Everything Everywhere Daily

Everything Everywhere Daily

Learn something new every day! 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.

Episodes

The History of NATO

October 24, 2025 • 15 mins
In the years following the end of the Second World War, the post-war world that many in the West hoped for never materialized.  Their former ally, the Soviet Union, turned from friend to foe. They installed puppet communist governments in all of the countries they occupied when pushing their way to Germany, and now the concern was that the Soviets would try to take over the rest of Europe.  In response, twelve nations in Western ...
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The 1989 Romanian Revolution

October 23, 2025 • 14 mins
In November 1989, the world changed when the Berlin Wall came down, marking the beginning of the unraveling of the Iron Curtain. Almost a month later, on December 16, 1989, Romania faced a sudden revolution that led to the fall of its central government in just over a week.  While Romania was one of many Eastern European Communist countries that revolted in 1989, the revolution there, unlike those in other countries, was violent ...
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The Younger Dryas

October 22, 2025 • 14 mins
Around 12,900 years ago, the last ice age was ending. Things were warming up, and the glaciers were starting to recede. …and then something happened.  For about 1,200 years, the climate reversed and got colder again.  When this cooling trend ended and the ice age was finally over, it also happened to coincide with the rise of agriculture and human civilization.  Learn more about the Younger Dryas, some of its possible causes, an...
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Popcorn

October 21, 2025 • 14 mins
Almost everyone has had popcorn and some of you have even probably had some recently. Popcorn can be made at home, can be purchased pre packaged in stores, and has been tightly associated with movie theaters.  Yet, despite seeming like a rather modern snack, popcorn has actually been around for thousands of years. It exists because of a unique attribute of corn. Learn about the history of popcorn and how it has become one of the...
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Starship Update

October 20, 2025 • 14 mins
One of the biggest advances in space flight right now is happening with the development of Starship. Starship is the largest rocket ever flown, but it is fundamentally different than all other rockets that have come before it. Its intent is to be fully reusable.  This has the potential to completely revolutionize spaceflight and dramatically reduce the cost of bringing cargo to orbit.  We aren’t there yet, but we’re getting clos...
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Napoleon’s 100 Days (Encore)

October 19, 2025 • 14 mins
After years of war throughout the continent of Europe, in 1814, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and was exiled to the small island of Elba off the coast of Italy.  The European powers thought that they had seen the last of Napoleon. However, they were wrong.  He came back and, in a shockingly short period of time, regained control of France and its army.  Learn more about Napoleon’s 100 Days and the last gasp of the Emperor...
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The Cultural Revolution

October 18, 2025 • 15 mins
In 1966, the People’s Republic of China entered what became one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.  In a spasm of revolutionary upheaval primarily led by students, almost everyone in the country, including high-ranking communist officials, was a potential target for public humiliation, denunciations, torture, and hard labor.  The result was an entire generation of Chinese whose educations and careers were lost, and wh...
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Margarine

October 17, 2025 • 15 mins
In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper.  The result was dubbed margarine.  Over the years, the ingredients that made up margarine changed radically, all the while becoming closer to butter in both looks and consistency.  However, it has faced resistance almost its entire life, and at times it was outright banned.  Learn more about margarine, why...
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The Zodiac Killer

October 16, 2025 • 17 mins
1968 marked the beginning of one of the most infamous killing sprees in American history. For two years, Northern California was terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders. It wasn’t just the killings that terrorized people; it was the fact that the killer taunted the police and the media through a series of cryptic letters sent to newspapers.  Over 50 years later, the case still hasn’t been closed and remains one of the ...
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The Battle of Actium

October 15, 2025 • 15 mins
On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece.  The forces of Octavian, the posthumously adopted son of Julius Caesar, squared off against the forces of Mark Antony, the former right-hand man of Julius Caesar.  After having been partners in ruling Rome for years, the two developed irreconcilable differences that had to be resolved on the battlefield.  The outcome of the ba...
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The 2025 Nobel Prizes

October 14, 2025 • 15 mins
Every year, the Nobel Prize committee awards the Nobel Prize in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel.  Save for the years where there have been world wars, the prize has been given annually since 1901.  The 2025 prizes have just been announced, and each recipient has made a unique contribution for which they have been recognized. Learn more about the 2025 Nobel Prize recipients and the work that they were recognized for on t...
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The Year 1925

October 13, 2025 • 15 mins
If you look at the grand sweep of human history, there are centuries where seemingly little happens, and there are decades where centuries take place.  The first 25 years of the 20th century were one of the most intense periods of change in history.  Empires fell, social norms were overturned, science and technology made radical advances, and the world experienced its greatest war ever.  Learn more about the world in the year 19...
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Prohibition (Encore)

October 12, 2025 • 15 mins
On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed. It banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.  The path to the 18th Amendment was something that was almost a century in the making, and once it was passed, it was widely ignored both illegally and through numerous legal loopholes.  Finally, after being in place for almost 14 years, it was repealed with overwhelming popular support using ...
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FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit

October 11, 2025 • 14 mins
The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit is one of the best-known and most important units within the bureau.  The use of profiling and psychology to apprehend criminals has revolutionized how we understand and identify them. It has also been the subject of popular TV shows, such as Criminal Minds and Mindhunter, and movies like The Silence of the Lambs.  However, it is not without controversy. In fact, there are some people who think...
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The Wilhelm Scream

October 10, 2025 • 13 mins
Many filmmakers are known for small signatures that they always put inside their films. Alfred Hitchcock always used himself in a cameo. George Lucas always found a way to integrate the number 1138. Quentin Tarrentio almost always mentions the fictional "Big Kahuna Burger." And Stan Lee, of course, has found his way into every Marvel Movie. However, there is one film signature that is shared by a wide range of movie makers and ha...
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The History of Personal Computing

October 9, 2025 • 15 mins
When computers were first created, they were enormous.They would often take up the better part of a building, and they consumed large amounts of energy.  Despite the size of these early computers, some people saw a future where computers would shrink down small enough that they could fit inside a person’s home.  Some thought that idea was ridiculous. Not only was that prediction true, but it changed everything.  Learn more about...
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The Gateway Arch

October 8, 2025 • 15 mins
In the midst of the Great Depression, the City of St. Louis wanted to create a monument to the city’s role in the westward expansion of the United States and general waterfront improvement. It took thirty years, but they eventually created their monument with the assistance of the Federal Government. When it was completed, it was a structure like no other on Earth.  It was a 660-foot-tall freestanding stainless steel arch. It req...
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Bhutan

October 7, 2025 • 15 mins
Bhutan is a small country sitting in the heart of the Himalayas. Best known for its stunning location and its connection to Buddhism, Bhutan was one of the most isolated and undeveloped countries in the world.  However, over the last 20 years, it has experienced rapid development and has taken steps to integrate itself into the global community. In the process, they have introduced several policies that are not found anywhere els...
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Top-Level Domain Names

October 6, 2025 • 16 mins
Every day, everyone who uses the internet uses the Domain Name System. The key to the domain name system lies in the highest level of the system, the top-level domains. These are the domains such as .com, .org, and .net. While you are probably very familiar with a few of these, there are actually a lot more. A whole lot more.  A lucky few top-level domain name holders actually managed to hit the jackpot.  Learn more about top-l...
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Gemstones (Encore)

October 5, 2025 • 14 mins
For thousands of years, humans all around the world have coveted gemstones.  Gemstones have been used as symbols of authority by kings, queens, and emperors, have been central to religious ceremonies, and have served as adornments for the wealthy.  While you may have heard of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, what exactly are they, and where do they come from? Learn more about gemstones, what they are and how they’ve be...
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