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The History of Books
Episode 1435
Books are one of the foundational tools of civilization. They allow us to pass knowledge and information between people who don’t know each other, an…
1 year, 9 months ago
College Sports
Episode 1434
In the 19th century, several American universities began to compete with each other in several sporting events in friendly intercollegiate competitio…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ninjas (Encore)
Episode 1433
Ninjas are awesome. They’re silent, they can turn invisible, and they can totally flip out and kill people, especially their mortal enemies…pirates. …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Five Good Emperors
Episode 1432
Depending on how you define it, there were approximately 70 Roman Emperors.
They were a mixed bag ranging from philosophers to the insane, from gener…
1 year, 9 months ago
D-Day
Episode 1431
On December 6, 1944, the largest amphibious landing in world history took place on the shore of Normandy, France. The allied forces called it D-Day.
T…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Apollo Lunar Module
Episode 1430
When President John F. Kennedy set the objective of landing on the moon before the end of the 1960s, no one really knew what it entailed.
The Apollo …
1 year, 9 months ago
A Brief History of Central America
Episode 1429
Located between Mexico and Columbia, in a strategic area connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific, is the region we call Central America.
The countrie…
1 year, 9 months ago
The History of Money (Encore)
Episode 1428
Money is a very strange thing. All of us use it. We spend it, earn it, and save it. We know it when we see it.
Yet, even some of the world’s best econ…
1 year, 9 months ago
The St. Scholastica Day Riot
Episode 1427
A common occurrence at many universities is that they have contentious relationships with their local community.
This is not a recent development. It…
1 year, 9 months ago
Questions and Answers: Volume 19
Episode 1426
The month of June was originally called Iunius by the Romans. It originally had 29 days and was the fourth month of the year.
Today, it has 30 days, …
1 year, 9 months ago