Scurvy
When Europeans began sailing the high seas on extended voyages, the most deadly thing they encountered wasn’t enemy navies, starvation, or even shipwrecks. It was a painful disease where your body wou...
21 Touko 202110min
The 2013 America's Cup: The Greatest Comeback in Sports History
Comeback stories are some of the best stories in sports. Whether it is coming back from a huge deficit, or being on the brink of elimination in a series, these are often some of the most dramatic mome...
20 Touko 202110min
Citizen Kane: The Greatest Film Ever Made?
In 1941, a young artistic prodigy released his first motion picture. It had enormous anticipation, received incredible reviews, and earned nine Academy Award nominations. However, the film was a finan...
19 Touko 202111min
Airport Codes
If you’ve done your share of flying, you are probably familiar with the three-letter airport codes which identify every commercial airport in the world. Airports like DFW, LGA, and HOU are easy to fig...
18 Touko 202111min
Potpourri Spain: Columbus, Dinner Time, and Joint Custody Island
In the process of doing research, I often come across various stories which are interesting but might not be worthy of a full episode. They often are more like facts than stories. Every so often I sav...
17 Touko 20219min
The British Crown Jewels
Located in the Tower of London are a collection of objects, some of which date back 800 years, which are the physical symbols of the British Monarchy. These objects have a value that would almost be i...
16 Touko 202111min
The Immortal Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at the age of 31. Before she passed, a tissue sample of her cancer cells was taken. Those cells have been the basis for decades...
15 Touko 20219min
Examine The Zipper
I’m guessing that almost everyone listening to this podcast has, within the last day, used a zipper. They are ubiquitous at this point and most people have never given them much thought. Yet, its inve...
14 Touko 202110min
