Episode – 1013 : Typhoid Mary Podcast Transcript In 1906, George Soper, a freelance sanitary engineer, was hired to investigate several outbreaks of typhoid fever in wealthy New York households. […]
Episode – 1011 : Songkran
Episode – 1011 : Songkran Podcast Transcript Songkran is a traditional festival celebrated in Thailand that marks the start of the Thai New Year. It is also known as the […]
Episode – 1010 : Oliver Cromwell
Episode – 1010 : Oliver Cromwell Podcast Transcript For over 1000 years, England has been a monarchy.…except for eleven years in the 17th century when it wasn’t. During that period, […]
Episode – 1009 : Fingerprints
Episode – 1009 : Fingerprints Podcast Transcript Located on the tips of our fingers are features known as friction ridges. We evolved them to get a better grip on objects. […]
Episode – 1008 : An Introduction to the Balkans
Episode – 1008 : An Introduction to the Balkans Podcast Transcript Located in southeastern Europe is the Balkan Peninsula. It is home to multiple ethics groups, languages, and religions. It […]
Episode – 1007 : The Easter Controversy
Episode – 1007 : The Easter Controversy Podcast Transcript Every year, Christians around the world celebrate Easter. However, when they celebrate Easter can vary dramatically. In fact, the possible dates […]
Episode – 1006 : Black Holes
Episode – 1006 : Black Holes Podcast Transcript Gravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces of nature, yet, if you have enough of it, it can create the most […]
Episode – 1005 : Cleopatra
Episode – 1005 : Cleopatra Podcast Transcript Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last ruler of an independent Egypt and one of the most important women of the ancient world. In […]
Episode – 1003 : The Great Lakes
Episode – 1003 : The Great Lakes Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of North America lies one of the largest collections of freshwater lakes in the world. These lakes […]
Episode – 1002 : Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki Expedition
Episode – 1002 : Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki Expedition Podcast Transcript In 1947, a Norwegian adventurer named Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove a theory of his that the […]
Episode – 1001 : The Five Good Emperors
Episode – 1001 : The Five Good Emperors Podcast Transcript Depending on how you define it, there were approximately 70 Roman Emperors. They were a mixed bag ranging from philosophers […]
Episode – 1000 : Episode 1000!
Episode – 1000 : Episode 1000! Podcast Transcript 2 years, nine months, and one day ago, I sat down and recorded the first episode of a daily podcast. Today, I’m […]
Episode – 0998 : World’s Most Famous Bets
Episode – 0998 : World’s Most Famous Bets Podcast Transcript Throughout history, people have bet on everything and anything. From the mundane to the extremely important. From casino bets to […]
Episode – 0996 : Ramadan
Episode – 0996 : Ramadan Podcast Transcript Once a month, every year, Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan. It is a month of fasting, prayer, and introspection, and it is […]
Episode – 0995 : The October Crisis
Episode – 0995 : The October Crisis Podcast Transcript Canada has a reputation for being a rather low-key, friendly place. For the most part, this is true. It is a […]
Episode – 0994 : The Marginal Revolution
Episode – 0994 : The Marginal Revolution Podcast Transcript In most academic disciplines, there is often a single idea or discovery which makes everything fall into place. All of the […]
Episode – 0993 : Libraries
Episode – 0993 : Libraries Podcast Transcript As soon as humans developed systems of writing, they faced a problem. What to do with all of the things that were written […]
Episode – 0992 : Migration to the Americas
Episode – 0992 : Migration to the Americas Podcast Transcript Perhaps the most important research in anthropology is how modern humans left their birthplace in Africa and migrated to the […]
Episode – 0991 : Negative Numbers
Episode – 0991 : Negative Numbers Podcast Transcript Over the span of human history, there are certain ideas that humans have had a very difficult time accepting. Ideas that no […]
Episode – 0989 : The Origins of Baseball
Episode – 0989 : The Origins of Baseball Podcast Transcript In the 19th century, the first real American sport took off in popularity: baseball. It went from being a children’s […]