Things I've Learned While Learning Other Things
An idiosyncratic, eclectic look at all things Human. History, War, Sociology, Music, Sports, Politics (little I hope), Philosophy, Artists, Genius, Literature & More because I can't help myself...The interconnectedness of everything in life is astounding. Or, maybe it's just my brother & me!
Episodes
388 episodes
Ep 388 Captain Ahab, Moby Dick & The Fuhrer
Herman MelvilleThe Great White WhaleCaptain AhabAlbert SpeerObsessionIshmaelCalamityThe Pequot
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Episode 388
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18:11
Ep 387 The Humiliation of Canossa 6/6
Humiliation of CanossaHoly Roman Emperor vs The PopeWormsConcordat at WormsSpiritual Matters vs Affairs of StateThe Rise of the Catholic Church
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Episode 387
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17:04
Ep 386 The Humiliation at Canossa
Humiliation at CanossaNuclear options of the Pope ExcommunicationPope Gregory VII vs Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV
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Episode 386
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20:36
Ep 385 The Humiliation of Canossa 4/6
Henry IV Pope Gregory VIISubmissionHumiliation at CanossaExcommunication as the Nuclear weapon in the Pope's Arsenal
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Episode 385
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25:26
Ep 384 The Humiliation of Canossa 3/6
Pope Gregory excommunicates Henry ivHenry iv deposes the PopeBattle of the titan over Lay InvestitureMy father excommunicates me in MauiGolf at Kapalua Bay Golf Course
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Episode 384
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23:04
Ep 381 The Humiliation of Canossa 2/6
Lay InvestitureThe Gregorian MovementAppointment Powers King or PopeTrump CardInvestiture Crisis 1077
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Episode 381
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22:31
Ep 378 The Humiliation of Canossa 1/6
Pecking Order HypothesisBulliesKick the Big Guy in the nutsThey Want What You GotShow no weakness, it emboldens competitorsDemonstrate Invincibility
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Episode 378
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25:13
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord Jim 2/2
Lord JimJoseph ConradMoral AmbiguityDutyCourage & CowardiceShame lasts forever
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Episode 383
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25:41
Ep 382 Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord Jim 1/2
Lord JimJoseph ConradCourage & CowardiceRights & Duties Abandoning one's duties
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Episode 382
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16:44
Ep 380 The Most Mysterious Manuscript in the World 2
Voynich ManuscriptRoger BaconFamous Art ForgersNavajo LanguageDefying Understanding
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Episode 380
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29:02
Ep 379 The Most Mysterious Manuscript in the World
The Voynich ManuscriptRoger BaconDefies understanding Even British & American Cryptologists can't figure it outEnigma MachineAlan TuringFermat's TheoremAndrew Wiles
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Episode 379
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25:41
I'm The Captain Now! And You Know it Don't Come Easy!
LeadershipDuties & BurdensThe Feeling of Being AloneDuties not to be DelegatedStrict Adherence to Rules & Regulations enhances performanceand Leads To Safety of the MenMorality vs Letter of Law
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Episode 377
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26:29
Can We Trust an Historian who was afraid to have sex with his wife? part 6
Thomas CarlyleJean Paul Sartre16th Century sailorstight assed popesSexual FrustrationElvisMartin Luther
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Episode 376
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21:16
Can We Trust an Historian who was afraid to have sex with his wife? part 5/6
Thomas CarlyleWife Jane WelchJames JoycePubic hair
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Episode 375
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22:21
Can We Trust an Historian who was afraid to have sex with his wife? part 4
Thomas CarlyleHenry KissingerBob Dylan
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Episode 374
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20:08
Can We Trust an Historian who was afraid to have sex with his wife part 3
Thomas CarlyleA boreNightmare at a cocktail partySelf centeredBob Dylan
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Episode 373
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16:26
Nothing is as hot as a smoking Woman
WomenSmokingCultural BansFeminist MovementSigmund Freud's NephewTorches of Freedom Campaign
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Episode 372
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33:55
Can We ever Learn anything from a Historian Who is Afraid to have Sex with His Wife 2/6
Thomas CarlyleThe French RevolutionOpposed abolition of slaveryGreat Man Theory of HistoryRule Britannicaand more...
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Episode 337
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15:32
Can We ever Learn Anything from a Historian Who is Afraid to Have Sex with his Wife 1/6
Thomas CarlylePower, Strength, AuthoritarianismJohn Stuart MillMagnum OpusBurn the ManuscriptTenacityJoseph SmithAnd More...
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Episode 336
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28:17
Wimbledon Champion, War Hero, POW, Nazi Collaborator, Enigma & Redemption 6//6
Jean Borotra19x Grand Slam Winner6x Wimbledon ChampionFrench War Veteran WWI & WWIIPOWCollaborator with the Nazis?French Legion of HonoreeTennis Hall of FameRedemption
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Episode 370
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25:50
Wimbledon Champion, War Hero, POW, Nazi Collaborator, Enigma & Redemption 5/6
Wimbledon Champion Jean BorotraVichy FranceFrench CollaborationShameVengeanceJackbooted Nazis in ParisPayback
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Episode 369
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13:03
Wimbledon Champion, War Hero, POW, Nazi Collaborator, Enigma & Redemption 4/6
Castle ItterWaffan SSUS Troops & Wehrmacht & French POW'sjoin together to fight SS TroopsWeirdest Battle of WWIIJean Borotra saves the dayChaos at WWII's End
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Episode 368
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16:18
Wimbledon Champion, War Hero, POW, Nazi Collaborator, Enigma & Redemption 3/6
Jean BorotraJoseph StalinStalin's SonStalin refuses trade for son with HitlerSachsenhausen Concentration CampCastle Itter in AustriaHigh Profile Prisoners
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Episode 367
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16:23