creating a dam on the Blue Nile River. Such a […]
Episode – 1896 : The Arctic and the North Pole
Episode – 1896 : The Arctic and the North Pole Podcast Transcript Located above 66°33? Latitude North is the region we call the Arctic. The Arctic is unlike any other […]
Episode – 1504 : The Arctic and the North Pole
Episode – 1504 : The Arctic and the North Pole Podcast Transcript Located above 66°33? Latitude North is the region we call the Arctic. The Arctic is unlike any other […]
Episode – 1496 : Gemstones
Episode – 1496 : Gemstones Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans all around the world have coveted gemstones. Gemstones have been used as symbols of authority by kings, queens, […]
Episode – 1449 : The Founding of the United Nations
Episode – 1449 : The Founding of the United Nations Podcast Transcript In the midst of the second world war, the allied powers began planning ahead for what the post-war […]
Episode – 1447 : The French Foreign Legion
Episode – 1447 : The French Foreign Legion Podcast Transcript A popular topic of films has been the French Foreign Legion. The French Foreign Legion was supposed to be an […]
Episode – 1441 : The Danube River
Episode – 1441 : The Danube River Podcast Transcript Located in Central and Eastern Europe is one of the continent’s longest and most important rivers: the Danube. For thousands of […]
Episode – 1436 : The War of 1812
Episode – 1436 : The War of 1812 Podcast Transcript After the American War of Independence, Britain recognized the United States, but it didn’t necessarily make them close allies. Each […]
Episode – 1421 : The Law of the Sea
Episode – 1421 : The Law of the Sea Podcast Transcript The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories.However, between […]
Episode – 1416 : Yugoslavia
Episode – 1416 : Yugoslavia Podcast Transcript From 1929 to 1992, several governments ruled over the Balkans, all of whom used the name “Yugoslavia.” Yugoslavia was a country that began […]
Episode – 1404 : The 1956 Suez Crises
Episode – 1404 : The 1956 Suez Crises Podcast Transcript In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt. The Egyptian president […]
Episode – 1391 : Fifty-four Forty or Fight!
Episode – 1391 : Fifty-four Forty or Fight! Podcast Transcript By the early 19th century, the United States and Great Britain had already fought two wars with each other. Those […]
Episode – 1382 : A Brief History of Belgium
Episode – 1382 : A Brief History of Belgium Podcast Transcript Located in Northern Europe, along the Atlantic coast, is the relatively small nation of Belgium. Belgium is like other […]
Episode – 1369 : Questions and Answers: Volume 17
Episode – 1369 : Questions and Answers: Volume 17 Podcast Transcript There is an old saying that April showers bring May flowers. However, that saying doesn’t really address where the […]
Episode – 1357 : Hong Kong
Episode – 1357 : Hong Kong Podcast Transcript Located on a peninsula and series of islands off the southeastern coast of China lies what is today called the Special Administrative […]
Episode – 1345 : The History of the CIA
Episode – 1345 : The History of the CIA Podcast Transcript The United States federal agency charged with gathering foreign intelligence is the Central Intelligence Agency or the CIA.The CIA […]
Episode – 1340 : Senegal and The Gambia
Episode – 1340 : Senegal and The Gambia Podcast Transcript Nestled in the heart of West Africa lie two nations with distinct identities yet tied together by a common geography […]
Episode – 1323 : Numbers Stations
Episode – 1323 : Numbers Stations Podcast Transcript If you ever stay up at night scanning through frequencies on shortwave radio, there is a good chance you might come across […]
Episode – 1307 : Questions and Answers: Volume 15
Episode – 1307 : Questions and Answers: Volume 15 Podcast Transcript The month of February comes from the Roman month Februarius, which itself comes from the Februa purification ceremony, which […]