- Oct 23, 2019
- 1 min
Episode 2.6: History of the Ladder ft Eric of Hand Tool Rescue
From ancient cave dwellers to modern firefighting, the history of the ladder is the history of humanity striving to reach rise to new...
- Aug 16, 2019
- 1 min
Episode 2.5: People Who Flea
How many Napoleons does it take to accidentally invent the Flea Market? Music: Lee Rosevere - Puzzle Pieces Couperin - Pieces en Concert...
- Jun 28, 2019
- 1 min
Episode 2.4: Layers of Innovation Pt.2: Lignin the Future
Invisible wood? Bullet proof wood? 1200 foot-tall skyscrapers made from timber? This episode explores the various superpowers given to...
- May 22, 2019
- 1 min
Episode 2.3: Shellac of All Trades
From a colony of insects on a tree branch in India, to your fingernails, food, medicine, artwork, and furniture, shellac undergoes a 3000...
- Mar 10, 2019
- 1 min
Episode 2.2: American Silver pt 2: Ode to the Lode
The tragic tale of two brothers, Hosea and Ethan, who set off into the American West search of riches, only to find disease, famine,...
- Mar 10, 2019
- 1 min
Episode 2.1: American Silver pt 1: Present the Mace
Why does the US House of Representatives have it’s own mace? And why is it silver? Come to think of it, why is silver so prominent in the...
- Dec 31, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.9: William Allen and the Key to Success
No French Canadians were harmed in the making of this podcast. Everyone has one somewhere. The little wrench named after… well some guy...
- Nov 21, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.8: Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey: How the Ancient Greeks Screwed the World
This episode digs deep into the past, following history from ancient kingdoms, across colonial seas, through industrial revolutions, and...
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.7: Armstrong's Tower
When everyone said it couldn’t be done, he stood and he did it. When no one would believe him, he stood and he proved it to them. And...
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.6: Layers of Innovation Pt 1: How Plywood Shaped Our World
It has has sailed across the oceans, carried passengers through early pneumatic subways, flown through the heavens, and helped heal the...
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.5: The Cutting Edge of Bronze Technology
Ancient warrior chiefs, sinister treasure hunters, adventurous archaeologists, and a mysterious blue disk that holds the secrets of the...
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.4: The Red Special Special
From humble beginnings to rock and roll legend, the story of how a boy and his father built the world’s greatest electric guitar in a...
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.3: A Pigment of Your Exhumation
Radioactive dinnerware, the wallpaper that may have assassinated Napoleon, and the brown paint that was made of Pharaohs. This episode...
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.2: Stairway to Even
From ancient Egypt to the Roman Empire, from Pre-Enlightenment France to the Great Depression, the history of the Spirit Level is a story...
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Episode 1.1: Pallets of Fear
A look into one of reclaiming and upcycling's most divisive topics, Pallets of fear provides background and expert insight into what...