The History of...

By Robert Lakatosh

It's the bite-sized history of literally anything. Every other week.... more

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The History of... episodes:

April 30, 2022 The History of Goodbyes
God be with you.

I'll be around.
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8min
April 02, 2022 59. Taking Out The Space Trash
When you think about environmental waste, "Space Trash" is probably not the first phrase to come to mind. In this episode, Robert discuss why and how we got to this point in space.

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Resources:
An Academic Overview
About Sputnik 1
About Big Sky Theory
Video About Recent Space Junk Accident
About The Chinese Space Cleaner
Music by Medeski, Martin & Wood, Frank Ocean, Blue Wednesday, and Richard Strauss, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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10min
March 26, 2022 Snowboard Drama (Quick History)
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Link to The News Clip
Did China Invent Skiing?
Snowboarding at The Olympics

Music by Birocratic
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3min
March 19, 2022 58. Adam Curry: The Essence of Podcasting
Adam Curry is a Dutch knight. Need I say more?

Adam Curry hosts 3 podcasts:
No Agenda
Moe Factz with Adam Curry
Podcasting 2.0

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Music by Medeski, Martin & Wood, and The BREED
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55min
March 12, 2022 57 1/2. Plutonium Pacemakers (Quick History)
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Resources:
A Complicated Situation
The Invention of Plutonium Pacemakers
Music by Pat Coil, Danny Gottlieb, and Jacob Jezioro

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2min
March 05, 2022 57. More Than an Energy Drink
I promise that was sparkling water.
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Special thanks to Hope Fordahl for the writing of this episode
Resources:
About Coffee
Two Sources / About Coca Cola
About Jolt Cola
About Red Bull
About Taurine
About 5-Hour Energy

Some Strong Opinions About 5-Hour Energy

Music by Medeski, Martin & Wood, Floppy Circus, and 20syl
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10min
February 26, 2022 56. Daylight Savings Time (Bonus)
You might be amazed by some of the past ideas for time changes and the reasons behind them. A story so good, you’ll wanna take some time to enjoy it.
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Resources:
An Overview
An Economical Project
About George Vernon Hudson
Details About George Vernon Hudson’s Time Change
Thunder Bay Time Change
About Time Zones
About Time Changes and WWI
How Daylight Savings Time Started in the U.S.
The Uniform Time Act of 1966

Countries That Participate in Daylight Savings

Music by Medeski, Martin & Wood, The Hit Crew, and Blue Wednesday
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7min
February 04, 2022 55. Why $2 Bills are Useless but Essential
The $2 bill is a curious one. Several people would say the concept is weird or obsolete, even though the EU has a €2 coin. Believe it or not, $2 bills are historically polarizing, for reasons we never would have imagined.

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Resources:

The $2 Bill is older than the U.S.

The $2 Bill Awareness Project

About the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

About United States Notes

About the Red Seal

Pennies Cost 2 Cents

Official Numbers About Number of Bills Printed

Music by Medeski, Martin & Wood, Birocratic, and GlobalDub

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9min
February 04, 2022 54. OREOginality is Overrated
Oreos are not quite what you think. To be remembered, one either has to be the first or the best, and Oreo didn’t check both those boxes. The one that did is a cookie you’ve probably never even heard of.
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Resources:
Good Source
Another Good Source
Wow! Another Source!
About Oreos Following the News
Buy Hydrox

Music by Medeski, Martin & Wood, Jordyn Edmonds, and 20syl
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11min
January 22, 2022 53. Neurosurgery
In this episode, we look at some of the big ideas and innovations of neurosurgery, as well as physicians who were way ahead of their time, solving problems in ways never thought possible.

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Resources:
From the Journal of Neurosurgery
About Franz Joseph Gall
The First American Brain Surgeon
More About the First American Brain Surgeon
About Grover Cleveland’s Surgery
About Harvey Cushing

About Joseph Lister
About MRI
A Great Book Chapter Explaining All This

Music by Medeski, Martin & Wood, Jordyn Edmonds, Blue Wednesday, and Zero 7
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13min

FAQs about The History of...:

How many episodes does The History of... have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.