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The Northwest Passage (Encore)
Episode 1588
When European explorers set off from Europe, many of them chased things that didn’t exist. The Fountain of Youth, the City of El Dorado, and Prester …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Roman Donut - LIVE!
Episode 1587
This is the first episode of Everything Everywhere Daily to be recorded in front of a live audience.
It was recorded on November 9, 2024, at McFleshma…
2 years ago
Origin of Words and Phrases: Nautical
Episode 1586
If you happen to be feeling blue because you feel like a loose cannon, fear not, because I happen to like the cut of your jib.
Perhaps if you have a s…
2 years ago
The Battle of the Little Big Horn
Episode 1585
One of the most famous battles in the history of the American West took place in June 1876.
An alliance of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and A…
2 years ago
The Election of 1864 (Encore)
Episode 1584
The election of 1860 was unquestionably the most important election in American history.
The presidential election after that was still important, bu…
2 years ago
Project Habakkuk
Episode 1583
During the Second World War, the Allies were desperate to develop ideas to help them win the war.
Some of these ideas, such as the atomic bomb and th…
2 years ago
The Surprising Origin of Monopoly (Encore)
Episode 1582
One of the most popular board games in the world is Monopoly.
Millions of copies of the game have been sold and thousands of different versions have …
2 years ago
Squaring the Circle
Episode 1581
Ancient mathematics was very different than the mathematics you are used to today.
Two primary tools ancient mathematicians used were the compass and…
2 years ago
Questions and Answers: Volume 24
Episode 1580
Right now in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting shorter, and things are getting colder.
In the southern hemisphere, the opposite is happen…
2 years ago
The East Africa Rift (Encore)
Episode 1579
Today, there is a giant rift that is tearing the continent of Africa apart.
..and I mean this quite literally because the rift isn’t cultural, economi…
2 years ago