First and foremost huge shout out to Ian from Acai Republic. Dude has great vibes! For the first time Strider gets on the phone and calls some experts regarding dank decor. Myriam of Hollywood glam furniture might be the chillest lady of all time. For our dose of history Strider shares a story derived from West African Folklore. The bold and clever Anansi the spider who wanted all the knowledge of the World. 

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Sources: ‘The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained” Editorial Director Ellen Dupont. DK Penguin Random house 2018, westelm.com, imdb.com, african.mythologyworldwide.com

Luke Null co-hosts with Strider. The dudes bring multiple new fun segments that are beyond historical as well as a quick dose of Shakespeare. This is a new and improved format of HISTORY IS DANK!

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Luke's Instagram: luke_null

Sources: “Essential Shakespeare Handbook” Leslie Dunton-Downer and Alan Riding 2013 Dorling Kindersley Limited, shakespeare.org.uk, sparknotes.com, wikipedia.org

This Late Neolithic early Copper Age man was found in 1991. His body was entombed in Ice for about 5,000 years. His near perfect preservation offers us a array of pristine information of what life was like for dudes like Otzi. However what killed him is a mystery. Strider and Harmony might have solved it thought!

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Sources: iceman.it, britannica.com, worldhistory.org, history.com ‘The Prehistoric Ages: How Humans Lived Before Written Records’ by Lesley Kennedy 2024

When Rusty joins it only means one thing... Pirates! Strider and Rusty(Friday Beers Playdate podcast) discuss the battle that perhaps ended the,  "Golden Age of Piracy." The bros also discuss Captain James Cook, what gets them horny and much more. Strap on your boots cause this episode is an adventure. 

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Sources: livescience.com, goldenageofpiracy.org, worldencyclopedia.org, rmg.co.uk, morethannelon.com, thoughtco.com, rmg.co.uk

Strider's has selected 5 iconic structures that influenced 100 years of Southern California domestic architecture. Plus one pretty legit bonus structure!

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Sources: latimes.com, yahoo.com, wikipedia.com, discoverlosangeles.com, mdpl.org, storymaps.arcgis.com, flwright.org, gira.com, thoughtco.com, archdaily.com, borisjulie.com, brainyquote.com

Strider travels back in time to the year 25 A.D. stopping every one hundred years. What were the major events? Who were the major figures? What themes are consist during this 2,000 year period if any? Starting in 1925, 1825, 1725...

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Sources: onthisday.com, history.com, wikipedia.org, cfr.org, heritage-history.com, historycentral.com

The, "First Emperor," of China brought thousands of life-size soldiers with him into the afterlife. Why? Has this been done anywhere else besides China? Also, in a tomb mound near by lies an expensive mystery. 

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Sources: smithsonianmag.com, britannica.com, chinahighlights.com, wikipedia.org

What is not to love about 13 bros teaming up to defeat an ancient evil that lives in the mist? Based on the real life account of 10th century Islamic poet Ahmad Ibn Fadlan and the epic poem Beowulf the 1999 film takes some big swings. Strider clears the fog around what is and isn't historically on point. 

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Sources: Screenhub.blog, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, study.com, bbc.com ‘The 13th Warrior: The Hollywood blockbuster that pioneered a Muslim hero’ by Mohammad Zaheer 2024, britannica.com, discover.hubpages.com, odins-gift.com, artofconversation.net ‘Re-Watching The 13th Warrior’ by Matthew Morgan 2023

Who were these guys and where did they go? Perhaps to find the answer we must look at why the order began in the first place. Strider takes a trip to the first Crusade and beyond to find out more about these warrior bankers. 

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Sources: livescience.com ‘Who Were The Knights Templar’ by Martyn conterio 2021, history.com, wikipedia.org, bbc.com

Nothing better then when old foes become bros even if it's just for an instant. This battle was perhaps the only time in recorded history that German and U.S. Forces fought on the same side during World War 2. This story could be movie! 

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Sources: history.co.uk, britannica.com, reddit.com, bbc.com ‘The Austrain Castle Where Germans Lost to German-US Foces’ by Bethany Bell 2015, centerofthewest.org ‘Powder Hour: Operation Cowboy’ by Rebecca Hoback 2016, wikipedia.org