Jul 8

Why Is North Sentinel Island Totally Off-Limits?

This small island in the Bay of Bengal is home to one of the last uncontacted peoples on the planet -- and they seem to want to keep it that way. Learn how North Sentinel Island has remained independent in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuf ... Show More

9m 41s

Jul 7

How Have Obituaries Changed?

Public death notices about common people are a fairly recent development, and they've changed a lot since their inception. Learn how obituaries went from dry statements to tributes to truth in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/cul ... Show More

8m 20s

Jul 6

BrainStuff Classics: What Is the Mandela Effect?

When many people share a false memory, that's the Mandela Effect in action -- but how does it happen? Learn how our individual brains misremember stuff and how false memories can spread in this classic episode of BrainStuff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6m 35s

May 2023

The Birth of the American Flag

13 equal horizontal stripes in red and white, with a navy blue square in the top left bearing 50 small white five pointed stars. It's recognisable the world over as the flag of the United States of America. But how did this become the American flag? When did it develop its own 'c ... Show More

33m 25s

Jun 2022

Flag Days: Unfolding a Moment

Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. At least, that's what we were taught in school. But when historians go searching…there’s no proof to be found. In this collaboration with the podcast Sidedoor, we unravel this vexillological tall tale to find out how this myth got started ... Show More

31m 14s

Nov 2019

The Message of the Flag

Countries and organisations all around the world use flags. These flags communicate their identity. Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the history of flags and their uses today.

15m 1s

Mar 2014

13 Reasons for the American Revolution

"No taxation without representation" is often thought of as the main beef that led to the American Revolution, but it was only one of many moving parts in the bigger picture. Read the show notes for this episode here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn ... Show More

27m 4s

Jul 2020

هل العلم يجيب الفلوس ولا الفلوس تجيب العلم ؟

موضوعنا اليوم في بودكاست ثورة عن دور العلم و الجامعات في الحضارة الانسانية وتاريخ الثورات الصناعية .. بمعنى آخر هل العلم سبب الحضارة والرقي الإقتصادي للدول والأمم .. بالعربي نبي نسأل هل العلم يجيب الفلوس ؟ و لا الفلوس تجيب العلم .. هل الدول العربية او الامة العربية والاسلامية عم ... Show More

1h 34m

Jun 2023

D’où vient le drapeau arc-en-ciel LGBTQIA+ ?

Vous avez peut-être vu passer sur vos réseaux sociaux une vidéo montrant l’Arc de triomphe entouré d’un gigantesque drapeau arc-en-ciel en ballons gonflables. C’était une création numérique de l’artiste californien vivant en France, Ian Padgham. Aujourd’hui, tout le monde compren ... Show More

4m 47s

Nov 2022

Smologies #17: FLAGS with E. Tory Laitila

A kid-friendly, shortened version of our classic episode on …flags! E. Tory Laitila, a textile expert who has also handled Honolulu's flag protocol, gives the skinny on the oldest flags, skull and crossbone Jolly Rogers, his favorite state flag, Scandinavian simplicity, the harde ... Show More

22m 46s

Sep 2023

Donald Hebb: Brainwashing in the Cold War

In 1950, a new word ‘brainwashing’ entered the English language. From the paranoia of the Cold War a new type of Evil Scientist had emerged — the Mind Controller. But was there any truth to the fear?In the 1950s the CIA went to an eminent psychology Donald Hebb and asked him to i ... Show More

31m 25s

Where Did the 'Don't Tread on Me' Flag C...