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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 1969 Sino-Soviet Border Conflict
Many people think that the closest the world ever came to nuclear war was during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
To be sure, that was a very t...
The Origins of the Federal Reserve
In 1913, the United States created its third national bank.
Unlike the previous two, this bank was organized in a completely different m...
The Dominican Republic
Known for its beautiful beaches, vast history, and unique culture, the Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean's crown jewels.
However...
Questions and Answers: Volume 36
November, the 9th month of the Roman calendar and the 11th month in our calendar, is upon us.
It is the month when we think of turkeys, p...
Pumpkins
Pumpkins are a staple of the autumn season, used in events like Halloween and Thanksgiving as symbols of the holidays and in various culinary dishes. ...
The Eastern Front of World War I
During the First World War, most of the attention, at least in the West, was focused on the Western Front.
However, the Western Front wa...
Zombies (Encore)
One of the most popular forms of fiction today involves zombies. There are TV shows, movies, and books that all envision life during a zombie apocalyp...
Black Tuesday and the 1929 Stock Market Crash (Encore)
On October 28, 1929, a day known as Black Monday, the New York Stock Exchange suffered its greatest one-day loss in history.
The next da...
Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench
Located in an arch sweeping to the east and south of the Marina Islands and Guam is the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench.
R...
The Shroud of Turin
In the 13th century, a French knight came forward and displayed what he claimed was the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
Almost immediately,...
The Winter War
On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland.
The Soviet Union forced the Finns to sue for peace after three months of fightin...
The History of NATO
In the years following the end of the Second World War, the post-war world that many in the West hoped for never materialized.
Their for...
The 1989 Romanian Revolution
In November 1989, the world changed when the Berlin Wall came down, marking the beginning of the unraveling of the Iron Curtain.
Almost a...
The Younger Dryas
Around 12,900 years ago, the last ice age was ending. Things were warming up, and the glaciers were starting to recede. …and then something happened. ...
Popcorn
Almost everyone has had popcorn and some of you have even probably had some recently.
Popcorn can be made at home, can be purchased pre p...
Starship Update
One of the biggest advances in space flight right now is happening with the development of Starship.
Starship is the largest rocket ever...
Napoleon’s 100 Days (Encore)
After years of war throughout the continent of Europe, in 1814, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and was exiled to the small island of Elba off th...
The Cultural Revolution
In 1966, the People’s Republic of China entered what became one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.
In a spasm of revolutiona...
Margarine
In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper.
The result w...
The Zodiac Killer
1968 marked the beginning of one of the most infamous killing sprees in American history.
For two years, Northern California was terroriz...
The Battle of Actium
On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece.
The forces of Octavian, the post...
The 2025 Nobel Prizes
Every year, the Nobel Prize committee awards the Nobel Prize in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel.
Save for the years where there...
The Year 1925
If you look at the grand sweep of human history, there are centuries where seemingly little happens, and there are decades where centuries take place....
Prohibition (Encore)
On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed. It banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit
The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit is one of the best-known and most important units within the bureau.
The use of profiling and psychol...
The Wilhelm Scream
Many filmmakers are known for small signatures that they always put inside their films. Alfred Hitchcock always used himself in a cameo. George Lucas...
The History of Personal Computing
When computers were first created, they were enormous.They would often take up the better part of a building, and they consumed large amounts of energ...
The Gateway Arch
In the midst of the Great Depression, the City of St. Louis wanted to create a monument to the city’s role in the westward expansion of the United Sta...
Bhutan
Bhutan is a small country sitting in the heart of the Himalayas.
Best known for its stunning location and its connection to Buddhism, Bhu...
Top-Level Domain Names
Every day, everyone who uses the internet uses the Domain Name System.
The key to the domain name system lies in the highest level of the...
Gemstones (Encore)
For thousands of years, humans all around the world have coveted gemstones.
Gemstones have been used as symbols of authority by kings, q...
The Six Cradles of Civilization
The rise of civilization is one of the most remarkable and important moments in human history.
However, it didn’t happen one time in one...
The Louisiana Purchase
In 1803, one of the most significant real estate transactions in world history occurred.
France, under Napoleon Bonepart, sold approxima...
The Wannsee Conference
On January 20, 1942, one of the most infamous meetings in human history took place.
Fifteen of the top-ranking Nazi officials gathered in...
Questions and Answers: Volume 35
October is here. Up here in the northern hemisphere, the leaves are changing color, the air is cooler, and suddenly, pumpkin spice is appearing in eve...
Classical Music 101
Even if you are not a fan, you are likely familiar with classical music to some extent.
You’ve heard it in movies, television commercial...
Cannons and Artillery
Over the last several centuries, one of the weapons that has defined warfare has been artillery.
It was used in the conquest of Constant...
John Brown
In the decades prior to the outbreak of the US Civil War, abolitionists had been ratcheting up their efforts to end the institution of slavery.
...
The Law of the Sea (Encore)
The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories.However, between all of those places are the high seas or i...
A History of Soap and Detergent
Sometime in the last 24 hours, most of you have used soap or detergent, either directly or indirectly.
Soap, like many other things, was...