89 Episodes

  1. Do scientists have superpowers?

    Published: 2/13/2023
  2. Love is in the hair! A history of cornrow braids

    Published: 11/23/2022
  3. Rocket women: How a secret program paved the way for female astronauts

    Published: 11/16/2022
  4. How pens rewrote history

    Published: 11/9/2022
  5. Tomb raiders: How Egypt’s treasures ended up all over the world

    Published: 11/2/2022
  6. Introducing Smarty Pass: Your ticket to the Brains On! Universe

    Published: 10/31/2022
  7. The lawn con: A history of grass

    Published: 10/26/2022
  8. Guitar stars: Strumming through the ages

    Published: 10/19/2022
  9. The Bone Wars: A dino discovery duel!

    Published: 10/12/2022
  10. Keeping it chill with air conditioning

    Published: 10/5/2022
  11. What do grown ups-do with all their money?

    Published: 9/28/2022
  12. Pirates: More than peg legs and parrots

    Published: 7/20/2022
  13. Who was the first lifeguard?

    Published: 7/13/2022
  14. The Joy of Swimming

    Published: 7/6/2022
  15. When baths met soap

    Published: 6/29/2022
  16. Mac and Cheese: From 'What's in these?' to 'Yes, please!'

    Published: 6/22/2022
  17. The rise and fall of fancy men

    Published: 6/15/2022
  18. Rubik’s Cube: The twists and turns of fads

    Published: 6/8/2022
  19. Ice cream flavors: From whale poo to vanilla

    Published: 6/1/2022
  20. Forever Ago is back June 1!

    Published: 5/18/2022

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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.