In the 18th century, a French astronomer who was a regular comet hunter kept finding things in the sky that weren’t comets, but they also weren’t stars or planets. He created a list of these objects, not because he was trying to catalog the night sky, but rather to help other comet hunters avoid these common objects. It turned out his list consisted of some of the most incredible objects inside and outside of our galaxy. Learn more about Messier Objects, how they were documented and what they ar...
Mar 10, 2025•16 min•Ep 1708•Transcript available on Metacast Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-...
Mar 09, 2025•16 min•Ep 1707•Transcript available on Metacast In 1965, the world’s first full enclosed sports facility, the Houston Astrodome, was opened to the public. The Astrodome itself was a marvel of engineering, but because it was enclosed, the grass that was initially planted soon died. It was replaced with artificial grass, which was basically a synthetic carpet that looked like grass but played and behaved totally differently. Today, the next generations of that artificial grass can be found in stadiums all over the world. Learn more about artifi...
Mar 08, 2025•18 min•Ep 1706•Transcript available on Metacast For thousands of years, humans have used the power of water to do work for them. At first, it was very simple, then it gradually evolved to more complex and more efficient devices to harness the power of water. Eventually, we were able to harness some of the world’s largest rivers to produce incredible amounts of power for millions of people. Despite the advanced hydropower systems that exist today, there are still small-scale uses available as well. Learn more about how humanity has harnessed t...
Mar 07, 2025•15 min•Ep 1705•Transcript available on Metacast After the First World War in France, many generals thought that the end of the war was really just a pause before another war began. They wanted to make sure that the next time war broke out with Germany, they were ready and could never be invaded again. To that end, they created a series of defensive fortifications they believed to be impregnable. Spoiler alert: it didn’t work. Learn more about the Maginot Line, why it was built, and why it failed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
Mar 06, 2025•14 min•Ep 1704•Transcript available on Metacast Before the US Civil War, a group of abolitionists didn’t just sit around passively to wait for the end of slavery to arrive. They took matters into their own hands. They set up a clandestine network that operated over multiple states to bring escaped slaves to freedom. Their network wasn’t a top-down organization, which centrally organized everything. Rather, it was one of the earliest examples of a decentralized network where the members didn’t even know who else was involved. Learn more about ...
Mar 05, 2025•17 min•Ep 1703•Transcript available on Metacast Located in the Indonesian Archipelago, it is one of the newest countries in the world, Timor-Leste, or, as it's sometimes known in English, East Timor. While geographically very close, and pretty much surrounded by Indonesia, Timor-Leste has had a history very different from Indonesia. Their histories diverged when they became colonized by different countries and came to a head in the late 20th century. Learn more about Timor-Leste and its long painful path to independence on this episode of Eve...
Mar 04, 2025•18 min•Ep 1702•Transcript available on Metacast On May 16, 1929, 270 people assembled in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Blossom Room. They were there to honor the highest achievements in filmmaking over the last year. It was not broadcast on radio, was not recorded, and the entire event only took 15 minutes. Those present on that day didn’t know it, but they were witness to the start of the most prestigious awards in the motion picture industry. Learn more about the Academy Awards, its history, and how they work in this episode of Everything...
Mar 03, 2025•17 min•Ep 1701•Transcript available on Metacast Over 300 years ago, humanity was in the early stages of what would be its greatest transformation in history. Around the world, there were new ideas that were just starting to take root. That isn’t to say that all was great in the world, but seeds were planted that would bear fruit centuries later socially, politically, economically, scientifically and technologically. Learn more about the world in the year 1700 and the changes that took place during the 17th century on the 1700th episode of Eve...
Mar 02, 2025•16 min•Ep 1700•Transcript available on Metacast You have questions. I have answers. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe...
Mar 01, 2025•16 min•Ep 1699•Transcript available on Metacast In 1864, Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born in Cochran Mills, Pennsylvania. At the age of 18, she began a career as a journalist writing under a pen name. During her career, she became a pioneer in both investigative journalism and travel writing. She later became a novelist, ran an industrial factory, and was one of the leading voices for women’s suffrage in the early 20th century. Learn more about Nellie Bly and her incredible life on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mob...
Feb 28, 2025•13 min•Ep 1698•Transcript available on Metacast Every month, or sometimes every quarter, governments around the world release economic statistics. Markets will often wait for the release of these statistics, and billions of dollars of investments will often hang on what these statistics reveal. While the announcement of economic data will often make the news, many people aren’t aware of what these statistics actually mean. Often times they reflect something totally different than what their name might imply. Learn more about economic statisti...
Feb 27, 2025•17 min•Ep 1697•Transcript available on Metacast Located at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula is the largest autonomous community in Spain by population and the second largest by area: Andalusia. Andalusia is different from the other regions of Spain for a host of reasons. It has a unique history, a unique geography, and a unique culture. Moreover, many of the things that people associate with Spain are actually things that come from Andalusia and can seldom be found elsewhere. Learn more about Andalusia and what makes it so unique on ...
Feb 26, 2025•15 min•Ep 1696•Transcript available on Metacast After several years of rising tensions, on May 13, 1846, the United States Congress declared war on the nation of Mexico. The war lasted only two years, and the conduct of the war was decidedly one-sided. The conclusion of the war resulted in changes to both countries, which can be seen on the map and felt on the ground today. Yet, despite being one of the most important conflicts in the history of both countries, it has been largely forgotten today. Learn more about the Mexican-American War, it...
Feb 25, 2025•16 min•Ep 1695•Transcript available on Metacast The Netherlands is unlike any other country on Earth. What sets the Netherlands apart from every other country isn’t its size; it's the fact that 17% of the area of the country was once in the sea. Turning the sea into land is no easy feat, but it is something that the Dutch have been doing for centuries. Not only have they expanded the territory of the Netherlands, but they have also created a system that protects the country from flooding and storms. Learn about how the Dutch managed to reclai...
Feb 24, 2025•16 min•Ep 1694•Transcript available on Metacast In 1582, a Japanese nobleman by the name of Lord Otomo Sorin sent a group of envoys to Europe. The entire round trip of their journey took eight years, and along the way, they visited several European countries and met multiple European heads of state, including two popes. It was hoped that their mission would revolutionize relations between Europe and Japan. Learn more about the Tensho Embassy and the first Japanese mission to Europe on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint...
Feb 23, 2025•15 min•Ep 1693•Transcript available on Metacast The ancient Greeks had a polytheistic religion and a pantheon of gods. They didn’t just have many gods; they had a LOT of gods. Gods that ruled over many different aspects of human endeavor and the natural world. These gods had a mythology that bound them up together in a very dysfunctional and often disturbing family tree. You’re probably familiar with some of them, but others are pretty obscure. Learn more about the Greek gods and their mythology on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
Feb 22, 2025•16 min•Ep 1692•Transcript available on Metacast The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is presented to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have displayed extraordinary bravery and valor in combat, often at great personal risk and beyond the call of duty. The Medal of Honor has a rich history dating back to the American Civil War and has undergone various changes in its design, criteria, and awarding process. Learn more about the Medal of Honor, how it was created and how it is awarde...
Feb 21, 2025•18 min•Ep 1688•Transcript available on Metacast In the early 20th century, David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, and his wife Sydney Bowles had seven children, six girls and one boy. The sisters all achieved notoriety for entirely different reasons. They were, how can I say, different from each other. Very different. Several of them found themselves associated with some of the most important individuals of the mid-20th century. Learn more about the Mitford Sisters and their very different lives on this episode of Everything Everywhere D...
Feb 20, 2025•18 min•Ep 1890•Transcript available on Metacast In 1970, one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects opened in Aswan, Egypt. It was a dam that harnessed the power of the Nile River, the longest river in the world. The dam provided electricity for half of the country and tamed the annual floods, a regular feature on the Nile. But the project wasn’t without its drawbacks. It became a point of contention during the Cold War, displaced thousands, and destroyed an unknown number of ancient artifacts. Learn more about the Aswan High Dam on t...
Feb 19, 2025•17 min•Ep 1889•Transcript available on Metacast In the year 331 BC, one of the most important battles in world history took place. The vastly outnumbered forces of Alexander the Great lined up against those of Darius III, leader of the Persian Empire. The outcome of the battle didn’t just change the map of the world in the 4th century BC; it changed the world in a way that can still be seen today. Learn more about the Battle of Gaugamela and how it changed the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your...
Feb 18, 2025•17 min•Ep 1688•Transcript available on Metacast It is the most expensive substance in the world by a wide margin. When it was first proposed, it was actually proposed in jest. However, decades later, the joke turned out to have been true. It is a fundamental part of the universe, and by all accounts, it should be everywhere, yet it can’t be found anywhere, and physicists aren’t really sure why. Learn more about antimatter, how it was discovered, and what it is on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wirel...
Feb 17, 2025•15 min•Ep 1687•Transcript available on Metacast One of the most popular card games in the world is poker. The game was played in the old west among cowboys, by dogs on velvet paintings, and by the crew of the Star Ship Enterprise. Poker is played informally among friends and family, yet it is also a high-stakes competitive game where millions of dollars can be won or lost. It is a game that has origins that go back centuries, but in its modern manifestation, it is also very modern. Learn more about the game of Poker and how it became one of t...
Feb 16, 2025•15 min•Ep 1686•Transcript available on Metacast Perhaps the most respected and feared soldiers in the world are those who belong to Special Forces. Special Forces are considered to be the elite of the elite. Most nations have some sort of Special Forces units in their military. Some of the best-known Special Forces units are household names and others are, how shall we say, more secret. While Special Forces seem rather modern, the tradition of creating units of elite soldiers actually goes back to antiquity. Learn more about Special Operation...
Feb 15, 2025•17 min•Ep 1685•Transcript available on Metacast On the morning of February 14, 1929, a horrific crime took place on the north side of Chicago. Seven men were lined up against the wall of an auto garage and gunned down in cold blood by machine gun fire. The event marked the low point of the violent mob wars that took place in the city of Chicago. It also marked a turning point in attitudes towards prohibition in the United States and the war on organized crime. Learn more about the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, why it happened, and its repercu...
Feb 14, 2025•15 min•Ep 1684•Transcript available on Metacast A reconnaissance satellite, otherwise known as a spy satellite, is somewhere above your head right now, collecting images and gathering intelligence on whatever it sees below it. Ten countries are currently believed to have at least one spy satellite. While these satellites can gather an enormous amount of data, they do not have the superpowers that they are often depicted as having in films and television. Learn more about spy satellites, how they work and how they have evolved over time on thi...
Feb 13, 2025•16 min•Ep 1683•Transcript available on Metacast In the 1960s, a New York clinical psychiatrist and an adoption agency conducted an experiment. They separated multiple sets of identical twins and one set of identical triplets into different families to test how much of personality is due to genetics or the environment. None of the children or families were ever told about this. The results of this experiment, and other cases like it, have proved to be fascinating. Learn more about identical twins and triples that were separated at birth on thi...
Feb 12, 2025•14 min•Ep 1682•Transcript available on Metacast Located off the coast of South America and in the Southern Atlantic Ocean is the Falkland Islands. The Falklands are an almost treeless archipelago where sheep and penguins outnumber the people. It has little in the way of natural resources beyond fish and grass for grazing. Yet, these sparsely populated islands have been the subjects of international disputes and even war. Learn more about the Falkland Islands on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireles...
Feb 11, 2025•17 min•Ep 1681•Transcript available on Metacast Sometime about 3,200 years ago, one of the most famous wars in ancient history took place. Maybe. It has been the subject of some of the greatest works of Western literature, and it has given us some of the most enduring cultural references. It was also the subject of one of the greatest archeological finds of the 19th century. Learn more about the city of Troy and the Trojan War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mi...
Feb 10, 2025•13 min•Ep 1680•Transcript available on Metacast One of the most common and versatile forms of energy in the world is natural gas. Natural gas is used for cooking, heating, electrical production, and powering vehicles. Entire economies are dependent on its consumption, and others are dependent on its production. As such, it has become one of the most important commodities in the world. Learn more about natural gas what it is, where it comes from, and how it's used on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wi...
Feb 09, 2025•16 min•Ep 1679•Transcript available on Metacast 
