The Monroe Doctrine
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Podcast Transcript When the United States became independent in the late 18th century, it didn’t have much of a foreign policy. Their primary concern was creating the framework of a country that hadn’t existed before.  However, after a few decades, the United States grew in confidence and eventually asserted its own unique foreign policy objectives.  ..read more
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All About the Element Mercury
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Podcast Transcript Since the dawn of human history, humans have been aware of a seemingly miraculous substance. It was a substance that had the same color as silver, but unlike silver, it wasn’t a solid. It was a liquid.  Ancient people used this substance as a medicine and as an elixir for long life, something ..read more
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The Donner Party
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In the Spring of 1846, a group of intrepid pioneers set out from Independence, Missouri, to cross the Oregon Trail to seek a better life in the fertile Oregon Territory.  However, almost nothing went according to plan for this group. They got a late start, took a devastating wrong turn, and were delayed by many ..read more
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A History of the Turkey
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Podcast Transcript For about a month, from the end of November to the end of December, every year, one of the most popular animals in North America is the turkey.  Turkeys are the traditional meal served at Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, it is a tradition that is found almost nowhere else in the world.  This ..read more
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French Overseas Departments
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Podcast Transcript Back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, several European countries had colonies all around the world.  Today, all of the empires have broken up, but some countries still have tiny remnants that can be found overseas. One of those countries is France. However, France’s overseas possessions are organized very differently from those ..read more
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The Planet Uranus
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Podcast Transcript Located approximately 1.8 billion miles or 2.9 billion kilometers from the sun, 19 times the distance from the Earth to the sun, is the seventh planet in the solar system, Uranus……or Uranus.  Uranus is unlike any other planet in the solar system in several important ways, and its discovery was unlike the discovery ..read more
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Gerrymandering
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Podcast Transcript Winston Churchill once said, “Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…” Churchill was on to something. While I’m sure the vast majority of people listening to this would support the idea of democracy in theory, how a democracy is ..read more
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Eponymous Laws: Part 2
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Podcast Transcript In a previous episode, I went through a list of eponymous laws. These were laws, general rules, or sometimes even scientific laws that were named after people. However, the eponymous laws I went through only scratched the surface of the eponymous Laws that are out there. There are all sorts of laws, rules ..read more
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The History of Pizza
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Podcast Transcript There is a good chance that sometime in the last few days, weeks, or months, you might have enjoyed a slice or two of pizza. Pizza has become a near-ubiquitous food which can be found in almost every country.  However, there is no one pizza. There are vehement disagreements about what pizza is ..read more
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The History of Parachutes
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Podcast Transcript Centuries ago, someone decided jumping from a great height and trying to land without being injured would be a good idea.  …and in a few cases, it actually worked….although in many more cases, it didn’t.  Once humans actually figured out how to fly, they realized that there might be an actual use for ..read more
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