The Origins of Playing Cards (Encore)
Sitting in most homes is a deck of playing cards. Cards and card games have become almost ubiquitous They are played by children and in retirement homes. They are played at family picnics, and there a...
6 Loka 202413min
The 1204 Crusader Sack of Constantinople
One of the defining events of the Middle Ages took place in Constantinople on April 12, 1204. Soldiers of the Fourth Crusade, under orders of the Doge of the Republic of Venice, breached the walls an...
5 Loka 202414min
The Khmer Empire
For over 600 years, the empire that dominated the region of Southeast Asia was the Khmer Empire. Built out of a collection of kingdoms, the Khmer Empire dominated its corner of Asia. It was an advanc...
4 Loka 202413min
Oxygen (Encore)
All around you, in the air and the ground, is the most common element on Earth: Oxygen. As you are certainly well aware, Oxygen is required for life on Earth as we know it. But you might realize that ...
3 Loka 202414min
The Newspaper Wars: Pulitzer vs Hearst
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several major Americans were the battleground for a conflict between two great powers. These powers were not armies or nations; rather, they were newspaper ...
2 Loka 202415min
Questions and Answers: Volume 23
Every October in the Northern Hemisphere, leaves on the trees turn color and fall to the ground. While the leaves turn from green to the bright colors of autumn, listeners' green questions are also t...
1 Loka 202415min
Roman Roads
When we look at history, we tend to focus on grand things like great leaders and great battles. In reality, what makes for successful empires is often the mundane: stable laws, an uncorrupt civil serv...
30 Syys 202413min
Antarctica’s Dry Valleys (Encore)
Many places on Earth have extreme climates. However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme that it is the closest thing to it might be on another planet. Despite having the most i...
29 Syys 202413min
