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The Unlikely Lawrence of Arabia

April 12, 2024 06:00 - 7 minutes - 5.36 MB

In the late 1980s, a shocking discovery was made. What was found was north of Kansas City, about 45-to 50 feet below a corn field. A mule. A mule in its harness and still tied to a rail. Due to the depth of the find, and the lack of oxygen, the deceased mule was quite well-preserved. Along with this mule was found about 200 tons of various supplies. Food items of all types, clothing, simple farm equipment, and even fine and intact China. Was this poor mule responsible for transporting 200 ...

The Curse of the Goat Head

April 05, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes - 7.61 MB

There are many things in our natural world that should be feared – or at least respected. But then, there are those things which are feared – and probably don’t need to be. And then, there is the stuff that looks harmless, but you find out it is lying to you. The one you really need to look out for. The true torturer of man and beast. It is the ‘Southern European Puncture Vine’. This nasty little bit of fauna is a cute, low-lying, green, succulent looking, and kinda leafy little sucker, wit...

Saturn, Jupiter and Mars; and the Black Death

March 29, 2024 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.48 MB

In the 14th century, as soon as someone complained of a headache, they became suspect. This might be accompanied by fever and chills. Then the tongue might begin to swell, and turn a white-ish color. The lymph nodes would swell. Finally, black and purple spots began to appear on the skin. And when they did, the outcome was all but certain – death would follow in a week or less. This was a very real and agonizing reality for those who contracted the Black Death, and those who lost loved on...

Lost History: Whatever Happened?

March 22, 2024 06:00 - 7 minutes - 4.92 MB

It is impressive the volumes of information we have on history. The history of our Nation, our civilization, and our world. Incredible that we can look back hundreds of years and identify, with genealogical records, a single precious but unremarkable person. But sadly, even in our contemporary world, there are those who have lived and died – and there is no record…no one knows they ever existed. Recording the now, and holding on to it for reference – looking back on the documentation of t...

Nellie Bly

March 15, 2024 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.4 MB

Inspired by the 1873 Jules Vern fiction novel, Around the World in 80 Days, Bly decided to make a quick trip around the world herself – with the goal of besting that 80 day benchmark. In 1889 Bly set out from Hoboken, New Jersey. She traveled light. Her only luggage was a small bag – and no change of clothing. Throughout the journey she used the transportation modes of the day as they were available; including trains, ships, horses, the rickshaw, sampan, and even a burro. Finally, she arr...

Tank Man

March 08, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MB

You are supposed to forget Tank Man. It’s A true story that many have never heard – but everyone should have. A story that stirs up disagreement, controversy, and conspiracy theories. A story where much of the truth has been lost. Because that’s the way they want it. You’ve heard of Batman, Superman, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and several other mythical superheroes who have appeared in popular culture for almost a century now. They began their lives as comic book hero’s, and went on t...

The Pigeon Guided Missile

March 01, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes - 4.49 MB

Two of the greatest challenges in war are (1) getting your weapon to hit what you are aiming at, and (2) destroying what you hit. Over time, great improvements have been made in the boom part. Well tested and proven explosives, fuses, and triggers have made assuring the ‘bang’ part of a weapon is quite predictable. Thus, if you could put the bomb somewhere close, there was a good chance the target was destroyed. Refining the accuracy part – hitting what you are aiming at - has been an i...

Syndrome K: The Rare Malady That Prevented Death

February 23, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes - 4.82 MB

In 1943, the Nazi’s had taken brutal control of Rome, Italy – as a result of the fall of Mussolini earlier in the summer. And the Nazi’s were systematically emptying the Jewish ghetto’s, and shipping the former residents in railroad box cars to concentration camps and their deaths. Somehow, a few slipped away, and took refuge in Fatebenefratelli Hospital, on a tiny island in the middle of Romes Tiber river – situated just across from one of the Jewish Ghettos. And at the hospital, these re...

How Did We Ever Survive: A Tale of Surgeons, Barbers, and Gossips

February 16, 2024 17:00 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MB

Things Change - The past is full of Surprises - And the future will be too... For Example: In the past, the barber shop was the place where there was always someone with some high quality and sharp instruments and good, steady hands. (Still is) But not so long ago at the barber shop, you could be a spectator to a tooth extraction – Minor surgeries – And if you were really lucky, maybe even an amputation! There wasn’t much else going on, so yes – this kind of stuff drew a crowd of onlooker...

Mongolian Wrestling Royalty: The Tale of an Astounding Competitor

February 09, 2024 23:00 - 7 minutes - 4.96 MB

A uniuqe story of a character you ought to know, but you probably don't. THere is a twist to this story that will suprize you. Khutulun, a remarkable Mongolian warrior, horseman, and undefeated wrestler, was a great-grandchild of Genghis Khan. Born to Kaidu Khan, a descendant of the third son of Genghis Khutulun, born sometime around 1260 AD. And raised with 14 brothers. When they were young, they spent their time riding, perfecting their skills with the bow, fighting, and learning the ar...

Tradition, British Battle Tanks, and a Cup of Tea

February 02, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes - 4.53 MB

Did you know that every British tank, from WW2 on, has a tea kettle in it? The British and their tea have a powerful relationship. It is part of a well-known and celebrated cultural institution. The Brits discovered tea hundreds of years ago, during the early 1600s, in China. And – over the centuries - for many, it has become a defining element of being British. And this tradition is one they have shared worldwide. Afternoon tea was customarily accompanied by polite and positive convers...

Benjamin Franklin, the Serial Killer?

January 26, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes - 5.18 MB

In 1998 a discovery of over 1200 bones and fragments in a 3-foot by 3-foot basement room. The bones were discovered during a renovation of the home by a workman – who noticed a thighbone sticking up out of the ground. Their location: 36 Craven Street, London. A home in which Benjamin Franklin boarded for several years prior to the American Revolution. At that time the home belonged to Margaret Stevenson and her daughter Polly. The police became involved as a matter of policy. And the autho...

How Chaos is Balance: A Life Lesson From Cats

January 19, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes - 5.26 MB

Cats have a strong presence in human society and in our history. The Cat held a sacred place with the Pharaohs in Egyptian history. The pagans also looked upon the cat with great respect. But there was a time in history when that balance between humans and felines was destabilized – and it didn’t go well for the humans. In one interpretation of events, beginning in the early 1200s, the cat found itself on the wrong side of Pope Gregory the 9th. He had a real problem with felines. Most espe...

How to Get Ahead by Doing as Little as Possible

January 12, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes - 4.04 MB

What happened? How did Brailsford turn things around for the British Cycling Team such that a very marginal group of blokes on bikes progressed to true and legitimate competitors. And then to the topping of the cycling throne? In a word – he didn’t do much. https://hbr.org/2015/10/how-1-performance-improvements-led-to-olympic-gold https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/oct/20/marginal-gains-tarnished-bradley-wiggins-dave-brailsford https://www.limelight.consulting/hub/articles...

Disinformation and Misinformation: The Fine Art of Exaggeration

January 05, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes - 5.4 MB

It was Sunday night, October 30th, 1938, when we first learned that aliens had invaded at Grover's Mill in New Jersey. This report came over the radio airwaves on the CBS Mercury Radio Theater on the Air. According to the news dispatches aired, local law enforcement was informed, and curious folks had come to look. The local radio station arrived with a reporter who was able to report live from the scene to describe everything. The first alien spacecraft crashed into the surface of the ear...

The Tiny Lady Who Beat Up a 700 Pound Polar Bear

December 29, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes - 4.74 MB

What do you think? If you put a five-foot nothin’, less than 100 lb. woman armed with only her bare hands, up against a full-grown, 700 pound hungry polar bear, who would win the fight? If one were to match any human up against a polar bear, the human would have little to no chance of surviving. Unless the human has a high-powered rifle, a sufficient amount of ammo, and can hit what they are aiming at. It did not turn out as expected when one polar bear made a bad choice and skulked into...

Invisible Realities that Ruin Your Life

December 22, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutes - 5.67 MB

Have you ever noticed someone who just looks very different? Maybe it’s a noticeable scar, or strange hair color, or that they are just really out of place, or odd. Worse yet, have you paid attention to the proclamation of some ‘authoritative expert’ that a particular physical attribute is a true sign of beauty? … Then looked in the mirror to see if you possess it? Or worse, done the mirror check to look for what someone else told you was unattractive. Our society has moved to a point wh...

JAT Flight 367 and the Wrong Vesna

December 15, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.72 MB

At 3:15 PM on January 26th, 1972, fight 367, a DC-9, took off from Copenhagen. About 45 minutes later, everything changed for the 28 passengers and crew. Vesna Vulovik ( Vez-nah Vah-low-vek) was in a place she wasn’t intended to be. But her employer got her mixed up with a different Vesna on the roster. She could have declined the assignment from JAT Airways, the Yugoslavian State airline, where she worked as a flight attendant. But, Vesna Vulovik decided to take the mistaken assignment, ...

Louie Louie: The Audio Rorschach (Inkblot) Test

December 08, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutes - 5.9 MB

There are a few songs that have lyrics that nobody seems to be able to decipher. And, you might be surprised to find out just how ridiculously far efforts to find their meanings went. We’re not necessarily talking those songs that have a word or two, here or there, that you can’t quite figure out. Because, there are those where you can understand every word – but the message is an enigma. Even when super fans can tell you they know what the words Truly mean. Perha...

Interpreting Chaos: Your Mindset Revealed in Ambiguous Lyrics

December 08, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutes - 5.9 MB

There are a few songs that have lyrics that nobody seems to be able to decipher. And, you might be surprised to find out just how ridiculously far efforts to find their meanings went. We’re not necessarily talking those songs that have a word or two, here or there, that you can’t quite figure out. Because, there are those where you can understand every word – but the message is an enigma. Even when super fans can tell you they know what the words Truly mean. Perha...

The USS Utah at Pearl Harbor 54 Men and a Baby

December 01, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutes - 5.47 MB

There are occasions when the stars align and bring a little light to even a difficult circumstance. Sometimes it hard for us to see. We get lost in the problem at hand. We focus on righting the wrong. Or, we might just walk away trying to forget the whole thing. But, if and when, we turn and take it in – as it is – there is often a sparkle of brilliance to be found. This is just such a story. At the end of this episode, you’ll hear one of the lesser known, and more poignant aspects, of what...

The Undefeated Corn Stalk Army of Lewe’s Delaware: A True Story from the War of 1812

November 24, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes - 4.58 MB

There are times when people are faced with very difficult problems. And the way they choose to deal with their challenges provide lessons for us to learn from. And as this story concludes, you’ll learn a laudable lesson from our history from a lesser-known moment during the War of 1812. The people of the Town of (lou-uhs), spelled Lewes, Delaware, found themselves in quite a pickle. It was April 6th, 1813. A sizeable British flotilla arrived off the coast. They dropped anchor and fire...

What Do You Do When Your Aircraft is Melting?: A Few Thoughts About Impossible Choices

November 17, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutes - 5 MB

On occasion, you have to make a choice – and the options are all bad. Sometimes this is because you have gotten yourself into a mess – other times the mess finds you. And there are situations when it doesn’t really matter – all heck just breaks loose. What do you-do when the only choices left are bad ones? It was early in the afternoon of October 3rd, 1967, and a B-52 bomber had risen from a runway in the deserts of California. This was not your average B-52. It was still that enormou...

The Science of Sentiment

November 10, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutes - 3.9 MB

Have you ever experienced one of those tender moments that hit you right in the “feels” - as they say? A time when great love, compassion, care, or concern just grabs your heart. On occasion, that feeling tickles your eyes, and tears escape. You might even notice a glow, or a sense of stepping out of time for a moment. There is an expression that describes it well – and there is a reality of the human anatomy that ties the emotional and the physical together. Stick around for a few minutes...

Shocking Truth: How Heartstrings Impact Your Happiness

November 10, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutes - 3.9 MB

Have you ever experienced one of those tender moments that hit you right in the “feels” - as they say? A time when great love, compassion, care, or concern just grabs your heart. On occasion, that feeling tickles your eyes, and tears escape. You might even notice a glow, or a sense of stepping out of time for a moment. There is an expression that describes it well – and there is a reality of the human anatomy that ties the emotional and the physical together. Stick around for a few minutes...

An Auto Accident that Almost Changed the Whole World

November 03, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.35 MB

Every once in a while, a critical event occurs. Something happens, and the possible outcomes are thrown into the air to decide how history will be written. For example, It’s a snowy night. And a man was driving home. The streets were wet and slick. The air cold. Between the wet and the car's dim headlights, his ability to see in front of him was poor. He saw a dark figure just ahead of him and hit the brakes then, almost simultaneously, a thump. Not one of those thumps where a chuck of i...

The Hole in the Storm: Discovering Direction Amidst Chaos

October 27, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes - 6 MB

Have you ever been in one of those situations? You know… You are trying to get somewhere, or accomplish a task, or find an answer … and you just feel lost, or blind. So, you stop and look for help. You try to comprehend where you are, and how to get where you need to be. But all you learn is that you can not remain where you are. So, you just keep pressing forward (or pressing in the direction that seems like forward) with no idea if you’ll find what you are looking for. This analogous sto...

Happy to Hear About Your Bad Luck: A Tale About Finding Home

October 27, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes - 6 MB

Have you ever been in one of those situations? You know… You are trying to get somewhere, or accomplish a task, or find an answer … and you just feel lost, or blind. So, you stop and look for help. You try to comprehend where you are, and how to get where you need to be. But all you learn is that you can not remain where you are. So, you just keep pressing forward (or pressing in the direction that seems like forward) with no idea if you’ll find what you are looking for. This analogous sto...

An Antique's Heroic Journey: Truck 16 at the Pentagon on September 11th

October 20, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MB

In 1955 a beautiful fire truck was manufactured in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This Mack model B-85 was a ladder truck and was of course the classic red. Like any classy red vehicle from the 1950s – it was, of course, a convertible! And to offset its bright red color, the truck had silver chrome bumpers, shiny silver chrome sirens, an old-fashioned signal bell mounted at the left front, and red lights all around. It is the kind of rig you could easily imagine dashing to the rescue with a Dal...

The Explosive Scam Spawned by a Lethal Lust for Money

October 13, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes - 6.05 MB

On occasion, society celebrates the Anti-Hero. You know, the one who catches the imagination as a romantic rebel, or the scam artist that takes advantage of the ‘evil’ rich. Characters like the noble Robin Hood or the affable scoundrel who sold the Eiffel Tower (twice). This is not one of those stories. The story begins with a novelty item, the Golf Ball Finder, called the “Gopher”. The item has a plastic pistol grip with a telescoping metal antenna sticking out in front of it, which sw...

The Accidental Voyage of the Fastest Man-Made Object: 50 Years and it is Still Missing

October 06, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MB

5 Decades ago a man-made object was propelled through the atmosphere, to who knows where, faster than any other article – ever. This thing was traveling so rapidly, nobody even saw it go, and nobody knows wear it is now. Might be somewhere here on earth, might be in orbit, might even be on its merry way though the cosmos like the voyager space probes. But it’s not communicating to anyone where it’s going, or if it will ever come back. What is this thing? You might ask. A muscle car. ...

The True Heroics of G.I. Joe: An Astonishing Story of a Flighty Birdbrain

September 29, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.81 MB

There is a remarkable icon in the collective consciousness of America. The all-American soldier who was brave, patriotic, strong, and relentless against all odds. It is the outstanding Character G.I. Joe. G.I. Joe – what a man. What an action figure to fuel the imaginations of little kids. Here is the unlikely story of hero G.I. Joe the true hero whose courage and daring on the battlefield, during the battles of World War 2, is truly worthy of the legendary reputation. G.I. Joe beca...

Forty Years of Failed Assassination Attempts on Fidel Castro: 638 Scheme’s that Failed

September 22, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.31 MB

You’ve heard the idiom, “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”. There is wisdom in this idea, of never giving up. But, on occasion, the value of such dedication is in what you learn from the effort in trying to succeed – though success may not be achievable. Here is an Example. In the late 1950s, Cuba, an island nation just a few miles south of Florida, in the United States, was in the throes of a revolution led by a man named Fidel Castro. Up until that time, Cuba had been quit...

The End of James Harrison’s 60-Year Legacy: Why He Stopped Saving Lives

September 15, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.83 MB

James Harrison had been doing it for over 60 years. In that time, he has done it over eleven hundred times. And on the 11th of May 2018, at age 81, he did it for the last time. What did he do? It was no big deal, he just quietly saved over 2.4 million lives. And then he stopped. Hang on to the end to find out why he stopped executing his live saving sideline. This is the story of how it started - and ended. We've Got A New YouTube Channel - Watch, listen and most definitely subscribe a...

Sleeping Beauty of Sweden: The Astonishing Tale of Karolina Ollsen

September 08, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes - 4.04 MB

Ever had one of those mornings when you just didn’t want to get out of bed? Ever felt like you’d like to just lie down and sleep for a few days? Ever had to face a tough situation and wished you could just go take a nice nap and not wake up until the issue has passed? I would have to say yes to all three – Sleep is one of the best ways I know to end a busy day. And it can be such a wonderful escape. Not only that, sleep is necessary for humans. Good sleep promotes healing and recovery ...

A Lesson in Perfection: The Perspective of a Child

September 01, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.55 MB

To help direct his boys' attention during church services, his dad gave him some paper, and a few crayons, and encouraged him to create a picture. The boy did his best. But still, he wiggled and squirmed and just kept talking – as quietly as he could - to the characters he was placing on the paper - and his dad, who watched patently over him. Apparently whispering was not something the boy was familiar with. When the picture was finished, he excitedly showed it to his father, and pointed...

Annie Oakley and Another Perfect Shot: How She Missed a Chance to Change the World

August 25, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes - 5.64 MB

You’ve heard of the ‘Butterfly Effect'. That suggestion that proposes that if a butterfly flaps its wings in Colorado in just the right way, at just the right moment, it sets off a potential set of subtle events – a chain reaction if you will, that causes a hurricane to blow ashore in Georgia a month later. Annie Oakley experienced one of those butterfly effect incidents. It happened in a fraction of a second, she made a perfect rick shot that everyone walk safely away from. But if she ...

The Hidden History of Calculus: How a Monk Almost Erased its Brilliance

August 18, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.21 MB

Seems nostalgic for some, outright joyful for others, but for a few – it is a time of overwhelming stress and foreboding. Not for everyone, mind you, but for some, the fear is real – but not for the reason you might think. The fear – it comes from having to engage in… Dare I say it? … Calculus. That’s right, I said it, Calculus. So some of you will be dealing with the logic of ill-logical-ness (did I just make up a word there?) That’s right – you're going to be grappling with Binomial...

World War 3 and the Bear: A Cold War Tale of Mistaken Identity

August 11, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes - 5.34 MB

It was October 1962 and the world was on edge. The US military was on high alert, everyone thought nuclear annihilation could happen at any moment. Schools were teaching children to ‘Duck and Cover’ under their desks in the event of an atomic blast. People were digging holes, and pouring concrete in their backyards. Not to build pools, but instead to build a personal fallout shelters - and then quickly filling them with survival supplies. It was the Height of the ‘Cuban Missal Crisis’. US...

The Truth Paradox: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Age of Information

August 04, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.47 MB

We live in an amazing time of electric cars, space travel for tourists, telephones in everyone pocket with which we instantaneously speak to some on the other side of the world, satellite navigation that can brings us within inches of any point on the globe, instant access to a volume of information even the Great Library of Alexandria would be envious of. Notice I said information – didn’t identify that information as factual or true. And, yes, we are talking about the internet, the World...

Staff Sergeant Reckless: The Unlikely Hero of the Korean War

July 28, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.79 MB

The Career of Staff Sergeant Reckless with the United States Marines Corps began in 1952. This soldiers' heritage went back to an unlikely origin – Mongolia. A bit smaller than most but smart, tough, and fast. Sgt Reckless was proven in battle during the Korean War. Reckless was assigned to a Recoilless Rifle Platoon, Anti-Tank Company, in the fifth Marine Regiment, and took on responsibilities in what we now call “logistics”. The Sgt moved supplies and ammunition to the front and evacua...

From Taxi Driver to Visionary: A Tale of Vision, Wealth, and Making Dreams a Reality

July 21, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.34 MB

I had the privilege of listening to a few of the experiences and insights of an extraordinary man. A man whom most are probably not very familiar with. His Name is Raja Dhaliwal. 10 years or so ago, Raj was a taxi driver. He was working long hours in a one of the larger cities in Canada, hauling folk to and from the airport. Raj is generally quiet, very respectful, and kind. Raj was not born in Canada – he emigrated there to find a better life. Raj has olive skin, a long full beard, an...

Radioactive Toothpaste - The Deceptive World of Irium: A Tale of Toothpaste, Lies, and Radioactivity

July 14, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MB

Ever heard of the element Iruim? Sounds kind of dangerous, right? Like uranium, plutonium, and other radioactive stuff. Well, I’m here to tell you that Irium is most definitely a thing, or at least it was when it was introduced about 100 years ago – but - not a real thing. Back in the early part of the ‘Atomic Age’ folks were impressed by the thought of a gently glowing substance filled with an innate energy all its own. Radioactive materials began finding their way into all kinds of t...

Its Not the Thing You Think

July 07, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes - 5.19 MB

This episode includes three very short stories. One about a fish, a second about a screwdriver, and a third about coins and penny candy. These subjects may seem random, and unrelated. However, each of these tiny tales have a few notions we could learn from. And together, they can teach a single highly valuable principle. https://youtu.be/m8KB25mpC7s **BIG NEWS: **An Ounce is now on YouTube! Begging for subscribers right now to get us up and recognized in the "algorithm". Or you can st...

Smashing Flowers

June 30, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes - 5.08 MB

An Interview with Anne Jensen, the mother of 3, who has some great insights on teaching children with a short attention span important lessons about life. We've Got A New YouTube Channel - Watch, listen and most definitely subscribe and share!

Ugly Laws

June 23, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes - 4.98 MB

Ever been bothered by the emerging problems in society. You know, that latest stupid fad, the ridiculous clothes some choose to wear - or the way they wear them, or the behavior that was once considered rude that is now commonplace – or the once polite gesture now considered rude. Or, sometimes it’s just keeping things around town cleaned up a little. You might think to yourself, ‘somebody needs to do something - there ought to be a law against that’. Sure – who hasn’t thought that? In...

A Cacophony in Connecticut

June 16, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.91 MB

Over two and a half centuries ago, when the early settlers had just begun building their lives in the wilds of Windham, Connecticut, a highly discordant event took place. It all started on a summer's night, in June 1754. Most of the 250 or so residents of the little hamlet had retired for the night. The worries of raising crops, keeping food on the table, and staying safe from the Indians were ever present. But life in the colonies was not for the slacker or the faint of heart. So, sweet s...

Death By Kisses

June 09, 2023 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.28 MB

George Spencer Millet was a young man with promise. This blond-haired boy with ruddy cheeks turned the girls heads, even at the tender age of 15. George was a bright boy, a little quiet, but active and ambitious. George was involved with his church. He had even secured employment as an office boy at the Metropolitan Life building, and was “adopted” by the young ladies in the stenography pool, who just love his smile and affable quiet demeanor. Unfortunately for young George, even with a...

The Straw Hat Riot

June 02, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes - 4.87 MB

There are a lot of reasonable things one might get angry about, even a little riled up – but, rioting over a straw hat? Sounds like this something that took place at a county fair someplace? Somewhere they imbibe in a bit of moon-shine perhaps? Nope – This happened in a place where they take fashion seriously. It happened in September 1922 – In one of the great centers of civilization - New York City. Yep – Ok of all the things that might cause a ruckus, ok – more than a ruckus, a ...

The Monster Who Ate Everything

May 26, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes - 5.39 MB

Have you ever watched one of those old Sci-Fi Movies? Like the one where the ants become gigantic because of nuclear radiation, or the one where aliens’ invade. Or how ‘bout this one – The Blob, with Steve McQueen, where a green gelatinous blob from outer space arrives and grows bigger as it devours everything – and then everything changes and the crisis passes – and life goes on in spite of the losses. What if something like that really happened. Well, believe it or not – it has. At ...

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