Podcast Transcript There are estimated to be over 1,300 active volcanoes in the world today. Almost all of them have one thing in common, they were around well before there were humans to record their creation. In fact, their creation might have taken many thousands of years. However, there is one volcano were know quite …
Podcast Transcript There are a host of different musical instruments. There are woodwinds, strings, brass, and percussion instruments. These are the instruments that make up the backbone of orchestras and bands. However, there is one instrument that is unlike any other. Almost no one who plays the instrument actually owns one, and if you want …
Podcast Transcript The elite citizens of the Roman Republic were part of a system built to encourage ambition and competition. As the men of the republic competed for honors and political positions, the greatest honor Rome could bestow upon someone was a triumph. A triumph was much more than a parade. It was a mixture …
Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, one of the most valuable elements on the periodic table has been silver. Silver has been valued for its use in coins and jewelry and has several unique properties that no other metal has. Today silver is still as treasured as it was thousands of years ago, but it …
Podcast Transcript History is shaped by many things. Political and religious leaders, diseases, and technologies. But perhaps the thing which has resulted in the most poignant inflection points in history has been the results of great battles. Battles where if things had gone another way, the entire world we live in would look totally different. …
Podcast Transcript It has been said that a dog is a man’s best friend. This might be true, but…..why. How was it that this particular animal developed such a special relationship with humans? How did the domestication process take place, and where did it happen? …and how is it that there are so many different …
Podcast Transcript Almost thirty years ago, a rather unremarkable soccer match in an unremarkable tournament became the stuff of legend. Had it not been for a confluence of events and rules that all came together at one point in one game, it never would have happened. The result was something totally ridiculous that had never …
Podcast Transcript The First World War saw many innovations in warfare. Probably the most significant was the introduction of aircraft. The first military pilots didn’t really know what they were doing. There was no rulebook about how to fight with other aircraft. However, one pilot mastered the art of aerial warfare and terrorized the allies …
