Zero, My Hero: A History of the Number Zero
This episode is about nothing. Not in the sense that Seinfield was a TV show about nothing, but rather this is literally about nothing. It is about the number zero. A number that few people bot...
17 Juli 20209min
The Army That Never Was: The First US Army Group
Bluffing is one of the most important aspects of playing poker. In any strategic game, in fact, deception can be critical to success. Warfare is no different. Deceiving an enemy can often mean the dif...
16 Juli 20208min
Time Zone Oddities
Before we created time zones, every village, town, and city had their own local time. You’d set the town’s clock according to when the sun was at its highest point each day, and everything was fine. E...
15 Juli 202012min
Rutherford B. Hayes is a Big Deal in Paraguay
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States. He is famous for being the second person to win the presidency without winning the popular vote, and he won in the electoral coll...
14 Juli 20208min
Joe Medicine Crow: The Last Crow War Chief
This episode is the story of a man, who if you don’t know his name, you probably should: Joe Medicine Crow. Joe Medicine Crow was a scholar, an author, a historian, a spokesperson, and a warrior. In f...
13 Juli 20209min
Disco Demolition Night
Major League Baseball has a long history of bad marketing ideas. From 10 cent beer night to baseball bat night, to giving fans balls they can throw on to the field as they entered the stadium, basebal...
12 Juli 20208min
The Stirrup: The Simplest Greatest Idea in the World
Every so often, an idea comes along that is so simple, yet so profound that you smack yourself in the head for not having thought of it yourself. Even more rare is such an idea that can have global im...
11 Juli 20209min
Stealing the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is unquestionably the most famous painting in the world. Heck, it is probably the most famous work of art in the world. Yet the reason why it is so famous is due to an event which happen...
10 Juli 20209min
