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

National Geographic

December 23, 2025 • 17 mins
On January 13, 1888, a group of thirty-three prominent citizens, including geographers, explorers, teachers, lawyers, cartographers, military officers, and financiers, gathered at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC, to establish "a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge." At first, the organization was more of a scholarly endeavor, but over time, it became one of the most popular brands dedicated to scienc...
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The Chartist Movement

December 22, 2025 • 14 mins
The mid-19th century saw the rise of the first mass working-class political movement in British history. Despite being a working-class movement, they sought reforms in the British political system, not necessarily economic.  Their grievances were set out in six points, known as The People's Charter, which was signed by millions of people. While their demands at the time were considered radical, they probably wouldn’t raise an ey...
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The Domestication of the Horse (Encore)

December 21, 2025 • 13 mins
Sometime around 5,500 years ago, an event took place on the Eurasian steppes that fundamentally changed the world.  We don’t know who did it or exactly when it took place, but it was one of the single greatest moments in all of human history.  It ushered in revolutions in agriculture, transportation, and warfare, and its impact can still be witnessed around the world today. Learn more about the domestication of the horse and how...
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Europa

December 20, 2025 • 14 mins
Located around the orbit of Jupiter is the moon Europa.  It is the smallest of the Gallelian moons and the second closest to Jupiter.  Despite being a moon, Europa might just be the most interesting body in the Solar System outside of Earth.  According to some, Europa might be the best place in our solar system outside of Earth to find life. Learn more about Europa, what we know about it, and the future of its exploration on th...
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The 1994 Rwandan Genocide

December 19, 2025 • 15 mins
In 1994, the nation of Rwanda endured a brutal 100-day spasm of violence that tore families apart and claimed the lives of over one million people. Members of the ethnic minority Tutsi group were hunted down and murdered by members of the larger Hutu group. While this was the worst episode of violence between the two groups, it was not the first. What added to the tragedy was that while the horrific events unfolded, the rest of ...
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Synthetic Diamonds

December 18, 2025 • 16 mins
For thousands of years, diamonds have been among the most valuable substances on Earth.  Diamonds are not only the hardest substances known, but they are also incredibly hard to find.  However, in the last several decades, researchers have discovered ways to make diamonds in the lab, and they are now being made at scale. It has the potential to revolutionize multiple industries. Learn more about synthetic diamonds and how they a...
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The History of Coca-Cola

December 17, 2025 • 15 mins
Perhaps the most well-known brand in the world is Coca-Cola.  Best known for its cola soda, the company has become a global powerhouse in the soft drink market through its drink’s formula and visual branding. Its products can be found in every country in the world except three, and the company has made a profit every year since its founding.  Learn about the history of the Coca-Cola Company and how it conquered the world on this...
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Lend Lease

December 16, 2025 • 15 mins
Before the United States entered the Second World War in late 1941, the US wasn’t an active combatant, but it wasn't entirely neutral.  In December 1940, after the Nazi invasion of France, President Franklin Roosevelt initiated a program to assist the British who were being assailed on all fronts by the Germans.  He likened it to helping a neighbor out when their house was on fire. The program continued throughout the war and ch...
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The Cortes of Leon of 1188

December 15, 2025 • 15 mins
In 1188, a historic gathering took place in the city of Leon in the Kingdom of Castile.  It was a kingdom-wide assembly convened by King Alfonso IX that brought together nobles, clergy, and town representatives to advise the crown. It is significant because it is the earliest documented European assembly to include urban representatives and to formally limit royal power in writing. Learn about the Cortes of Leon and how it helpe...
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The History of the Bow and Arrow (Encore)

December 14, 2025 • 14 mins
One of the most important inventions in human history was the bow and arrow.  A bow and arrow is a rather simple device, but it was a revolutionary advancement in humanity’s ability to hunt and fight.  Unlike many early human inventions, the bow and arrow have had an extremely long lifespan. For thousands of years it remained virtually unchanged. That was until the last 100 years when this age old device changed dramatically.  L...
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

December 13, 2025 • 15 mins
Assuming everything goes well, sometime in late 2026, NASA’s next major space observatory will launch: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Assuming the launch and deployment go well, it will map large areas of the universe to understand why cosmic expansion is accelerating and how galaxies and dark matter evolved.  It will also survey stars to discover thousands of planets, including cold and free-floating worlds, while testin...
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Pocahontas

December 12, 2025 • 13 mins
One of the most notable figures in early American history is Pocahontas. Best known as the main character in Disney’s animated film Pocahontas, she was not a fictional character. She was, in fact, quite real.  However, her real life is radically different from that depicted in popular culture. In fact, there are enormous discrepancies between the story and the real person.  Learn about the real story of Pocahontas and how it dif...
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Helium

December 11, 2025 • 16 mins
Sitting at the far top right of the periodic table is the element helium.  Helium is the second-lightest and second-most abundant element in the universe. It is also an inert gas that doesn’t form molecules with anything.  It has extremely few uses and, despite its cosmic abundance, is very hard to find on Earth. Yet in the future, it might become one of the most valuable substances in the world. Learn more about Helium, its di...
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Romance Languages

December 10, 2025 • 16 mins
Almost a billion people in the world today speak a language that originated from Latin, aka a Romance Language.  Despite sharing the same origin, the Romance languages have evolved differently, in some cases very differently.  ….and while you are almost certainly aware of the largest Romance language, there is a good chance that you have never heard of some of them that have thousands of speakers.  Learn more about Romance Langu...
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The Luddites

December 9, 2025 • 14 mins
At some point, you might have been called, or might have called someone else a Luddite, due to a refusal to adopt a new technology. Nowadays, it’s usually done in jest, but the Luddites were real.  While the term is often used to describe any anti-technology attitude, the actual Luddite worldview was more subtle than simply opposing anything new and innovative.  In some respects, the Luddite worldview has never gone away. Learn...
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All About Dog Breeds

December 8, 2025 • 13 mins
When looking at your neighbor's dachshund and your great dane, it is hard to believe that these dogs trace back to the same ancestors. Yet, this is true! Through centuries of domestication and selective breeding, humans have transformed dogs into the most diverse mammal species known today. Yet, despite the incredible diversity in dog breeds, remarkably, they are all members of the same species. Learn about how different dog bre...
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The Manhattan Project (Encore)

December 7, 2025 • 15 mins
During the Second World War, the United States embarked on one of the greatest science and engineering projects the world had ever seen.  Over 125,000 people took part in the program, the vast majority of which had no clue what it was for, and the total cost of the program was over a billion dollars at a time when a billion dollars was a lot of money.  The end result was the most devastating weapon ever created, and it fundamenta...
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Operation Bernhard

December 6, 2025 • 16 mins
Wars can be fought in many different ways. Ultimately, they are resolved on the battlefield. However, there are other ways to try to subdue an enemy. You can try to destroy their logistical support for their troops. You can attempt to destroy their economic base by burning their agricultural fields and destroying their factories.  However, one relatively recent innovation has been to try to destroy an enemy’s money supply.  Lear...
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A Brief History of Neckties

December 5, 2025 • 14 mins
One of the most ubiquitous items of clothing in formal and business attire is the necktie.  Yet even a cursory check of paintings from several centuries ago shows that neckties have not been around forever. They are, in fact, a relatively recent invention.  Over the last century, neckwear has both defined fashion and changed with the times.  Learn more about neckties, how they developed, and why they exist in the first place on ...
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NASCAR

December 4, 2025 • 16 mins
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, better known as NASCAR, has become one of the most recognizable and uniquely American forms of motorsport.  It emerged from the traditions of the rural South, shaped by the ingenuity of moonshine runners and the broader story of the American car.  Over time, the sport transformed into a highly sophisticated enterprise defined by advanced engineering, stringent safety standards, ...
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