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All About Peppers
Episode 2228
For thousands of years, humans in the Americas have cultivated an extremely hot plant.
When it was transferred to the Old World, it transformed cuisin…
14 hours ago
The Rise and Fall of Napoleon III
Episode 2227
For most of history, the name Napoleon has been associated with conquest, ambition, and empire.
But decades after the first emperor's fall, his neph…
1 day, 14 hours ago
Incredible Fan Movie Theories
Episode 2226
Movies are filled with hidden meanings, unanswered questions, and details that inspire audiences to look beyond what appears on screen.
Over the yea…
2 days, 14 hours ago
The History of Catalog Shopping
Episode 2225
Long before smartphones and Amazon, shopping from home was already a global phenomenon thanks to the printed catalog.
Peaking at more than fifteen hu…
3 days, 14 hours ago
Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z
Episode 2224
In the early 20th century, a British explorer became convinced that somewhere deep in the Amazon lay the remains of a sophisticated civilization.
He …
4 days, 14 hours ago
The Spectacle of Punishment
Episode 2223
The idea of crime and punishment dates back to the earliest societies.
As societies have evolved, so too have punishments, transitioning from overt,…
5 days, 14 hours ago
Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson
Episode 2222
In the early 20th century, one title in sports stood above all others: the boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World.
It was the epitome of athletic p…
6 days, 14 hours ago
The French Resistance
Episode 2221
In June 1940, France suffered one of the most humiliating military defeats in its history.
The country was divided, its government surrendered, and …
1 week ago
The Peasants' Revolt of 1381
Episode 2220
In the late 14th century, England was recovering from the Black Death, fighting an expensive war, and struggling with a labor shortage that had upend…
1 week, 1 day ago
The Rare Earth Hypothesis
Episode 2219
In 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi asked a very simple yet important question: If the universe has intelligent civilizations, as so many people believe,…
1 week, 2 days ago