Everything Everywhere

The 1920 Wall Street Bombing

Gary Arndt — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:38:35 +0000

Podcast Transcript At 12:01 PM on Thursday, September 16, 1920, a large explosion went off in the heart of America’s financial industry. 30 people were killed instantly, another eight people died later from wounds, and 150 others were seriously injured. No one was ever brought to justice for this attack, leading people to wonder who ...

The Divided Island of Hispaniola

Gary Arndt — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:55:42 +0000

Podcast Transcript In the Caribbean, two nations share a single island, yet their histories, languages, economies, and political systems developed along dramatically different paths. Their border is more than a line on a map. It can actually be seen from space. It reflects centuries of colonization, revolution, foreign intervention, and competing national identities that shaped ...

The Watergate Scandal

Gary Arndt — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:34:31 +0000

Podcast Transcript On June 17, 1972, a seemingly minor burglary at a Washington, D.C. office building set off a chain of events that would shake the American political system to its core. What began with five arrests soon revealed secret campaign operations, illegal surveillance, hush money, destroyed evidence, and an expanding effort to conceal the ...

Questions and Answers: Volume 45

Gary Arndt — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:40:33 +0000

Podcast Transcript The number 45 is highly significant. It is the sum of all the numbers from one to nine. It is half of a 90-degree angle. 45 revolutions per minute is a popular format for vinyl records. The Colt .45 cartridge changed the American West; the Colt .45 changed the beer industry; and the ...

Low Background Steel

Gary Arndt — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:54:15 +0000

Podcast Transcript At 5:29 a.m on July 16, 1945, the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity Test Site in New Mexico. Fast-forward many decades, and today people are illegally stealing pieces of old, sunken ships for big bucks. These two things might not seem like they have anything in common, but they ...

Confucianism

Gary Arndt — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:54:54 +0000

Podcast Transcript During the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, warfare and clan violence escalated, threatening the stability of Chinese civilization and igniting an era known as the Warring States Period. Out of the chaos emerged a prolific itinerant teacher, offering a path away from bloodshed and political ruin. His teachings would sustain Chinese culture for ...

The Life of Helen Keller

Gary Arndt — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:47:56 +0000

Podcast Transcript As a young child, she lost both her sight and hearing and seemed cut off from the world around her. Then, with the help of an extraordinary teacher, she learned to communicate and went on to become an author, lecturer, and one of the most famous women of the 20th century. Her story ...

The AFL/NFL Merger

Gary Arndt — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:08:49 +0000

Podcast Transcript On December 28, 1958, a record-setting audience of nearly 45 million people watched the National Football League championship game. Pro football was on the rise, and investors took notice. They saw the potential to expand the brand into more cities. When the NFL resisted expansion, a group of spurned young investors dared to ...

3000 Years of Roman History

Gary Arndt — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:03:29 +0000

Podcast Transcript Rome has been called the Eternal City, but its history has had enormous ups and downs. It went from being the largest, most important city in the world to a small backwater, then made a remarkable turnaround, becoming once again the most important city in Italy. It has been a center of power, ...

The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.

Gary Arndt — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:29:55 +0000

Podcast Transcript On Christmas Eve 1969, the nation of Norway received a massive Christmas present. After years of failed drilling attempts, Norway announced they had discovered one of the largest oil reserves on Earth. This remarkable find would immediately transform Norway from a quiet, industrial, and fishing-based economy into one of the world’s ten largest ...

All About Flags

Gary Arndt — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:18:00 +0000

Podcast Transcript Flags are one of the oldest and most successful systems of visual communication ever devised. Long before they became symbols of countries, flags and flag-like objects identified armies, ships, military units, and rulers. However, their modern role as symbols of entire nations is actually a relatively recent development. Learn more about flags and ...