How Did We End Up Here?

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This history podcast seeks to answer the question of how did humans end up where they are today. Each episode explores a different aspect of the human experience to see how it has changed over time and what that can show us about humanity.

Episodes

  1. 31/10/2021

    Halloween

    Watch out for those spooky, scary skeletons! Halloween is the second most popular holiday in the US. It's been popular for a long time. Listen now to hear about how some of your favorite holiday traditions came to be! Click here for music and resources used in this episode.

    15 min

  2. 19/10/2021

    Dragons

    Grab your swords and ready your noble steeds, we are going on a dragon hunt! Legends about dragons were composed on every continent. Dragons have been part of human storytelling for 5,000 years. That's a lot of stories. Listen now to see how dragons were created and shaped by human perception.  Click here for music and resources used for this episode.

    31 min

  3. 04/10/2021

    Libraries

    If you like the smell of books, then this is the episode for you! Learn about what some of the first libraries were like all the way up to how public libraries impact our communities today. Click here for the music and resources used in the episode.

    28 min

  4. 20/09/2021

    Roads

    Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither were their roads. This episode focuses on the historical impact of the Silk Road, Roman roads, and the Incan Road. Each of these networks present a new aspect of human engineering that brings us to our own American interstate systems. Listen now to see how our roads came to be, and what is the future for American infrastructure. Click here for music and resources.

    28 min

  5. 06/09/2021

    Beer

    Nothing like cracking open a cold one with the boys! Except beer wasn't always cold, and it didn't start with the boys... This episode covers the first groups of people around the world that were able to figure out how to brew beer all the way up to the giant manufacturers of today. What did beer mean to people, and what exactly were they drinking? Listen to find out! Click here for music and resources used to make this episode.

    35 min

  6. 08/08/2021

    Dogs

    Dogs are man's best friend. How did we end up together though? Learn about the evolutionary journey that brought humans and dogs together, and how this relationship changed both species forever. Click here for music and resources used for this episode.

    34 min

  7. 25/07/2021

    Stars

    Ancient civilizations from each region of the world has legends about the constellations and stars. Children around the world wish on evening stars and shooting stars. People have always had a fascination with the night sky. There have been many attempts to map out the stars and understand the universe we live in. Listen to learn about the history of the human perception of stars as well as what current research shows us about the stars that we love looking at so much. Click here music links and references.

    27 min
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About

This history podcast seeks to answer the question of how did humans end up where they are today. Each episode explores a different aspect of the human experience to see how it has changed over time and what that can show us about humanity.

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  • Creator
    Amber Hammon
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2021 How Did We End Up Here?
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