Drug Lord Hippos

Drug Lord Hippos

Pablo Escobar was the biggest drug lord the world has ever known. At the height of his power, he had a near-monopoly on cocaine trade in the United States. He had a peak inflation-adjusted net worth of $60 billion dollars. He was personally responsible for thousands of murders and dozens of acts of terrorism in Colombia. Today in Colombia, there are approximately 100 hippopotamuses roaming wild. What do these two things have to do with each other? Well, everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

On January 15, 1947, a young woman was found dead in Los Angeles, California.  She was found naked, cut in half, and drained of blood.  When the crime was reported in the newspaper, the woman receiv...

17 Sep 202514min

Dendrochronology

Dendrochronology

One of the most essential aspects of archeology is dating objects found in the past, and one of the most critical tools in dating historic objects is dendochronology.  Dendrochronology, also called t...

16 Sep 202515min

Star Wars

Star Wars

A long time ago in a city far, far away…. A young director with several films under his belt had an idea for a movie. His idea was to create a modern version of an old space adventure film like Flash...

15 Sep 202515min

The Arctic and the North Pole

The Arctic and the North Pole

Located above 66°33? Latitude North is the region we call the Arctic.  The Arctic is unlike any other environment on Earth, even the Antarctic. It is sparsely populated and has unique wildlife and a ...

14 Sep 202514min

Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War

Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War

In the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named Hannibal Barca, led an army into the Italian peninsula and terrorized Rome for over a decade, despite hav...

13 Sep 202517min

The Never Ending Voyager Missions

The Never Ending Voyager Missions

In 1977, NASA took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime alignment of the planets to send two probes to the outermost reaches of the solar system.  They sent back the best images and data yet available a...

12 Sep 202515min

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

On April 15, 1452, a child was born, the illegitimate son of a peasant woman and a local notary in the village of Vinci, which was then part of the Republic of Florence.  Given his illegitimate statu...

11 Sep 202515min

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

On October 13, 1972, a fight transporting a Uruguayan rugby club crashed into the Andes Mountains.  For the following 72 days, survivors of the crash were stranded in the ice and snow, forced to surv...

10 Sep 202515min

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