Podcast Episodes

Episode 7: Toilets and Toilet Paper History

Episode 7

In a continuation of our Toilet Paper Series we cover how the Greeks and Romans used various methods for personal hygiene, with Greeks favoring rough…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Episode 6: Olympics Mini History

Episode 6

The Olympics, a 16-day sporting event with opening and closing ceremonies, involve massive costs, such as the $49.96 billion spent on Sochi 2014. The…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Episode 5: Everyone Poops

Episode 5

This week the girls discuss the history of toilet paper using the book   Wiped by Ronald H. Blumer as a source.  Imagine visiting a 2,000-year-old Ro…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Episode 3: Pole History

Episode 3

Pole dancing has roots in European Maypole rituals and Indian Mallakhamb, evolving into performance art in 18th-century American circuses. Modern pol…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Episode 4: Radium! A Tonic for Your Ears!

Episode 4

The discovery of radium in 1898 by Pierre and Marie Curie, along with their assistant G. Bemont, sparked both fascination and commercial exploitation…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Episode 2: Dolphins For Science

Episode 2

This week the girls cover the story of Margaret Lovatt from St. Thomas island.  In the 1960's she teamed up with a neuroscientist to teach dolphins h…

2 years ago

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Episode 1: A Conservatory is not an Observatory

Episode 1

Nestled within the Ozark Mountains, Eureka Springs blossomed in 1879 as a haven of healing springs, attracting comfort-seekers from far and wide. Gui…

2 years ago

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