Episode – 1202 : The Magna Carta Podcast Transcript In the early 13th century, England suffered through the worst monarch it would have in its history: King John. John and […]
Episode – 1201 : The Tensho Embassy
Episode – 1201 : The Tensho Embassy Podcast Transcript In 1582, a Japanese nobleman by the name of Lord Otomo Sorin sent a group of envoys to Europe. The entire […]
Episode – 1198 : China’s Imperial Dynasties
Episode – 1198 : China’s Imperial Dynasties Podcast Transcript China has a long and rich history. For over 4,000 years, China, or at least parts of what we would recognize […]
Episode – 1197 : Zone Rouge and the Iron Harvest
Episode – 1197 : Zone Rouge and the Iron Harvest Podcast Transcript The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in human history. When the armistice was […]
Episode – 1196 : The Speed of Sound
Episode – 1196 : The Speed of Sound Podcast Transcript Sound travels fast. Very fast. However, it is not so fast that we can’t recognize that it has a finite […]
Episode – 1194 : The Roman Dictatorship
Episode – 1194 : The Roman Dictatorship Podcast Transcript During the Roman Republic, the highest office that someone could aspire to was that of consul. Every year, two men were […]
Episode – 1193 : The World’s Oldest Things
Episode – 1193 : The World’s Oldest Things Podcast Transcript People are fascinated by extremes. We are interested in the biggest, strongest, fastest, and tallest. I’m certainly no exception. One […]
Episode – 1191 : The History of the Tomato
Episode – 1191 : The History of the Tomato Podcast Transcript One of the most popular foods in the world is tomatoes. Tomatoes are grown almost everywhere in the world […]
Episode – 1190 : The Axis Powers
Episode – 1190 : The Axis Powers Podcast Transcript World War II was famously fought between two forces, the Axis and the Allies. Most people know that the Axis was […]
Episode – 1189 : Antibiotics
Episode – 1189 : Antibiotics Podcast Transcript One of the biggest changes to humanity over the last 100 years has been the increase in life expectancies. One of the biggest […]
Episode – 1187 : The Knights Templar
Episode – 1187 : The Knights Templar Podcast Transcript In the early 12th century, a military monastic order developed in the Middle East with the express intent of protecting Christian […]
Episode – 1186 : The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
Episode – 1186 : The Disappearance of Glenn Miller Podcast Transcript Throughout the Second World War, one of the world’s most popular musicians was the American big band leader Glenn […]
Episode – 1184 : The Nobel Prize
Episode – 1184 : The Nobel Prize Podcast Transcript On December 10, 1896, the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel passed away. In his will, he gifted most of his estate for […]
Episode – 1183 : The Partition of India and Pakistan
Episode – 1183 : The Partition of India and Pakistan Podcast Transcript In 1947, India and Pakistan became independent countries after almost 200 years of British colonial rule. However, this […]
Episode – 1182 : Questions and Answers: Volume 11
Episode – 1182 : Questions and Answers: Volume 11 In his 1979 book Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams tells of an alien race that builds a computer to […]
Episode – 1180 : Nitrogen
Episode – 1180 : Nitrogen Podcast Transcript If aliens were to look at the Earth through a telescope from far away and analyze our atmosphere, they would find that the […]
Episode – 1178 : The Battle of Marathon
Episode – 1178 : The Battle of Marathon Podcast Transcript In the year 490 BC, one of the most pivotal battles in world history took place. Just north of the […]
Episode – 1177 : How Blockchains Work
Episode – 1177 : How Blockchains Work One of the biggest innovations in computing over the last several years has been the blockchain. There have been a host of companies […]
Episode – 1176 : Introduction to Rocks and Minerals
Episode – 1176 : Introduction to Rocks and Minerals Podcast Transcript Under your feet and all around you are rocks and minerals. Many times in your life, you have probably […]
Episode – 1174 : Nellie Bly
Episode – 1174 : Nellie Bly Podcast Transcript In 1864, Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born in Cochran Mills, Pennsylvania. At the age of 18, she began a career as a […]