Podcast Transcript A little over 400 years ago, the world was undergoing a revolution, although most people who lived at that time probably didn’t know it. For better or worse, long-term and short-term changes were underway. Parts of the Earth that had never been in contact began to make contact with each other, even if …
Podcast Transcript California isn’t just another US state. It is the most populous state in the union, and it has an economy which, if it were an independent country, would be the 5th largest in the world. Yet, this wasn’t always the case. In the 19th century, California wasn’t much at all. Hardly anyone lived …
Podcast Transcript One of the most important inventions in human history was the bow and arrow. A bow and arrow is a rather simple device, but it was a revolutionary advancement in humanity’s ability to hunt and fight. Unlike many early human inventions, the bow and arrow have had an extremely long lifespan. For thousands …
Podcast Transcript From September 1940 until May 1941, the people of the United Kingdom experienced the horrors of war firsthand. Hundreds of bombers ran thousands of missions over civilian areas of Great Britain. The hardest hit of all the cities was the capital of London. By the time the bombing campaign stopped, tens of thousands …
Podcast Transcript Every day, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of investments are bought and sold around the world. Most of these transactions are conducted by investment banks and other large institutions. Many, if not most, of these organizations act on behalf of other actors, often individual investors. However, many people avoid investing because it …
Podcast Transcript Almost everyone listening to the sound of my voice is a citizen of some country. Citizenship seems very simple and straightforward, but it is anything but. For most of human history, almost everyone was not a citizen of anything. Today, it is entirely possible to change citizenship, become a citizen of multiple countries, …
Podcast Transcript The 19th century was a period of rapid advancement. New technologies such as the railroad and the telegraph radically changed civilization. Scientific advancements were almost constant as we took great strides in understanding our universe. One scientific field that saw incredible advances was paleontology. Much of the advancement was made by two researchers …
Podcast Transcript Ever since humans domesticated animals and realized they could extract milk from them, they have been making and consuming butter. While we might not think much of butter today, at one point, it was so prized that it was given as an offering to the gods. While some cultures prized it, others looked …
Podcast Transcript In 1938, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster released what would become one of the most well-known fictional characters of the 20th century. Their creation was a hit and soon spread to its own line of comic books, TV shows, movies, cartoons, and merchandise. Yet, as popular as the character was, it …