Everything Everywhere Daily
Gary Arndt
Learn something new every day!Everything Everywhere Daily is a daily podcast for Intellectually Curious People. Host Gary Arndt tells the stories of interesting people, places, and things from around the world and throughout history. Gary is an accomplished world traveler, travel photographer, and polymath. Topics covered include history, science, mathematics, anthropology, archeology, geography, and culture. Past history episodes have dealt with ancient Rome, Phoenicia, Persia, Greece, China, Egypt, and India. as well as historical leaders such as Julius Caesar, Emperor Augustus, Sparticus, and the Carthaginian general Hannibal.Geography episodes have covered Malta, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Monaco, Luxembourg, Vatican City, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the Isle of Man, san marino, Namibia, the Golden Gate Bridge, Montenegro, and Greenland.Technology episodes have covered nanotechnology, aluminum, fingerprints, longitude, qwerty keyboards, morse code, the telegraph, radio, television, computer gaming, Episodes explaining the origin of holidays include Memorial Day, April Fool’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, May Day, Christmas, Ramadan, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Canada Day, the Fourth of July, Famous people in history covered in the podcast include Salvador Dali, Jim Thorpe, Ada Lovelace, Jessie Owens, Robert Oppenheimer, Picasso, Isaac Newton, Attila the Hun, Lady Jane Grey, Cleopatra, Sun Yat Sen, Houdini, Tokyo Rose, William Shakespeare, Queen Boudica, Empress Livia, Marie Antoinette, the Queen of Sheba, Ramanujan, and Zheng He.
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Nov 14, 2023 • 14min
The League of Nations (Encore)
Explore the creation and failure of the League of Nations in preventing future armed conflicts, including Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points, President Wilson's efforts to establish the League, and the achievements and shortcomings of the organization. Discover the actions, inactions, and impact of World War II on the League, leading to its dissolution and the establishment of the United Nations.
Nov 13, 2023 • 13min
The History of Pizza
Explore the origins and variations of pizza, tracing its roots to ancient bread-making cultures. Learn about the early origins of pizza in Naples, Italy, its introduction of tomatoes as a topping, and the moment it gained royal recognition. Discover the history and popularity of pizza in the United States, from tomato pies to chain pizza restaurants. Dive into the global variations of pizza, including Argentine pizza and interesting facts about the global pizza market.
Nov 12, 2023 • 14min
Eponymous Laws Part 2
Discover more eponymous laws on this episode, including Godwin's Law, Cunningham's Law, Gresham's Law, Galman Amnesia, Metcalf's Law, Sutton's Law, Acton's Dictum, Brandolini's Law, Better Ridges Law of Headlines, Hanlon's Razor, Twymons Law, and Asimov's Law of Robotics.
Nov 11, 2023 • 15min
The OMG! Particle
Explore the incredible discovery of a cosmic ray detector detecting an unprecedented amount of energy, challenging existing theories. Delve into the nature of the 'OMG particle' and its implications. Learn about cosmic rays, their impact on astronomy, and the fly's eyes detector. Uncover the mind-boggling energy of the OMG particle, exceeding all previous observations. Discover the implications of an incredibly fast particle that defied theoretical limits. Explore possible sources of the OMG particle and the theories surrounding its origin.
Nov 10, 2023 • 14min
Constantinople (Encore)
Explore the origins and significance of Constantinople, its role as the capital of the Roman Empire, and its transformation into Istanbul. Learn about Emperor Constantine's decision to create a new capital, the rise and fall of Constantinople under various rulers, and the city's historical and cultural significance today.
Nov 9, 2023 • 14min
Operation Unthinkable
After World War II, concerns arose among the Allied forces about their alliance. Operation Unthinkable was a contingency plan for the Allies to fight each other. The complex relationships between the Soviet Union, United States, and United Kingdom during the war led to mistrust and tensions. The podcast explores the challenges the Soviet Union would have faced and the reasons the war did not happen.
Nov 8, 2023 • 14min
The Colosseum (Encore)
In the year 70, the Roman Emperor Vespasian commissioned what would become the world’s largest amphitheater. Approximately ten years later, it opened to great fanfare and 100 days of games. No greater amphitheater has ever been built in the nearly 2000 years since its construction.Learn more about the Flavian Amphitheater, aka the Colosseum, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.SponsorsBetterHelpVisit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month ButcherBoxButcherBox is offering our listeners turkey FREE in your first box plus $20 off your first order. Sign up at butcherbox.com/daily and use code DAILYSubscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes--------------------------------Executive Producer: Charles DanielAssociate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereUpdate your podcast app at newpodcastapps.comDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFhInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredailyTwitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripWebsite: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 7, 2023 • 14min
Sergei Korolev: The Most Important Russian You've Never Heard Of
In the early 1960’s the Soviet space program was on a roll. They launched the first satellite into space. They launched the first man and woman into space. They conducted the first space walk. Then, around 1966, everything changed. The momentum they had ground to a halt, and the Americans quickly surpassed them in the space race. What happened?Learn more about Sergei Korolev, the most important Russian you probably have never heard of, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.SponsorsBetterHelpVisit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first monthButcherBoxButcherBox is offering our listeners turkey FREE in your first box plus $20 off your first order. Sign up at butcherbox.com/daily and use code DAILYSubscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes--------------------------------Executive Producer: Charles DanielAssociate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereUpdate your podcast app at newpodcastapps.comDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFhInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredailyTwitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripWebsite: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 6, 2023 • 15min
A Brief History of Digital Audio
Right now, you are listening to the sound of my voice on some sort of digital audio device. In fact, almost all of the audio you consume today was digitally recorded or edited at some point in the process.But sound is inherently analog. How does sound, the movement of air, become converted into 1s and 0s? …and once sound is digitally converted, how is it distributed, and how has the digitization of sound changed the business of music and audio?Learn more about digital audio, how it works,, and how it changed how we consume audio on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.SponsorsBetterHelpVisit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first monthButcherBoxButcherBox is offering our listeners turkey FREE in your first box plus $20 off your first order. Sign up at butcherbox.com/daily and use code DAILYSubscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes--------------------------------Executive Producer: Charles DanielAssociate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereUpdate your podcast app at newpodcastapps.comDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFhInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredailyTwitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripWebsite: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 5, 2023 • 12min
Remember, Remember the 5th of November (Encore)
In 1605, members of the Catholic resistance in England hatched a plot that would have completely changed the political landscape of the country. They wanted to blow up the entire parliament and the king on November 5, which they thought would return a Catholic monarch to the throne.The plotters got caught, and their demise has been celebrated for the last 400 years. Learn more about Guy Fawkes, the Gunpowder Plot, and why the fifth of November is remembered, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.SponsorsBetterHelpVisit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month ButcherBoxButcherBox is offering our listeners turkey FREE in your first box plus $20 off your first order. Sign up at butcherbox.com/daily and use code DAILY.Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes--------------------------------Executive Producer: Charles DanielAssociate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereUpdate your podcast app at newpodcastapps.comDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFhInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredailyTwitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripWebsite: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
