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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Ramanujan (Encore)
January 28, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 1913, a young man from the city of Madras in British India sent a letter to one of the world’s preeminent mathematicians, G.H. Hardy, in Cambridge Univerisity in England. The young man had no formal education in advanced mathematics, yet that letter would end up changing the landscape of mathematics for the rest of the 20th century. Learn more about the legendary Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the world’s most gifted nat...
Genie the Feral Child (Encore)
January 27, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In October 1970, a blind woman accidentally entered a Los Angeles County welfare office with a child in tow. The staff in the office immediately noticed the odd girl with the woman. She walked funny, was emaciated, drooling, didn’t make a sound, and when asked, the woman mentioned that the girl was 13. The staff thought she was seven. This began one of the saddest cases of child welfare in history, and one which fasci...
The American Whig Party (Encore)
January 26, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ American politics has been called a two-party system. While there are two major parties today, and those two parties have been around a long time, they weren’t always the only two parties. In fact, there was a political party in the US that, took its name from a British political party, had four US presidents, and even held control of Congress for several years. Today, however, they are all but unknown to most people. ...
Operation Long Jump
January 25, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In November 1943, the Big Three leaders of the allied powers in world war II, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joesph Stalin, were scheduled to meet in person for the first time in Tehran, Iran. When the Germans got wind of this, Hitler figured this would be a great opportunity to just kill all of his enemies at once. Learn more about Operation Long Jump and Hitler’s plot to kill all of the allied leaders in...
The Tomb of Alexander the Great
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/EverythingEverywhere - Enter promo code EverythingEverywhere for 83% off and 3 extra months free! By the age of 32, Alexander the Great had conquered most of the world which was known to him. This episode is not about any of that. This is about what happened after his death. After he died, his corpse became a political football, and his tomb became the centerpiece of the c...
The History of Cheese
January 23, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ It can be consumed blocks or wheels, strings or curds, slices or cubes. It can be soft or hard, fresh or old, and it can even be consumed if it smells bad and has mold on it. Pizza, hamburgers, and crackers depend on it, yet it can also be eaten by itself. I am of course talking about cheese. Learn more about cheese, how it was discovered, and how it is made, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ----------...
The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai Eruption
January 22, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ On January 15, 2022, one of the biggest geologic events in the last 30 years occurred. The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in the nation of Tonga erupted. It wasn’t just a volcanic eruption, however, It was an event that actually had repercussions all around the world. Learn more about the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption, why it happened, and what it means for Tonga and the world, on this episode of Everything Eve...
The Dresden Green Vault Burglary
January 20, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the early morning of November 29, 2019, a team of thieves broke into the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, Germany. Their target was jeweled treasures of Saxony which were some of the most valuable gems in Europe. In under an hour, they had left with items that were worth a staggering sum of money. Learn more about the Dresden Green Vault Burglary, the greatest heist in world history, on this episode of Everything Ev...
Ignaz Semmelweis and His Simple Great Idea (Encore)
January 19, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the mid-19th century, a Hungarian physician advocated for an incredibly simple technique that would go on to save millions of lives. However, when he first proposed it, his idea wasn’t just ignored, it was vehemently rejected by the very people who could have used it to save lives. Not only was the idea rejected, but he was ridiculed to a point that might have led to his early death. Learn more about Ignaz Semmelweis ...
The Antikythera Mechanism
January 18, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the year 1900, a crew of Greek sponge divers was looking for sponges off the coast of the island of Antikythera. While they were searching, they found the remains of an ancient shipwreck. The wreck contained over 30 marble statues, pieces of glasswork, one corroded metal object that no one could identify. 75 years later, using new technology, they discovered what that hunk of metal was designed for. Learn more about...
Sports Curses
January 17, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/EverythingEverywhere - Enter promo code EverythingEverywhere for 83% off and 3 extra months free! What do a goat, Babe Ruth, a witch doctor, the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and a Japanese statue of Colonel Sanders all have in common? They are all supposedly responsible for curses placed upon sports teams that prevented them from winning for years, sometimes even centur...
Prime Numbers
January 16, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Prime numbers are considered to be the building blocks of mathematics. Every natural number can be broken down into the constituent prime numbers that make it up. Prime numbers have been known since antiquity and they are one of the most simple aspects of mathematics to understand, yet they remain at the center of some of the most puzzling problems in mathematics. Learn more about prime numbers, what we know about them,...
Mandarins and the Chinese Imperial Exams
January 15, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the year 607, the Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty implemented a reform whereby a series of exams would be administered throughout the empire to create a bureaucratic elite that would administer the country. That reform became one of the bedrocks of Chinese society, through every dynasty, for the next 1,300 years. The effects of these exams can still be felt in Chinese society today. Learn more about the Mandarin cla...
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
January 14, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the aftermath of World War II, the newly formed United Nations placed a group of Pacific Islands into a trusteeship that was to be administered by the United States. After several decades, that trusteeship was dissolved and it resulted in three independent countries, one US territory, and a unique system of international relations. Learn more about the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and the countries of Mic...
Rare Earth Elements
January 13, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Modern society is completely dependent on a set of technologies that include computer chips, fiber optic cables, lasers, video screens, electric motors, and batteries. All of those things are dependent on a small category of chemicals called rare earth elements. Their importance in technology has made them a focal point of international trade and politics. Learn more about rare earth elements and how the world has b...
The Acadian Expulsion
January 12, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Beginning in the 16th century, French settlers crossed the Atlantic to settle in a new French colony in the new world. That colony wasn’t modern-day Quebec, however. The colony was known as Acadia. When the British took control of Acadia in 1713, the Acadians were allowed to stay, but eventually, that privilege was revoked by the British, and those people were scattered to the winds. Today, the descendants of the Acad...
This History of the Bicycle
January 11, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into their design. They are used by billions of people around the world and it is one of the only forms of transportation available to children. They can make humans incredibly efficient and their development was in many ways surprising. I am of course talking about bicycles. Learn about the history of bicycles and ho...
The Marian Reforms
January 10, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/EverythingEverywhere - Enter promo code EverythingEverywhere for 83% off and 3 extra months free! When you hear about ancient battles and wars, the stories are often dominated by famous generals whose names have come down to us through history. However, military success often relied on more mundane things. In the year 107 BC, a Roman general and statesman by the name of Gai...
Olga of Kiev: The Patron Saint of Vengeance
January 09, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Princess Olga of Kiev was a 10th-century woman who was born to a royal family and married to Igor, Prince of Kiev. She led a fairly unnoteworthy life until her husband was murdered by a neighboring tribe. After that, her life took a turn and she became the patron saint……of vengeance. Learn more about Olga of Kiev, how she brought Christianity to Russia, and how she wreaked vengeance upon her enemies, on this episode of...
The Ark of the Covenant
January 08, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ It was the single most sacred object in the Jewish faith. According to the bible, it was an object of incredible power that could win battles. It was the entire reason why the temple in Jerusalem was built. Then…it just disappeared and it was never mentioned again. Since then it has become an object of mystery capturing the attention of explorers, adventurers, and even Indiana Jones. Learn more about the Ark of the ...
The Meiji Restoration
January 07, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In the mid 19th century while the industrial revolution was in full swing, Japan was still an agrarian, feudal society. By the end of the 19th century, Japan had become one of the leading industrialized countries in the world. What happened between those two points was one of the most radical social and economic transformations that any country had ever gone through. Learn more about the Meiji Restoration and the cre...
The History of the Piano
January 06, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ It is an instrument that we are all familiar with, even if we don’t know how to play it. It is one of the most commonly played instruments in the world, yet its origins are rather recent. Its origins come from an instrument that most people don’t realize and it has significant differences from other instruments which look very similar. Learn more about the piano, also known as the pianoforte. How it works and how it w...
Did Vermeer Use A Camera Obscura?
January 05, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Johannes Vermeer was one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Unlike many of his contemporary painters, however, he didn’t leave a large body of work behind. The painting he did create has left experts in both art and technology wondering if he didn’t have a secret that helped him with his craft. A technical secret, not an artistic one. Learn more about Vermeer and the question as to if he and other Renaissan...
The Great Wall of China
January 04, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ It is one of the longest and largest structures ever built. It was designed to defend one of the oldest and greatest civilizations on the planet. For centuries it did just that…..and for some centuries it didn’t do that at all. Some people have claimed that you could see it from space, and it is one of the most visited tourist attractions on Earth. Learn more about the Great Wall of China, one of the planet’s greatest ...
World War Zero
January 03, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ I’ve done many episodes talking about the first world war and I’ve done many episodes talking about the second world war. However, despite the names we’ve given them, they weren’t the only world wars. There was another global war that occurred well before the 20th-century wars. This war actually saw conflicts on five different continents. Learn more about world war zero, the world war before the world wars, on this episo...
The Eiffel Tower (Encore)
January 02, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 1889, a new exhibit was constructed for the Paris World’s Fair. It completely dominated the Paris skyline. Most people considered it an eyesore and an architectural abomination. The only redeeming thing about it in their mind was the fact that it was only temporary and was going to be torn down after the fair was over. But it never was, and today it has become the iconic symbol for the city. Learn more about the Eiffel...
Did Gutenberg Really Invent the Printing Press? (Encore)
December 31, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutesThe printing press is considered to be one of, if not the greatest invention in history. The printing press allowed for an explosion in information and it ushered in the renaissance, the enlightenment, and the scientific and industrial revolutions. As such, Johannes Gutenberg is often considered one of the most important people in history. But did Gutenberg actually invent the printing press? Should he be given credit for this important invention? Learn more about Gutenberg and the inventio...
The Halifax Explosion (Encore)
December 30, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ On December 6, 1917, one of the greatest tragedies of World War I took place. In a single instant, 1,782 people, mostly civilians were killed. However, this tragedy didn’t take place on the fields of Belgium or in a trench in France. It took place in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Learn more about the Halifax Explosion, one of the worst disasters of World War I, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. https...
"Mad" Jack Churchill (Encore)
December 29, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ When you think of battles involving broadswords and longbows you are probably thinking back to the time of Braveheart. But what if I told you that those weapons were being used much more recently in a modern mechanized war? ...well, at least one guy was using them in World War II. Learn more about ‘Mad’ Jack Churchill, the man who brought ancient weapons to a modern war, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ht...
The Incredible Polgar Sisters (Encore)
December 28, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ László Polgár was born just after World War II in Hungary. His field of study was the nature of human intelligence. After studying the lives of over 400 great intellectuals from throughout human history, he came to a startling conclusion: geniuses weren’t born, they were made. So he set about conducting an experiment on his own children. The results were astonishing. Learn more about Judit, Susan, and Sophia, the incredi...
Why Does Liechtenstein Even Exist? (Encore)
December 27, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ If I was to ask you what the wealthiest royal family in Europe was, your first guess would probably be the British Royal Family. But it isn’t. It also isn’t the royal families in Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, or even the wealthy enclave of Monaco. The richest royal family is also the unlikeliest. Learn more about Liechtenstein, how their family got so wealthy, and why the country even exists, on this...
The Immortal Henrietta Lacks (Encore)
December 26, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at the age of 31. Before she passed, a tissue sample of her cancer cells was taken. Those cells have been the basis for decades of cancer and biological research, and have also been at the center of one of the greatest medical ethics controversies in modern times. Learn more about the immortal Henrietta Lacks on this episode of Everything Everywhere D...
So What Exactly Are Frankincense and Myrrh?
December 25, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ The bible talks of three wise men who traveled to Bethlehem bringing gifts to the infant Jesus. These gifs were gold, frankincense, and myrrh. I think most of you probably have a good conceptual grasp of gold, but what is the deal with frankincense, and myrrh? Were they really that big of a deal that they would bring it as a gift? Learn more about frankincense and myrrh, what they are and why they were such a big deal, o...
The History of Santa Claus
December 23, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ He sees you when you are waking, he knows when you are asleep, and he puts your name on a list. No, I’m not talking about an omnipresent surveillance state, I’m of course talking about Santa Claus. If you think of Santa, you probably have a very firm idea of what he looks like, but how did this identity get developed? And where did all the lore around him come from? Learn more about the history of Santa Claus and how his...
The World’s Strangest Christmas Traditions
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Christmas is the time of year where we celebrate traditions that have been developed over centuries. However, traditions can vary from place to place and not all traditions are old. Some traditions are very modern. …and some traditions are downright bizarre. Learn more about the world’s strangest Christmas traditions on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. https://Everything-Everywhere.com/MasterClass ----------...
The Highly Improbable Flight of Mathias Rust
December 21, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ In 1987, a German teenager and novice pilot named Mathias Rust set out on a two-week flight where he visited several countries in Europe. What was remarkable about the flight wasn’t the age of the pilot or the distance he traveled. The reason people still remember it was where he ended up. Learn more about The Highly Improbable Flight of Mathias Rust and what happened in its aftermath, on this episode of Everything Every...
The James Webb Space Telescope
December 20, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ Sometime within the next week of my recording this episode, hopefully, a rocket will be launched from the European Space Agency’s launch facility in French Guyana. On it will be NASA’s latest and greatest space telescope. It is unlike anything which has ever been launched into space before, and if successful, it will allow us to see further than we ever have. Learn more about the James Webb Space Telescope and how it will...
Why You Can’t Resign From the British Parliament (Encore)
December 19, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesThe British House of Commons has been called the Best Club in Town due to the fact that there is a 1,000-gallon vat of Scotch whiskey located in the cellar. However, I prefer to think of it as a roach motel. Because technically, once you are elected to Parliament, you can’t leave. It is actually illegal to resign from the House of Commons. Yet, people seemingly do all the time. Learn more about the convoluted way you can quit the House of Commons on this episode of Everything Everywhere Dai...
Tsunamis
December 18, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutesSubscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ They are some of the most devastating natural disasters on Earth. They can strike without warning, or sometimes you might have several hours’ notice. Their effects can be limited to small areas, or they can devastate communities on opposite sides of the world. They have killed hundreds of thousands of people and have been responsible for billions of dollars in damage. Learn more about tsunamis, what causes them and how d...
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
December 17, 2021 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All About Chess
December 16, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutesIt is arguably the world’s oldest game, yet it is one of the most popular cybersports. It has been called the game of kings, and yet it can be mastered by children. Its origins are truly global having passed through several of the world’s greatest civilizations, and it can and is played almost everywhere on Earth. I am of course talking about chess. Learn more about chess, where the game came from, and how it is played today, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about yo...
Moon Rocks
December 15, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutesFrom 1969 through 1972 six Apollo missions landed on the moon and returned a total of 840 pounds of moon rocks to the Earth. Geologists were able to study them and learned an enormous amount about the composition and formation of the moon. However, those same rocks have been the center of several controversies and mysteries ever since they came back to Earth. Learn more about moon rocks and where they are now on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
The History of World Fairs
December 14, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutesA world’s fair used to be a very big deal. They would draw tens of millions of visitors and they would showcase some of the most cutting edge advancements in science and technology. They were also responsible for the creation of some of the most iconic structures in the world. Nowadays…..eh….not so much. Learn more about world fairs and how they shaped history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Wives of Henry VIII
December 13, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutesHenry, King of England, Ireland, and Wales, Eighth of his name and head of the House of Tudor, was one of the most significant monarchs in British history. One of the things which made his reign so significant was the controversy surrounding his wives. His marriages completely changed the course of England and of Christianity in Europe. Learn more about the wives of Henry VIII, all six of them, and how they met their fates, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your...
The Mount Tambora Eruption (Encore)
December 12, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesIn 1815, one of the most catastrophic and deadly events in recorded human history occurred in Indonesia. A volcanic explosion took place which was larger than anything, any human had ever witnessed in over 10,000 years. The total global death toll from the event might have been as high as the tens of millions. Learn more about the Mount Tambora explosion on this Episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Human History of Ice
December 11, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutesHumans have been aware of ice for as long as there have been humans and ice. However, using ice outside of winter has always been a huge challenge, but that didn’t stop people from trying to harness and use ice even when it was well out of season. It wasn’t until relatively recently, historically speaking, that ice became something that most people could just take for granted. Learn more about ice and how humans managed to make and store it before they had electricity. Learn more about your a...
Plutonium
December 10, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutesIn 1939, the last naturally occurring element on Earth, francium, was discovered. However, the periodic table of elements still wasn’t full. The next year, a non-natural element was discovered: Plutonium. This new unnatural element had fascinating properties which made it incredibly useful and incredibly dangerous. Learn more about plutonium, how it is made, and what it can do, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Accounting Changed The World
December 09, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutesThere are some subjects that are perceived to be mind-numbingly dull and boring. One such subject is accounting. Yet, believe it or not, accounting and bookkeeping have not only have been around since the dawn of human civilization, but they also had a hand in shaping it. Without it, the world would be a very different place today. Learn more about accounting and bookkeeping, and how they really aren’t as boring as they seem, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about yo...
December 8, 1941
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutesMost people are probably aware of the events which took place on December 7, 1941. As Franklin Roosevelt said, “it was a day that would live in infamy.” However, the events of December 7 weren’t limited to Hawaii, and they weren’t even limited to December 7. It was part of a much larger operation, the other elements of which are often overlooked today. Learn more about the events of December 8, 1941, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
The Rise and Dramatic Fall of Sejanus (Encore)
December 07, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutesThe second Roman emperor was Tiberius. His right-hand man was the leader of his Praetorian Guard, Lucius Aelius Seianus, known to us as Sejanus. Over the years, Sejanus slowly gained power and influence as well as a host of enemies throughout Rome. Eventually, however, all of his social-climbing and power acquisition eventually came to an end in one spectacular and disastrous day. Learn more about Sejanus and his spectacular downfall, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more...