Check it out! Mr. Beardyman has done a write-up about the podcast. Not bad. I’m very happy to see that there are people still listening to the podcast. I wish I had more time to create new episodes, but as it is I barely have enough time to write this post.
History on air is hosted by Jason Watts and he is a amateur historian. He does a good job in researching all of his topics and also provides all the relevant sources/links to all of his podcasts. The sound quality of the podcasts are somewhat poor in the first few episodes though over time it improves thanks to a investment on a decent microphone…
How very sad! I didn’t know about Jon-Erik Hexum’s terrible death, that S posted in the comments. For those who also don’t know here is the exerpt from Wikipedia:
On October 12, 1984, between filming scenes on the set of Cover Up, Hexum was critically wounded after he placed a .44 Magnum prop gun loaded with blanks to his temple and pulled the trigger. The accident happened during the filming of a scene where Hexum’s character (Mac Harper) was supposed to unload a handgun and replace the bullets with blanks—as the script required. The shooting was, however, delayed due to a technical difficulty and Hexum fell asleep on the set. Hexum awoke approximately fifteen minutes later and, realizing the scene was still not ready to be shot, began playing with the gun. Police later reported that Hexum had been playing Russian roulette, having loaded three empty cartridges and two blanks into the cylinder. He eventually placed the gun to his head and, after saying, “Let’s see if I’ve got one for me!” pulled the trigger.
This past Sunday (4/25) AMERICA THE STORY OF US premiered on History at 9/8c. This epic 12-part series is a grand cinematic vision of how this country was built. AMERICA THE STORY OF US focuses on the people, ideas and events that built American nation, covering 400 years of American history. New episodes will air every Sunday through Memorial Day. Buy on iTunes.
Seen in the center of the image is the ABRAHAM CRIJNSSEN, covered in branches and made to look like an island. The captain of the vessel did this to evade capture after the battle of the Java Sea in Feb. 1942 during WWII. They went right through Japanese naval lines in this disguise.
Take this quiz and see how your Olympic knowledge stacks up. Let me know if you want more quizzes like this in the future by posting your comment at the bottom of this post.
have just found your podcast and site. Enjoying the 3 I have heard so far – Rosa Luxemburg, Bobby Kennedy and Dien Bien Phu. I’m a History teacher in the Uk and have recommended it to my students too.
Keep it up.
Neil
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have just found your podcast and site. Enjoying the 3 I have heard so far – Rosa Luxemburg, Bobby Kennedy and Dien Bien Phu. I’m a History teacher in the Uk and have recommended it to my students too.
I recently found this short audio clip on This I Believe. Here is a short description below. Follow the link to listen to the audio.
President Harry Truman explains the beliefs that influenced his two decades of public service, and he encourages Americans to correct the remaining imperfections in our democracy. [This I Believe]
Did you know you might have been sitting next to a person with a gun on your last flight? What if I told you they had that gun on the flight legally. Air Marshals have been flying with us since 1963. On 9/11/2001 there were only 33 Federal Air Marshals active. Now, although the official number is classified, the number is believed to be in the thousands. The current budget for Air Marshals is 800 million annually. Federal air marshals rollup under the TSA.
How many terrorists did the FAMs stop with this $800 million? Zero, according to a CNN Special Investigation (though agents did make four arrests last year – which averages some $200 million per arrest). OC Register
Read more about the federal air marshal program at wikipedia.
