Episode – 0341 : Sacco and Vanzetti Transcript In April 1920, two men who were delivering the payroll to the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company in Braintree, Massachusetts were killed in broad […]
Episode – 0340 : The Six Political Eras In American History
Episode – 0340 : The Six Political Eras In American History Transcript American history isn’t a single linear story. There are periodic changes to the political order where political parties […]
Episode – 0339 : Apollo–Soyuz: The End of the Space Race
Episode – 0339 : Apollo–Soyuz: The End of the Space Race Transcript The space race officially began on October 4, 1957, at 7:28 PM Moscow Time. That was when Sputnik […]
Episode – 0338 : How Clarence Birdseye Created the Frozen Food Aisle
Episode – 0338 : How Clarence Birdseye Created the Frozen Food Aisle Transcript For thousands of years, food storage was one of humanity’s biggest problems. Even if you could grow […]
Episode – 0335 : The Incredible Polgar Sisters
Episode – 0335 : The Incredible Polgar Sisters Transcript László Polgár was born just after World War II in Hungary. His field of study was the nature of human intelligence. […]
Episode – 0334 : Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
Episode – 0334 : Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Transcript On May 7th, 1824, in Vienna, Austria, the musical world changed forever. The assembled crowd in the Kärntnertor Theater heard one of […]
Episode – 0333 : Why You Can’t Resign From the British Parliament
Episode – 0333 : Why You Can’t Resign From the British Parliament Transcript The British House of Commons has been called the Best Club in Town due to the fact […]
Episode – 0332 : Academic Degrees
Episode – 0332 : Academic Degrees Transcript Every year around June, millions of people will wear robes and put on funny flat hats to receive their university degrees. But why […]
Episode – 0331 : The St. Nazaire Raid
Episode – 0331 : The St. Nazaire Raid Transcript In 1942, two and a half years into the Second World War, the British were facing a problem. While the British […]
Episode – 0330 : Gaius Appuleius Diocles – The Richest Athlete in History
Episode – 0330 : Gaius Appuleius Diocles – The Richest Athlete in History Transcript Who do you think what the wealthiest athlete in history? Maybe Michael Jordan. Perhaps Tiger Woods […]
Episode – 0329 : The History of Memorial Day
Episode – 0329 : The History of Memorial Day Transcript Every year, on the last Monday in May, the United States honors its war dead. It is often celebrated with […]
Episode – 0328 : Why Does Liechtenstein Even Exist?
Episode – 0328 : Why Does Liechtenstein Even Exist? Transcript If I was to ask you what the wealthiest royal family in Europe was, your first guess would probably be […]
Episode – 0327 : The History of Mathematical Symbols
Episode – 0327 : The History of Mathematical Symbols Transcript One of the simplest mathematical statements possible is 2+2=4. While the concept is very easy to understand, when you write […]
Episode – 0326 : The Battle of Alesia
Episode – 0326 : The Battle of Alesia Transcript In the year 52 BC, the Roman General Julius Caesar fought the last major battle in the conquest of Gaul. The […]
Episode – 0325 : Potemkin Villages
Episode – 0325 : Potemkin Villages Transcript In 1787, Russian Empress Catherine the Great took a six-month trip to visit her newly acquired territories in the Crimean which had been […]
Episode – 0324 : Bell Labs
Episode – 0324 : Bell Labs Transcript What do lasers, photovoltaic cells, the transistor, digital cameras, cell phone technology, the communication satellite, computer networking, radio astronomy, and the UNIX operating […]
Episode – 0323 : The 17-Year Cicada
Episode – 0323 : The 17-Year Cicada Transcript Every 17 years one of the grandest spectacles in nature takes place. Billions of insects in a seemingly coordinated fashion will emerge […]
Episode – 0322 : Tarrare: The Hungriest Man in History
Episode – 0322 : Tarrare: The Hungriest Man in History Transcript Have you ever been really full after a meal? Like really really full? Could you imagine eating and never […]
Episode – 0320 : Really Expensive Musical Instruments
Episode – 0320 : Really Expensive Musical Instruments Transcript For a professional musician, their instrument is their livelihood. If making music is your career, it isn’t surprising that many top […]
Episode – 0319 : Scurvy
Episode – 0319 : Scurvy Transcript When Europeans began sailing the high seas on extended voyages, the most deadly thing they encountered wasn’t enemy navies, starvation, or even shipwrecks. It […]