Category: InfoBlast: A Brief History Podcast
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InfoBlast #14: The Mason Family
A man who never knew his father stumbles upon a YouTube video of an old game show that sets into motion a wild ride of discoveries about the man–and family–he never knew, including a true crime political killing of a journalist linked to future President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Box 13 Scandal of Southeast […]
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InfoBlast #13: The First Amendment
The guys hope you had a great 4th of July, as Nick and Rob are graciously joined by constitutional lawyer (!) and podcaster, Joel Oster, to discuss the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and attempt to set some common, modern misunderstandings straight. Joel and the guys primarily focus on the freedom of religion before […]
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InfoBlast #12: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty (Roman History)
After a brief hiatus, Nick and Rob are back and introducing a bunch of new guests for the remainder of the year! Today’s guest is Dylan James Quarles who is on to talk about Roman History, specifically the early rulers of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty that go from Caesar to Nero. We had a (Rome)blast talking […]
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InfoBlast #11: Guns and the Second Amendment
After the recent shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, Nick and Rob take a little diversion to speak about the (unbiased) history of guns and the second amendment in the United States. It’s a longer episode, but there’s a lot to discuss, even looking at an abridged version. Note on Sources: A bulk […]
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InfoBlast #10: Cats
Rob returns just in time for the 10th episode to listen to Nick talk all about the history of domesticated cats, which started millions of years ago, ties into witches, religion, the plague, and the Internet! What else in the world can do all that?
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InfoBlast #9: Coca-Cola
Nick is joined by Larry Jorgensen, author of “The Coca-Cola Trail: People and Places in the History of Coca-Cola,” as well as “Return to the Coca-Cola Trail,” all of which and more can be found at thecocacolatrail.com. Larry talks all about the history of Coca-Cola, its bottling history, and the brand’s extensive connections to our […]
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InfoBlast #8: Female Priests In The Catholic Church
This is a special episode, as Nick is joined by Margaret Mary O’Connor, author of “Scandal in the Shadows: The Original Priest, Mother Mary.” Margaret Mary teaches Nick all about the history of female priests in the Catholic Church, including its origins all the way back to Mary, Mother of Jesus, followed by a discussion […]
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InfoBlast #7: April Fool’s Day
Today, just in time, we dive into the origin and consequences of April Fools’ Day and stories of its worldwide celebrations before delving into a more moral discussion of celebrating the holiday itself.
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InfoBlast #6: Mystery Science Theatre 3000
While Nick is away, Jason Soto takes over as substitute teacher to join Rob on the Satellite of Love, where Jason divulges the full history of MST3K. And it’s a bit long. So brace yourselves… it’s movie time. (And please, stay through the end and even after the closing song for some bonus audio.)
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InfoBlast #5: Dr. Suess
Today, in honor of his birthday, we dive into the life of one Theodor “Ted” Geisel, the man who would become Dr. Seuss. It also includes a Nick speed read of “Fox in Socks.” Oh, and Rob didn’t know who he was learning about at first.
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