Permutations and Combinations (Encore)
Whenever there is a lottery, the odds of winning are given. If you go to a pizzeria, they might tell you the number of possible pizzas that can be made, given their toppings. If you have a combinati...
7 Sep 202414min
The National Park Service (Encore)
In 19th century America, a movement began to take areas of exceptional natural beauty and preserve them. This idea of setting aside land for the purpose of preservation is something that was never rea...
6 Sep 202414min
The History of Pizza (Encore)
There is a good chance that sometime in the last few days, weeks, or months, you might have enjoyed a slice or two of pizza. Pizza has become a near-ubiquitous food which can be found in almost every ...
5 Sep 202413min
The Donner Party (Encore)
In the Spring of 1846, a group of intrepid pioneers set out from Independence, Missouri, to cross the Oregon Trail to seek a better life in the fertile Oregon Territory. However, almost nothing went ...
4 Sep 202416min
The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History (Encore)
The cold war was the defining event of the second half of the 20th century. When exactly it ended has been subject to debate. Was it the fall of the Berlin Wall? Was the day the Soviet Union was diss...
3 Sep 202411min
The First Battle of the Marne (Encore)
If you think of the First World War, your mind probably turns to images of trench warfare and thousands of men losing their lives to try and gain just a few meters of land. However, in the first few ...
2 Sep 202411min
Questions and Answers: Volume 22
Thirty days hath September, and on 29 of those days, I’ll run normal episodes. But for one day, I will turn the microphone over to you and answer your questions…..and that day is today. So stay tune...
1 Sep 202415min
Dome of the Rock (Encore)
Located in the middle of the Old City of Jerusalem lies one of the most famous structures in the world. In addition to being the visible symbol of the city, it lies on a plot of land that is one of t...
31 Aug 202412min
