With the state of the world right now, many of us are sitting at home in quarantine. In an effort to relieve the boredom we will all find ourselves dealing with. The boys this week have decided to talk about quarantine in history (sort of)

This week the boys return from their hiatus with some news about  Coronavirus, followed by some chat about the Cuban missile crisis. Tune in to hear the stories!

This week the boys return from a long hiatus, Riley tells Luke all about the Branch Davidians and the series of events leading to a horrible loss of life in a small town of Texas.

This week Luke talks about the life of eccentric billionaire aeroplane and film extraordinaire; Howard Hughes! 

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This week the boys are getting high in more than one way! Riley takes us to the Yosemite highlands where a mysterious plane crash captures the imagination of everyone inside the surrounding national park. Tune in to find out more!

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https://www.mensjournal.com/features/the-legend-of-yosemites-dope-lake-w209503/

https://blogwest.org/2014/08/04/celebrating-yosemite-part-8-the-stoneman-meadow-riots-and-problem-of-law-enforcement/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park#Increased_protection_efforts

https://foresthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Childers_Stoneman.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Harding_(climber)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Robbins

https://senderfilms.com/productions/details/809/Valley-Uprising

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This week, the boys talk about Vietnam war veteran, Roy Benavidez. A man who's willpower may surpass that of any other person in history. Tune in here to find out more about his insane story!

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How big is your ego? If the answer is somewhere between 50-70 stories high, well then boy oh boy do I have a tale for you. Tune in to this weeks episode of Newsball, where Riley tells Luke, and special guest Dani all about the design of the Chrysler building. Once the tallest building in the world!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Van_Alen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture#Early_skyscrapers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building

https://study.com/academy/lesson/architect-william-van-alen-chrysler-building-works-biography.html

https://britannica.com/topic/Chrysler-Building#ref84101

https://www.vanalen.org/ephemera/william-van-alen/#targetText=Van%20Alen%20was%20one%20of,the%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_Wall_Street

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Rome wasn't built in a day but it was nearly bankrupt in 4 years thanks to todays topic. Caligula! The insane emperor and his decisions that lead to his rise and ultimately his fall. In the absence of good news this week, tune in as Luke tries to find some fun facts from history to ruin Riley's day.

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Catch our mini-sode about famous Roman ruler and all round terrible person Caligula! In this short form history report we talk about some of the antics of this malevolent emperor that didn't make it into our main episode. Tune in to hear more!

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Holy additional content Batman, it's an early release of Newsball.

Well not quite. We're trying something new over here. Each week, hopefully on a Tuesday. You can expect to see mini-episodes of Newsball popping up. Usually resembling the topic of the main episode from the previous week.

This week we're talking about Florida Man. An earthly superhero with might strangeness. Tune in to find out what he's been up to.

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https://thetakeout.com/florida-man-arrested-cocaine-lunchables-1832791900

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article228166959.html

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pasco/florida-man-arrested-after-hitting-dad-with-pizza-because-he-was-mad-he-helped-birth-him

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/09/assault-with-a-deadly-weapon-florida-man-charged-with-throwing-live-alligator-into-wendys/?noredirect=on

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