Podcast Transcript In 1966, the People’s Republic of China entered what became one of the most tumultuous periods in its history. In a spasm of revolutionary upheaval primarily led by students, almost everyone in the country, including high-ranking communist officials, was a potential target for public humiliation, denunciations, torture, and hard labor. The result was …
Podcast Transcript In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper. The result was dubbed margarine. Over the years, the ingredients that made up margarine changed radically, all the while becoming closer to butter in both looks and consistency. However, it has faced resistance …
Podcast Transcript 1968 marked the beginning of one of the most infamous killing sprees in American history. For two years, Northern California was terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders. It wasn’t just the killings that terrorized people; it was the fact that the killer taunted the police and the media through a series …
Podcast Transcript On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece. The forces of Octavian, the posthumously adopted son of Julius Caesar, squared off against the forces of Mark Antony, the former right-hand man of Julius Caesar. After having been partners in ruling Rome …
Podcast Transcript Every year, the Nobel Prize committee awards the Nobel Prize in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel. Save for the years where there have been world wars, the prize has been given annually since 1901. The 2025 prizes have just been announced, and each recipient has made a unique contribution for which …
Podcast Transcript If you look at the grand sweep of human history, there are centuries where seemingly little happens, and there are decades where centuries take place. The first 25 years of the 20th century were one of the most intense periods of change in history. Empires fell, social norms were overturned, science and technology …
Podcast Transcript The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit is one of the best-known and most important units within the bureau. The use of profiling and psychology to apprehend criminals has revolutionized how we understand and identify them. It has also been the subject of popular TV shows, such as Criminal Minds and Mindhunter, and movies like …
Podcast Transcript Many filmmakers are known for small signatures that they always put inside their films. Alfred Hitchcock always used himself in a cameo. George Lucas always found a way to integrate the number 1138. Quentin Tarrentio almost always mentions the fictional “Big Kahuna Burger.” And Stan Lee, of course, has found his way into …
Podcast Transcript When computers were first created, they were enormous. They would often take up the better part of a building, and they consumed large amounts of energy. Despite the size of these early computers, some people saw a future where computers would shrink down small enough that they could fit inside a person’s home. …