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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 murky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Examples:
🎧 Rise and Fall of High Heels
🎧 Sunglasses
🎧 Patriarchy
🎧 Donald Hebb: Brainwashing in the Cold War
🎧 Marie Curie
🎧 Nanotechnology
🎧 Wernher Von Braun: Nazi Father of Rocket Science
Digital Calculators
🎧 Bombs: Oppenheimer, Teller & Armageddon
🎧 Coca Cola: A Backyard Invention
The Explorers Podcast 1/24 Matt Breen is the founder, producer and host of the Explorers Podcast. A history nerd from Madison, Wisconsin, Matt holds a history degree from the University of Wisconsin.