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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,

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13:29

John Brown

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/28

In the decades prior to the outbreak of the US Civil War, abolitionists had been ratcheting up their efforts to end the institution of slavery. The battle was fought mainly through politics and persuasion, but some were not satisfied with a peaceful approach and felt that more active means were necessary. One abolitionist stands above others in his willingness to use violence to end the institution of slavery: John Brown. Learn about John Brown and his radical abolitionism on this episode

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13:42

The Law of the Sea (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/27

The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories.However, between all of those places are the high seas or international waters, which are not controlled by anyone. But where do international waters begin? What can you do in international waters? And how close can you actually sail to another country? Learn more about the Law of the Sea, how it was created, and what it stipulates on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go

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14:16

A History of Soap and Detergent

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/26

Sometime in the last 24 hours, most of you have used soap or detergent, either directly or indirectly. Soap, like many other things, was most likely discovered by accident thousands of years ago. Fast forward to today, and these products are used for cleaning almost everything, from our bodies to cars to dishes. Soaps and detergents, despite being similar products that serve similar purposes, approach their tasks slightly differently and are used in different circumstances. Learn more about

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15:56

King Leopold and the Congo Free State

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/25

In the late 19th century, during the scramble for Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized a large landmass in Central Africa. By doing this, he created the Congo Free State, but this name was a misnomer as it was anything but free. King Leopold’s rule over the Congo Free State was defined by tales of brutality, horrific conditions, and massive amounts of death. Learn about King Leopold’s Congo Free State on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go

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14:31

German POWs in America

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/24

Prisoners of war or POWs during the 20th century were a part of war.Beligerant nations had to develop systems to guard, house, and feed their prisoners, and before the war, in 1929, most countries had agreed on how prisoners would be treated in captivity. In reality, conditions for POWs differed dramatically, particularly for captured German soldiers. Those captured by the Soviets faced a far different fate than those captured by the Americans or British. Learn more about German POWs who were

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14:30

The Washington Monument

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2025/09/23

Almost immediately after the death of George Washington in 1799, the United States began to think of ways to commemorate and honor the father of the country. The process of creating a monument took decades. There were multiple aborted designs and one idea that was built but never fully implemented. What ended up being constructed became the world’s tallest structure at the time and became the icon that defines the city of Washington, DC. Learn more about the Washington Monument, why it was

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17:14

The Velvet Revolution and The Velvet Divorce

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/22

The country of Czechoslovakia was born and died in the 20th century. It was created after a war, suffered through another war, was occupied during the Cold War, and was finally liberated in 1989. Once it did become free of Soviet Rule, they decided that maybe they should never have been made into a country in the first place. Unlike almost every country that came before it, it managed to dissolve without any violence. Learn more about Czechoslovakia, the Velvet Revolution, and the Velvet

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14:43

The 1970 Ancash Earthquake

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2025/09/21

On May 31, 1970, one of the most devastating disasters in Peruvian history occurred. A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit just off the coast of Peru, creating the most catastrophic natural disaster in the country's history. The “Ancash” or “Great Peruvian Earthquake” not only caused disastrous short-term loss of life, but also had long-term impacts that shaped multiple spheres of Peruvian life for years to come. Learn about the Ancash Earthquake and its devastating impact on this episode of

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15:08

The Domestication of Sheep

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2025/09/20

Sometime around 11,000 years ago, somewhere in the Middle East or Central Asia, someone figured out how they could keep wild sheep and breed them. This simple act had enormous consequences for humanity. It improved food production, revolutionized the production of clothing, and even influenced the development of writing. Fast forward over 10,000 years, and sheep are still a significant part of the economies of several nations. Learn more about the domestication of sheep and how it changed

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15:05

The Origins of the Vietnam War (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/19

The Vietnam War was perhaps the most significant event that took place in the last half of the 20th century. It had profound impacts on the United States and, of course, Vietnam. However, many people have a very simplistic view of the causes of the war. They assume it was just a result of Cold War politics. While that was certainly a cause, the root causes go back much further. Learn more about the origins of the Vietnam War and how and why it happened on this episode of Everything Everywhere

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15:24

The Year 1900

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/18

The year 1900 was a pivotal year in world history. It was the end of the 19th century and on the cusp of the 20th century. Many of the technical advances that would come to define the next 100 years were just being unleashed. Social and economic changes were unfolding that would revolutionize the world. The changes that the world had seen in the 19th century were only a taste of what would come over the next century. Learn more about the world in the year 1900 and how the world had changed

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14:53

The Black Dahlia

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2025/09/17

On January 15, 1947, a young woman was found dead in Los Angeles, California. She was found naked, cut in half, and drained of blood. When the crime was reported in the newspaper, the woman received a nickname, the Black Dahlia. Though the case has been cold for the better part of a century, the murder of the Black Dahlia has remained one of the most well-known true crime cases in America and still fascinates people to this day. Learn about the murder of the Black Dahlia, potential, and the

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15:42

Dendrochronology

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/16

One of the most essential aspects of archeology is dating objects found in the past, and one of the most critical tools in dating historic objects is dendochronology. Dendrochronology, also called tree-ring dating, is a scientific method used to determine the age of wood and reconstruct past environmental conditions by analyzing growth rings in trees. However, it isn’t just a matter of counting tree rings; there is a science to it that has allowed us to understand a great deal about our

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15:47

Star Wars

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/15

A long time ago in a city far, far away…. A young director with several films under his belt had an idea for a movie. His idea was to create a modern version of an old space adventure film like Flash Gordon. He wrote a story that would cover several films, negotiated a groundbreaking contract, and in the process, completely changed the film industry. Learn more about Star Wars and how this movie revolutionized movie-making and the movie industry on this episode of Everything Everywhere

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14:15

The Arctic and the North Pole

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/14

Located above 66°33? Latitude North is the region we call the Arctic. The Arctic is unlike any other environment on Earth, even the Antarctic. It is sparsely populated and has unique wildlife and a biome that can’t be found anywhere else. It is completely dark in the winter and the sun never sets in the summer…and of course, it is really cold Learn more about the Arctic and what makes it so special on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go

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Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/13

In the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named Hannibal Barca, led an army into the Italian peninsula and terrorized Rome for over a decade, despite having fewer resources and fighting on Rome's home turf. He handed the Roman Republic many of its most humiliating defeats and, in the process, developed a reputation as the greatest general in the ancient world. Learn about the Second Punic War and Hannibal’s campaign against Rome on this episode of

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15:23

The Never Ending Voyager Missions

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/12

In 1977, NASA took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime alignment of the planets to send two probes to the outermost reaches of the solar system. They sent back the best images and data yet available about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The program was a smashing success. However, the probes didn’t stop traveling. They kept going and going, all the while maintaining contact with Earth. They ended up teaching us far more about the Solar System than we ever expected. Learn more about the

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15:13

Leonardo da Vinci

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/11

On April 15, 1452, a child was born, the illegitimate son of a peasant woman and a local notary in the village of Vinci, which was then part of the Republic of Florence. Given his illegitimate status, no one expected much of the young man, so he was apprenticed in the studio of a local artist. He would go on to become, not just one of the world’s greatest artists, but one of the earliest engineers and proto-scientists of the Renaissance. He made such a lasting impact that his name has become

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15:27

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

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2025/09/10

On October 13, 1972, a fight transporting a Uruguayan rugby club crashed into the Andes Mountains. For the following 72 days, survivors of the crash were stranded in the ice and snow, forced to survive in sub-zero temperatures, battling starvation and avalanches. Desperate to escape the mountains, two of the crash survivors trekked across the harsh terrain for 10 days, eventually finding rescue for the remaining survivors. Learn more about the survival of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 on this

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14:13

The Long Telegram

Everything Everywhere Daily ·

2025/09/09

On February 22, 1946, George F. Kennan, a career diplomat working in the American embassy in Moscow, sent an 8,000-word cable to the State Department in Washington.In it, he explained why the Soviet Union behaved as it did, outlining its unique combination of a communist ideology and historical Russian paranoia and suspicion. He also gave a prescription for how the United States should respond. Although he couldn’t have known it at the time, that message became the foundation for American policy

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