Everything Everywhere Daily
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Everything Everywhere Daily is a daily podcast for Intellectually Curious People. Host Gary Arndt tells the stories of interesting people, places, and things from around the world and throughout history. Gary is an accomplished world traveler, travel photographer, and polymath.
Topics covered include history, science, mathematics, anthropology, archeology, geography, and culture.
Past history episodes have dealt with ancient Rome, Phoenicia, Persia, Greece, China, Egypt, and India. as well as historical leaders such as Julius Caesar, Emperor Augustus, Sparticus, and the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Geography episodes have covered Malta, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Monaco, Luxembourg, Vatican City, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the Isle of Man, san marino, Namibia, the Golden Gate Bridge, Montenegro, and Greenland.
Technology episodes have covered nanotechnology, aluminum, fingerprints, longitude, qwerty keyboards, morse code, the telegraph, radio, television, computer gaming,
Episodes explaining the origin of holidays include Memorial Day, April Fool’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, May Day, Christmas, Ramadan, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Canada Day, the Fourth of July,
Famous people in history covered in the podcast include Salvador Dali, Jim Thorpe, Ada Lovelace, Jessie Owens, Robert Oppenheimer, Picasso, Isaac Newton, Attila the Hun, Lady Jane Grey, Cleopatra, Sun Yat Sen, Houdini, Tokyo Rose, William Shakespeare, Queen Boudica, Empress Livia, Marie Antoinette, the Queen of Sheba, Ramanujan, and Zheng He.
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The History of Coffee
April 20, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesSometime in the 15th century, a drink became popularized in the Arabian peninsula. It was dark, bitter, and people couldn’t get enough of it. From its simple origins, over the centuries, it has spread around the world to become one of the most popular beverages in history. Today you can find it being served almost everywhere, including specialty stores built around its consumption. Learn more about coffee, once called the devil’s drink, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponso...
The Zimmerman Telegram (Encore)
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The Berlin Wall
April 18, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutesAfter the end of the second world war, Berlin was a divided city controlled by the four major allied powers. Despite the different zones of control, people could move freely between the zones in the city. However, on August 13, 1961, the East German government decided to end the free travel of Berliners by building a wall around West Berlin. For 28, the wall defined the city and served as a metaphor for the entire Cold War. Learn more about the Berlin Wall on this episode of Everything Ever...
The Rise of Agriculture
April 17, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesFor hundreds of thousands of years, humans lived a nomadic life, hunting for game and foraging for food. Then, several thousand years ago, they stopped. They began domesticating animals, started growing crops, and lived a sedentary lifestyle. The question anthropologists have asked is, why? Learn more about the rise of agriculture, aka the Neolithic Revolution, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routine, At...
Liberia
April 16, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesEvery country in Africa is unique and has its own history. However, many African countries share a similar story over the last 150 years, having gone through European colonization and decolonization. The nation of Liberia, however, has a history, unlike any other country in the world. From its founding to its modern-day governance, Liberia the story of the country is fascinating. Learn more about the West African country Liberia and its unique history on this episode of Everything Everywher...
Typhoid Mary
April 15, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesIn 1906, George Soper, a freelance sanitary engineer, was hired to investigate several outbreaks of typhoid fever in wealthy New York households. The reason why it was mysterious is that typhoid fever usually only occurred in places with unsanitary conditions. What Soper discovered radically changed our knowledge of infectious diseases and how they spread. Learn more about Typhoid Mary and how she was discovered on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If you’re looking for ...
The History of Horses in North America (Encore)
April 14, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesWhen one thinks of the history of North America, it often invokes images of native Americans and cowboys riding on horseback. However, horses weren’t in the Westen Hemisphere when Europeans arrived. There was a time when if native people had to move from one place to another, they had to do so on foot. But, while that is true, the truth is more complex because if you go back far enough, there was a time when horses were in North America. Learn more about the complicated history of horses i...
Songkran
April 13, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesSongkran is a traditional festival celebrated in Thailand that marks the start of the Thai New Year. It is also known as the Water Festival, as it involves splashing water on one another as a symbolic gesture of cleansing and washing away the sins and bad luck of the previous year. However, it is since evolved into something much more than a religious observance. It has become the world’s biggest water fight. Learn more about Songkran, the Thai New Year’s celebration, on this episode of Ever...
Oliver Cromwell
April 12, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutesFor over 1000 years, England has been a monarchy.3…except for twelve years in the 17th century when it wasn’t. During that period, it was ruled by a very non-royal person by the name of Oliver Cromwell. He was a highly controversial figure during his life, after his death, and remains so today. Learn more about Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routine, Athle...
Fingerprints
April 11, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesLocated on the tips of our fingers are features known as friction ridges. We evolved them to get a better grip on objects. It just so happens that those friction ridges are unique to every person. That allows us to use friction ridges as unique identifiers and for authorities to use them to catch criminals, and in some ways, we have been doing so for centuries. Learn more about fingerprints and fingerprinting on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If you’re looking for a ...
An Introduction to the Balkans
April 10, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesLocated in southeastern Europe is the Balkan Peninsula. It is home to multiple ethics groups, languages, and religions. It has one of the most dynamic and confusing histories of anywhere in Europe, with multiple migrations of people arriving over the centuries. Not surprisingly, it has also been the source of many conflicts, some of which are still ongoing today. Learn more about the Balkans, its history, and what it consists of on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If yo...
The Easter Controversy
April 09, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesEvery year, Christians around the world celebrate Easter. However, when they celebrate Easter can vary dramatically. In fact, the possible dates of Easter can vary by over a month. What most people don’t know is that setting the date for Easter was one of the biggest controversies in the early Christian church. In fact, it was a major reason behind one of the most important councils in history. Learn more about the Easter Controversy, aka Quartodecimanism, on this episode of Everything Ever...
Black Holes
April 08, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesGravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces of nature, yet, if you have enough of it, it can create the most powerful thing in the known universe: a black hole. The very idea of a black hole didn’t really exist until the early 20th century, and now they are regularly found by the world’s most powerful telescopes. As much as we know about them, there is, even more we don’t know and probably will never know. Learn more about black holes, what they are, and how they work on this episode ...
Cleopatra
April 07, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutesCleopatra VII Philopator was the last ruler of an independent Egypt and one of the most important women of the ancient world. In addition to being a brilliant and cunning ruler in her own right, she was also famously associated with two of the most powerful men in the late Roman Republic. Yet was her involvement with these men that ultimately led to the downfall of her and of Egypt. Learn more about the rise and fall of Queen Cleopatra on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponso...
Which Came First: Beer or Bread? (Encore)
April 06, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesThe rise of agriculture has been pointed to as being responsible for the rise of civilization as we know it. However, that raises the question, what was responsible for the rise of agriculture? In particular, at least in the Middle East with the cultivation of grain, the debate has always been which came first: Beer or Bread? Learn more about the great beer vs bread debate, and which was responsible for the rise of civilization, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If yo...
The Great Lakes
April 05, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesLocated in the middle of North America lies one of the largest collections of freshwater lakes in the world. These lakes have a unique geological origin and function, like few lakes in the world. Also, given their location, they are home to several large industrial centers and is part of one of the most important economic waterways on the planet. Learn more about the Great Lakes, how they were made, and their importance on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If you’re loo...
Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki Expedition
April 04, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesIn 1947, a Norwegian adventurer named Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove a theory of his that the people of Polynesia came there from South America. To prove his theory, he built a raft out of local materials in Peru and set sail across the Pacific. His voyage was successful, but the same couldn’t be said for his theories. Learn more about Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki Expedition on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supple...
Episode 1000!
April 02, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesTwo years, nine months, and 1 day ago, I sat down and recorded the first episode of a daily podcast. Today, I’m recording the 1000th episode of that show. It has been a lot of work, but it has been a great experience, and to date, hundreds of thousands of people from almost every country on Earth have listened to the show. Join me as I celebrate the milestone of episode number 1000 of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routin...
April Fool’s Day (Encore)
April 01, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesEvery day on April 1st, you have to be careful what you read and hear. This day, known to accounts as the beginning of the second quarter, is known to most people as April Fool’s Day. Why do we have a day where we try to trick people, and why does that day occur on April 1st? Learn more about April Fool’s Day on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routine, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vi...
The World's Greatest Wagers
March 31, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutesThroughout history, people have bet on everything and anything. From the mundane to the extremely important. From casino bets to bets on science, and even the future of humanity. These bets can serve as vehicles to win or lose tons of money or as a way to prove a point. Other times they are just done on a lark. Either way, bets, and wagers have literally shaped history. Learn more about some of the world’s greatest wagers on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the po...
Fallacious Reasoning (Encore)
March 30, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesWe are often told that schools are where you learn how to think, not what to think. Sadly, almost no school curriculum deals directly with logic and the closely related subject of logical fallacies. Fallacies are all around us. Just read something online or watch a few minutes of television and you’ll probably encounter examples of people using fallacious reasoning and logical fallacies. In fact, you’ve probably engaged in it yourself. We’re all guilty of it. Learn more about some of the co...
Ramadan
March 29, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesOnce a month, every year, Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan. It is a month of fasting, prayer, and introspection, and it is the most important date on the Islamic calendar. However, the exact dates of Ramadan change every year, and the exact date it starts is often a matter of interpretation. Learn more about Ramadan and how it is celebrated on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Leave an audio message for episode 1000! https://speakpipe.com/EverythingEverywhere Subscrib...
Quebec's 1970 October Crisis
March 28, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesCanada has a reputation for being a rather low-key, friendly place. For the most part, this is true. It is a nice place to visit and is never usually that controversial. However, that hasn’t always been the case. Fifty years ago, Canadians faced the threat of extremism and terrorism, and it almost broke the country apart. Learn more about Quebec’s October Crisis of 1970 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?si...
The Marginal Revolution
March 27, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesIn most academic disciplines, there is often a single idea or discovery which makes everything fall into place. All of the things which didn’t make sense before suddenly do when looked through this new lens. These eye-opening discoveries usually occur in the hard sciences, but one such advancement also took place in the field of economics. Learn more about the Marginal Revolution and how it changed economic through on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Leave a voice message for e...
Libraries
March 26, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesAs soon as humans developed systems of writing, they faced a problem. What to do with all of the things that were written down? If you were going to document the lives of kings or tax records, then you need to be able to reference these details at some later date. The solution to the problem was the creation of repositories for documents. While they have changed dramatically over time, the same basic institutions are still with us today. Learn more about libraries and how they changed over...
Migration to the Americas
March 25, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesPerhaps the most important research in anthropology is how modern humans left their birthplace in Africa and migrated to the rest of the world. One big subset of that story is how humans managed to get to the Americas. It is a tale that has resulted in theories being updated several times based on new evidence. Learn more about human migration to the Americans and our current best guess as to how it happened on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https:/...
Negative Numbers
March 24, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesOver the span of human history, there are certain ideas that humans have had a very difficult time accepting. Ideas that no one has any problem with today and are even grasped by children actually took centuries to be commonly adopted. Perhaps this is no more true than with the concept of negative numbers. Learn more about negative numbers and how they went from being absurd to commonplace on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/Ev...
Alcohol in Early America (Encore)
March 23, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesIn the very days of the United States, the country was mostly made up of farmers. They primarily ate the food they grew and maybe hunted to supplement their diet. They also drank. Alcohol. A lot of alcohol. In fact, the amount of alcohol consumed by early Americans on average might have been more than any other people in human history. Learn more about the alcohol consumption habits of early Americans on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link....
The Origins of Baseball
March 22, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutesIn the 19th century, the first real American sport took off in popularity: baseball. It went from a children's game to one of the most popular and lucrative professional sports in the world. Yes, its origins have been shrouded in mystery, in no small part because of all the legends and myths surrounding it. Learn more about baseball, how it really came to be and grew into the global sport it is today on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.c...
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake
March 21, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesOn March 27th, 1964, the second-greatest earthquake in recorded history stuck the state of Alaska. It was an absolute monster of an earthquake, completely devastating communities, including Alaska’s capital, Anchorage. The quake was so great that people could feel it 1,200 miles away in Seattle. Despite its power, the secondary effects of the earthquake might have been even worse. Learn more about the 1964 Alaska earthquake on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the ...
Sun Yat-sen
March 20, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesFor over two thousand years, China lived under imperial rule. A series of dynasties and emperors were the defining feature of Chinese governance. However, in the early 20th century, China threw off its imperial rulers and became, for the first time in its history, a republic. Much of the reason why China became a republic was due to one man. Learn more about Sun Yat-sen and the downfall of imperial China on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://lin...
The Amazon River
March 19, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutesLocated in the heart of South America is the Amazon, the world's largest river. It isn’t just big, it is by almost any measure you can think of the world’s largest river, and it is so by a wide margin. In addition to the river itself, the Amazon basin is the location of one of the greatest collections of biodiversity on the planet. It is home to millions of species of plants and animals. Despite its enormous size and importance, there is one area where the Amazon falls behind the other grea...
Venice
March 18, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesLocated at the northernmost end of the Adriatic Sea lies the city of Venice. Venice is truly unlike any other city in the world. It is a collection of 118 small islands connected by bridges and ferries. Its unique geography allowed Venice to become one of the most powerful cities in the world, both militarily and economically. Today it remains one of the world’s greatest tourist destinations. Learn more about Venice and its rise and fall on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sub...
The Cuban Missile Crisis
March 17, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutesIn October 1962, a U-2 spy plane discovered Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. The subsequent 13 days were some of the tensest in human history. The United States and the Soviet Union came closer to nuclear war than at any point in the cold war. It was only a last-minute cooling of tensions that prevented an all-out war. Learn more about the Cuban Missile Crisis and how it was resolved on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/Eve...
El Niño and La Niña (Encore)
March 16, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutesWeather systems on Earth aren’t stable. There are cycles that weather patterns go through, which can have enormous effects around the globe. There is probably no more important weather cycle than the one meteorologists called the Southern Oscillation. This cycle can have dramatic implications for temperatures and rainfall all over the world. Learn more about El Niño, La Niña, and the Southern Oscillation on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link...
RADAR
March 15, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesIn 1887, the German physicist Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves. While the first practical use of this discovery was communication, there were also some who realized that radio waves could serve another purpose. It was possible to use these radio waves to detect objects at a distance. It was something that revolutionized warfare and weather forecasting and might revolutionize consumer technology. Learn more about RADAR, how it works, and how it was developed on this episode of Everythi...
The Origins of Rock and Roll
March 14, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesIn the early 1950s, a new type of music burst forth, which had its roots in blues, gospel, country, and swing. This new music took the world by storm and was as controversial as it was successful. This music has spawned countless variations, some of which are so different that it is hard to see how it evolved. Learn more about the origins of rock and roll and how it came to dominate music on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/Ever...
The National Park System: America's Best Idea
March 13, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesIn 19th century America, a movement began to take areas of exceptional natural beauty and preserve them. This idea of setting aside land for the purpose of preservation is something that was never really taken seriously before. These areas became known as national parks, and it spawned a movement of land preservation that spread around the world and continues to this day. Learn more about National Parks, America’s best idea, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the ...
The Panama Canal
March 12, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutesEvery since the lands of the New World were mapped, people dreamt of creating a canal through Central America to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. For almost 500 years, that dream was just that. A dream. Creating such a canal would require one of the greatest engineering projects in human history. It was finally achieved in the early 20th century with an enormous amount of machinery, money, human lives, and a whole lot of political arm-twisting. Learn more about the Panama Canal and...
A Brief History of Paper
March 11, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutesFour things are considered to be the Great Inventions of Ancient China: gunpowder, the compass, the printing press, and paper. Despite the incredible impact that all four things have had on the world, the greatest cultural and social impact might be paper. Even in a world awash in digital information, paper can still be found all around us for a wide variety of uses. Learn more about paper and how it changed the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast!...
The Legend of Harry Houdini
March 10, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutesIn the late 19th century, a young man by the name of Erich Weiss decided to pursue a career in magic and illusion. To honor his favorite magician, he took the name The Great Houdini. He became one of the most successful magicians in history and also found success in motion pictures and aviation. It all ended with his untimely death at the age of 52, the cause of which is still debated to this day. Learn more about the legend of the Harry Houdini on this episode of Everything Everywhere Dail...
Chickens (Encore)
March 09, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutesAround 10,000 years ago, someone in Southeast Asia captured a bird that lived on the floor of the jungle. Today, billions of descendants of that bird now live on six different continents and provide food for billions of people. Yet, the birds which exist today are often very different birds from the ones which were domesticated over ten millennia ago. Much of that change has occurred in just the last 70 years. Learn more about the chicken, and how they became one of the most common birds in...
The Knights of Malta
March 08, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutesIn the early 11th century, a group of merchants from the Amalfi Coast of Italy received permission from the Caliph of Egypt to rebuild a church and hospital in Jerusalem to care for pilgrims to the Holy Land. They called themselves The Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Fast forward almost one thousand years later, and this group still exist. Not only do they still exist, but they have a unique status in the world of international diplomacy. Learn more about the Knights of Malta and their thou...
The Siege of Baghdad
March 07, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesIn the year 1258, two of the greatest empires in world history collided. For one, it was yet another in an incredible string of conquests. For the other, it resulted in its downfall and the destruction of one of the world’s greatest centers of knowledge and learning. For the people who suffered through it, it was one of the worst days in world history. Learn more about the Mongol siege of Baghdad on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.co...
Questions and Answers: Volume 5
March 06, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesIt is time once again for the monthly Q&A episode! Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Page:...
The Football War
March 05, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesIn the summer of 1969, the nations of Honduras and El Salvador went to war. Tragically, nations do go to war, so this in and of itself isn’t unusual. However, the spark which ignited this war was unlike any other in world history. It had to do with a qualifying match for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Learn more about the Football War, its causes, and its resolution on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNote...
Out of Africa
March 04, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutesSeveral hundred thousand years ago, human beings walked out of Africa. What has been a subject of debate amongst anthropologists is why it happened, how it happened, and how many times it happened. The process by which homo sapiens left their land of origin to populate the rest of the world has been one of the fundamental questions in anthropology. Learn more about the Out of Africa hypothesis and the origins of humanity on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the pod...
Rosie the Riveter
March 03, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesOn December 29, 1940, a year before the United States entered the Second World War, President Franklin Roosevelt declared the United States to be an arsenal of democracy. When the US did finally enter the war, they faced a serious problem. The population of men who would normally be called upon to work in the factories was now being sent off to war. The solution to the problem proved to be incredibly simple. Learn more about Rosie the Riveter and women on the homefront during World War II on...
Lysenkoism (Encore)
March 02, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutesIn the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories of biology and genetics. He rose to the top of the Soviet hierarchy in his field, and Stalin himself endorsed his theories. The result of the implementation of his ideas was nothing short of disastrous. Learn more about Trofim Lysenko and Lysenkoism on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes ------------...
All About Air
March 01, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesRight now, as you are listening to the sound of my voice, you are breathing air. Air is all around you all the time. When humans go into space or beneath the surface of the ocean, the one thing you absolutely have to take with you is air. But what exactly makes up air? How did it get that way, and what was the air on Earth like millions of years ago? Learn more about air, its composition, and its origin on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://lin...