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Everything Everywhere Daily
Learn something new every day! Everything Everywhere Daily is a daily podcast for Intellectually Curious People. Host Gary Arndt tells the stories of interesting people, places, and things from around the world and throughout history. Gary is an accomplished world traveler, travel photographer, and...
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The Julio-Claudian Dynasty (Encore)
The Roman Empire was ruled by a single family for its first century. The family was actually a merger of two of the most distinguished clans in Roman...
The Great London Fire of 1666
From September 2 to September 5, 1666, one of the largest urban fires in history took place.
The Great Fire of London swept mercilessly...
The Grateful Dead
One of the most popular music groups over the last half-century is also one of the most unlikely.
They were seldom played on the radio, ...
The Tokyo Trials
Following the conclusion of World War II, decisions needed to be made about how to handle the defeated Axis Powers.
Due to the vast scale...
Insanely Ridiculously Absurdly Large Numbers
One of the first mathematical concepts that most of us grasp when we are children is that there is no such thing as the biggest number. No matter what...
The House of Wisdom
The Abbasid Caliphate stood as a vibrant center of commerce, technology, and learning from the 8th to the 13th centuries.
At the heart o...
Moldova
Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine is the nation of Moldova.
As with many landlocked countries in Central and Eastern Europe, it has...
Leninism vs Maoism
Communism is an ideology that millions of people had to live under during the 20th century.
Despite the communist label many nations adh...
The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans
The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site spanning the border of India and Bangladesh.
This...
Area 51
Area 51 is a place where secrecy became legend and speculation turned into modern mythology.
Tucked away in the Nevada desert, it has be...
The Last Emperor of China (Encore)
In 1908, a two-year-old boy named Puyi was installed as the 11th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.His life would prove to be radically different f...
The Night Witches
In the dark skies over the Eastern Front of World War II, the Soviet Union deployed one of the most unusual and effective combat units of the war: the...
Earthquakes
Approximately 55 times a day, or 20,000 times a year, an earthquake occurs somewhere on Earth.
Of those, the vast majority...
Gabon
When you think of countries in Africa, it is unlikely that Gabon will be one of the first to cross your mind.
It is entirely possible th...
The Dark Origins of Fairy Tales, Part I
Modern fairy tales often conclude with a protagonist achieving their dreams and a simple "happily ever after."
This popular image, often...
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, aka Al Capone, aka Scarface, is one of the most notorious gangsters in American history.
Known for dominating C...
The Great Arab Revolt
One of the most significant and long-lasting outcomes of World War I didn’t take place in Europe.
It was a reshuffling of the political o...
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
In 1943, one of the most notable acts of Jewish resistance during World War II took place.
For nearly one month, residents of the Warsaw...
The Defenestrations of Prague
Prague is one of the truly great cities of Central Europe.
Prague is noted for its preserved medieval and Baroque architecture, the Char...
Questions and Answers: Volume 38
January is upon us, the month that honors the Roman god Janus, the god of two faces.
One face looked forward, and the other looked back....
The Boxer Rebellion (Encore)
From 1899 to 1900, China underwent a widespread and violent uprising. The revolt, a reaction against China’s exploitation by foreign powers, was decad...
The Empire That Never Existed
You may have heard of many of the largest empires in world history. The Romans, the Mongols, the British, the Persians, the Ottomans, the Incas, and t...
The Mahan Doctrine
In 1890, an obscure professor at the US Naval War College published a book that at first seemed fairly innocuous.
However, it turned out...
Episode 2001: A Podcasting Odyssey
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The Year 2000
The year 2000 was a milestone year. It was the end of a century and of a millennium.
It was one of the rare years that was divisible by...
The Battle of Trenton (Encore)
In the winter of 1776, things did not look good for the Continental Army.
Everything got off to a great start in 1775, but this year saw...
A History of Christmas Trees
Perhaps the preeminent symbol of Christmas is the Christmas tree.
Christmas trees aren’t just a symbol of Christmas; the act of setting...
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one of the best-known theories in psychology.
First introduced in 1943, the theory posits that pe...
National Geographic
On January 13, 1888, a group of thirty-three prominent citizens, including geographers, explorers, teachers, lawyers, cartographers, military officers...
The Chartist Movement
The mid-19th century saw the rise of the first mass working-class political movement in British history.
Despite being a working-class mo...
The Domestication of the Horse (Encore)
Sometime around 5,500 years ago, an event took place on the Eurasian steppes that fundamentally changed the world.
We don’t know who did...
Europa
Located around the orbit of Jupiter is the moon Europa.
It is the smallest of the Gallelian moons and the second closest to Jupiter.
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide
In 1994, the nation of Rwanda endured a brutal 100-day spasm of violence that tore families apart and claimed the lives of over one million people.
Synthetic Diamonds
For thousands of years, diamonds have been among the most valuable substances on Earth.
Diamonds are not only the hardest substances kno...
The History of Coca-Cola
Perhaps the most well-known brand in the world is Coca-Cola.
Best known for its cola soda, the company has become a global powerhouse in...
Lend Lease
Before the United States entered the Second World War in late 1941, the US wasn’t an active combatant, but it wasn't entirely neutral.
I...
The Cortes of Leon of 1188
In 1188, a historic gathering took place in the city of Leon in the Kingdom of Castile.
It was a kingdom-wide assembly convened by King...
The History of the Bow and Arrow (Encore)
One of the most important inventions in human history was the bow and arrow.
A bow and arrow is a rather simple device, but it was a rev...
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Assuming everything goes well, sometime in late 2026, NASA’s next major space observatory will launch: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Pocahontas
One of the most notable figures in early American history is Pocahontas.
Best known as the main character in Disney’s animated film Pocah...