Half True History

In episode 9 of The Devil's in the Details, Dan Parrella and Pedro Lima are joined by their friend Ryan, and in this week's lesson, Dan explains communism and socialism and why both are seemingly so hated in the United States of America.

Pre-lesson banter includes (but is not limited to):

The early podcasting days with Ryan V.

Sesame Place.

Kevin Spacey, Louis CK and Steven Seagal.

The Lesson:

Why are Communists hated more than Nazis in America?

Origins of socialism in the Roman Empire.

"The Obligation of the Nobles" in Medieval Europe.

The Second Agricultural Revolution and the Birth of the Middle Class.

Socialism in America in the 19th Century leads to "progressivism in the 1900s.

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In episode 8 of The Devil's in the Details, Pedro Lima and Dan Parrella welcome back guest instructor Nick Unthank, co-host of the Youtube series Fright Fight, and in part 2 of a 2 part series, Dan and Nick talk about the history of the horror genre in Hollywood, managing to get all the way up to the 80's, sort of, before running out of time. Expect part III down the road.

Discussed in this episode:

Cold War and Radiation based horror of the 1950's.

The Birth of TV Creature Features.

William Castle, schlockmeister.

1960's horror and Peeping Tom leading to Psycho.

Night of the Living Dead.

The Exorcist.

Rosemary's Baby.

Bob Clark's Silent Night, Deadly Night.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

JAWS.

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In episode 7 of The Devil's in the Details, Pedro Lima and Dan Parrella welcome guest instructor Nick Unthank, co-host of the Youtube series Fright Fight, and in part 1 of a 2 part series, Dan and Nick talk about the history of Dracula and vampire myth, how The Hunchback of Notre Dame was the start of the horror movie craze and the birth of the Universal Studios movie monsters.

Also discussed in this episode (mostly by Pedro):

Why are we adding "strong" to every city or country that suffers a tragedy? Seems lazy.

Pedro relays some information he received from Puerto Rico. #PRStrong

A Ric Flair update.

Harvey Weinsten stuff.

That whole Szechuan Sauce fiasco.

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In episode 6 of The Devil's in the Details, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima and returning guest Danny Lima all about the final "pure" Chinese dynasty, the Ming Dynasty.

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Top 5 Things to Loot During a Hurricane.

Puerto Rico got hit but they will rebuild.

Appreciating power and modern conveniences.

Games to play during a hurricane.

A historic earthquake changed Jamaica forever.

A mega quake in Lisbon, Portugal destroyed the entire city.

Japan was saved from foreign invaders thanks to some well timed typhoons.

In episode 4 of The Devil's in the Details, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima about a bunch of the lessor known failed crusades, and Pedro laughs at the ineptitude of these misguided and ultimately fruitless misadventures.

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In episode 2 of The Devil's in the Details, the teacher is away so the students will play. With Dan Parrella out sick, Pedro Lima sits down with Kermit Gonzalez and Jose Rodriguez and this trio talks about:

Florida Super Con and Mega Con, Cos-Play Wrestling, how to sneak backstage at events and Kermit confesses to being a pick pocket and scalper.

Health and Weight Loss Talk, as Jose lost 125 pounds through exercise and dieting, which equals exactly one Kermit.

Pedro explains the Youtube Hole to Kermit and tells a story about dropping out of college while being kicked in the face.

Pedro closes the show with our new segment, Fun Facts About Angel Rivera.