Frederick Douglass
This episode is about Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), the American abolitionist and statesman. He was born into slavery in Maryland but secretly learned to read and write. After escaping in 1838, he b...
16 Mar 12min
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
This episode is about the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It explains how a small group of rebels, led by Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor, risk their lives to steal the Death Star plans for the Rebel A...
9 Mar 12min
Pablo Picasso: Part 2
This week is the second part of our talk about Picasso. In his later years, he poured his creativity into sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking while still experimenting boldly with color, form, and st...
3 Mar 9min
Pablo Picasso: Part 1
This week’s episode highlights how Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) continually reinvented his style, from the emotional Blue and Rose Periods to the revolutionary development of Cubism, showing how his pers...
25 Feb 9min
The Sun
This week’s episode explains how the Sun’s fusion produces energy, how its activity (sunspots and flares) affects Earth, and briefly outlines its long-term life cycle from middle-aged star to future r...
18 Feb 12min
Valentine’s Day
This week we talk about the history of Valentine’s Day. It started as an old Roman festival and later became a Christian day honoring Saint Valentine. It turned into a romantic holiday in the Middle A...
11 Feb 10min
Cats
Today we talk about house cats and how they come from the African wildcat. Areas of discussion include the anatomy of cats, their amazing senses, how they communicate, their role in history, and more....
3 Feb 8min
History of the English Language
Join us this week as we talk about the history of the English language. It began as a Germanic language brought to Britain by the Angles and Saxons, later shaped by Viking and French influence after t...
27 Jan 15min
