Episodes
Friday Jan 09, 2015
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.
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 Nov 17, 2014
Thursday Nov 13, 2014
Episode 279 - The Mafeking
Thursday Nov 13, 2014
Thursday Nov 13, 2014
Africaans has some pretty awesome words.
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Episode 278 - The Boer
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Notice this is spelled "Boer." Not "Boar." From what it sounds like, though, nothing was very boring!
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
Episode 277 - The Scout
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
On Baden-Powell's grave is the Scout's mark for "Gone Home."
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!