The Backstory: Hey, What Time Is It?

About this episode

This episode discusses the history and impact of standardized time zones on society.

Do you realize it was only a little over 140 years ago that the world began to adopt standardized time zones? You could take a 10am train to another town and arrive at 9:50am . . because most towns had their own clocks. For thousands of years we basically looked at the sun to tell time but transportation and communications changed everything. This is how they did it. Feel free to DM me if you have a story you’d like me to cover . . on Facebook it’s Patty Steele and on Instagram Real Patty Steele See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Patty Steele

Topics covered

• standardized time zones
• history of timekeeping
• transportation
• communication
• cultural changes

Keywords

• time zones
• history
• transportation
• communication
• cultural changes

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