Podcast Transcript For most of human history, when a person’s heart stopped, that was considered the end. Then, through centuries of trial and error, strange experiments, and medical breakthroughs, doctors discovered that death was not always instantaneous. A stopped heart could sometimes be restarted, and ordinary people could be taught how to help save a …
Podcast Transcript In 1976, a mysterious and deadly illness appeared almost simultaneously in Sudan and Zaire. It killed with frightening speed, baffled doctors, and was eventually named after a river few people had ever heard of: Ebola. Since then, it has caused some of the most feared outbreaks in modern history, while also driving major …
Let’s get honest here for a moment: There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Tuvalu. And if you have heard of it, you probably don’t know much about this island country located in the Pacific. Don’t worry. I’m here to help. I have visited Tuvalu, and there are a few interesting and fun things …
Today marks the one year anniversary of me putting up my very first daily photo. I had already been into my trip 9 months when I decided I had a large enough stock of photos to begin putting them up every day. The very first one was a shot I took from the plan when …
A few days ago was the second anniversary of my first daily photo. Since then, I’ve put a photo on my website for over 730 consecutive days. It was originally just a way for me to put something up every day without having to write something. I was just being lazy. Somewhere along the way, …
On November 24, 2007 I decided to post a photo to my website. It was an image I took of Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati out of the window as my plane was landing early in the morning. The next day I posted another photo, as I did the day after that, the day after that and …
Podcast Transcript Rum isn’t just a spirit that is used in cocktails. It is unique amongst beverages in how it has shaped world history. Rum has driven the creation of sugar plantations, played an important role in the Royal Navy, and was responsible for the growth of slavery and global trade. Today, it may have …
Podcast Transcript For more than a century, the Indianapolis 500 has been one of the greatest spectacles in all of sports. Thirty-three cars roar down the front stretch at speeds unimaginable to the people who first paved the track with bricks. It began as a proving ground for automobiles and became a Memorial Day tradition …
Some are calling this the worst winter in 25 years. The entire island of Great Britain is covered with snow. In Florida, the entire orange crop is threatened by freezing weather. Flights in Tampa, (TAMPA!) were delayed because of ice. This morning when I woke up there was another two inches of snow and as …