Episode – 1511 : Mos Maiorum and Unwritten Rules Podcast Transcript Every day, whether or not you even realize it, you are subject to a host of unwritten rules. These […]
Episode – 1464 : Unintended Consequences
Episode – 1464 : Unintended Consequences Podcast Transcript One of the most famous lines in poetry comes from the poet Robert Burns, who spoke of ‘The best-laid schemes of mice […]
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 – 1285 : Human Life Expectancy
Episode – 1285 : Human Life Expectancy Podcast Transcript Everyone, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you, me, and everyone else listening […]
Episode – 1051 : The Solomon Islands
Episode – 1051 : The Solomon Islands Podcast Transcript Lying northeast of Australia and almost east of Papua New Guinea lies one of the world’s lesser-known and seldom visited countries: […]
Episode – 0862 : World Population Throughout History
Episode – 0862 : World Population Throughout History Podcast Transcript Human beings have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. For the vast majority of that time, the total […]
Episode – 0793 : The Very Strange Life of Ida Wood
Episode – 0793 : The Very Strange Life of Ida Wood Podcast Transcript Ellen Walsh was born in 1838 in England. She moved to the United States, changed her name, […]
Episode – 0717 : Universe 25
Episode – 0717 : Universe 25 Podcast Transcript Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create a utopia? A place where all your wants and needs were […]
Episode – 0661 : The History of BBQ
Episode – 0661 : The History of BBQ Podcast Transcript Many of the foods that people associate with America didn’t actually originate in the United States. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and […]
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers Podcast Transcript Sometimes the most important things are things we don’t even want to think about […]
Episode – 0492 : Shibboleths
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Episode – 0192 : The Dunbar Number
Episode – 0192 : The Dunbar Number Transcript There is a number, a very special number, which is inside all of us. It is inside you, inside me, and inside […]
Episode – 0181 : Reginaldus
Episode – 0181 : Reginaldus Transcript On Christmas Day, 2020, Reginald Foster passed away at the age of 81 in a nursing home facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He had been […]
Episode – 0167 : Why Don’t We All Drive on the Same Side?
Episode – 0167 : Why Don’t We All Drive on the Same Side? Transcript Standards make everything easier. When everyone can agree on a standard way to do things, regardless […]
Episode – 0124 : A History of Bread
Episode – 0124 : A History of Bread Transcript Bread is one of the most important, most commonly consumed, and oldest food products in the world. It’s been called the […]
Episode – 0100 : Episode 100
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Episode – 0058 : The Latin Alphabet
Episode – 0058 : The Latin Alphabet Transcript The Latin Alphabet has become the most widespread system of writing in the world. Its origins can be traced back thousands of […]