Transcript Every year, around this time, people who live in northern latitude countries turn their clocks ahead one hour. Then, months later, we do the exact same thing in reverse, […]
Episode – 0251 : Daylight Savings Time
Episode – 0251 : Daylight Savings Time Transcript Every year, around this time, people who live in northern latitude countries turn their clocks ahead one hour. Then, months later, we […]
Episode – 0250 : How the US Civil War Really Ended
Episode – 0250 : How the US Civil War Really Ended Transcript According to most history books, the United States Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when General Robert […]
Episode – 0249 : How Australia Won Its First Winter Olympic Gold Medal
Episode – 0249 : How Australia Won Its First Winter Olympic Gold Medal Transcript Australia is what I would call a sporting country. Cricket, rugby, and Australian Football are all […]
Episode – 0248 : Why Does San Marino Even Exist?
Episode – 0248 : Why Does San Marino Even Exist? Transcript The country of San Marino is one of the smallest countries in the world. It is completely surrounded by […]
Episode – 0247 : A History of Vaccines
Episode – 0247 : A History of Vaccines Transcript Right now vaccinations are all over the news. There are many companies that have developed vaccines for COVID-19 and there is […]
Episode – 0246 : The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
Episode – 0246 : The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Transcript In the early hour of March 18, 1990, two police officers enter Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The problem […]
Episode – 0245 : The Mercury 13
Episode – 0245 : The Mercury 13 Transcript In the late 1950s, NASA recruited military test pilots to become the very first American Astronauts. They underwent an extensive battery of […]
Episode – 0244 : The Iditarod
Episode – 0244 : The Iditarod Transcript In 1973, 34 mushers and their dog teams lined to take part in a race that recreated a 1925 event where medicine was […]
Episode – 0243 : Operation Sea Lion
Episode – 0243 : Operation Sea Lion Transcript In the spring of 1940, the German war machine rolled over the nations of Western Europe so quickly that it surprised everyone, […]
Episode – 0242 : Darwin’s Other Theory
Episode – 0242 : Darwin’s Other Theory Transcript From December 1831, to October 1836, the HMS Beagle set out on a scientific expedition in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On […]
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Episode – 0241 : President for a Day
Episode – 0241 : President for a Day Transcript At 12 noon on March 4, 1849, the presidential administration of James Polk ended. 24 hours later, at noon on March […]
Episode – 0240 : The Deep Biosphere
Episode – 0240 : The Deep Biosphere Transcript Imagine taking all of the trees, grass, animals, insects, fish, coral, and bacteria on the surface of the Earth and in the […]
Episode – 0239 : Zeppelins
Episode – 0239 : Zeppelins Transcript Airplanes were not the first type of aircraft. Lighter than air airships were flying decades before the Wright Brothers flew their first airplane. Of […]
Episode – 0238 : The War of Jenkin’s Ear
Episode – 0238 : The War of Jenkin’s Ear Transcript Throughout history, there have been many causes for wars. Surprise attacks, broken marriages, unpaid debts, and even, of course, good […]
Episode – 1188 : The Princes in the Tower (Encore)
Transcript In 1483, the King of England, Edward V, and his brother were taken into custody by his uncle Richard the Duke of Glouster and placed into the Tower of […]
Episode – 0237 : The Princes in the Tower
Episode – 0237 : The Princes in the Tower Transcript In 1483, the King of England, Edward V, and his brother were taken into custody by his uncle Richard the […]
Episode – 1017 : The Zimmerman Telegram (Encore)
Transcript In 1917, British Intelligence intercepted a diplomatic telegram between Germany and Mexico. The contents of the telegram contained information that had the potential to change the course of the […]
Episode – 0236 : The Zimmerman Telegram
Episode – 0236 : The Zimmerman Telegram Transcript In 1917, British Intelligence intercepted a diplomatic telegram between Germany and Mexico. The contents of the telegram contained information that had the […]
Episode – 0235 : Cathedrals
Episode – 0235 : Cathedrals Transcript If you have ever traveled in Europe, odds are you have visited at least one major cathedral. These massive religious buildings were and still […]