The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut
AdultsHistoryLifeListeningSociety... Dive into the life of Henry Christophe, a former slave and leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only king of Haiti.
The mysterious origins of life on Earth
AdultsHistoryScienceWorldBiology... Where on Earth did life begin? Explore the hydrothermal vents in Earth’s crust as simple compounds gave way to complex life.
What Was Being An Adult Like In The 70s?
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeSociety... What was being an adult like in the 1970s? Did boomers have an easier time living?
The World War of the Ants
AdultsEcologyHistoryNatureScience... Every day billions of soldiers fight a merciless war on thousands of fronts, that has been going on for over one hundred million years: The world war of the ants.
Insane Way El Chapo Escaped Prison
AdultsCreativityHistoryHuman How did Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán manage to escape the Mexican prison? How long did his men dig the tunnel?
A brief history of cannibalism
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanCulturePsychology... Human cannibalism is a lot more common than you might think. Dive into its complex history and see its uses in medicine, cultural rituals and in times of survival.
Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor
AdultsHealthHistoryHuman Learn about the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamon, whose experiments and discoveries changed medicine.
Why Apollo Astronauts Trained at a Nuclear Test Site
AdultsHistoryHumanScience Apollo astronauts trained in nuclear bomb craters at the Nevada National Security Site. But why?Thanks Audible!
How Sustainable Plantations Help Save Uganda’s Decimated Forests
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeEnvironmentEconomy... Sustainable forestry is helping the country electrify, cutting down on firewood use—and providing livelihoods.
Ugly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino
AdultsHistoryLifeSocietyJustice... When historians talk about the atrocities of the 20th century, we often think of those that took place during and between the two World Wars. But two months before the Rape of Nanking in China, and a year before Kristallnacht in Germany, a horrific ethnic cleansing campaign occurred on an island between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Edward Paulino details the 1937 Haitian Massacre.
Kids Try 100 Years of the Most Expensive Foods | Bon Appetit
AdultsCreativityFoodHistoryCultureHumor... In this episode of "Kids Try Food", the kids try 100 years of expensive foods. Let's see how kids eat and react to raw oysters, frog legs provençale, shrimp cocktail, lobster thermidor, beef wellington with Madeira truffle sauce, truffled tagliatelle with truffle butter and shaved truffles, caviar and egg, seared foie gras with cherry gastrique, Barclay prime wagyu cheesesteak with yellow label Veuve Clicquot, Manila Social Club 24K golden Cristal Ube donut.
You Think You Know What Meat Is... But You Have No Idea (Part 1 of 3)
AdultsFoodScienceHistory Eating meat has been part of the human identity for 2.5 million years, but according to science, what exactly is meat?
The Truth About the Titanic Has Been Revealed
AdultsHistoryTransportationTravelScience... Recent findings reveal the truth that has been buried for over one hundred years. Scientists have debunked the theory that the cause of the Titanic sinking was an iceberg.
14 Strange Ways of Life the Ancient Egyptians Practiced
AdultsHistoryHumanSocietyCulture... We often think that we are completely different from ancient people, but archaeology shows that we are quite wrong. Here is a list of 14 unbelievable facts about the life of ancient Egyptians.