Forever Ago
Episodes
Shoes: How French Royalty Became the Fashion Police
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The oldest known pair of shoes didn’t look like much, but foot fashion has come a long ways since prehistoric sandals. Joy Dolo and her co-host Dari...
Umbrellas: The Magic Invention of the Sculptress
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Umbrellas have been shielding us from the elements for thousands of years, but they haven’t always been in style. Time-traveling reporter Josie Huan...
Emojis: The :-) That Changed Everything
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From simple smiley faces to sparkly unicorns, we have a lot of emoji options. But it wasn’t always this way. Joy Dolo and co-host Melissa search for...
Clocks: A Brief History of Telling Time
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Long before clocks, humans found creative ways to track time. From falling sand to burning incense, we tried it all. But it took a daydreaming astrono...
Sandwiches: A Hillel By Any Other Name
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a simple recipe: bread, filling, bread. But sandwiches had to get their scrumptious start somewhere. Joy Dolo and co-host Ben travel back to a ...
Skateboards: When Roller Skates Met Surfboards
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The first skateboards didn’t come from a store. Kids had to make them from scratch! And they made for a bumpy ride… Joy Dolo and twelve-year-old p...
Cameras: From Pinholes to Perfect Selfies
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the ancestor of our smartphone cameras was just a box with a tiny hole in it? This week, Joy Dolo and kid co-host Elena explore the ...
Video Games: A Tale of Two Pongs
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Video games are a lot older than you probably realize, but it took a long time for them to catch on. Join host Joy Dolo and kid co-host Kai on an epic...
Season One: The Trailer
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Forever Ago is a history show for the whole family. Every episode explores the origin of one thing – like sandwiches, video games and clocks – whi...