Of all the billions of people who have spoken English, one person has probably impacted the language more than any other.
The person who is considered the greatest playwright in the language is also responsible for adding more words and phrases than anyone else.
His impact on the language is due not only to his skill and output as a writer but also to the f ... Show More
Today
The Element Iodine: Its Discovery, Health Benefits, and Why It’s in Salt
Iodine is far more important than you might think. It was discovered accidentally, yet it can be found almost everywhere. It’s something so small you only need a trace of it, yet without it, entire populations can suffer devastating health consequences. It has been used as a medi ... Show More
16m 47s
Mar 28
The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Victory That Saved Ancient Greece
In 480 BC, the most powerful empire on Earth set out to crush a collection of small, divided Greek city-states. On land, defeat seemed inevitable. But at sea, in a narrow strait near a small island called Salamis, everything changed. Through strategy, deception, and sheer determi ... Show More
15m 23s
Mar 2022
Kathryn de Luna on Africa, Bantu, and Historical Linguistics
<p>About one in every five people alive on the planet today speaks a language belonging to the Bantu family, and Bantu-speaking peoples have shaped the history of Africa in profound ways. But how did they expand from their original homeland, and how can we tell? Professor Kathryn ... Show More
51m 39s
Jun 2021
Glo Atanmo | A Life Beyond Convention
<p>When Glo Atamno stepped on a plane with a one-way ticket and $500 years back, she knew she wanted a life that was different from the one she was expected to live, one filled with adventure, one that broke the mold of how others had always told her life was “supposed” to be liv ... Show More
56m 8s
Nov 2021
360 FMK Shakespeare! (with Laurie Frankel) | Tolstoy's Gospel (with Scott Carter)
It's a good day for cooking! First up: Scott Carter, author of the play Discord: The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy, joins Jacke for a look at the gospel as updated by Leo Tolstoy. Then novelist Laurie Frankel (author of One Two Three ... Show More
1h 9m
