Episode – 1892 : Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 Podcast Transcript On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes Mountains. For the following […]
Episode – 1891 : The Long Telegram
Episode – 1891 : The Long Telegram Podcast Transcript On February 22, 1946, George F. Kennan, a career diplomat working in the American embassy in Moscow, sent an 8,000-word cable […]
Episode – 1890 : Six Degrees of Separation
Episode – 1890 : Six Degrees of Separation Podcast Transcript You may have noticed, on occasion, that friends you have from totally different parts of your life sometimes know each […]
Episode – 1886 : Hitler’s Family
Episode – 1886 : Hitler’s Family Podcast Transcript Adolf Hitler was unquestionably one of the most evil people, not just of the 20th century, but in all of history. His […]
Episode – 1885 : Names of Animal Groups
Episode – 1885 : Names of Animal Groups Podcast Transcript The English language is weird. We have words that are spelled the same but sound different. We have words that […]
Episode – 1884 : Energy, Work, and Power
Episode – 1884 : Energy, Work, and Power Podcast Transcript Everything we know in the world is ultimately dependent on energy. Energy fuels our bodies as well as our civilization. […]
Episode – 1883 : Questions and Answers: Volume 34
Episode – 1883 : Questions and Answers: Volume 34 Podcast Transcript September is upon us. It means going back to school and the autumnal equinox. The days get shorter in […]
Episode – 1882 : The Pseudo-Neros
Episode – 1882 : The Pseudo-Neros Podcast Transcript In the first century, Rome underwent a major political transition when the Emperor Nero died after being declared an enemy of Rome […]
Episode – 1881 : The Republic of Pirates
Episode – 1881 : The Republic of Pirates Podcast Transcript Between 1706 and 1718, a group of pirates established a haven in the Bahamas. Using a system of rules that […]
Episode – 1880 : The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre
Episode – 1880 : The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre Podcast Transcript In 1972, the Olympics returned to Germany for the first time since being hosted in Berlin in 1936. The […]
Episode – 1879 : Starlite: The Miracle That Never Was
Episode – 1879 : Starlite: The Miracle That Never Was Podcast Transcript In the 1980s, an Englishman named Maurice Ward developed a material that he claimed could withstand temperatures of […]
Episode – 1878 : The Unabomber
Episode – 1878 : The Unabomber Podcast Transcript Starting in the late 1970s and lasting for seventeen years, a series of bombings terrorized the American public. Primarily targeting technology companies […]
Episode – 1888 : Francisco Macías Nguema
Episode – 1888 : Francisco Macías Nguema Podcast Transcript In 1968, the colony of Spanish Guinea was granted independence and became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. In its first open […]
Episode – 1877 : Francisco Macías Nguema
Episode – 1877 : Francisco Macías Nguema Podcast Transcript In 1968, the colony of Spanish Guinea was granted independence and became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. In its first open […]
Episode – 1875 : European Exclaves
Episode – 1875 : European Exclaves Podcast Transcript We have all looked at a map and seen all of the different countries represented by different colors. A country has some […]
Episode – 1874 : The Spanish Inquisition
Episode – 1874 : The Spanish Inquisition Podcast Transcript At the end of the 15th century, Spain had almost completed the Reconquista and the removal of the Caliphate in the […]
Episode – 1873 : Cyprus
Episode – 1873 : Cyprus Podcast Transcript Strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, with access to Europe, Asia, and Africa, is the island of Cyprus. Cyprus has a history […]
Episode – 1871 : Rasputin
Episode – 1871 : Rasputin Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra, welcomed a homeless monk into their home. […]
Episode – 1870 : Nuclear Power
Episode – 1870 : Nuclear Power Podcast Transcript One of the most important and least understood sources of energy in the world today is nuclear power. Nuclear power has an […]
Episode – 1867 : The Trail of Tears
Episode – 1867 : The Trail of Tears Podcast Transcript Between 1830 and 1850, the United States forcibly displaced 60,000 Native Americans living in the Southern United States under the […]