The Digressor

The story of Liberty Bell 7: Gus Grissom's harrowing suborbital flight, the premature hatch detonation, and the dramatic loss and recovery of a historic spacecraft.

In Search of Liberty Bell 7 - Dicovery Channel documentary on YouTube.

The Cola Wars was the rivalry between The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, which led to aggressive ad campaigns, taste tests, and celebrity endorsements.

Christine Chubbuck was a reporter in Florida who made headlines in the 1970s for doing something shocking live on air.

Real audio of the incident

This is the story of Walt Disney's original mascot, and how they lost him and got him back.

Alice Comedies

Disney's Oswald Shorts

The Tunguska Event was an event that took place on 30 June 1908 in remote Siberia.

This isn't a glitch, The Digressor is back in your feed with a brand new season and a brand new look. Now under a network, releasing shorter episodes, and a schedule. Season 5 will run from 5 January 2025 - 22 June 2025.

My original plan was to do my usual improvised Christmas Eve episode with a guest, but our schedules never lined up. It felt weird not at least posting something on Christmas, so here we are. I'll also be taking a short break after this. Think of this as a mid-season finale.

It was either I do this episode or create a third podcast where I talk about gaming. I don't have time for a third podcast, so I made this episode. In it, I discuss things from the announcement of the Switch, my history with it, the different games I like and don't like, as well as ponder the future of Nintendo.

I am joined once again by Abigail from the Manic Pixie Wierdo Podcast as we discuss American propaganda. We begin with the education system and go in all sorts of directions with it. Also, keep in mind that this episode was recorded on 3 June 2022, so there are things we referenced that are now out of date. Check out Abigail's podcast, The Manic Pixie Wierdo.

You're probably thinking, "Didn't you already do a Star Wars episode?". No, I have an episode titled "Star Wars", but I only discussed my thoughts on one of the Legend book series. Now I will be discussing the Original Trilogy. And, of course, digressing into the other areas of the franchise.