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Posted on September 7, 2022 · Episode: 2228 Ancient Explanations of Bird Migrations. Today, our guest, classicist Richard Armstrong, watches the ancients studying bird migrations.

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Posted on January 24, 2023 · Episode: 2505 Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher’s Wild America. Today, a legendary road trip.

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Posted on October 25, 2022 · Episode: 2373 The Phrasebook: A Dangerous Invention. Today, UH scholar, Richard Armstrong tells us about German phrasebooks.

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Posted on October 4, 2022 · Episode: 2368 In which Shakespeare and Cervantes die on the same day, but eleven days apart. Today, UH scholar, Richard Armstrong tells us about puzzles in chronology.

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Posted on September 27, 2022 · Episode: 2356 Hebrew and Yiddish struggle for ascendancy after WW-II. Today, scholar Richard Armstrong considers the world of language textbooks.

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Posted on September 7, 2022 · Episode: 2228 Ancient Explanations of Bird Migrations. Today, our guest, classicist Richard Armstrong, watches the ancients studying bird migrations.

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Posted on July 27, 2022 · Episode: 3133 Juan Pujol García: the Liar Who Helped Win D-Day. Today, a great big liar saves the day.

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Posted on July 20, 2022 · Episode: 3130 A War of Concrete: The Mulberry Harbors and the Invasion of Normandy. Today, a portable port saves the day.

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Posted on June 15, 2022 · Episode: 3129 What Went Wrong on D-Day: The Paradox of the Allies’ Greatest Campaign. Today, when things go terribly wrong.

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Posted on June 8, 2022 · Episode: 3080 The First Marathon and the Athens Olympics of 1896. Today, we run through the history of the marathon.

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Posted on February 22, 2022 · Episode: 3075 Thucydides, Democracy, and Hope. Today, the problem of hope.

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