The Year 1600
A little over 400 years ago, the world was undergoing a revolution, although most people who lived at that time probably didn’t know it. For better or worse, the long-term and short-term changes were...
22 Nov 202415min
Multiple Births (Encore)
There is an excellent chance that you know someone who has a twin sibling. In fact, there are some of you listening who have a twin brother or sister. Multiple births are something that isn’t common b...
21 Nov 202415min
California
California isn’t just another US state. It is the most populous state in the union, and it has an economy which, if it were an independent country, would be the 5th largest in the world. Yet, this wa...
20 Nov 202415min
The History of the Bow and Arrow
One of the most important inventions in human history was the bow and arrow. A bow and arrow is a rather simple device but it was a revolutionary advancement for humanity’s ability to hunt and to fig...
19 Nov 202414min
The Blitz
From September 1940 until May 1941, the people of the United Kingdom experienced the horrors of war firsthand. Hundreds of bombers ran thousands of missions over civilian areas of Great Britain. The...
18 Nov 202415min
Investing 101
Every day, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of investments are bought and sold around the world. Most of these transactions are conducted by investment banks and other large institutions. Many, ...
17 Nov 202414min
Citizenship
Almost everyone listening to the sound of my voice is a citizen of some country. Citizenship seems very simple and straightforward, but it is anything but. For most of human history, almost everyone ...
16 Nov 202414min
The Magna Carta (Encore)
In the early 13th century, England suffered through the worst monarch it would have in its history: King John. John and his arbitrary policies and high taxation angered the nobility, the church, and t...
15 Nov 202413min
