In this weekend why episode, you’re going to learn where the expression “basket case” came from. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the secret message recently found in Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the famous Sherlock Holmes phrase that never was and why we say it anyways today. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the little girl who named the dwarf planet of Pluto and how she came up with the name.  You’re also going to learn why it is that movie advertisement clips that are often shown before movies are commonly called “trailers.” [TRANSCRIPT] *If you, like so many, are fed up with buying expensive […]

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the short, bearded, gray haired man who inspired the Beatles’ famous song, Sexy Sadie. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a remarkable nineteenth century woman, Nellie Bly, and her undercover adventure in an insane asylum. [TRANSCRIPT] You can read more about Nellie Bly’s adventures in her own words:  The Complete Works of Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days, The Mystery of Central Park, and Six […]

In this episode, you’re going to learn why your eyes water when you’re cutting onions. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this weekend why episode of the podcast, you’re going to learn about the evolution of the word “gay” and how it came to be applied to people who are homosexual. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn about how a Leonardo DiCaprio haircut managed to infuriate the Taliban. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn who the man was that was shot and killed in the famous “Saigon Execution” photo, how the photo was misrepresented in the media, and why he was killed. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn why it is that people named Richard are often called “Dick.” [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn where the term “deadline” came from, and just what was the first deadline. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn what, in general, makes a continent a continent and why Greenland is an island and Australia is a continent. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this weekend why episode of the podcast, you’re going to learn why it is that you’ll commonly see dalmatians associated with fire stations. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this weekend why episode of the podcast, you’re going to learn why exactly it is that you can’t buy cashews still in their shells. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn of a remarkable 61 year old farmer, who just four year earlier decided to take up running as a sport.  He followed this up by shattering the previous world record for an ultra-marathon. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going […]

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the one-legged woman who was considered “the most dangerous of all allied spies” during WWII. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn the somewhat humorous tale of a nuclear physicist who decided to invade the island of Sark, by himself. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast