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The Six-Star General (Redux)
Episode 1295
If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States armed forces, there are ten ranks listed that are held today. They go from Second Lieut…
2 years, 1 month ago
Apollo 18, 19, and 20 (Encore)
Episode 1294
In the 1960s, billions of dollars were spent, and 100,000s of people worked to land a human on the moon.
After the success of Apollo 11, five more Ap…
2 years, 1 month ago
A History of Lead
Episode 1293
Sometime around eight to nine thousand years ago, ancient people in Asia Minor found a very dull grey metal that turned out to be easy to manipulate …
2 years, 1 month ago
Emperor Nero
Episode 1292
In the year 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, and his adopted son Nero became the Emperor of Rome at the age of 16.
His reign was one of the most …
2 years, 1 month ago
Cahokia
Episode 1291
You are probably familiar with several of the great pre-Columbian cities in the Americas. Places like Tikal in Guatemala, Copan in Honduras, and Teno…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Irish Potato Famine (Encore)
Episode 1290
In 1845, farmers around Europe suffered from a blight that devastated the potato crop.
This lasted for several years, but nowhere was it more pronoun…
2 years, 2 months ago
The London Underground
Episode 1289
The 19th century saw an explosion in population in London. The city grew severalfold and became the largest city in the world.
With so many people an…
2 years, 2 months ago
The History of Pasta
Episode 1288
There is a very good chance that many of you listening have had pasta, maybe within the last week.
Pasta is a simple, affordable food that comes in a…
2 years, 2 months ago
Swiss Mercenaries (Encore)
Episode 1287
When most people think of Switzerland, they think of a small country embedded in the Alps that makes fine chocolates and is the home of the cuckoo cl…
2 years, 2 months ago
Alternative Forms of Space Flight
Episode 1286
Every single rocket that has ever been launched into space has been a rocket that burned some sort of fuel.
These chemical fuel rockets have worked w…
2 years, 2 months ago