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 Gracchi Brothers
November 19, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutesDuring the Roman Republic, two brothers took it upon themselves to seek to change Rome to benefit the poor and underclass. Needless to say, the Roman elites did not like this and did everything in their power to ensure it didn’t happen. …and the elites were successful. But in the process, they changed Roman history forever and put the Republic on a path to destruction. Learn more about the Gracchi Brothers and how they tried to change Roman society on this episode of Everything Everywhere D...
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Encore)
November 18, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesOn March 25, 1911, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American history took place. In the middle of Manhattan, a fire broke out in a garment factory that killed 146 people. Most of the deaths were totally preventable, and the legacy of that incident had repercussions that still exist today. Learn more about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and its legacy, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid...
Leap Seconds
November 17, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutesEvery few years, without any schedule or planning, officials at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service will add an extra second to the year. The reason why this is done does make sense, but adding an extra second to a year can cause a host of problems, and many are wondering if it is a practice that should be continued. Learn more about Leap Seconds, why they exist, when they happen, and if they should continue to exist on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
The Dieppe Raid
November 16, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutesIn 1942, Allied forces attempted a landing on the coast of France to gain a toe hold on the continent. Thousands of men took part in the landing…and it was a disaster. Over a thousand men were killed, and over 2,000 were captured. Despite being a massive failure, the lessons learned from that raid paved the way for the massive success of the invasion of Europe almost two years later. Learn more about the raid on Dieppe and how the lessons from the raid were used to make the invasion of Norma...
World Population Throughout History
November 15, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutesHuman beings have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. For the vast majority of that time, the total population of humans has been quite small. Then, quite suddenly, at least in the grand sweep of history, the population of humanity exploded. Now, it appears that humans might be on the cusp of a new era of demographics, the likes of which we haven’t experienced before. Learn more about the global population since the dawn of humanity and what is in store in the future on this epi...
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
November 14, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutesWhen Alexander the Great died, one of his generals and best friends, Ptolemy, took Alexander’s corpse and went to Egypt to establish a new pharaonic dynasty. One of the things he did during his reign was to begin construction on what would become one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It stood for over a thousand years and was unlike the world had ever seen. Learn more about the Lighthouse of Alexandria and what eventually happened to it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily...
The Last of the Romanovs
November 13, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutesFor over 300 years, the Romanov family ruled over the Russian Empire. After the Communist Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne, and he and his family were placed under house arrest, where they ultimately met a grizzly fate. For decades after their deaths, the world wondered what happened to them until their bodies were discovered and identified 80 years later. Learn more about the fate of the last Russian Tsar and his family on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subs...
Why Is The Sky Blue?
November 12, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutesChildren are highly inquisitive and are always asking questions. One of the most common questions that children have is, “why is the sky blue?” It is a simple and reasonable question, yet the answer is rather complicated, and most adults really aren’t sure why the sky is blue. Learn why the sky is blue and how to answer a child’s most common question on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes ---------...
The Isle of Man
November 11, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutesLocated between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, in the middle of the Irish Sea, lies one of the oddest political jurisdictions in the world. It isn’t a country, nor is it a territory of another country. For the most part, it has autonomy over its affairs, yet it depends entirely on another country for its survival. It has an ancient history, once had its own language, and is probably the world center of motorcycle racing. Learn more about the Isle of Man, its history, and how it fu...
The Peace of Westphalia (Encore)
November 10, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutesIn 1648, Europe saw the end of two of the most horrific wars that had ever been seen on the continent up until that point. The treaties which ended these conflicts established an international order which overturned the system which had existed for centuries and established a new order which, in many respects, still exists today. Learn more about the Peace of Westphalia and how its legacy can still be felt 350 years later, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the po...
A History of United States Midterm Elections
November 09, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesEvery four years, Americans go to polling places where they do NOT decide who will be President of the United States. These elections usually aren’t given as much historical attention as presidential elections. Nonetheless, they can be extremely important and can influence a president’s agenda. Learn more about the history of midterm elections and how they have influenced US history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Previous Episodes Referenced https://everything-everywhere.co...
Punctuation Marks
November 08, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutesThere was a time when languages had no punctuation. Not only did they not have punctuation, but they also didn’t even have spaces between words, and in some cases, they didn’t even use vowels. It was extremely confusing if you were trying to read something, so eventually, people began inserting marks and characters into text to make it easier to read. Learn more about punctuation marks and how and why they were developed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Previous Episodes Ref...
When Exactly Did The Roman Empire Fall?
November 07, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutesThe Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires in the ancient world. In its wake are a host of languages based on Latin, as well as many cultural institutions which still exist. While the Roman Empire is gone, when exactly did it cease to exist? Learn more about exactly when the Roman empire fell and if such a thing even makes sense on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. -------------------------------- Previous Episodes Referenced https://everything-everywhere.com/the-empire-tha...
Question and Answers: Volume 1
November 06, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutesFor over two years and 850 episodes, I have been providing you with daily podcasts on a wide assortment of topics. Now, for the first time, I’m letting you take over the show by answering whatever questions you might have had about anything and everything, including Everything Everywhere. Prepare to enjoy answers to questions provided by listeners of the show, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes...
British Currency Decimalization
November 05, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesOn February 15, 1971, the United Kingdom had a landmark day in its history. On that day, the country’s currency was changed after centuries of a currency system with very little change. It was a day that was years in the making. It wasn’t the currency that changed, however. Rather it was how the currency was divided. It was the change that changed. Learn more about Decimal Day and British Currency Decimalization on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! htt...
Horses in World War II
November 04, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesMost people think of the second world war as being a mechanized war fought with tanks, planes, jeeps, and ships. This is true, it was certainly a mechanized war. However, there is a part of the war which is often overlooked—aspects of ancient warfare which played an important part in World War II. Learn more about horses in the second world war, their surprising numbers, and their important role in this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.co...
Alfred Wegener and Continental Drift (Encore)
November 03, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutesIn 1910, a German Earth scientist noticed something about the map of the world. South America seemed to fit into Africa. North America seemed to fit into northwest Africa and Europe. He proposed that the continents may at one time have been joined and subsequently moved. The scientific community laughed at him and rejected his idea. Learn more about Alfred Wegener and the theory of Continental Drift, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.ch...
Banned Techniques That Would Smash World Records in Track and Field
November 02, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesIn 1968, American high jumper Dick Fosbury introduced a new way to compete in the high jump. His new technique worked so well that he won an Olympic gold medal, and within a few years, everyone used his method of high jumping. Fosbury’s innovation isn’t the only one in the track and field world. There have been several other technique innovations in other events, which have been shown dramatically improve performance. Learn about the track and field techniques which would smash world records ...
The Presidential Line of Succession
November 01, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesMany movies and television shows have as their plot some disaster that eliminates the United States government. As a result, some low-level cabinet official becomes president, who then has to solve the crisis. How accurate is such a scenario? What really would happen if multiple members of the executive branch were incapacitated? Learn more about the Presidential Line of Succession, its history, and what would happen if the unthinkable were to occur on this episode of Everything Everywhere ...
The Panic of 1893
October 31, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesIt was the worst economic depression that the United States had ever seen. The stock market crashed. Thousands of businesses went bankrupt. The unemployment rate hit 20% There were soup lines and an army of homeless scattered throughout the country. It was not the Great Depression. Learn more about the Panic of 1893, the forgotten depression which realigned American politics, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywh...
Vinland, Vikings, and Lactose Intolerance (Encore)
October 30, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutesDespite what you might have been told, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were not the first Europeans to reach the Americas. Almost 500 years earlier, a small group of Norse settlers arrived on what is today the Island of Newfoundland. Yet, their presence on the continent was short-lived and no one ever came after them. Learn more about how Vinland, Vikings, and lactose intolerance might have shaped history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! ...
Philip II of Spain
October 29, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesPhilip II of Spain was one of European history’s most important yet underrated monarchs. He had more titles and kingships than almost anyone and was behind some of the biggest events in the history of several European countries. On top of all of that, he also reigned over one of the largest empires in world history. Learn more about Philip II and the incredible events surrounding his life on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/Eve...
The Maldives
October 28, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesLocated just southwest of the southern tip of India lies one of the only countries in the world consisting soely of coral atolls. Unlike similar countries which are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this country has a location and proximity which has given it a unique history. It also faces a unique set of problems given geography and geology. Learn more about the Maldives, its past, present, and future, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://l...
Operation Felix
October 27, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesEarly in the second world war, the Germans found themselves with a metaphorical pebble in their shoe. The pebble was actually a rather large rock that happened to guard the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. Unfortunately for them, it happened to be controlled by the British. If they could remove the British, they could solve their problem and maybe do something for Hitler’s friend, Francisco Franco. Learn more about Operation Felix, the planned German invasion of Gibraltar via Spain, on th...
The History of Recorded Sound
October 26, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutesOne of the landmark inventions in human history was the ability to record sound. This technology allowed music to go from something only appreciated by a small number of people to something which could be enjoyed by millions. It also allowed people to speak to others across vast distances and eventually led to a thing called podcasting. Learn more about the history of recorded sound and how we went from wax cylinders to mp3s on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the ...
The 13th Amendment
October 25, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesThe American Civil War wasn’t just a military conflict. There was also a major political and legal conflict struggle that took place alongside the military campaigns. In the last months of the war, President Abraham Lincoln knew that if the war was to truly be the end of the conflict, it was necessary to ban slavery once and for all. That would require changing the constitution. Learn more about the 13th Amendment and the battle for its ratification on this episode of Everything Everywhere ...
Cricket for Dummies......and Americans
October 24, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutesCricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport, behind association football or soccer. However, it is played almost nowhere outside of former British Colonies. It is a game that can be confusing to those who are uninitiated and, if played in its traditional manner, can take an extremely long time to complete. Learn more about Cricket, how the game developed and how it is played today on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl....
The Battle of Milvian Bridge
October 23, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutesIn the year 312, two claimants to the Roman imperial throne met outside the walls of Rome near a bridge that crossed the Tiber River. The subsequent battle that followed was not that different from many other Roman battles which had been fought over the centuries. However, the implications of that battle have long-reaching ramifications that have shaped the world for the past 1700 years. Learn more about the Battle of Milvian Bridge and how it changed the world on this episode of Everythin...
All About Wind Power
October 22, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutesFor thousands of years, humans have been using the power of the wind to do useful work. At first, the wind was just used for sailing ships, but eventually, the wind's power was harnessed for mundane tasks like milling grain and pumping water. Unlike many ancient energy sources, wind power is still used today, and it has become a major source of electrical generation. Learn more about how humans conquered the wind and made it useful on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe t...
The Nubian Civilization and the Kingdom of Kush
October 21, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesMost people are familiar with the ancient Egyptian civilization, which arose along the banks of the Nile River. However, the Egyptians were not the only major civilization that existed on the Nile. Just south of Egypt was a culture that was very similar yet very different, who was Egypt’s sometimes enemies, sometimes trade partners, sometime overlords, and sometimes subjects. Learn more about the Nubian Civilization and the Kingdom of Kush on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Su...
The Year Without A Summer (Encore)
October 20, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutesIn 1816, the world experienced something that it had never seen before. All over the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia, and North America, summer never came. …or at least it didn’t in any way which it did before. It caused chaos and misery all around the world. Learn more about 1816, the year without a summer, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Prod...
Vitamins
October 19, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesFor thousands of years, humans knew that certain foods could treat certain ailments. However, why or how the foods did this was totally unknown. It wasn’t until the early 20th century that researchers discovered exactly what chemicals were in food that prevented and cured many diseases. Today, that knowledge has led to an entire industry dedicated to providing and supplementing nutrients. Learn more about vitamins, what they are, how they were discovered, and what happens if you lack them ...
Castle Engineering 101
October 18, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutesCenturies ago, if you were a ruler, you needed to protect yourself and your realm. You’d obviously need an army and soldiers, but you would also need some sort of defensive fortification to protect yourself from attack. The solution to this problem in the middle ages was the development of massive structures which could resist direct attack and often served as a seat of administration for a region. Over the centuries, the thought and engineering which went into these structures became one o...
SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
October 17, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesFor thousands of years, humans have looked up at the night sky and wondered, “are we alone?” For the longest time, it remained nothing more than a philosophical question, but in the 20th century, some researchers thought it was time to finally start looking. One of the big questions was how do you look for something that you don’t know exists, and if it does, you don’t know where it is? Learn more about SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, on this episode of Everything Everywh...
John Snow and the Broad Street Cholera Outbreak of 1854
October 16, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesIn 1854 an unusually severe outbreak of cholera occurred in London. While cholera was not an uncommon disease, physicians at the time weren’t sure what caused it. This time, one doctor took a completely different approach, stopping the epidemic and ushering in a new field of medicine. Learn more about John Snow and the Broad Street cholera outbreak of 1854 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes --...
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
October 15, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesLocated in the South Pacific Ocean is one of the most isolated islands in the world. It is over a thousand miles from the nearest human settlement. There a civilization unlike any other in the world arose and ultimately fell. While the story of the island didn’t end with the fall of that civilization, the physical remains of that society have endured and have fascinated people for centuries. Learn more about Rapa Nui, aka Easter Island, and the civilization and people who lived there on this...
High Fructose Corn Syrup
October 14, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesIn 1957, two chemists at the Clinton Corn Processing Company of Clinton, Iowa, developed a system for converting the sucrose found in corn starch into fructose. Over 60 years later, the product they created can be found in a dizzying array of food products worldwide. Learn more about High Fructose Corn Syrup, how it is made, how it is used, and the controversy surrounding it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywher...
The Vasa (Encore)
October 13, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesThe Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus oversaw the rise of Sweden as one of the great powers in Europe. In 1626, he ordered the construction of a warship that would be the most powerful floating platform in Northern Europe. Its maiden voyage in 1628 was one of the most memorable of any ship in history. Learn more about the Vasa, its incredible maiden voyage, and its status today, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywh...
The Terrible, Horrible Voyage of the Russian Imperial Baltic Fleet
October 12, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesIn February 1904, the Russian Empire found itself at war with the Empire of Japan over what was the territory of China. The problem was the majority of the Russian navy was located in the Baltic Sea, and the war was in Asia. They were sent on an incredibly long voyage to get the ships into battle. Learn more about the disastrous voyage of the Imperial Russian Fleet and how it helped change the course of Russian history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcas...
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
October 11, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutesAll around you, right this second, you are surrounded by electromagnetic radiation. You might better know this by names such as light, radio waves, microwaves, x-rays, or ultraviolet rays. Fundamentally, they are all variations of the same phenomenon and are all part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Learn more about the electromagnetic spectrum and how different wavelengths can behave very differently on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link....
The League of Nations
October 10, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutesThe first world war, known simply as the Great War at that time, was the most horrific war the world had ever seen. 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 plunging, once again, into war. While having some success, this deliberative body ultimately failed at its stated goal of avoiding another world war. Learn more abou...
The Kidnapping of Charley Ross
October 09, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesMost children growing up are admonished not to take candy from strangers. It is good advice, but it isn’t advice that comes from nowhere. It comes from a particular incident 150 years ago that shocked the world and changed how we view children’s safety. It was an event, the echos of which can be seen today in efforts to find abducted children. Learn more about the kidnapping of Charley Ross on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/Eve...
Trial By Combat
October 08, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutesIn the TV series Game of Thrones, there were four different seasons where disputes were determined with trial by combat. As fictional as the Game of Thrones universe is, the idea of resolving legal disputes by fighting, sometimes to the death, was historically accurate. For centuries, trial by combat was a legitimate option for conflict resolution, and according to some theories, it might still technically exist. Learn more about trial by combat and how it was actually conducted on this ep...
The Rise and Fall of Department Stores
October 07, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesFor most of human history, if you wanted something, you had to make it yourself or know the person who made it. Eventually, merchants began to sell more and more goods in one store to make it convenient for consumers. These stores reached their zenith with enormous structures which sold almost everything. They were not just innovations themselves, but they were an engine for innovations which are still with us today. Learn more about the rise and fall of department stores on this episode of...
Airport Codes (Encore)
October 06, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesIf you’ve done your share of flying, you are probably familiar with the three-letter airport codes which identify every commercial airport in the world. Airports like DFW, LGA, and HOU are easy to figure out. However, why is there an X in LAX? How did Washington Dulles wind up with IAD? And what is the deal with almost every airport code in Canada? Learn more about airport codes and the weird logic behind them on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https:...
How Barbed Wire Shaped the West and the World
October 05, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesWhen Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, there was a rush of people who moved west to claim the free land that was offered. However, there was a problem. Creating physical divisions for plots of land on the prairie was difficult when there was no stone or wood. Eventually, there was a solution to the problem, which offered a cheap way to divide land…and created a whole host of new problems as well. Learn more about barbed wire and how it shaped the American West, warfare, and...
Broken Arrows: When Nuclear Weapons Go Wrong
October 04, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesNuclear weapons are the most devastating things humans have ever created. They are so powerful and terrible that nations that have them strictly control how they are used and handled. That being said, over the 75-year history that nuclear weapons have existed, accidents have happened. While not common, they have happened enough that the US military has a code word for such events. Learn more about broken arrows and what happens when there are problems with nuclear weapons on this episode o...
The Seven Days of the Week
October 03, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesMost of our major divisions of time are based on some sort of natural event. A year is one orbit of the Earth around the sun. A month is one orbit of the Moon around the Earth. A day is one rotation of the Earth about its axis. However, one of the most commonly used units of time has no natural analog whatsoever. Learn more about why there are seven days in a week and where the names for the day of the week come from on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast!...
Hurricanes and Typhoons
October 02, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesEvery year parts of the planet are hit by devastating typhoons and hurricanes. They can cause billions of dollars of damage and can take hundreds if not thousands of lives. But why do these storms exist? What causes their distinctive spiral shape with an eye in the middle? And why do they only appear in certain parts of the world at certain times of the year? And while we’re at it, what is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon anyway? Learn more about hurricanes and typhoons and...
Joseph Bonaparte: The King of New Jersey (Encore)
October 01, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutesWhen Napoleon Bonaparte conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century, he didn’t create a monolithic empire that was centrally run out of Paris. Well, he sort of did, but at least on paper, he didn’t. Rather, what he did was set up his family members as monarchs to rule in his place. One of those family members who was set up as king ended up moving to New Jersey. Learn more about Joseph Boneparte, the King of New Jersey, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the...