Episode – 0482 : The Real Dracula Podcast Transcript Vampires have been been a part of folklore for centuries. Perhaps no mythical vampire is more famous than Count Dracula. While […]
Episode – 0477 : The Louvre: The World’s Greatest Museum
Episode – 0477 : The Louvre: The World’s Greatest Museum Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of Paris, along the banks of the River Seine, lies the Louvre. It has […]
Episode – 0472 : Why Does Monaco Even Exist?
Episode – 0472 : Why Does Monaco Even Exist? Podcast Transcript Located on the French Riveria, just a few kilometers from the border of Italy, sandwiched between the mountains and […]
Episode – 0467 : The Brooklyn Bridge
Episode – 0467 : The Brooklyn Bridge Podcast Transcript Brooklyn wasn’t always a part of New York City. It used to be a separate city located across the East River […]
Episode – 0462 : USS Constitution
Episode – 0462 : USS Constitution Podcast Transcript On March 27, 1794, the United States Congress passed the Naval Act. The Naval Act authorized funding for six frigates which would […]
Episode – 0438 : Treachery of the Long Knives
Episode – 0438 : Treachery of the Long Knives Podcast Transcript According to legend, sometime in the 5th century, a king of the Celtic Britons named Vortigern hired Anglo-Saxons mercenaries […]
Episode – 0433 : The Island of Saint Helena
Episode – 0433 : The Island of Saint Helena Podcast Transcript Located 1,500 miles south of the nation of Cote d’Ivoire and about 2,500 miles east of Rio de Janeiro, […]
Episode – 0432 : The New York World Trade Center
Episode – 0432 : The New York World Trade Center Podcast Transcript Prior to their destruction in 2001, the World Trade Center in New York was a wonder of architecture. […]
Episode – 0429 : The Geologic Timeline
Episode – 0429 : The Geologic Timeline Podcast Transcript The Earth is pretty old. Our current, best estimate is that it is 4.54 billion years old, plus or minus 50 […]
Episode – 0428 : The Ride of Sybil Ludington
Episode – 0428 : The Ride of Sybil Ludington Podcast Transcript It is the American Revolutionary War. A rider on horseback sets out on an all-night ride to warn the […]
Episode – 0427 : Air Force One
Episode – 0427 : Air Force One Podcast Transcript The era of presidential aviation began on October 11, 1910, when former president Theodore Roosevelt took to the skies in a […]
Episode – 0423 : Behold! The Potato
Episode – 0423 : Behold! The Potato Podcast Transcript What did the first Chinese Emperor Qin, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Gengis Kahn, the Queen of Sheba, and all their […]
Episode – 0419 : The Golden Gate Bridge
Episode – 0419 : The Golden Gate Bridge Podcast Transcript San Francisco Bay is one of the largest and best natural harbors in the world. The entrance to the harbor […]
Episode – 0408 : The History of Credit Cards
Episode – 0408 : The History of Credit Cards Podcast Transcript One of the most ubiquitous forms of payment today is credit cards. The odds are good that you have […]
Episode – 0405 : History of the Lullaby
Episode – 0405 : History of the Lullaby Podcast Transcript There are few things that are truly universal across all cultures and throughout history. These things are often so obvious […]
Episode – 0402 : Electric Cars
Episode – 0402 : Electric Cars Podcast Transcript There is an old saying that everything old is new again. This is certainly true with electric cars. The recent surge in […]
Episode – 0400 : The Other Mozart
Episode – 0400 : The Other Mozart Podcast Transcript Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is known to almost everyone in the world. If he isn’t known, then his music certainly is. Even […]
Episode – 0395 : The American Whig Party
Episode – 0395 : The American Whig Party Podcast Transcript American politics has been called a two-party system. While there are two major parties today, and those two parties have […]
Episode – 0376 : The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Episode – 0376 : The Kingdom of the Netherlands Podcast Transcript If I say the Kingdom of the Netherlands, you are probably thinking of the country in Europe that is […]
Episode – 0373 : The Eiffel Tower
Episode – 0373 : The Eiffel Tower Podcast Transcript In 1889, a new exhibit was constructed for the Paris World’s Fair. It completely dominated the Paris skyline. Many people considered […]