Isambard Kingdom Brunel
In 2002 the BBC did a poll where they named the top 100 Britons in history. It had many people you have probably heard of, including Isaac Newton, Princess Diana, John Lenon, and Queen Victoria. The p...
26 Sep 202011min
Point Nemo
Have you wanted to get away from it all? I mean really, really, really, REALLY get away from it all? Then I have got the place for you. Point Nemo. Point Nemo is literally the most remote place on pla...
25 Sep 20208min
Potpourri Vol II: The Frozen Four
Once again it is time to investigate the stories which are interesting, but not big enough to justify their own show. It is time for another potpourri episode. This time the common theme is cold, ice,...
24 Sep 202010min
The Global Positioning System
Today, GPS devices that can determine where you are in the world have become ubiquitous. In fact, there is a very good chance that the device you are using to listen to this podcast has a GPS receiver...
23 Sep 202014min
All Roads Lead To Rome
You have probably heard the expression “All roads lead to Rome”. Well, it isn’t just a pithy saying to reference how you can take many paths to reach the same goal. It has a very literal meaning and i...
22 Sep 20209min
The Lykov Family
In 1978, a Soviet helicopter pilot flying over the forests of Siberia made an incredible discovery. Not far from the border of Mongolia, up the side of a mountain, he saw a clearing and signs of human...
21 Sep 20209min
Nijmegen: The City That Remembers
Located approximately 100km east of Rotterdam, the city of Nijmegen is a mid-sized Dutch city situated on the Waal river that few people outside of the Netherlands are familiar with. For the last seve...
20 Sep 20208min
The Discovery of Fire
When we think of what made human beings into humans beings, one of the first things which come up is the discovery of fire. The control and use of fire is one of the earliest things which our ancestor...
19 Sep 202010min
