Episode – 1974 : Questions and Answers: Volume 37 Podcast Transcript In the north, things are getting colder, snow is starting to fall, and the days are getting shorter.It is […]
Episode – 1973 : Panama
Episode – 1973 : Panama Podcast Transcript The country of Panama is best known as the location of the Panama Canal, the waterway that revolutionized international sea transportation. However, there […]
Episode – 1972 : Italian vs German Fascism
Episode – 1972 : Italian vs German Fascism Podcast Transcript Fascism is one of the most notorious political ideologies of the 20th century. Fascism is typically only thought of in […]
Episode – 1968 : Roller Coasters
Episode – 1968 : Roller Coasters Podcast Transcript For well over a century, people have enjoyed the thrill of visiting an amusement park and riding roller coasters. The very first […]
Episode – 1966 : The Ottoman Empire
Episode – 1966 : The Ottoman Empire Podcast Transcript One of the most important empires in history was the Ottoman Empire. It wasn’t the biggest empire, but it had an […]
Episode – 1965 : The Kokoda Track
Episode – 1965 : The Kokoda Track Podcast Transcript In July 1942, Japanese forces landed on the north shore of the island of New Guinea Their goal was to cross […]
Episode – 1964 : The Phoebus Cartel
Episode – 1964 : The Phoebus Cartel Podcast Transcript Companies that sell products to the public have to follow a fine line. On the one hand, they need to sell […]
Episode – 1962 : Swiss Neutrality
Episode – 1962 : Swiss Neutrality Podcast Transcript There are several rules that should be followed when going to war: Germany should never fight wars against the entire world Don’t […]
Episode – 1961 : Hollow Nickel Case
Episode – 1961 : Hollow Nickel Case Podcast Transcript In 1953, a newspaper delivery boy in Brooklyn, New York, made an odd discovery. One of his customers gave him a […]
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 – 1959 : Alexander Hamilton
Episode – 1959 : Alexander Hamilton Podcast Transcript Alexander Hamilton was an American founding father who has recently gained popularity due to the popular musical Hamilton. Hamilton was the first […]
Episode – 1958 : The Fra Mauro Medieval World Map
Episode – 1958 : The Fra Mauro Medieval World Map Podcast Transcript Sometime around the year 1450, a monk living just outside of Venice created one of the greatest maps […]
Episode – 1957 : Borobudur
Episode – 1957 : Borobudur Podcast Transcript Located in Central Java, outside of the modern city of Yogyakarta, lies the world’s largest Buddhist temple, Borobudur. Borobudur doesn’t get as much […]
Episode – 1956 : LEGO
Episode – 1956 : LEGO Podcast Transcript Lego is one of the best-known toy brands in the world. Known for its fun and complex building process, the small plastic bricks […]
Episode – 1955 : Dubai
Episode – 1955 : Dubai Podcast Transcript Just 60 years ago, Dubai was a sandy, sparsely populated port on a minor creek emptying into the Persian Gulf. Today, it is […]
Episode – 1954 : The World’s Greatest Art Museums
Episode – 1954 : The World’s Greatest Art Museums Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, human beings have created works of art. Many of these works were commissioned by monarchs, […]
Episode – 1953 : The Taiping Rebellion
Episode – 1953 : The Taiping Rebellion Podcast Transcript In the mid-19th century, China experienced its greatest civil war. It was a conflict that set China on a course that […]
Episode – 1951 : Kaliningrad
Episode – 1951 : Kaliningrad Podcast Transcript Located on the Baltic Sea, sandwiched between the nations of Lithuania and Poland, is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad, as it exists […]
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 – 1948 : The Sinking of the Lusitania
Episode – 1948 : The Sinking of the Lusitania Podcast Transcript On May 7, 1915, nearly a year into the First World War, the British steamship RMS Lusitania was sunk […]