PlayPlay EpisodeGuitar stars: Strumming through the agesHow did electric guitars take over popular music?
PlayPlay EpisodeKeeping it chill with air conditioningFind out what chocolate, chewing gum and macaroni have to do with the invention of air conditioning.
PlayPlay EpisodePirates: More than peg legs and parrotsGet ready to uncover this buried treasure of a history of pirates!
PlayPlay EpisodeWho was the first lifeguard?We’re making a big splash with whistles, red swimsuits and Hawaiian surfing legends.
PlayPlay EpisodeWhen baths met soapScrub-a-dub-dub, it’s time for the tub! Or is it? You probably wash up with soap plenty of times throughout the week, but did you know that most people throughout history didn’t use soap for their bodies at all?
PlayPlay EpisodeMac and Cheese: From 'What's in these?' to 'Yes, please!'You might think macaroni and cheese is just a quick and easy meal, or a special dish that comes to the holiday table. But Joy and her co-host Buddy are here to tell you that macaroni and cheese is actually a pair of SUPERHEROES!
PlayPlay EpisodeThe rise and fall of fancy menMakeup, wigs and high-healed shoes have been part of a man’s attire throughout history.
PlayPlay EpisodeRubik’s Cube: The twists and turns of fadsFrom goldfish swallowing to the Pet Rock, what makes fads fabulous and why do they fade?
PlayPlay EpisodeShoes: How French Royalty Became the Fashion PoliceThe oldest known pair of shoes didn’t look like much, but foot fashion has come a long ways since prehistoric sandals.
PlayPlay EpisodeUmbrellas: The Magic Invention of the SculptressUmbrellas have been shielding us from the elements for thousands of years, but they haven’t always been in style.
PlayPlay EpisodeEmojis: The :-) That Changed EverythingFrom simple smiley faces to sparkly unicorns, we have a lot of emoji options. But it wasn’t always this way.
PlayPlay EpisodeClocks: A Brief History of Telling Time Long before clocks, humans found creative ways to track time. From falling sand to burning incense, we tried it all. But it took a daydreaming astronomer and a whole lot of inventors to get us to the precise clocks we use today.
PlayPlay EpisodeSandwiches: A Hillel By Any Other NameIt’s a simple recipe: bread, filling, bread. But sandwiches had to get their scrumptious start somewhere.
PlayPlay EpisodeCameras: From Pinholes to Perfect Selfies Did you know that the ancestor of our smartphone cameras was just a box with a tiny hole in it?
PlayPlay EpisodeVideo Games: A Tale of Two PongsVideo games are a lot older than you probably realize, but it took a long time for them to catch on.
