Episode 58 - Same Old Song
This is a quick one - Francis Scott Key isn't the only songwriter inspired by U.S. Navy's brush with the Barbary pirates. And to be sure,...
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Musings.
Posts made when I feel like it.
Probably mainly thoughts and comments about the episodes, but management reserves the right to air grievances on issues such as Daylight Savings Time, self-checkouts and cats (the animal AND the musical).
NOTE: SPOILERS ABOUND if you haven't listened to the episode in question yet. You've been warned.
Brian Powers
- Jul 4
- 1 min
Episode 56 - Did I Get It Wrong?
I've done this level of navel-gazing before, and it's fully gratuitous. Nobody really cares about how this sausage gets made so long as...
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Brian Powers
- Jun 19
- 2 min
Episode 55 - The Smiths Rock Glastonbury
First of all, hat tip to longtime listener Erin Cody for suggesting this topic (and for her messenger as well). It's a cool story that...
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Brian Powers
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Episode 54 - Fabulously Unintended
I'll admit something from the outset - I think this story is the single funniest anecdote out of 54+ episodes so far. It's so riotously...
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Brian Powers
- May 16
- 1 min
Episode 53 - By Design: The New Old Plan
So I don't know if I said this already, so forgive me if I'm repeating myself, but Pierre L'Enfant changed his named to Peter, so we...
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Brian Powers
- May 15
- 1 min
Episode 52 - By Design: A Century of Congress, Not Progress
Here's what's funny as hell to me - aluminum is so hard to produce, the just-shy-of-nine-inches pyramid a chemist is hired to cast...
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Brian Powers
- May 9
- 1 min
Episode 51 - By Design: L'Enfant Terrible
I'm breaking a semi-rule, which is that I'm not calling someone by the name they wished to be called by. I've done it before to Harriet...
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Brian Powers
- May 9
- 1 min
Episode 50 - By Design: The Dinner Party
First, yes, "Hamilton" already told you about this in the "The Room Where It Happened." But some people haven't seen it, okay? Also,...
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Brian Powers
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Episode 49 - April Foolin'
It's hard to come up with a post for this one, since the episode itself is pretty much what I'd write. In fact, I probably should've cut...
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Brian Powers
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Episode 48 - Tragedy on Tenth Times Two
This is going to be short, because I'm tired. I know, I know - this is another "L-guy" episode in disguise. IT'S NOT MY FAULT. I know...
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Brian Powers
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Episode 47 - Hamilton 2: Burr Boogaloo
Let's address the weird controversy right from the top: if you knew about the Alexander Hamilton, Jr., connection already, you may have...
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Brian Powers
- Feb 29
- 2 min
Episode 46 - Self, Made
This is yet another one of those "why isn't this a movie" stories, except it actually IS...ish. It's a limited series from Netflix,...
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Brian Powers
- Feb 15
- 1 min
Episode 45 - No Small Feat
This one was too long. I just couldn't find it in my heart to cut it. I tried to edit it, but I loved every piece of the story. I loved...
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Brian Powers
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Episode 44 - Amplified
Honestly, I'm just tired and sick of fighting my computer and I want to go to bed. Also, I mispronounced "Ickes" but it's too late and...
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Brian Powers
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Episode 43 - The Swim
If there's a recurring theme throughout this podcast, it's that a lot of non-white-male historical figures wind up getting the shaft....
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Brian Powers
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Episode 42 - As Amended
Madison's list of potential amendments was a mess. Basically, his "fourth" amendment was pretty much our entire Bill of Rights in one....
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Brian Powers
- Dec 21, 2023
- 1 min
Episode 41 - Better Watch Out
I love this story because it's a great example of one guy retelling a story over and over again until it takes on a life of its own. That...
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Brian Powers
- Dec 14, 2023
- 1 min
Episode 40 - It's a Wonderful Filler
What really gets me about this story is the chicken-egg nature of it. Is it really a great movie that we all love, or is it just a...
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Brian Powers
- Nov 23, 2023
- 2 min
Episode 39 - Mac & Cheese
The cat's outta the bag - I've got a blog entry for every episode. I'm glad you found it. So let's start by posting the recipe:...
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Brian Powers
- Nov 9, 2023
- 2 min
Episode 38 - In Extravagantly Plain Sight
No lie, I love this story. It's hard to get into, but the Howard Hughes-ness of this thing, the heist planning aspect, the CIA pulling...
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