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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William Marshall: The Greatest Knight in History (Encore)
September 17, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesThe middle ages didn’t have sports like we have today, but they did have competitions. These competitions were tournaments between knights where they demonstrated their martial prowess. During this period, there was one knight who stood out amongst all the rest. He never lost a match and rose to a level where he was the king of England in all but name. Learn more about William Marshall, the greatest knight in history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings St...
The Northwest Passage
September 16, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesWhen European explorers set off from Europe, many of them chased things that didn’t exist. The Fountain of Youth, the City of El Dorado, and Prester John were all things they pursued but came up empty-handed. However, there was one thing that these European explorers searched for that actually did exist, but not in the way they had hoped. While it was never historically relevant, it could play a much bigger role in the future. Learn more about the Northwest Passage, its discovery, and its ...
Peggy Guggenheim
September 15, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesIn the early 20th century, there was one woman who put herself in the center of the world of modern art. She didn’t just collect art. She befriended many starving artists, she discovered many unknown artists, and she had affairs with many great artists. Her obsession with modern art resulted in one of the greatest collections of modern art ever assembled in the 20th century. Learn more about Peggy Guggenheim and her obsession with modern art on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ...
Delhi
September 14, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesLocated in India is one of the largest cities in the world, Delhi. Delhi has a history that dates back over 2,000 years, and it has been the seat of power for multiple emperors and kings. However, Delhi in addition to being an ancient city, Delhi is also a modern city that serves as the capital of the modern nation of India. Learn more about Delhi and the difference between Delhi and New Delhi on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Step into the thrilling wor...
The Know Nothing Party
September 13, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesIn the mid-19th century, the United States began to change. The country had initially been settled by people from England, Scotland, and the Netherlands, the vast majority of whom were Protestant. However, in the 1840s, there began a dramatic change in the composition of immigrants to the United States. A large number of them began coming from Ireland and Germany, the vast majority of which were Catholic. The reaction to these immigrants had an enormous impact on American politics. Learn mo...
Elizabeth Báthory: Aristocratic Serial Killer (Encore)
September 12, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesThe Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a Hungarian noblewoman in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. She was highly educated, spoke at least four languages, had eight children, and lived in a palace. And, oh, by the way, she was one of the most prolific and sadistic serial killers in world history. Learn more about Elizabeth Báthory, aka the Countess of Blood, on this Episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Step into the thrilling world of sports and entertai...
The Miller–Urey Experiment (Encore)
September 11, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutesOne of the fundamental questions of humanity is where did we come from? How did life on Earth come about? While there have been many theories as to how this could have happened, in 1952, one man decided to actually run an experiment to see if they could replicate the early conditions on Earth. The results were eye-opening. Learn more about the Miller-Urey Experiment and how it changed our ideas on the genesis of life, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Ste...
Cincinnatus (Encore)
September 10, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutesThroughout human history, people have killed, robbed, and put their lives at risk in the pursuit of power. In fact, almost all of history can be thought of as people, tribes, and nations all competing for power. However, occasionally there are those who have the ability to seize power but refuse to do so. One man, in particular, did so twice. Learn more about Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Step into the thrilling world of s...
The Berlin Airlift (Encore)
September 09, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutesOn June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union placed a blockade on Berlin’s American, British, and French-occupied zones. No food, fuel, or supplies could enter the area known as West Berlin. Many people thought that either the allies would have to capitulate or engage in an armed conflict. However, the Americans and British eventually figured out another way around the blockade. Learn more about the Berlin Airlift and how it shaped post-war Europe on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Spon...
World War Zero (Encore)
September 08, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutesI’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 episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Step into the ...
The Sahara Desert Wasn’t Always (Encore)
September 07, 2023 08:00 - 10 minutesThe Sahara desert is by far the largest desert in the world. It evokes images of sand dunes, camels and just being really really dry. However, it didn’t always use to be that way. Quite recently, at least geologically speaking, it was a place with grasslands and forests. While it disappeared and became a desert, some think a green Sahara might return. Learn more about how the Sahara desert wasn’t always a desert, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Step int...
Questions and Answers: Volume 10
September 06, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutesEvery day, in most countries with a Westminster System of parliament, whenever parliament is in session, there is a period known as Question time. During this time, any member of parliament may ask questions of the government ministers. As with a parliament, this podcast also has a question time and it occurs once every month. Stay tuned for questions and answers volume 10 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Step into the thrilling world of sports and enter...
Infinity and Beyond (Encore)
September 05, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutesThe biggest thing there is and the biggest thing there can be is infinity, right? It literally has no bounds. In fact, thinking about infinity can quickly give you a nosebleed because our finite minds can’t really grasp just how enormous it really is. However, what if I were to tell you that there is something even bigger than infinity? Or, to be more accurate, there are infinities that are bigger than other infinities? Follow me down the rabbit hole as I investigate infinity on this episode...
The Big Bang Theory
September 04, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutesThroughout history, philosophers have pondered how the universe began. For centuries, it was just that…pondering. It wasn’t until the 20th century that enough evidence began to accumulate about the universe that it was possible to establish a reasonable theory. Ultimate, it wasn’t until 1927 when a 31-year-old Catholic Priest from Belgium, using the latest scientific discoveries, proposed a theory to explain the origin of the universe. Learn more about the Big Bang Theory, how it came abo...
São Tomé and Príncipe
September 03, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutesLocated in the Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Africa, lies the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. São Tomé and Príncipe have the distinction of being one of the smallest countries in Africa by both population and area, and as such, it is a country that many people have never heard of. Despite its small size, its geography and history make it a country, unlike any other country in Africa. Learn more about the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe and how it came to be on this episode of...
Nostradamus (Encore)
September 02, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutesIn 1555, a French physician and astrologer named Michel de Nostredame published a book of poems titled Les Prophéties. Ever since people have been trying to interpret world events through his writings. Was Nostradamus a prophet? Was he a fraud? Or are people just reading way too much into a bunch of vague, random statements? Learn more about Nostradamus and how his writings have been interpreted on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a...
Filibusters
September 01, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutesIn the United States Senate, there is a procedural rule which is very uncommon among legislative bodies. According to the Senate rules, senators may speak for as long as they wish on any subject until 3/5ths of the members of the body vote to end debate. While this might seem like a rather innocuous rule, the implications of it have been wide-ranging. Learn more about the filibuster, how it came to be, and how it has been used on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspa...
Barcodes (Encore)
August 31, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesIn 1949, a young inventor by the name of Norman Woodland was sitting on the beach in Florida. While drawing some lines in the sand, he had an idea that would revolutionize the world of retail and logistics. In fact, his invention might be found somewhere around you or on your person at this moment. Learn more about bar codes and the closely related Universal Product Codes on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into ...
How Hawaii Became a State
August 30, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesThe United States consists of 50 states, each of which is represented by a star on the American flag. Most of those states consist of some section of North America divided by lines on a map that separate them from other states, Canada, or Mexico. But there is one state that is not like the others. It isn’t located in North America. It doesn’t have a land border with anything, and its route to statehood was unlike any other state in the union. Learn more about the long and controversial way ...
Multiple Births
August 29, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesThere is an excellent chance that you know someone who has a twin sibling. In fact, there are some of you listening who have a twin brother or sister. Multiple births are something that isn’t common but also isn’t super rare, either. However, multiple births have actually become more common over time despite the fact that there are some types of multiple births that are exceedingly rare. Learn more about multiple births, twins, triplets, and more, and how they happen, on this episode of Ever...
A Brief History of Labor
August 28, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesEver since humans came out of the African savannah, they have had to work to survive. But the nature of work has changed dramatically since we had to hunt wooly mammoths for food. We’ve gone from hunting to farming to sitting in front of a computer making podcasts. Along the way, labor has become a subject of study for economists, an organizing force in politics, and a driving force in culture. Learn more about human labor and how it changed over time on this episode of Everything Everywher...
Bricks
August 27, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesThere is a good chance that every day, you encounter bricks. You might drive on them, walk on them, and live inside them, and you’ve probably never even given them a second thought. However, bricks, brickwork, and bricklaying are some of the constants that have existed throughout history. We used bricks for construction thousands of years ago, and we still use them today. Learn more about bricks and bricklaying and how it has changed over the centuries on this episode of Everything Everywhe...
Yes, We Have No Bananas (Encore)
August 26, 2023 09:00 - 13 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 Everyt...
The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
August 25, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesIn 1961, Michael Rockefeller, an heir to one of the greatest fortunes in the world, disappeared on an art-collecting trip off the coast of the island of New Guinea. For decades, the family simply assumed that he accidentally drowned off the coast in an attempt to rescue his anthropologist colleague. However, in the decades since he disappeared, more information may have come forward about exactly what happened, and it may not have been a simple drowning. Learn more about Michael Rockefelle...
Happy Birthday to You (Encore)
August 24, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutesIf there is one song almost everyone knows it is Happy Birthday to You (yes, that is the actual title of the song, even though everyone just calls it Happy Birthday). Not only has the song been sung at countless children’s birthday parties, but it has also been mentioned in Supreme Court decisions and was the subject of one of the most important copyright cases in history. Learn more about the most famous song in the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers....
Oxygen
August 23, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesAll around you, in the air and the ground, is the most common element on Earth: Oxygen. As you are certainly well aware, Oxygen is required for life on Earth as we know it. But you might realize that the Earth didn’t always have oxygen in its atmosphere. Oxygen has been responsible for everything from the rise of multicellular life to the space program. Learn more about the element oxygen, what it is, and how it came to be in our atmosphere on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sp...
The History of Tattoos
August 22, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesWe are all familiar with tattoos. All of you have at least seen someone with one, most of you know someone with one, and many of you have at least one of your own. The act of putting permanent illustrations on skin is actually one that goes back thousands of years and is something that has been practiced by cultures around the world. Learn more about tattoos, where they came from, and how they have been used around the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspape...
The Dry Valleys of Antarctica
August 21, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesMany places on Earth have extreme climates. However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme that it is the closest thing to it might be on another planet. Despite having the most inhospitable and unforgiving climate on the planet, researchers have been shocked at what they’ve found there. Their discoveries might help pave the way to finding life outside of Earth. Learn more about the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, how they came to be, and what makes them so unique on this epis...
Otto Rahn: The Real-Life Indiana Jones Villain (Encore)
August 20, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutesIn 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 this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspap...
Gladiators
August 19, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutesYou’ve probably seen a movie or a TV show that took place in ancient Rome where gladiators fought in the coliseum or an amphitheater. At the end of the fight, the emperor or some other official would extend their thumb to see if the defeated gladiator would live or would die. But how accurate is that depiction of gladiatorial contests? Did gladiators always die in the arena? Did the emperor determine their fate? How exactly did the entire system work, and perhaps most important, why in the wo...
The Silk Road
August 18, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesDespite having very different cultures and being separated by thousands of kilometers, Asia and Europe have been connected for thousands of years. Through a series of overland and sea trade routes, goods, ideas, and people were able to move from east to west and vice versa. These routes were responsible for some of history’s greatest cultural exchanges as well as some of its greatest disasters. Learn more about the Silk Road and how it shaped history on this episode of Everything Everywher...
The Queen of Sheba (Encore)
August 17, 2023 09:00 - 11 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 almost 3000 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. Sponsors Newspapers.com Ne...
Antimatter
August 16, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesIt is the most expensive substance in the world by a wide margin. When it was first proposed, it was actually done as a joke. However, decades later, the joke turned out to have been true. It is a fundamental part of the universe, and by all accounts, it should be everywhere, yet it can’t be found anywhere, and physicists aren’t really sure why. Learn more about antimatter, how it was discovered, and what it is on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspap...
The Kingdom of Tonga
August 15, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesLocated in the South Pacific, squarely within the Polynesian Triangle, lies the Kingdom of Tonga. While there are many islands and several countries within that region, Tonga has a unique history among them. The Tongans were one of the most dominant cultures in the Pacific, ruled an extensive sea-based empire, and were one of the only people in the Pacific who were never technically colonized by Europeans. Learn more about the Kingdom of Tonga, its history, and its culture on this episode of...
Project Orion
August 14, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesIn the years immediately following the end of the Second World War, several of the scientists who took part in the Manhattan Project had an explosive idea. They wondered if we could harness the incredible power of atomic bombs and put them to use for peaceful purposes. In particular, what if we could use atomic bombs to literally blast ships into space? This idea went far further than you probably think it did. Learn more about Project Orion and the quite serious idea of blasting ships int...
Prester John (Encore)
August 13, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutesIn the middle ages, a legend persisted among Europeans that there was a Christian ruler in Asia, or Africa, who would come to join with European Christians to help fight Muslims in the Crusades. The only problem was that this distant Christian ruler didn’t exist. Yet, while the ruler was a fable, the story was actually based on some facts. Learn more about the legendary Prester John and how Europeans pinned their hopes on him on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Noom No...
The Surprising Origin of Monopoly
August 12, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesOne of the most popular board games in the world is Monopoly. Millions of copies of the game have been sold over thousands of different versions which have been published. However, the origins of the game are not what most people think. In fact, the game was originally designed not as a way for people to win by amassing properties but rather to demonstrate why that was a bad idea. Learn more about the surprising origins of Monopoly, one of the most popular board games in history, on this ep...
Pompey Magnus
August 11, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesGnaeus Pompeius was one of the most significant personalities during the late Roman Republic. He was considered a military wunderkind who, at an early age, was given great responsibilities and never failed to deliver victory. However, history remembers him not as the greatest Roman of his era but rather as a side player in the events which brought down the republic and, in the end, a loser on the battlefield. Learn more about the rise and fall of Pompey Magnus on this episode of Everything ...
The Lost Civilization of Atlantis (Encore)
August 10, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesIn the Dialogues written by Plato in the year 360 BC, he wrote of a place called Atlantis. Atlantis was a land where the citizens were half-gods and half-men, yet it was destroyed in a cataclysmic event. Ever since then people have been speculating about where Atlantis was and who the Atlantians were. Learn more about the history of Atlantis and the various theories of where it was and if it even existed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Use the code “...
The Great Escape
August 09, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesIn 1944, several months before the D-Day invasion, a group of Allied prisoners of war hatched one of the most audacious prison escapes in military history. Their prison camp was thought to be escape-proof, yet for almost a year, prisoners worked on tunnels right under the noses of their German guards. Then on the appointed night, a large group of men escaped in the largest prison break of the war. Learn more about Stalag Luft III and the Great Escape on this episode of Everything Everywher...
The History of Tea
August 08, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesSometimes over 3000 years ago, somewhere in Southwestern China, a leaf from the Camellia sinensis plant accidentally found its way into a pot of boiling water. Noticing that the leaf had turned the water a different color, some person unknown to history drank the concoction and found that it was good. That was the start of something which is today a globe-spanning multi-billion dollar industry that millions of people indulge in every day. Learn more about tea, its origins, and how it spread...
Route 66
August 07, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesIn the early 20th century, as automobiles became more and more popular, the need for a national system of roads in the United States became more evident. One of the suggested roads connected the city of Chicago, Illinois, on the Great Lakes, with the city of Los Angeles, California, on the Pacific Ocean. In 1926 the route was established, following paths and trails which had been used for centuries, and quickly found itself as a central object of popular culture. Learn more about Route 66,...
The WOW! Signal
August 06, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesOn August 15, 1977, for a period of 72 seconds, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence had its greatest moment. A signal was received like none other before or since. However, in the over 45 years since the signal was recorded, astronomers have been unable to relocate it or even figure out what it was. Learn more about the WOW! Signal, why it was important, and what it could have been, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Noom Noom is not just another diet or fi...
Questions & Answers: Volume 9
August 05, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesAs I do every month, I went to the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus to meet with the Augurs. I met an old priest, and I asked him, “Quo die est felicissimum?” He looked at a flock of birds that appeared to be flying in a circle. He saw a cloud float past the sun, and he noticed that the sacred chickens had paused in their eating. Having read the signs, he turned to me and said, “Primo Saturni in Augusta.” As getting advice from chickens and clouds can’t possibly be wrong, stay tuned for Questio...
Ancient Colors (Encore)
August 04, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesWhen people from prehistory created the first works of art on the walls of caves, they used the colors that they found around them. Almost all of the early cave art is drawn in black or dark red. As time progressed, humans figured out how to create more colors and they began using them in more and different ways. However, some colors were very difficult to create and those who could do it became fabulously rich. Learn more about colors in the ancient world and how early humans developed dye...
Singapore
August 03, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesLocated at the narrowest point in the Strait of Malacca, one of the most strategically important points on Earth is the nation of Singapore. Singapore is unlike most other countries in the world for a host of reasons, including how it was created and the fact that it is one of the few remaining city-states. Since its founding as an independent country, they have experienced one of the greatest economic success stories in history and a host of problems that are unique to the country. Learn mo...
Permutations and Combinations
August 02, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesWhenever there is a lottery, the odds of winning are given. If you go to a pizzeria, they might tell you the number of possible pizzas that can be made, given their toppings. If you have a combination lock, it is secured because of the number of different solutions that are possible. All of these things might seem different, but they are all part of the same branch of mathematics. Learn more about Permutations and Combinations and how they work on this episode of Everything Everywhere Dail...
Space Elevators
August 01, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesYou’ve probably seen footage of a rocket launch. There is a bunch of smoke and fire as the rocket lifts off to begin its flight to achieve an altitude and velocity which will get it into orbit. It works, but it requires a lot of energy to get even a small amount of mass into the Earth’s orbit. What if there was a way to travel into space that didn’t require a rocket? What if going into Earth orbit could be just as easy as going up to the top floor of a skyscraper? Learn more about space el...
Alma Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel
July 31, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutesIn the movie Forrest Gump, one man finds himself at the center of historical events, encountering famous people over the course of decades. While Forrest Gump was fictitious, there have been people who have served as a nexus at certain places and times in history. One such person existed in the early 20th century, and her life intersected with several important figures in the world of art in Central Europe…. three of them she married. Learn more about the incredible life of Alma Margaretha ...
Betamax vs. VHS
July 30, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesBack in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a war erupted in the world of video technology. Two competing video tape formats fought to gain supremacy in the market. In the end, one format crushed the other and was left as the victor. However, legend holds that the inferior format was actually the victorious one. Learn more about Betamax vs. VHS videotape wars and if the inferior technology actually won on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the tru...