The History of Rice (Encore)
For thousands of years, rice has been one of the most important agricultural crops in the world. It has fed billions of people, has been crossbred into tens of thousands of variants, and is now grown...
22 Mar 202411min
The History of the Bicycle (Encore)
It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into their design. They are used by billions of people around the world and it is one of the only ...
21 Mar 202411min
Michelin Star Restaurants
Available Nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.ch...
20 Mar 202414min
Krakatoa
On the morning of August 27, 1883, one of the most destructive natural disasters of the 19th century occurred on the island of Java, in what is today the nation of Indonesia. After weeks of low-level...
19 Mar 202414min
The Grand Canyon
Cutting across the state of Arizona is one of the wonders of the national world: The Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon draws attention not only for its overwhelming size and intricate and colorful lands...
18 Mar 202414min
The Election of 1860 (Encore)
In 1860, the United States was as divided as it ever had been. The issue of slavery had been growing more and more contentious over the decades and by 1860, things were nearing a breaking point. The ...
17 Mar 202413min
The History of Stocks and Stock Exchanges
A little over 400 years ago, a group of Dutch investors had a revolutionary idea. They were embarking on an incredibly risky endeavor, and to spread the risk, they were going to share ownership of th...
16 Mar 202414min
Young Julius Caesar
Before the Ideas of March, before he crossed the Rubicon, and before he became Rome’s dictator for life, Julius Caesar had led a very interesting life. We know more about his early life than most Rom...
15 Mar 202415min
