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
October 10, 2024 • 15 mins
Humans have probably had the desire to fly ever since they saw the first bird fly in the air.
Flying, as it turned out, was a very challenging problem for creatures without wings.
Throughout the 19th century, many people tackled the problem without success. It wasn’t until the first years of the 20th century that the problem was finally solved.
Learn more about the invention of the airplane and the solution to heavier-than-air t...
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October 9, 2024 • 16 mins
In the 1860s, one of the bloodiest wars in the Western Hemisphere took place….and it wasn’t the US Civil War.
It was a war between Paraguay and an alliance of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and it was one of the bloodiest ever fought in Latin America.
It was a conventional war that resulted in a guerilla war, which spawned famine and disease.
Learn more about the Paraguayan War or the War of the Triple Alliance on this episode of...
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October 8, 2024 • 16 mins
At the end of the Second World War, Europe was a mess. The economies of most countries were in shambles and the threat of communism loomed over the continent.
In a speech at Harvard University on June 5, 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a plan which could help get Europe back on its feet.
The plan is widely considered one of the most successful foreign aid programs in history.
Learn more about the Marshall...
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October 7, 2024 • 15 mins
Every year, hundreds of millions of birds around the world migrate.
Some migrate short distances, some migrate incredibly long distances, and others don’t bother to migrate at all.
For centuries, people didn’t know why birds migrated, how they managed to travel such long distances every year, or where they would go.
Thanks to modern science and technology we now have a much better idea of how it works and where they go.
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October 6, 2024 • 14 mins
Sitting in most homes is a deck of playing cards.
Cards and card games have become almost ubiquitous They are played by children and in retirement homes. They are played at family picnics, and there are also televised games played with millions of dollars on the line.
You can play games with friends, or you can even play them by yourself.
Despite how common they are, most people don’t realize that they have a very ancient heritage...
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October 5, 2024 • 15 mins
One of the defining events of the Middle Ages took place in Constantinople on April 12, 1204.
Soldiers of the Fourth Crusade, under orders of the Doge of the Republic of Venice, breached the walls and sacked one of the greatest cities of the era.
The sack wasn’t just an orgy of violence and destruction, which it was. It also set into motion events that caused irreparable divisions between the Eastern and Western Christian worlds ...
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October 4, 2024 • 14 mins
For over 600 years, the empire that dominated the region of Southeast Asia was the Khmer Empire.
Built out of a collection of kingdoms, the Khmer Empire dominated its corner of Asia. It was an advanced civilization known for its massive building projects and its system of waterworks.
Even though the empire eventually fell, as all empires do, its legacy can still be seen in the religious and cultural institutions in the region tod...
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October 3, 2024 • 15 mins
All around you, in the air and the ground, is the most common element on Earth: Oxygen.
As you are certainly well aware, Oxygen is required for life on Earth as we know it. But you might realize that the Earth didn’t always have oxygen in its atmosphere.
Oxygen has been responsible for everything from the rise of multicellular life to the space program.
Learn more about the element oxygen, what it is, and how it came to be in our ...
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October 2, 2024 • 16 mins
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several major Americans were the battleground for a conflict between two great powers.
These powers were not armies or nations; rather, they were newspaper conglomerates headed by two of the most powerful figures in the history of American media.
The competition between them was furious, and it was fought not just on the pages of their newspapers but sometimes on the streets.
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October 1, 2024 • 16 mins
Every October in the Northern Hemisphere, leaves on the trees turn color and fall to the ground.
While the leaves turn from green to the bright colors of autumn, listeners' green questions are also transformed into colorful answers.
Stay tuned for volume number 23 of questions and answers on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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September 30, 2024 • 14 mins
When we look at history, we tend to focus on grand things like great leaders and great battles.
In reality, what makes for successful empires is often the mundane: stable laws, an uncorrupt civil service, or, for large sprawling empires, a system of roads.
Roads were one of the secrets to the success of Rome, and they proved useful for centuries, even after the empire's fall.
Learn more about Roman roads and how they linked toget...
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September 29, 2024 • 14 mins
Many places on Earth have extreme climates. However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme that it is the closest thing to it might be on another planet.
Despite having the most inhospitable and unforgiving climate on Earth, researchers have been shocked at what they’ve found there. Their discoveries might help pave the way to finding life outside our world.
Learn more about the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, how t...
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September 28, 2024 • 18 mins
Many people have one or more favorite sports teams. Most people support these teams because they happen to be the team close to where they live.
What many people don’t realize is that many teams, especially major sports teams in North America, didn’t originate in the city where they are today.
In some cases, teams have moved multiple times, changed names, and even returned to the city where they originally came from.
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September 27, 2024 • 12 mins
Located in Vatican City, just off St. Peter’s Square lies one of the plainest and most uninteresting buildings you might ever find. It has no adornments and it is just a solid beige color.
However, inside that bland structure, you will find one of humanity’s greatest artistic achievements, and to enjoy it you just might get a sore neck.
Learn more about the Sistine Chapel, the building, the art, and its history, on this episode of...
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September 26, 2024 • 15 mins
The United States Constitution identifies three separate branches of government: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. Each branch has a set of checks and balances, which, in theory, limits the power of the others.
Two of those branches are outlined in detail in the Constitution. The third, the judicial, is given very little mention in comparison to the other two, and much of its workings and its power in relation to t...
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September 25, 2024 • 15 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 of...
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September 24, 2024 • 16 mins
In 1972, one of the greatest movies ever made was released: The Godfather.
The Godfather is not only one of the most critically acclaimed movies in history but was also one of the most successful at the box office.
Despite its overwhelming success, however, it almost didn’t get made and could have wound up a very, very different film.
Learn more about The Godfather and the fascinating story of its production, casting, and filming...
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September 23, 2024 • 12 mins
In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter stumbled upon one of the most pristine tombs of an Egyptian Pharaoh ever found: the tomb of King Tutankhamun. That discovery became a pop culture sensation and revolutionized our understanding of Ancient Egypt. Learn more about King Tutankhamun, aka King Tut, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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September 22, 2024 • 14 mins
On December 11, 1978, one of the most audacious heists in history took place at JFK Airport in New York City.
A small group of thieves executed an almost perfect crime and walked away with 6 million dollars in cash and jewelry.
While the actual robbery went off without a hitch, it was after the crime that things fell apart and eventually left a trail of bodies strewn across New York.
Learn more about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist, ho...
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September 21, 2024 • 14 mins
For decades, the nation of Ethiopia has dreamed of creating a damn on the Blue Nile River.
Such a dam would provide an enormous amount of electricity for a country that is one of the lowest electricity consumers in the world. Such a project would be a massive undertaking and it would also bring a great deal of prestige to the country.
What was once a dream began to become a reality in the 21st century, and today is producing ener...
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