The History of Coffee (Encore)
Sometime in the 15th century, a drink became popularized in the Arabian peninsula. It was dark, bitter, and people couldn’t get enough of it. From its simple origins, over the centuries, it has sprea...
10 Apr 202413min
Songkran (Encore)
Songkran is a traditional festival celebrated in Thailand that marks the start of the Thai New Year. It is also known as the Water Festival, as it involves splashing water on one another as a symbolic...
9 Apr 202410min
The Telemark Raids (Encore)
During World War II, one of the biggest concerns of the Allies was the development of a German atomic bomb. As such, the allies and various partisan groups in occupied countries made the destruction ...
8 Apr 202414min
The Kidnapping of Charley Ross (Encore)
Most children growing up are admonished not to take candy from strangers. It is good advice, but it isn’t advice that comes from nowhere. It comes from a particular incident 150 years ago that shocke...
7 Apr 202412min
Solar Eclipses
Every few years, somewhere on Earth, is witness to one of the planet's greatest sights: a total eclipse. A total solar eclipse is rare, but it can be calculated centuries in advance. However, that wa...
6 Apr 202413min
Questions and Answers: Volume 17
You have questions and I have answers Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bon...
5 Apr 202415min
Jackie Robinson
On April 15, 1947, a young, promising second baseman took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. All eyes in the world of baseball, and indeed the United States, were focused on this player and this gam...
4 Apr 202416min
The Legend of Bigfoot (Encore)
Long before Europeans arrived in North America, native people told stories of large hairy men who lived in the woods. For the last several centuries, periodic reports of such creatures have appeared ...
3 Apr 202413min
