On December 16th 1773, colonists in Boston boarded ships at Griffin's wharf and proceeded to dump the cargo of tea into Boston Harbor.  This act, The Boston Tea Party, has become an American cultural touchstone.  We discuss the events leading up to the Tea Party and the event itself in our podcast.

We discuss the story behind The Whistleblower.  Kathryn Bolkovac, a former policewoman, uncovered the involvement of UN peacekeepers in the sex trafficking and exploitation of women in Bosnia in the 90s.  When she raised the alarm within the UN she was ignored and fired. 

We discuss the phenomenon of the Cargo Cult, a brand of apocalyptic cult that sprang up in indigenous societies that were suddenly exposed to industrial cultures during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
 

In December 1978 over $5 million dollars in cash was stolen from Lufthansa at JFK airport.  The crime has gone nominally unsolved, with one primary suspect, Jimmy Burke, who was never arrested for the heist.  Burke and his associates are the subject of the hit film Goodfellas. 

It is thought that Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was inspired by the real life Deacon Brodie, a prominent citizen of Edinburgh that happened to be a burglar and inveterate gambler on the DL.

We discuss the AIDS epidemic and the creation of the largest piece of folk art in the world, the AIDS memorial quilt.

We discuss the history, lore, and possible present whereabouts of the Lost Ark of the Covenant.  Indiana Jones references might or might not be added.

We discuss Leonardo Da Vinci, artist, scientist, engineer, (and stage manager?).  Come learn the backstory and fashion sense of the OG Renaissance Man.

We discuss the history and nuances of  American Barbeque.  Where did it come from?  What types are there?  Why are we so obsessed with it?  Learn all about it on this week's episode.

Today we discuss Gustave, the demon crocodile of Lake Tanganyika in Africa.  Thought to have potentially killed up to 300 people, Gustave has stalked the lake for decades seemingly killing his victims for sport (since many are not eaten).  Listen in and learn more about this serial killer of the reptile variety.