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Dank Off: War Animals May 14, 2024

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Which animal gave ancient armies the greatest strategic edge? Do certain ones still have use in modern military tactics? Strider ranks the most elite non-human soldiers of the past, present and hopefully not future.

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Sources: livescience.com ‘Beasts in Battle: 15 Amazing Animal Recruits in War’ by Tom Metcalfe and Jeremy Hsu 2017, quora.com, wikipedia.com, history.com, hubpages.com, julieandboris.com

Dank Off: Desert Creatures May 07, 2024

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Adapting to survive in the harshest climate the world has to offer is too sick! Which animal is the absolute sickest though?

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Sources: livescience.com, nationalgeographic.com, julieandboris.com, wikipedia.com, britannica.com, coolantarctica.com

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Cambyses II: Mad Or Not? May 07, 2024

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He met an untimely death. Was it a curse? Was this Ancient Babylonian King mad or was he just a pretty regular gnarly king?

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Sources: worldhistory.org, livius.org, nationalgeographic.com, britannica.com

Shogun Is So Sick Apr 18, 2024

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Strider shoots from the hip on this ep! Luckily he's been crushing the dank series Shogun. So, he's always ready to talk Bushido Code and much more!

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Sources: britannica.com, wikipedia.com. history.com, and definitely NOT artofmanliness.com

Carpooling Is Brutal Apr 16, 2024

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We've all been in one at some point in our lives. Most likely during a school commute. Strider would argue that the greatest lessons in life did not occur in the classroom, but rather in the confined space of the backseat on the way to that classroom. Buckle up for a banger of an ep!

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Sources: nytimes.com ‘Once Popular, Car Pools Go The Way Of Hitch Hicking’ by Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gabeloff 2011, shareable.net, mariam-webster.com, wikipedia.org

Dank Off: Motorsports Mar 26, 2024

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What is the gnarliest race in continual history? What demands the most of man and machine to drive, survive and strive? Strider highlights 6 races and picks the most epic of them all!

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Sources: us.motrosport.com ‘TOP 10 MOST PRESTIGIOUS RACES IN THE WORLD’ by Nick Degroot 2017, carbuzz.com, iomanttraces.com, dakar.com, thegoodlifefrance.com, britannica.com, 24h-lemans.com, the-race.com, hhrperformance.com

Archimedes Was A Beast Mar 19, 2024

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Inventor of the, "Death Ray," and other ingenious engines of warfare, Archimedes, was perhaps the greatest engineering mind of his time. His inventions and discovered principles are still in use today.

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Sources: The Intellectual Devotional by David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim 2010, britannica.com, imdb.com, businessinsider.in ‘A 13-year-old built a 'death ray' using a 2,000-year-old concept from Greek inventor Archimedes’ by Jenny McGrath 2024, worldhistory.org ‘Archimedes’ by Joshua J. Mark 2022, inventiongen.com, interestingengineering.com ‘7 Remarkable Inventions from Archimedes That Shaped History’ by Trevor English 2019, history.net.com ‘THE SIEGE OF SYRACUSE: A ROMAN GENERAL VS. A GREEK GENIUS’ by Zita Ballinger Fletcher 2020

Blackbeard With Rusty Featherstone Mar 05, 2024

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The vibe master himself, Rusty Featherstone, cruised in to talk pirates. Not just any pirate though, the legendary Blackbeard. We discuss the infamous captains raise and demise. Strider and Rusty also get personal. It's sweet!

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Sources: Britannica.com, Qaronline.org, Thehistorypress.co.uk, Amherst.edu, Wikipedia.org, History.co.uk

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Crater Lake Myth Feb 27, 2024

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To look upon Crater Lake in Southern Oregon meant instant Death to anyone according to Klamath legend. Their millennia old mythical origin story of the lakes creation has a unique intersection with modern science.

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Sources: Smithsonianmag.com ‘10 Ancient Stories and the Geological Events That May Have Inspired Them’ by Sarah Zielenski 2014, Ancientpages.com, Dictionary.com, Native-languages.org, Klamathtribes.org, Everyculture.com, Britannica.com

The Charge Of The Light Brigade Feb 13, 2024

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The toll of war is measured in those that made the ultimate sacrifice. Alfred, Lord Tennyson's immortal poem honors those that fell, and simultaneously reminds those that command of the gravity of every small decision.

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Sources: Historyhit.com ‘The Top 10 Military Disasters In History’ by Tom Ames 2021, Poets.org, Litcharts.com, Britannica.com, History.com

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