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.
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."
Monday Dec 01, 2014
Episode 291 - Noah Webster to Timbuktu
Monday Dec 01, 2014
Monday Dec 01, 2014
Slave or not, Anthony Johnson was still forced from his home.
Monday Sep 08, 2014
Episode 231 - Revolutionary Mail
Monday Sep 08, 2014
Monday Sep 08, 2014
Ben Franklin really was devious, wasn't he?
Thursday Sep 04, 2014
Friday Dec 09, 2011
Episode 220 - The Elvish Revolution
Friday Dec 09, 2011
Friday Dec 09, 2011
There are classes in Elvish at Universities around the country.
Thursday Dec 01, 2011
Episode 214 - The First School Boards
Thursday Dec 01, 2011
Thursday Dec 01, 2011
Thanks, Puritans! Wanna learn more? Check out the "Old Deluder Law."
Friday Nov 25, 2011
Episode 210 - The Rai Stone
Friday Nov 25, 2011
Friday Nov 25, 2011
The ancient's version of the credit card.