Episode – 0270 : Why Did Hitler Declare War on the United States? Transcript On December 11, 1941, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States. The interesting thing about […]
Episode – 0268 : Mount Athos
Episode – 0268 : Mount Athos Transcript In northern Greece, lying off the larger Chalkidiki peninsula is a place that is unique on planet Earth. It only has a population […]
Episode – 0259 : La Liga
Episode – 0259 : La Liga Transcript Soccer, aka football, is the most popular sport in the world. Of all the professional leagues in the world, there is one that […]
Episode – 0255 : The Yellow Fleet
Episode – 0255 : The Yellow Fleet Transcript In 1967, war broke out between Israel and Egypt. It was the beginning of what would be known as the Six-Day War. […]
Episode – 0253 : Unratified Amendments
Episode – 0253 : Unratified Amendments Transcript The United States Constitution spells out a very specific process for how to amend the document. First, Congress must vote to approve the […]
Episode – 0248 : Why Does San Marino Even Exist?
Episode – 0248 : Why Does San Marino Even Exist? Transcript The country of San Marino is one of the smallest countries in the world. It is completely surrounded by […]
Episode – 0245 : The Mercury 13
Episode – 0245 : The Mercury 13 Transcript In the late 1950s, NASA recruited military test pilots to become the very first American Astronauts. They underwent an extensive battery of […]
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Episode – 0241 : President for a Day
Episode – 0241 : President for a Day Transcript At 12 noon on March 4, 1849, the presidential administration of James Polk ended. 24 hours later, at noon on March […]
Episode – 0237 : The Princes in the Tower
Episode – 0237 : The Princes in the Tower Transcript In 1483, the King of England, Edward V, and his brother were taken into custody by his uncle Richard the […]
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Episode – 0220 : The SS Politician
Episode – 0220 : The SS Politician Transcript In the middle of World War II, a small island in Scotland’s Hebrides Islands was suffering through war shortages like most of […]
Episode – 0219 : Hammurabi’s Code
Episode – 0219 : Hammurabi’s Code Transcript In 1901, Swiss archeologists Gustave Jequier discovered a large stone stele in what is today western Iran. That large stone was 2.25m or […]
Episode – 0212 : The Smallest Country in the World
Episode – 0212 : The Smallest Country in the World Transcript How small can a country be and still be a country? In theory, there is no lower limit on […]
Episode – 0210 : Extraterritoriality
Episode – 0210 : Extraterritoriality Transcript A common misconception that many people have is that embassies are part of the territory of the country that owns the embassy. For example, […]
Episode – 0198 : Inauguration Day
Episode – 0198 : Inauguration Day Transcript Every four years on January 20th, the United States holds a ceremony for the inauguration of the President of the United States. There […]
Episode – 0188 : The Nuclear Football
Episode – 0188 : The Nuclear Football Transcript Odds are, if you have ever seen a photo of the president of the United States over the last 60 years, there […]
Episode – 0186 : The Erfurt Latrine Disaster
Episode – 0186 : The Erfurt Latrine Disaster Transcript In the year 1184 in the Dutchy of Thuringia, in what is today the country of Germany, a conflict raged between […]
Episode – 0180 : The SS Warrimoo
Episode – 0180 : The SS Warrimoo Transcript In the waning days of the 19th century, a passenger steamer crossing the Pacific Ocean en route from Canada to Australia did […]
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Episode – 0165 : The Speech Richard Nixon Never Gave
Episode – 0165 : The Speech Richard Nixon Never Gave Transcript The Apollo 11 mission to land humans on the moon was one of the most complex things ever undertaken […]
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body Transcript If you happen to be in Valencia, Spain, on a Thursday, at noon, in front of the cathedral, you might […]
Episode – 0157 : The Man Who Didn’t Want to be Pope
Episode – 0157 : The Man Who Didn’t Want to be Pope Transcript On February 10, 2013, in what began as a rather innocuous assembly, Pope Benedict the XVI stunned […]