This Before That: Recent Episodes
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This Before That is a podcast that takes a fun and sideways look at how the history of inventions don't always make sense. What do French pocket watches, toilet paper, sliced bread, and fax machines have in common? Find out on This Before That
Have you ever wondered how the items you use every day were invented? What type of other technology existed when the first Steam Engine was slowly chugging along a small circular track? What about the life of a Princess that owned a fancy pocket watch? Or perhaps you're wondering what was the greatest thing before sliced bread?
On THIS BEFORE THAT we tackle the age old chicken and the egg question and look at history though a curious lens.
Host: Noah T.
Music: Pete Seeger
Art: by @malyssablendstherules
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Have you ever wondered how the items you use every day were invented? What type of other technology existed when the first Steam Engine was slowly chugging along a small circular track? What about the life of a Princess that owned a fancy pocket watch? Or perhaps you're wondering what was the greatest thing before sliced bread?
On THIS BEFORE THAT we tackle the age old chicken and the egg question and look at history though a curious lens.
Host: Noah T.
Music: Pete Seeger
Art: by @malyssablendstherules
Support the show
Have you ever wondered how the items you use every day were invented? What type of other technology existed when the first Steam Engine was slowly chugging along a small circular track? What about the life of a Princess that owned a fancy pocket watch? Or perhaps you're wondering what was the greatest thing before sliced bread?
On THIS BEFORE THAT we tackle the age old chicken and the egg question and look at history though a curious lens.
Host: Noah T.
Music: Pete Seeger
Art: by @malyssablendstherules
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Happy Birthday America, you crazy bastion of freedom and nonsense.
Explore the birth of the United States and how a small rag tag group of Founding Fathers existed before some surprising other European powers.
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Open your imagination to the railroads of the Old West, travel back to a time where getting from point A to point B meant a long walk or a tired horse. Some genius invents the locomotive...and then see how long it takes to invent one of the most popular, and annoying, modes of travel.
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What do underwater battles and Australian snacks have in common? Find out on this week's episode!
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Take a journey to discover the amazing engineering of royal watch designers...and oddly misplaced hygiene priorities.
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Some adjustments are being made over here at This Before That.
Come along for a quick ride as we discuss mouthwash, hairy armpits, hats, and so much more.
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Throughout history the sharing of knowledge used to be restricted to oral story telling or painstakingly hand written scrolls and tablets....until good ol 'Johann Gutenberg affixed some block letters to a wine press and changed the course of human history. Find out about the printing press, the first bible, and a surprising piece of language that was missing until relatively recently.
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Cats are either divine creatures or small animal serial-killers. For thousands of years we have been graced with these purring companions. Yet the way we treat cats, and cleaned up after them, is entirely new. Find out more about an invention for cats...and what kitty came fifty years before.
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During the American Civil War many surgeons were judged by how quickly they could saw through a bone. It was a time where doctors made house calls, prescribed cocaine to nearly every ailment, and didn't bother washing their hands or their tools...so what inspired physicians to start cleaning up? And why did a surgeon write to the Goodyear Rubber Company? The answer may surprise you!
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Two French Aristocrats dared to soar into the sky....and what followed involved a Lover's quarrel, a Ballerina, Floating Germans, and ways to celebrate. Find out how it's all connected on Episode 13 of This Before That.
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What do fire breathing dragons, an Oxfordian Monk, the Star Spangled Banner, and an exploding water cask have in common? Find out on Episode 12 of This Before That!
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Every year tens of millions of people gather around homes, bars, and restaurants to watch the Super Bowl.
But what does the Super Bowl, Teddy Roosevelt, Car Bumpers, Napoleon, and a thing called a "Church Key" have in common? Find out this week on This Before That!
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This week I'm taking a break to move and won't have a "This Before That" episode.
Instead I want to share the little known story of the Christmas Eve Fire of 1894.
In the little town of Silver Lake, Oregon around 200 people gathered to celebrate Christmas. As the festivities were in full swing a tragic fire swept the building. This is a story of devastating loss, heroic individuals, and how one town worked to pick up the pieces of a shattered community.
Due to the nature of the episode it may not be suitable for young audiences.
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In the 1890s two Germans were both on a path filled with bones.
Find out what a bearded scientist, radiation tubes, and a German breeding program have in common on this week's episode.
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Hey Folks, I'm on the road this week so the sound quality might be a little different. But I hope you enjoy this episode of Ox crossings, drunk college students, Mr. Bean, and human sacrifice.
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What do ancient swords, hippo farms, and a French Queen's dinner vegetables have in common? Find out on episode 8 of "This Before That" !
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A popular President, an eccentric madman, a young inventor, an arrogant doctor, and the British Empire collide in a tragic tale of desperate invention and accidental discovery.
Learn about the scramble to save a President's life and the merchant that stumbled on the greatest thing before sliced bread in episode 7 of "This Before That"
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What do Nazi scientists, a chimp named Ham, NASA, a French silent film, and a business executive with a love of music have in common? Find out and see what invention came out ten years after the moon landing on Episode 6 of "This Before That"
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What do a 1980's businessman and an Oregon Trail Pioneer have in common? They both had access to fax machines....but you won't believe what takes 60 more years to invent.
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The camera, now attached to our phones, has become a part of daily life. But let's go back to an era of black and white photographs; a time when old Pioneers, Civil War Generals, Cowboys, and Presidents sat stone faced in front of a new fangled technology. No longer did someone have to sit for hours or days to have their portrait painted. This has to be the greatest invention...or did that invention come nearly 100 years later?
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What is hidden underneath the vast ocean? From the Ancient Greeks to the English Empire people have been trying to explore underwater...and attach weapons to the vessels they create. Was the first military submarine a triumph of technology or was everyone just hangry? Find out what gets invented years after the first submarine attack.
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The first steam locomotive claimed to have the ability to haul "10 tons of iron, 5 wagons, and 70 men"...an impressive achievement in 1804! With such an advancement in transportation technology you won't believe what took nearly two more decades to be invented...
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The French Revolution is just around the corner and a secret admirer commissions a beautiful, handcrafted, gold watch for Queen Marie Antoinette. A creation so magnificent, scientific, and stunning that you won't believe what was invented nearly 100 years later...
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