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Biggest Heist In U.S. History Mar 14, 2023

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Turns out the most money ever stolen in a single heist took place right in Strider's home town. This one has it all: dynamite, a master plan, Feds, and millions of dollars. Incase that isn't enough Strider coins the moniker, "Slick Dick Nixon."

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Sources: Worldatlas.com, Cleveland.com ‘Super heist: How a Youngstown gang traveled to LA to rip off Richard Nixon and stole $30 million’ by Laura Demarco, Amildinsio.com, Imbdb.com, Surfer.com, Ocregister.com

Roman Spies Mar 07, 2023

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Spying on people is a major shmole move. However, when it comes to spying on governments its somehow sexy. Strider takes a look at the development of personal spies to state sponsored spies in Rome.

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Sources: Britannica.com, Thehistorianshut.com Written by C. Keith Hansley., Heritagedaily.com, Jstor.org ‘The Origins Of The Frumentarii’ by William G. Sinnigen, Historynet.com, Pbs.org

Glory: Massachusetts 54th Regiment Feb 28, 2023

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The 1989 feature film entitled GLORY is an amazing true story about one of the first all black regiments to see action in the American Civil War. The bravery displayed by these men during their exposed assault of Fort Wagner is something legends are made of. They made the ultimate sacrifice so that others could live better lives.

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Sources: Latimes.com ‘Threads That Led to the Making of ‘Glory’ : Movies: Screenwriter Kevin Jarre recalls the ‘unbelievable odyssey’ in getting the tale of a black Civil War regiment made.’ by Charles Camplin 1990, Imdb.com, Nga.gov, wikipedia.org

Muhammad Ali Feb 21, 2023

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Strider weighs in on, "The Greatest," heavyweight fighter of all time. Both inside and outside of the ring Muhammad Ali was truly larger than life. Undisputed!

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Sources: youtube.com/biography, youtube.com/history, youtube.com/educationalvideosforstudentscartoonnetwork, Espn.com, Bleacherreport.com ‘Ranking Muhammad Ali’s 10 Greatest Lines of Trash Talk’ by Briggs Seekins 2016, Britannica.com

Druids Feb 14, 2023

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Is Stonehenge, "where the Druids go?" Strider tries to unravel the mystery shrouding the priestly order of the Celts.

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Sources: Britannica.com, Historic-uk.com ‘Who Were The Druids?’ by Ben Johnson, Nationalgeographic.com ‘Why Do We Know So Little About The Druids?’ by Erin Blakemore, Wikipedia.org

Oso Jack With Cole Garrett Feb 07, 2023

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Comedian and O.C. native Cole Garrett joins Strider Wilson to discuss the infamous meet up spot for high schoolers know simply as... Oso Jack. It was the launching point for many insane nights in the early to mid 2000's. Is it still that way? Maybe Strider and Cole will have to pull a, "hey mister," to find out. Cole Garrett:

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Derinkuyu The Buried City Jan 31, 2023

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Strider loves underground cities! So, it's no mystery why he chose to explore the mysterious purposes of the buried city of Derinkuyu.

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Sources: Bbc.com ‘Turkey’s Underground City of 20,000 People’ by Geena Truman, Atalasobscura.com, theculturetrip.com by Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, Gaia.com, britannica.com

Operation Gunnerside Jan 24, 2023

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“Basically a badass secret mission that some super badass elite British SAS dudes teamed up with Norwegian resistance fighters to STOP NAZIS FROM MAKING AN ATOMIC BOMB,” Tyler, the bro who suggested this fire episode topic!

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Sources: Scientificamerican.com ‘Operation Gunnerside: The Norwegian Attack on Heavy Water That Deprived the Nazis of the Atomic Bomb’ by Timothy J. Jorgensen 2018 Nationalgeographic.com Imdb.com wikipedia.org

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Historical License With JT Parr Jan 17, 2023

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What's better: the true story or the movie? JT and Strider have selected 5 of the most Epic movies/figures in order to make the call... fact or fiction!

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Sources: Britannica.com, imbd.com, Digitalhistory.uh.edu, Ancient.eu ‘Commodus’ by Donald L. Wasson, Worldhistory.org, wikipedia.com

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The Music Of Our Youth With Nathan Hurd Jan 10, 2023

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Comedian Nathan Hurd joins Strider to discuss the music they loved growing up and much more.

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