Boring Stories To Fall Asleep

Religious faith is in decline in Europe, and yet 70% of human beings in the world believe in the existence of one or many deities. Do human beings need God? Are we homo religious rather than homo sapi...

15 Helmi 202516min

Have you ever wondered how Venice, a city built on water, became one of the most powerful and wealthy cities in history?In this episode, we uncover the extraordinary story of Venice, from its humble b...

14 Helmi 202522min

The Eiffel Tower (/ˈaɪfəl/ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company ...

13 Helmi 202522min

Using archive and expert interviews, this episode explores the fascinating evolution of sewers and the flush toilet.From ancient rudimentary sewer systems dating back to 2600 BC to high-tech Japanese ...

12 Helmi 202518min

There was a time when one earner could support an entire family. However, due to escalating costs in the 1970s, it became necessary for wives to enter the workforce. By the 1990s, even two incomes wer...

11 Helmi 202510min

We spend a third of our lives sleeping. But do we really need those eight hours of sleep a day? Does that leave us feeling great and in a good mood? Or could we spread our hours of sleep throughout th...

10 Helmi 202529min

Tardigrades (/ˈtɑːrdɪɡreɪdz/), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August ...

9 Helmi 202512min

Life in North Korea still holds many secrets. How do people live in this country that is cut off from the rest of the world? We take you on a fascinating tour de force through gyms, riding clubs, wat...

8 Helmi 20257min