Famously worn by the likes of Charlie Chaplin, and Bat Masterson, the bowler is a hat with pizzazz. It was also worn by super action guy John Steed. It’s too bad James Bond didn’t also customarily wear one; this being episode 007 and all.

Show notes and links:

* Bowler hat (infogalactic.com)

* Thomas Lant – Lant Roll artist (pictorial record of the funeral of Sir Philip Sydney (1586) (infogalactic.com)

* Lant Roll Multimedia Presentation (michaelharrison.ws)

Easter: Another pagan holiday co-opted and transformed by the early Christian church. How did we get from a fertility goddess to the resurrection of Jesus, and where did the eggs and bunnies come from? Let’s take a few minutes to discuss these issues.

Show notes and links:

* Easter (infogalactic.com)

* History of Easter thru historiolingüistics (linguatics.com)

Astoria is one of several historic port cities located in strategic spots on the Pacific Northwest Coast of the United States. Situated at the mouth of the Columbia River, it began as more than just a picturesque town in a picturesque spot, and we’re here to tell you all about it.

Show notes and links:

* Astoria, Oregon

In this exciting episode, we talk about pointy things that hurt you when they explode, and sometimes when other things explode. Get your body armor on, it’s flak! …and shrapnel! It was suggested to us by our friend Sarah, and whatever you call it, it’s bad for your health.

Show notes and links:

* Flak

* Shrapnel

In this episode we find out just what’s new about New York. Did the Dutch really buy Manhattan Island for $24 worth of baubles, and what’s the deal with old York, anyway? Tune in and find out!

Show notes and links:

Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night, and the Gunpowder Plot

Today in NYC History: How The Dutch Actually Bought Manhattan (The Long Version)

It’s tasty, it’s healthy, it’s yellow… or orange, depending on various factors. It’s the egg yolk, and it’s our topic in this episode. While many other languages refer to the middle part of an egg as the “yellow”, why do English speakers call it the “yolk”? Tune in and find out!

Show notes and links:

* Etymology of “Yolk”

In our inaugural episode of What’s in a Name?, we sit down for a chat about Vancouver: the city, the other city, the island, the lake… you name it. There seem to be a lot of Vancouvers.

Show notes and links:

Cpt. George Vancouver

Vancouver Island

Fort Vancouver

Royal Engineers