Podcast Transcript All of you are familiar with the ABCs. It is one of the very first things that children are taught. Not only are they taught the letters that comprise the alphabet, but they are also, usually at the same time, taught the order of the alphabet. The order of the alphabet is something …
Podcast Transcript In 1869, the world was shocked by a discovery that was made outside of the town of Cardiff, New York. Two workers discovered what was claimed to be the remains of a 10 foot tall, petrified human being. The claim set off a fiery debate between those who thought it was proof of …
Podcast Transcript One of the most devastating weapons in the medieval world was the crossbow. It evolved from an early hand-held projectile weapon into a powerful tool of warfare that shaped battles for centuries. It was one of the few weapons powerful enough to stop a fully armored knight. Yet, despite its power, it wasn’t …
Podcast Transcript For centuries, people have been transfixed by the “the big city.” Kids growing up in small towns would dream of going to the big city where they could find opportunity and fortune. People in the big city often looked down on those in smaller communities because they were from the big city. Believe …
Podcast Transcript In 1965, the world’s first fully enclosed sports facility, the Houston Astrodome, was opened to the public. The Astrodome itself was a marvel of engineering, but because it was enclosed, the grass that was initially planted soon died. It was replaced with artificial grass, which was basically a synthetic carpet that looked like …
Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans have used the power of water to do work for them. At first, it was very simple, then it gradually evolved to more complex and more efficient devices to harness the power of water. Eventually, we were able to harness some of the world’s largest rivers to produce …
Podcast Transcript Before the US Civil War, a group of abolitionists didn’t just sit around passively to wait for the end of slavery to arrive. They took matters into their own hands. They set up a clandestine network that operated over multiple states to bring escaped slaves to freedom. Their network wasn’t a top-down organization, …
Podcast Transcript On May 16, 1929, 270 people assembled in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel’s Blossom Room. They were there to honor the highest achievements in filmmaking over the last year. It was not broadcast on radio, was not recorded, and the entire event only took 15 minutes. Those present on that day didn’t know it, …
Podcast Transcript Over 300 years ago, humanity was in the early stages of what would be its greatest transformation in history. Around the world, there were new ideas that were just starting to take root. That isn’t to say that all was great in the world, but seeds were planted that would bear fruit centuries …