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

Blue

June 13, 2025 • 15 mins
Colors are something that we are all familiar with. The colors are among the first things we teach children.  What if I were to tell you not every culture has the same colors? By that, I don’t mean they have different words for colors, but some very basic colors have no words at all.  For some reason, blue is the color that divides many cultures.  ….And that isn’t the only interesting thing about blue. Learn more about the colo...
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Operation Dragoon

June 12, 2025 • 15 mins
In the summer of 1944, the Allied forces planned an audacious amphibious landing on the beaches of France. It involved hundreds of ships, over a hundred thousand men, and meticulous planning.  Those who landed would face fierce resistance from entrenched German forces.  …and I am not talking about D-Day and the invasion of Normandy. Learn about Operation Dragoon and the invasion of Southern France on this episode of Everything ...
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All About Hair

June 11, 2025 • 15 mins
If you are listening to me speak these words and can understand what I’m saying, then you are a human being.If you are a human being, you are also a mammal, and if you are a mammal, you have hair….or at least the biological capability to produce hair. But why exactly do we have hair? What function does it serve? Why do we have less than other animals? And why do people have different types of hair? Learn more about hair, what it ...
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The Year 1800

June 10, 2025 • 15 mins
In the year 1800, the last year of the 18th century, the world was on the precipice of radical change.  The scientific revolution, the agricultural revolution, and the industrial revolution had all begun, but were yet to hit full swing.  There were also literal revolutions afoot. Countries began overthrowing their leaders or colonial masters, a trend which would only continue in the next century.  Learn more about the world in t...
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How the Ancients Made Fire

June 9, 2025 • 15 mins
One of the most critical developments in the course of human history was the control of fire. Without fire, we probably wouldn’t have even reached the Stone Age, let alone the Industrial Age. But how exactly did ancient people make fire? To make fire out of nothing is no easy feat, and it was a skill that had to be mastered for survival. Learn more about how humans made fire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ***5t...
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The History of Ice Hockey

June 8, 2025 • 15 mins
One of the most popular sports in North America and Northern Europe is ice hockey. Ice hockey, like all popular sports, has undergone considerable changes since its inception. In fact, hockey has a rather surprising origin and a relationship to other sports that many people are unaware of.  Today, professional hockey is a multibillion-dollar business, and it is played internationally and at the Olympics by both men and women.  L...
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The History of Surgery

June 7, 2025 • 16 mins
Over the years, human life expectancy has increased dramatically.  While there have been many developments that have led to longer human lifespans, most of that has come from just a few major advancements.  One of the biggest of which has been the development of surgery.  The types of surgical procedures that exist today are just the latest in a long line of physical medical procedures. Learn more about surgery and the techniqu...
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The Eruption of Krakatoa (Encore)

June 6, 2025 • 15 mins
On the morning of August 27, 1883, one of the most destructive natural disasters of the 19th century occurred between the islands of Java and Sumatra, in what is today the nation of Indonesia.  After weeks of low-level rumblings, a volcanic eruption totally obliterated the mountain that it had formed.  The devastation wasn’t limited to the immediate area around the volcano. The blast’s effects literally affected the entire planet...
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Macau

June 5, 2025 • 16 mins
Located in the Pearl River Delta, off the coast of the mainland of the People’s Republic of China, is Macau. Macau is often overlooked due to its larger neighbor, Hong Kong, but Macau, despite being similar, has had its own unique history. What began as a fishing village evolved into a major trading port, and in the 21st century, it has become one of the most popular entertainment centers in Asia. It remains unlike any other pla...
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Catherine the Great

June 4, 2025 • 17 mins
Catherine the Great was one of the most influential rulers in Russian history, transforming the Russian Empire into a major European power through territorial expansion, internal reforms, and cultural patronage.  Her reign marked the pinnacle of Enlightened Absolutism in Russia, as she embraced Western philosophical ideals while consolidating autocratic rule. She modernized administration, promoted education and the arts, and ext...
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SONAR

June 3, 2025 • 16 mins
One of the most significant developments in the history of naval warfare was the submarine.  The submarine offered a means of stealth and surprise that surface ships couldn’t compete with.  At first, navigating submarines was relatively simple, as they traveled just below the surface and used a snorkel and a periscope. However, as submarines improved and could dive deeper, they encountered a problem. How could they see and navig...
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Alternate Forms of Space Travel (Encore)

June 2, 2025 • 14 mins
Every single rocket that has ever been launched into space has been a rocket that burned some sort of fuel.  These chemical fuel rockets have worked well for making the short trip to orbit. Beyond that point, however, they are not necessarily the best option for space travel.  There are a host of proposed methods for space travel that don’t involve rockets, some of which have already been tested.  Learn more about alternative fo...
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Questions and Answers: Volume 31

June 1, 2025 • 17 mins
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The History of the Hamburger

May 31, 2025 • 15 mins
One of the most popular foods around the world is the hamburger. If most people think of American foods, it is probably the first thing that they might think of.  Hamburgers are pretty simple in terms of what they are composed of and how they are prepared, but they have developed an enormous amount of diversity.  But where did this popular food originally come from, and how did it manage to spread around the world?Learn more abou...
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The Last Days and Death of Adolf Hitler

May 30, 2025 • 17 mins
In April 1945, in the last days of the war in Europe, everything was falling apart for the Third Reich.  Adolf Hitler and his closest advisors holed up in a bunker in Berlin and issued delusional orders until the Russians arrived. Hitler, his wife, and other high ranking Nazi officials took their own lives rather than be captured. However, what happened to Hitler’s remains has been the genesis of theories and conspiracies for dec...
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Marco Polo

May 29, 2025 • 15 mins
In the 13th century, the Republic of Venice was one of the leading merchant empires in Europe. The merchants from Venice traveled far and wide in pursuit of profit. A few of them, however, traveled very far.  A small group of men from the same family made the extremely long and dangerous voyage to China during the reign of the Mongol Empire.  The result was a more detailed description of China than had ever been known before in ...
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The Bataan Death March

May 28, 2025 • 15 mins
On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other Allied positions around Asia.  One of the biggest attacks was on Manila and the Philippines and the Filipino and American forces on the island of Luzon. Filipino and American forces ended up surrendering, which began one of the most brutal and horrifying episodes of the entire war.  Learn more about the Bataan Death March and...
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Bonds and the Bond Market

May 27, 2025 • 17 mins
One of the most important markets in the global economy is the bond market.  The bond market doesn’t get as much attention as the market for stocks. Yet, the global market for bonds is actually larger than the total value of all publicly traded stocks.  Moreover, bond markets have the power to influence policy and possibly even topple governments. Learn more about bonds and the bond market, and how they work on this episode of E...
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A History of Memorial Day (Redux)

May 26, 2025 • 15 mins
Every year, on the last Monday in May, the United States honors its war dead. It is often celebrated with parades, cookouts, and ceremonies at military cemeteries. While many people just think of it as a three-day weekend and the beginning of summer, it is a tradition that extends back over 160 years.  From its 19th-century origins, its path to becoming a federal holiday took over 100 years.  Learn more about Memorial Day, how i...
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You Might Enjoy: The Best Idea Yet

May 26, 2025 • 9 mins
Ever wondered how Birkenstocks went from a German cobbler’s passion project 250 years ago to a starring role in the Barbie movie? Or who created that bottle of Sriracha that is permanently living in your fridge? Did you know that Air Jordans were initially banned by the NBA, or that Super Mario became the best-selling video game character ever thanks to a strategy called “The Infinite Game?” On Wondery’s new weekly podcast, The...
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