Since the dawn of human history, humans have been aware of a seemingly miraculous substance. It was a substance that had the same color as silver, but unlike silver, it wasn’t a solid. It was a liquid. Ancient people used this substance as a medicine and as an elixir for long life, something which they got absolutely wrong. Learn more about the element mercury, its history, and its unique properties on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhe...
Nov 19, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast For centuries, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire were able to conquer and force their will on other people around the Mediterranean Sea. The success of Rome was built on its army, and its army was able to sustain its dominance for so long because of its system of superior organization and logistics. It was this system which allowed them to excel in ancient warfare for so long. Learn more about how Roman armies worked and what made them so successful on this episode of Everything Everywhere...
Nov 18, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast On March 1, 1932, one of the most famous men in the world, Charles Lindbergh, found that his 20-month-old son had been taken from his crib. It was the biggest news story of the era and has been called the crime of the century. Ninety years later, people are still enthralled with the crime and are searching for clues. Learn more about the Lindbergh Kidnapping on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month B...
Nov 17, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Centuries ago, someone decided jumping from a great height and trying to land without being injured would be a good idea. …and in a few cases, it actually worked….although in many more cases, it didn’t. Once humans figured out how to actually fly, they realized that there might be an actual use for this stunt. Learn more about parachutes, parachuting, and how and why this particular technology was developed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/...
Nov 16, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in almost every arena: space, sports, and of course the military. Everything they competed in was designed to show the superiority of their respective systems. In 1972, one of the greatest cold war rivalries came to a head in Reykjavík, Iceland. It didn’t take place at a sporting event or on a battlefield. Rather, it took place over a period of two months on a chessboard. Learn more about the 1972 World Chess Championship, aka ...
Nov 15, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast The First World War was the most horrific war the world had ever seen at that time. When the conflict ended, there was an effort to make sure that such a thing never happened again. To that end, a deliberative body was created where nations could come together to debate and discuss matters before starting an armed conflict. While having some success, this deliberative body ultimately failed at its stated goal of avoiding another world war. Learn more about the League of Nations and why it failed...
Nov 14, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast There is a good chance that sometime in the last few days, weeks, or months, you might have enjoyed a slice or two of pizza. Pizza has become a near-ubiquitous food which can be found in almost every country. However, there is no one pizza. There are vehement disagreements about what pizza is best and what sort of toppings are acceptable. Learn more about pizza, where it came from, and its variations on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywh...
Nov 13, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a previous episode, I went through a list of eponymous laws. These were laws, general rules, or sometimes even scientific laws that were named after people. However, the eponymous laws I went through only scratched the surface of the eponymous Laws that are out there. There are all sorts of laws, rules, and dictums which bear someone’s name. So, because it was so popular the first time, hang on for Eponymous Laws Part 2 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit...
Nov 12, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast On October 15, 1991, a cosmic ray detector in Utah observed something that had never been seen before or since. It was a cosmic ray with more energy than anything ever observed and more energy than most scientists thought possible. When one of the first researchers saw the data, they responded simply, "Oh, my God!" Learn more about the OMG particle, what it was, and what it means on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% ...
Nov 11, 2023•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the year 330, the Roman Emperor Constantine decided that the capital of the entire Roman Empire should be moved. The location he selected was a small Greek town by the name of Byzantium, located in the middle of the Bhosperous Straits, approximately 500 miles or 800 kilometers from Rome. From there, it grew into one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world and was the seat of more than one major empire. Learn more about Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, on this episode of Everyt...
Nov 10, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the days immediately following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, new concerns gripped the victorious Allied forces. The alliance had always been one of convenience. Diametrically opposing political and economic systems joined forces to defeat a common foe. But now that the foe had been vanquished, what was next? Would the former allies now become enemies? Learn more about Operation Unthinkable and the plans for how the Allies would fight each other in the immediate aftermath of the Second...
Nov 09, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the year 70, the Roman Emperor Vespasian commissioned what would become the world’s largest amphitheater. Approximately ten years later, it opened to great fanfare and 100 days of games. No greater amphitheater has ever been built in the nearly 2000 years since its construction. Learn more about the Flavian Amphitheater, aka the Colosseum, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10%...
Nov 08, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the early 1960’s the Soviet space program was on a roll. They launched the first satellite into space. They launched the first man and woman into space. They conducted the first space walk. Then, around 1966, everything changed. The momentum they had ground to a halt, and the Americans quickly surpassed them in the space race. What happened? Learn more about Sergei Korolev, the most important Russian you probably have never heard of, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Be...
Nov 07, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Right now, you are listening to the sound of my voice on some sort of digital audio device. In fact, almost all of the audio you consume today was digitally recorded or edited at some point in the process. But sound is inherently analog. How does sound, the movement of air, become converted into 1s and 0s? …and once sound is digitally converted, how is it distributed, and how has the digitization of sound changed the business of music and audio? Learn more about digital audio, how it works,, and...
Nov 06, 2023•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1605, members of the Catholic resistance in England hatched a plot that would have completely changed the political landscape of the country. They wanted to blow up the entire parliament and the king on November 5, which they thought would return a Catholic monarch to the throne. The plotters got caught, and their demise has been celebrated for the last 400 years. Learn more about Guy Fawkes, the Gunpowder Plot, and why the fifth of November is remembered, on this episode of Everything Everyw...
Nov 05, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast You have questions, and I have answers.... Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month ButcherBox ButcherBox is offering our listeners turkey FREE in your first box plus $20 off your first order. Sign up at butcherbox.com/daily and use code DAILY Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Be...
Nov 04, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers from Earth lies our nearest star, the Sun. The Sun is responsible for life as we know it and for the entire solar system. The Sun doesn’t just provide light and heat. It also constantly affects the plants and the solar system in ways most people don’t even realize. Learn more about the Sun, its past, present, and future on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off ...
Nov 03, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast One of the most successful enterprises of the Middle Ages was a collection of free cities located in Northern Germany and along the North and Baltic Seas. These cities created one of the greatest trade networks that the world had ever seen and, for several centuries, dominated trade and economics in Northern Europe. It was the early prototype for successful trade organizations in the future. Learn more about the Hanseatic League, also known as the Hansa, on this episode of Everything Everywhere ...
Nov 02, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast The British ruled India for over 200 years. During that period, the British attempted to impose British culture on India. While they were somewhat successful, especially in exporting India’s national sport of cricket, they unknowingly were influenced by India as well. It turns out that words from several languages on the subcontinents have made their way into English. Many of these words are common words you use every day, even though you might not know they have Indian origins. Learn more about...
Nov 01, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1692, in the town of Salem, Massessechuets, two young girls made claims that other members of their community were witches. These accusations soon spiraled out of control, resulting in over 200 people being charged with witchcraft and the deaths of 20. It remains one of the most notable cases of mass hysteria and religious intolerance in the history of the Americas. Learn more about the Salem Witch Trials, why they happened, and their aftermath on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ...
Oct 31, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1893, the eyes of the world turned to the city of Chicago, which was hosting the World’s Fair. The fair was the largest public demonstration at that point of the new technology called electricity. However, there was a dark side to what was happening in Chicago. One man created a building that has been dubbed a murder castle. Many of the people who entered his macabre structure never left alive. Learn more about HH Holmes, the man who is considered to be America’s first serial killer, on this ...
Oct 30, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast On October 31, every year, we celebrate Halloween. It is especially popular in the United States where we use the holiday as an excuse for kids to dress up and ask for candy and for adults to dress up and drink. But why do we dress up, and what’s the deal with pumpkins? How does this have anything to do with witches? Learn more about the history of Halloween and how so many unrelated things got lumped together on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.c...
Oct 29, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast As early as 2400 years ago, Greek philosophers were coming up with paradoxes that seemingly had no solution. Early mathematicians came up with problems that seemed impossible to solve. It wasn’t until the 17th century that the techniques were finally developed to solve these problems and unlock new fields of science and mathematics. Learn more about calculus, what it is, and what it attempts to do on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere...
Oct 28, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Located within the nation of China is the world’s third-longest river and the longest river to exist in a single country, the Yangtze. The Yangtze River has played a pivotal role in Chinese history ever since the dawn of history. It played a major role in cultivating Chinese civilization, and its flooding has been responsible for some of the greatest disasters in world history. Controlling the power of the river has resulted in the construction of the world’s largest dam. Learn more about the Ya...
Oct 27, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In June 1940, with the conquest of France, Nazi Germany and Italy had conquered almost all of Western Europe. The map of Europe was one solid color reflecting the domination of the Axis Powers. Except for one small hole in the donut: Switzerland. Switzerland’s neutrality didn’t guarantee anything. In fact, the Nazis desperately wanted to invade Switzerland. Learn more about Operation Tannenbaum, the planned German invasion of Switzerland, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors ...
Oct 26, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Located in the southeastern corner of the Arabian peninsula is the Sultanate of Oman. Oman isn’t one of the better-known countries in the Middle East, which is not necessarily a bad thing. However, it has an incredibly rich history and was once the center of a trading empire that extended into Africa. Learn more about the Sultanate of Oman and its history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. New...
Oct 25, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ever since humans could see, we’ve been able to look up at the night sky and see things lightyears away. However, for almost that entire time, we had no idea that right in front of us, there was another world so small that we couldn’t see it. That world was first unveiled in the 17th century, and since then, we have developed the ability to see ever smaller things. Learn more about the history of microscopes and microscopy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit...
Oct 24, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1939, the last naturally occurring element on Earth, Francium, was discovered. However, the periodic table of elements still wasn’t full. The next year, a non-natural element was discovered: Plutonium. This new element had fascinating properties which made it incredibly useful and incredibly dangerous. Learn more about plutonium, how it is made, and what it can do on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your firs...
Oct 23, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Roman Republic existed for almost 500 years. The Romane Empire then existed for almost another 500 years. The two institutions had a great deal in common, but they radically differed in how Rome was administered. The Republic was set up explicitly to prevent the rule of a single individual, and yet, in the end, that is exactly what happened. Learn more about how the Roman Republic became the Roman Empire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspapers.com i...
Oct 22, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the early 13th century, England suffered through the worst monarch it would have in its history: King John. John and his arbitrary policies and high taxation angered the nobility, the church, and the common people. However, out of his disastrous reign came something good. An uprising against his rule forced him to sign a document establishing fundamental principles of limited government, the rule of law, and individual rights, marking a crucial milestone in developing constitutional and legal...
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