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 Banks and Banking

April 26, 2025 • 17 mins
One of the biggest and most important industries in the world is banking.  Banks are large, control an enormous amount of money, and are often the most influential economic institutions in most countries.  Yet, banks are not a modern invention. Banks, in one form or another, have been around for thousands of years and have evolved into the modern institutions we have today over that time. Learn more about the history of banking ...
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Calendar Reform

April 25, 2025 • 16 mins
Our calendar and system of keeping time are rather unique.  It isn’t nice and tidy like the metric system. It is a collection of odd time units, leap years, and rotating calendars.  As such, many people throughout history have thought that they could do better.  So they have made proposals for changing our calendar, some of which would be very different from the one we are used to. Learn more about proposed calendar reforms on ...
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Sherman’s March to the Sea (Encore)

April 24, 2025 • 14 mins
Just one week after President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected in November 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman set out to execute one of the most audacious plans of the US Civil War.  His plan involved violating several central tenets of warfare, which had been established for thousands of years, yet in the process, he helped bring the war to a swift conclusion.  In hindsight, many people consider what he did to have been ...
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Sede Vacante and The Process of Papal Succession

April 23, 2025 • 15 mins
After the death or resignation of a pope, but before the election of a new pope, there is a period of time at the Vatican known as Sede Vacante.  The Sede Vacante doesn’t last very long, and it doesn’t happen very often, but when it does occur, it is a very busy time.  This period has its own coat of arms and highly regimented series of events that have to take place. There are also firm rules about what can’t happen and what can...
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The Medici Family and Renaissance Florence

April 22, 2025 • 17 mins
One of the greatest periods of social and technological change in world history was the Renaissance.  At the heart of the Renaissance was the city-state of Florence. It was the home to some of the world’s greatest artists and thinkers.  At the heart of Florence was a family that ran the city for several centuries. They became fabulously wealthy and sponsored much of the great art that we still appreciate today.  They also purcha...
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The Battle of Marathon (Encore)

April 21, 2025 • 13 mins
In the year 490 BC, one of the most pivotal battles in world history took place.  Just north of the City of Athens, Persian and Greek forces clashed in what was to be the first Persian attempt to invade Greece.  Despite being seriously outnumbered, the Greeks managed to win a decisive victory that had long-lasting ramifications.  Learn more about the Battle of Marathon, its causes, and its outcome on this episode of Everything E...
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Global Reserve Currencies and the Triffin Dilemma

April 20, 2025 • 15 mins
Today, approximately 160 currencies are used worldwide. Some countries share the same currency, while others use the currency of another country.  However, not all currencies are equal. One currency always tends to become the dominant currency in international affairs, known as the global reserve currency.  There are benefits for the country that issues the global reserve currency. However, there are also major drawbacks, and the...
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Biological Taxonomy and the Tree of Life

April 19, 2025 • 17 mins
All living things on the planet Earth, from microbes to whales, can be categorized into a single hierarchical system.  This system has been developed over the last 300 years. Layers have been added, and there have been debates as to what creatures should go where. However, it has proved an incredibly useful way to understand how all life is connected. Learn more about the system of biological taxonomy and the tree of life on thi...
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The Search for Life Outside the Solar System

April 18, 2025 • 16 mins
In 1995, the first planet outside our solar system was discovered.  Since then, with improved techniques and tools, over 5,000 exoplanets have been confirmed, and another 10,000 candidates are awaiting confirmation. With some of these exoplanets, astronomers can actually study their atmospheres and search for signs of life. Learn more about the search for life outside the solar system, and what exactly astronomers are looking fo...
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Rare Earth Elements (Encore)

April 17, 2025 • 11 mins
Modern society is completely dependent on a set of technologies that include computer chips, fiber optic cables, lasers, video screens, electric motors, and batteries.  All of those things are dependent on a small category of chemicals called rare earth elements.  Their importance in technology has made them a focal point of international trade and politics.  Learn more about rare earth elements and how the world has become comp...
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The History of Wire

April 16, 2025 • 16 mins
The modern world runs on metal wires.  These thin metal strands literally circle the globe and are responsible for much of the world’s electrical power and communications.  It is something so basic that most people never bother to stop and think about how wires are made.  It turns out wire has been made for thousands of years, although its uses have changed dramatically.  Learn more about wire, how it's made, and its many uses ...
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The Occupation and Liberation of Paris

April 15, 2025 • 16 mins
Of all the cities that experienced the Second World War, one of the most interesting stories is that of Paris.  Paris was not the scene of major fighting like Warsaw, which was all but destroyed. It was occupied for over four years, during which time it saw acts of resistance and collaboration.  When the city was liberated after the invasion of Normandy, it was supposed to be destroyed, but it survived due to one man's act of dis...
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Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium: The Other Precious Metals

April 14, 2025 • 16 mins
When I say precious metals, most of you probably immediately think of gold and silver.  Historically, they have indeed been precious metals. However, they are not the only ones.  There are elemental metals that are rarer and more expensive than gold. They have important industrial uses….and in some cases, they are much more expensive. Learn more about platinum, palladium, and rhodium, the other precious metals, on this episode o...
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Operation Barbarossa (Encore)

April 13, 2025 • 15 mins
On June 22, 1941, German forces crossed into the Soviet Union. It was, and remains, the largest military operation in human history. The force that the Germans assembled for the invasion was staggering, consisting of over 3 million men. However, the decision to go to war with the Soviets and break the alliance Germany had with them has puzzled historians for decades.  It ultimately was an extremely costly failure that resulted in...
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All About Fiji

April 12, 2025 • 17 mins
Located in the South Pacific is the nation of Fiji.  Fiji is an archipelago of 330 islands located about 1,100 nautical miles north of New Zealand.  It is a unique mix of Pacific cultures with both Melanesian and Polynesian influences, with a dash of Indian influence as well.  Given its size and population, it is also one of the most important countries in the region.  Learn more about Fiji, its history, and its culture on this...
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The Ancient World Isn’t Done With Us (Live)

April 11, 2025 • 16 mins
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The Greatest Nobel Prize Snubs

April 10, 2025 • 16 mins
As of the recording of this episode, 1,012 people have been awarded Nobel Prizes across every category.  This episode is not about any of them. This episode is about the people who didn’t win a Nobel Prize but arguably should have.  Whether they were the victims of personal petty politics, geopolitics, or sexism, there have been many people who were deserving of Nobel Prizes who never got one. Learn more about the greatest Nobe...
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A History of Lead (Encore)

April 9, 2025 • 14 mins
Sometime around eight to nine thousand years ago, ancient people in Asia Minor found a very dull grey metal that turned out to be easy to manipulate when it was heated. For thousands of years, it was used for a variety of purposes, including as a food additive.  4 With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, even more uses were found for this unique metal.  However, by the 20th century, scientists realized that maybe this stuff ...
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The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud

April 8, 2025 • 17 mins
The Solar System is a pretty big place. When most people think of our Solar System, they probably think of the Sun, the planets, and all their moons. However, the solar system is much larger than most people realize. In fact, it is vastly larger than the model they have in their heads. Only in the last few years, with the advent of larger telescopes and better techniques, have we been able to learn more about the outer edge of o...
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The History of the Guitar

April 7, 2025 • 16 mins
One of the most popular instruments in the world is the guitar.  The guitar is the primary instrument in many popular forms of music today.  Yet, this wasn’t always the case. The guitar is related to multiple stringed instruments and has a lineage that goes back thousands of years.  However, the guitar that you are familiar with is a rather recent invention.  Learn more about the history of the guitar and how it evolved into th...
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