Podcast Transcript In 1908, the United States did something unprecedented in its history: It created a general-purpose investigative police branch for the Department of Justice. The federal government had l enforcement organizations before, but they had very narrow missions. From its humble beginnings, the FBI radically changed over the next several decades and became one …
Podcast transcript One of the most feared groups of people from the 8th to the 11th centuries was the Vikings. The Vikings stuck fear into the hearts of people all around coastal Europe. They could appear like a bolt out of the blue to raid and pillage villages. Yet the Vikings were more than mindless …
Podcast Transcript Lions are one of the most respected animals in the animal kingdom. They are called the king of the jungle (even though they don’t really live in jungles), they are used on the crests of royal houses, and the ancients made a lion one of the signs of the zodiac. They have been …
Podcast Transcript January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. Its name derives from Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions. Janus symbolizes new opportunities and looks both forward and backward. It is often associated with new resolutions, fresh starts, and winter in the Northern Hemisphere, while it marks the …
Podcast Transcript Tokyo, Japan, is currently the largest city in the world, with a total metropolitan population of over 37 million people. However, it wasn’t always the case. In fact, unlike many great cities of the world, Tokyo’s roots do not go back to ancient times. Its importance as a city is relatively recent, historically …
Podcast Transcript Ever since the advent of broadcast television, one of the staples of television programming has been game shows. Game shows have been around for almost 90 years, and during that time, contestants have won everything from a goat to millions of dollars. Some game shows require an incredible amount of skill, and others …
Podcast Transcript In 1941, in the midst of the North Africa Campaign in the Second World War, the British found themselves on the ropes. Under General Erwin Rommel’s leadership, the German advance across Libya threatened Cairo and the Suez Canal. The one thing that was stopping the Germans was that the British still held the …
Podcast Transcript Canada is a really big country—the second largest in the world, in fact. Its size can hide the fact that it is a country with enormous geographical diversity. It has a geography that is unlike any other country in terms of its landscape and population distribution. It isn’t all just a cold wasteland…..although …
podcast Transcript Every year, primarily in Commonwealth countries, the day after Christmas is a legal holiday. It is a rather odd holiday in that it doesn’t celebrate anything or anyone in particular. Most people who celebrate the day have no clue what the origins of the holiday are, and many of the people who think …