Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCabinet of Curiosities | Can’t Sleep? Learn About History’s Strangest Collections
Season 8 Episode 537
Long before modern museums, wealthy collectors filled rooms and cabinets with unusual objects gathered from around the world. This episode explores t…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Stained Glass | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Light, Color, and Glass
Season 8 Episode 536
Stained glass has transformed sunlight into art for more than a thousand years. This episode explores how colored glass is made, how artisans assembl…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Honey | Can't Sleep? Learn About the World's Oldest Sweetener
Season 8 Episode 535
Honey has been part of human history for longer than recorded agriculture. This episode explores how bees transform nectar into honey, how hives func…
4 weeks ago
Silk | Can't Sleep? Learn About Ancient Fabric and the Silk Road
Season 8 Episode 534
Silk changed global trade long before most people had maps that made any sense. This episode covers how silk is made, why it became one of the most v…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Enceladus | Can't Sleep? Learn About Saturn's Ocean Moon
Season 8 Episode 533
Enceladus is one of Saturn’s small moons, but it has a talent for making scientists suspicious. In this episode, we explore its icy surface, strange …
1 month ago
Tacos | Can't Sleep? Learn About Mexico's Most Iconic Street Food
Season 8 Episode 532
Tacos started as practical handheld food and somehow became a topic people argue about with surprising intensity. In this episode, we go through the …
1 month ago
Neuschwanstein Castle | Can't Sleep? Learn About Bavaria's Fairy Tale Castle
Season 8 Episode 531
Neuschwanstein Castle is what happens when a king builds his medieval fantasy in the Bavarian mountains. This episode explores the castle’s history, …
1 month ago
Windows | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Invention That Filled Buildings With Natural Light
Season 8 Episode 530
Windows changed architecture long before they became something your neighbor peers through while pretending to check the weather. This episode looks …
1 month, 1 week ago
Disc Golf | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Sport Hiding in Plain Sight in Public Parks
Season 8 Episode 529
Disc golf turns a simple flying disc into a surprisingly structured sport with rules, strategy, and plenty of trees waiting to ruin your plans. In th…
1 month, 1 week ago
Language | Can't Sleep? Learn How Humans Learned to Talk
Season 8 Episode 528
Human language may have started with gestures, sounds, and early attempts to cooperate long before written history existed. This episode explores the…
1 month, 1 week ago