Podcast Transcript Every year, people around the world ring in the New Year. How they do this, however, can differ radically from place to place. New Year’s traditions tend to be even more varied than Christmas celebrations. As with Christmas, traditions involve drinks, food, and rituals, but usually with a lot more noise and staying …
Podcast Transcript What is the greatest movie ever made? It seems like a highly subjective question that is impossible to answer. However, in 1952 the magazine of the British Film Institute took it upon itself to come up with an answer to the question. They surveyed an international group of film professionals to ask them …
Podcast Transcript Abram Petrovich Gannibal was one of the most notable Russians of the 18th century. He was the godson of Peter the Great. He was among the most educated men and best engineers in the Russian Empire. He served as a general to Catherine the Great. ..and one of his great-grandsons was the greatest …
Podcast Transcript Approximately 700 years ago, something happened to the Earth’s climate. The world started to cool down. It wasn’t dramatic enough to cause another ice age and cause ice caps to cover the poles of the Earth, but it did result in significant changes. In fact, many historians think for a period of about …
Podcast Transcript New York City has been called the city that never sleeps, the Big Apple, and the city so nice they named it twice. It is the world center for finance, the location of the United Nations, and a center for fashion and entertainment. But why did this city become so important, and why …
Mr. Dryden: Lawrence, only two kinds of creature get fun in the desert: Bedouins and gods, and you’re neither. Take it from me, for ordinary men, it’s a burning, fiery furnace. T.E. Lawrence: No, Dryden, it’s going to be fun. -Lawrence of Arabia My all time, #1 favorite movie is Lawrence of Arabia. It is …
What are the top drives you’ve taken? By that, I am referring to very scenic stretches of road where the journey is really the destination. On my current trip, I’ve only rented a car a few times, but in those few times, I’ve taken several spectacular road trips. The Hana Coast Road in Maui was …
Podcast Transcript On Christmas Eve, 1914, something remarkable happened on the western front during the First World War. Soldiers in the trenches on both sides of no man’s land ceased fighting. Not only did they stop fighting, but they came out of their trenches to meet each other to celebrate Christmas. It has become one …
Podcast Transcript Of the many traditions associated with the Christmas season, some of the biggest has to do with food. Foods that are often eaten only at this time of the year and seldom outside of the season. Unlike other Christmas traditions, food can vary greatly in different places, as well as through time. Many …