The Legends of Stoke Chad and JT join this milestone episode. We dive back into what was going down in 200 BC/AD. Plus, he bros bring revolutionary perspective and straight up new facts on that masterfully blend and explain science, history and culture. Their rare knowledge touches on subjects such as: shark mating techniques, dinosaur language, and friggin jazz. You're gonna wanna listen to this ep twice!

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Sources: historycentral.com, attalus.org, oxfordreference.com, onthisday.com

One might not think there is no link Between July 4th, 1776 and July 14th, 1997 but there most definitely is. These are two of the most important days in American history. Both events are full of heroes, but one stands above them all. His name, Cameron Poe. 

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Sources: Imdb.com, Wikipedia.org, Theatlantic: “It’s Not Bastille Day. It’s, ‘Con Air,’ Day’ by Adam Chandler, Conair.fandom.com, Onthisday.com, News.com.eu ‘Con Air: Things You Never Knew About The Action Movie’ , history.com, constitutioncenter.org, facts.net

During World War 2 many Indigenous people of the South Pacific witnessed the abundance of the military supply chain. Once the war ended the West packed up and left. Soon after, multiple different native groups began to worship in a peculiar way. 

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Sources: britannica.com, oxfordbibliographies.com, sapiens.org ‘What Cargo Cult Rituals Reveal About Human Nature’ by Dimitris Xygalatas 2022, scientificamerican.com

Myths and legends are a wonderful way to explore other cultures. Despite how different the details may be the underlying human values are pretty consistent across the globe. In this episode Strider explores a whale that takes the shape of man, but keeps that whale of an appetite. 

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Sources:  Myths, Legends & Sacred Stories: A Visual Encyclopedia by  Philip Wilkinson DK Publishing Penguin Random House  2019, mca.com.au, survivalinternational.org, godchecker.com, fastercapital.com

Known as the kind one by the Inuits, Matthew Henson not only accompanied Admiral Robert Peary, but was every bit as much of an explorer if not more! Was Matthew Henson the first man to set directly on the North Pole? 

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Sources: history.com ‘The Black Explorer Who May Have Reached the North Pole First’ by James Edward Mills, americanpolar.org, biography.com, blackpast.org ‘MATTHEW HENSON (1866-1955)’ by Matthew C. Whitaker 2007

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This Jerry Bruckheimer masterpiece directed by Dominic Sena was released in June 24 years ago. Strider relieves some of the most epic lines and moments form the film while diving into some of the rare 4 wheel beauties featured in the the film.

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Sources: timeanddate.com, onthisday.com, imdb.com, britannica.com, looper.com, way.com, quotes.net

Kings, queens, scientists, revolutionaries they all need love. Which couple held the most sway in their era?

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Sources: nationalgeographic.com ‘Who were history's top ten, red-hot power couples?’ by Amy Briggs 2019, historycooperative.org, history.com, britannica.com, kids.britannica.com

Was the Stuxnet, "cyberworm," the first iteration of a new era of combat? Strider is scared! When scared, seek to understand. 

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Sources: spymuseum.org, smithsonianmag.com ‘Richard Clarke on Who Was Behind the Stuxnet Attack’ by Ron Rosenbaum 2012, wired.com ‘An Unprecedented Look at Stuxnet, the World's First Digital Weapon’ by Kim Zetter 2014, csoonline.com ‘Stuxnet explained: the first known cyberweapon’ by Josh Fruhlinger 2022, britannica.com

The first combat submarine in recorded history. Was its mission a success or failure?

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Sources: spymuseum.org, wikipedia.org, masshist.org, history.navy.mil, britannica.com, borisjulie.com, thedearsurprise.com ‘Three Insanely Advanced (Naval) Weapons History Somehow Forgot About’ by Eric Yosomono 2011, yahoo.com ‘Legendary U.S. WWII submarine located 3,000 feet underwater’ by Stephen Smith 2024

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One must walk the walk in order to talk the talk. Xuanzang did exactly that in in the 7th Century AD. He cruised From China to India and back. His Journey West still influences the world today. 

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Sources: history.com, britannica.com, worldhistorycommons.org, studysmarter.co.uk, wikiquote.org, newworldencyclopedia.org, onthisday.com, historycentral.com

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