General Curiosity
I, Alex Jones (not that one), am generally curious about... well, everything. As a former teacher, I'm still learning, and I want you to follow me on my learning journey and foster your own curiosity.
General Curiosity
Latest Episodes
E23 - America Takes Root: Jamestown and the Famine and Factions of 1608
Jamestown continues to be less “new world opportunity” and more “chaotic group project where everyone hates each other,” as leadership drama, starvation, and wildly bad decisions pile up. John Smith alternates between being the colony’s most ca...
E22 - America Takes Root: Jamestown and Colliding Cultures
**TRIGGER WARNING: discussion of torture/execution around minute marker 58:00-59:30.Today we dive straight into 1607 Jamestown… again– this time focusing less on fort drama and more on those first, messy, fascinating encounters between t...
E21 - America Takes Root: Jamestown and the Hot Mess of 1607
In 1607, Jamestown’s settlers arrived in Virginia after a turbulent voyage, only to face immediate challenges from leadership conflicts, fragile relations with local Algonquian groups, and a harsh environment. Infighting among leaders like Edwa...
E20 - America Takes Root: Jamestown and the Giant Journey West
Today (a day late, I know!) we officially set off on our deep dive into the founding of Jamestown by focusing on the high-stakes, top secret planning and chaotic voyage of 1606–1607. Driven by a desperate need for profit and backed by the newly...
E19 - America Takes Root: Jamestown and the Chaos of Colonization
In this kickoff episode to a deep-dive series following the Jamestown Colony, we introduce the messy, dramatic, and often brutal first two decades of Jamestown—from desperate survival and nonstop infighting to uneasy relationships with the Powh...