Nov 17
481 - Go Ask Alice: When a Fake Diary Helped Launch a Real War on Drugs
<p>In 1971, Go Ask Alice shocked parents across America - marketed as the real diary of a teenage girl swallowed alive by drugs, addiction, and death. Terrified moms and dads bought the book by the millions, used it to police their kids, and fueled a cultural panic that helped ju ... Show More
2h 58m
Nov 14
Short Suck #45: The Great Molasses Flood
<p>On January 15th, 1919, a massive molasses tank in Boston’s North End burst, unleashing a 25-foot wall of sticky destruction that toppled buildings, derailed trains, and killed 21 people while injuring scores more. Today, we follow the harrowing rescues, the landmark class-acti ... Show More
58m 8s
Jan 2022
#113: The Wrong Side of History (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
<p>In this 113th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.</p><p> </p><p>This week, we talk about Omicron, Covid, and how public policy has failed to change in lig ... Show More
1h 26m
Jan 2021
David Roll on What We Can Learn from General George Marshall
<p>On today’s podcast, Ryan and historian David Roll discuss his most recent book <a href='https://geni.us/q0ENcAs'><em>George Marshall: Defender of the Republic</em></a><em>,</em> the most magnificent moment in American history, the moral obligation to remove confederate statues ... Show More
1h 7m
Apr 2021
The Underdogs Who Outraced The Nazis
Beating Nazis in a racecar sounds like the plot of a ’90s action movie-- but it’s actually straight out of real life. Today on Past Gas, the story of how a band of determined outsiders, led by Lucy Schell, prevailed over Hitler in Formula racing, infuriating the Fuhrer and handin ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2022
#122 Retroactive Cancelation & Rights of Passage (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
<p>In this 122nd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.</p><p> </p><p>This week, we discuss cancellation for being woke, and for being medically woke. We discus ... Show More
1h 46m
Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its allies established more than 44,000 concentration camps, sub-camps, and various incarceration sites. And they would use these camps, along with roving murder squads, to kill roughly six million European Jews. Why did they do it? And how did they carry out this horrible plan? These horrifying questions are answered ... Show More
<p>On today’s special episode of the Daily Stoic podcast, Ryan talks at <a href="https://www.yoursoulsearch.org/courses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Edith Egar's workshop</a> about 4 stoic quotes to get us through the new year. Dr. Eger’s story as a Holocau ... Show More
