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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Never Give Up, Never Surrender
June 22, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesOn September 2, 1945, on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri, the Japanese Empire formally and unconditionally surrendered. With that, the second world war was over and everyone stopped fighting, went home, and lived happily ever after. Except, not everyone. There were a surprisingly large number of holdouts who either didn’t know that Japan surrendered, or didn’t believe it. Learn more about the Japanese soldiers who never surrendered on this episode of Everything Everywhere Dail...
Morse Code
June 21, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesIn 1838, an American portrait painter by the name of Samuel Morse developed a system whereby signals could be sent down an electrical wire. This system allowed for information to be sent almost instantly over vast distances. However, sending pulses of electromagnetic energy down a wire isn’t in and of itself communication. So, he developed a system to encode these pulses in a way that was legible. Learn more about Morse Code, how it works and how it is actually still used today, on this e...
Life in Ancient Rome
June 20, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesFor over 2,000 years, stories have been passed down about the famous and infamous people from ancient Rome. While many of these names still are familiar to most people today, it doesn’t really tell us much about how the average person lived back then? What was life like for the regular person whose names didn’t make it into the history books? Learn more about the life of the average person in ancient Rome, and how we know what we know about it, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Da...
The History of Juneteenth
June 19, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesIn 2021, the United States Congress declared the first federal holiday in almost 40 years: Juneteenth. Juneteenth honors and celebrates the emancipation of slaves in the United States, but why do we celebrate it on this day, and how did this holiday come about? When exactly did slavery end and how do other countries celebrate the abolition of slavery? Learn more about Juneteenth, aka Emancipation Day, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://pod...
The History of Horses in North America
June 18, 2022 09:00 - 14 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 horse...
The Atacama Desert
June 17, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesSituated in the north of the nation of Chile lies one of the most extreme environments on Planet Earth. The Atacama Desert. What makes the Atacama Desert so unique isn’t its size or its temperature, it is the amount of precipitation it gets….or rather the lack thereof. It is precipitation that defines what a desert is, and by that logic, the Atacama is the most desert-y of all the deserts. Learn more about the Atacama Desert and what makes it so different and special, on this episode of...
TORNADOES!
June 16, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesOver 2,000 times a year, all over the world, a meteorological phenomenon strikes the Earth with devastating consequences. They can strike without warning and the worst ones have killed hundreds of people. Yet, the secrets to how the work wasn’t understood until one determined man figured out their secrets. Learn more about tornadoes, how they work and just how deadly they can be, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythinge...
Precision Munitions
June 15, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesIn 1940, an investigation conducted by the British military found that only 1 in 5 of their bombers were actually landing bombs within five miles of their intended targets. This level of inaccuracy wasn’t just dangerous in terms of collateral damage, but it was horrible in terms of achieving military objectives. This inaccuracy has led to the development of ever more precise munitions, which is still going on today. Learn more about precision munitions and how it is possible to drop a bo...
The Legend of Ned Kelly
June 14, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesIn the late 19th century, the American frontier became famous for its outlaws and gangsters. Men like Billy the Kid and Jesse James became notorious for their criminal exploits. While this was happening in the American West, there were similar outlaws in the Australian bush. One, in particular, has captured the imagination of Australia and the reason he became so famous was…..unique. Learn more about Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang and how they became legendary, on this episode of Everything...
The History of Olive Oil
June 13, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesSomewhere in your kitchen, you might have a bottle of olive oil. When you made that purchase you probably didn’t think twice about it, but believe it or not, olive oil used to be one of the most important products in the world. While today it is almost exclusively used for cooking, in the past it had a wide variety of uses, which is what made it so valuable. The olive oil you consume today is very similar to the product consumed thousands of years ago. In some cases, literally so. Learn...
The Steam Engine
June 12, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesThe industrial revolution began the biggest change to humanity since the dawn of agriculture. The start of the industrial revolution is largely considered to have begun with the invention of the steam engine. A device that could convert heat to mechanical work. Yet, the steam engine wasn’t developed all at once. It was an invention that has its roots over 2000 years in the past. Learn more about the steam engine and how it was developed, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Su...
Navajo Code Talkers (Encore)
June 11, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutesSecrecy is a huge part of military success. You want to be able to communicate with your own forces without the enemy finding out what your plans are. As America entered World War II, they were in need of a method of communication that couldn’t be cracked by Germany or Japan. They found the answer they were looking for in the languages of Native Americans. Learn more about Navajo Code Talkers and the other Native American languages used in World War II, on this episode of Everything Everywh...
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
June 10, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesToday in Western Europe, there is a line that divides speakers of Germanic languages and speakers of Romance languages. While that line has shifted over two thousand years, its existence can be traced back to a battle that took place over 2000 years ago. That battle rocked the Roman Empire to its core, and finally set limits for how big the empire could grow. Learn more about the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest and how its impact can still be seen today, on this episode of Everything Every...
Kiribati
June 09, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutesLocated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a country that, to most people’s surprise, is shockingly large. It only has a population of 120,000 people, but it stretches over 3.5 million square kilometers of ocean. On top of all that, almost everyone mispronounces it. Learn more about Kiribati, the surprisingly large country with a very odd spelling, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ ------------------...
The History of Television
June 08, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutesIt has been called the boob tube and the idiot box, but the fact is that perhaps no invention was as important to the latter half of the 20th Century as the television. Once the problems of moving pictures and wireless audio had been solved, it took quite a bit longer to solve the problem of wireless moving pictures. Once it was solved, it revolutionized the world. Learn more about the history of television, how it was developed and how it took over the world, on this episode of Everythi...
The Nepalese Royal Massacre
June 07, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutesOn June 1, 2001, the nation of Nepal was shocked at the announcement that 10 members of the Nepalese Royal Family were killed in a massacre inside the royal palace. It wasn’t just a case of homicide, it was a case of regicide, patricide, matricide, fratricide, sororicide, parricide, and suicide. It was a moment that changed the course of modern Nepal. Learn more about the Nepalese Royal Massacre, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollo...
The Empire State Building
June 06, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesPrior to the 1929 stock market crash, a race was on to build the tallest building in the world in New York City. Of all the proposed buildings, one pushed through the depression and took the title of the tallest building in the world and held on to it for forty years. Even though it has since been surpassed in height, it still remains the iconic building of the New York skyline. Learn more about the Empire State Building, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the...
Why The Map In Your Head Is Wrong
June 05, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutesAll of us have some sort of mental map inside our heads for how the world is laid out. North America is north of South America. Europe is west of Asia. et Cetra. However, even the greatest geography minds often have a flawed mental map of the world. Places aren’t often where were think they are in relation to other places. Learn more about why almost everyone’s mental map of the world is wrong, and why it is so, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! h...
Terra Nullius
June 04, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutesImagine you want to start a brand new country. Only, you don’t want to go through the messy process of starting a revolution or a civil war in a currently existing country. You want to find an empty piece of land for yourself that no one has claimed. Is such a thing possible? Learn more about the doctrine of Terra Nullius and where it could still theoretically be exercised in the world today, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.co...
The Cult of Pythagoras
June 03, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesHe was one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. He was a philosopher, a mathematician, and had some unique views on diet and religion. You probably know him best for the theorem which bears his name. However, if you asked anyone 2,600 years ago, they might have known him for something else entirely. Learn more about Pythagoras, his ideas, and the cult that the led, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Record your family memories at Storyworth https://storyworth.com/...
The Wallace Line
June 02, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesCharles Darwin is often credited with the discovery of the theory of natural selection. This is partially true, but it isn’t totally true. He didn’t do this alone. In particular, there was someone else who did much of the research that lead to the discovery. In the process, he also made a discovery that bear’s his name and influenced the fields of both biology and geology. Learn more about Alfred Russell Wallace and the Wallace Line, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Record...
Yes, We have No Bananas
June 01, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesIn the late 19th century, bananas, a fruit that had been popular for thousands of years suddenly became a mass-market sensation. However, just a few decades after it was popularized, the industry had to completely change what was grown due to a pestilence. As a result, the bananas that most people eat today are very different than the bananas that everyone ate before the second world war. Learn more about bananas, and why your grandparents didn’t eat the same kind, on this episode of Ever...
Jupiter: The Biggest Planet in the Solar System
May 31, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesEver since humans looked up at the night sky and noticed that some of the points of light moved, they have been aware of the planet Jupiter. However, it was the invention of the telescope that let us know just how amazing Jupiter was. Since then, we’ve sent eight probes to the planet to help us unlock its secrets. Learn more about Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Record your family memories at Storyworth https://storyworth...
NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
May 30, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesOn April 4, 1949, representatives of 11 North American and European countries assembled in Washington DC to sign a treaty of mutual defense. That treaty, and the organization which it spawned, has served as the basis for defense policy for Western Europe and North America for almost 75 years. Over that time, the membership in the organization has grown and its original purpose has changed. Learn more about NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, on this episode of Everything Everyw...
The Great Dying of the Americas
May 29, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesWhen Europeans arrived in the New World in 1492, it was the beginning of a series of events that ws the biggest change in humanity since the discovery of agriculture. The magnitude of those changes wasn’t even known at the time, or even for several centuries after the fact. It has only been recently that researchers have discovered the magnitude of what happened. Learn more about The Great Dying of the Americas on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! http...
Did We Already Find Life On Mars? (Encore)
May 28, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutesOn July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first robotic lander to land on Mars. On September 3, its sister Viking 2 followed suit. Both of them carried experiments to test for biology on Mars, something which no subsequent Mars lander since has replicated. The results from these chemical experiments have divided researchers for decades and have been the cause of one of the greatest debates in planetary science. Learn more about if we have already found evidence of life on Mars on this episode o...
The Queen of Sheba
May 27, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesAll three of the holy books from great monotheistic faiths share a similar story about a Queen from a land in the south who traveled to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon. This queen, who is said to have come from a land called Sheba, held not only the fascination of Solomon but of people for over 2000 years. But did she really exist, and if she did, where exactly did she come from? Learn more about the Queen of Sheba on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! ...
The First Triumvirate
May 26, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesIn the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men. Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus agreed to put aside their differences for mutual gain. For many years the alliance worked, and the three men were able to run the Roman Republic….until it eventually fell apart. Learn more about the First Triumvirate on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everyt...
What is IQ?
May 25, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutesFor ages, people have tried to categorize people by intelligence. However, it wasn’t until the early 20th century that attempts were made to provide a quantifiable measure of human intelligence. In 1912, a German psychologist by the name of William Stern dubbed a method of scoring intelligence tests called an intelligence quotient. Every since there, there has been controversy surrounding the method of scoring and the very idea of scoring intelligence. Learn more about the intelligence q...
A Brief History of the Mongol Empire
May 24, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesIn the year 1162, in the Khentii Mountains of what is today Northeastern Mongolia, a baby by the name of Temüjin was born. He would go on to become the single greatest conqueror and establish the largest contiguous empire in world history. His empire would reverberate throughout history and is still being felt today, both politically and genetically. Learn more about Ghengis Khan and the Mongol Empire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://pod...
Correlation vs Causation
May 23, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesYou have probably heard the old saying that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. There are several reasons why statistics are often misinterpreted. One of the biggest is the confusion between the two concepts of correlation and causation. This confusion is not only made by laypeople but also by members of the media and scientists. Learn more about correlation and causation and why one doesn’t necessarily imply the other on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to...
The Thirty Mile Zone (Encore)
May 22, 2022 09:00 - 9 minutesHollywood is known the world over for being the center of the motion picture industry. But did you ever wonder why the movie business is centered there or why it hasn’t moved somewhere else? Well, it all has to do with a clause in various union contracts. Learn more about the Thirty Mile Zone, or the TMZ, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Darcy Adams A...
Was the Holy Roman Empire, Holy, Roman, or an Empire?
May 21, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesIn the 18th century, the French writer and philosopher Voltaire said, "This body which was called, and which still calls itself, the Holy Roman Empire was in no way holy, nor Roman, nor an empire." Since then, some variation of this quote has found itself into history classes around the world. So what exactly was the Holy Roman Empire, and was Voltaire right? Learn more about the Holy Roman Empire and find out if it was holy, was Roman, and if it was an empire on this episode of Everyth...
Introducing: The Amateur Traveler Podcast
May 21, 2022 06:00 - 53 minutesIn this sample episode of the Amateur Traveler podcast, I talk to host Chris Christensen about the sites in Rome that few people visit. https://amateurtraveler.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The History of Rice
May 20, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesFor thousands of years, rice has been one of the most important agricultural crops in the world. It has fed billions of people, has been crossbred into tens of thousands of variants, and is now grown in every continent except Antarctica. The importance of rice has not diminished over time and in fact, might grow in the future. Learn more about rice, and how it was domesticated and spread around the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://...
Trofim Lysenko and Lysenkoism
May 19, 2022 09:00 - 13 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://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ -----------------------...
The Petrodollar System
May 18, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesOn August 15, 1971, US President Richard Nixon ended the gold convertibility of the US Dollar and simultaneously ended the Bretton Woods System, which had governed international monetary policy since the end of the Second World War. The system which replaced Bretton Woods wasn’t built on formal treaties and conferences. It was a highly informal system that, for the most part, still exists today. Learn more about the petrodollar system, how it came to be, and how it works on this episode of ...
How Worried Should We Be About Asteroids?
May 17, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesAbout 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid collided with the Earth near the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. This impact ended the era of the dinosaurs and resulted in one of the greatest species extinctions in history. That large asteroid wasn’t the first to hit the Earth, nor will it be the last. Today, many people are actively trying to ensure that such an event never happens again. Learn more about asteroid impacts and how much we should worry about them on this episode of Everything...
Saint Peter's Basilica
May 16, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesIn the early 4th century, the Roman Emperor Constantine ordered the construction of a church on the burial site of Saint Peter. It was the greatest church in Christianity. Centuries later, that building was falling apart, so Pope Julius II ordered the construction of a replacement church that would be newer and much bigger. Learn more about St. Peter’s Basilica, the world’s largest church, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/eve...
Pitcairn Island (Encore)
May 15, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesOn April 28, 1789, the crew of the HMS Bounty engaged in a mutiny against their despotic captain, William Bligh. After sending the captain out on a rowboat, the rest of the crew sailed to an uninhabited island, sank the ship, and set up home. The descendants of those mutineers are still living on that island today. Their home has become one of the most unique and remote communities on Earth. Learn more about Pitcairn Island, its history, and how it continues to exist at the edge of the world...
The Library of Alexandria
May 14, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesSometime during the reign of Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II, the Egyptian state decided to build an institution dedicated to accumulating all human knowledge in the City of Alexandria. As the city grew, this institution grew along with it to become the greatest knowledge repository in the ancient world. …and then Julius Caesar burned it down. Maybe. Learn more about the Library of Alexander, how it was created, and how it ended on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the pod...
Introducing: My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
May 14, 2022 06:00 - 1 hourToday I want to introduce you to a podcast that I think you might enjoy. It’s called “My History Can Beat Up Your Politics.” The host and creator of the show, Bruce Carlson, has been doing the podcast since 2006, making it one of the longest-running history podcasts in the world. We’ve all heard the phrase, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Many people in the world today are very ignorant about history and are totally unaware of events that shaped the world we...
Friday the 13th
May 13, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesFriday the 13th is a day associated with bad luck and ill omens. However, why is this particular combination of day of the week and day of the month considered bad luck? If you think you know why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky, there is a good chance that the story you’ve heard is wrong. Learn more about Friday the 13th and how it became associated with being unlucky on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn about how you can invest in art at https://www.masterworks.io...
King Tutankhamen
May 12, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesIn 1922, British archaeologist Howard Cater stumbled upon one of the most pristine tombs of an Egyptian Pharaoh ever found. The tomb of King Tutankhamen. That discovery because a pop culture sensation and revolutionized our understanding of Ancient Egypt. Learn more about King Tutankhamen, aka King Tut, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn about how you can invest in art at https://www.masterworks.io/ Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere...
The Vice President of the United States
May 11, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesAt the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the delegates worked hard to create a document that would govern their new country. At the end of the convention, they had a session titled “Leftover Business.” It was here in the “leftover business” section of the constitutional convention where the Vice Presidency was born. Some say it has been leftover business ever since. Learn more about the Vice President of the United States, its history, and the men and women who have held the job on this ep...
The Irish Potato Famine
May 10, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesIn the early 1845s, farmers around Europe suffered from a blight that devastated the potato crop. This lasted for several years, but nowhere was it more pronounced than it was on the island of Ireland, where it resulted in death and mass migration. The effects of this potato blight can still be witnessed in the world today. Learn more about the Great Irish Famine, also known as the Irish Potato Famine, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn about how you can invest in art ...
Nine Kings, One Room
May 09, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutesOn May 20, 1910, an event occurred which never occurred before or since. Gathered for the funeral of the British King Edward VII, nine different European monarchs assembled inside Windsor Castle for a photo. In the immediate years after this image was taken, life would change dramatically for most of the monarchs. Learn more about the day nine kings were in one room and what happened to them later, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn about how you can invest in art at ...
Mother's Day (Encore)
May 08, 2022 09:00 - 9 minutesEvery year, on the second Sunday in May, 96 countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day. Dozens of other countries celebrate the same thing on different days throughout the year. Mother’s Day wasn’t always a thing, however. Its creation was due to a small number of very determined people…and, of course, greeting card companies. Learn more about Mother’s Day and how it became a holiday on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/ev...
The Bretton Wood System
May 07, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesBarely a month after the Normandy Landing in 1944, the allied powers were already thinking of what the post-world would look like. One of the big issues was the creation of a monetary system that could replace the then abandoned gold standard. So, in at a resort in New Hampshire, representatives from 44 countries hammered out a new international monetary system that would govern the world for the next 25 years. Learn more about the Bretton Woods System and how parts of it still influence ...
All About Solar Power
May 06, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesIn 1839, a French scientist by the name of Edmond Becquerel was experimenting with an electrochemical cell when he discovered something interesting. When it was exposed to light, it produced an electrical current. For over a hundred years, this was mostly a scientific curiosity. However, with the advent of the space age, this curiosity began to find practical uses. Learn more about solar cells and solar power, its history, and how it works on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. S...