When I began traveling non-stop in 2007, it took me years to finally visit South America. There was no particular reason why it took me so long, I just never got around to it. However when I landed in Quito, Ecuador for my first trip to the Galapagos Islands, it marked the beginning of more exploration …
For over two years and 850 episodes, I have been providing you with daily podcasts on a wide assortment of topics. Now, for the first time, I’m letting you take over the show by answering whatever questions you might have had about anything and everything, including Everything Everywhere. Prepare to enjoy answers to questions provided …
Podcast Transcript Entering the second world war, Britain was still the top naval power in the world. While the British Navy was superior in its entirety, Nazi Germany had created a ship that terrified the British. One-on-one, it could take out any ship in the British fleet. Eventually, it was sent out into the open …
Podcast Transcript In 1792, the people of France overthrew their monarchy and established the French Republic. The leaders of the French Revolution didn’t just want to change the French political system, they wanted to radically overhaul French culture and society as well. That extended all the way to the very calendar which was used to …
Podcast Transcript On July 1, 2020, I published the very first episode of this podcast. Since then, it has been quite a journey. Some of you have been along for the entire ride, some of you found me along the way, and some of you are brand new. I’ve done some special episodes in the …
Podcast Transcript Wherever you happen to be listening to this show, at some level beneath your feet the rocks in the Earth reach a temperature hot enough to boil water and create steam. With steam, you can turn a turbine and create electricity. If everywhere on Earth is just a few kilometers away from tapping …
Podcast Transcript When Europeans arrived in the New World in 1492, it was the beginning of a series of events that ws the biggest change in humanity since the discovery of agriculture. The magnitude of those changes wasn’t even known at the time, or even for several centuries after the fact. It has only been …
I won’t beat around the bush. North Cascades is probably the least deserving site I’ve visited in the US to have a national park designation. The primary feature of the park is a dam. Almost everywhere you go in the park you find high voltage electrical lines. It really should be designated as a National …
I don’t think it is an overstatement to say that Mount Rainier is the crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest. Visible from Seattle on a clear day, it dominates the surrounding region. In fact, it is so large that it can also be seen from Portland and from the top of the mountains surrounding Vancouver. …