The Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issues a document addressing their grievances with the British Crown and stated to the world why they considered t...
4 Jul 202214min
The Tour de France
In July of every year, over the course of three weeks, the world’s best road cyclists assemble in France to compete in the world’s premier bicycling race: the Tour de France. The competition is one o...
3 Jul 202214min
Exoplanets
Ever since astronomers figured out that the stars in the sky are just like our sun, they began wondering if those stars had planets just like our sun. For centuries this remained an unanswerable ques...
2 Jul 202214min
Two-Year Anniversary Show
On July 1, 2020, I published the very first episode of this podcast. Since then, it has been quite a journey. Some of you have been along for the entire ride, some of you found me along the way, and...
1 Jul 202212min
Diamonds Are Forever
It has been said that they are a girl’s best friend, they are forever, and that they are the hardest substance in the world. In nature, they are created deep beneath the Earth at extreme temperatures...
30 Jun 202215min
All About the Galapagos Islands
Located approximately 560 miles or 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies a chain of islands that are like no other in the world. These islands have been instrumental to our understanding of bo...
29 Jun 202212min
A Brief History of Constantinople
In the year 330, the Roman Emperor Constantine decided that the capital of the entire Roman empire should be moved. The location he selected was a small Greek town by the name of Byzantium located in...
28 Jun 202214min
The Nuremberg Personality Tests
At the end of the second world war, the allies captured 21 top, surviving Nazi leaders, and put them on trial in Nuremberg, Germany. With these high-ranking Nazi officials incarcerated, psychologist...
27 Jun 202212min
