The Stoned Ape Podcast with Wes Ranson
The Stoned Ape Podcast is a biweekly podcast that explores and discovers cannabis strains from the Phoenix metro area while also discussing a vast variety of historical topics with host Wes Ranson.
Episodes
14 episodes
13 - The Gregorian Calendar : Back in Time
Today we talk about the Gregorian Calendar. I did want to do an episode on all calendars but that would take multiple episodes...I decided against that. I narrowed it down to our current calendar (in the States and the calendar most countries u...
12 - Disaster Movie : The Making of The Island of Dr. Moreau
Today we talk about the shit show that was, The Island of Dr. Moreau. I was 10 when this movie came to theaters and I remember seeing it. I don't remember how it was completely obvious that no one on screen seemed like they even wanted...
11 - Marilyn Monroe : Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Tonight we talk about Marilyn Monroe. One of the most, if not THE most, famous actresses of all time. Growing up a lot of my friends were into Marilyn but honestly other than liking some photos and watching a few movies, I really didn't know to...
10 - The Odyssey Pt. 2 : Home Sweet Homer
This week we're finishing up Homer's epic The Odyssey . Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey came to theater's a few weeks ago and we felt this was a good time to go over Odysseus' journey. We do eventually plan on doing all the re...
09 - The Odyssey Pt. 1 : Take The Long Way Homer
This week we're doing an epic Homer's Odyssey . Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey comes out in theater's this week and we felt this was a good time to go over Odysseus' journey. We do eventually plan on doing all the remaining e...
08 - The Ptolemaic Dynasty : Walk Like An Egyptian
Today on the Stoned Ape Podcast we'll be talking about the Ptolemaic Dynasty. The last and longest Egyptian dynasty spawned from the result of conquests of Alexander the Great...but how they held on to this dynasty was a little...incesty. After...
07 - Lewis and Clark Pt. 4 : The Long and Winding Road
Spring of 1803, after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, two men set out with a crew of roughly 33 men to see what the country had purchased. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark would captain a group of hunters, trappers, ...
06 - Lewis and Clark Pt. 3 : Sacajawea
Spring of 1803, after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, two men set out with a crew of roughly 33 men to see what the country had purchased. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark would captain a group of hunters, trappers, ...
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05 - Lewis and Clark Pt. 2 : Black Buffalo Soldier
Spring of 1803, after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, two men set out with a crew of roughly 33 men to see what the country had purchased. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark would captain a group of hunters, trappers, ...
04 - Lewis and Clark Pt. 1 : Lewis Boogie
Spring of 1803, after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, two men set out with a crew of roughly 33 men to see what the country had purchased. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark would captain a group of hunters, trappers, ...
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03 - Evolution of Music Pt. 1 : Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Ever wonder where music came from in the first place ? Why we sing ? Music gets deep or not deep at all depending on the sound and how we feel at the time. I played in a few bands when I was younger and it has always been very important to me, ...
02 - Phillip II of Macedonia : Phil It Still
Time to relax and hear a tale... Where did Alexander come from and what made him so great? Some say his father, and I second that notion. Phillip II took his people from near extinction to Greece's first great empire! He was a great diplomat bu...
01 - The Stoned Ape Theory : Fungus Among Us
After reading Terrance McKenna's book "Food of the Gods" it gave me a lot to think about and even more to say. The Stoned Ape Theory has fascinated me since I fist heard about it. Not that I completely agree with all that he hypothesises I do t...
