Knitting's Early History
Because of its functionality in providing needed clothing for humans, knitting has been around for a long time. Exactly how long isn't entirely clear, but we do know a good bit about how knitting has ...
16 Mars 201635min
Denmark's Early Royalty and the Jelling Stones
The beginning of Denmark's monarchy more than a thousand years ago is linked to two large rune stones at Jelling. Is it possible that the stones were part of an effort on Harald Blåtand's part to revi...
14 Mars 201631min
The Crescent Hotel and Norman Baker
Eureka Springs, Arkansas is home to a beautiful Victorian hotel with a long and winding history. A colorful part of that history involves a man who claimed that doctors couldn't be trusted, and that h...
9 Mars 201626min
Hildegard von Bingen
Hildegard was a Christian mystic of medieval Europe who was way, way ahead of her time. If she had lived a few hundred years later, and been male, people probably would have called her a renaissance m...
7 Mars 201626min
Leprosy and the Ko'olau Rebellion
When Hansen's disease was introduced to Hawaii, businessmen, especially from the U.S., were having an increasing influence on the Hawaiian government. That influence directly affected how Hawaii handl...
2 Mars 201627min
The Great Vowel Shift, or A Brief History of English
Language is alive. It shifts and changes; pronunciations and spellings morph throughout time. English is no exception. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omny...
29 Feb 201629min
China and Japan After the Doolittle Raid
After the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the punishment that Japanese forces doled out in China for their part in helping the U.S. was brutal and devastating. From terror occupations to biological warfare, ...
24 Feb 201627min
The Crayola Crayon Story
It's now a childhood classic, but the modern Crayola crayon has roots in the same company where carbon black was made for car tires at the turn of the 20th century. But people were creating art with c...
22 Feb 201629min
