Curious Insights from History

A good discussion of two guys eating a nice meal and talking about life, wars and noble living.Support the Show.

This is over a year old. I kind of forgot about it. It is my take on interesting inventions and what I believe is the greatest invention of all time. Support the Show.

A brief discussion of medical advances and the associated darker resources that help with those advances.Support the Show.

A look a a couple of real life examples of trying something new.Support the Show.

We start with the arrogance of John Adams. We end with the first amendment.Support the Show.

We discuss the telling of the truth by a pair of famous historical figures. Is lying such a bad thing? Some say telling a few fibs is a normal development. An honest youth might grow up to be not so honest as an adult.Support the Show.

It is amazing how looking back some things appear obvious. Yet at the time, no one really noticed. Support the Show.

This episode is a curious blending of war and medicine. A fascinating start to one branch of cancer treatment. I like it. I hope you will too.Support the Show.

A discussion of a sad day in American history and a man named Silas Soul.Support the Show.

Excessive punishment sometimes results in extreme reaction!Support the Show.

Brief Memorial Day messageSupport the Show.

The definitive word on Civil War monuments. Or at least one opinion on one Civil War hero,Support the Show.

A Russian Spy from the 80's is discussed. How he did what he did and why.Support the Show.

The fascinating story of Alfred Nobel. How he went from dynamite king to originator of the Peace Prize.List of Nobel Prize Winners:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureatesSupport the Show.

Today we talk about a book by Upton Sinclair called The Fasting Cure. It is an old book, but is amazingly modern considering the recent understandings of what fasting can do for health.This is a good general article about water fasting:https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/water-fastingThis is the actual text of The Fasting Cure by Sinclair Lewis:http://apache2.pum.edu.pl/~fasting/upton.pdfThis is an interesting podcast on intermittent fasting: https://www.ihmc.us/stemtalk/episode-79/STEM talk...

Sometime bad events lead to better outcomes.Support the Show.

A discussion of slavery and black soldiers during the Civil War.Support the Show.

A very confident young man and his exploits.Support the Show.

The story of a great scientist and his humble beginningsSupport the Show.

Why it can be an advantage to be an underdog.Support the Show.