Museum of Everything

Caesar has crossed the Rubicon and brought an army into Rome, to avoid arrest at the hands of his enemy Cato. Dan and Josh discuss the civil war that follows, Caesar's triumph over Pompey, and his emergence as the most powerful man in the Roman Empire.

Josh and Dan discuss Julius Caesar's rise to power, his lifelong enmity with Cato, the first triumvirate, and the civil war that began with Caesar crossing the Rubicon.

Dan and Josh cover the introduction of the muscle car through the collapse of the American auto industry.

Dan and Josh cover the end of the tailfin era, the Corvette, the Mustang, and the dawn of the muscle car.

Dan and Josh discuss the golden age of the American car, starting with the advent of the tailfin on the 1948 Cadillac and touching on all the greats from GM, Ford, Chrysler, Studebaker and Hudson.

Dan and Josh discuss the history of the American automobile, and the making of the American Century. From the beginning to WW2, covering the "Three P's", Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg, Henry Ford, the "Big Three" and the GM Styling Section.

Dan and Josh discuss America's spy sub program, the Glomar Explorer, and deep sea exploration.

In this episode, Josh and Dan discuss the U-boat and wolfpack warfare, as well as the US and Japanese WW2 sub programs, followed by Hyman Rickover's invention of the nuclear submarine in 1954.

Josh and Dan discuss the history of submarines: David Bushnell's extraordinary "Turtle", Fulton's experiments in Europe, the Plunger Class, and the first ocean-going subs in World War One.

Dan and Josh complete their roundup of the Met Museum's art collection with a discussion of the Old Masters at the center of the Met and the Asian Wing.