Episodios

  • Titanic by the Numbers

    Titanic by the Numbers
    Aug 1 2024
    When the luxurious passenger liner RMS Titanic was built in 1912, it was deemed practically unsinkable. Well, we all know how that ended. When looking at the disaster more analytically, instead of emotionally, quite a lot of interesting people and cargo sunk to the bottom of the ocean floor that day. I guess it's time to talk about some numbers.
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    9 m
  • Sex and Corn Flakes

    Sex and Corn Flakes
    Jul 31 2024
    Cereals; the good wholesome breakfast for children and adults alike for nearly two centuries. Sure, we all have our favorite. But did you know that the pioneer cereal brand and historically one of the most popular ones, Corn Flakes, might have actually been devised as a kind of reverse Viagra?
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    9 m
  • Sheep Wars

    Sheep Wars
    Jul 30 2024
    Sure, by the mid 20th century, the American West became more settled and regulated through the development of laws and regulations regarding land use and grazing rights. But did you know that just a little over fifty years before, the border region between the states of Wyoming and Colorado erupted into a deadly armed conflict over sheep?
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    9 m
  • Four Diaries of Anne Frank

    Four Diaries of Anne Frank
    Jul 29 2024
    Anne Frank, a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during World War II, gained worldwide fame posthumously for her diary, which she wrote while in hiding from the Nazis. But did you know that there are actually four versions of Anne Frank’s diary, each with its own significance?
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    8 m
  • Genghis Khan (Where are they now?)

    Genghis Khan (Where are they now?)
    Jul 27 2024
    We finish our Where Are They Now series with the man who, although dead for centuries, remains ever present today. An international group of genetics scientists studying Y-chromosome data found that there are over 16 million Khan descendants living today!
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    10 m
  • Conversations: Brady Carlson

    Conversations: Brady Carlson
    Jul 26 2024
    Mr. Brady Carlson is a reporter, author of Dead Presidents, on-air NPR host, and podcast producer and host of the Cool, Weird Awesome podcast.
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    21 m
  • Grant and Twain

    Grant and Twain
    Jul 25 2024
    Following Ulysses S. Grant's dismal presidency and failed investments in later life, the former president fought against death itself to ensure his wife was financially taken care of after he was gone - the help to make that possible came from the most unlikely place, the renowned American novelist, Mark Twain.
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    9 m
  • Mayan Portal to the Underworld

    Mayan Portal to the Underworld
    Jul 24 2024
    Did you know that apart from their sophisticated cities, monumental architecture, and complex social systems, the Mayan civilization was also known for believing in the realm of the dead, accessible through a cave in modern-day Belize?
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    8 m