Tag: history
It is highly likely that all of us have at least one pair of denim jeans in our wardrobe. In this episode, learn about the history of this favorite piece of clothing as well as the damaging environmental impacts of manufacturing it.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: blog, blogging, china, denim, environment, environmental impact, facts, fashion, history, jeans, podcast, podcasting, Stuff Explained, sustainability
The cacao plant is known as the “gift of the gods” and it seems like people across the world agree.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: aztecs, cacao, cadbury, chocolate, chocolatier, climate change, cocoa, conquistadors, dark chocolate, england, europe, facts, fair trade, france, health, hernan cortes, history, mayans, mesoamerica, milk chocolate, nestle, podcast, spain, spanish conquest, Stuff Explained, white chocolate
At the beginning of each month, we spotlight a staff-favorite book that meets our objective of thoughtfully sharing stories to help our audience experience their world in a smarter, healthier, and happier way.
Category: Book of the Month, Journal, SpotlightTags: africa, african american, america, best seller, black history month, book club, book lovers, Book of the Month, bookworms, february, fiction, ghana, great migration, historical fiction, history, homegoing, novel, racism, slavery, usa, yaa gyasi
The coronavirus has become the latest global pandemic. With all the strong government responses and media frenzy, concern and fear have been stoked across the world. But what is the coronavirus? This episode of Stuff Explained gives you everything you need to know about… Continue Reading “Stuff Explained Ep26: Coronavirus”
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: blog, china, coronavirus, disease, epidemic, facts, health, history, illness, mers, podcast, Stuff Explained, virus, wellness, wuhan
In this episode, we discuss the ingenious way in which a pair of brothers created a restaurant rating system to drive (pun intended) sales for their tire company.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: bibendum, blog, blogging, dining, facts, fine dining, food, food critic, france, french, gourmand, history, japan, marketing, michelin, michelin star, michelin tire, podcast, podcasting, Stuff Explained, united states
Eau de what? In this episode of Stuff Explained, learn about the history and types of fragrances, as well as the different notes involved. With all the hype and marketing in the fragrance industry, it can be difficult narrowing down the options that work… Continue Reading “Stuff Explained Ep23: Fragrance”
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: blog, blogging, cologne, eau de toilette, essential oils, facts, fashion, fragrance, history, parfum, perfume, podcast, podcasting, scents, Stuff Explained
If you are interested in physical and mental wellbeing, aromatherapy could be a great activity to consider. In this episode, we provide an Aromatherapy 101 explaining the history, methods, risks, and benefits of using essential oils.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: aromatherapy, blog, blogger, blogging, facts, health, history, holistic, homeopathic, medical, peppermint, podcast, podcasting, sage, Stuff Explained, treatments, wellbeing, wellness
We love Christmas time but do we know the true origins of the holiday? In this episode of Stuff Explained, Aristidis Marousas traces the history of Christmas all the way back to neolithic times. Tune in to learn about the impacts of society and… Continue Reading “Stuff Explained Ep20: Christmas”
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: a christmas carol, blog, blogger, blogging, britain, charles dickens, christianity, christians, christmas, christmas tree, church, culture, druids, england, epiphany, facts, gift giving, great britain, history, industrialization, jesus, midwinter solstice, neolithic, pagan, pilgrims, podcast, podcaster, podcasting, presents, romans, santa claus, saturnalia, society, solstice, Stuff Explained, turkey, united kingdom, united states, victorian era, western civilization, yule
Where did our modern idea of Santa Claus originate from? In this episode, Aristidis Marousas explores the long history of how a man named Nicholas went from being a bishop, to a saint, to a globally recognized icon and legend of the Christmas season.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: advertising, america, civil way, clement clark moore, coca-cola, coke, culture, dutch, elf, facts, history, holidays, kris kringle, marketing, moore, new york city, noel, podcast, podcasting, propaganda, roman, saint nicholas, santa claus, sinter klaas, st nick, Stuff Explained, turkey, twas the night before christmas, usa
This episode was inspired by a recent article from the Los Angeles Times depicting the harrowing ordeal faced by The Marshall Islands. Tune in to hear how the Marshall Islands ended up being the largest dumpsite of American radioactive waste, how climate change could… Continue Reading “Stuff Explained Ep17: Crisis in The Marshall Islands”
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: america, american history, bikini atoll, blog, blogger, china, climate change, cold war, crisis, disease, facts, global warming, government, history, marshall islands, nuclear, nuclear waste, plutonium, podcast, podcasting, pollution, radiation, radiation sickness, radioactive, rmi, Stuff Explained, usa
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