Episode – 0084 : US Territories Transcript If you ask most Americans what makes up the United States, they would tell you the 50 states plus the District of Columbia. […]
Episode – 0071 : Fallacious Reasoning
Episode – 0071 : Fallacious Reasoning Transcript We are often told that schools are where you learn how to think, not what to think. Sadly, almost no school curriculum deals […]
Episode – 0066 : The Election of 1824
Episode – 0066 : The Election of 1824 Transcript Many people think that politics and elections in the United States are the most controversial they have ever been. History, however, […]
Episode – 0060 : Eponymous Laws
Episode – 0060 : Eponymous Laws Transcript Everyone is probably familiar with Murphy’s Law which says that “Anything which can go wrong will go wrong.” However, there are many such […]
Episode – 0054 : The US/Canadian Border
Episode – 0054 : The US/Canadian Border Transcript The border between the United States and Canada is the longest border between any two countries in the world. The total length […]
Episode – 0050 : Cursus Honorum
Episode – 0050 : Cursus Honorum Transcript In the Roman Republic, men of senatorial rank could compete for political offices which were placed in a set order and had to […]
Episode – 0042 : Kayfabe
Episode – 0042 : Kayfabe Transcript One of my dirty secrets is that I’m a fan of pro wrestling. Whenever I tell people this the first thing I inevitably hear […]
Episode – 0027 : The Prime Minister Who Disappeared
Episode – 0027 : The Prime Minister Who Disappeared Transcript What would happen if a world leader were to totally disappear? As in, the leader of a major country was […]
Episode – 0024 : When did Canada REALLY become independent?
Episode – 0024 : When did Canada REALLY become independent? Transcript In a previous episode of the podcast, I touched on how it was difficult to pin down the date […]
Episode – 0019 : The 1960 Popular Vote
Episode – 0019 : The 1960 Popular Vote Transcript There have been 5 acknowledged presidential elections in US history where the winner of the popular vote did not win in […]
Episode – 0014 : Rutherford B. Hayes is a Big Deal in Paraguay
Episode – 0014 : Rutherford B. Hayes is a Big Deal in Paraguay Transcript Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States. He is famous for being […]
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Episode – 0007 : How Many Countries Are There?
Episode – 0007 : How Many Countries Are There? If you wanted to know how many countries there were in the world it should be a pretty easy thing to […]