The Manila Galleons
Globalization consists of a system of interlinked markets and economies. Most people think of this as a modern phenomenon, however, its roots go back much further. One of the earliest examples of glo...
10 Touko 202313min
How Wild Was the Wild West?
The media portrayal of the wild west is filled with gunfights in the middle of the street, bank robberies, and vigilantes. In fact, it is very difficult to find a media portrayal that doesn’t use the ...
9 Touko 202313min
The International Space Station
Even before humans first went into orbit, there had been dreams of establishing a permanent presence in space. For almost the last 25 years, humanity has achieved just that. At least one human being ...
8 Touko 202313min
Questions and Answers: Volume 6
According to the laws of supply and demand, an equilibrium will eventually be researched where suppliers will meet the demands of consumers at a given price and quantity level. In the case of this po...
7 Touko 202314min
British Coronation Traditions
On May 6, 2023, something will happen in London that hasn’t occurred in 70 years. A British monarch will be crowned. An event for which King Charles has spent his entire life in preparation. The cerem...
6 Touko 202312min
Cinco de Mayo
Every year Mexico and Mexican culture are celebrated during the holiday of Cinco de Mayo, which in Spanish just means May 5th. However, many people, especially those outside of Mexico, have no idea w...
5 Touko 202313min
How Many Countries Are There? (Encore)
If you wanted to know how many countries there were in the world, it should be a pretty easy thing to find out. Go to a map, count all the countries, and voila! However, it isn’t even remotely close ...
4 Touko 202312min
Separated at Birth
In the 1960s, a New York clinical psychiatrist and an adoption agency conducted an experiment. They separated multiple sets of identical twins and one set of identical triplets into different families...
3 Touko 202313min
