Ufos are real, but they are not necessarily little green men from Mars. Climate change is real, but it's not necessarily caused by your SUV. Strong uses this unique comparison in today's essay to call out the whos, define the whats and contemplate the whys of climate change using past and current cases. No hyperbole here.

Compromise is a lost art. 60-40, 70-30 or even the stellar 80-20 rules are out. 95-5 is about as close as it gets to anyone compromising their stance on anything. Business, sports, politics, even rock and rollers take a "my way or the highway" attitude. Todays essay goes into detail on this unproductive phenomenon.

Everyone eventually goes out of business. All but one of the original companies from the Dow Jones index is gone. Businesses have a half life. But when government gets involved, the ticking clock excelerates. It's happening today with EV cars. Strong discusses the how and why of this phenomenon.

You would think that by now Cancel Culture would have ran it's course. Not so. Hollywood is one of the main culprits. Now they are eating their own. Bradley Cooper and Sandra Bullock are the latest targets. Many back off from critisizing the cancelers because they don't want to be canceled themselves. That's not the case here. Strong fires with both barrels on his essay about being PC. If you are easily offended, don't listen.

How can something be both cheap and expensive? Well, it can't. But some cheap stuff from Asia, purchased on line is about to get more expensive. and BTW, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Also, I picked up Covid in Europe and discuss the not so dramatic results.

Ever wonder what it's like to sail on a riverboat on the Danube river between Budapest and Regensberg? It's all here. The history, archetecture, food and drink. If you have wondered what Central Europe is like or considered a river cruise, listen here.

Occam's Razor states that the simplest, most obvious solution is usually the correct one. Yet often people ignore tho obvious and embrace the far fetched. Business, industry and the paranormal are all in the news this week and all seemed to ignore this basic rule. Often, with tragic results. Listen here.

Inflation for June came in at just under 5%. Better, but still not good. What if I told you that by eliminating a value from the formula that affects no one puts inflation at 3%? It's true. Why are we told one thing when another is reality? Listen here.

Today is the 76th aniversary of the Roswell UFO crash. This was the first documented spacecraft crash that was confirmed by the US Government, although later withdrawn. Lots of incidents have been reported since Roswell, but others happened before as well. Today's podcast looks at some of those crashes, both before and after July 7, 1947. Enjoy!

Ever been bitten by a poisonous spider? Strong has, and it put him in the hospital for four days. Interested in the gory details, listen here.