Universe 25: The Rat Utopia Which Became a Rate Dystopia

Universe 25: The Rat Utopia Which Became a Rate Dystopia

Podcast Transcript Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create a utopia? A place where all your wants and needs were taken care of and there was never any fear of harm?  Creating such a world for humans may be far off, but one man did try to create a utopia for …

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The Last Japanese Holdouts of WWII

The Last Japanese Holdouts of WWII

Podcast Transcript On September 2, 1945, on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri, the Japanese Empire formally and unconditionally surrendered.  With that, the second world war was over and everyone stopped fighting, went home, and lived happily ever after.  Except, not everyone.  There were a surprisingly large number of holdouts who either didn’t know …

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All About Morse Code

All About Morse Code

Podcast Transcript In 1838, an American portrait painter by the name of Samuel Morse developed a system whereby signals could be sent down an electrical wire.  This system allowed for information to be sent almost instantly over vast distances. However, sending pulses of electromagnetic energy down a wire isn’t in and of itself communication. So, …

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Life Of Average People in Ancient Rome

Life Of Average People in Ancient Rome

Podcast Transcript For over 2,000 years, stories have been passed down about the famous and infamous people from ancient Rome.  While many of these names still are familiar to most people today, it doesn’t really tell us much about how the average person lived back then?  What was life like for the regular person whose …

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The Origin of Juneteenth

The Origin of Juneteenth

Podcast Transcript In 2021, the United States Congress declared the first federal holiday in almost 40 years: Juneteenth.  Juneteenth honors and celebrates the emancipation of slaves in the United States, but why do we celebrate it on this day, and how did this holiday come about?  When exactly did slavery end and how do other …

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The History of the Horse in North America

The History of the Horse in North America

Podcast Transcript When one thinks of the history of North America, it often invokes images of native Americans and cowboys riding on horseback.  However, horses weren’t in the Westen Hemisphere when Europeans arrived. There was a time when if native people had to move from one place to another, they had to do so on …

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The Atacama Desert

The Atacama Desert

Podcast Transcript Situated in the north of the nation of Chile lies one of the most extreme environments on Planet Earth. The Atacama Desert.  What makes the Atacama Desert so unique isn’t its size or its temperature, it is the amount of precipitation it gets….or rather the lack thereof.  It is precipitation that defines what …

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All About Tornadoes

All About Tornadoes

Podcast Transcript Over 2,000 times a year, all over the world, a meteorological phenomenon strikes the Earth with devastating consequences.  They can strike without warning and the worst ones have killed hundreds of people.  Yet, the secrets to how the work wasn’t understood until one determined man figured out their secrets. Learn more about tornadoes, …

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The History of Precision Munitions

The History of Precision Munitions

Podcast Transcript In 1940, an investigation conducted by the British military found that only 1 in 5 of their bombers were actually landing bombs within five miles of their intended targets.  This level of inaccuracy wasn’t just dangerous in terms of collateral damage, but it was horrible in terms of achieving military objectives.  This inaccuracy …

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