Why Whiskey?

Welcome back, nerds. Today we will focus all of our attention and energy on jumping from airplanes and not dying. The item that will make that a reality was invented a very long time ago on distant shores. Although the war against gravity has yet to be won, parachutes do help to slow down the gruesome effects that can come from that weird pull to earth. I am joined by skydiver, history dude, and former Marine (yea I know, this show cost me like four boxes of crayons) to talk about the history of parachutes, the history of skydiving, and the folks who work hard to keep us safe at the USPA. Listen to know what that acronym means! 

Sources:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Medieval_Religion_and_Technology/quCh9tAW1jcC?q=veranzio&gbpv=0#f=false

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/an-early-history-of-the-parachute-951312/

http://www.parachutehistory.com/eng/drs.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6672/james-floyd-smith

https://www.cspa.ca/en/node/228

https://skydivingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/inductee/william-%E2%80%9Cbill%E2%80%9D-ottley

Articles:

Stable URL: http://www.jstor.com/stable/2776964 Parachuting (Gideon Aran)

Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41222414 Plunging to Earth: ONCE THE SPORT OF DAREDEVILS, SKYDIVING NOW OFFERS ITS EXISTENTIAL THRILLS TO GRANDMOTHERS, PUDGY GEEKS, AND EVEN THE OCCASIONAL COLLEGE PROFESSOR (Rob Zaretsky)

We are back Nerds!! Sorry for the break, I was not in any headspace to record. However, that is in the rearview and I am coming at you with a great conversation with a very special guest. 1SG(R) Justin Crawford spent over 20 years serving the nation in the Army. 15 of those years were spent as a soldier in the elite units of Special Forces. During our chat Justin and I will talk about the history of Special Forces, the process to become one, and if Hollywood gets it right when depicting these soldiers. This is a long one... so grab some drinks, buckle in and enjoy my conversation with a warrior and American Hero. Cheers.

Sources:

https://www.soc.mil/USASFC/SFhistory.html

https://afspecialwarfare.com/files/history/U.S.%20Armed%20Forces%20Beret%20History.pdf

https://www.soc.mil/SWCS/Museum/Virtual%20Reading%20Room/Authorizations%20for%20green%20beret%20-%20RFK%20speech.pdf

https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-might-not-know-about-u-s-special-operations-forces

http://www.alamoscouts.org/

https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/-a-precarious-balance_143650124279.pdf?x91208

https://www.nps.gov/cato/learn/historyculture/oss1.htm

https://arsof-history.org/icons/bank.html

Articles:

Cooper AD, Warner SG, Rivera AC, Rull RP, Adler AB, Faix DJ, et al. (2020) Mental health, physical health, and health-related behaviors of U. S. Army Special Forces. PLoS ONE 15(6): e0233560. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0233560

MILITARY MEDICINE, 184, 7/8:e337, 2019 Medical Encounters During the United States Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course Joseph J. Knapik*†; Emily K. Farina*; SFC Christian B. Ramirez‡; Stefan M. Pasiakos*

Report Part Title: US Conventional and Special Operations Forces since World War II Report Title: A Precarious Balance Report Subtitle: Preserving the Right Mix of Conventional and Special Operations Forces Report Author(s): Phillip Lohaus American Enterprise Institute (2014) Stable URL: http://www.jstor.com/stable/resrep03192.5

Friend, A., & Culbertson, S. (2020). (Rep.). Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Retrieved September 7, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep24261

We are in the throws of the summer heat and thanks to some creative thinking in the early 20th century we don't have to just suffer through it. I am on the road for work and happen to be in Texas, in August, so this episode was timed perfectly! But Air Conditioning did much more than just cool the businesses and homes across America, it changes the culture and landscape of many regions throughout the nation. Come join me as we walk through the origins and evolution of the Air Conditioner. 

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Sources:

Arsenault, Raymond. "The End of the Long Hot Summer: The Air Conditioner and Southern Culture." The Journal of Southern History 50, no. 4 (1984): 597-628. Accessed August 5, 2021. doi:10.2307/2208474.

Vesentini, Andrea. "It's Cool Inside: Advertising Air Conditioning to Postwar Suburbia." American Studies 55/56 (2017): 91-117. Accessed July 25, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44982621.

https://books.google.com/books?id=fEgEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/global-cooling-the-history-of-air-conditioning#:~:text=The%20first%20modern%20air%20conditioner,printing%20plant%20in%20Brooklyn%2C%20NY.

Rees, Jonathan. ""I Did Not Know . . . Any Danger Was Attached": Safety Consciousness in the Early American Ice and Refrigeration Industries." Technology and Culture 46, no. 3 (2005): 541-60. Accessed July 25, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40060903.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Biographical_Dictionary_of_the_History_o/m8TsygLyfSMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA366&printsec=frontcover

http://www.scienceofthesouth.com/tag/air-conditioning/

On this episode of Why Whiskey I take a look at the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897. Another solo swing at some American Whiskey History to get you thinking about the wonderful "water of life" we enjoy daily. Come join me and chat about E.H. Taylor Jr. and his journey from orphan to father of one of the greatest saviors of booze in the States. Cheers!

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Relief Factor Promo - https://bit.ly/3f5iKMo

Sources:

https://bourbonveach.com/2020/08/10/the-fight-for-bottled-in-bond/

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Barnes_Federal_Code/EJg7AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=distilled+spirits+section+fifty+of+the+Act+of+August+twenty-eighth,+eighteen+hundred+and+ninety-four.&pg=PA1266&printsec=frontcover

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/27/5.42

https://distilling.com/distillermagazine/what-the-bottled-in-bond-act-of-1897-means-today/

https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/bottled-in-bond-act-signed-into-law-march-3-1897-the-law-explained-by-fred-bernie-video/

https://bourbonveach.com/2019/08/19/bourbon-barons-edmond-haynes-taylor-jr/

https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/1/1c/Taylor-22178.pdf

https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RL30238.html

https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1897?amount=2.25

https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/tariff-1897-dingley-tariff-5862/fulltext

https://bourbonveach.com/2019/09/09/bonded-warehouses/

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Taylor-22178

https://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/Richard-Taylor/f180271

On this episode of Why Whiskey I am solo and drinking scotch! I also take a break from the booze to talk about the War of 1812 or the second war with England. I discuss what caused it, where it happened, how it happened, and who won... if there was a winner. This war was the conflict that saw the US get invaded and our nation's Capitol burned to the ground. It also inspired the writing of our national anthem. Come join me as I drink Balvenie and Lagavulin 16 and chat about a lesser-known fight. Cheers.

Sources:

https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=002/llsl002.db&recNum=792 - Declaration of War

https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=002/llsl002.db&recNum=792 - Battle of the Thames

https://www.loc.gov/item/maj005075/ - Letter from Jackson to Monroe

https://www.loc.gov/item/maj005075/ - President Madison Message to the Senate

https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-19/ - Brits land on American soil

https://www.hnoc.org/research/battle-new-orleans-timeline - Battle of New Orleans Timeline

https://www.nps.gov/articles/accounts-of-african-american-service-during-the-war-of-1812.htm - Story of Jordan Noble

https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=20&page=transcript - Transcript of the Treaty of Ghent

https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exhibitions/artifact/house-declaration-war-june-4-1812-senate-amendments-june-17-1812

https://archive.org/details/historybattlela00dyergoog/page/n148/mode/2up?q=battl%3Be+of+lake+erie

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/war-1812/battles/bladensburg

https://www.jstor.org/stable/42622915 - Jackson's account of the battle

https://www.jstor.org/stable/27553362 - Federalist Party Unity and the War of 1812

Hello friends! Let me give you a warning with this one as it is not your typical Why Whiskey Episode. On this EP I sit down with Leesa Charlotte from the Sweetbitter Podcast and we talk whiskey, Sappho, a little history, a little Australia, and a variety of other topics as we drink through some high proof whiskey. 

Please join us and hear Leesa's story and the incredible work she and her cohosts have done on the topic of Sappho. 

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The Alyse Knorr Pirate Shanty: https://t.co/FyTnqWg0hx?amp=1

In this episode, I am joined by my friends and fellow service members Heath and Jamie as we talk about the Navy and its history from humble scavengers to the robust powerhouse we have today. Come check it out!

On this EP of Why Whiskey, I am solo and talking about the National Anthem of the United States of America. Written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, while on a British naval vessel, Key would witness the bombing of Fort McHenry and the beautiful flag that was waving over the fort despite the incredible firepower that was raining down on it. Since that time, the poem turned song had a bumpy ride through the country until being accepted officially as the National Anthem in 1931. Join me and sip some whiskey as we explore the song The Star-Spangled Banner. 

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/wheres-debate-francis-scott-keys-slave-holding-legacy-180959550/

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

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/francis-scott-key-the-reluctant-patriot-180937178/

https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/the-star-spangled-banner

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40067621

https://www.jstor.org/stable/273347

https://www.jstor.org/stable/29781735

BUCKLE IN FOLKS! THIS IS A LONG ONE! On this episode of Why Whiskey I am joined by my local tin hat manufacturer Jesse as we explore another government conspiracy. This one is much more fact than conspiracy though and reads like a science fiction novel. In the last days of World War II, the US and its allies made drastic moves to locate and secure German Tech, science, and the scientists responsible. The Cold War warm-up was happening and the US was 20 years behind the curve. The Project called Overcast would evolve into OP Paperclip and would lead to the hiring of Nazi scientists for government programs. In a story with so many twists and turns, we are drinking some strong booze this evening. Weller Full Proof, Nikka from the Barrel, and Lismore are on the menu. Come join us!!

REF:

https://www.v2rocket.com/start/chapters/mittel.html

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2014/ph241/wendorff2/

https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.4.20180926a/full/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Germany#:~:text=Before%20World%20War%20II%2C%20Germany,country%20in%20the%20natural%20sciences.&text=The%20raw%20output%20of%20scientific,ranks%20among%20the%20world's%20best.

https://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/nobelshare.html

https://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/physics/brau/H182/Term%20Papers/Eric%20Weiss.html

https://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/phys.html

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

http://nuremberg.law.harvard.edu/documents/37-letter-to-sigmund-rascher?q=medical+experiement#p.1

http://nuremberg.law.harvard.edu/documents/90-affidavit-concerning-the-seawater?q=medical+experiments#p.1

https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.1292472

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1946v05/d448

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Jacobsen, Annie. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America. 2015.

In this episode of Why Whiskey we are talking about the infamous Union General who contributed to the definition of "Total War" and helped bring an end to the Civil War through means that are seen to be barbaric. Come join me as I sip whiskey and share stories about this incredible military leader. 

https://archive.org/details/governarmies00unitrich/page/4/mode/2up

http://civilwar-sherman.blogspot.com/

https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/19530

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Whywhiskey

https://www.historynet.com/general-william-tecumseh-sherman

https://archive.org/details/whitetecumsehbio00hirs/page/20/mode/2up

https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.2040610a/?st=text

https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/Lieber_Collection/pdf/Instructions-gov-armies.pdf?loclr=bloglawhttps://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-war-in-america/biographies/william-t-sherman.html