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The Himalayas
Episode 1471
Located between China and India, Pakistan, Buthan, and Nepal is the world’s highest chain of mountains, The Himalayas.
The Himalayas aren’t just very…
2 years ago
Introducing: “What It’s Like to Be...”
Sharing an episode of “What It’s Like to Be...” from author Dan Heath. On the podcast, Dan explores the world of work, one profession at a time, and …
2 years ago
The Morgenthau Plan (Encore)
Episode 1470
In September 1944, despite over half a year still remaining in World War II, the Allies began preparing for an eventual post-war world.
One of the big…
2 years ago
The Apollo 1 Disaster
Episode 1469
In the early 1960s, the United States was always a step behind the Soviet Union in the space race.
By the mid-1960s, the Americans had caught up. The…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Herculaneum Papyri
Episode 1468
In the mid-18th century, excavations in the ancient town of Herculaneum, just outside the city of Pompeii and destroyed by the same volcano, discover…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Passenger Pigeon (Encore)
Episode 1467
In the early 19th century, the most abundant bird in North America, and perhaps the entire world, was the passenger pigeon. An estimated three billio…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Worst Roman Emperors (Encore)
Episode 1466
Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus to the fall of the western em…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Origin of Words and Phrases: Common Idioms
Episode 1465
Let me cut right to the chase. This episode is going to be a deep dive into the origin of some common idioms. I don’t want to dance around the subjec…
2 years, 1 month ago
Unintended Consequences
Episode 1464
One of the most famous lines in poetry comes from the poet Robert Burns, who spoke of ‘The best-laid schemes of mice and men.’
The line has been used …
2 years, 1 month ago
The English Premier League
Episode 1463
The most popular sports league in the world in terms of the number of people who follow and watch is the English Premier League.
Unlike other sports …
2 years, 1 month ago