In the last Answer Archive of the season, writer and producer Daniel Seehausen looks at the history of presidential elections, from the tavern days of George Washington to the present. Impress your family this Thanksgiving with your in depth kn

#4 - A Strange History of Soda

Oct 26th, 2016 10m 24s

How did carbonated water become a popular beverage? Who invented Coca Cola, and when did it become the soda giant it is today? If you want to know the answers to these sorts of questions, and more, listen to this episode of Answer Archive a

#3 - A Strange History of the Calendar

Oct 6th, 2016 11m 27s

Have you ever wondered how exactly we got our current calendar? Was it always 12 months? How did they end up with 365 as the number of days? And why on earth do we have leap days, much less leap seconds? Writer and producer Daniel Seehausen i

#2 - A Strange History of Books

Sep 22nd, 2016 10m 47s

Answer Archive's second episode examines the history of printing books. Have you ever wondered how much impact Gutenberg's printing press had at the time? Or how Russian grandmothers helped ensure the spread of free thought throughout the Sovie

#1: A Strange History of the Olympics

Sep 8th, 2016 11m 40s

Answer Archive’s first episode covers the Strange History of the Olympics, from Alcibiades in Ancient Greece, to Simone Biles and Michael Phelps in Rio. Have you always wanted to know why the ancient Olympics were canceled? Or why Jim Thorpe’s

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