Roots of Reality

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann talks to professional singer Chad Wolf about his journey from humble beginnings to making it in the music business and what it has taught him about life.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the history of various forms of entertainment and the challenges of an increasing amount of access to entertainment in modern society.

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann talks with archaeologist Dr. David S. Anderson about his work combatting the popularity of various pseudoarchaeological beliefs, why such beliefs don't meet archaeological standards, and how the public can learn more about the difference between archaeology and pseudoarchaeology.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the various types of pseudohistory historically, why pseudohistory it exists, and what to make of it.

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann talks with planetary habitability expert Dr. James Kasting about his work on the search for life beyond Earth, its challenges, and what can be done to increase our chances of finding it.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the early historical thought regarding extraterrestrial life, how the search for extraterrestrial life has developed over time, and what we know about the potential for extraterrestrial life today.

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann talks with public policy expert Dr. Charles Wheelan about political polarization in the United States of America, his efforts to fix it, and what the public can do to improve politics.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the major causes of political polarization throughout history, as well as breaks down why political polarization occurs today and what are some of the most politically polarizing topics today.

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann talks with former American football star Brandon Lloyd about his journey to the NFL, what it is like playing in the NFL, and what it takes to become a professional athlete.

Historian Ben Baumann talks about the history of sports and how it became so popular in human culture.

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann speaks with epidemiologist Dr. Ed Belongia about his work on vaccines, Covid-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness, as well as the potential for future pandemics.

Historian Ben Baumann talks about the history of vaccines and what to make of the Covid-19 vaccines.

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann speaks with mountain climber Nigel Vardy, who tells his inspiring story of survival and overcoming the traumatic injuries he sustained in a winter storm at 20,000 feet in Alaska on Mount Denali (Formerly known as Mount McKinley).

Historian Ben Baumann talks about how people throughout history overcame adversity and how they can inspire us to live better lives.

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann speaks with science based paranormal investigator Ben Radford about his scientific investigations of various superstitious beliefs.

Historian Ben Baumann talks about some superstitious beliefs of the past and the many superstitious beliefs that exist today, and why people believe in them.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the history of government conspiracy theories, why they occur, how they spread, and how we can navigate a world where it is becoming increasingly harder for society to determine fact from fiction.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the history of why and how democracies die.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the history of tyrants, the main idea behind how tyrants remain in power, and the challenges of replacing a tyrant with a democracy.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the history of pandemics and their relevance to the ongoing pandemic today.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the complex history of the diversity of human ancestry and the history of tolerance and intolerance in the world towards diversity.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses the major developments that led to the world today, the current state of human society in the world, and what to make of life in the modern world.

Historian Ben Baumann describes the Cold War. The most dangerous war in human history, why it happened, and how it ended.

Historian Ben Baumann discusses World War 2, why it happened and how it changed the world. (Pictured is World War 2 veteran Dr. Benjamin McGraw Rush)

Historian Ben Baumann talks about why World War 1 happened and how it changed world history forever.