Car Talk is an award-winning radio talk show that was was produced from 1977 until October of 2012. The show was broadcast on NPR stations and its hosts, brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, tackled the subject of automobiles and auto repair with humor. In this video, producers of Car Talk, … Continue reading
Condoleezza Rice served as the 66th United States Secretary of State under George W. Bush, becoming the first female African-American to hold the position. While she is well known for her role in shaping global politics, Rice also has a deep love for the National Football League. In this video, … Continue reading
Edward Brooke, former Massachusetts senator during Richard Nixon’s administration, discusses how he became the first republican to openly ask President Nixon to resign on November 4, 1973, shortly after the Watergate Scandal. According to Brooke, Nixon had lost the confidence of the American people, and because of that he should … Continue reading
On October 31, 1999, Australian Jesse Martin arrived in Melbourne, Australia, making him the youngest person to ever circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop and unassisted. In this interview, which features video Martin himself took during his 328 day journey, Martin discusses the trials and tribulations of solo circumnavigation. Of having … Continue reading
On October 29, 1964, burglars entered New York’s American Museum of Natural History and stole the Star of India along with a number of other precious gems. These gems were part of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection, and the heist was called the “Jewel Heist of the Century.” In this … Continue reading
Academy Award winning writer and actor Matt Damon describes meeting Nelson Mandela for a second time with his kids on Anderson Cooper. In this interview, he describes how his kids were fixated on Mandela and seemed to sense his powerful aura–even through a door.
Reinhold Messner was the first person to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders in the world, referring to the fourteen mountains whose summits are at least eight thousand feet above sea level. He did all of these climbs without the help of supplemental oxygen. On his first climb of an eight-thousander, Nanga … Continue reading
In 1976, Doctor Peter Piot was the first to discover Ebola while working at the Institute of Tropical Medicine. Along with his team, Dr. Piot travelled to Zaire in 1976 to help stop the outbreak that was taking place. In this video, Dr. Piot shares statistics that highlight the gravity … Continue reading
In 1994, Jason Lewis and his friend Steve Smith decided to attempt a human-powered trek around the globe. They expected to complete the trek in two years, however about a year into the journey, Lewis suffers two severely broken legs after being hit by a drunk driver in Colorado. It … Continue reading
Journalist Harald Doornbos was in Libya during the Arab Spring. In this 2011 Ted Talk X in Amsterdam, he presents the souvenirs and propaganda he brought back from a country in the middle of a revolution. Continue reading
