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The Younger Dryas
Episode 1934
Around 12,900 years ago, the last ice age was ending. Things were warming up, and the glaciers were starting to recede. …and then something happened.…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Popcorn
Episode 1933
Almost everyone has had popcorn and some of you have even probably had some recently.
Popcorn can be made at home, can be purchased pre packaged in s…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Starship Update
Episode 1932
One of the biggest advances in space flight right now is happening with the development of Starship.
Starship is the largest rocket ever flown, but i…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Napoleon’s 100 Days (Encore)
Episode 1931
After years of war throughout the continent of Europe, in 1814, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and was exiled to the small island of Elba off t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Cultural Revolution
Episode 1930
In 1966, the People’s Republic of China entered what became one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.
In a spasm of revolutionary upheaval …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Margarine
Episode 1929
In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper.
The result was dubbed ma…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Zodiac Killer
Episode 1928
1968 marked the beginning of one of the most infamous killing sprees in American history.
For two years, Northern California was terrorized by a seri…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Battle of Actium
Episode 1927
On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece.
The forces of Octavian, the posthumously ado…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The 2025 Nobel Prizes
Episode 1926
Every year, the Nobel Prize committee awards the Nobel Prize in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel.
Save for the years where there have been w…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Year 1925
Episode 1925
If you look at the grand sweep of human history, there are centuries where seemingly little happens, and there are decades where centuries take place…
6 months, 3 weeks ago