Roots of Reality
By Ben Baumann
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Episodes: 242
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A podcast by historian Ben Baumann that uses history from the formation of the universe to the present, illustrating how our world came to be. The podcast provides brief historical summaries of various subjects and features oral history interviews with guest experts who have lived experiences related to the topics discussed.
"Billions of years led to you."
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#242 The Future of Education and AI with Dr. Daniel Greco
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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#241 College Football Then and Now with Todd Reesing
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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#240 The History and Transformation of College Sports in America
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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#239 The Future of AI with Dr. Sean O hEigeartaigh
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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#238 Will Humanity Ever Be the Same After AI?
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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#237 Limiting the Influence of Money in Politics with Jeff Clements
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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#236 Does Money Rule the World?
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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#235 The Wow! Signal at 50: Revisiting a Cosmic Mystery with Dr. Abel Mendez
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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#234 Beyond Earth: Exoplanets and Habitability with Dr. Eliza Kempton
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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#233 Are We Alone in the Universe?
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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#232 The Importance of Constitutional Courage with Jamie Neikrie
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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#231 Using History to Seek Truth
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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#230 Exploring the Belief in Ghosts with Ben Radford
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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#229 Should You Believe in the Supernatural?
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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#228 The Future of Freedom in America with Sabrina Schaeffer
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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#227 What Does It Mean to Be Free?
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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#226 Music for the Animals with Plumes
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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#225 How Will History Remember Our Treatment of Animals?
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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#224 Working Across the Aisle with Rep. Don Bacon
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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#223 Is Bipartisanship Still Possible in America?
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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#222 The Early Universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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#221 Does Anyone Know Why the Universe Exists?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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#220 How Learning History Can Change Your Life
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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#219 Becoming the Voice of Pokémon with Jason Paige
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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#218 The History of Television Theme Songs
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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#217 Chasing Dreams and Making Music History with Paul Durham
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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#216 2000s Nostalgia
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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#215 Sporting KC History with Matt Besler
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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#214 The History of Soccer in America
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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#212 The History of Dead and Endangered Languages
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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#213 The Quest to Save Scottish Gaelic with Prof. Will Lamb
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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#210 The History of Ice Hockey
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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#211 An Inspiring Hockey Story with Rob O'Gara
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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#209 A Historical Perspective on the Future of America
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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#208 What America Can Learn from the Roman Republic with Dr. Jason Schlude
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#207 Lessons from the History of Democracy
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#206 Perspectives on American Democracy with Reed Galen
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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#205 Democracy in America: Lessons from History
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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#204 A Look at the Republican Party’s History with Susan Molinari
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#203 How Political Alignments Have Changed in America
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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#202 Legal and Historical Views on Treason in Early America with Carlton Larson
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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#201 How Treason Has Been Defined in U.S. History
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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#200 A Historian's Experiences in the Cold War Era with Dr. Robert Baumann
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#199 The History of Uncertain Times
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#198 Dog Intelligence with Vanessa Woods
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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#197 The History of Dogs
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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#196 Presidential Controversies in American History with Dr. Kathryn Brownell
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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#195 Political Statements and Controversy in U.S. History
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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#194 Political Psychology with Dr. Christopher Federico
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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#193 Voting Participation in American History
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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#192 Finding Your Place in Music History with Tony Scalzo
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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#191 Remembering 90s Music with JR Richards
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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#190 Pop Culture in the 1990s
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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#189 A Historical Look at Reproductive Policy in the U.S. with Jessica Waters
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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#188 Understanding Major Supreme Court Decisions in American History
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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#187 The American Political System with Governor Christine Todd Whitman
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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#186 Presidential Power and Its Challenges in American History
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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#185 Astrophysics and Free Will with Dr. Charles Liu
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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#184 The Historical Philosophies That Made Us
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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#183 The Rural Voter with Dr. Nicholas Jacobs
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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#182 The History of Taking American Voters for Granted
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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#181 1980s Music with Robert Holmes
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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#180 1980s Nostalgia
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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#179 The Animal That Doesn't Age with Dr. Daniel Martinez
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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#178 The Historical Quest for Immortality
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May 24, 2024 |
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#177 Rising Anxiety in America with Dr. Camilo Ortiz
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May 16, 2024 |
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#176 The History of Mental Disorders
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May 15, 2024 |
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#175 The Bipartisan Problem of Misinformation with Dr. Dominik Stecula
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May 10, 2024 |
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#174 The History of Americans Supporting Authoritarians
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May 07, 2024 |
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#173 Why Organizations Have Crises with Edward Segal
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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#172 The History of the Rich and Influential
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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#171 Drug Cartels in Mexico with Dr. Valentin Pereda
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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#170 The History of the Illegal Drug Trade
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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#169 Why Crimes Go Unsolved with Jeff Asher
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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#168 The History of Crime
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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#167 The History of the Conflict in Ukraine with Ambassador William Taylor
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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#166 The History of False Flag Operations
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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#165 A Historical Look at U.S.-Russia Relations with Ambassador Steven Pifer
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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#164 Historical Perspectives on Appeasement
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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#163 Paranormal Beliefs and Sleep Paralysis with Dr. Chris French
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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#162 The History of Sleep
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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#161 The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity with Dr. Os Schmitz
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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#160 The History of Mass Extinctions
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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#159 The Causes of Poverty in Africa with Enoch Aikins
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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#158 The History of Poverty
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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#157 Horseshoe Crabs with Dr. Russell Bicknell
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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#156 The History of Living Fossils
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#155 The World of Parasites with Dr. Laura Knoll
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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#154 The History of Parasites
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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#153 Homo sapiens and Drugs with Dr. Keith Humphreys
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#152 The History of Drug Addiction
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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#151 The Politics of WikiLeaks with Paul Hare
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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#150 The History of Whistleblowers
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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#149 Pseudoscience in the Modern World with Dr. Raywat Deonandan
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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#148 The History of Rejecting Science
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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#147 The Film Amerikatsi and Hope with Michael Goorjian
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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#146 The History of Hope
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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#145 Investigating Monster Sightings with Ben Radford
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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#144 The History of Monsters
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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#143 The Future of Dating with Dr. Liesel Sharabi
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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#142 The History of How People Meet
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#141 The Future of Television with Patrick Gallagher
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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#140 The History of TV Shows
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#139 Pseudoarchaeology in Hollywood With Dr. David S. Anderson
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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#138 The History of Pseudohistory in Hollywood
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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#137 The Relationship Between Science and Religion with Dr. Michael Ruse
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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#136 The History of Science and Religion
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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#135 The 1970s and Blue Oyster Cult with Joe Bouchard
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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#134 1970s Nostalgia
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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#133 Finding Lucy with Dr. Donald Johanson
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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#132 The History of Discovering Human Origins
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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#131 Big History with Dr. David Christian
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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#130 The History of Origin Stories
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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#129 Diversity Without Division with Karith Foster
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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#128 The History of Discrimination
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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#127 Baseball and Life with Shea Hillenbrand
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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#126 The History of Baseball
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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#125 The Importance of Civil Discourse with Angel Eduardo
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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#124 The History of Self-Segregation
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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#123 Global Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama
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May 25, 2023 |
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#122 The History of Censorship
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May 23, 2023 |
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#121 Singing with Ekaterina Shelehova
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May 11, 2023 |
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#120 The History of Global Music
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May 08, 2023 |
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#119 Physiology and Athletic Ability with Dr. Tommy Lundberg
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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#118 The History of World Records in Athletics
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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#117 Science-Based Fitness with Dr. Nick Tiller
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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#116 The History of Superstition in Sports
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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#115 Free Speech with Dr. Amna Khalid
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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#114 The History of Free Speech
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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#113 Culture Wars in American Education with Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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#112 History and Presentism
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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#111 Preventing Further Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan with Lara Setrakian
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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#110 The History of Invasions
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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#109 Over 1 Million Followers From Teaching English with Tigran
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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#108 Influencer Culture with Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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#107 The History of Influencers
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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#106 The Life of a Basketball Star with Tom McMillen
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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#105 The History of Basketball
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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#104 The World of Comedy with Dave Thomas
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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#103 The History of Comedy
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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#102 Family and Music with Ryan Michaels
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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#101 Ancestors
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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#100 Electronic Music and Roots of Reality with Andrew Koalska
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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#99 The History of Existence
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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#98 The 1960s and The Association with Russ Giguere
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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#97 1960s Nostalgia
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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#96 From North Dakota to Space with Rick Hieb
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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#95 The History of Spaceflight
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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#94 No Longer Recognizing Politics with Bob Inglis
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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#93 The History of Political Controversies
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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#92 Evolution and Islam with Dr. Rana Dajani
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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#91 Conspiracy Theories with Dr. Michael Shermer
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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#90 The History of Religious Intolerance
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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#89 Human Evolution and Wisdom Teeth with Dr. Julia Boughner
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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#88 The History of Vestigiality
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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#87 AI and Robotics with Will Jackson
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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#86 The History of Artificial Intelligence
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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#85 The Beautiful Game with Peter Vermes
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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#84 The History of Soccer (Football)
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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#83 Rock and Roll with Kevin Martin
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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#82 Making a Difference Through Music with John Ondrasik
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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#81 The History of Pop Culture
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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#80 Pop 'N' Roll with Steve Everett
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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#79 Making Music with Anton Makarov
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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#78 The History of Music
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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#77 The Tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with Dr. Vijoy Sahay
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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#76 The History of Isolated Tribes
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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#75 How the Media Has Changed and Changed Us with Dr. Alison Dagnes
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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#74 The History of False Equivalence in Politics
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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#73 Helping Victims of Gun Violence with Pastor Donovan Price
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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#72 The History of Mass Shootings
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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#71 Conspiracy Theories in American Politics with Dr. Joseph Uscinski
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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#70 The History of Confirmation Bias
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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#69 Lab Grown Seafood with Dr. Lexi Duscher
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May 21, 2022 |
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#68 The Future of Meat with Dr. Reza Ovissipour
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May 19, 2022 |
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#67 The History of Famines
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May 16, 2022 |
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#66 Nuclear War Prevention with Dr. Scott Silverstone
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May 08, 2022 |
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#65 The History of the Threat of Nuclear War
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May 01, 2022 |
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#64 Protests in Authoritarian Nations with Dr. Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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#63 North Korean Culture and Propaganda with Dr. Immanuel Kim
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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#62 The History of Government Propaganda
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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#61 Censorship in China with Jeremy Daum
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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#60 The History of Government Censorship
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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#59 The Relationship Between China and Russia with Andrew Small
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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#58 The History of Why Wars Happen
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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#57 Counterfeit Drugs with Dr. Layla Hashemi
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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#56 Electronic Cigarettes and Public Health with Dr. Page Dobbs
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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#55 Pseudoscientific Medicine with Dr. Brad McKay
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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#54 The History of Societal Corruption
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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#53 Becoming a Netflix Star with Sonya Priss
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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#52 Making It as a Hollywood Actor with Patrick Gallagher
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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#51 The History of Acting
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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#50 Health and Fitness Pseudoscience with Dr. Nick Tiller
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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#49 The History of Disturbing Societal Trends
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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#48 Resource Economics with Dr. Eric Werker
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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#47 The Economics of Climate Change with Dr. Alexander Golub
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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#46: The History of Economic Crises
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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#45 Technology and Gerrymandering with Dr. Wendy K. Tam Cho
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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#44 The History of Bad Laws
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#43 Modern Terrorism with Dr. Arie Perliger
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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#42 The History of Terrorism
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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#41 The Journey of a Rock Star with Chad Wolf
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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#40 The History of Entertainment
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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#39 Pseudoarchaeology with Dr. David S. Anderson
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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#38 The History of Pseudohistory
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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#37 Searching for Life in the Universe with Dr. James Kasting
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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#36 The History of the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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#35 Trying to Reunite USA with Dr. Charles Wheelan
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#34 The History of Political Polarization
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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#33 Becoming a Pro Athlete with Brandon Lloyd
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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#32 The History of Sports
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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#31 Understanding Covid Vaccines with Dr. Ed Belongia
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May 23, 2021 |
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#30 The History of Vaccines
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May 11, 2021 |
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#29 Stranded at 20,000 Feet with Nigel Vardy
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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#28 The History of Inspirational People
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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#27 Science-Based Paranormal Investigations with Ben Radford
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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#26 The History of Superstitious Beliefs
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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#25 The History of Government Conspiracy Theories
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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#24 The History of How Democracies Die
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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#23 The History of Tyrants
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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#22 The History of Pandemics
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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#21 The History of Diverse and Tolerant Societies
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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#20 The Modern World and What to Make of It
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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#19 The Cold War
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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#18 World War 2
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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#17 World War 1
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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#16 The Industrial Revolution
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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#15 The Revolution that Changed the World
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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#14 The Rebirth of Knowledge in Europe
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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#13 The Forming of the World Economy
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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#12 The Islamic Preservation and Expansion of Knowledge
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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#11 The Christianization of the Roman Empire
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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#10 The Expansion of the Greco-Roman World
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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#9 The Intellectual Revolution of the Ancient World
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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#8 The Creation of Democracy
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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#7 The Dawn of Civilization
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Jun 15, 2019 |
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#5 The Birth of Our Species
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May 31, 2019 |
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#6 The Emergence of Permanent Settlements
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May 31, 2019 |
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#4 The Rise of Mammals
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May 21, 2019 |
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#2 The Formation of Our Universe
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May 04, 2019 |
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#1 What Was Before Our Universe?
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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#3 The Origins of Life on Earth
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Apr 29, 2019 |