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Hydropower
Episode 1705
For thousands of years, humans have used the power of water to do work for them.
At first, it was very simple, then it gradually evolved to more comp…
1 year ago
The Maginot Line (Encore)
Episode 1704
After the First World War in France, many generals thought that the end of the war was really just a pause before another war began. They wanted to m…
1 year ago
The Underground Railroad
Episode 1703
Before the US Civil War, a group of abolitionists didn’t just sit around passively to wait for the end of slavery to arrive.
They took matters into t…
1 year ago
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Episode 1702
Located in the Indonesian Archipelago, it is one of the newest countries in the world, Timor-Leste, or, as it's sometimes known in English, East Timo…
1 year ago
The Academy Awards
Episode 1701
On May 16, 1929, 270 people assembled in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Blossom Room.
They were there to honor the highest achievements in filmmakin…
1 year ago
The Year 1700
Episode 1700
Over 300 years ago, humanity was in the early stages of what would be its greatest transformation in history.
Around the world, there were new ideas t…
1 year ago
Questions and Answers: Volume 28
Episode 1699
You have questions. I have answers.
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Nellie Bly (Encore)
Episode 1698
In 1864, Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born in Cochran Mills, Pennsylvania.
At the age of 18, she began a career as a journalist writing under a pen nam…
1 year ago
Economic Statistics
Episode 1697
Every month, or sometimes every quarter, governments around the world release economic statistics.
Markets will often wait for the release of these st…
1 year ago
Andalusia
Episode 1696
Located at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula is the largest autonomous community in Spain by population and the second largest by area: Andal…
1 year ago