161 Episoder

  1. Filing Cabinets: How They Changed the World

    Publisert: 1.3.2023
  2. Instant Noodles

    Publisert: 26.2.2023
  3. The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry

    Publisert: 22.2.2023
  4. God

    Publisert: 19.2.2023
  5. Archimedes & the Eureka! moment

    Publisert: 15.2.2023
  6. Snakes & Ladders: Tantric Mysticism, Cosmic Serpents and the Meaning of Life

    Publisert: 12.2.2023
  7. Farming

    Publisert: 8.2.2023
  8. Spam: Birth of a Monster

    Publisert: 5.2.2023
  9. Fonts

    Publisert: 1.2.2023
  10. The IQ Test

    Publisert: 29.1.2023
  11. Toilets

    Publisert: 25.1.2023
  12. Caesarean section

    Publisert: 22.1.2023
  13. Sawing Someone in Half Trick

    Publisert: 18.1.2023
  14. Levi's Jeans

    Publisert: 15.1.2023
  15. Sex (and the fish who invented it)

    Publisert: 11.1.2023
  16. Plastic

    Publisert: 8.1.2023
  17. Open Plan Office

    Publisert: 4.1.2023
  18. Timekeeping

    Publisert: 28.12.2022
  19. Christmas Crackers

    Publisert: 21.12.2022
  20. Monopoly

    Publisert: 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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