Episode – 0099 : The Earth’s Most Extreme Places Transcript Earth is a big place. Really big. And on it are mountains, deserts, rivers, and swamps. Some of those points […]
Episode – 0098 : The SR-71 Blackbird
Episode – 0098 : The SR-71 Blackbird Translate The Lockheed SR-71, nicknamed the Blackbird, holds the record for the fastest airplane ever. A record which it set in 1976 and […]
Episode – 0097 : Take the Penny, Leave the Penny
Episode – 0097 : Take the Penny, Leave the Penny The US one-cent coin has been a part of American currency since the country started issuing money in 1793. As […]
Episode – 0096 : That Time the CIA Kidnapped a Soviet Lunar Lander
Episode – 0096 : That Time the CIA Kidnapped a Soviet Lunar Lander Transcript In the late 50s and early 60s, the US space program wasn’t doing great. The Soviets […]
Episode – 0095 : The Fabian Strategy
Episode – 0095 : The Fabian Strategy Transcript Sometimes the best way to win is simply not to lose. This strategy is called the Fabian Strategy and was given its […]
Episode – 0094 : Containerization
Episode – 0094 : Containerization Transcript Sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest impact. There is no better example of this in the modern world than the Intermodal Container, […]
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Episode – 0093 : Who is the Current Roman Emperor?
Episode – 0093 : Who is the Current Roman Emperor? While the question I pose for this episode might not be relevant as there is no Roman Empire, it isn’t […]
Episode – 0092 : Cold Fusion
Episode – 0092 : Cold Fusion Transcript On March 23, 1989, two electrochemists from the University of Utah, Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons, took part in a press conference where […]
Episode – 0091 : Wrestling’s GOAT: Aleksandr Karelin
Episode – 0091 : Wrestling’s GOAT: Aleksandr Karelin Transcript In most sports, there are always debates about who is the greatest of all-time. Baseball can argue about Babe Ruth vs […]
Episode – 0090 : Károly Takács: Ambidextrous Gold Medalist
Episode – 0090 : Károly Takács: Ambidextrous Gold Medalist Transcript If you are from Hungary, you have probably heard the story of Károly Takács. If you aren’t from Hungary, you […]
Episode – 0089 : The Eradication of Smallpox
Episode – 0089 : The Eradication of Smallpox Transcript On May 8, 1980, officials from the World Health Organization announced that smallpox, the disease which had ravaged humanity across the […]
Episode – 349 : The Tunguska Event (Encore)
Transcript In 1908, in the middle of the Siberian wilderness, near the Tunguska River, an explosion took place which was equivalent in size to the detonation of a 5 megaton […]
Episode – 0088 : The Tunguska Event
Episode – 0088 : The Tunguska Event Transcript In 1908, in the middle of the Siberian wilderness, near the Tunguska River, an explosion took place which was equivalent in size […]
Episode – 365 : The Hagia Sophia (Encore)
Transcript The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest, oldest, and most significant buildings in the world. It has served as a holy place for three different […]
Episode – 0087 : The Hagia Sophia
Episode – 0087 : The Hagia Sophia Transcript The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest, oldest, and most significant buildings in the world. It has served […]
Episode – 390 : Robert Smalls: Man of Action (Encore)
Transcript Robert Smalls was born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina. From that humble beginning, he went on to become a war hero, a ship captain, a presidential […]
Episode – 0086 : The Electoral College
Episode – 0086 : The Electoral College Transcript The Electoral College is a lot like figure skating. People only care about it every four years. Unlike figure skating, people tend […]
Episode – 0085 : Robert Smalls: Man of Action
Episode – 0085 : Robert Smalls: Man of Action Transcript Robert Smalls was born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina. From that humble beginning, he went on to […]
Episode – 0084 : US Territories
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 – 0083 : Greek Fire
Episode – 0083 : Greek Fire Transcript There are many things which have been called ancient mysteries. These are products or techniques which were used in the past which have […]