Episode – 0163 : Atomic Bombs and Two-Piece Swimsuits Transcript On the week of July 1, 1946, there were two explosions that shook the world. One was a physical explosion […]
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body Transcript If you happen to be in Valencia, Spain, on a Thursday, at noon, in front of the cathedral, you might […]
Episode – 0163 : Atomic Bombs and Two-Piece Swimsuits
Episode – 0163 : Atomic Bombs and Two-Piece Swimsuits Transcript On the week of July 1, 1946, there were two explosions that shook the world. One was a physical explosion […]
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body
Episode – 0161 : The World’s Oldest Democratic Body Transcript If you happen to be in Valencia, Spain, on a Thursday, at noon, in front of the cathedral, you might […]
Episode – 0162 : All About ZIP Codes
Episode – 0162 : All About ZIP Codes Transcript Back in the day, sending letters was slow and complicated. Nothing could travel faster than the speed of a horse or […]
Episode – 0162 : All About ZIP Codes
Episode – 0162 : All About ZIP Codes Transcript Back in the day, sending letters was slow and complicated. Nothing could travel faster than the speed of a horse or […]
Episode – 0160 : The Terrible Fate of Blanche Monnier
Transcript Born in 1849 in Poitiers, France, Blanche Monnier was a beautiful young woman who was born into an aristocratic family. When she was 25 she suddenly disappeared. When people […]
Episode – 0160 : The Terrible Fate of Blanche Monnier
Transcript Born in 1849 in Poitiers, France, Blanche Monnier was a beautiful young woman who was born into an aristocratic family. When she was 25 she suddenly disappeared. When people […]
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum Transcript Hundreds of years ago gold and silver were rare and valuable, and today they are rare and valuable. Iron and tin were cheap and […]
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum
Episode – 0159 : Aluminum Transcript Hundreds of years ago gold and silver were rare and valuable, and today they are rare and valuable. Iron and tin were cheap and […]
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating Transcript Have you ever heard a science story on the news where they mention how old something is then ask yourself “how do they […]
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating Transcript Have you ever heard a science story on the news where they mention how old something is then ask yourself “how do they […]
Episode – 0157 : The Man Who Didn’t Want to be Pope
Episode – 0157 : The Man Who Didn’t Want to be Pope Transcript On February 10, 2013, in what began as a rather innocuous assembly, Pope Benedict the XVI stunned […]
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Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete
Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete Transcript There are lots of stories about technologies and knowledge from ancient peoples that have been lost to us through history. In reality, most […]
Episode – 0157 : The Man Who Didn’t Want to be Pope
Episode – 0157 : The Man Who Didn’t Want to be Pope Transcript On February 10, 2013, in what began as a rather innocuous assembly, Pope Benedict the XVI stunned […]
Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete
Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete Transcript There are lots of stories about technologies and knowledge from ancient peoples that have been lost to us through history. In reality, most […]
Episode – 0155 : The Mercator Projection
Episode – 0155 : The Mercator Projection Transcript Have you ever looked at a map and said to yourself “Wow, Greenland is really big!”, only to then look at a […]
Episode – 0154 : Picasso
Episode – 0154 : Picasso Transcript He has been called the most famous artist of the 20th century. His work single-handedly defined an artistic style. He was more loved and […]
Episode – 0155 : The Mercator Projection
Episode – 0155 : The Mercator Projection Transcript Have you ever looked at a map and said to yourself “Wow, Greenland is really big!”, only to then look at a […]
Episode – 0154 : Picasso
Episode – 0154 : Picasso Transcript He has been called the most famous artist of the 20th century. His work single-handedly defined an artistic style. He was more loved and […]