In a burst of meta-humor, the Encyclopædia Britannica defines encyclopædia as "reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge in a comprehensive manner." It's high praise -- but if there's any single book that's earned the right to describe itself this way, it's this one. Tune in as Ben, Noel and Max delve into the history of one of the world's most famous reference works (and check out our earlier episode on the Oxford English Dictionary, as well).

CLASSIC: The Night Witches: How an All-female Soviet Bomb Squad Terrorized Nazi Germany
31:35

Mata Hari: Courtesan Turned WWI Double Agent?
36:53

That Time We Made Backpack Nukes
31:27