Forever Ago
A podcast by American Public Media
89 Episodes
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Do scientists have superpowers?
Published: 2/13/2023 -
Love is in the hair! A history of cornrow braids
Published: 11/23/2022 -
Rocket women: How a secret program paved the way for female astronauts
Published: 11/16/2022 -
How pens rewrote history
Published: 11/9/2022 -
Tomb raiders: How Egypt’s treasures ended up all over the world
Published: 11/2/2022 -
Introducing Smarty Pass: Your ticket to the Brains On! Universe
Published: 10/31/2022 -
The lawn con: A history of grass
Published: 10/26/2022 -
Guitar stars: Strumming through the ages
Published: 10/19/2022 -
The Bone Wars: A dino discovery duel!
Published: 10/12/2022 -
Keeping it chill with air conditioning
Published: 10/5/2022 -
What do grown ups-do with all their money?
Published: 9/28/2022 -
Pirates: More than peg legs and parrots
Published: 7/20/2022 -
Who was the first lifeguard?
Published: 7/13/2022 -
The Joy of Swimming
Published: 7/6/2022 -
When baths met soap
Published: 6/29/2022 -
Mac and Cheese: From 'What's in these?' to 'Yes, please!'
Published: 6/22/2022 -
The rise and fall of fancy men
Published: 6/15/2022 -
Rubik’s Cube: The twists and turns of fads
Published: 6/8/2022 -
Ice cream flavors: From whale poo to vanilla
Published: 6/1/2022 -
Forever Ago is back June 1!
Published: 5/18/2022
Brains On presents Forever Ago®, a history show for the whole family! Every episode looks into the surprising and fascinating history of things we think are ordinary, but they’re not -- like ice cream flavors, video games, baths and more. We make learning about the past fun while teaching listeners to think critically about history.