Curious World History
Join Albert and Colleen as they find and share some of the fascinating stories from history.
Episodes
Join Albert and Colleen as they discuss the curious life of Alfred Nobel. You might know his name from the Nobel Peace Prize. But, peace is not what he was known for during his lifetime.
In this episode, Albert and Colleen look at the harrowing invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France on what is called D-Day. They even hear from war hero, Charles Norman Shay, a medic who saved many soldiers. You can hear more from Mr. Shay on the Library of Congress website, where we found his interviews.
There is now a Curious World History merch store! Browse our shirts, bags, and water bottles.
This is our first mini episode. In episode 7, Albert and Colleen talk a little about how the podcast started and how they record and distribute it.
If you are interested in making a podcast, here are the tools we use:
- RODE mini wireless mics from Sweetwater
- Riverside.fm recording and editing software
- Podbean.com distribution software and website
- Printful is our merch shop
- Chat GPT for part of the research
- And if you are curiou...
In this episode, Albert and Colleen learn a lot of surprising facts about American hero and abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. Born Araminta Ross in 1822 in rural Maryland, Tubman would go on to become one of the bravest Americans ever.
This episode features the song, "Go Down Moses" by the Tuskegee Institute Singers, recorded in 1914: Inclusion of the recording in the National Jukebox, courte...
Albert and Colleen explore the 5,000 year history of chocolate -- from the cacao trees of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations to the magic of Dubai chocolate. Thank you to Taza Chocolate for a fun tour and to A Chocolate Dream for the Dubai chocolate!
This week Albert and Colleen explore the history of the milkman. This is a job that was very prevalent around the world until the mid-to-late 20th century.
This episode is the first in a series that we will come back to from time to time, where we talk about jobs that no longer exist like they once did.
Below are some links to the media and providers we discu...
Albert and Colleen explore a brief history of the Hindenburg, the terrible crash, and how it changed the world.
You can watch original newsreel footage and Herb Morrison's emotional broadcast, which were combined here by the National Archives:
https://archive.org/details/SF145
Albert and Colleen explore the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and learn about President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Albert and Colleen explore one of Boston's tragedies, The Molasses Flood of 1919.
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