I Can’t Sleep
Benjamin Boster
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S8E540 Pizza | Can’t Sleep? Learn About a Slice of Culinary History
Pizza has evolved from a simple flatbread into one of the most widely enjoyed foods on the planet. This episode explores the history of pizza, its origins in Italy, the development of regional…
S8E539 Guitars | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the World’s Most Popular String Instrument
The guitar has traveled a long path from its ancient ancestors to become one of the most widely played instruments in the world. This episode explores the history of the guitar, how its design…
S8E538 Automaton | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Early Robots
Automata have fascinated people for thousands of years. This episode explores the history of self-operating mechanical devices, from ancient myths and early engineering experiments to elaborate…
S8E537 Cabinet of Curiosities | Can’t Sleep? Learn About History’s Strangest Collections
Long before modern museums, wealthy collectors filled rooms and cabinets with unusual objects gathered from around the world. This episode explores the history of cabinets of curiosities, the rare…
S8E536 Stained Glass | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Light, Color, and Glass
Stained glass has transformed sunlight into art for more than a thousand years. This episode explores how colored glass is made, how artisans assemble intricate windows from thousands of individual…
S8E535 Honey | Can't Sleep? Learn About the World's Oldest Sweetener
Honey has been part of human history for longer than recorded agriculture. This episode explores how bees transform nectar into honey, how hives function, the origins of beekeeping, and why humans…
S8E534 Silk | Can't Sleep? Learn About Ancient Fabric and the Silk Road
Silk changed global trade long before most people had maps that made any sense. This episode covers how silk is made, why it became one of the most valuable materials in history, and how entire…
S8E533 Enceladus | Can't Sleep? Learn About Saturn's Ocean Moon
Enceladus is one of Saturn’s small moons, but it has a talent for making scientists suspicious. In this episode, we explore its icy surface, strange geysers, hidden ocean, and why this little world…
S8E532 Tacos | Can't Sleep? Learn About Mexico's Most Iconic Street Food
Tacos started as practical handheld food and somehow became a topic people argue about with surprising intensity. In this episode, we go through the history of tacos, how they spread beyond Mexico,…
S8E531 Neuschwanstein Castle | Can't Sleep? Learn About Bavaria's Fairy Tale Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle is what happens when a king builds his medieval fantasy in the Bavarian mountains. This episode explores the castle’s history, its connection to King Ludwig II, its theatrical…
S8E530 Windows | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Invention That Filled Buildings With Natural Light
Windows changed architecture long before they became something your neighbor peers through while pretending to check the weather. This episode looks at how civilizations figured out light, airflow,…
S8E529 Disc Golf | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Sport Hiding in Plain Sight in Public Parks
Disc golf turns a simple flying disc into a surprisingly structured sport with rules, strategy, and plenty of trees waiting to ruin your plans. In this episode, we follow the basics of the game, how…
S8E528 Language | Can't Sleep? Learn How Humans Learned to Talk
Human language may have started with gestures, sounds, and early attempts to cooperate long before written history existed. This episode explores theories about how humans learned to communicate, how…
S8E527 Shenandoah National Park | Can't Sleep? Learn About Virginia's Blue Ridge Wilderness
Shenandoah National Park stretches along the Blue Ridge Mountains with a road that was basically built for people who like scenic views without leaving their car. This episode walks through the…
S8E526 Candles | Can't Sleep? Learn About the 5,000-Year History of Candlelight
Candles are simple objects with a surprisingly long history of being useful, decorative, and occasionally dramatic. In this episode, we explore how candles work, what they’re made from, and why…
S8E525 Myers-Briggs | Can't Sleep? Learn About Personality Types
Can’t sleep? Great, let’s sort humanity into tidy little personality boxes and see how that goes. In this episode, we read about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, including its origins, personality…
S8E524 Water | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Molecule That Makes All Life on Earth Possible
Still awake? Might as well spend a few minutes learning about the most important substance on Earth. In this episode, we take a slow, steady look at water and how it moves through the planet in a…
S8E523 Autism | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Autism Spectrum and Neurodiversity
It’s the tail end of Autism Acceptance Month, and you’re still awake, so this feels like decent timing. This episode takes a calm, steady look at autism, what it is, how it’s understood today, and…
S8E522 Poodles | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Misunderstood Genius Dog Breed
Can’t sleep and somehow thinking about dogs? Fair enough, let’s talk about poodles, the curly coated overachievers of the dog world. In this episode, you’ll learn where poodles actually come from…
S8E521 Coraline | Can't Sleep? Learn How This Stop-Motion Movie Was Made
Still awake? Might as well learn how this movie actually got made. In this episode, Benjamin Boster reads about Coraline(2009) and focuses on the production side of things. Henry Selick directed the…
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