History of Animals, by Aristotle, Part 3
Let's continue a month of requests from our Patreon raffle winners with more about the physical characteristics of animal classes. This time, we learn about camels, chameleons, and the totally-not-mad...
12 Elo 202450min
The History of Bread from Prehistoric to Modern Times, by John Ashton, Part 5
Let's kick off a month of requests from our Patreon raffle winners with more about the delicious staff of life. This time, bread baking for (19th century) beginners, yeasty science, and the complexiti...
5 Elo 20241h
The ABC of Relativity, by Bertrand Russell, Part 4
Let's relax and sleep with more about Einstein's theories of relativity, how geometry gets messy on a sphere, the validity of measuring with eels, and a bit about Pythagoras, who feared beans. Who kne...
29 Heinä 202449min
Moving Pictures: How They Are Made and Worked, Part 2
Let's relax and sleep with more about the origins of that magical medium, movies! This time, we explore motion, mess with gelatin, and call "Action!" on the development of celluloid film thanks to one...
22 Heinä 202442min
Sailing Alone Around the World, by Capt. Joshua Slocum, Part 2
Let's relax and sleep with more from this solo journey by sailboat. This time, we cross the Atlantic, serenade dolphins, and…a seafaring ghost saves our narrator from a cheese-induced fever? Sure, why...
15 Heinä 202449min
Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott, Part 4
Let's relax and sleep with more from a classic that combines mathematics and social commentary with pointed angularity. This time, our narrator is inducted into that most secret of secrets…three dimen...
8 Heinä 202459min
Pyrotechnics, the History and Art of Firework Making, Part 2
Let's celebrate our 300th episode and 10 MILLION listens with a bit of fireworks! That sounds exciting, but it's really just a sleepy catalog of firework displays in England up to the 19th century. Fl...
1 Heinä 202444min
The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, Part 3
Let's return to a political classic and learn more about how to govern as a prince. This time, we hear why neither the rich nor the mercenary can be trusted, why it's easy to earn the people's faith b...
24 Kesä 20241h
