ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
If you are naturally curious, a tad nostalgic, and your range of interests is diverse, then DayStrider is the podcast for you. Wanna satisfy that 'itchy' need to learn but with a 'scratch' that's laid-back and enjoyable? A delightful dose of lighthearted and fun stories about this day in the past will make you feel better, become a bit smarter - and you'll have a handy icebreaker to glide right through any uncomfortable social moments you encounter! Added perk: each day's path varies - but the journey is always the same great experience.
Each episode will transport you to three different historical events, amazing discoveries or special inventions that happened on this day in the past. These short stories are sure to make you grin - and will definitely surprise you with a tidbit that you had never heard before! Bonus content at the end includes brief bio's of some famous folks born on this day as well as customized gift ideas for your someone special who's got today circled on their calendar.
You can find more on the website: https://daystrider.buzzsprout.com
Hosts:
Update frequency:
monthly
Average audio length:
41 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
39 episodes
since Sept. 25, 2023
episodic
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If I told you someone survived a terrorist bombing and a six mile fall without a parachute - would you believe me? Well, January 26th is full of stories that shouldn't have worked - but actually did!
In 1979, CBS took a gamble on a show about moonshine-running cousins in an orange car wit…
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What if the craziest bet you could make turned out to be the smartest move ever? October 26th is packed with gambles that seemed absolutely insane at the time - but changed everything forever. From a nobody director making an illegal guerrilla film with a bodybuilder who could barely speak English …
If you love AC/DC, then you've come to the right place! Today's episode departs from the normal DayStriding journey to focus all three segments on the best selling rock band of all time! Today's episode celebrates the day Back in Black was released on this day 1980. You also can e…
History's most celebrated playwright isn't who you think he is.
Forget the stuffy portrait of Shakespeare you suffered through in high school - turns out the Bard was tracking audience reactions like a Netflix algorithm, surviving political dangers that got his colleagues executed, and r…
How long would it take to watch every video on YouTube? (Spoiler: it's mind-boggling!) Our digital landscape, beverage choices, and literary understanding would look dramatically different without the plot twists of April 23rd. Join us for three tales of pivots, blunders, and centuries-old mys…
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes! Some hold communities together when tragedy strikes - while others flex their 24 inch biceps! Either way, our world would be a whole lot different without the heroics that took place on March 27th. Today’s stories prove that strength and staying power come fr…
Stubbornness has a funny way of changing history! Our world would look - and taste - a lot different without the sweet successes of March 3rd. Get ready for a triple dose of determination as today’s heroes turn 'no way' into 'my way' as they reveal how failure, family feuds, …
What happens when you combine 16 high-energy dogs, a sleep-deprived human, and 1,000 miles of Alaskan wilderness? Hallucinated rock concerts, near-death ice rescues, and a man who lost 45 pounds in 11 days while chasing the ultimate mushing dream. Meet Bailey Vitello, who's been commanding dog…
Before February 12th - the innards of the baseball were out of control, ice skating was seasonal and the shape of our nation would look completely different!
But along came Albert Spalding - who standardized that ball and invented a few other shapes you are familiar with!
And year-round ice became…
Welcome to another DayStrider Bonus Episode. Battlefield tour guide Steve Smith and I sneak behind enemy lines, and he shares the fascinating stories about the night the Germans began bombing the British with zeppelins! You’ll hear the truth - but also - you will hear some myths about those first…
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