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After years of trench warfare in WWI, France built a line of massive underground bunkers and other defensive fortifications along hundreds of miles of its border. Learn how the Maginot Line worked -- and why it failed to stop the Nazi invasion -- in today's episode of BrainStuff, ... Show More

Some U.S. cities and states have officially changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. Learn why -- and why some Americans disagree with the change -- in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays- ... Show More

The English-language terms for different baked goods vary based on where English is being spoken. Learn why an American cookie is a British biscuit, an American biscuit is a British scone, our muffins have nothing to do with each other, and pudding doesn't have to involve pudding ... Show More

Where did the first mechanized clocks come from and how did they work? It's time to talk about time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Try the Dwellspring Mobile App where you can craft your own custom mixes, play them indefinitely with no 12 hour time limit, and access everything offline. Your sound sanctuary, wherever you are. Listeners of the Podcast can try the first month of Dwellspring Premium for FREE 🤑. ... Show More

<p>Keeping Time With Oster Watches Episode Six features Jeremy Oster with guests Tammy Rockwell and Thierry Collot from Parmigiani Fleurier, USA.  Parmigiani is a Swiss watchmaker renown for unsurpassed craftsmanship.  In making watches that stand the test of time, Parmigiani inc ... Show More

Did you know the wristwatch was designed and created for women? In this episode, Zoe Abelson discusses the evolving world of watches with three of the industry’s biggest hitters: the founder of Dimepiece, Brynn Wallner; Wei Koh, founder of Revolution Watch and The Rake magazine; ... Show More

<p>Million-dollar watches, World War II's role in watchmaking, and how much caffeine a watchmaker drinks. Twenty-something horologist Cameron Weiss also dishes about mechanical vs. quartz, little tiny springs, patience, S-Town and the history of timekeeping. Also we address rap l ... Show More

<p>You may have played with a yo-yo before -- perhaps you've even walked the dog -- but do you know about the physics behind what makes a yo-yo sleep and wake up? Learn all about inertia, angular momentum and the history of the yo-yo in this episode of SYSK.</p><p> </p> Learn mor ... Show More

The only thing more complicated than an atomic clock is researching how they work and then figuring out how to explain it to other people. But believe us, they are fascinating. Even if you don’t care about clocks or atoms you’ll still like this episode.   See omnystudio.com/liste ... Show More

Send us Fan MailThis week we welcome Justin, aka The Wristorian to the podcast. Justin is an amateur sleuth helping tell the real world stories behind the known and unknown watches through history. The Wristorian Instagram account documents moments in history with archival photos ... Show More

Daniel and Jorge explore why time slows down when space is curved Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

We celebrate the 500th episode and 10 years of podcasting about the Apple Watch live with the latest Apple Watch news and a look back at the history of the watch.