Episode – 1722 : The Columbian Exchange hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. He wasn’t looking for it, and, in fact, he […]
Episode – 1236 : The Donner Party
Episode – 1236 : The Donner Party In the Spring of 1846, a group of intrepid pioneers set out from Independence, Missouri, to cross the Oregon Trail to seek a […]
Episode – 0992 : Migration to the Americas
Episode – 0992 : Migration to the Americas Podcast Transcript Perhaps the most important research in anthropology is how modern humans left their birthplace in Africa and migrated to the […]
Episode – 0971 : Out of Africa
Episode – 0971 : Out of Africa Podcast Transcript Several hundred thousand years ago, human beings walked out of Africa. What has been a subject of debate amongst anthropologists is […]
Episode – 0862 : World Population Throughout History
Episode – 0862 : World Population Throughout History Podcast Transcript Human beings have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. For the vast majority of that time, the total […]
Episode – 0673 : The Irish Potato Famine
Episode – 0673 : The Irish Potato Famine Podcast Transcript In 1845, farmers around Europe suffered from a blight that devastated the potato crop. This lasted for several years, but […]
Episode – 0343 : Post-WWII German Expulsions
Episode – 0343 : Post-WWII German Expulsions Transcript World War II was unquestionably the greatest bloodletting in world history. Never before had so many people lost their lives in such […]