The History of the Toilet
It is one of the most important inventions in history. Almost everyone listening to this has one. You use one almost every day, and if we didn’t have them, the world would be a very different place. ...
15 Kesä 202413min
Wu Zetian: China’s Only Female Emperor (Encore)
In the very long history of China, it has had exactly one female ruler. She was a woman who managed, against all odds, to inch her way closer to power over a period of years until she reached a point...
14 Kesä 202413min
The US Occupation of the Philippines
The Philippines is one of the largest countries in the world. With a population of 115 million people, it is the 14th largest country in the world in terms of population. However, for a period of 48 ...
13 Kesä 202415min
The Origins of Wine (Encore)
For thousands of years, wine has been one of the most important beverages in the world. It has been consumed by common folk and by emperors, and it can be made in a surprisingly wide variety of geogr...
12 Kesä 202414min
The War of 1812
After the American War of Independence, Britain recognized the United States, but it didn’t necessarily make them close allies. Each country had its own agendas, and a generation later, they were but...
11 Kesä 202416min
The History of Books
Books are one of the foundational tools of civilization. They allow us to pass knowledge and information between people who don’t know each other, and their compact form allows knowledge to be transpo...
10 Kesä 202415min
College Sports
In the 19th century, several American universities began to compete with each other in several sporting events in friendly intercollegiate competitions. Fast forward over a hundred years, and college ...
9 Kesä 202415min
Ninjas (Encore)
Ninjas are awesome. They’re silent, they can turn invisible, and they can totally flip out and kill people, especially their mortal enemies…pirates. …or at least that is what popular culture would li...
8 Kesä 202412min
