With a particular emphasis on World War I, Strider explores the roles that women play during wartime through history. Strangely there seemed to be a de-evolution that lead to many women dawning disguises to serve their countries. Was there a big shift in perception after World War I that enabled to women to fight and aide war efforts more openly?

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Sources: Historytoday.com, Spartacus-educational.com, Theworldwar.org, Bl.uk ‘Changing Lives: Gender Roles and Expectations During and After World War One’ by Susan Grayzel 2014, Historynet.com ‘Western art of the last 500 years illustrates the diverse roles women have played in times of conflict.’ by Peter Harrington 2009, Parkwestgallery.com

A remote canyon located in the Santa Ana Mountains of Southern California. A Place that was once inhabited by the Tongva people, later coal miners and most recently high schoolers looking to chill is now solely the home of lost souls. At least that is what those who brave the canyon trail have claimed. Strider has been there and he did see some sinister stuff. 

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Sources: Irconservancy.org, Wikipedia.org, Latimes.com ‘A hike into the eerie shadows of Blackstar Canyon with Haunted OC’ by Ben Brazil 2017, Backpackreverse.com, Laist.com ‘A Brief History Of LA’s Indigenous Tongva People’ by Annie Lloyd 2017

Comedian and absolute legend Von Roburts joins to discuss America coming off of the gold standard and much more. Von and Strider discuss navigating the life of a comedian, bespoke only fans accounts and much much more! Discover more about Von at vonroburts.com or @vonroburts on the socials!

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Sources: History.com, Sunshineprofits.com, Investopedia.com ‘What is Fiscal Policy?’ by Leslie Kramer 2021, Thebalance.com ‘What Is The Gold Standard: The Gold Standard Explained’ by Kimberly Amadeo 2021

Until recently Strider had no idea that a bird widely considered to be a nuisance could be so dank. How? Pigeon racing! The sport gained popularity in Western Europe in the late 1800's, but it has its roots in Ancient Egypt and Rome. 

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Sources: Britannica.com, Nytimes.com ‘The Hallowed History of the Carrier Pigeon’ by Marie blume 2004, Rpra.org, Tumleylofts.co.uk, commonsensemedia.org

We've pretty much all heard of the Salem With Trials or, "hunt." However, what exactly went down, and how did something so horrific take places? Why Salem? Why in the 1690's, well after the peak of the European witch hunts? Strider seeks to answer these questions and much more. 

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Sources: Brittanica.com ‘How Rye Bread May Have Caused The Salem Witch Trials’ by Kate Lohnes, Wikipedia.org, Smithsonianmag.com ‘A Brief History Of The Salem Witch Trials’ by Jess Blumberg 2007

Strider discusses a certain team, from a certain city with a man who certainly has the biggest hog... Joe Marrese. The 1985 Chicago Bears are considered to be perhaps the best team in NFL history. The bros break down the Bears' legendary 4-6 defense and much more. 

Sources: Espn.com, Wikipedia.com, NFLfilms.com, Profootballnetwork.com, Pro-football-reference.com

In San Francisco around the turn of the century, not the Y2K crossover...the century prior, there was a series of ongoing battles among rival Tongs on the streets of Chinatown. Imagine Gangs of New York, but with a different set of issues and similar violent methods of resolution. To an outside observer the scene may appear chaotic, but where the brutality was abundant so was the code and order. 

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Sources: wikipedia.org, britannica.com, sfexaminer.com ‘Chinatown Tong Wars’ by Paul Drexler 2016

Strider and his Dank Fiancee have crushed Joshua Tree and the Grand Canyon road trip style. Strider knows National parks! Through extensive research and some personal experience he gets to know two of America's most prestigious natural preserves. Which one is the dankest? 

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Sources: Nps.gov, Yellowstone.net, yellowstone.org ‘10 Spooky Things in Yellowstone National Park’ 2018, Vox.com ‘Yellowstone has a 50 squaremile, ‘zone of death’ where you can get away with murder’ by  Dylan Matthews 2016, Fresnobee.com ‘American Indians Share Their Yosemite Story’ by Carmen George 2015, Smithsonianmag.com ‘The Lost History of Yellowstone’ by 

Strider welcomes his dank dog Sunny to Hollywood while honoring man's best friend both on and off the field of combat. Smoky, a rescue dog saved soldiers during and after WWII in more ways than one might suspect. 

Sources: Military.com, Nationalgeographic.com ‘Dogs at war: Smoky, A Healing Presence For Wounded WWII Soldiers’ by Rebecca Frankel, Jstor.org ‘Dogs in Ancient Warfare’ by E.S. Forester, Rare.us ‘Smoky The Yorkshire Terrier Was The Tiniest World War II Hero’ by Moriah gill

Guest David Leo Schultz joins to discuss Evangelicalism in the United States during the 1800's. Strider gets more and more stoked every time he compares it to the Matrix. 

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Sources: Christianitytoday.com ‘What Is Evangelicalism’ by Bruce Hindmarsh 2018, Theatlantic.com ‘Defining Evangelical’ by Johnathon Merritt