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Everything Everywhere Daily
The Himalayas
Located between China and India, Pakistan, Buthan, and Nepal is the world’s highest chain of mountains, The Himalayas. The Himalayas aren’t just very tall, picturesque mountains that are the home of Mount Everest. They are perhaps the most important mountain range on Earth. The Himalayas serve as the source of several of the world’s most important rivers. It is responsible for weather patterns throughout much of Asia, and it has served an important role throughout history in trade, religion, and geopolitics. Learn more about the Himalayas, how they were formed and the r...
2024-07-16
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Morgenthau Plan (Encore)
In September 1944, despite over half a year still remaining in World War II, the Allies began preparing for an eventual post-war world.One of the biggest questions being discussed was what to do with Germany. After two world wars with Germany in just a quarter century, no one wanted a third.One American official developed a plan that would basically destroy Germany as a modern country to prevent them from ever making war again.Learn more about the Morgenthau Plan and the attempt to destroy Germany on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
2024-07-15
16 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Apollo 1 Disaster
In the early 1960s, the United States was always a step behind the Soviet Union in the space race. By the mid-1960s, the Americans had caught up. They didn’t have many glamorous firsts, but they were doing increasingly difficult things in space.All of that came crashing to a halt on January 27, 1967, when three astronauts died in what was a seemingly routine training exercise. Learn more about the Apollo 1 Disaster, how it happened, and how it influenced the future of the Apollo program on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
2024-07-14
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Herculaneum Papyri
In the mid-18th century, excavations in the ancient town of Herculaneum, just outside the city of Pompeii and destroyed by the same volcano, discovered something….interesting. They found a villa that contained 1800 ancient scrolls. Unfortunately, the volcano's heat carbonized them, making them illegible and incredibly fragile. Still, for over 250 years, scholars have hoped that techniques would eventually be developed to allow these scrolls to be read. That day may have finally arrived. Learn more about the Herculaneum Papyri and the attempts to read and preserve their ancient knowledge on this episode of Every...
2024-07-13
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Passenger Pigeon (Encore)
In the early 19th century, the most abundant bird in North America, and perhaps the entire world, was the passenger pigeon. An estimated three billion of them would fly in flocks so large that they could blot out the sun. However, within a century, the entire species had gone extinct. It was one of the fastest and most disastrous turnarounds for any species in recorded history.Learn more about the passenger pigeon and how they went extinct on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, lo...
2024-07-12
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Worst Roman Emperors (Encore)
Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus to the fall of the western empire in 476. A period of about 500 years.Some of them managed to be just and competent rulers who ruled for extended periods of peace and prosperity. Others….were not. Learn more about the worst Roman emperors who ran the gamut from insane to incompetent on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your...
2024-07-11
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Origin of Words and Phrases: Common Idioms
Let me cut right to the chase. This episode is going to be a deep dive into the origin of some common idioms. I don’t want to dance around the subject or have to walk on eggshells, so I’m using this introduction to break the ice. Whether you’re feeling under the weather or ready to burn the midnight oil with us, you’re in for a treat.I will spill the beans on their meanings and origins and explain how to use them, even if you only do so once in a blue moon...
2024-07-10
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Unintended Consequences
One of the most famous lines in poetry comes from the poet Robert Burns, who spoke of ‘The best-laid schemes of mice and men.’The line has been used in reference to the fact that no matter how good the plan or the intentions behind it, things will often not go according to plan. Indeed, there have been times in history when plans have made things far worse than the problem they were trying to solve. But there have also been times when things have turned out better than hoped for reasons not understood at the t...
2024-07-09
17 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The English Premier League
The most popular sports league in the world in terms of the number of people who follow and watch is the English Premier League. Unlike other sports leagues, the English Premier League is relatively new. It was only created in the early 90s in response to the poor condition of top-division football at the time. Since then, it has brought in billions in revenue for the clubs that have played in the league, as well as some of the world’s highest salaries for its players. Learn more about the English Premier League, how i...
2024-07-08
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Horrible Voyage of the 1905 Russian Baltic Fleet (Encore)
In February 1904, the Russian Empire found itself at war with the Empire of Japan over what was territory in the current nation of China. The problem for Russia was that a big chunk of its navy was located in the Baltic Sea, and the war was in Asia. The Baltic fleet was sent on an incredibly long and interesting voyage to get the ships into battle.Learn more about the disastrous voyage of the Imperial Russian Baltic Fleet and how it helped change the course of Russian history on this episode of Everything Ever...
2024-07-07
11 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
How to Lie With Statistics
Mark Twain once said, 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.'The reason why he placed statistics into its own category is because it is possible to use numbers to misrepresent the truth, distort reality, or outright lie. However, if you know what to look for, you can catch misuses of statistics, and if really pay attention, you can find these misuses almost everywhere.Learn more about how you can lie with statistics on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available n...
2024-07-06
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Questions and Answers: Volume 20
The month of July is named after Julius Caesar. In 44 BC, after his assassination, the Roman Senate renamed the month of Quintilis after him in honor of the month he was born.The fact that he was appointed dictator for life probably had something to do with it. All the emperors that came later never changed it, so instead of Quintilis, we have July. So stay tuned for the Quintilis episode of questions and answers on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a...
2024-07-05
17 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Declaration of Independence (Encore)
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issued a document addressing their grievances with the British Crown and stated to the world why they considered themselves to be a free and independent country. That document and its legacy have had a much bigger impact than its signatories could have ever imagined almost 250 years ago.Learn more about the Declaration of Independence, how it came about, and its legacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven H...
2024-07-04
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Broadway
One of the leading destinations for live stage performances is Broadway. The term Broadway, derived from the street in New York City, is not just a name. It's a rich history of notable theaters and a style of performance that has become synonymous with it. But why did theater develop on that particular street in that particular city, what divides Broadway from off-Broaday, and how exactly does Broadway work as a business?Learn more about Broadway, its history, and how it functions as a business on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
2024-07-03
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Thorium (Encore)
Located in the 90th place on the periodic table is the element Thorium. Thorium, as with every element, has unique properties, making it useful in certain applications. However, Thorium’s best days might still be ahead of it and might move it to the front of the list of the world’s most important elements.Learn more about Thorium, how it was discovered, and its potential uses on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out mo...
2024-07-02
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Abdication of Edward VIII
In December 1936, the United Kingdom underwent its greatest constitutional crisis of the 20th century. The king, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry an American divorcee. This might not seem like a scandal today, but at the time, it threatened to collapse the entire British government when Europe was on the brink of war. The aftermath of the abdication crisis saw the rise of a new king and the birth of an entirely new royal line, a legacy that endures to this day. Learn more about the abdication of Edward VIII, why it hap...
2024-07-01
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Drake Equation (Encore)
In 1961, at the Green Bank observatory in West Virginia, a small conference was held for astrophysicists. The meeting was organized by Cornell University professor and astronomer Frank Drake.The subject of the conference was the search for extraterrestrial life. In preparation for the conference, he jotted down his thoughts in the form of an equation. An equation that has changed how we think about life on other worlds. Learn more about the Drake Equation and the variables that make it up on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sp...
2024-06-30
10 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The North Africa Campaign
Before the Allied invasions of Normandy or Sicily in World War II, the ground war against Germany and Italy was first fought in North Africa.The reason why there was even a conflict in Africa was a combination of geography and history. Even though it doesn’t get the attention the war in Asia or Europe receives, the war in North Africa was pivotal to the ultimate resolution of the war in Europe. Had things gone differently, the entire course of the war would have changed.Learn more about the North Africa Campaign, why...
2024-06-29
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Corn aka Maize
The biggest agricultural crop in the world today, by total weight, is corn. Also known as maize, corn is a crop of the New World. The ancients in China, India, Mesopotamia, and Rome never knew about corn.Yet, since the Columbian Exchange, it has become one of the world’s most important commodities as a source of food, animal feed, and the basis of many manufactured food products. Learn more about corn, aka maize, where it came from, and how it revolutionized the world of agriculture on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
2024-06-28
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Gregor MacGregror and the Biggest Scam in History
One of the most audacious scams in history took place in the early 19th century in Britain. A man sold thousands of people a dream of land in the New World. His claims attracted large investments, encouraged hundreds of people to move around the world, and even suckered in members of the royal family. However, his promises were empty, and in the end, shiploads of people were stranded in the middle of nowhere, and many people lost their life savings. Learn more about Gregor MacGregor and one of the biggest scams in history on...
2024-06-27
16 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Discovery and Burial of the Remains of Richard III (Encore)
The death of a British monarch is a very big event. Thousands of people may take part in the funeral and procession, with millions more lining up to pay their respects and billions more watching on television.This didn’t always use to be the case, however. In particular, there was one English King who not only didn’t get an elaborate funeral, no one knew exactly where his body was for over 500 years. Learn more about the body of King Richard III and how it was lost and then discovered on this episod...
2024-06-26
12 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Air Conditioning
One of the biggest problems that humanity has faced for thousands of years is heat. Excessive heat made it difficult to work in the middle of the day. Heat was especially problematic in the tropics, where a shockingly large percentage of humanity lived. As cities became more developed, excess heat, all year round, became a limiting factor in how tall buildings could get. All of this was solved with one invention.Learn more about air conditioning and how it helped usher in the modern world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Dai...
2024-06-25
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Formation of the United Nations
In the midst of the Second World War, the Allied powers began planning ahead for what the post-war world was going to look like. The Legion of Nations had failed to prevent World War II. If they were to prevent another major war from breaking out in the 20th century, they needed something else. Learning from the lessons from the past, they created a new organization that would ultimately be run by the winners of the war. Learn more about how and why the United Nations was formed on this episode of Everything Eve...
2024-06-24
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Marginal Revolution (Encore)
In most academic disciplines, there is often a single idea or discovery which makes everything fall into place. All of the things which didn’t make sense before suddenly do when looked through this new lens. These eye-opening discoveries usually occur in the hard sciences, but one such advancement also took place in the field of economics.Learn more about the Marginal Revolution and how it changed economic through on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at y...
2024-06-23
12 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The French Foreign Legion
A popular topic of films has been the French Foreign Legion. The French Foreign Legion was supposed to be an organization where someone could get a new identity and a new start on life, even if they were criminals. They were often stationed in hot, desolate places, where they served out their tour of duty before starting a new life. But how much of the legend surrounding the French Foreign Legion story is really true??Learn more about the French Foreign Legion, how it was formed and how it works on thi...
2024-06-22
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Domestication of Cats (Encore)
Dogs and cats are both domesticated, four-legged, fur-bearing mammals. Beyond that, they really don’t have much in common. One of the things that they don’t have in common is how they wound up in the lives of humans. Cats established their relationship with humans at a totally different point in history and for a totally different reason. Learn more about the domestication of cats and how these wild animals wound up as pets on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottl...
2024-06-21
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The History of Skyscrapers
If you were to pick a single visible icon to represent the 20th century, it would probably be the skyscraper. Skyscrapers didn’t really even exist before the 20th century, but by the end of the century, they became ubiquitous in major cities around the world. The skyscraper didn’t just appear out of nowhere. They wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for multiple technical innovations. Continued innovations have allowed skyscrapers to get taller and taller. Learn more about skyscrapers, how they were developed and how they kept growing on this episod...
2024-06-20
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Moon
About 384,400 km or 238,900 miles above the surface of the Earth is our planet's only natural satellite, The Moon. Every culture and civilization on the planet has had the moon play a role in its legends, and they have also used the moon to keep track of time, plant, and harvest. Scientists have wondered where the moon came from and how it was formed, and with data gathered over the last several decades, we now have a better understanding of its origin. Learn more about the Moon, its origin, composition, and its role in hel...
2024-06-19
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Phillip II of Macedon
Alexander the Great was one of the most famous people from the ancient world. He defeated a vastly larger Persian Empire and conquered everything from Egypt to India. Yet, what Alexander achieved wouldn’t have been possible without his father. In fact, if Alexander hadn’t accomplished what he did, his father would probably be the one given the title “great.”Learn more about Philip II of Macedon and how he changed the world of Ancient Greece and laid the foundations for his son on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
2024-06-18
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Charles Ponzi and His Scheme (Encore)
In January 1920, an Italian American businessman in Boston started a new company. In order to raise money, he took $100 investments from 18 people and offered them a fabulous return on their money in only 45 days, and he delivered on his promise. Soon people were lining up to give him their money and everything worked great….…until it didn’t.Learn more about Charles Ponzi, the man whose name is synonymous with fraud, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bo...
2024-06-17
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Danube River
Located in Central and Eastern Europe is one of the continent's longest and most rivers: the Danube. For thousands of years, the Danube has been a vital river for commerce and agriculture, and it has served as a natural boundary for empires and kingdoms. Today, it is still vitally important to ten countries and has become one of the top tourist attractions in Europe.Learn more about the Danube River and the important role it has played in history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Av...
2024-06-16
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The History of the Toilet
It is one of the most important inventions in history. Almost everyone listening to this has one. You use one almost every day, and if we didn’t have them, the world would be a very different place. I am talking about toilets. It isn’t something we like to talk about in public, but the sanitary removal of waste has been one of the critical components of allowing the development of the modern world. Learn more about the history of toilets and how this simple invention helped shape the modern world on this ep...
2024-06-15
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Wu Zetian: China’s Only Female Emperor (Encore)
In the very long history of China, it has had exactly one female ruler. She was a woman who managed, against all odds, to inch her way closer to power over a period of years until she reached a point where she could claim power for herself. By all accounts, she was beautiful, brilliant, cunning, and absolutely ruthless. Learn more about Wu Zetian, China’s only female emperor, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your...
2024-06-14
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The US Occupation of the Philippines
The Philippines is one of the largest countries in the world. With a population of 115 million people, it is the 14th largest country in the world in terms of population. However, for a period of 48 years, it was a colony of the United States.That half-century was one of the most important in the history of the Philippines. It saw two major wars, profound social and cultural changes, and laid the foundation for full independence. Learn more about the period of American occupation of the Philippines and how it changed both countries on th...
2024-06-13
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Origins of Wine (Encore)
For thousands of years, wine has been one of the most important beverages in the world. It has been consumed by common folk and by emperors, and it can be made in a surprisingly wide variety of geographies. It can be made by backyard vintners as well as by megacorporations. It is so important that it plays a central role in some religions, yet it is completely banned by others. Learn more about the history of wine and winemaking and how it has changed over the centuries on this episode of Ever...
2024-06-12
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The War of 1812
After the American War of Independence, Britain recognized the United States, but it didn’t necessarily make them close allies. Each country had its own agendas, and a generation later, they were butting heads again over a host of issues. The result was another war, but unlike the Revolutionary War, everyone claimed victory, and no one really won anything. Learn more about the War of 1812, its causes, and its resolution on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottle...
2024-06-11
16 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The History of Books
Books are one of the foundational tools of civilization. They allow us to pass knowledge and information between people who don’t know each other, and their compact form allows knowledge to be transported across vast distances. Their permanence allows information to be sent across time such that centuries might separate a writer from a reader. But how did books develop, and in the modern world, is a book still a book if it's purely digital? Learn more about books, where they came from, and how they’ve changed on this episode of Everyth...
2024-06-10
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
College Sports
In the 19th century, several American universities began to compete with each other in several sporting events in friendly intercollegiate competitions.Fast forward over a hundred years, and college sports in the United States is a multibillion-dollar business. How did institutes of higher education become some of the biggest sports organizations in the world? And how did this situation come to be, and why does it only exist in the United States?Learn more about college sports and how it became to be such a big business on this episode of Everything Everywhere D...
2024-06-09
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Ninjas (Encore)
Ninjas are awesome. They’re silent, they can turn invisible, and they can totally flip out and kill people, especially their mortal enemies…pirates. …or at least that is what popular culture would like you to believe. Were ninjas really as powerful as they are made out to be? Were they the ultimate silent assassins?Learn more about ninjas, real ninjas, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhill...
2024-06-08
12 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Five Good Emperors
Depending on how you define it, there were approximately 70 Roman Emperors. They were a mixed bag ranging from philosophers to the insane, from generals to children. Some were truly horrible, but some were actually pretty good at their job. In particular, there were five consecutive emperors who reigned during the peak of Pax Romana.Learn more about the Five Good Emperors on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at hea...
2024-06-07
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
D-Day
On December 6, 1944, the largest amphibious landing in world history took place on the shore of Normandy, France. The allied forces called it D-Day.The landing marked the commencement of Operation Overlord, a strategic move that heralded the long-awaited opening of the second front in the European war. D-Day was the start of the most meticulously planned events in history and one of the greatest logistical operations of all time.It was also the day that saw some of the war's most horrific and heroic actions.Learn more about D-Day and the s...
2024-06-06
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Apollo Lunar Module
When President John F. Kennedy set the objective of landing on the moon before the end of the 1960s, no one really knew what it entailed. The Apollo program involved many incredible feats of engineering, but perhaps the most impressive was the development of the Apollo Lunar Module. The Lunar Module was unlike any spacecraft before or since. It was the first spacecraft designed to fly only in the vacuum of space and the first to land on another celestial body. Learn more about the Apollo Lunar Module and the incredible design challenges it...
2024-06-05
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
A Brief History of Central America
Located between Mexico and Columbia, in a strategic area connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific, is the region we call Central America. The countries that makeup Central America were mostly former Spanish colonies, but unlike other Spanish colonies to the north and south, Central America wound up as a series of small countries rather than one big one.But why?Learn more about the history of Central America and how the current borders came to be on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look f...
2024-06-04
16 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The History of Money (Encore)
Money is a very strange thing. All of us use it. We spend it, earn it, and save it. We know it when we see it.Yet, even some of the world’s best economists have a very hard time defining it. It has been around for thousands of years, yet innovation is still being made with it today.Learn more about the history of money, how it came about, and how it developed over time on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for...
2024-06-03
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The St. Scholastica Day Riot
A common occurrence at many universities is that they have contentious relationships with their local community. This is not a recent development. It is something that has existed ever since universities were developed. The relationship between colleges and local towns was probably at its worst in 1355 when an outbreak of violence occurred at Oxford University.Learn more about The St. Scholastica Day Riot and its 500-year legacy with the local community on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hi...
2024-06-02
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Questions and Answers: Volume 19
The month of June was originally called Iunius by the Romans. It originally had 29 days and was the fourth month of the year. Today, it has 30 days, and it is the sixth month of the year. It used to be a bad omen to be married in June, and now it is the most popular month to be married in.However, despite all the changes in June, there is one thing that has remained constant: questions and answers.Stay tuned for the 19th installment of Questions and Answers on this episode of...
2024-06-01
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
In August of 1964, an event occurred off the waters of North Vietnam that would have repercussions that would echo in US foreign policy for decades. Two alleged confrontations between US Navy vessels and North Vietnamese ships set off a chain of events that resulted in a dramatic escalation in the United States' involvement in Vietnam and a subsequent backlash that would change military policy to the present day. Learn more about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the event that began the large-scale US military presence in Vietnam on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
2024-05-31
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Real Story of Cowboys
One of the most iconic images of America is the cowboy. Cowboys have defined entire genres of literature and movies and are the basis for entire styles of fashion. But how did cowboys come about, what exactly did they do, and who exactly became cowboys? Perhaps most importantly, how realistic is our image of cowboys? Spoiler: It's not very realistic at all.Learn more about Cowboys, how they came to be, and how realistic their portrayal in media is, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Spo...
2024-05-30
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii (Encore)
In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located east of the modern-day city of Naples, erupted. Vesuvius had erupted before, but this eruption was different. It ejected an enormous amount of ash, which completely buried several towns and cities below the mountain.Almost 2,000 years later, the largest of those cities, Pompeii, was rediscovered, and what archeologists found revolutionized our understanding of the ancient world. Learn more about the destruction and rediscovery of Pompeii on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bo...
2024-05-29
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Wonderful World of Bees
There are millions of different insect species in the world. All of them fill some niche in the ecosystem in which they live.However, some species are more important than others. In particular, insect species that are members of the family Apidae, or what you probably know as bees. Bees are some of the most important pollinators in the world. They are responsible for a large amount of plant reproduction worldwide. Learn more about bees, what they are and their importance on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sp...
2024-05-28
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Law of the Sea
The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories.However, between all of those places are the high seas or international waters, which are not controlled by anyone. But where do international waters begin? What can you do in international waters? And how close can you actually sail to another country?Learn more about the Law of the Sea, how it was created, and what it stipulates on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a...
2024-05-27
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Bataan Death March
On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other Allied positions around Asia. One of the biggest attacks was on Manila in the Philippines and the Filipino and American forces that were entrenched on the Bataan Peninsula.Filipino and American forces ended up surrendering, which began one of the most brutal and horrifying episodes of the entire war. Learn more about the Bataan Death March and how and why it happened on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look fo...
2024-05-26
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
How Barbed Wire Shaped the West and the World (Encore)
When Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, there was a rush of people who moved west to claim the free land that was offered. However, there was a problem. Creating physical divisions for plots of land on the prairie was difficult when there was no stone or wood. Eventually, there was a solution to the problem, which offered a cheap way to divide land…and created a whole host of new problems as well. Learn more about barbed wire and how it shaped the American West, warfare, and much more, on this episo...
2024-05-25
12 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Joan of Arc
In 1428, a young girl from the village of Domrémy, France, audaciously set out to meet the heir apparent to the French throne, the Dauphin, and told him what he had to do to defeat the English occupying her country. She claimed that she was told what to do by God. Against all odds, the Dauphin took her advice, and it worked. After a series of military victories, the Dauphin was crowned king, and the young girl went on to become one of the greatest heroes in French history. Learn more about Joan of A...
2024-05-24
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Nazis in South America
On May 11, 1960, an auto worker who went by Ricardo Klement stepped off the bus after his shift at a Mercedes-Benz automotive plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As he was walking home, he was abducted by several men and thrown into a vehicle.This was no ordinary kidnapping, however. There was no demand for ransom. That was because this was no ordinary autoworker. This was actually Adolf Eichmann, one of the masterminds behind the holocaust.Eichmann wasn’t the only member of the German Nazi Party to have found his way to South America. He...
2024-05-23
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia
From 1929 to 1992, several governments ruled over the Balkans, all of whom used the name “Yugoslavia.”Yugoslavia was a country that began with a dream but was born out of war and ultimately ended in war. While the nation of Yugoslavia no longer exists, Its legacy can still be felt in the countries that formerly compromised it. Learn more about Yugoslavia, its rise, and its fall on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find o...
2024-05-22
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Why Does a Week Have Seven Days? (Encore)
Most of our major divisions of time are based on some sort of natural event. A year is one orbit of the Earth around the sun.A month is one orbit of the Moon around the Earth.A day is one rotation of the Earth about its axis. However, one of the most commonly used units of time has no natural analog whatsoever.Learn more about why there are seven days in a week and where the names for the day of the week come from on this episode of...
2024-05-21
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
All About Viruses
Inside you right now are most probably millions of, possibly even trillions of viruses. Some viruses are extremely deadly, but the vast majority are completely benign. They can be found in almost every type of life, including plants, animals, and bacteria. Yet viruses are completely different from any other type of life form. In fact, it is debatable whether they are even life forms at all. Learn more about viruses, what they are and how they work on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, loo...
2024-05-20
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Battle of Adrianople
On August 9, 378, one of the most important battles in history took place. While largely forgotten today, it was a critical battle that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire. It wasn’t just a loss for the Roman army; it also resulted in the death of an emperor, and it also contributed to the rise of a group known as the Visigoths, who would go on to spread throughout much of Europe over the next several centuries. Learn more about the Battle of Adrianople and how it changed the course of history on th...
2024-05-19
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Smuggling Silk Out of China (Encore)
There was no product more important to the economy of the ancient world than silk. Silk was transported thousands of miles to be purchased by people so far away from its source that they had no clue where it came from. The source of silk, however, was China, and for centuries, they had a monopoly, which brought them tremendous wealth. That was until they didn’t. Learn more about how the secret to silk was smuggled out of China, and the silk monopoly was broken on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily...
2024-05-18
12 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Anaconda Plan
When the United States entered the Civil War, the Union needed a plan for conducting the war. Its senior military commander, General Windfield Scott, devised a strategy that would play to the Union's strengths and exploit the Confederacy's weaknesses. He hoped that it would bring about a swift end to the war and minimize the loss of human life. The plan didn’t bring about a swift end to the war, but it did play an instrumental role in the conflict. Learn more about the Anaconda Plan and the Union’s grand strategy for def...
2024-05-17
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
City Syndromes
Psychologists have identified hundreds of different psychological disorders and conditions. Some of them are rather common conditions that affect large segments of the population at one time or another. Others are quite rare and only come up in certain circumstances or even in certain places. Within that, there is a rare subset of psychological conditions that only tend to appear in certain cities, or were named after cities where first appeared. Learn more about psychological syndromes that are named after cities on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
2024-05-16
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Phoenician Civilization (Encore)
Sometime around 3,200 years ago, a new civilization became ascendent on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This group wasn’t like the Empires that surrounded them. They weren’t focused so much on land acquisition and conquest so much as they were focused on commerce and trade. For centuries they ruled over trade and commerce in the Mediterranean until they finally succumbed to their more powerful neighbors.Learn more about the Phoenician Civilization and what set them apart from other ancient civilizations on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.S...
2024-05-15
12 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Edward Teller and the Development of the H-Bomb
During the Second World War, the United States established the highly secret Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb based on nuclear fission.While the Manhattan Project was ultimately successful, some in the program were thinking bigger. They felt that the explosion from an uncontrolled fission reaction could be used to create an even larger explosion using nuclear fusion. One man, in particular, felt that such a device was necessary and spearheaded the efforts after the war to develop a fusion-based hydrogen bomb.Learn more about Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bo...
2024-05-14
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori: 40 Years a Slave (Encore)
In 1788, the son of the leader of the Confederation of Futa Jallon in West Africa was commanding his 2,000 troops against a neighboring military force and was captured. He was sold into slavery and spent the next 40 years of his life living as a slave in Mississippi. That was until a chance meeting revealed his true identity, which eventually led to his freedom and the involvement of the President of the United States. Learn more about Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori, the prince who became a slave and whose emancipation became an international issue, on this episode of...
2024-05-13
11 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
All About Hair
If you are listening to me speak these words and can understand what I’m saying, then you are a human being.If you are a human being, you are also a mammal, and if you are a mammal, you have hair….or at least the biological capability to produce hair.But why exactly do we have hair? What function does it serve? Why do we have less than other animals? And why do people have different types of hair?Learn more about hair, what it does and how it works on this epis...
2024-05-12
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Kamikaze
In the last year of the Second World War, things were not going well for the Imperial Japanese military. They had lost several major naval battles against the United States, they were losing territory, and they had no capability to rebuild the ships that they were losing.They were desperate to find something to turn the tide of the war. What they settled on was one of the most terrifying tactics of the entire conflict for participants on both sides. Learn more about the kamikaze pilots and why Japan adopted such a desperate ta...
2024-05-11
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The 1956 Suez Crisis
In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt. Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world. In response, a coalition of several countries tried to take it back. However, it didn’t go as planned, and it signaled a major reshuffling of the geopolitical order. Learn more about the Suez Crisis and how it shaped the second half of the 20th century on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a...
2024-05-10
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The History of Camping
We are all familiar with camping, and many of us go camping or camp regularly. Enjoying the great outdoors with friends and family can be an enjoyable experience.However, camping has a history that is unlike most things in humanity. The path from the ancient world to luxury glamping was not straight. Despite having very ancient roots, what we know today as camping is a relatively modern phenomenon. Learn more about the history of camping and how we went from the rugged outdoors to luxury experiences on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
2024-05-09
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Plastics (Encore)
At the 1862 London International Exhibition, an inventor by the name of Andrew Parkes introduced a new product based on cellulose that he called Parkesine.Little did he know that this material which could be made elastic when heated and molded into almost any shape imaginable would be the basis for an enormous percentage of the materials in common use in the 21st century. Learn more about plastics, how they were invented and how they are used in the modern world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available n...
2024-05-08
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Battle of Bannockburn
In June of 1314, Scottish forces under the command of Robert the Bruce squared off against an English army led by King Edward II.The battle was the culmination of years of English intervention in Scotland after a succession crisis.Despite being vastly outnumbered, the Scots won the day, earned their independence, and firmly established Robert the Bruce as king of Scotland.Learn more about the Battle of Bannockburn and its role in Scottish history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a...
2024-05-07
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Plan Dog Memorandum (Encore)
In 1940, much of the world was at war, but the United States wasn’t. A strong isolationist sentiment kept the US on the sidelines while Germany and Japan ran roughshod over their neighbors. While the US wasn’t in the war, many people in the US military knew that it was only a matter of time before we got sucked in. Over a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, a plan was developed for just that eventuality.Learn more about the Plan Dog Memorandum on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
2024-05-06
09 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Canadian Football
In 1903, the Ontario Rugby Football Union adopted a set of rules for their sport which were codified by Thrift Burnside, the captain of the University of Toronto football team.The rules were major changes to the game of rugby and were largely based on the rules created by Walter Camp for use in American football in the 1880s.However, with those rules, a new game developed that was neither rugby nor American football. Learn more about Canadian Football, its origins and how it is played on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
2024-05-05
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Spartacus and the Third Servile War (Encore)
In the year 73 BC, Rome faced one of its greatest threats to its existence. An army of over 100,000 liberated slaves rose up in revolt and threatened the very fabric of the Roman Republic. The revolt was led by a gladiator slave who lead his motley army and, to the astonishment of Rome, managed to defeat many Roman legions. The end of this rebellion resulted in one of the most horrific displays in all ancient history.Learn more about Spartacus and the Third Servile War, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sp...
2024-05-04
15 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The Piltdown Man Hoax
In 1912, a discovery was announced that shocked the world. A British paleontologist announced what was perhaps the most important find in the history of paleontology. The announcement was about the discovery of a fossil, which was claimed to be the missing link between apes and humans. It was a groundbreaking discovery that, if true, would rewrite what we knew about early humanity.Unfortunately, it was all fake.Learn more about Piltdown Man and what was perhaps the biggest scientific hoax of the 20th century on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily....
2024-05-03
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Questions and Answers: Volume 18
Listen to the Respecting the Beer Podcast!https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Sign up today at butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily to choose your free offer and get $20 off. Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Use the code EverythingEverywhere for a 20% discount on a subscription at Newspapers.com. Visit meminto.com and get 15% off with code EED15. Listen to Expedition Unknown wherever you get...
2024-05-02
16 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Asteroids
Our solar system is made up of a lot of things.The biggest thing is the sun, of course which makes up the vast majority of the solar system’s mass. Then, of course, there are planets, which come in various sizes, and many of them have moons of various sizes. However, that isn’t everything. There are other things in the solar system, things that amount to debris between the much bigger objects. Learn more about asteroids, how they were discovered, and how they might serve humanity’s future on this epis...
2024-05-01
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
A HIstory of the Crusades
Starting in the year 1096, the Christian kingdoms of the Latin Church united to retake religious sites in the Holy Land. This war was known as a crusade.This was just the first in a series of nine official and several other unofficial crusades over a span of 200 years. These crusades impacted the kingdoms that took park, the Eastern and Western Christian churches, and relations between Christians, Muslims, and Jews in some ways that can still be felt today.Learn more about the Crusades, the reason for them, and how they affected the world o...
2024-04-30
16 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
White Feather Girls (Encore)
The First World War wasn’t just fought on the fields of France and Belgium. There were lesser battles fought on the homefronts of the nations which were fighting. In the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, this battle was fought on the streets of cities and towns between men who didn’t wear a uniform and women who tried to shame them into joining the military. These street conflicts got so bad that the governments eventually had to take action. Learn more about the White Feather Girls and how they shaped World War One on...
2024-04-29
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Operation Valkyrie and the Plot to Kill Hitler (Encore)
Adolf Hitler single-handedly started the Second World War in Europe. While the Allies were desperately trying to end the Third Reich and Hitler personally, they weren’t the only ones trying to bring Hilter’s reign to an end.Inside Nazi Germany, a small but committed group sought to remove Hitler from power, and they took action in July 1944.Learn more about Operation Valkyrie and the plot to assassinate Hitler on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottle...
2024-04-28
13 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Fifty-four Forty or Fight!
By the early 19th century, the United States and Great Britain had already fought two wars with each other. Those two wars were not enough to resolve all of the territorial and border disputes between them. There was one massive open question that remained between the two countries. A large swath of land in the Pacific Northwest that both countries claimed and were ready to go to war over. Learn more about the Oregon Boundry Dispute and how it almost led to war on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
2024-04-27
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
The 1854 Broad Street Cholera Outbreak (Encore)
In 1854 an unusually severe outbreak of cholera occurred in London. While cholera was not an uncommon disease, physicians at the time weren’t sure what caused it. This time, one doctor took a completely different approach, stopping the epidemic and ushering in a new field of medicine.Learn more about John Snow and the Broad Street cholera outbreak of 1854 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Sign up to...
2024-04-26
12 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Qin Shi Huang: China's First Emperor
In 259 BC, a boy named Ying Zheng was born in the state of Qin in modern-day China. He was born into the royal family of the kingdom and ascended to the throne at the age of 13. For most people, becoming king would be the pinnacle of their achievements. However, this was not to be the case with the King of Chin. He would go on to achieve a status that there wasn’t even a word for.Learn more about Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, his life, and his legacy on t...
2024-04-25
14 min
Everything Everywhere Daily
Central Park
In the 19th century, New York City was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. However, it was still a very young city, and as such, the city’s leaders were able to take a step back and plan what exactly they wanted to future of the city to be. What they decided was that the city needed a park. Not just any park, but a great park that took up an enormous part of Manhattan Island. Learn more about Central Park and how it became one of the world’s greatest parks o...
2024-04-24
14 min
Happy Bootstrapping - Der Podcast für Gründer:innen und Bootstrapper
Über 1 Million Euro Umsatz mit Sammelkarten | Tayfun Bayraktar von ReCollectibles.de
Über 500.000 Artikel in 21qm2 Büro Mein Name ist Andreas Lehr und in diesem Podcast interviewe ich wöchentlich wechselnde Unternehmer:innen zu Ihrer Geschichte. In Folge 49 von Happy Bootstrapping habe ich mit Tayfun Bayraktar von ReCollectibles.de gesprochen. Bei ReCollectibles kannst du Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokémon, Lorcana und andere Sammelkarten als Einzelkarten oder in Boxen erwerben. Zusätzlich kannst du deine eigene Sammlung einschicken und einfach verkaufen - Tayfun und sein Team bieten die Artikel nach Prüfung dann zum Kauf auf Ihrer eigenen Plattform und Marktplätzen wie Cardmarket, MyToys, Ebay & Co. an. Kling...
2023-11-23
59 min
Happy Bootstrapping - Der Podcast für Gründer:innen und Bootstrapper
Geschichten für die Ewigkeit | mit Albert Brückmann von Meminto Stories (#48)
Biografie ohne Ghostwriter & DHDL Auftritt Mein Name ist Andreas Lehr und in diesem Podcast interviewe ich wöchentlich wechselnde Unternehmer:innen zu Ihrer Geschichte. In Folge 48 von Happy Bootstrapping habe ich mit Albert Brückmann von Meminto Stories gesprochen. Bei Meminto kannst du deine Erinnerungen in Geschichten für die Ewigkeit umwandeln und Bücher zu Erinnerung an deine Liebsten, für runde Geburtstage, Hochzeiten oder deine Kinder erstellen. Falls es bei dir jetzt klingelt, ja, Albert war 2022 in der fünften Folge der 12. Staffel von "Die Höhle der Löwen" im Fernsehe...
2023-11-16
1h 06
Kevin allein im Marketing
#102 - In die Höhle der Löwen mit Meminto Stories mit Albert und Marc
Viele von uns kennen und lieben die Sendung, die seit Mitte der 2010er Jahre auf VOX abends auf den Bildschirmen flimmert. Die Rede in von "Die Höhle der Löwen". In dieser Sendung ringen StartUps quasi um das große Geld, um Know-How der Investoren und um ihr Produkt bzw. ihre Dienstleistung. Einen Gründer, der in der Show gepitched hat, habe ich in dieser Folge ans Mikro bekommen. Es ist Albert Brückmann, CEO von Meminto Stories. Was Meminto Stories ist, wie Albert sowohl zum Produkt als auch zu DHDL kamm, wie er das S...
2022-12-17
48 min
Erfolg darf leicht sein - Mentaler Boxenstopp® für Führungskräfte & Unternehmer*innen
036 Wie besteht man in der TV-Sendung "Die Höhle der Löwen"?
Erfolg auf Umwegen In diesem Gespräch mit dem erfolgreichen Unternehmer Albert Brückmann sprechen wir über: Wie ist es, in der Sendung „Die Höhle der Löwen“ zu präsentieren und ohne Deal heimzugehen? Warum Ihm früher die Worte fehlten und er mit seinem einstigen „Sprechproblem“ umging? Warum er zunächst nicht in die Sendung gehen wollte und warum er es doch tat? Warum er den Ansatz „Rhetorik ist Persönlichkeitsbildung“ voll und ganz unterschreiben kann und auch danach lebt. Was ihn besonders an dem einstigen Studienfach „Rhetorik“ (2006-2008) faszinierte und wie er im Rückblick den „roten Faden“...
2022-10-11
35 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
12 - Im Gespräch mit Uve Teschner, bekannt aus Hörbüchern und Blockbustern
Uve Teschner ist vor allem Hörbuch-Fans ein Begriff. Mit seiner unverkennbaren Stimme zieht er tausende, auch vor dem Fernseher und im Kino, in den Bann. In dieser Episode von Meminto Stories gibt er einen kleinen Einblick in seine Sprechertätigkeiten und sieht auch über den Horizont hinaus.
2021-06-23
17 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
11 - "Mit 11 Jahren bin ich von zuhause weg, weil ich es nicht mehr aushielt" - Jeremias Thiel, 20
Jeremias Thiel hatte nie die Kindheit, die er sich gewünscht hat. Im einstelligen Alter kümmert er sich um seinen Zwillingsbruder und oft genug sogar um seine Eltern. Mit 11 bricht er quasi von zuhause aus, stellt sich in die Obhut der Jugendhilfe. Ab diesem Zeitpunkt ändert sich sein Leben radikal. In seinem Buch "Kein Pausenbrot, keine Kindheit, keine Chance" beschreibt er seinen Lebensweg bis dato eingehend, ist auch Talkgast in verschiedenen TV-Sendungen. Im Meminto Stories Podcast spricht er darüber, wie er die Zeit empfunden hat und was er jetzt in den USA macht.
2021-05-04
23 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
10 - "Ein kleiner Welpe hat mir in Südafrika einen Walt Disney Moment verschafft" - Sabrina, früher Unternehmensberaterin
Sabrina, studierte Wirtschaftsrechtlerlin, ist Unternehmensberaterin und in der Welt zuhause, als ihr Mann ein Jobangebot in Südafrika bekommt. Gemeinsam entschließen sie sich, auszuwandern. Während Ihr Mann durchstarten kann, wird Sabrina die Arbeitsgenehmigung verwehrt. Sie findet sich aber nicht einfach damit ab, sondern tut viele Dinge, die sie schon immer einmal machen wollte. Irgendwann begegnet sie einem Welpen, der ihr Leben komplett auf den Kopf stellt. Heute, zurück in Deutschland, ist Sabrina Hundephysiotherapeutin. Wie das kam, hört ihr in dieser Episode von Meminto Stories.
2021-04-07
17 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
09 "Ich hatte mehr Angst vor den Soldaten als vor dem Tod" - Omar, geflohen aus Damaskus
Omar ist 14 Jahre alt, als der Krieg in Syrien ausbricht. Mit zunehmender Zeit verschlechtert sich die Situation in seiner Heimatstadt Damaskus. Die Regierung und die Rebellen werden immer unberechenbarer, und so steigt die Angst von Omars Familie mit jedem Tag. Als plötzlich einer von Omars Kommilitonen auf dem Weg zur Uni von Soldaten abgefangen und eingezogen wird, folgt er dem Rat seiner Eltern, aus Syrien zu fliehen. Über seine Reise hat Anja Lehmann ein Buch geschrieben: "Sehnsucht nach Damaskus". In diesem Podcast spreche ich mit ihm über sein Erlebnis und frage ihn, ob er sich vorstellen kann, wieder zur...
2021-02-22
11 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
08 - Leon im Glück - eine Weihnachtsgeschichte für Kinder
Ein weihnachtlicher Podcast, diesmal für Kids. Erzählt wird die Geschichte von Leon, der alleine mit seiner Mutter aufwächst. Das Geld reicht nur knapp fürs Leben, aber Leon wünscht sich so gerne dieses tolle Mountainbike, das er schon so lange durch das Schaufenster betrachtet. Leider kann sich seine Mutter das überhaupt nicht leisten. Alles ändert sich, als Herrn Wörner, der Chef des Fahrradladens, plötzlich ein folgenschwerer Fehler unterläuft.... Die ganze Geschichte nochmal nachlesen: im Meminto Blog: https://meminto.com/de/blog
2020-12-18
09 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
"Sie wollten uns in der Scheune vernichten" - Bericht von zwei Zeitzeugen des zweiten Weltkriegs
Zuerst wird ihnen der Papa entführt. Die "schwarzen Raben", wie sie sie nannten, kamen immer nachts und stahlen einen Mann nach dem anderen weg. Nicht lange danach stand die Flucht an: Deutsche Mütter mit ihren Kindern wurden vor russischen Soldaten zum Bahnhof hergetrieben, wo schon Züge auf den Abtransport warteten. Wohin – das wusste niemand. Als deutlich wurde, dass es keinen freien Waggons mehr gab, trieb man die Frauen und ihre Kinder in eine Scheune zusammen, sperrte sie ab und wollte sie darin vernichten... Meminto Stories - das sind Geschichten, die das Leben schreibt. Meh...
2020-10-16
00 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
06 - "Ich habe meine Frau auf die andere Seite begleitet." - Matze, Papa von 2 kleinen Töchtern
"Unsere Ärztin hat meiner Frau noch 6-12 Monate gegeben. Daraus wurden 2 Wochen." Von der Schock-Nachricht bis zum Tod seiner Frau vergingen nur 10 Monate. Eine sehr intensive Zeit, die von der jungen Familie mit den zwei Mädels alles abverlangte. Über die letzten Stunden spricht Matze in dieser Episode.
2020-08-12
12 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
05 - "Ein Polizeigeneral in Peru hat uns vor einem wütenden Corona-Mob bewahrt" - Dr. Benjamin Zeier, Missionsarzt
Seinen Kindern stand die Angst in den Augen. Als Dr. Benjamin Zeier mit seiner 7-köpfigen Familie in Peru Richtung Krankenhaus fährt, in dem er bald arbeiten soll, wird er von wütenden Peruanern und Polizisten aufgehalten. Da man in Peru Touristen für den Ausbruch von Corona verantwortlich macht, sind seine Familie und er urplötzlich in einer dramatischen Lage.
2020-08-04
18 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
04 - "Während Corona habe ich Koreanisch gelernt" - Alexa Hurka, Präsentationscoach
In dieser Folge erzählt Alexa mir, wie sie sich entschieden hat, Koreanisch zu lernen, was daran so kompliziert ist, warum Koreaner sich so häufig entschuldigen und wieso sie 5 Honorations-Formen brauchen. Und sie wäre keine Unternehmerin, wenn sie es nicht geschafft hätte, daraus noch ein Business zu machen!
2020-07-30
16 min
Meminto Stories - Geschichten schreibt das Leben
03 - „Gott hatte andere Pläne mit mir als mein Vater“ – Fritz Schuler, ehem. Leiter von „Operation Mobilisation“ berichtet
Die Zukunft von Fritz Schuler stand fest – zumindest für seinen Vater. Der nämlich hatte fest damit geplant, dass sein Sohn einmal die Metzgerei übernehmen und den Familienbetrieb damit fortführen sollte. Doch als der 14-jährige bei einer Evangelisation zum Glauben an Gott findet, steht für ihn fest, dass er in den vollzeitlichen Missionsdienst gehen wird – ganz zum Verdruss seines Vaters. Ab nun waren Spannungen an der Tagesordnung, denn was sein Sohn da machte, war für den Vater zu radikal. Im Interview erzählt Fritz über seine Zeit in Mosbach und gibt Einblicke in ein Leben...
2020-07-16
29 min