Who Was the Greatest Olympian of All Time?
The modern Olympics have been celebrated for over 100 years. Since their beginning in 1896, there have been over 100,000 athletes who have competed at the Olympics and thousands of medals have been aw...
1 Aug 202113min
Robert Smalls: Man of Action (Encore)
Robert Smalls was born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina. From that humble beginning, he went on to become a war hero, a ship captain, a presidential advisor, and a member of the US House of...
31 Juli 202110min
The Korean Axe Murder Incident
Ever since the cease-fire which ended the Korean war, the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea has been a tense stand-off. Standing only a few meters from each other, soldiers from North K...
30 Juli 202111min
Cincinnatus
Throughout human history, people have killed, robbed, and put their lives at risk in the pursuit of power. In fact, almost all of history can be thought of as people, tribes, and nations all competing...
29 Juli 20218min
Were The Dark Ages Really That Dark?
The term Dark Ages has been used to refer to a period in European history when culture supposedly regressed and civilization was in decline. The idea of a Dark Ages is one that was prevalent amongst ...
28 Juli 20219min
Timothy Dexter: Sometimes It's Better To Be Lucky
You’ve probably heard the stories of many titans of industry. People like John D. Rockefeller, Sam Walton, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos grew their companies to become large enterprises and then became f...
27 Juli 202110min
The Children of Nazis
Almost everyone has a black sheep in their family. Someone who maybe gets in trouble with the law and doesn’t follow rules. But what if you had the misfortune to be related to someone truly horrific?...
26 Juli 202110min
All About Uranium
Every element on the periodic table has a completely different story. They behave differently, they exist in different abundances, and humans have totally different uses for them. One of the most con...
25 Juli 202112min
