Episode – 0807 : The Doolittle Raid Podcast Transcript After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the American military was on the defensive. They had been hit hard, and it […]
Episode – 0800 : The Berlin Airlift
Episode – 0800 : The Berlin Airlift Podcast Transcript On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union placed a blockade on Berlin’s American, British, and French-occupied zones. No food, fuel, or […]
Episode – 0798 : The Telemark Raids
Episode – 0798 : The Telemark Raids Podcast Transcript During World War II, one of the biggest concerns of the Allies was the development of a German atomic bomb. As […]
Episode – 0789 : The Second Triumvirate
Episode – 0789 : The Second Triumvirate Podcast Transcript From the years 59 to 53 BC, three high-ranking Romans conspired to control the Roman political system for their own benefit. […]
Episode – 0777 : Luxembourg
Episode – 0777 : Luxembourg Podcast Transcript Sandwiched between the nations of Germany, Belgium, and France is one of the smallest countries in the world. Given its location, it is […]
Episode – 0770 : The History of NASA
Episode – 0770 : The History of NASA Podcast Transcript In 1958 the United States government created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA. NASA has achieved some of […]
Episode – 0766 : The Siege of Masada
Episode – 0766 : The Siege of Masada Podcast Transcript Around the year 36 BC, the King of Judea, Herod the Great, built a fortress in the Judean desert overlooking […]
Episode – 0763 : White Feather Girls
Episode – 0763 : White Feather Girls Podcast Transcript The First World War wasn’t just fought on the fields of France and Belgium. There were lesser battles fought on the […]
Episode – 0756 : The Sinking of the Bismarck
Episode – 0756 : The Sinking of the Bismarck Podcast Transcript Entering the second world war, Britain was still the top naval power in the world. While the British Navy […]
Episode – 0751 : The Gettysburg Address
Episode – 0751 : The Gettysburg Address Podcast Transcript From July 1 through the 3rd, 1863, the largest battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere took place in southern […]
Episode – 0747 : The Boeing 747
Episode – 0747 : The Boeing 747 Podcast Transcript Introduced in 1968, the Boeing 747 totally revolutionized commercial air transportation. It was more than twice the size of the next […]
Episode – 0746 : Hyman Rickover and the Nuclear Navy
Episode – 0746 : Hyman Rickover and the Nuclear Navy Podcast Transcript At the end of the second world war, a Captain in the United States Navy had a radical […]
Episode – 0737 : Mata Hari
Episode – 0737 : Mata Hari Podcast Transcript During World War I, a Dutch dancer and courtesan was recruited by the French as a spy. However, not long after this, […]
Episode – 0721 : The Nuremberg Personality Tests
Episode – 0721 : The Nuremberg Personality Tests Podcast Transcript At the end of the second world war, the allies indited 24 top, surviving Nazi leaders, and put them on […]
Episode – 0716 : Never Give Up, Never Surrender
Episode – 0716 : Never Give Up, Never Surrender Podcast Transcript On September 2, 1945, on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri, the Japanese Empire formally and unconditionally surrendered. […]
Episode – 0711 : The Atacama Desert
Episode – 0711 : The Atacama Desert Podcast Transcript Situated in the north of the nation of Chile lies one of the most extreme environments on Planet Earth. The Atacama […]
Episode – 0703 : Kiribati
Episode – 0703 : Kiribati Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a country that, to most people’s surprise, is shockingly large. It only has a […]
Episode – 0693 : NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Episode – 0693 : NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Podcast Transcript On April 4, 1949, representatives of 11 North American and European countries assembled in Washington DC to sign […]
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 – 0682 : Lysenkoism
Episode – 0682 : Lysenkoism Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories of biology and genetics. He rose to the […]