Episodes
Thursday Jan 08, 2015
Episode 319 - The Desolation of Sugar
Thursday Jan 08, 2015
Thursday Jan 08, 2015
Rum, made from a byproduct of sugar cane, was a big part of early American trade.
Friday Jan 02, 2015
Episode 315 - A History of Time Zones
Friday Jan 02, 2015
Friday Jan 02, 2015
You don't know how much I wanted to call this one "Chester A. Arthur Did Something Important When He Was President." But I held back.
Thursday Jan 01, 2015
Episode 314 - New Year's Day
Thursday Jan 01, 2015
Thursday Jan 01, 2015
"What are you doing New Year's Day" wasn't as catchy.
Tuesday Dec 23, 2014
Episode 307 - Thomas More's Imaginary World
Tuesday Dec 23, 2014
Tuesday Dec 23, 2014
Want more More? He published a few other works, and all of his writings are solidly in the public domain and easy to get.
Monday Dec 22, 2014
Episode 306 - Thomas More's Real World
Monday Dec 22, 2014
Monday Dec 22, 2014
Great change brings great works of literature.
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Episode 303 - Uther Pendragon
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Sort of obligatory...if you're gonna talk about Arthur...
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Episode 293 - Turquoise to Esperanto
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
"Turquoise" in Esperanto is "Turkiso."
Tuesday Oct 14, 2014
Episode 257 - The Day That Doesn't Exist
Tuesday Oct 14, 2014
Tuesday Oct 14, 2014
Get our your math brains, folks!
Friday Sep 19, 2014
Episode 240 - Salt in the Wound
Friday Sep 19, 2014
Friday Sep 19, 2014
The "giant fish" I talked about in last week's preview references a story that the Songhai told about a giant fish that wrecked their lands until a warrior from outside the country came in and killed it. I couldn't fit it in to the episodes anywhere this week.
Thursday Sep 18, 2014
Episode 239 - Askia the Great
Thursday Sep 18, 2014
Thursday Sep 18, 2014
35 years is a long time for someone to rule!