Episode – 2019 : The House of Wisdom Podcast Transcript The Abbasid Caliphate stood as a vibrant center of commerce, technology, and learning from the 8th to the 13th centuries. […]
Episode – 2020 : Insanely Ridiculously Absurdly Large Numbers
Episode – 2020 : Insanely Ridiculously Absurdly Large Numbers Podcast Transcript One of the first mathematical concepts that most of us grasp when we are children is that there is […]
Episode – 2012 : Earthquakes
Episode – 2012 : Earthquakes Podcast Transcript Approximately 55 times a day, or 20,000 times a year, an earthquake occurs somewhere on Earth. Of those, the vast majority go unnoticed […]
Episode – 2001 : Episode 2001: A Podcasting Odyssey
Episode – 2001 : Episode 2001: A Podcasting Odyssey Podcast Transcript Let me provide fair warning that this episode will be the longest in the podcast’s history, for reasons that […]
Episode – 1996 : National Geographic
Episode – 1996 : National Geographic Podcast Transcript On January 13, 1888, a group of thirty-three prominent citizens gathered at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC, to establish “a society […]
Episode – 1993 : Europa
Episode – 1993 : Europa Podcast Transcript Located around the orbit of Jupiter is the moon Europa. It is the smallest of the Gallelian moons and the second closest to […]
Episode – 1991 : Synthetic Diamonds
Episode – 1991 : Synthetic Diamonds Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, diamonds have been among the most valuable substances on Earth. Diamonds are not only the hardest substances known, […]
Episode – 1986 : The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Episode – 1986 : The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Podcast Transcript Assuming everything goes well, sometime in late 2026, NASA’s next major space observatory will launch: The Nancy Grace […]
Episode – 1984 : Helium
Episode – 1984 : Helium Podcast Transcript Sitting at the far top right of the periodic table is the element helium. Helium is the second-lightest and second-most abundant element in […]
Episode – 1981 : All About Dog Breeds
Episode – 1981 : All About Dog Breeds Podcast Transcript When looking at a dachshund and a great dane, it is hard to believe that these dogs trace back to […]
Episode – 1960 : The V2 Rocket
Episode – 1960 : The V2 Rocket Podcast transcript The Second World War saw the development of many new weapons. Perhaps none was more terrifying than the development of long-range […]
Episode – 1950 : The Year 1950
Episode – 1950 : The Year 1950 Podcast Transcript In the year 1950, the world was halfway through the 20th century. In the 25 years prior, the world had seen […]
Episode – 1944 : Questions and Answers: Volume 36
Episode – 1944 : Questions and Answers: Volume 36 Podcast Transcript November, the 9th month of the Roman calendar and the 11th month in our calendar, is upon us. It […]
Episode – 1939 : Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench
Episode – 1939 : Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench Podcast Transcript Located in an arc sweeping to the east and south of the Marina Islands and Guam is the […]
Episode – 1934 : The Younger Dryas
Episode – 1934 : The Younger Dryas Podcast Transcript Around 12,900 years ago, the last ice age was ending. Things were warming up, and the glaciers were starting to recede.…and […]
Episode – 1932 : Starship Update
Episode – 1932 : Starship Update Podcast Transcript One of the biggest advances in space flight right now is happening with the development of Starship. Starship is the largest rocket […]
Episode – 1926 : The 2025 Nobel Prizes
Episode – 1926 : The 2025 Nobel Prizes Podcast Transcript Every year, the Nobel Prize committee awards the Nobel Prize in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel. Save for […]
Episode – 1925 : The Year 1925
Episode – 1925 : The Year 1925 Podcast Transcript If you look at the grand sweep of human history, there are centuries where seemingly little happens, and there are decades […]
Episode – 1913 : Questions and Answers: Volume 35
Episode – 1913 : Questions and Answers: Volume 35 Podcast Transcript October is here. Up here in the northern hemisphere, the leaves are changing color, the air is cooler, and […]
Episode – 1908 : A History of Soap and Detergent
Episode – 1908 : A History of Soap and Detergent Podcast Transcript Sometime in the last 24 hours, most of you have used soap or detergent, either directly or indirectly. […]