Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt
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Jan 6, 2022 • 11min

The History of the Piano

Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/It is an instrument that we are all familiar with, even if we don’t know how to play it. It is one of the most commonly played instruments in the world, yet its origins are rather recent. Its origins come from an instrument that most people don’t realize and it has significant differences from other instruments which look very similar. Learn more about the piano, also known as the pianoforte. How it works and how it was invented, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.--------------------------------Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 5, 2022 • 13min

Did Vermeer Use A Camera Obscura?

Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/Johannes Vermeer was one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Unlike many of his contemporary painters, however, he didn’t leave a large body of work behind. The painting he did create has left experts in both art and technology wondering if he didn’t have a secret that helped him with his craft. A technical secret, not an artistic one.Learn more about Vermeer and the question as to if he and other Renaissance painters used optical devices to help themselves paint, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.--------------------------------Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 4, 2022 • 12min

The Great Wall of China

Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/It is one of the longest and largest structures ever built. It was designed to defend one of the oldest and greatest civilizations on the planet. For centuries it did just that…..and for some centuries it didn’t do that at all.  Some people have claimed that you could see it from space, and it is one of the most visited tourist attractions on Earth. Learn more about the Great Wall of China, one of the planet’s greatest man-made wonders, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.--------------------------------Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 3, 2022 • 13min

World War Zero

Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/I’ve done many episodes talking about the first world war and I’ve done many episodes talking about the second world war. However, despite the names we’ve given them, they weren’t the only world wars. There was another global war that occurred well before the 20th-century wars. This war actually saw conflicts on five different continents. Learn more about world war zero, the world war before the world wars, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.https://surfshark.deals/EverythingEverywhere--------------------------------Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 2, 2022 • 10min

The Eiffel Tower (Encore)

Subscribe to the podcast!https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/In 1889, a new exhibit was constructed for the Paris World’s Fair. It completely dominated the Paris skyline. Most people considered it an eyesore and an architectural abomination. The only redeeming thing about it in their mind was the fact that it was only temporary and was going to be torn down after the fair was over. But it never was, and today it has become the iconic symbol for the city.Learn more about the Eiffel Tower on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.Sign up for the Travel Photography Academy: http://TravelPhotographyAcademy.com--------------------------------Associate Producer Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 1, 2022 • 11min

Why Does the Year Start on January 1? (Encore)

New Year’s Day is not only the day we turn over a new year on the calendar, but also a day where people start resolutions, companies begin new budgets, and everyone screws up writing checks. While documenting our trips around the sun makes perfect sense, why do we use this day, January 1, as the starting point for our calendar years? Why not some other date?Learn more about how January 1st became the start of the new year on this Episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.  -------------------------------- Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 31, 2021 • 11min

Did Gutenberg Really Invent the Printing Press? (Encore)

The printing press is considered to be one of, if not the greatest invention in history. The printing press allowed for an explosion in information and it ushered in the renaissance, the enlightenment, and the scientific and industrial revolutions. As such, Johannes Gutenberg is often considered one of the most important people in history.But did Gutenberg actually invent the printing press? Should he be given credit for this important invention?Learn more about Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. --------------------------------Executive Producer James MakkylaAssociate Producer Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 30, 2021 • 11min

The Halifax Explosion (Encore)

Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/On December 6, 1917, one of the greatest tragedies of World War I took place. In a single instant, 1,782 people, mostly civilians were killed. However, this tragedy didn’t take place on the fields of Belgium or in a trench in France. It took place in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Learn more about the Halifax Explosion, one of the worst disasters of World War I, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.https://Everything-Everywhere.com/CuriosityStream--------------------------------Associate Producer Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 29, 2021 • 10min

"Mad" Jack Churchill (Encore)

Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/When you think of battles involving broadswords and longbows you are probably thinking back to the time of Braveheart. But what if I told you that those weapons were being used much more recently in a modern mechanized war? ...well, at least one guy was using them in World War II.Learn more about ‘Mad’ Jack Churchill, the man who brought ancient weapons to a modern war, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.https://rerouted.co/ --------------------------------Associate Producer Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 28, 2021 • 10min

The Incredible Polgar Sisters (Encore)

Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/László Polgár was born just after World War II in Hungary. His field of study was the nature of human intelligence. After studying the lives of over 400 great intellectuals from throughout human history, he came to a startling conclusion: geniuses weren’t born, they were made. So he set about conducting an experiment on his own children. The results were astonishing. Learn more about Judit, Susan, and Sophia, the incredible Polgar sisters, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.  --------------------------------Associate Producer Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFhInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EEDailyPodcast/Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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