Curious Insights from History
Episodes
25 episodes
#25 Sweetmeats in Castroville
A good discussion of two guys eating a nice meal and talking about life, wars and noble living.
#24 Greatest Invention
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.
#23 Body Snatchers
A brief discussion of medical advances and the associated darker resources that help with those advances.
#22 Try Something New
A look a a couple of real life examples of trying something new.
#21 Pomp
We start with the arrogance of John Adams. We end with the first amendment.
#20 Pants on Fire
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.
#19 Obvious
It is amazing how looking back some things appear obvious. Yet at the time, no one really noticed.
#18 John Harvey's Mustard Problem
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.
#17 Chivington Massacre
A discussion of a sad day in American history and a man named Silas Soul.
#16 Lynwood
Excessive punishment sometimes results in extreme reaction!
#14 Lee
The definitive word on Civil War monuments. Or at least one opinion on one Civil War hero,
#13 Why a Spy
A Russian Spy from the 80's is discussed. How he did what he did and why.
#12 Dynamite to Peace
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...
#11 The Fasting Cure
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:...
#9 Fully Human
A discussion of slavery and black soldiers during the Civil War.
#7 Brilliant Bottle Washer
The story of a great scientist and his humble beginnings
#5 Dogs Still Have It
A discussion of a characteristic of dogs and Harry Truman
#4 April in the Phillipines
A discussion of the annual reenactment of a famed Explorer.
#3 Duel Disasters
A discussion concerning two disasters. Actually two duel disasters.