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A look at documents that have had a profound effect on the world. Telling the stories of these information objects, their genesis, contexts, impacts, and fates also tells the story of human society ... more
FAQs about Documents That Changed the World:How many episodes does Documents That Changed the World have?The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.
July 22, 202358. Emily Post's Etiquette, 1922According to Emily Post...etiquette is meant to make people feel comfortable and at ease, and the more who know the better - and it's not about the forks...more13minPlay
June 17, 202257. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948Human rights and how they came to be recognized, agreed upon and most importantly recorded and declared, for all of us to share...more13minPlay
January 03, 202156. Electoral College Documents, 2020Papers, signatures, seals, ceremonies, rules that produce documents to let hundreds speak for millions in having their say in the most important decision they make...more0minPlay
August 06, 202055. World's Fair Time Capsule, 1938The best known example of an attempt to help the future to understand the present when it's the past, even 5000 years on...more0minPlay
July 29, 202054. Articles of Impeachment, 1868The extraordinary ordinariness of articles of impeachment, then and now, and the lessons to be learned, over and over again...more0minPlay
July 31, 201953. Code of Hammurabi, c1754 BCEWhoever thought finding the law could be a challenge? Not if it's on a 7 ft tall stela for all to see - now, as then, finding the law can be almost as complicated as finding justice...more0minPlay
May 11, 201952. Eurovision/European Broadcast Union Statutes, 1950What's the most popular television show in the world that you may never have heard of? Founding documents, politics, dancing apes, and the shared cultural moments that are the Eurovision Song Contest...more0minPlay
April 07, 201950. IRS Form 1040, 1914Line after line, year after year, the forms that keep information organized, processes processing, and civilization working...more0minPlay
June 18, 201849. "Operation Mincemeat" Faked Documents, 1943When is a fake not a fake? A strange WWII stories, authentically fake documents on a dead fake British officer to divert German attention from an invasion of Sicily and change the course of the war-for real (researched/co-written by Kate Merifield)...more0minPlay
August 20, 201748. Voyager "Golden Records", 1977Mixtape, love letter, time capsule, letter of introduction, message in a bottle and more, not to mention the furthest object of human construction, sending our messages out to the stars, seeking understanding and remembrance...more0minPlay
FAQs about Documents That Changed the World:How many episodes does Documents That Changed the World have?The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.