Ep 19 | Connecting the Continents - The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

This episode is a throwback to our very first official episode, where we mentioned we'd get back to the story of the transatlantic cable and the time has finally come! Listen along as What's Going On recounts the many failed attempts to bridge the divide between North America and Europe. Who knew that such a monumental undertaking was even possible all the way back in the 1850's and 60's?! Per our usual episode, we have a few bonus topics as we veer off course to talk about presidents, diving, and more! Like always, try not to learn too much, and please have fun listening! We have launched our new website!! https://whatsgoingonthepod.com/ If you could, please check out the website and sign up for our email subscriber list to get the fastest updates of when new material comes out! Or if like Mikey you have something you've been dying to hear the What's Going On team discuss please share your brilliant ideas on our contact page: https://whatsgoingonthepod.com/?page_id=133 You may also notice that we have updated the intro song! If you enjoy it please let us know at [email protected] or our Facebook page!  https://www.facebook.com/whatsgoingonthepod/ HUGE SHOUTOUT to our amigo Caleb a.k.a Earhead for letting us use his music for two new intros! 😃 If you enjoy the new intro please take a gander at more of his amazing work on Soundcloud! https://soundcloud.com/callubsta-1 Lastly, our boy Earhead would like us to plug a friend's IG page and online store! Her name is Alexandra Elizabeth and she is a commissioned artist and works on all sorts of pieces! Please check out her stuff below! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_alexandrasosin_/ Website - https://cicadasirens.bigcartel.com/ Ad music: Cinematic Epic Motivational Music | FILM by Alex-Productions | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_M61F81Nfb-BRXE-SeVAMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US