The History of Money (Encore)
Money is a very strange thing. All of us use it. We spend it, earn it, and save it. We know it when we see it. Yet, even some of the world’s best economists have a very hard time defining it. It has ...
3 Jun 202414min
The St. Scholastica Day Riot
A common occurrence at many universities is that they have contentious relationships with their local community. This is not a recent development. It is something that has existed ever since universi...
2 Jun 202413min
Questions and Answers: Volume 19
The month of June was originally called Iunius by the Romans. It originally had 29 days and was the fourth month of the year. Today, it has 30 days, and it is the sixth month of the year. It used to...
1 Jun 202415min
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
In August of 1964, an event occurred off the waters of North Vietnam that would have repercussions that would echo in US foreign policy for decades. Two alleged confrontations between US Navy vessels...
31 Mai 202415min
The Real Story of Cowboys
One of the most iconic images of America is the cowboy. Cowboys have defined entire genres of literature and movies and are the basis for entire styles of fashion. But how did cowboys come about, wha...
30 Mai 202413min
The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii (Encore)
In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located east of the modern-day city of Naples, erupted. Vesuvius had erupted before, but this eruption was different. It ejected an enormous amount of ash, w...
29 Mai 202414min
The Wonderful World of Bees
There are millions of different insect species in the world. All of them fill some niche in the ecosystem in which they live. However, some species are more important than others. In particular, insec...
28 Mai 202414min
The Law of the Sea
The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories. However, between all of those places are the high seas or international waters, which are not controlled by ...
27 Mai 202413min
