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 […]
Episode – 0920 : What Were The First and Second Reichs?
Episode – 0920 : What Were The First and Second Reichs? Podcast Transcript When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, he declared his new regime to be The Third […]
Episode – 0913 : The Speaker of the House of Representatives
Episode – 0913 : The Speaker of the House of Representatives Podcast Transcript The United States Congres is divided into two houses. The larger of the two houses, the House […]
Episode – 0912 : The Trojan War
Episode – 0912 : The Trojan War Podcast Transcript Sometime about 3,200 years ago, one of the most famous wars in ancient history took place. Maybe. It has been the […]
Episode – 0905 : Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Episode – 0905 : Abram Petrovich Gannibal Podcast Transcript Abram Petrovich Gannibal was one of the most notable Russians of the 18th century. He was the godson of Peter the […]
Episode – 0904 : The Little Ice Age
Episode – 0904 : The Little Ice Age Podcast Transcript Approximately 700 years ago, something happened to the Earth’s climate. The world started to cool down. It wasn’t dramatic enough […]
Episode – 0901 : Christmas Foods
Episode – 0901 : Christmas Foods Podcast Transcript Of the many traditions associated with the Christmas season, some of the biggest has to do with food. Foods that are often […]
Episode – 0900 : Christmas Carols
Episode – 0900 : Christmas Carols Podcast Transcript Every year, and it seems like it is getting earlier and earlier, you start hearing the very familiar songs of Christmas. …and […]
Episode – 0897 : NASA’s Human Computers
Episode – 0897 : NASA’s Human Computers Podcast Transcript Today computers are ubiquitous. You are listening to this podcast right now on some sort of computing device. However, before computers […]