The Third Amendment

The Third Amendment

Podcast Transcript The Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution holds some of the most treasured rights held by Americans.  This includes the rights of free speech, religion, assembly, due process, and protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, and self incrimination.  However, there are other parts to the Bill of Rights that don’t get …

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Seed Oils

Seed Oils

Podcast Transcript Whether or not you are aware of it, in the last day, if you are anywhere near average, there is a very good chance that you have consumed seed oils.  Seed oils are everywhere in the modern diet. They are contained in almost every processed food and a great many foods prepared at …

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A Journey to the Center of the Earth

A Journey to the Center of the Earth

Podcast Transcript No matter where you are on Earth right now, there is approximately 6,400 kilometers or 4,000 miles of rock between you and the center of the Earth. All of that rock isn’t the same. There exist different layers below the surface that have different properties and different compositions.  There is even a layer …

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Triple Crowns and Grand Slams

Triple Crowns and Grand Slams

Podcast Transcript Many different sports have a concept of a triple crown or a grand slam.  What it is defined as differs from sport to sport, but what they all have in common is that achieving a triple crown or a grand slam is considered to be the pinnacle of the game.  In some sports, …

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A Brief History of Australia

A Brief History of Australia

Podcast Transcript Australia is a unique country.  By area, it’s huge. By population, however, it is dwarfed by smaller countries such as Nepal, Ghana, Yemen, and the United Kingdom.  By modern standards, the nation is quite young, yet it has a history that goes back further than almost any other country.  …and there is also …

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The Isles of Scilly and the 350-Year War

The Isles of Scilly and the 350-Year War

Podcast Transcript Located off the tip of Cornwall, England, lies a small group of islands known as the Isles of Scilly.  If you’ve never heard of the Isles of Scilly before, you probably just chuckled when you heard the name.  If you have heard of them, you know that they comprise the extreme southwest point …

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Questions and Answers: Volume 30

Questions and Answers: Volume 30

Podcast Transcript May is upon us.  It is the month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.  It is the month of May Day, Mother’s Day, as well as Bicycle Month and Haitian Heritage Month. However, the most important thing about May is that it provides an opportunity for your …

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The History of the Bahamas

The History of the Bahamas

Podcast Transcript Located just 50 miles off the coast of Miami, Florida, is the country of the Bahamas. It is a large archipelago of islands covering over 5000 square miles in the Atlantic Ocean. The Bahamas are a unique country both historically and geologically. It has a landscape unlike any other in the world, and …

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Origins of the Internet

Origins of the Internet

Podcast Transcript If you are listening to my words right now, then you are obviously an internet user.  The internet has arguably been the most transformative technology of the last fifty years.  But it wasn’t developed overnight or all at once. It was a gradual process to solve specific problems, and no one knew at …

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