Episode – 0759 : “Let Them Eat Cake” Podcast Transcript Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France prior to the French Revolution. She and her husband Louis XVI were […]
Episode – 0752 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution?
Episode – 0752 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution? Podcast Transcript The United States and Canada are like two siblings. They live next to each other, have the […]
Episode – 0728 : The Declaration of Independence
Episode – 0728 : The Declaration of Independence Podcast Transcript On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issues a document addressing their […]
Episode – 0713 : Juneteenth
Episode – 0713 : Juneteenth Podcast Transcript In 2021, the United States Congress declared the first federal holiday in almost 40 years: Juneteenth. Juneteenth honors and celebrates the emancipation of […]
Episode – 0701 : The Nepalese Royal Massacre
Episode – 0701 : The Nepalese Royal Massacre Podcast Transcript On June 1, 2001, the nation of Nepal was shocked at the announcement that 10 members of the Nepalese Royal […]
Episode – 0687 : A Brief History of the Mongol Empire
Episode – 0687 : A Brief History of the Mongol Empire Podcast Transcript In the year 1162, in the Khentii Mountains of what is today Northeastern Mongolia, a baby by […]
Episode – 0664 : Samoa: The Cradle of Polynesia
Episode – 0664 : Samoa: The Cradle of Polynesia Podcast Transcript Located approximately 1500 kilometers or 950 miles south of the equator and split by the International Date Line, is […]
Episode – 0646 : The Election of 1864
Episode – 0646 : The Election of 1864 Podcast Transcript The election of 1860 was unquestionably the most important election in American history. The presidential election after that was still […]
Episode – 0607 : The Plan Dog Memorandum
Episode – 0607 : The Plan Dog Memorandum Podcast Transcript In 1940, much of the world was at war, but the United States wasn’t. A strong isolationist sentiment kept the […]
Episode – 0595 : The Kiel Mutiny
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Episode – 0591 : Spartacus and the Third Servile War
Episode – 0591 : Spartacus and the Third Servile War Podcast Transcript In the year 73 BC, Rome faced one of its greatest threats to its existence. An army of […]
Episode – 1380 : Great Wall of China
Episode – 1380 : Great Wall of China Podcast Transcript It is one of the longest and largest structures ever built. It was designed to defend one of the oldest […]
Episode – 0501 : The Culper Ring
Episode – 0501 : The Culper Ring Podcast Transcript In 1778, in the middle of the Revolutionary War, while camped outside New York City, General George Washington and Major Benjamin […]
Episode – 0491 : Suez Canal
Episode – 0491 : Suez Canal Podcast Transcript Africa is big. Really big. And for thousands of years, people have dreamed of a way to cut through the narrowest part […]
Episode – 0488 : Skunkworks
Episode – 0488 : Skunkworks Podcast Transcript 62 miles north of Los Angeles in the city of Palmdale, California, lies one of the most secretive aircraft design and production centers […]
Episode – 0487 : Remember, Remember the 5th of November
Episode – 0487 : Remember, Remember the 5th of November Podcast Transcript In 1605, members of the Catholic resistance in England hatched a plot that would have completely changed the […]
Episode – 0486 : The Election of 1860
Episode – 0486 : The Election of 1860 Podcast Transcript In 1860, the United States was as divided as it ever had been. The issue of slavery had been growing […]
Episode – 0448 : Survivor Bias
Episode – 0448 : Survivor Bias Podcast Transcript During World War II, the US Army assigned statistician Abraham Wald the task of statistically figuring out where extra armor should be […]
Episode – 0428 : The Ride of Sybil Ludington
Episode – 0428 : The Ride of Sybil Ludington Podcast Transcript It is the American Revolutionary War. A rider on horseback sets out on an all-night ride to warn the […]
Episode – 0299 : May Day
Episode – 0299 : May Day Transcript Every year of May 1st, people all around the northern hemisphere celebrate the arrival of spring. A day we call May Day. But […]