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 – 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 […]
Episode – 0987 : Sun Yat Sen
Episode – 0987 : Sun Yat Sen Podcast Transcript For over two thousand years, China lived under imperial rule. A series of dynasties and emperors were the defining feature of […]
Episode – 0985 : Venice
Episode – 0985 : Venice Podcast Transcript Located at the northernmost end of the Adriatic Sea lies the city of Venice. Venice is truly unlike any other city in the […]
Episode – 0982 : RADAR
Episode – 0982 : RADAR Podcast Transcript In 1887, the German physicist Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves. While the first practical use of this discovery was communication, there were also […]
Episode – 0980 : The National Park Service
Episode – 0980 : The National Park Service Podcast Transcript In 19th century America, a movement began to take areas of exceptional natural beauty and preserve them. This idea of […]
Episode – 0979 : The Panama Canal
Episode – 0979 : The Panama Canal Podcast Transcript Every since the lands of the New World were mapped, people dreamt of creating a canal through Central America to connect […]
Episode – 0978 : Paper
Episode – 0978 : Paper Podcast Transcript There are four things that are considered to be the Great Inventions of Ancient China: gunpowder, the compass, the printing press, and paper. […]
Episode – 0975 : The Knights of Malta
Episode – 0975 : The Knights of Malta Podcast Transcript In the early 11th century, a group of merchants from the Amalfi Coast of Italy received permission from the Caliph […]
Episode – 0974 : The 1258 Siege of Baghdad
Episode – 0974 : The 1258 Siege of Baghdad Podcast Transcript In the year 1258, two of the greatest empires in world history collided. For one, it was yet another […]
Episode – 0972 : The Football War
Episode – 0972 : The Football War Podcast Transcript In the summer of 1969, the nations of Honduras and El Salvador went to war. Tragically, nations do go to war, […]
Episode – 0963 : The City of Paris
Episode – 0963 : The City of Paris Podcast Transcript Located on the banks of the River Seine lies the city of Paris. Paris has a long history dating back […]
Episode – 0957 : Artificial Sweeteners
Episode – 0957 : Artificial Sweeteners Podcast Transcript In 1879, Constantin Fahlberg, a chemist at Johns Hopkins University, made an astonishing discovery. He was conducting experiments with coal tar when […]
Episode – 0946 : Wu Zetian: China’s Only Female Emperor
Episode – 0946 : Wu Zetian: China’s Only Female Emperor Podcast Transcript In the very long history of China, it has had exactly one female ruler. She was a woman […]
Episode – 0945 : Questions & Answers: Volume 4
Episode – 0945 : Questions & Answers: Volume 4 Podcast Transcript Every February, podcasters will come out of their hole in the ground. If they find listener questions, it means […]
Episode – 0943 : 536: The Worst Year in History
Episode – 0943 : 536: The Worst Year in History Podcast Transcript There have been many really bad years in world history. There have been World Wars, the Black Death, […]
Episode – 0941 : Vanuatu
Episode – 0941 : Vanuatu Podcast Transcript Located in the southern Pacific Ocean lies the small nation of Vanuatu. While it shares many features with other Pacific Island nations, there […]
Episode – 0925 : The History of Basketball
Episode – 0925 : The History of Basketball Podcast Transcript On December 21, 1891, a physical education teacher in Springfield, Massachusetts, looking to keep athletes occupied during the winter, hung […]
Episode – 0924 : Leprosy: Humanity’s Oldest Disease
Episode – 0924 : Leprosy: Humanity’s Oldest Disease Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, one of the most terrifying and destructive diseases which afflicted humanity has been leprosy. Leprosy is […]