Podcast Transcript Early in the second world war, the Germans found themselves with a metaphorical pebble in their shoe. The pebble was actually a rather large rock that happened to guard the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. Unfortunately for them, it happened to be controlled by the British. If they could remove the British, they …
Podcast Transcript One of the landmark inventions in human history was the ability to record sound. This technology allowed music to go from something only appreciated by a small number of people to something which could be enjoyed by millions. It also allowed people to speak to others across vast distances and eventually led to …
Well, the airport protest only lasted a day so I was able to get the next flight on Monday. It is amazing what a difference a border can make. Phuket is only about 200 miles from Penang, and that 200 miles is a thin isthmus, but it is a totally different world. Thailand uses a …
On September first of 2009 I set out on a 3 month trip of the American and Canadian West. In those three months I put on about 13,000 miles and visited 2 provinces and 25 states. On July 28 of this year, I headed out for a month to visit the Canadian Atlantic Provinces. On …
Podcast Transcript The American Civil War wasn’t just a military conflict. There was also a major political and legal struggle that took place alongside the military campaigns. In the last months of the war, President Abraham Lincoln knew that if the war was to truly be the end of the conflict, it was necessary to …
Podcast Transcript Cricket is the world’s second most popular spectator sport, behind association football or soccer. However, it is played almost nowhere outside of former British Colonies. It is a game that can be confusing to those who are uninitiated and, if played in its traditional manner, can take an extremely long time to complete. …
Podcast Transcript In the year 312, two claimants to the Roman imperial throne met outside the walls of Rome near a bridge that crossed the Tiber River. The subsequent battle that followed was not that different from many other Roman battles which had been fought over the centuries. However, the implications of that battle have …
Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans have been using the power of the wind to do useful work. At first, the wind was just used for sailing ships, but eventually, the wind’s power was harnessed to do mundane tasks like milling grain and pumping water. Unlike many ancient energy sources, wind power is still …
Podcast Transcript Most people are familiar with the ancient Egyptian civilization, which arose along the banks of the Nile River. However, the Egyptians were not the only major civilization that existed on the Nile. Just south of Egypt was a culture that was very similar yet very different, who was Egypt’s sometimes enemies, sometimes trade …