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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Mount Fuji
July 29, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesLocated on the island of Honshu, in the middle of the Japanese archipelago, lies one of the most important and iconic places in all of Japan, Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji has held an important place in Japanese culture for centuries as both an important site in the native Japanese Shinto religion and as a subject for artists. Today Mount Fuji remains an important site for tourism and a subject for modern art forms such as manga comics. Learn more about Mount Fuji, its history, and its significance...
The Battle of Thermopylae (Encore)
July 28, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesIn the year 480 BC, one of the most famous battles in history took place on the shore of the Malian Gulf in the Aegean Sea. Several thousand Greeks held back several hundred thousand Persians in a battle that is still remembered 2,500 years later. While the Greeks lost the battle, they did ultimately win the war. Learn more about the Battle of Thermopylae and the 300 hundred Spartans on the 300th episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind...
Soyuz 11
July 27, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesHaving lost the race to the Moon, the Soviet space program decided to go in a different direction. If they couldn’t be first on the moon, then they could take the lead in the area of endurance in space and the development of space stations. In 1971 they launched the world’s first space station, and the crew of three cosmonauts who inhabited the station set the record for the longest time in space. Their accomplishments in space, however, were overshadowed by what happened on their return to E...
A Brief History of Golf
July 26, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesEvery day, millions of people around the world hit the links to play a round of golf. The very best at the game are able to earn millions of dollars a year as professionals. However, this global recreational and competitive sport has origins that most people aren’t aware of, dating back even earlier than its generally recognized origin Learn more about the history of golf and how it became the sport that it is today on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown...
The Maya Civilization
July 25, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesCenturies before the arrival of Europeans, one of the greatest civilizations in the Americas rose and fell. They left behind them a rich legacy of roads and construction. They had a system of writing as well as a highly developed system of mathematics and astronomy. However, this advanced civilization suddenly ended. The people who made up the civilization never left, but their cultural and political institutions fell apart, and many of their cities were abandoned. Learn more about the May...
The History of Wine
July 24, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesFor thousands of years, wine has been one of the most important beverages in the world. It has been consumed by common folk and by emperors, and it can be made in a surprisingly wide variety of geographies. It can be made by backyard vintners as well as by megacorporations. It is so important that it plays a central role in some religions, yet it is completely banned by others. Learn more about the history of wine and winemaking and how it has changed over the centuries on this episode of...
The Battle of Midway
July 23, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesIn June 1942, American and Japanese naval forces squared off in what was to become a decisive naval battle of the war in the Pacific. The fleets, dominated by aircraft carriers, met just off the coast of a remote coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean known as Midway Island. The battle was unlike any battle before or since in naval history, and it turned out to be the turning point in the war in the Pacific. Learn more about the Battle of Midway and how it changed the course of the war and the h...
The Discovery of Fire (Encore)
July 22, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutesWhen we think of what made human beings into human beings, one of the first things which come up is the discovery of fire. The control and use of fire is one of the earliest things which our ancestors did, which separated us from other apes and began us on the path to becoming modern podcast-listening humans. Learn more about how humans came to use fire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition...
The Elevator (Encore)
July 21, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesSome of the things we use every day were invented in the distant past. Other things were invented quite recently. However, there is a category of inventions that have been known forever, but no one ever had any practical use for it until recently. Learn more about the elevator and how it helped create the modern world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery...
Why Isn’t the West Indies a Single Country? (Encore)
July 20, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesIf 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 and 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? Learn more about the West Indies and their modern history on this episode ...
The Battle of Yarmouk (Encore)
July 19, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesFrom August 15 to August 20, in the year 636, one of the most important battles in history took place. The participants in the battle couldn’t have known it, but the results of that battle would shape world history for the next 1400 years. Much of the geography of the world today, can be traced back to the results from those six days. Learn more about the Battle of Yarmouk, one of the most important battles in world history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedit...
The Galapagos Island (Encore)
July 18, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesLocated approximately 560 miles or 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies a chain of islands that are like no other in the world. These islands have been instrumental to our understanding of both biology and geology and remain a place of intense scientific study today. In addition to scientists, it draws tourists, photographers, and even podcasters, from all over the world. Learn more about the Galapagos Islands and what makes them so special on this Episode of Everything Everywhere ...
A Brief History of London
July 17, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesAlmost 2000 years ago, after conquering most of the island of Great Britain, Roman forces established a settlement at a strategically narrow point on the Thames River. Since its establishment, the city has grown dramatically, at one point having secured the title of the largest city in the world. Today it is one of the world’s most important cities, is an international hub for finance, and it is the capital of the United Kingdom. Learn more about the history of London and how it went from a...
The Silurian Hypothesis
July 16, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesThe universe is billions of years old. If, in the future, humanity were to explore the galaxy and visit other planets around other stars, we might be visiting places where at one time, an advanced civilization once existed. However, if such a civilization existed, it might have been millions of years in the past. If that was the case, how would we even know that it existed? Also, what if we ask that same question of Earth rather than of alien worlds? Learn more about the Silurian Hypothesi...
Titanium
July 15, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesTitanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. However, titanium is not even remotely close to the ninth most common element in industrial or commercial use. In fact, despite being so abundant, we didn’t even know titanium existed until the late 18th century, and we couldn’t figure out how to actually practically use it until the 1960s. It is a remarkable metal with amazing properties that is still incredibly hard to work with. Learn more about titanium, the amazing yet ...
The Greatest Concert of All Time
July 14, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesOn December 22, 1808, concertgoers in Vienna, Austria, witnessed a significant event in music history. Ludwig van Beethoven held a concert where he debuted several of his greatest works in one program. While the concert has gone down as one of the most important in history, the conditions during the concert and actual performance was….. sub-par. Learn more about the concert of December 22, 1808, aka the Greatest Concert of All Time, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors ...
The History of Blue Jeans (Encore)
July 13, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutesUnquestionably, the most popular clothing innovation of the last 150 years has been blue jeans. They can be found all over the world, yet they have become synonymous with American culture. While modern blue jeans are definitely American, their origin actually goes back centuries earlier to Europe. Learn more about the history of blue jeans and how they became so popular on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre l...
Emperor Claudius
July 12, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesTiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as Claudius, was the fourth Emperor of Rome. Of the emperors that came before him and all those who came after him, he was the most unlikely of emperors. Up until the moment he became emperor, no one during his entire life seriously thought of him as emperor material. When he became emperor, he surprised everyone. Learn more about Emperor Claudius and his surprising rise to power on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ...
Could There Be Extraterrestrial Life In Our Solar System?
July 11, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesOne of the biggest questions that humanity has asked is, “Are we alone in the universe?” The possibility that there are other civilizations that we could one day communicate with has tantalized people for years. However, before we can answer that question, there are other simpler questions that we need to answer, such as, is life even possible outside of Earth? The place where we might be able to answer that question is in our own backyard. Learn more about if there is extraterrestrial life i...
The Dead Sea Scrolls
July 10, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesIn early 1947, a teenage Bedouin herder was looking for a lost goat from his flock when he came upon a cave near the Dead Sea. Randomly, he threw a stone into the cave and was surprised to hear not the sound of the stone hitting a cave wall but rather the breaking of pottery. He found a collection of clay jars, some of which were still sealed, containing scrolls wrapped in linen. This accidental discovery began one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century. Learn more ...
Europe vs. EU vs. Eurozone vs. Schengen Area:
July 09, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesEveryone knows that Europe is one of the seven continents in the world, right? Well, there is actually a problem with that. For starters, where exactly does Europe end and Asia begin? On top of that, there is more than one Europe. While there is a geographic Europe, there is also a political, economic, and cultural Europe, and every one of those is slightly different from the other. Learn more about the differences between Europe, the EU, the Eurozone, and the Schengen Zone on this episode ...
Questions & Answers: Volume 8
July 08, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes3,110,400 seconds ago, you, the listeners of this podcast, asked me questions, and I, in turn, provided you with answers. Now 3,110,400 seconds later, we find ourselves again in a similar palace. You have questions, and I, too, have answers. …and once again, the endless dance of questions and answers continues. Stay tuned for Questions & Answers: Volume 8 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedi...
The Chinese Language(s)
July 07, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesOne of the most widely spoken languages in the world is Chinese. In addition to being one of the most popular languages in the world, it also has some of the oldest roots and, in many respects, is completely different from every other language spoken today. But when we refer to the Chinese language, what exactly are we even referring to? Can we even say that there is a language called Chinese? Learn more about the Chinese languages and what makes them unique on this episode of Everything Ev...
The Mother of All Demos (Encore)
July 06, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesAlmost every single person listening to this podcast right now is doing so on some sort of personal computing device. Many of the things that we consider part of a modern personal computer, windows, hyperlinks, a mouse, and a text editor, all were released upon the world in a single 90-minute demo in 1968. The ideas were so advanced it would take over two decades before most of them found themselves in everyone’s homes. Learn more about the Mother of All Demos and the birth of personal com...
The Rarest Feats in Sports
July 05, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesIn the world of sports, some things take place all the time. You will see some of the same things happen in every game or match. However, there are some things that almost never occur. Things that are so rare and unexpected that if you find yourself as a spectator to such an event, you can consider yourself lucky. Some of these events are so rare they might only happen once a decade or even once a century. Learn more about the rarest feats in sports on this episode of Everything Everywhere Da...
A History of the American Flag
July 04, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesThe American flag is something that is recognized around the world. The flag isn’t just flown on flag poles, but it is on clothing, lapel pins, and bumper stickers, and it is used as a backdrop for all manner of politicians. However, there hasn’t been just one American flag. In fact, in the almost 250 years the United States has been in existence, they have switched flags, on average, almost once a decade. Learn more about the history of the American flag and its many iterations on this ep...
The Taj Mahal
July 03, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesLocated in the city of Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh sits the most iconic building in India, the Taj Mahal. In many ways, the Taj Mahal has become a symbol of India. You will find its image and name on Indian restaurants and businesses around the world. But how did this building become so iconic, why was it built in the first place, and what was the purpose that it was supposed to serve? Learn more about the Taj Mahal and its history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Spon...
Khalid Ibn al-Walid: The Sword of Allah (Encore)
July 02, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutesIn the 7th century, the world saw the rise of one of the most important religious and political forces in history: Islam. Springing forth from the Arabian Peninsula, within a matter of years, the Islamic Caliphate had become one of the largest empires on Earth. Much of that growth was due to one man. He wasn’t a religious leader, and he wasn’t the head of the empire. He was one of the greatest military leaders in history. Learn more about Khalid Ibn al-Walid, the Sword of Allah, on this epis...
Canada Day
July 01, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesEvery July 1, the people of Canada celebrate their national holiday of Canada Day. The day dates back over 150 years, and despite what many people think, the day isn’t exactly Canadian Independence Day. Also, for most of the time the day has been celebrated, it wasn’t even called Canada Day, which can provide an insight as to what the day was originally celebrating. Learn more about Canada Day, its origins, and how it is celebrated on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors ...
The Origin of Words and Phrases: Shakespeare Edition
June 30, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesOf all the billions of people who have spoken English, one person has probably impacted the language more than any other. The person who is considered the greatest playwright in the language is also responsible for adding more words and phrases than anyone else. His impact on the language is due not only to his skill and output as a writer but also to the fact that he wrote his works when modern English was being created. Learn more about the word and phrases which came to us from William Sh...
The Last Man on the Moon (Encore)
June 29, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutesEveryone knows that Neil Armstrong was the first person to step foot on the moon. But who was the last person on the moon? And why haven’t we ever sent anyone back to the moon? Learn more about the last person to set foot on the moon and the past, present, and future of lunar exploration, or the lack thereof, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicl...
Tau
June 28, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesFor the last 250 years, there has been a problem in the world of mathematics. There is a good argument to be made that we have been doing it wrong. We have been teaching it in a way that has been unnecessarily confusing and complicated, and we have been causing generations of students unnecessary headaches. Learn more about Tau and why it is better to use than pi on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends...
Operation Fork and Iceland in WWII
June 27, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesMost people probably don’t think of Iceland when they think of the Second World War. They wouldn’t be wrong for doing so because Iceland wasn’t a belligerent country. However, that doesn’t mean Iceland didn’t have a role to play. The location of the island gave it a strategic importance that made both sides of the conflict pay attention to it. Learn more about Operation Fork, Operation Ikarus, and the role of Iceland in the Second World War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. S...
The Toba Eruption
June 26, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes74,000 years ago, the Earth suffered the greatest natural disaster that it has seen in the last several million years. A supervolcano erupted in what is today the country of Indonesia. In addition to completely changing the Earth’s climate for years, it may have pushed a species known as Homo Sapiens to the brink of extinction. Learn more about the Toba Eruption and how it might have almost spelled the end for humanity on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Un...
More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers (Encore)
June 25, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesSometimes 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 sewers, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition ...
The Large Hadron Collider
June 24, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesStraddling the border of Switzerland and France is the largest scientific instrument ever created. It sits in a tunnel 27 kilometers or 17 miles long, at points, it rests 175 meters or 574 feet below the surface, and it cost a whopping €7.5 billion. It consists of thousands of powerful magnets and a vacuum chamber and uses a great deal of energy. With it we can probe the secrets of the basic particles that make up the universe. Learn more about the Large Hadron Collider, how it works, and wh...
The Anarchy
June 23, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesIn the mid-12th century, England was in chaos. The king of England, Henry I, died without an heir. The country was divided between forces loyal to his daughter, Matilda, and his nephew, Stephen. For almost two decades, armed conflicts resulted in a breakdown of law and order and central authority. Learn more about The Anarchy, how it began, and how it ended on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expe...
The Persian Empire(s)
June 22, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesLocated roughly in the territory of the modern-day nation of Iran is the ancient region known as Persia. Persia sat at a strategic crossroad between South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia Minor. It was influenced not only by all of the great civilizations around it but it was the source of many of the great empires of antiquity. Learn more about the Persian Empires on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the ...
Lady Death: Lyudmila Pavlichenko (Encore)
June 21, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesIn 1941, after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, a 24-year-old woman in Ukraine volunteered to join the Red Army. She was initially pressured to become a nurse like most women who volunteered. However, that wasn’t what she wanted to do. She wanted to be on the front lines. Within a year, she was to become one of the most lethal soldiers in all of the second world war. Learn more about Lyudmila Pavlichenko, aka Lady Death, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Exped...
The Dome of the Rock
June 20, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesLocated in the middle of the Old City of Jerusalem lies one of the most famous structures in the world. In addition to being the visible symbol of the city, it lies on a plot of land that is one of the most historical and contested pieces of property on the planet. It has been a center of controversy for thousands of years and looks to continue to do so for at least hundreds more. Learn more about the Dome of the Rock on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unkno...
The Negro Leagues
June 19, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesIn the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation was rampant across much of the United States. Perhaps nowhere was it more evident and public than in the sport of baseball. Despite being denied a place in the major leagues for several decades, some of the greatest players of the era could play for the public on black-owned and operated teams. Learn more about the Negro Leagues and how some of the greatest baseball players in history were kept out of the majors on this episode of Ev...
Father and Son Medal of Honor Recipients
June 18, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States Armed Forces. It is given to individuals who have displayed exceptional acts of valor in the face of enemy forces. It has been awarded 3535 times since its inception in 1861. Of all the recipients of the Medal of Honor, only twice has it been awarded to a father and a son. In both cases, they are families that you have probably heard of. Learn more about the father and sons who have been awarded the Medal of Honor and...
Dadaism
June 17, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesIn the middle of the first world war, a group of artists, poets, and philosophers created an artistic and intellectual movement in response to the war. While the movement itself didn’t last very long, its legacy of it laid the foundation for modern art in the 20th century, and can still be seen in modern art today. Learn more about Dadaism, what it was, and its legacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre lege...
Invasive Species
June 16, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesPlaces all over the world are suffering from a similar ecological problem. The specific problems are slightly different everywhere, but they all are based on the same fundamental issue: Invasive species. How each invasive species got where they are is a different story. Regardless of how they got there, some species can wreak havoc on an ecosystem once introduced. Learn more about invasive species and the damage they have done on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedit...
Rat Eradication on South Georgia Island (Encore)
June 15, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutesHumans and rats have lived in an uneasy relationship for millennia. Rats have spread diseases like the bubonic plague, destroyed grain harvests, and stolen our pizzas. In return, rats have given humans……pretty much nothing. As such, humans have waged a relentless war against rats, which for the most part has gone nowhere. However, there are some fronts where we have had amazing success. Learn more about humanity’s war on rats on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedi...
The Mongol Invasions of Japan
June 14, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutesIn the late 13th century, the Mongol Empire was at the peak of its power. It was at this time that the Mongol Emperor of China, Kubli Khan, set his eyes on the island of Japan. On two separate occasions, the Mongols assembled the world’s largest amphibious fleet in world history. Both times, they found the limits of their military conquests. Learn more about the Mongol invasions of Japan on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind ...
Iron
June 13, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutesLocated at the 26th place on the periodic table is the element iron. Iron is one of the most important elements in the universe. It has a vital role in almost everything, from the formation of stars to photosynthesis, the Earth’s magnetic field, and even your own health. Iron has been responsible for the rise of civilization, and there is a good chance there is an object next to you right now that is made of iron. Learn more about iron, one of the most important elements in the universe, o...
Gunung Padang
June 12, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesLocated on the island of Java in Indonesia, just 100 kilometers from the capital of Jakarta, lies what might be one of the most important archeology sites in the world. While it has been known to locals for centuries and to professional archeologists for over 100 years, it has only been seriously studied in the last several decades. Some of the estimates of the age of this site, if true, would radically transform what we know about early human civilization. Learn more about Gunung Padang, p...
Esperanto and the Search for a Global Language (Encore)
June 11, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesIn the 1880s, a Polish ophthalmologist set out to create a universal language. A language that could be a second language for everyone around that world that no one country or one people would control. It was a good idea, but things didn’t quite pan out as he had hoped, and along the way, there was shockingly violent resistance to this new language. Learn more about Esperanto, how it was developed, and its status in the world today on this episode of ĉio ĉie ĉiutage. Sponsors Expedition Un...
The History of Comic Books
June 10, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesOne of the most popular forms of media is comic books. Initially created as entertainment for children, they have since grown into a global media consumed by people of all ages. The development of the comic book was not something that came out of nowhere. It was the culmination of a type of communication that actually began thousands of years ago. Learn more about comic books, where they came from, and the business behind them on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedit...