Port Calls and Politics

Today's episode looks at real examples of fake news, how to spot it, and how to prevent being duped. In an era where it is all information and no filters, the ability to apply reason and sift through the chaos is a skill we all need. Now, more than ever.

Episode 22 chronicles a 1967 high school experiment that went awry. Impressionable American high school students learned the dangers of conformity and allure of fascism. Fascist fiefdoms are all around us, cloistered echo chambers in cyberspace, and angry mobs fueled by contempt for the other side. What the Third Wave experiment taught us then, is worth remembering now.

Today's episode chronicles the recent poisoning of two Russians, by the Russians, on English soil. Though the Kremlin denied involvement, the poison and its unique history leaves zero room to doubt their guilt. Diplomats expelled and relations soured, has Russia finally gone too far?

Today's episode chronicles the real story of women in combat. A story misunderstood and forgotten amidst the 'withdrawal' from Iraq and Afghanistan. What started with hand-picked Lioness' evolved, as did the Global War on Terrorism. The bravery of forerunners in these modern, complex wars altered perceptions. They were the catalyst for today's face-lift of America's combat arms.

Today's episode chronicles one of the greatest pranks in history. A prank done by the unity of a Canadian and a Brit. A prank not against a regular chap, but the Pentagon. The headquarters of the greatest military to ever grace the globe.

Today’s episode chronicles how a peasant from Nowheresville, Siberia crafted the most manufactured, duplicated, celebrated, and reviled weapon in modern history. A weapon so perfectly adequate and simple to operate even a child could do it. A weapon the creator never even profited from: the AK-47.