161 Episoade

  1. Filing Cabinets: How They Changed the World

    Publicat: 01.03.2023

  2. Instant Noodles

    Publicat: 26.02.2023

  3. The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry

    Publicat: 22.02.2023

  4. God

    Publicat: 19.02.2023

  5. Archimedes & the Eureka! moment

    Publicat: 15.02.2023

  6. Snakes & Ladders: Tantric Mysticism, Cosmic Serpents and the Meaning of Life

    Publicat: 12.02.2023

  7. Farming

    Publicat: 08.02.2023

  8. Spam: Birth of a Monster

    Publicat: 05.02.2023

  9. Fonts

    Publicat: 01.02.2023

  10. The IQ Test

    Publicat: 29.01.2023

  11. Toilets

    Publicat: 25.01.2023

  12. Caesarean section

    Publicat: 22.01.2023

  13. Sawing Someone in Half Trick

    Publicat: 18.01.2023

  14. Levi's Jeans

    Publicat: 15.01.2023

  15. Sex (and the fish who invented it)

    Publicat: 11.01.2023

  16. Plastic

    Publicat: 08.01.2023

  17. Open Plan Office

    Publicat: 04.01.2023

  18. Timekeeping

    Publicat: 28.12.2022

  19. Christmas Crackers

    Publicat: 21.12.2022

  20. Monopoly

    Publicat: 18.12.2022

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This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

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