Half True History

In episode 19 of The Devil's in the Details, Pedro Lima hosts our second Substitutes episode, welcoming to the show Kermit Gonzalez and Myke Herlihy from The Obligatory Podcast, and in this episode the fellas talk about Pedro's surgery and recovery, Kermit's fecalphelia, stock prices, cologne talk, buying drugs int he Caribbean, Stan Lee's Blood Pens, Mega Con, professional cosplayers, English accents vs American accents, James Bond movies, Cannonball Run 1 & 2, and more random ridiculousness, so enjoy this episode.

In episode 18 of The Devil's in the Details, Pedro Lima and Dan Parrella are joined by magician and filmmaker Darren Rockwell and Dan tells them all about the history of piracy on the high seas. He discusses how they come from all over, the Golden Age of Piracy in the 1600s, the differences between Buccaneers, Corsairs and Barbary pirates, the Letter of Marque, the difference between a black Jolly Roger and a red Jolly Roger, the different types of Jolly Roger flag designs, walking the plank, Captain Morgan, Captain Avery the Pirate King, Calico Jack, Captain Kidd and his buried treasure and the overly cultivated image and legend of Blackbeard.

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In episode 17 of The Devil's in the Details, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima (and Chris Crespo) all about the Chicago World's Fair of the mid 1890s, and how this one event impacted American culture and business in such a huge way.

In this episode:

First World's Fair in 1851 in Great Britain.

France builds Eiffel Tower for the 1881 World's Fair in Paris.

New Yorkers call Chicago the Windy City because of the boastfulness of Chicagoans planning the 1894 World's Fair.

Jackson Park is created.

Nikola Tesla is hired.

Neo-Classicism design aesthetics.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sets up shop across the street.

Saul Bloom, inventer of the Midway.

George Ferris and the Ferris Wheel.

The Popularization of ragtime.

Elias Disney survives working as a builder, goes home and tells his grandkids about the Fair.

Firsts/Inventions includes the people mover, cream of wheat, the zipper, the dishwasher, the hamburger, the penny press machine, Wrigley gum.

In episode 16 on The Devil's in the Details, Dan Parrella and Pedro Lima welcome back to the show stand up comic Ken Miller and Dan talks to Pedro and Ken about Black History in America, which includes Jim Crow and Sambo cartoons, Thomas Rice, the Civil Rights Movement, W. E. B. Du Bois, the all black newspaper called The Crisis, MLK, JFK, and LBJ, segregation, the importance of the 1960s and the four iterations of the Ku Klux Klan.

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In episode 15 of The Devil's in the Details, Dan Parrella and Pedro Lima are joined by first time guest and stand up comedian Ken Miller, and Dan tells Pedro and Ken about the history of Africa, which includes their reliance on oral history, the Kingdom of Aksum, Ethiopia's continued dominance against Italy and other wanna be European invaders, Liberia, South Africa and apartheid, donations to African-centric charities, Cecil Rhodes and the De Beers corporation, Africans selling other Africans in the slave trade, and history's wealthiest person Mansa Musa, ruler of Mali. Also Ken tells us stories about spending time in Uganda.

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In episode 14 of The Devil's in the Details, Dan Parrella and Pedro Lima welcome to the show professional wrestler Serpentico, and in this episode Serpentico tells Dan and Pedro all about growing up within the wrestling industry and he's forged his career for years, and Dan talks about how professional wrestling started in 1830s France.

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In this episode, Pedro Lima and Dan Parrella are back from the Christmas break and they ease into 2018 with a quick recap of Trump 2017, Korean beef, Amazon customer service, The Disaster Artist, the UCF Knights, and lots and lots of talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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In episode 12, Dan Parrella breaks down the history of Christmas to Pedro Lima, explaining how Coca-Cola made Santa Claus as we know him, Macy's versus Gimble's caused Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Krampus, how December 25th was chosen as the day for the holiday, when gifts and trees were introduced as traditions, and much more!

In episode 11, Dan Parrella breaks down the history of Christianity to Pedro Lima, getting into the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, the Roman Empire's use of Christianity, the addition of Christian holidays in order to boost morale among believers, the birth of the concept of confession and original sin, and more!

In episode 10, Dan Parrella and Pedro Lima welcome back guest Ryan V., and in this episode Dan talks about the Roaring 20's...the 1620's, that is! Hear about the real history of Puritanism and Thanksgiving in America, and how the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock reverberated all the way up to and through the Salem Witch Trials. Good times!

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