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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 Pueblo Incident

March 18, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a US Navy intelligence-gathering ship was on a routine surveillance mission in international waters off of the coast of North Korea.  While on surveillance duty, it was intercepted by North Korean patrol boats. Shots were fired, the crew was captured, and it set off one of the biggest international incidents of the Cold War.  Learn more about the Pueblo incident, how and why it happen...

Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori: 40 Years A Slave

March 17, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 1788, the son of the leader of the Confederation of Futa Jallon in West Africa was commanding his 2,000 troops against a neighboring military force and was captured.  He was sold into slavery and spent the next 40 years of his living as a slave in Mississippi. That was until a chance meeting discovered his true identity, which eventually lead to his freedom and the involvement of the President of the United States.  ...

The Fall of Constantinople (Encore)

March 16, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ History is full of battles and conflicts. Most of them are forgotten over time as they don’t really impact history. Whether one king or another wins a battle usually doesn’t matter in the big scheme of things. However, there are moments that truly change world history. When civilizations clash and the outcome can affect the world for centuries.  Such a moment occurred on May 29, 1453. Learn more about the Fall of Constant...

Introducing Wondery's "WeCrashed"

March 15, 2022 10:05 - 4 minutes

The founders of WeWork thought they were on the brink of making history. The company was valued at $47 billion dollars, ready for a huge IPO, and its charismatic CEO Adam Neumann believed he was going to change the world. Adam and his wife Rebekah had a prophet-like vision—but did it ever match the company's reality? Now the inspiration for a new AppleTV+ series starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, WeCrashed: The Director’s Cut is a complete refresh of our original six-part series. Hosted b...

The Ides of March

March 15, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ 2,046 years ago one of the most notorious political assassinations in world history took place.  Julius Caesar, the dictator for life of the Roman Republic, was killed by a group of Senators just before a session of the senate was to start. The murder famously took place on the Ides of March. Learn more about the assassination of Julius Caesar, why it happened, and what exactly is the Ides of March, on this episode of E...

Happy Pi Day!

March 14, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Every year on March 14, the world celebrates one of the most important mathematical constants: pi.  It is a number which appears all over nature, even in places you wouldn’t expect it. It is also a number that has been known, or at least had been approximated, by civilizations for thousands of years.  Today there are still more we are discovering about this number with the help of supercomputers.  Learn more about pi a...

The Three Age System: Stone, Bronze, and Iron

March 13, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Scientists love to classify things. Archeologists are no exception. One of the very first classifications systems that were developed, classified ancient history into three broad eras.  This system was crude and it isn't really used among professionals anymore, but its simplicity has ensured that it still survives in casual use.  Learn more about the three ages system: the stone age, the bronze age, and the iron age, on...

Otto Rahn: The Real Life Indiana Jones Villain

March 12, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the Indiana Jones movies, Indiana is usually searching for a rare artifact with mystical powers while some other nefarious archeologist, usually a Nazi, is trying to find the artifact before Indy. Believe it or not, that trope of a Nazi archeologist looking for an item of incredible power actually has a kernel of truth to it.  Sort of. Learn more about Otto Rahn and the real-life Nazi search for the Holy Grail on th...

Were the Dark Ages Really That Dark? (Encore)

March 11, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ The term Dark Ages has been used to refer to a period in European history when culture supposedly regressed and civilization was in decline. The idea of a Dark Ages is one that was prevalent amongst historians for centuries. But lately, historians have been reconsidering the idea of a Dark Age and questioning if there really was a Dark Age. Learn more about the Dark Ages and if they were really that dark, on this episode ...

Holodomor

March 10, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the winter of 1932 and 1933, one of the greatest humanitarian disasters in human history occurred in what was then the province of Ukraine in the Soviet Union.  Millions of people died, yet the event was ignored in most of the western press and wasn’t even officially acknowledged by the Soviet government until the 1980s.  Today, most people in the world still aren’t aware of one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th ...

Everything You Need to Know About Petroleum

March 09, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Thousands of years ago, humans discovered a black-yellowish liquid that come out from the ground and could burn when it was set on fire.  Today, the fluid that seeped from the rocks is responsible for much of our modern world. But how does that fluid become usable fuel, and how exactly do you get it out of the rocks?  Learn more about petroleum, aka crude oil, and how it gets from the ground to your vehicle, on this ep...

The Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766

March 08, 2022 10:00 - 9 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Throughout history, there have been riots over many different things.  Sports teams winning, sports teams losing, high prices, war protests, and police brutality, have all been a cause of riots at some point.  However, in 1766, one town in England had perhaps one of the oddest riots of all time.  Learn more about the Great Nottingham Cheese Riot on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. -------------------------...

Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner?

March 07, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ If you were to ask most people what the very first invention that humans came up with is, many of them might say the wheel.  It isn’t a bad guess, but believe it not, the wheel was nowhere close to being the first invention.  In fact, as far as we know, there were a whole bunch of things that were invented before the wheel, and in fact, probably had to have been invented before the wheel. Learn more about why the wheel...

Tuvalu: The Least Visited Country in the World (Encore)

March 06, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is one of the smallest countries in the world. The country has only one proper hotel and that has just 9 rooms.  Once you visit the country, there is no car rental service, there isn’t an ATM machine anywhere in the country, and the entire country doesn’t take credit cards.  Oh, and good luck trying to get online. Learn more about Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, ...

The Plan Dog Memorandum

March 05, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 1940, the world was at war, but the United States wasn’t A strong isolationist sentiment kept the US on the sidelines while Germany and Japan ran roughshod over their neighbors.  While the US wasn’t in the war, many people in the US military knew that it was only a matter of time before we got sucked in.  Over a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, a plan was developed for just that eventuality. Learn more about ...

Confusing Country Names

March 04, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Countries, like people, have names. Sometimes those names are long and they have a shorter version of it for common use.  There are some countries, however, that often have multiple names, and the names can be radically different from each other. They might want everyone to call it by one name, or by a certain name in a certain language, but no one does.  Why do some countries have multiple names, and does it really mak...

Conquering Mount Everest

March 03, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ You are probably well aware that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth.  Because of its status as the highest point on Earth, it has attracted thousands of people who have climbed to the summit. In the process, it has also killed hundreds of people who died in the attempt. Learn more about the history of trying to climb Mount Everest on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ----------------------------...

Simo Häyhä: The White Death

March 02, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ On November 30, 1939, as part of their secret agreement with Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union invaded the nation of Finland.  Despite the overwhelming numerical and military advantage, the Soviets were unable to advance very far and suffered heavy losses. One man, in particular, was responsible for many of those losses and single-handedly wreaked havoc on the invading forces.   Learn more about Simo Häyhä, aka the White ...

Carnival and Mardi Gras

March 01, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Every year, before the start of Lent, in hundreds of cities around the world, there is a massive celebration. While the celebrations differ, sometimes dramatically, there are certain elements they all share. Modern celebrations can often get quite racy, and if you didn’t know it, you’d probably never guess that the origins of the celebration actually have a religious origin.  Learn more about Carnival and Mardi Gras, an...

The Peace of Westphalia

February 28, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 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 l...

The Voyages of Admiral Zheng He (Encore)

February 27, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the early 15th century, just before Europe began its Age of Exploration, China was embarking on a series of voyages that put to shame anything anyone in Europe would do for centuries.  These voyages were led by a man who was the greatest admiral in history up to that point and the ships in his fleet were the largest wooden ships that the world would ever see. Learn more about the voyages of Admiral Zheng He on this epi...

Joseph Bonaparte: The King of New Jersey

February 26, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ When 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 Ne...

Roman Naming Conventions

February 25, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Every culture has a different way of assigning names to people. Sometimes they use different words as names, sometimes names are in a different order, and sometimes they have completely different systems altogether.  One of the most complicated naming systems in history had to be that used by the ancient Romans. They had a very elaborate system for naming people, with different rules for men and women, and even special r...

The Trinity Test: The World's First Atomic Explosion

February 24, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, 35 miles southwest of Socorro, New Mexico, the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated.  This was the culmination of the Manhattan Project, one of the largest, and most expensive programs in world history.  Yet, just before the event, the scientists and engineers who worked on the project weren’t entirely sure it would work, and if it did, just what the results would be.  Learn more about...

The Lindbergh Kidnapping

February 23, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ On March 1, 1932, one of the most famous men in the world, Charles Lindbergh, woke up to find that his 20-month-old son had been taken from his crib.  It was the biggest news story of the era and it has been called the crime of the century.  90 years later, people are still enthralled with the crime and are searing for clues. Learn more about the Lindbergh Kidnapping on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ---...

How SCUBA Diving Works

February 22, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ SCUBA diving is a popular activity that has recreational and commercial uses.  Most people who have never gone SCUBA diving think that it is just a matter of breathing air out of a tank when you are underwater. However, there is a lot more to it. In fact, solving the problem of underwater breathing wasn’t solved until after humans discovered artificial flight and split the atom.  Learn more about SCUBA diving, its hist...

The Kiel Mutiny

February 21, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the last days of the first world war, an event occurred which resulted in the rapid collapse of the German monarchy, and ultimately hastened the surrender of Germany and the end of the war.  The event was sparked by sailors in the German High Seas Fleet who after suffering from months of low morale, finally decided to stop taking orders.  Learn more about the Kiel Mutiny and how it shaped the outcome of the first wor...

How Close Were the Nazis to Making an Atomic Bomb? (Encore)

February 20, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ During the second world war, one of the biggest efforts of the war was the Manhattan Project: the secret American program to create an atomic bomb.  The scientists and staff of the Manhattan Project were in a race to beat Nazi Germany to be the first country to build the A-bomb. When Germany surrendered in May 1945, and Americans detonated the first device in July, they had seemingly won the race. But was it in fact a rac...

Great Zimbabwe

February 19, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Located near the city of Masvingo in Central Zimbabwe are the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations of the Middle Ages.  When European explorers first discovered the ruins, they simply couldn’t believe that it was built by native Africans.  Subsequent archeological investigations show not just that they were wrong, but that the civilization which was there had contact with some of the furthest reaches of the known ...

What is the Deal With Starship?

February 18, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 1967, the very first Saturn V rocket was launched. It was the largest rocket ever built.  55 years later, it is still the largest rocket ever launched. However, it might not hold that distinction for much longer. There is a new rocket in town and it might soon displace the Saturn V, and in the process, revolutionize space flight. Learn more about Starship and how it might totally transform the entire space industry on ...

Spartacus and the Third Servile War

February 17, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the year 73 BC, Rome faced one of its greatest threats to its existence. An army of over 100,000 liberated slaves rose up in revolt and threatened the very fabric of the Roman Republic.  The revolt was led by a gladiator slave who lead his motley army and, to the astonishment of Rome, managed to defeat many Roman legions.  The end of this rebellion resulted in one of the most horrific displays in all ancient history....

More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers

February 16, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Sometimes the most important things are things we don’t even want to think about let alone talk about.  The issue of handling and removing human waste and dirty water is one such problem that has confronted humans since the dawn of time.  The elimination of waste and excess water was one of the fundamental things which allowed cities to grow all over the world.  Learn more about sewers…..yep, I’m doing an episode on se...

The Wonderful World of Stromatolites

February 15, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ If you measure the success of a lifeform by how long they manage to exist on Earth, then by far the most successful forms of life have been stromatolites.  Stromatolites aren’t the sexiest form of life. They still exist on Earth today, but if you have seen them, you might never have known it.  In addition to having been around a long time, stromatolites are responsible for the entire world that we know today.  Learn mo...

Valentine's Day (Encore)

February 14, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Every February 14, people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day. It is a day for everything heart-shaped, flowers, jewelry, candy, and romance.  Why is this day the day dedicated to romance? What’s with the hearts? And who or what is a valentine? Is this all a giant conspiracy of greeting card manufacturers? Learn more about Saint Valentine’s Day on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. --------------------...

Kennewick Man

February 13, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 1996 two college students walking along the Columbia River in Washington State stumbled upon what turned out to be an ancient human skull.  What they couldn’t have known was that their discovery would lead to a better understanding of how humans came to the Americas, as well as years of scientific, cultural, and political controversies.  Learn more about Kennewick Man and how it roiled the world of paleontology and l...

Swiss Mercenaries

February 12, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ When most people think of Switzerland, they of small country embedded in the Alps that makes fine chocolates and is the home of the cuckoo clock. They have been neutral in European conflicts for almost 500 years and they serve as the headquarters for several international organizations.  Yet, it was the Swiss who during the Renaissance were some of the most feared and in-demand mercenary fighters in Europe.  Learn more...

How Göbekli Tepe Changed History (Encore)

February 11, 2022 10:00 - 9 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 1994, a German archeologist named Klaus Schmidt was investigating a site in southeastern Turkey which had been known to be a source of ancient stone tools.  What he found was far greater. His discovery totally upended the world of archeology and has changed everything we thought we knew about early human civilization. Learn more about Göbekli Tepe and how it changed our views of early human civilization on this episode...

How Tides Work

February 10, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Every single day, the oceans of the world go through a cycle with two high tides and two low tides.  For thousands of years, no one knew why the tides rose and fell, and even today, most people only have a vague idea of what drives the tides.  They dictate the lives of many people who live near the sea, and we might even be able to harness their power in the future. Learn more about how tides work, and why it is more c...

The Travels of Ibn Battuta

February 09, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Prior to the modern era, very few people traveled anywhere. It was rare for anyone to travel more than about 20 miles from where they were born.  However, there were a few people who managed to travel quite extensively. In particular, there was one man in the 14th century who might have traveled more than any other person up to that point in history. In fact, he was better traveled than even more people alive today. Lea...

A Brief History of New York City

February 08, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ New York City has been called the city that never sleeps. It is the world center for finance, the location of the United Nations, and a center for fashion and entertainment.  But why did this city become so important, and why did such an important city get founded where it is? Was it chance, was it history, or was it geography?  Learn more about New York City, as much as is possible on a daily podcast, on this Episode o...

Why Do Scandals End In "-gate"?

February 07, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ I’m sure all of you are familiar with Watergate. You also might be familiar with Gamergate, Contragate, Pizzagate, Partygate, Chinagate, Deflategate, Sandpapergate, Winegate, and Chinagate.  There are dozens and dozens more of these scandals which have all been named with the suffix -gate.  But why do scandals get affixed with -gate in the English language, and where did the word originally come from? Learn more about ...

The Birth of the Modern Olympic Games (Encore)

February 06, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Almost 2,800 years ago the Ancient Greeks held a sporting event every four years on Mount Olympus.  The festival was part competition, part religious celebration, and it was considered so important that wars would come to a halt in honor of the games. Then in the 19th century, one man came up with the idea of bringing the games back to life.  Learn more about the Modern Olympic Movement on this episode of Everything Ever...

The Babbage Analytical Engine

February 05, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Computers have obviously transformed our world. You wouldn’t be listing to my voice right now if it wasn’t for computers.  However, the first computers, a device that could perform arbitrary calculations, actually came well before electronics. It was made of gears, cogs, and levers, and it was able to perform mathematical calculations as well as run simple program.  Learn more about Charles Babbage and his analytical en...

The History of the Submarine

February 04, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ For thousands of years, humans have traveled on the water and have wondered if it was possible to travel under the water like a fish.  The idea of underwater travel stuck around for centuries, but eventually, humans did figure out how to travel underwater, even if the first efforts were not successful.  Learn more about the submarine, how it was invented, and how they work, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily...

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

February 03, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ On February 25, 1959, a group of 10 hikers set out in the middle of the Russian Winter on what was to be a 10-day excursion into the wilderness.  One of the hikers returned early. The other nine were never heard from again.  Week’s later their bodies were found, and it spawned a mystery that researchers are still trying to solve.  Lear more about the Dyatlov Pass Incident on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....

Why Isn't the West Indies a Single Country?

February 02, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ If you have ever looked at a map of the Caribbean, you might have noticed that the tiny islands in the Lesser Antilles consist of a whole bunch of tiny, independent countries.  All of these countries became independent around the same time, got their independence from the same country: Great Britain. Given their common history and location, why are they a bunch of separate tiny countries rather than one larger one?  Le...

The Spice Trade

February 01, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ When you think of international trade and globalization, you probably think it is a relatively modern phenomenon. However, the roots of globalization actually go back thousands of years.  While there were many products that were originally traded, there was one particular category of goods that drove trade like no other: spices.  Spices are common and ubiquitous today, but centuries ago they were extremely prized and v...

The Mukden Incident

January 31, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Most people think that the second world war started in September of 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.  However, that was only the beginning of the European war.  The conflict in Asia, however, actually began much earlier. What both the European and Asian theaters have in common is they started with an invasion by a belligerent power which was done under false pretenses.  Learn more about the Mukden Incident, and how it be...

A History of Utensils

January 30, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ They are so ubiquitous that most people don’t even realize that they have an origin. They are so commonly used that some of you might have them in your hands right now.  Yet, the objects we use to eat do have very definite histories.   Moreover, around the world, we often use very different objects to consume our food, and sometimes we use the exact same objects in very different ways. Learn more about eating utensils,...

The Nile River

January 29, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes

Subscribe to the podcast!  https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ There is an old saying that da Nile isn’t just a river in Egypt. That is true. It is also a river in Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Uganda.  The Nile is the longest river in the world, yet it is one of the smallest major rivers in the world.  Historically, some of the world’s greatest civilizations have depended on it, and today it is still a source of conflict between countries that depend on it for water and power....

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