Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More - 6th Anniversary Episode

Episode Date: July 1, 2026

Six years ago, in the midst of the worst pandemic the world had seen in generations, I sat down at my computer to record a new podcast.The new show was going to cover all the random topics I found interesting, and I figured if I did, other people would too.  It turns out that you did. You really did. Join me as I celebrate with all of you the sixth anniversary of Everything Everywhere Daily.  Shop the store at Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com Sponsors Hexclad Get 10% off your order at hexclad.com/DAILY Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code EVERYTHING for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six years ago in the midst of the worst pandemic the world had seen in generations, I sat down on my computer to record a new podcast. The new show was going to cover all of the random topics that I found interesting, and I figured that if I found them interesting, other people would too. And it turns out that you did. You really did. Join me as I celebrate with all of you, the sixth anniversary of everything everywhere daily. This episode is brought to you by Accenture. optimizing operations fall out of sync, everything else follows. Spotify and Accenture are working together to reinvent the rhythm of ad sales, using automation, analytics, and smarter workflows to simplify campaign delivery

and access better data across the business. The result? Less time spent on operations, more time connecting brands with the moments and fandoms that matter most. Learn more at Accenture.com slash Spotify. Welcome to the I Can't Sleep Podcast with Benjamin Boster. If you're tired of sleepless nights, you'll love the I Can't Sleep podcast. I help quiet your mind by reading random articles from across the web to bore you to sleep with my soothing voice. Each episode provides enough interesting content to hold your attention, and then your mind lets you drift off.

Find it wherever you get your podcasts. That's I Can't Sleep with Benjamin Boster. Here's a fun fact for you. The vast majority of podcasts never make it to episode seven. I don't know how many podcasts have 2,000 episodes or go on for six years, but there aren't many. Before I get into your submissions, and there were quite a few, I figure I should do a brief state of the podcast. One year ago, this was still a one-man operation. Today, as you know, I have two writers who are helping with research and writing for the show. Joel and Olivia have been a huge help and have really taken a load off of my plate. So I want to say a big thank you to both of them.

The podcast is doing well. This past year, the show reached its 60 millionth download, and it has hit number one in the history charts in 51 different countries. This has finally given me a little bit of time to work on other projects, a few of which I can finally announce today because I've been talking about them for years. First, there is finally a merchandise store. Go to shop. Everything-East Everywhere.com, and you'll be able to finally buy some show merchandise. Fair warning, there isn't a lot there yet.

Right now you can buy shirts and mugs and the usual stuff with the show logo. However, I have designs in the works for completionist club members, and I hope to have that ready in just a week or two. Likewise, if you have suggestions for merchandise or shirt ideas, feel free to send them my way. I'm always looking for stuff. Likewise, if you have suggestions for merchandise or shirt ideas, feel free to send them my way. When new products are available, they will be announced on the show as well as posted in the Facebook group and the Discord servers. Links to both are available in the show notes or on the website.

The second announcement is that an ad-free version of the show will be available very soon on Apple Podcasts. I wanted to have it ready to go for this episode, but ran into some issues with Apple, but it's really close. The price will be $3.99 per month, which average is out to about $0.13 per episode. To start, just the new episodes will be available, but I will slowly work on getting all of the past episodes up so you can speed run the completionist club. It's just going to take a little bit of time because of the sheer number of episodes I have. I hope to have the most recent 2,000 episodes up in a few months. Apple has a 2,000 episode limit for all podcasts, and there's nothing I can do about that.

Everything Everywhere Weekly will also be published to the Apple subscription feed as well as on Patreon. So with that, I asked all of you to submit a voice message sharing your favorite episode. One interesting thing I've noticed over the years is that, of all the listeners I've talked to, everyone seems to have a different favorite episode. So I wanted to put it to the test. And you guys delivered. Every single person had a different favorite episode, which I found amazing. There were a few submissions that weren't recorded properly that I couldn't use and a few had to be edited because they were far too long. But other than that, I got them all in. This is longer than a normal episode, but I think you'll like it as it's kind of a

walk down memory lane for those who have been listening to the show for quite a while. And we'll start with a few names that you're already familiar with. Hello, everything everywhere daily. This is Joel Hermanson, one of the staff writers at the podcast. I wanted to drop a quick note and share my favorite episode of all time. This was actually really hard to do because there are so many that have been impactful for me. But the one that I chose goes back to February 3rd. 2013, and it is the episode on the 30 Years' War, which as an AP World History Teacher, I have to

cover in class. And this is one that I've used multiple times since its release for the kids. They love it. It's fast. It's informative. It's engaging. And it really helps them on their advanced placement exams. Thank you so much, Gary. Hello, Gary. And the people listening to Everything Everywhere Daily. My name's Olivia Ash, and my favorite episode is actually when I've written, and it was the one on the most ridiculous riots. That one was my favorite, just because it was super fun to research, and I thought it had some really interesting ideas. So yeah, thank you all for listening. Hi, my name is Max Fang. I live near San Francisco, California, and my favorite episode was the one

on the world's greatest misers. I also like any episodes about food, like the McRib one, and anyone about like scandals or murderers, like H.H. Holmes. Hello, Yuri. My favorite episode is the one you did on animal groups. My name is Maxine, and I'm calling you from Southwest Virginia, where I now live. Enjoy your show very much. Thanks.

Bye. Hi, my name is John. coming from San Diego, California. I've been listening since 2023, and my favorite episode is the Greek gods. Thank you for all your episodes. Hi, Gary.

My favorite episode was the dark history of fairy tales, one, because it was entertaining, and second, it was a subject I never thought you would discuss, and it was fun. Thanks. I'm Sutton. I'm from Illinois, and my favorite episode was the history of the end of the world. It's really interesting to see how apocalypse theories have evolved over time.

Thanks, Gary. Hi, Gary. This is Elizabeth Knowles from Dallas, Georgia. I would like to say my favorite episode is about the color blue. I love the entomology, finding out the history and origins of words, but I also love the sociology of it, the cultural elements. It just really surprised me that it didn't exist for people. It really was fascinating, and I love that kind of stuff. My family and I are double completionist and we absolutely love the show. I really love everything about it except for

go bears. Hi, my name is Juergen. I'm listening from Germany and my favorite episode is about the Dreyfus trial. I learned so much from it but I liked that episode also because

it is so uncoracistic for the amazing research and ability to summarize complex things. Hi Gary, this is your favorite fat Yankee and the founder of both the Syracuse and Winston-Salem Completionist Clubs. I want to thank you and congratulate you

for six years of awesome podcasting. I could say my favorite episode is one of the times you mentioned me on the show, but my real favorite is actually your crappiest episode, the Airford Latrine Disaster. My name is Harrison. I'm from Saskatoon's Saskatchewan Canada. My favorite episode of the podcast is 1,706 about artificial turf. It was a topic I hadn't thought of before, and it really opened my eyes and mind.

Thank you very much for your work, Gary. I really enjoyed listening to the podcast and will continue to you for many years. Congratulations on the 6th anniversary. Chow. Hey, Gary. We're the Jews from Singapore. I'm Zoe. I'm nine years. and my favorite episode is the episode on Singapore because it's my country. And I'm Justin, I'm 43 years old, and my favorite episode is the one that started the whole podcast on the Byzantine Empire. Keep up the good one, Gary. Tom Allen in Cupertino, California. My favorite episode is number 1649, the ultraviolet catastrophe.

That was fascinating. I had never heard the history of quantum mechanics before. like that. Very good. Thank you. Gary, long-time listener, first-time caller. Okay, maybe it's my second time calling. My name is Kevin O'Keefe. Big listener, big fan of the show. If I got to plant my flag on my favorite episode, it's going all the way back to the beginning. Your episode on the Mona Lisa being stolen, your best episodes in my opinion are the ones that tell a story, and how you do it so well, not just lots of information,

but information packed in with the narrative along with that. And the Thong Luong Rescue as well, the most recent one was another great one. Keep up to great work. Hi, Gary. This Jerry Gardner from Lee Summit, Missouri. My favorite episode is the 6th degrees episode

because it featured an actor named Jerry Gardner. Thank you so much for your podcast. Hey Gary, Marcus P. here, proud founder of the Comprehensionist Club calling all the way from the Sonor-Laur in France. My all-time favorite episode, Operation Tannenbaum, no contest, brilliantly researched and spot-on accurate. One tiny nitpick, the pronunciation of Ari Esau,

needs a little bit French finesse. But the portrait of the man himself absolutely nailed it. And there is a fun bonus for any history, above out there, the remnants of the Red We are still standing today and can be openly visited. So if you ever tour in Switzerland, go check them out. History doesn't get any more tangible than that. Keep up the incredible work, Gary. I'm Knox Davis and I'm from Monroe City, Missouri. I'm nine and my favorite episode was the history of the Pentagon.

The most important episode was the one of Stanislav Ketrov. Thank you. Bye-bye. Tom, from Bergen County, New Jersey, love the show. Favorite episode, The Grateful Dead. Thank you. Hello, Gary, Pura Vida. My absolute favorite episode is the one about my country, Costa Rica.

After that, it's incredibly difficult to choose which one episode might be among my favorites, as they are all so fascinating. Regardless of the topic, every day offers something new to learn or to delve deeper into, if you already have some prior knowledge. Thank you so much for this six-year journey, exploring the most remote corner of the planet and of history, always keeping our curiosity alive for learning every day. Hi Gary. This is Alex from beautiful San Diego.

Congratulations on six years of the show. That's an awesome milestone. And it looks like you're making it very hard for me to become a member of the Completionist Club. As for my favorite episodes, I really enjoy all of the space-related ones because I am the creator of hashtag the Space Bar. A block focused on space law and policy. The episode that really stood out to me was the recent one about Project 8119 and the idea of nuking the moon. That was absolutely bananas and definitely feel like a threat I'll be pulling on in a future block post. Congratulations again and thank you for continuing to bring these fantastic, weird, and wonderful stories to life. Hi, Gary. My name is Jacob from Los Angeles. I love the show. I listen every single day for years and years.

And I want you to know on this anniversary recording, I use your show to help my kids with history and science and all sorts of subjects. And they both got straight A's in high school. So that's great. My favorite episode of All Time has to be probably the one on the goats, the sports greatest of all time. That was a great episode. Keep it coming.

Can't wait for more episodes. Marty Ryan, Franklin, Massachusetts. Favorite episode, The Long Telegram. This episode provides an example of how knowledge and ideas matter. One person with a detailed knowledge of Russia was able to explain how to engage with the Soviet Union after World War II to avoid another World War. Fantastic. Keep up the great work, Gary. Hey, Gary.

My name is Dane. This is Josh. We're from Austin, Texas, and our favorite episode is a 1904 Olympic Marathon episode. Hi, Gary, Dave Hudson from Forest Park, Illinois. I'm going to choose the history of sneakers as my favorite episode because I like the kind of whimsy that you can throw into your episodes. It doesn't always have to be about ancient history or nuclear physics. Sometimes it's just a really cool topic that we all want to hear about. Thanks for the amazing show.

Hello, Gary, my name is Yal and I'm from Accra, Ghana. Congratulations on your set anniversary. And my favorite episode is obviously the one you did about my country, Ghana. And have a second favorite, actually. That's the one you did on Fractals. Can't wait to be a member of the Completionist Club. Thank you. Bye.

Hi, Gary. Carl from Perth, Western Australia. my favorite episode would have to be moving day in New York. Lucky enough to travel to New York City last year, and just the amount of people and buildings moving day would have been incredible. Thanks for the podcast. Hi Gary, this is Brian from Rockville, Maryland. I first learned about the podcast while watching Jeopardy

when one of the contestants mentioned using everything everywhere daily to help prepare herself for Jeopardy. I teach high school science, and this year, while studying community ecology, I assigned two of the podcast episodes to my class. The episode on beavers and the episode on the North American bison, as both are excellent examples of keystone species in the ecosystems they live. I also particularly enjoyed the episode on all of the wildlife of Australia. Yeah. I love listening to all the different topics across disciplines, and I look forward to each new episode every day. Thank you. Hi, Gary. My name is Darren Brown, and I'm speaking to you from Sydney, Australia. Firstly, congratulations on six years of Everything Everywhere Daily. Producing a daily podcast is a marathon, not a sprint,

and the fact you've maintained such a consistently high standard while covering literally everything everywhere is quite an achievement. I was introduced to the podcast, as you may remember, by my good friend JK, who still listens every morning over breakfast. He keeps insisting, and you need to listen to this, and after enough gentle persistence, I finally gave in. Now I blame him entirely for the fact that my daily commute regularly turns into an unexpected university education. My favorite episode is How Do Satellites Work? First released on the 4th of August, 2021, it took something most of us use every day but rarely think about and made it fascinating, understandable and surprisingly entertaining. A very close second is the seven people who control

the internet. To this day, it remains one of those episodes that makes you stop what you're doing and say, wait, what? What I appreciate most is that your show constantly reminds us that the world is far more interesting than we give it credit for. One day, I'm going to learn about orbital mechanics. The next, I'm exploring ancient history, obscure for geography, or some bizarre fact that becomes my conversation starter for the next week. So thank you for six years of curiosity, learning, and making all of us just a little bit smarter each day.

Congratulations, Gary, and here's to the next six years of discovering everything everywhere. My name is Mandy, and I want to nominate the episode about the Canadian Football League is the all-time favorite of everything everywhere daily. And to all my Hamilton-Ticat fans out there, Oskie-weewee. Hello, Gary, and hello to all E-E-Daley listeners. This is Malachi Mike from the beautiful Willamette Valley near Portland, Oregon. I'm almost caught up on all but the 2021 podcast, which means I'm so close to becoming a completionist.

When I think back in all the episodes I've listened to, it's hard to pick a favorite because I've enjoyed them all. Honestly, there isn't one I dislike. But as they say, you're only as good as your next podcast, and I look forward to each new one every day. If I either choose just one favorite, though, I'd go with the James Webb Telescope So Far episode for two reasons. First, I love all things space, and current space stories and discoveries always peak my interest. Second, because there are always new developments and discoveries happening, it makes sense that this topic would deserve an updated episode. As this is the second update from the original, that's what makes them my favorite.

Keep up the great work, Gary. Whatever topic you take on next, we will be listening. I like the unintended consequences episode number 1464. I've shared that and listened to it several times. Hi, Gary. My name is Allison. I am hailing from Southern California. My favorite episode would actually have to be Operation Mincemeat.

I'm a little bit surprised, but reflecting on it, It seems like I really enjoy some of your episodes related to battles and military campaigns. I think I just had very little prior knowledge or appreciation for that subject in general prior to now. On Operation Mincemeat in particular, just the level of detail that went into making it a successful ruse and the impact that it had on the outcome of the war and reducing casualties just floored me. and I found it utterly fascinating. Thank you so much for such an entertaining podcast that I often find myself sending episodes to

for my family and friends. Please keep it up. Bye-bye. My name's Chris Deli Achano, and I'm a fifth-grade science and social studies teacher. So your podcast is just an amazing resource for me to learn and for it to use in my classroom to teach my students. Now, my favorite episode is the one on the V1 and the V2 rockets,

mainly because my grandfather, his name was Joel, and he served in World War II. He was part of the 445th AAA. And they were a gunnery group. And he told me stories when I was a young person growing up. And he told me stories of his time in World War II. And he told me about the V1 and the V2 rockets and trying to shoot them down.

And it just brought so many memories back hearing you tell the story of the history and remembering him telling me the stories of these rockets. He also told me about the Messerschmitt. and the first time it flew over being the first jet engine he ever saw and just how he was dumbfounded by the speed of the Messerschmitt. So it just brought like a flood of memories hearing your episode on the V1 and the V2 rockets. Amazingly, my grandfather, Joel and his five brothers all served during World War II, all were deployed, and they all made it back alive, all six brothers.

It was truly an amazing story, and your episode helped connect me to my. my own history. Thank you for your podcast and just keep going. I love it. Hello, Gary. My name is Isu, and I started listening to the show sometime in 2022, I believe, with the episode on Paradoxes. I reached the Comptrionist Club at the episode on The History of Money, I believe. I started listening in 2020, as I said, when I was in Nigeria, and now I live in Canada, and I'm still listening. I enjoy the show on my walks, when I'm driving, when I'm at the gym. I just love to learn new things. Also, I have always thought of myself as a very curious person,

and this podcast basically satisfies that curiosity. Thank you so much for all the good work you do and keep it up. Hi, this is Sawyer-Teeley from Bloomer, Wisconsin. I've been listening to the show since 2022, and my favorite episodes are the origins of words and phrases. Hi, my favorite episode that I'm listening to out from your podcast, recently was the one about iodine. I actually found it so interesting and it never occurred to me how important iodine is. And even though I've listened to a lot of your

episodes and I love listening to the podcast, this one just struck with me and I have told all of my friends and my family. And yeah, now everyone around me knows how important iodine is. So I have you to thank for that. Hi, Gary, happy anniversary. My name is Jen, and I'm from Linville, Tennessee. Today also happens to be my birthday, so I'm excited to share it with you. My favorite episode is Lady Death. I was absolutely fascinated by Ludmila Pavlacenko's story, and it was the first episode that I downloaded to go back and listen to again. I'm excited for many more episodes as we all stay curious. Thanks for all you do. Hi, this is Kathy. There are so many episodes that come to mind, but I had to narrow it down,

and I love the episode on the country rifts, the tunes that make us think of a particular nation. And when you came to the end and suggested that Australia Choose Land Down Under as their national anthem, I just laughed out loud and appreciated it so much. Thank you, Gary, for all you do. Hi, Gary. This is Joshua Holti in Duluth, Minnesota. My favorite episode is the revenge story of Princess Olga of Kiev. Hello, Gary. This is Sergio from Stockholm, Sweden. And my favorite show, it has to be the first one I ever listen for this show. It's the Zimmerman Telegram. And what I find interesting is that nobody recommended me this show or anything like that. That was just cute. to know the involvement of my original country in Mexico in the First World War, something that my history teachers kind of heard about it. There was more of a rumor, and in this show I find in a very clear, concise,

and very well documented, everything that happened. So ever since, it's just become an addiction to get these nuggets of knowledge every day with every episode. So thank you for that. I'm a very happy Patreon member, and I'll continue to be, as long as you continue publishing. Keep up the World War, Gary. Hey, Gary.

My name is Paul Hanger. I live in Kansas City on the Missouri side on Terrace Lake. And I wanted to say congratulations on your 600th episode, and I hope I get to be a part of it. My favorite episode is the one where you explained the last Sioux Warrior Chief. this was the guy who came back from World War II and all of the old timers from the reservation

hung around with him and he started telling him as exploits and they were taking note and they all discovered that, hey, he had completed all the requirements necessary to become he'd counted coup, he had shot an enemy with an arrow, he had stolen forces, he had done like seven different things that made him an honestly goodness sue warrior chief,

and he was the last one to do it. Very cool. Thank you. Hi, Gary. This is Deidre. My favorite episode is the one on prime numbers. I first listened to it about four years ago, and since then I've listened to it about 17 times, or is it 19 or 23.

I can't remember. It could be 31. But that episode is a prime example of the great job you do. Keep up to good work. My name is Patrice, and I'm an old lady. My favorite episode is the Lincoln Douglas debates, because I live in Kansas and all my life I have heard about the struggles between pro-slavery and pro-freedom. people. And in our state, those divisions are still very much alive, although, of course, the labels associated with them have changed quite a bit over the decades. What you did was that you placed those problems in a larger historical context that included more time and more geography and more of the details that got left out of anything that I was ever taught about it. And so you did bring it alive in a very specific sort of way to understand both Lincoln and Stephen Douglas and what were the beginnings of the Republican and Democratic parties and how there were divisions

within the parties, which is actually still real, but we're kind of pretending that it isn't real. Hi, my name is Chelsea. I'm from Maryland, and my favorite episode was about the history of the Oscars, because I got to learn about the director who was a fake name that everyone used, and it was so cool to learn about it, and I love pop culture, and I love this podcast. I try to listen to it every day. I'm not a part of the Completionist Club yet, but I'm trying to get there. So thank you so much. Hey, Gary, this is Mike coming from beautiful Lockbooy, Colorado. Member of the Completionist Club, wanted to shout out my favorite episode.

I'm a big history buff. I love all the history episodes, and my favorite episode is Thorium. I just loved to learn about the topic. It expanded my horizons on learning about the topic. I've read so much now on salt reactors because of the Thorium episode, that I think I could be a thorium expert just because of this podcast. Gary, keep up the good work, keep doing what you do, and keep putting out great episodes.

Thanks. Hi, this is Marguerite Anderson from Granbury, Texas. I love lots and lots of your shows, but if I have to choose one, I'm going to say, I love the episode about the Basque country in northern Spain and southern France. I've listened to it many times. I love the way it. talks about the people, the culture, the history, the geography, all of it makes me want to visit

the Basque Country. Hi, Gary, this is Angela. Love your show. Still working on my Completionist Club membership. My favorite episode is on Emperor Wootz Etienne. Thanks so much. Love hearing you. My name is Ryan, and I'm from Manoge Walk, Wisconsin.

My favorite episode is the Hubble Space Telescope, because it's something my grandfather worked on. And so getting to hear the history of it and knowing my family tied to it was really fantastic. Thank you for everything you do. Hi, Mr. Gary. I'm Andrew Austin. I'm Quarreal. And I'm Ray and I'm Ray's life. And I was a lot. No. I'm a Pompeii episode. Because it has Fultanhas and I write Fultanosanos. Hi Gary. My name is Mallory. I live in Connecticut. I love sharing episodes with my sons, Luke and Aman. They're currently nine and seven. The first episode they really loved was about paracotine, the Mexican volcano. And they've also loved the episodes about Lego and Nintendo. But most importantly for our Packers loving family, or your episodes about Vikings, bears, and lions, where we will regularly quote the one place in the world you will never see a lion, the Super Bowl. Go pack. Congrats on six years. Good day. This is Douglas from Fremantle, Western Australia. My favourite and coincidentally my first episode was the Mount Tambora eruption. I was astonished that such a cataclysmic event was

covered nowhere in my education. Please keep up the excellent work Gary and I will definitely keep on listening as I work towards my triple completionist badge. Hello, my name is Nash and I'm 10. and I'm from Australia. My favorite episode is the episode about the special forces because I never knew how much it took to become a seal. I'm Sebastian Solis. I was in the episode 2000 show with the listener thing.

If I had to choose a favorite episode, it would be the one with the most powerful computers where he talked about how the NASA computers, that they used to launch is functionally worse than an iPhone these days, and I thought that was insane.

I hope this show has another six years or more years than that. I really like this show. Hello, this is Dan from Cleveland. I've been a long time fan of this show, but my all-time favorite episode is how many countries are there? I find that this

topic of common this comes up as a topic of conversation a lot and I often will share your podcast and the funny thing is there's really no answer so it's a great conversation to have with the people who are enthusiastic travelers or geography nerds and that's just by far my favorite episode I've probably listened to it a half a dozen times anyway take care thanks again hi Gary this is Janelle Olvestad Mattson from Ithaca New York I love the show and want to thank you for all your work. I think my favorite episode over the years was the episode about Jim Thorpe.

I was completely unfamiliar with him and his story, and although I'm definitely not an athlete myself, I was incredibly impressed with his athleticism and life in general. Thanks again and continue the great work. The executive producer of Everything Everywhere Daily is Charles Daniel. The associate producers are Austin Otkin and Cameron Kiefer. My big thanks go to everyone who supports the show over on Patreon.

Your support helps make this podcast possible. And I also want to remind everyone about the community groups on Facebook and Discord. That's where everything happens that's outside the podcast. And links to those are available in the show notes. As always, if you leave a review on any major podcast app or in the above community groups, you two can have it read in the show. Thank you.