There's More to That
by Smithsonian Magazine
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The Remarkable, Amazing Stories of Route 66 Reflect the Twists and…
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About this podcast
Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. On There's More to That, meet the magazine's journalists and hear how they discover the forces behind the biggest issues of our time. Every two weeks, There’s More to That will give curious listeners a fresh understanding of the world we all inhabit.
Host Ari Daniel is an independent science journalist who has reported across six continents and contributes regularly to National Public Radio among other outlets. In a previous life, he trained grey seal pups and studied wild Norwegian killer whales. In the fifth grade, Ari won the "Most Contagious Smile" award.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 58 episodes
- The Remarkable, Amazing Stories of Route 66 Reflect the Twists and Turns of 100 Years of Americana · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 26The famed Route 66 has had many lives. It emerged in an era when cars were new but roads were dangerous and intended for horses. But there were those who imagined a highway that…
- A Photographer's Glimpse Into the Dwindling World of the Cascade Red Fox · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 25Gretchen Kay Stuart is a wildlife photographer who has cultivated a special relationship with the Cascade red fox. She first spotted the rare animal in 2020 on the slope of Mount…
- The Real Story Behind Abigail Adams' 'Remember the Ladies' Letter · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 24In March of 1776, Abigail Adams — who would go on to become the nation’s second first lady — wrote a letter to her husband, John Adams, as he and the other founders were debating…
- Venomous Snakes Represent a Serious Public Health Problem. Scientists Are Biting Back With a Groundbreaking Antidote · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 23Snakes bite five million people each year, killing some 125,000 and disfiguring or blinding three times as many. Antivenoms aren’t always readily available where the problematic…
- How to Fit 250 Years of American History and Culture Into One Map · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 22In honor of the United States’ 250th birthday this year, Smithsonian magazine has curated an interactive map, “250 Places to Celebrate America.” The map features 250 of the most…
- The Tragedy of the Alps’ Disappearing Glaciers for Those That Live, Visit and Ski There · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 21Some 2,500 huts dot the landscape across the Alps. For more than two centuries, hikers and climbers have sought out these refuges as they’ve navigated the snowy, high elevations…
- A Stunning Escape From Slavery Told on Tattered Pages · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 20In the mid-1800s, before the Civil War, Thomas White fled his enslavement in Maryland for freedom. It was a risky escape, one that involved a horseback ride under the cover of…
- The Foods and Flavors That Make Our Holidays Delicious · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 19Cherished recipes are often passed down from generation to generation, but how much do we know about the stories that shaped those foods? Whether a tasty cookie, a flavorful…
- The Astronomical Problem of Space Junk · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 18We have launched all manner of satellite and machinery into low-Earth orbit. But what goes up must come down. Most often, these items burn up in the atmosphere upon re-entry…
- Why Are There So Many Shipwrecks in the Great Lakes? · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 17Beneath the waters of the Great Lakes, thousands of shipwrecks, hulking carcasses of a bygone era, have been hiding for generations, just waiting to be revealed. Once someone…
- The ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’ Sank Half a Century Ago. We’re Still Fascinated. · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 16Half a century ago, on an unseasonably warm fall day, the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald set off from the western edge of Lake Superior with a cargo full of iron ore. Within…
- Birds, Bats and Bugs: The Teeming World Above Our Heads · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 15The skies above us are filled with legions of migrating birds, bats, bugs and microbes. And yet we know little about their movements and intentions, mostly because this ethereal…
- A Chance for Healing, 170 Years After a Lakota Massacre · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 14This fall, 69 belongings made their way home to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. These items…
- How Superman Became a Character for the Ages · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 13This summer’s big blockbuster, Superman, marks the latest installment of the Man of Steel — a character whose identity has evolved over the decades, connecting with the concerns…
- Why You Should Love Durian, the World's Smelliest Fruit · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 12The durian, a spiky fruit that grows across Southeast Asia, has a polarizing reputation for its pungent odor and strong taste. There are the durian haters — people who experience…
- The Prehistoric Cave That Trapped and Entombed Animals for Millennia · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 11Natural Trap Cave is a pit in northern Wyoming into which countless animals have fallen and met their untimely demise since the Pleistocene. Paleontologists today find the cave a…
- The Stunning Search for the Remains of Fallen WWII Airmen · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 10In the fall of 1944, Japanese fighters opened fire on a wave of U.S. planes near Palau, including a bomber carrying pilot Jay Ross Manown Jr., gunner Anthony Di Petta and…
- The Joys of Discovering the Roman Underground, From the Colosseum to What’s Beneath the Trevi Foundation · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 9Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and museums, and sidewalk cafes overburdened with diners. In…
- Looking Back on the L.A. Wildfires Through the Lens of Two Photographers · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 8After multiple wildfires ripped through greater Los Angeles earlier this year, Californians were left to rebuild communities and grapple with the loss of life, nature and…
- Dive Into the Deeper Story of the American Revolution on How New England and Virginia United Against the British · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 7Two hundred and fifty years ago this month, silversmith Paul Revere took to his horse on a midnight ride to warn American rebels that British troops were approaching. The famous…
