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

Beavers

February 14, 2026 • 15 mins
When you think of animals that have impacted history, your first thought may be of dogs, cows, pigs, or horses. Yet another animal has played an oversized role in history, and it was never domesticated: beavers.  Beavers have been among the most important animals in history because of the value of their pelts and their impact on the landscape. Beaver pelts were regarded as a durable, luxurious material and became the center of on...
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Emperor Caligula

February 13, 2026 • 17 mins
was born. By the time he was 25, he was the ruler of the Roman Empire and the most powerful man in the world.  As with other young people who achieve absolute power at an early age, he went completely nuts and became one of the worst rulers in history. His reign of insanity resulted in him becoming the first Roman emperor to be assassinated. Learn more about Emperor Caligula and how he changed the Roman Empire on this episode of...
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The Dust Bowl

February 12, 2026 • 14 mins
The Great Depression inflicted an apocalyptic financial struggle on American cities, driving unemployment to a staggering 25%.  While urban areas faced widespread unemployment, poverty, and food scarcity, the Great Plains were grappling with an equally devastating crisis: the Dust Bowl, a disaster of epic proportions. Short-sighted farming practices and historic droughts led to a decade of soil erosion, creating a series of suffo...
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The Song Dynasty

February 11, 2026 • 15 mins
Chinese civilization has endured for more than 3,500 years, driven by a succession of kings, emperors, and sophisticated bureaucracies. This enduring culture has produced a legacy of profound intellectual and cultural achievements. Among these eras, the Song Dynasty stands out for overseeing a commercial and urban revolution that produced a stunning array of innovations and technologies and defined China’s golden age.Learn more a...
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Ice Cream

February 10, 2026 • 13 mins
Ice cream is a delicious, popular treat served around the world. Yet it hasn’t been around forever.  The creation of ice cream can be traced over centuries and across different empires. What finally brought ice cream to the masses wasn’t its great taste; it was changes in technology, which allowed it to ultimately become the dessert we know and love today. Learn about the history and development of ice cream on this episode of E...
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The History of Science Fiction

February 9, 2026 • 15 mins
One of the most popular genres of literature, film, and television is science fiction. Science fiction is relatively new, and by its very nature, it is always evolving and reinventing itself.  Also, unlike other genres, science fiction isn’t just about storytelling. It is about generating ideas that have had an actual impact on the world we live in. Learn more about the history of science fiction and how it has impacted the worl...
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The Late Bronze Age Collapse

February 8, 2026 • 15 mins
Approximately 3,200 years ago, one of the most momentous events in human history took place. Multiple major civilizations during the Bronze Age collapsed within a generation. International trade ground to a halt, almost every major city around the Mediterranean was destroyed, and much of the world entered a dark age. Despite its significance, this event is one of the least known and understood periods in human history.  Learn mo...
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Soccer in South America

February 7, 2026 • 13 mins
Ranking the “greatest soccer players of all time” often leads to a top three dominated by South Americans: Lionel Messi, Pelé, and Diego Maradona.  While soccer originated in Europe, its arrival in the Americas was a turning point for the sport. How did a game with such a late start in the Western Hemisphere evolve into a cultural sensation, and how did these nations become an engine for the world’s most brilliant talent?  Learn...
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The Revolutions of 1848

February 6, 2026 • 15 mins
In 1848, a series of Revolutions occurred against European Monarchies across the continent. The revolutions were not part of an organized effort. They were spontaneous and often quite different. Although ultimately unsuccessful, the Revolutions sparked social change across multiple countries, improving the lives of some and strengthening the power of others.  Learn about the Revolutions of 1848 on this episode of Everything Ever...
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The Indus Valley Civilization

February 5, 2026 • 15 mins
In 1922, archeologist Howard Carter stunned the world by discovering King Tut’s tomb in Egypt. Two years later, his contemporary John Marshall published the results of his excavations of the Indus Valley.  Marshall’s findings reconstructed the timeline of urban civilization in South Asia, revealing cities with overlapping, sophisticated planning and sanitation systems. Although it lacked golden artifacts, the discovery demonstr...
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The Science of Swimming

February 4, 2026 • 14 mins
Swimming was one of only four sports to have appeared at every Summer Olympic Games, beginning in 1896. The sport has been among the most popular events at the Olympic Games since its introduction. In fact, it had the second-highest viewership after Gymnastics in the Paris Olympic Games.  As simple as competitive swimming seems, perhaps no sport has seen greater improvements in performance than swimming. This is due to a host of ...
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The Iranian Revolution

February 3, 2026 • 15 mins
The story of modern Iran is a collision between a monarchy with a history dating back to the Persian Empire and a frustrated nation with massive oil reserves historically coveted by Western powers. Governed by an authoritarian monarch in the mid-20th century who welcomed Western influence, the nation grew increasingly resentful of foreign control over its oil. From this discontent, an influential Islamic cleric fomented dissent w...
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Everything You Never Really Cared To Know About Groundhog Day

February 2, 2026 • 16 mins
Every February 2nd, a small ceremony takes place in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.  A crowd will gather to see if a rodent can see its shadow. The results of said shadow seeing are supposed to have implications for the long-term weather forecast.  If all of that sounds a bit absurd, you are not wrong.  … and then there is also a movie about it that really has nothing to do with groundhogs. Learn far more about Groundho...
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Questions and Answers: Volume 39

February 1, 2026 • 15 mins
February is upon us. It is a time when we in the United States predict the weather on the basis of a rodent seeing its shadow, and we celebrate American presidents by buying linen and mattresses.  We also celebrate romance and sweethearts by honoring a 3rd century Roman bishop who was beheaded.  One thing that does make sense is questions and answers.  Stay tuned for Questions and Answers: Volume 39 on this episode of Everything...
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The Battle of Trafalgar

January 31, 2026 • 15 mins
In 1805, an epic confrontation occurred off the southwest coast of Spain, resulting in one of the greatest naval battles in history.  This monumental sea battle saw the British and French fleets facing each other in one of the most important conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars. When the smoke cleared, the results left the British as the masters of the seas for over a century and radically changed the course of European geopolitics. ...
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Patrice Lumumba and Congolese Independence

January 30, 2026 • 15 mins
After decades of Belgian rule, Congo gained independence in June 1960 under the leadership of the nation’s first Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba. However, hope was quickly shattered by Cold War rivalries and a fierce internal power struggle.  Lumumba’s vision for a sovereign, prosperous Congo was crushed by forces that prevented the nation from ever realizing its true potential. Learn more about the tragic rise and fall of Patri...
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The Crisis of the Third Century (Encore)

January 29, 2026 • 15 mins
The Roman Empire, at its height, was a juggernaut.  However, during the third century, almost everything fell apart. In fact, for a brief period of time, it arguably did.  It suffered from invasions, plagues, a collapsing economy, lower agricultural productivity, and numerous political assassinations.  They eventually solved their problems, but in the process, the Empire was changed forever. Learn more about the Crisis of the T...
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Disney Animation

January 28, 2026 • 16 mins
Disney is one of the most popular and well-known brands in the world. They are a massive conglomerate of movie studios, television networks, cruise lines, and theme parks. The massive company we know today, however, had much more humble beginnings. It all began with a man and a mouse.  Learn about the foundation of Walt Disney Animation Studios on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince...
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Solidarity

January 27, 2026 • 14 mins
In 1983, the Nobel Peace Prize honored Polish electrician Lech Walesa for leading the nonviolent revolution of "Solidarity."  The Nobel committee recognized this movement as a powerful, globe-reshaping challenge to communist authority.  Advocating human rights and free unions, Solidarity emerged as the key opposition force in Eastern Europe.  This was not only the beginning of the end of communism in Poland, but of the entire Co...
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The Baseball Hall of Fame

January 26, 2026 • 15 mins
In the 1930s, the United States was in the grip of the Great Depression, and baseball was approaching its 100th anniversary.  One enterprising business leader in Cooperstown, New York, came up with the idea of establishing a museum and a hall of fame to honor the greatest players in the game.  Since its establishment, the Hall of Fame has become one of the most beloved institutions in the country and a source of perpetual controv...
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