From ancient cave dwellers to modern firefighting, the history of the ladder is the history of humanity striving to reach rise to new...

How many Napoleons does it take to accidentally invent the Flea Market? Music: Lee Rosevere - Puzzle Pieces Couperin - Pieces en Concert...

Invisible wood? Bullet proof wood? 1200 foot-tall skyscrapers made from timber? This episode explores the various superpowers given to...

From a colony of insects on a tree branch in India, to your fingernails, food, medicine, artwork, and furniture, shellac undergoes a 3000...

The tragic tale of two brothers, Hosea and Ethan, who set off into the American West search of riches, only to find disease, famine,...

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...

No French Canadians were harmed in the making of this podcast. Everyone has one somewhere. The little wrench named after… well some guy...

This episode digs deep into the past, following history from ancient kingdoms, across colonial seas, through industrial revolutions, and...

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...

It has has sailed across the oceans, carried passengers through early pneumatic subways, flown through the heavens, and helped heal the...

Ancient warrior chiefs, sinister treasure hunters, adventurous archaeologists, and a mysterious blue disk that holds the secrets of the...

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...

Radioactive dinnerware, the wallpaper that may have assassinated Napoleon, and the brown paint that was made of Pharaohs. This episode...

From ancient Egypt to the Roman Empire, from Pre-Enlightenment France to the Great Depression, the history of the Spirit Level is a story...

A look into one of reclaiming and upcycling's most divisive topics, Pallets of fear provides background and expert insight into what...