The Panama Canal
Every since the lands of the New World were mapped, people dreamt of creating a canal through Central America to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. For almost 500 years, that dream was just tha...
12 Maalis 202315min
A Brief History of Paper
Four things are considered to be the Great Inventions of Ancient China: gunpowder, the compass, the printing press, and paper. Despite the incredible impact that all four things have had on the world...
11 Maalis 202314min
The Legend of Harry Houdini
In the late 19th century, a young man by the name of Erich Weiss decided to pursue a career in magic and illusion. To honor his favorite magician, he took the name The Great Houdini. He became one of...
10 Maalis 202315min
Chickens (Encore)
Around 10,000 years ago, someone in Southeast Asia captured a bird that lived on the floor of the jungle. Today, billions of descendants of that bird now live on six different continents and provide f...
9 Maalis 202311min
The Knights of Malta
In the early 11th century, a group of merchants from the Amalfi Coast of Italy received permission from the Caliph of Egypt to rebuild a church and hospital in Jerusalem to care for pilgrims to the Ho...
8 Maalis 202311min
The Siege of Baghdad
In the year 1258, two of the greatest empires in world history collided. For one, it was yet another in an incredible string of conquests. For the other, it resulted in its downfall and the destructio...
7 Maalis 202312min
Questions and Answers: Volume 5
It is time once again for the monthly Q&A episode! Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Da...
6 Maalis 202312min
The Football War
In the summer of 1969, the nations of Honduras and El Salvador went to war. Tragically, nations do go to war, so this in and of itself isn’t unusual. However, the spark which ignited this war was unl...
5 Maalis 202312min
