Everything Everywhere Daily
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Everything Everywhere Daily
Everything Everywhere Daily is a daily podcast that explores a wide range of topics in history, science, geography, and culture, delivering concise, engaging explanations designed to make complex subjects accessible and interesting to a broad audience. Every day, Everything Everywhere Daily explore...
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The 2018 Tham Luang Cave Rescue
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In 2018, twelve boys and their soccer coach entered a cave in northern Thaila...
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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The summer of 1858 in Illinois was one of the hottest on record. Yet, the...
Coconuts: The World’s Most Useful Fruit
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The coconut is one of the most useful plants on Planet Earth. It can provide...
Joseph Mengele: The Angel of Death
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A doctor’s white coat is supposed to symbolize the healing, trust, and compas...
What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?
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Rome did not simply vanish when its empire fell.
Its roads, law...
Yemen's Long and Complicated History
For thousands of years, Yemen has been one of the most important crossroads in the world.
It was home to ancient kingdoms, the legendary...
Questions and Answers: Volume 43
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The 1921 Tulsa Massacre
In 1921, one of the most prosperous Black communities in America was attacked, burned, and nearly erased from public memory.
The Greenwo...
The History of the Pentagon
Before the United States entered the Second World War, it had a problem. The military was spread out all over Washington, D.C., and had difficulty fun...
The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire
Following the collapse of the Toltec Civilization, the Aztecs rose to prominence in 14th-century Mexico.
The Aztecs constructed the most...
Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect
For centuries, scientists imagined the universe as a giant clock, where every motion could, in theory, be predicted.
Then mathematicians...
CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
For most of human history, when a person’s heart stopped, that was considered the end.
Then, through centuries of trial and error, stran...
The Ebola Virus
In 1976, a mysterious and deadly illness appeared almost simultaneously in Sudan and Zaire.
It killed with frightening speed, baffled do...
The Story of Rum
Rum isn’t just a spirit that is used in cocktails. It is unique amongst beverages in how it has shaped history.
Rum has driven the creat...
The Indianapolis 500
For more than a century, the Indianapolis 500 has been one of the greatest spectacles in all of sports.
Thirty-three cars roar down the...
The Australian Outback
From the oldest rocks on Earth to underground towns, vanished rivers, red deserts, cattle stations, opal fields, and skies filled with stars, the Aust...
P.T. Barnum: The Greatest American Showman
P.T. Barnum was one of the most famous entertainers of the 19th century, a man who turned curiosity, spectacle, and promotion into an art form and mon...
The 1967 Anguilla Revolution
In 1967, the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla launched one of the strangest revolutions in modern history.
Its people were not fighting...
Genghis Khan: The Man Who Built the Mongol Empire
Born into hardship on the Mongolian steppe, a boy named Temujin rose from exile, betrayal, and captivity to unite the fractured tribes of Mongolia und...
Failed Physical Media Formats
For over a century, companies have tried to invent the next great way to listen to music or watch movies.
Some became household standard...
The English Reformation
For centuries, England was one of Europe's great Catholic kingdoms.
Then, in the span of a single generation, it broke from Rome, closed...
The Spanish Flu Pandemic
In 1918, as the world was nearing the end of the First World War, another disaster was already spreading across the globe.
It was so let...
Stablecoins: What They Are and How They Work
One of the most talked-about topics in finance today is stablecoins.
Stablecoins have the potential to totally upend the world of bankin...
Larry Doby and Breaking the American League Color Barrier
If you ask anyone to name the athlete who broke the color line in baseball, they will immediately answer Jackie Robinson.
If you ask who...
Colorado River: The River That Built the American West
Over 1,400 miles, the Colorado River has carved some of the most dramatic landscapes on Earth and enabled life across the American Southwest.
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham: How Quebec Became British
In 1759, on a plateau outside Quebec City, two armies met in a battle that lasted less than an hour but changed the course of a continent.
Mitsubishi Zero: The Aircraft That Changed WWII Aviation
In the early months of World War II, one aircraft seemed almost unstoppable.
Fast, agile, and capable of outmaneuvering almost anything...
The Traitorous Eight and The Birth of Silicon Valley
In 1957, eight young engineers walked away from one of the most important laboratories in America and, in doing so, helped create the modern technolog...
Rainbows And How They Work
Few things in nature are as instantly recognizable as a rainbow.
For thousands of years, rainbows have inspired myths, religion, art, an...
Project Mercury: America's First Steps Into Space
In the late 1950s, the United States found itself trailing in the Space Race as the Soviet Union achieved one milestone after another.
I...
The Indian Ocean Trade
For thousands of years, before Europeans crossed the Atlantic or steamships crossed the seas, the Indian Ocean connected the known world.
...
Calendar Reform (Encore)
Our calendar and system of keeping time are rather unique.
It isn’t nice and tidy like the metric system. It is a collection of odd time...
Laos: The Forgotten Nation of Southeast Asia
Landlocked and often overlooked, Laos sits at the crossroads of Southeast Asia, shaped by empires, rivers, and war.
From the rise of the...
The Rise and Fall of OPEC
In 1960, a handful of oil-producing nations made a decision that would reshape the global economy.
They formed a cartel to control the w...
The Trial of Galileo Galilei
In 1633, one of the greatest minds in Europe stood before a tribunal, not for a crime of violence or treason, but for an idea.
Galileo G...
Julius Caesar's Quadruple Triumph
In 46 BC, after 12 years away, Julius Caesar finally returned home to Rome.
A lot had changed since he was last there. The entire Roman...
Horse Racing: From Ancient Chariots to the Modern Track
For thousands of years, humans have gathered to watch horses run.
What began as tests of speed and endurance on ancient plains evolved i...
Questions and Answers: Volume 42
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Sparta: The Ancient Greek Warrior State
Few societies in history have inspired as much fascination as ancient Sparta.
It was a city-state built on discipline, military power, a...
The Resurrectionists: Grave Robbers Who Built Modern Medicine
In the early days of modern medicine, some of the most important scientific breakthroughs depended on a deeply disturbing underground trade.