The French Scrabble Champion

The French Scrabble Champion

Nigel Richards is unquestionably the greatest Scrabble player in history. The 52-year-old Kiwi is a five-time world champion, and the only player ever to win more than once. He is a five-time United States Champion and has won more major tournament titles than anyone else. However, all these accolades are probably not his greatest Scrabble accomplishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Popcorn

Popcorn

Almost everyone has had popcorn and some of you have even probably had some recently. Popcorn can be made at home, can be purchased pre packaged in stores, and has been tightly associated with movie ...

21 Okt 202514min

Starship Update

Starship Update

One of the biggest advances in space flight right now is happening with the development of Starship. Starship is the largest rocket ever flown, but it is fundamentally different than all other rocket...

20 Okt 202514min

Napoleon’s 100 Days (Encore)

Napoleon’s 100 Days (Encore)

After years of war throughout the continent of Europe, in 1814, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and was exiled to the small island of Elba off the coast of Italy.  The European powers thought th...

19 Okt 202514min

The Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution

In 1966, the People’s Republic of China entered what became one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.  In a spasm of revolutionary upheaval primarily led by students, almost everyone in the ...

18 Okt 202515min

Margarine

Margarine

In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper.  The result was dubbed margarine.  Over the years, the ingredients that ma...

17 Okt 202515min

The Zodiac Killer

The Zodiac Killer

1968 marked the beginning of one of the most infamous killing sprees in American history. For two years, Northern California was terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders. It wasn’t just the...

16 Okt 202517min

The Battle of Actium

The Battle of Actium

On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece.  The forces of Octavian, the posthumously adopted son of Julius Caesar, squared off against the...

15 Okt 202515min

The 2025 Nobel Prizes

The 2025 Nobel Prizes

Every year, the Nobel Prize committee awards the Nobel Prize in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel.  Save for the years where there have been world wars, the prize has been given annually since...

14 Okt 202515min

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