This week we conclude our discussion with Ryan Schlagbaum and get into some technical aspects of film making and our own favorite and least favorite filmmakers and movies. Get in touch with us a [email protected] !
This week we follow up on our discussion of the origins of film by examining the Cinema Industry throughout the past century. Ratings, economy, and even the Great Depression are implicated. Find us on the internet and tell us what you think!
Today we offer a primer on the beginnings of film with an overview on inventions like the Magic Lantern and Vitascope, as well as the pioneers of film including Kodak and Edison (who didn't really invent most of it). Check back next week for a full take on cinema over the last century!
Take a stroll through the frontier of American Folklore as we discuss some of our favorite Tall Tales, including Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Joe Magarac. We also explore women in folklore (a sad state of affairs) and create our own modern folktales. Thank you for listening!
Step back with us to the 14th century as we examine the Black Death. This is going to be swell! Help us go bacterial! Millions of fatalities globally!. Rate and review and wash your hands.
Let's get topical! Today we discuss the process and history of impeachment in the United States. We'll go all the way back to reconstruction to understand where we've been and where we are. Rate and review on all major podcast platforms and find us on instagram!
Continuing our studies of religion, today we discuss Buddhism. Learn about the tenets, different sects, and the lore behind the belief system. Now available on Spotify and Stitcher!!
Today we welcome first time guest Jason Wright to teach us all about the Green Revolution. Don't know what that is? Neither did we but this is extra long episode is full of great information and Ernest references. The revolution may not be televised, but it will be on a podcast.
We conclude our Wonders of the World series with The Colosseum, Machu Picchu, The Taj Majal, and Christ the Redeemer. Keep checking back for more topics, historical, scientific, and otherwise. Thanks for listening!
We've discussed the Ancient Wonders but today we're traveling to the modern era for the New Wonders as voted on by the world. Give us a listen, and please review on itunes!
On this episode we will talk about the Bermuda Triangle! Where is it? What legends does it have? Is it really mystical? It isn't! Check us out on all your favorite things and keep checking back for new episodes!
This week we have a special guest, Alex Wilkins! She'll use her experience and knowledge in biology to teach us all about blood! Find us on the socials and the downloads. BLOOD ON BLOOD
Happy Halloween! To celebrate here is a bone-us episode to haunt your feed (on flesh). Today we disgust the hiss-tory of ghosts in a number of cultural sc-areas. Get creepy, Ja-bone-ies! It's free so you can't complain about this weird caption! FRIGHT AND REVIEW
Get ready for Halloween with some real life terror as we discuss Cannibalism! We'll get into cultural practice, landmark historical events, and regular old murderers. Find us all over the place and let us know you found us!
Today we illustrate the formation of the Red Cross, its progenitors, and their mission. Look for our conversation with Alex Wilkins coming soon to dig into blood types!
This week we conclude our study of the Ancient Wonders of the world. We'll also discuss pre-k delinquents and Barenaked Ladies. Rate and review!
We have another two parts topic for you with the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Learn some history that may or may not be true! Find us on itunes and such and leave us a review!
This week we take a disturbing dive into the world of K-Pop. What seemed like a fun and silly form of entertainment feels a bit different now. Find us all over the internet and tell us what you think!
This week, learn all about the controversial and troubling topic of standardized testing both from a historical concept and as it relates to modern education. Rate and review!
This week we talk about the history of the largest city in the midwest and the fire that shaped it. Check us out on all your favorite podcast platforms and check out our friends The Ladies of Strange to hear some macabre tales! www.theladiesofstrange.com
Today we step back a millenium or so to discuss the culture and history of Vikings. How did they live? Who really discovered America? Find out with us!
This week we learn just how long America has been fascinated by Reality Television and dig into the ever-expanding genres therein. We'll also feature an ad for our podcast friends over at The Ladies of Strange! Check them, and us, out on all your favorite podcast platforms. www.theladiesofstrange.com
Today we ride the rails for a review of railroads in North America. Greed, corruption, questionable labor practice, and unprecedented travel capability. All aboard or whatever.
This week we return to World War II to discuss The Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel. Celebrated as a masterful general, the Nazi Field Marshal remains a controversial and fascinating subject of history. Find us on itunes or your podcast app of choice!
Listen this week to learn about some of the fauna of Australia. Things get weird and dangerous and there is even some unfortunate accent work. Find us on your favorite podcast app and rate and review!
This week we offer some insight on arguably the most famous energy related crisis in history, the Chernobyl disaster. Learn about USSR information management, details that HBO might have missed, and some background science on what exactly happens in a nuclear plant. Find us on your favorite podcast apps!
This week we delve into a lesser understood sport from the Great White North with Hockey. FIGHT!
Closing out our assassination series, we discuss unsuccessful attempts on the lives of American Presidents through the decades.
Today we discuss one of the landmark historic events on the 20th Century, the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
We double up this week with America's two lesser known Presidential assassinations. Close out one century and begin another with some very avoidable violence.
