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Bufnagle: the PodcastEp 237: Bufnagle Classic Re-drop: Lessons From the Passion; Power, Corruption, Truth, and ProgressRe-dropping a classic episode from Lent 2023, Rafe takes a short solo episode to discuss the Passion and how it is the oldest and most common story in history: power is threatened by Truth so Truth gets killed. But Truth has that odd little habit of coming back, which gives us Easter.Technology may advance but Man stays the same: driven by power and thus corrupt. There are no new problems; all the problems are old. The solutions are old too: practice the virtues."We live in enemy-occupied territory, fighting a war of sabotage."*****2025-04-1519 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 230: Bufnagle Classic Re-drop: Shrove Tuesday — How Pancakes and Mob Football Lead You to Fasting and LentRe-dropping a classic episode from Lent 2023, Harry and Rafe discuss wild, wonderful, and wacky Shrove Tuesday traditions and how they bring us to understanding the balance between feasting and fasting and staying in the the middle of the highway of virtue.*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer...2025-02-2538 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 221: Bufnagle Classic Re-drop: Luke's Christmas Story — "Be Not Afraid"Redropping an episode from Advent 2022, Rafe goes solo to discuss the first two chapters of Luke's gospel, the backstory and the story of the Nativity.Along the way we cover the concept of quarter-year days and their bank holidays and the fundament of the Rosary, but in the end we learn to embrace the Hope promised through the patience of Advent, to trust in those things we don't understand, and to behave like the shepherds in searching for the savior and glorifying and praising God.*****As always, you can...2024-12-2442 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 219: Bufnagle Classic Re-drop: Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe Change the WorldIn an episode originally dropped in December 2023, Harry and Rafe discuss the appearance of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego in 1531. A decade after the fall of the Aztec empire, Diego, a peasant convert in present-day Mexico, is visited four times by the appearance of the Virgin Mary, who tells him to ask the bishop to build a church on Tepeyac Hill in her honor. When pressed for evidence, Our Lady arranges non-native roses in Diego's tilma on the winter solstice and, upon presentation to the bishop, a miraculous image is imposed onto and into the very fabric of hi...2024-12-1034 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 197: Independence Day — Are Sparklers Really That Hot???Rafe surprises Harry with an ad lib topic: let's talk about Independence Day. While the conversation could have been a scripted lesson in the history of the holiday and the American founding, instead the hosts meander through a broad range of topics, all inspired by the July 4th Independence Day holiday in the USA.Along the way, the Bufnaglers discuss other countries' independences, variety being the spice of life, creativity and boundaries, fireworks and sparklers, and anything that comes to mind. This is the Bufnagle equivalent to the lazy river at the amusement park — cool, rela...2024-07-0235 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 185: Eclipse 2024 RetrospectiveRafe talks to Bob Luzenski, America's Favorite Rocket Scientist™, and Dr Brian Donahue, a Time Traveling Ham Radio Anesthesiologist™, about the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 as viewed from Bufnagle Global Headquarters in Westfield, IN.*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:http...2024-04-0943 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 184: Bufnagle Unscripted — Working Out Ways to Fulfill Duties to Others and YourselfHarry and Rafe work through a rare unscripted episode based loosely around the question of "How do you do what you need to do for yourself while also doing what you need to do for others?"What results is a random walk through a plethora of topics including, but not limited to, eclipses, celestial transits, the transitivity of transitivity, show prep processes, changing one's clock for summer, the glories of Nepal, the worries of indoor plumbing, the theory of learning curves, parenting trials and tribulations and rewards, and much much more!*****As always, yo...2024-04-0239 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 180: "The 2024 Paris Olympic Farmers’ Market and Craft Show!" — Bufnagle European Trip Report, Part 3Harry hosts Rafe's discussion of a trip to Paris.Along the way, we learn about Haussman's Paris, Notre Dame, Eglise St Etienne du Mont (and Owen Wilson!), Eiffel's Tower, US monuments in Paris, the Arc de Triomphe, the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, the Louvre, and much much more!Like the entire trip to Europe, the best part was the warm and hospitable people that were met along the way!*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast...2024-03-0543 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 179: Bufnagle European Trip Report, Part 2 — A Weekend Train Trip to AssisiHarry hosts Rafe's discussion of a weekend train trip to the town of Assisi, birthplace and final resting place of St. Francis of Assisi.Rafe tells stories of train travel, the life and times of St. Francis and the circuitous route to his final resting place, the quaint and cozy town of Assisi in January, a castle on the hill above the town protecting it from invaders, and plenty of other tidbits.Most of all, the visits to Assisi and Florence were wonderfully pleasant, mostly due to the warm, generous, and gracious people of Italy...2024-02-2746 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 176: Bufnagle European Trip Report, Part 1 — Florence's Cathedral of Santa Maria del FioreHarry hosts Rafe's discussion of a visit to Florence, Italy and a tour of the First Church of the Renaissance, Florence's Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.Rafe tells the story of his tour of the Cathedral's massive dome and all the fun things found there inside, including spiraling secret passageways, Dante's Inferno, a wonderful ancient clock with only one hand, and an obscure reference to the Smothers Brothers and pumas! *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent p...2024-02-0642 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 171: Bufnagle Classic Re-drop: Christmas Special 2020 — Christmas Movies and Change of Perspective with No Change in CircumstanceIn this re-drop of a classic episode from Christmas 2020, Zach and Rafe, joined by Big Brain Smart Head™ guests Olivia and Chris DeCleene, discuss Christmas movies and what makes them unique. Discussion of some of the classics (and some you might not have thought of!) follows as we come to see that Christmas is about the ultimate change in perspective; Christmas (along with Easter!) changes everything!*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also car...2023-12-2525 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 170: Butter Curling, Beauty, and Joy — A Christmas Conversation with Big Brain Smart Head™ Ginny HoranRafe is joined by a returning Big Brain Smart Head™ guest, the always-delightful Ginny Horan. What follows is a meandering conversation centered on Christmas, sprinkled generously with Joy, Goodness, Beauty, and Hope.Always live excellently, as your actions will ripple through time and impact people in ways you never could imagine.This episode is kindly sponsored by BlendJet.Use our special link ("bufnagle") to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout.*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****...2023-12-1944 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 169: "A nobody, a small rope, a tiny ladder" — Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe Change the WorldHarry and Rafe discuss the appearance of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego in 1531. A decade after the fall of the Aztec empire, Diego, a peasant convert in present-day Mexico, is visited four times by the appearance of the Virgin Mary, who tells him to ask the bishop to build a church on Tepeyac Hill in her honor. When pressed for evidence, Our Lady arranges non-native roses in Diego tilma on the winter solstice and, upon presentation to the bishop, a miraculous image is imposed onto and into the very fabric of his cloak, an image of a woman, cl...2023-12-1236 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 168: "Peering Out of Tiny Eyes" — New Baby Siblings, Cousins, Parenting, and Virtue (of course!)Harry and Rafe discuss the arrival of siblings and their impact on older children, songs by Elton John, parenting, role modeling, poems by Cecil B. Alexander, virtue, and other such things.This episode is kindly sponsored by BlendJet.Use our special link ("bufnagle") to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As...2023-12-0536 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 167: Columbus, Part 4 — The Final Voyages and the International Race to See What's Really Out ThereHarry and Rafe finish the story of Columbus and his travels to the New World.Columbus struggles to keep control of the colony in the (West) Indies and also struggles to keep control of his reputation and name.The New World is becoming bigger and bigger and looking less and less like The East with every voyage someone, be it Columbus or the Portuguese or the British or anyone, makes west from the Europe-Africa-Asia super continent.In the end, Columbus dies a man trying to defend his name while the nations of world c...2023-11-2829 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 166: Bufnagle Classic Re-drop: The Pilgrims, Part 3 — Alliance, Divine Providence, and ThanksgivingIn this re-drop of a classic episode from late 2022, Harry and Rafe discuss this final third part of our series on the Pilgrims, covering interactions with the Native Americans, an alliance with Massasoit and the Pokanokets and the consequences of that treaty. Nathaniel Philbrick's book Mayflower is the basis for these episodes and provides generous insight and keen analysis to understanding the state of the world where the English Pilgrims encountered the Pokanokets and the other native New Englanders.*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com2023-11-2343 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 165: Bufnagle Classic Re-drop: The Pilgrims, Part 2 — Massasoit and the Situation in New England on ArrivalIn this re-drop of a classic episode from late 2022, Harry and Rafe take up where they left off in Episode 164: the Pilgrims have arrived at Cape Cod, but what awaited them? The North American landscape was anything but a blank slate. Countless local tribes were living on the continent and with them were their cultures, their customs, and their politics. Throw in more than a century of Europeans interacting with the natives and a very recent epidemic that had completely wiped out some communities, and the Pilgrims were stepping into a world completely different, yet in...2023-11-2339 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 164: Bufnagle Classic Re-drop: The Pilgrims, Part 1 — An Incredible Journey Toward Building a New WorldIn this re-drop of a classic episode from late 2022, Rafe is joined by Harry to discuss the first part of Nathaniel Philbrick's book Mayflower and the story of the Pilgrims and how they came to America. Starting as English puritans in Holland, the Pilgrims decide to pick up and move to America. This episode tracks the incredible travel from Leiden to the Pilgrims landing at the tip of Cade Cod before even eventually making a settlement at Plymouth. Along the way the Pilgrims are faced with hardship beyond measure: people taking advantage of their naivete, cha...2023-11-2348 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 163: Starship — What Did We Learn During November 18's Flight of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy?Rafe is joined by Big Brain Smart Head™ and America's Favorite Rocket Scientist™ Bob Luzenski to discuss the November 18 launch of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy.Bob walks us through the launch and short flight of both the booster Super Heavy (the first stage) and the spacecraft Starship (the second stage) during their less-than-ten-minutes flight.Along the way, we learn about operational vs test flights, how to think about measuring success and failure, hot staging, and how a very precise flight trajectory allows SpaceX to launch from Texas and not Florida.This episode is kind...2023-11-2146 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 162: Cinnamon Rolls, Saints, And The Prodigal Son — Who Are The Examples For Your Kids?Harry and Rafe discuss role models (not ROLL models) and the examples we put in front of our kids and in front of ourselves. If our wish for our children is for them to get to heaven, who should their role models be?This episode is kindly sponsored by BlendJet.Use our special link ("bufnagle") to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent p...2023-11-1436 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 161: Columbus, Part 3 — Finding the Garden of EdenHarry and Rafe continue the story of Columbus and his travels to the New World.Columbus returns to the New World with 17 ships and 1,200 and in late 1493 and finds that the colony he established is completely wiped out. Further attempts to establish a foothold in this land aremet with all sorts of problems and also fail to result in gold or spices or anything else of note; and beyond that, additional exploration of the neighboring islands fails to reveal Japan or China or anything that was supposed to be there based on the knowledge of the time. 2023-11-0738 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 160: Halloween Special: Frankenstein — Who Really Is the Monster?Rafe is joined this week by Big Brain Smart Head™ Angela Nash to discuss Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. As Rafe recounts the story, Angela provides a rich commentary on the understanding of the tale. If you haven't read the book but know anything of "Frankenstein", chances are that everything you know about the story is wrong.Set in Geneva in the early 1800s, the novel tells a cautionary tale of a Victor Frankenstein, a truly mad scientist, and a monster that he creates by trying to understand how life animates the material world. The story touch...2023-10-311h 02Bufnagle: the PodcastEp 159: Columbus, Part 2 — A Meeting of Cultures, Searching for Gold, and Lots of ConfusionHarry and Rafe continue the story of Columbus and his travels to the New World.The three ships under Columbus' command find land on Oct 12, 1492, and Columbus and all his men believe they have arrived in the far eastern islands of Asia. Following interactions with the natives, several months of local explorations, and the Christmas grounding of the Santa Maria, 39 men are left behind to man a hastily-built fort, look for gold, and play nice with the natives while the Columbus boards the Nina and heads back to Spain with the Pinta to report progress to Ferdinand a...2023-10-2438 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 158: "I will take his place." — St. Maximillian Kolbe Demonstrates the Christian IdealThe Buf welcomes Big Brain Smart Head™ Luke Donahue to discuss the story of St. Fr. Maximillian Kolbe, a Polish Catholic priest who sparked the ire of the Nazis in WWII, got sent to Auschwitz, and then literally gave his life so that another might live.Luke walks us through St. Max's story from his birth in 1894 to his canonization in 1982 and unveils how the Christian life is expresses Joy even in the midst of the most repugnant evil.Along the way we discuss martyrdom and sainthood and miracles and knowledge that Truth will set yo...2023-10-1739 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 157: Rockets, Annular Eclipses, and Just a Touch of Artificial IntelligenceThe Buf welcomes back Bob Luzenski, America's Favorite Rocket Scientist, to discuss the status of the big rockets underdevelopment and the impending annular eclipse scheduled for October 14, 2023. A little bit of spoiler commentary about the current state of AI fills out the show at the end.This episode is kindly sponsored by BlendJet.Use our special link ("bufnagle") to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this i...2023-10-1041 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 156: Columbus, Part 1 — Dogged Determination to Head West to the IndiesHarry and Rafe start tackling the story of Columbus and his travels to the New World. A Genoese sailor, Columbus, while operating out of Portugal, becomes intrigued with the idea of sailing west to reach the spices of the Far East. At a time when a route to Asia had just been determined to be possible (but also impractical) around the Cape of Good Hope at the Southern tip of Africa, Columbus is a man with a flawed idea that simply needs to be tried. Stubborn determination, some bad calculations, and a little good fortune lands Columbus in...2023-10-0338 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 155: Hamlet, Madness, Good, and Bad — Does "Thinking Make It So"?Rafe discusses Hamlet's statement that "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so" from Act 2, Scene 2 of the Shakespeare tragedy. Examining the text and the Nature of the statement in the dialogue, we find that Hamlet asserts this statement while feigning madness; as such, we should consider this statement to be inconsistent with sanity and reality and it should only be correct if one is insane.There are Truths that are universal and they exist whether or not your thinking makes it so. Only a madman would think otherwise.Th...2023-09-2622 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 149: Lessons from Gawain and the Green Knight — It Really is All About Duty and HonorRafe goes solo and reviews and discusses the 2021 movie The Green Knight, a retelling of the 14th century chivalric tale of Sir Gawain, the Green Knight, and the famous Christmas challenge.The review and discussion points out a number of deviations from the poem but the movie is not much worse for the modifications; such is artistic license.A truthful telling of the tale reveals that knights must act knightly, being living examples of the Knightly virtues of Generosity, Courtesy, Chastity, Chivalry, and Piety. Gawain shows these (earlier in the poem and much l...2023-08-1546 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 148: Down the Rabbit Hole of BadgersWho knew there was so much to know about badgers and that so much of if was so awesome?Join Harry and Rafe for a lively and humorous discussion of all the things that one can find out about badgers:* They are fast.* You can eat them but you need to be careful.* They might eat you but they won't be careful.* People used to think that they had really strange ways of mining.* They are all over literature, especially books and stories for children.* And much, much more!...2023-08-0841 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 147: Humbly and Gratefully Standing on the Shoulders of 1000 Years of Giants — Math History, Part 2Picking up where we left off from the last episode, Harry joins Rafe to discuss further the Mathematics Genealogy Project and how one can show, for example, that Rafe is related to Nicolas Copernicus. Along the way, Euler and the number e are discussed further, we pick up tips on tessellations, and we wonder how things would have been different had Liebniz's father had not married his third wife or if Steinhaus had not successfully hid from the Nazis in Poland during WWII.Learning your history is a most humbling experience but it provides you with an o...2023-08-0143 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 146: Math History and Why It Should Matter to You, Part 1Starting in the late 1600s and ending (at least for now!) in 1868, Rafe traces two branches of a mathematical genealogy. This list of some of the great minds of the history of mathematics includes two Bernoullis, Euler, Poisson, Gauss, and many others, people who developed tools that today we take for granted.All this work, of course, was done before computers or calculators, using arcane notation, quill pens, and a desire to pull back the curtain and look inside the magic world of math.Part 2 will take up where we left off with one Felix Kle...2023-07-2532 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 145: Sawdust and Mistakes — The Art, Trials, and Joys of Working with WoodHarry and Rafe discuss Rafe's lifelong love of working with wood and what makes wood a great medium for construction and why it generally produces sawdust and mistakes.They discuss some biology, chemistry, engineering, and other things that one must learn to successfully tackle working with wood. In the end, then conclude that one should either buy or build heirloom furniture and that one of the best things that one learns working with wood is the virtue of humility.This episode is kindly sponsored by BlendJet.Use our special link ("bufnagle") t...2023-07-1840 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 144: Standards, Gas Pipe, Tyrants, and SaintsHarry and Rafe discuss standards: systems and methods that allows boundaries that result in flourishing, flexibility, and diversity.After a long discussion on everything from iron gas pipes to computer software to measurement systems to Lego, we learn that the right restrictions can actually improve flexibility and allow everyone to flourish and that Virtue provides a standard that allows all of us to become Saints.This episode is kindly sponsored by BlendJet.Use our special link ("bufnagle") to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!*****...2023-07-1136 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 143: Gratitude For the Independence that a Career Has GivenRafe goes solo and tells a 40-year tale of computers, serendipity, generosity, and gratitude that starts with a Christmas present in 1980 and continues to today with a very welcome unofficial retirement.This episode is kindly sponsored by BlendJet.Use our special link ("bufnagle") to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As...2023-07-0432 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 141: Listener Questions; Pancakes to Cruises and Everything InbetweenHarry and Rafe entertain 7 (or 8, depending on how you count) fan questions and get to the bottom of important issues like breakfast foods, quarterbacks, vacation cruises, biographies of great people, and a lot more!"Everyone has failures; who cares about those? Tell me about greatness!"This episode is kindly sponsored by Nom Nom. Try Nom Nom today, go to https://zen.ai/bufnaglethepod2 and use the offer code "bufnagle" and get 50% off your first order plus free shipping. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com2023-06-2035 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 140: Technology and Automation — When Is It Too Much?Rafe does a solo show and discusses the plethora of home automation technology available today. When is it Good? When is it Bad? Is it just a gimmick or does it solve a real problem?Like all technology, it is only a tool and is neither Good nor Evil. If it helps you seek the Good, then keep it; if it causes you to falter, jettison it!This episode is kindly sponsored by Nom Nom. Try Nom Nom today, go to https://zen.ai/bufnaglethepod2 and use the offer code "bufnagle" and get 50% off your first...2023-06-1340 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 139: Shackleton, Part 6, The Finale — Six Men Conquer the Drake Passage; Three of Them Conquer South Georgia Island; Human Endurance PrevailsHarry and Rafe conclude Bufnagle: the Podcast, Book Club Edition and the discussion of Alfred Lansing's book Endurance, the tale of Earnest Shackleton's ill-fated adventure to the South Pole during 1914, 1915, and 1916.After two weeks fighting the Drake Passage, the James Caird and its six voyagers are out of potable water, South Georgia Island is within striking distance, but reefs and storms block the path. Two more days of master seamanship and just enough good fortune brings the Caird to a beachhead necessitating a crossing of the South Georgia Island, a mountainous hellhole that also possesses the Stromness B...2023-06-0649 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 138: Shackleton, Part 5 — One Group Goes for Help; One Groups Sits and Waits and Wonders and WorriesHarry and Rafe continue with Bufnagle: the Podcast, Book Club Edition and the discussion of Alfred Lansing's book Endurance, the tail of Earnest Shackleton's ill-fated adventure to the South Pole during 1914, 1915, and 1916.Within days of arriving at Elephant Island, Shackleton and five others depart in a modified James Caird in a last-ditch, do-or-die, Hail Mary attempt to reach civilization at South Georgia Island over 800 miles away. The party of 22 left behind sits through a painful 4 months on a lonely beach covered in penguin dung, wondering about the fortunes of their fellow journeymen, hoping against hope that they c...2023-05-3043 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 137: Shackleton, Part 4 — Six Days on the Boats, Unrelenting Obstacles, Impossible Conditions, But Finally Land!Harry and Rafe continue with Bufnagle: the Podcast, Book Club Edition and the discussion of Alfred Lansing's book Endurance, the tail of Earnest Shackleton's ill-fated adventure to the South Pole during 1914, 1915, and 1916.The men finally make a run for land after escaping from the ice but things go from bad to worse as the crew is met by one obstacle after another: constantly changing winds, mind-boggling currents, 30-foot waves, icebergs, killer whales, williwaws, and dehydration all test Shackleton's leadership, the sturdiness of the boats, and the unwavering survival-driven determination of the men. This episode is...2023-05-2337 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 136: Shackleton, Part 3 — Changing Plans, Soggy Marches, Deadly Leopard Seals, and Finally BoatsHarry and Rafe continue with Bufnagle: the Podcast, Book Club Edition and the discussion of Alfred Lansing's book Endurance, the tail of Earnest Shackleton's ill-fated adventure to the South Pole during 1914, 1915, and 1916.Following the destruction of the Endurance, Shackleton's men are forced to face changing plans amongst the slowly drifting ice floes of the Weddell sea. Hoping for open water in which they can sail, they attempt marches to take them to the edge of the ice, only to be stopped time and again, as their plans must be continually adjusted and their options for escape dwindle. Fo...2023-05-1643 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 135: Shackleton, Part 2 — Winter Camping on the Ice Within the Antarctic CircleHarry and Rafe continue with Bufnagle: the Podcast, Book Club Edition and the discussion of Alfred Lansing's book Endurance, the tail of Earnest Shackleton's ill-fated adventure to the South Pole during 1914, 1915, and 1916.We take up with Shackleton and his intrepid band of merry men stuck in the ice of the Weddell Sea in February of 1915 and follow their exploits through the Antarctic winter of 1915: training the dogs, dealing with mind-numbing darkness, and suffering the never-ending pressure from the moving ice. As Spring rolls in in late 1915, the Endurance finally concedes to the ice and the men must m...2023-05-0934 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 134: Shackleton, Part 1 — Sailing to Antarctica and Getting Stuck in the IceHarry and Rafe present Bufnagle: the Podcast, Book Club Edition with discussion of Alfred Lansing's book Endurance, the tail of Earnest Shackleton's ill-fated adventure to the South Pole during 1914, 1915, and 1916.Leaving England on the August day that England declared war on Germany in WWI, Shackleton led the ship Endurance to Buenos Aires and then on to South Georgia and then into the Weddell Sea. By the end of February, the Endurance is stuck solid in the gigantic ice flow that is the Weddell Sea, slowly rotating clockwise, bringing Shackleton tantalizingly close to his goal but never letting hi...2023-05-0232 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 86: Sharing What You Know: Methods for Worthwhile CommunicationThe Buf team turns its attention to communication and, in particular, thoughts and tips regarding good presentations. The team stresses humility and graciousness and presents some tips for assisting in sharing your insights with others. Using good teaching techniques like particular-general-particular, providing written handouts, and finishing early are all discussed.Of course, this is Bufnagle: The Podcast, so tangents are taken for things like rugby broadcasts and bike rides, but everyone is sure to take away some nuggets for putting your best foot forward when sharing your story with others.(And Zach's rugby broadcasts are cu...2022-05-1028 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 82: Bufnagle Finally Gets Around to Time TravelAfter talking about talking about time travel in way too many previous episodes, the Buf team finally addresses the topic head on.Many of your favorites are presented, everything from Sisyphus, to Jules Verne, to Back to the Future, to Groundhog Day and Live, Die, Repeat, to Primer, and Terminator, and everything in between.Zach leads us in the end to the conclusion that time travel in fiction is just another literary device as a tension to induce a character to change, grow, adapt, and improve.*****As always, you...2022-04-1241 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 79: All About Tournaments — History, Math, Chaos, and MemoriesThe Bufnagle Team takes on the topic of tournaments and all the fun and zany stuff inside them. Join us for a discussion of some history of the NCAA college basketball tournament, combinatorics and victory probabilities, the importance and consequence of seedings, single- and dounle-elimination tournaments, and how all the drama and excitement in tournaments give us the memories that make us rich.(Oh, and Bob, America's Favorite Rocket Scientist, gets a call-out for a special historical astronomical event!)*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****2022-03-2238 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 78: Art, Storytelling, Music, Adventure — Exploring the Human Experience Through the Medium of Video GamesAmidst the chronic barking of a dog and an interrupting baby in the studio, the Bufnagle team explores the modern art medium of video games. When well done, they can teach us ethnic tolerance and sibling synergy; they are teaching tools and rich graphic art; they allow us to grow and discover as individuals or in co-ops. But, like all art, they need to help us to be more connected as human beings without manipulating what it means to be human. While it may be tempting to descend into a world of pure fantasy (ie, "metavese"), only the...2022-03-1532 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 73: Colors of Life — Some Things You Know and Some You Might NotJoin Zach and Rafe for a discussion of everything related to (and some things NOT related to) color. Starting at the electromagnetic spectrum, the conversation meanders through marine biology, to Ray Charles and Ray Bradbury, to the metric system, to Wayne Gretzky, to candles, to Roy G Biv (and the desire to rename it for Ray Charles!), to the Doppler effect and getting chased by the police, to the redshift in astronomy, to colorblindness and frisbees, to evolutionary biology, to dirt, to bees and butterflies, to Bufnagle-branded honey, to watercolor paints and Play-doh, to Isaac Newton, to subtractive and a...2022-02-0844 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 71: Spies In Wartime — Washington's Culper Spy Ring and Benedict Arnold, Part 1During America's Revolutionary War, General Washington built a spy ring that helped produce the outcome we have come to know. Clandestine intelligence gathering, sneaky correspondence, and heroic feats of daring were daily occurrences for the Culper Spy Ring.Zach and Rafe discuss elements of the ring and their accomplishments, as they are told in Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger's 2013 book George Washington's Secret Six; The Spy Ring That Saved The American Revolution.The first part of a two-part series, this episode takes us from the start of the war up to the temptations o...2022-01-2539 minBufnagle: the PodcastChristmas Special 2021The Bufnagle Christmas party, featuring FOUR Big Brain Smart Head guests:* America's Favorite Rocket Scientist, Bob Luzenski,* America's Favorite Craft Queen, Angela Nash,* America's Favorite Naval Aviator, Brock "Cinder" Friedman, and* America's Favorite Planner and Teacher and Communicator, Ginny Horan!The four guests steal the show from Zach and Rafe, telling tales of baking and crafting and dancing, traveling and torque and tessellations, shopping and singing and sharing.Come for the community but stay for the connection and good vibes."God bless us, everyone!" *****As al...2021-12-2547 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 64: I Is For Eisenhower — The Wonders (and a few detriments) of the Interstate Highway SystemAnother classic Bufnagle episode: Zach and Rafe set off on a discussion of a grand and glorious engineering project but manage to derail the conversation into all sorts of tangents along the way. The US Interstate Highway system is approximately one-tenth of one percent of the nation's roads but it carries 25 percent of the vehicle miles driven. A grand federal plan, the Interstate system is a testament to good engineering, a good plan, a lot of money, and a lot of hard work.Join the team as Zach makes his single favorite joke, the boys di...2021-12-0742 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 63: High Stakes Sailing — Go Where the Wind Leads YouZach and Rafe welcome Big Brain Smart Head, former Navy sailor, and Master and Commander Craig Depies to the show to discuss the wonders of sailing.Craig leads the Buf into the world of sailboats and discusses catamarans and trimarans, waterskiing and parachuting, and racing in the oldest continuously-held regatta in the world. Along the way the team develops an ideas for a Bufnagle Fantasy Weekend, learns how warm Lake Michigan is in June (spoiler alert: not very!), and gets a lesson on what is needed (and available!) for an around-the-world sail cruise in the 21st century. 2021-11-3043 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 60: If Team Bufnagle Held a Dinner, Who Would Be There? Would You Like to Join Us?The Bufnagle Team tackles the question of Who Would You Invite to Dinner? But they take time to clarify the rules and expand on why these people would make great guests. From military leaders (yes, you can guess at least one of them!) to patriots to astronauts to sports heroes to politicians and authors and explorers, the guest list for the Bufnagle Feast would certainly have something for everyone. Just like the guests on the show, all potential guests to the feast are Imago Dei and thus worth meeting on this week's show.*****As always, you...2021-11-0944 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 46: Wild Blue Yonder — How the Bufnagle Team Learned to Fly Real AirplanesRafe and Harry discuss learning to fly and becoming an FAA licensed pilot. They cover lessons learned, both the easy way and the hard way, when getting a private pilot's license from getting started, to communicating with the tower, to understanding different airspaces, to understanding what those numbers on the runway mean, to the perils of trying to land on the wrong runway, to midair close encounters with large commercial aircraft, to performing a Mariner Transition over SeaTac, to picking a flight instructor that fits your style, to dealing with engine fai...2021-08-0339 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 45: Laundry on Mars — How Life in Minnesota in 1950 Can Help Us Survive a Trip to MarsStarting with understanding the lessons from Episode 44 ("Wisdom From the Prarie"), guest co-host Bob Luzenski (aka, America's Favorite Rocket Scientist) joins Rafe to discuss how those lessons apply to some of the human problems with a Mars mission.Along the way, the Buf hosts discuss the Earth's unique protective ionosphere and magnetosphere, the aurora borealis, Apollo barbeque, laundry in space, and the idea that the problems we will encounter on a Mars mission are solvable if the desire to go is great enough.*****As always, you can reach the Buf at...2021-07-2744 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 44: Be the Person You Want Your Kids to Become — Wisdom From the PrairieFrom sharing a rural no-plumbing and no-central-heat farmhouse with eight siblings and his parents, Dr. Parnell Donahue made his way to college and medical school and then on to a successful career in medicine. Along the way he has written numerous articles and books and today he publishes a blog and regular column on parenting and shares his eight-plus decades of wisdom with listeners of his radio show and podcast. Harry fills in for Zach again and he and Rafe walk along with their respective grandfather and father as Dr. Par shares stories of the farm, life i...2021-07-2038 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 43: New Fatherhood — A Baby Transforms a Man Into a FatherHarry joins The Buf as co-host, filling in for a vacationing Zach, and he and Rafe discuss the physical, emotional, and spiritual transformations wrought by a new baby. The first chapter of Genesis reveals God to be a creator and also to be Good. We also learn that Man is made in God's image and likeness, Imago Dei; thus, Man is made to be Good and to create. Parenthood gives us that honor, that privilege, that responsibility.Harry and Rafe discuss how the new baby is a "filament of God's imagination", how watching the child gro...2021-07-1341 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 42: All Roads Lead to Greece; It's All Greek to MeWe think of the greatness of the Greek civilization and then the greatness of Rome. But almost everything that Rome did was an attempted copy of Greece. All roads may lead to Rome, but in Rome, all roads lead to Greece.The free peoples of Greece, in their small, geographically-isolated, independent city-states, were incubators of the fundamentals of Western thought. While Rome first conquered Greece, Greece then conquered Rome culturally. The Romans loved Greek culture: the theatre, the music, the language, the government, the science, the technology. Rome just took what Greece wrought and carried it fu...2021-07-0643 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 41: Mars Ain't The Kind of Place to Raise Your Kids; In Fact, It's Cold as HellAnd there's no one there to raise them, if you did.Zach and Rafe welcome back Bob Luzenski, America's Favorite Rocket Scientist, to continue the discussion of missions to Mars. They tackle the details of making fuel from water and any carbon dioxide that might be lying around, the timing of such a trip, and the insane brutality of Mars' harsh climate and how Venus is even worse.In the end, if Humanity is going to be multi-planetary, we've got The Moon and The Mars and that's about it, so the question becomes a more p...2021-06-2944 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 40: Zachism VI - Talent is Overrated"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." This quote from Herb Brooks in the 2004 movie Miracle is used as a motivator to encourage the 1980 US Olympic Men's Hockey Team to play more as a team, as the other teams they were going to face were certainly more talented than they were.But this is also a lesson for all of us: talent is never going to be enough to produce a consistently winning team; it is necessary but not sufficient. All winning teams need talent but they also need Teamwork, Ga...2021-06-2239 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 39: Technology as a Tool for Teaching, Learning, and Presenting — Make It Work For YouWe are facing new ways of doing things: new business meetings, new school environments, new newspapers, new entertainment, new reference materials. And the "new" is almost always centered on the computer or smartphone. But new isn't always better.Our new technology enables us to create the appearance of polish and sophistication but our content suffers. We need to work harder to ensure that the technology makes things better as technology can easily make things worse.The technology is only a tool ; it does not replace the teacher.Zach and Rafe discuss the pluses and...2021-06-1538 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 38: Leadership and HumilityUS Army Tank Commander CPT Peary Cox talks about being a leader and the lessons he's learned by insisting on getting the smartest people into the room. From West Point to Fort Hood to Germany to Iraq and then back again, humility rises again and again as one of the most valuable traits of a leader. Recognizing that you do not know is essential to team cohesion and effectiveness, whether your team is a collection of tank personnel or a project team in the office. CPT Cox shares stories of building and leading diverse teams during training and...2021-06-0844 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 37: Teenage Mutant Renaissance ArtistsModern comic books and cartoon shows take their characters from famous Italian renaissance artists? Yes; it's true!Zach and Rafe this week discuss the four famous artists who are namesakes to the slightly less famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello. Join them as they discuss the accomplishments of these great men and how their works inspire us today in art, architecture, and even comic books! Along the way, pick up tips for understanding how the human body relates to the cosmos, how to square a circle, how to make a m...2021-06-0145 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 36: Adventures Across the Pond — the Buf on a tour of EuropeBig Brain Smart Head, world traveler, and self-proclaimed sociologist Julianna Greene joins Bufnagle: the Podcast to discuss her adventures in the UK and other places in Europe. From Memphis, TN to Birmingham, AL to London and Paris and Lisbon and all sorts of places in between, Juju brings a joyful energy and infectious enthusiasm with her as she recounts tales of her exploits across the pond. Stories of the pub scene in London, a scary situation on the Eiffel Tower, and pursuing a Portuguese purse snatcher come to life as Julianna reminds us to "Go for it" wh...2021-05-2545 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 35: Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast — More Conversation With "Cinder", America's Favorite Naval AviatorThe Bufnaglers are joined once again by Big Brain Smart Head and United States Naval Aviator LT Brock “Cinder” Friedman to further discuss his story of being a Naval Aviator.Cinder discusses leadership, teaching helicopter pilots, staying a step ahead of the students and the aircraft, seeking the Good in brotherhood, trust, and teamwork, our old friend Ferdinand Magellan, practice making perfect, finding victories in progress when seeking perfection, being flexible with planning, the history of podcast, and surrounding yourself with positive people. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com2021-05-1838 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 34: Ego Destroys Our Progress; Be Open to Being WrongLife's path for us is rarely the path we would have chosen looking forward but looking back few of us would change the path that got us to where we are.Virginia Horan joins the Bufnaglers this week to shares her Adventure of Life from Long Island to Dayton to Manhattan to the classroom via tea, potato skins, job interviews, babies, and all the serendipities that life throws at us. Ginny, an old friend of Rafe, shares her Adventure from college graduation, through the corporate world, to the classroom, and into being an e...2021-05-1143 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 33: Zachism V - Manage Your Energy"Energy makes it go." By managing our own energy we can go further and accomplish more.Zach and Rafe return to Zach's Bet on Yourself Series to discuss personal energy. Energy allows you to do everything you do. But you only have a finite amount of it at any given time. Thus, be careful with it. Spend it wisely. Don't waste it on tasks or people that don't help you get to where you are going. If you use it in the pursuits that are important to you, you can actually create more energy.It...2021-05-0439 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 32: How Do We Actually Do a Mission to Mars? What Will It Take?We are joined again by Big Brain Smart Head Bob, America's Favorite Rocket Scientist, and we discuss the very hard problem of getting to Mars. Along the way, Zach and Rafe learn about lunar resources and gravity wells, develop a plan for a new energy drink (Lunar electric water!), and discover a whole new respect for the field of Botany.Remember, if you have a question for Bob about going to Mars, send us a note at bufnagle@bufnagle.com and we'll make sure that Bob provides an answer!*****As always, you can rea...2021-04-2742 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 31: Friday Night Helicopter Cruising at 120 KnotsNotre Dame. Submarines. Flight school. Swim week. Helicopters in swimming pools. Magic fairy flight dust. Vectors, rotor pitch, collectives, and flight forces. Torpedoes. Chasing foreign subs. Night vision and cinder blocks. This episode has it all!Zach and Rafe are joined by Big Brain Smart Head and United States Naval Aviator LT Brock “Cinder” Friedman to discuss his story of becoming a Naval Aviator. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of...2021-04-2041 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 30: What's in an Esport? Do people really pay to watch people play video games? (Yes, and there is A LOT of money at stake!)People watch sports all the time — they watch on TV, they watch in person, they watch highlights on the internet. People have watched spectator sports for entertainment for millennia. Any time people compete at the highest levels, other people have wanted to watch.Video games, it turns out, are no different. Esports are not the grand Pac-man tournaments you may have heard about in the 1980s; rather, esports are a multi-billion dollar industry with recruiting and gambling and training and high salaries and groupies and everything else that comes with people doing competitive things at the highest level...2021-04-1346 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 29: Poetry and Engineering — Expressions of TruthZach and Rafe welcome this week's Big Brain Smart Head, Georgia Tech Senior Biomedical Engineer and Published Poetry Author Brady Bove, to the show to discuss how Poetry and Engineering are related as they are both expressions of Truth. We'll discuss Brady's book, A Day of Humanity, her biomedical engineering training, and how they all fit together in an integrated and holistic view of the human experience.Brady's book A Day of Humanity is available at http://www.amazon.com/Day-Humanity-Brady-Bove/dp/1641379154/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=*****As alw...2021-04-0643 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 28: Blooming into Spring in an Alternative UniverseApril Fools Day has hit The Buf! In this special April 1st episode, Zach and Rafe have been replaced by Olivia and Bob (America's Favorite Rocket Scientist) --- join in the conversation as they meander through the wonderous world of flowers and bulbs and learn why we plant flowers in the first place. "Something you started out doing just for yourself ends up being a gift to others."*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also car...2021-04-0137 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 27: Adventure Series, Magellan, Part 2 - Through the Strait, Across the Pacific, and The End.After spending the Winter at Port St Julian, the Armada continues south to the Strait. After the loss of (another!) ship within the Strait itself, the Armada travels 7,000 miles to cross the Pacific, fighting starvation and scurvy along the way. Interactions with various peoples in the islands of the Pacific and hostile interactions with the pursuing Portuguese results in only one ship returning to Spain in the Fall of 1522. How much would you pay for cloves? Magellan and hundreds of other men paid with their lives.*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle...2021-03-2242 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 26: Zachism IV - Know Your RoleZach and Rafe are back to discuss more details of Zach's Bet on Yourself Series. This week the pair discusses the importance of knowing what your role is on a team or group and using that to better yourself and those around you. From discussing how leaders and coaches can use this concept to Zach's own personal stories with embracing a role, learning the role, and understanding the role for the benefit of those around him, this episode promises to help you be comfortable in understanding that, by knowing your role, you are helping the team succeed. *****2021-03-1543 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 25: Adventure Series, Magellan, Part 1 - Across the Atlantic.In 1519, Magellan left Spain sailing west 5 ships and 260 men in search of the Spice Islands. What followed was an adventure that can only be compared to a trip to the moon but without radio assistance from Houston. Adventure, mistrust, mutiny, death, and disease lurked around every corner. Zach and Rafe discuss the first part of this journey, from summertime Spain to the perilous winter of 1520 at Port St Julian in present day southern Argentina, and the lessons learned along the way. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****2021-03-0841 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 24: Zachism III - It's Not the Critic Who CountsZach and Rafe discuss the famous Teddy Roosevelt quote and the importance of showing up and supporting those who are actually in the fight. This is the third episode in the Bet on Yourself series, a collection of themes related to growth and better understanding of self. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, h...2021-03-0142 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 23: Lego, Bees, and EntrepreneurshipBig Brain Smart Head™ Kyle Peterson joins the Buf to discuss his business career. Kyle ties together his experiences from three different realms to build a foundation for future successes. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle2021-02-2242 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 22: The Art of the FlowerBig Brain Smart Head™ Olivia DeCleene joins the Buf to discuss art and flowers, how the two intersect, and how to see art and beauty in everyday life. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn thi...2021-02-1542 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 21: Adventure Series - The Earth was Never FlatZach and Rafe discuss the origins of the Earth being Flat myth and look back historically on earlier human adventures and their quest to map the world. This is the first in a two part miniseries where the Bufnaglers discuss exploration of Earth and bringing the world closer together. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help o...2021-02-0941 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 20: Zachism II - Strength in VulnerabilityZach opens up about his struggle with depression and anxiety and how he learned that admitting he had this struggle has given him strength beyond imagine. Zach shares the other lessons he learned in finding strength in moments of vulnerability. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy M...2021-02-0241 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 19: Slipping the Surly Bonds of EarthAmerica's Favorite Rocket Scientist returns to the Podcast to discuss the Challenger Accident of 1986. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple d...2021-01-2641 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 18: Zachism I - Lessons from FailureZach discusses what we can learn from failure and how we can use it to positively impact our future. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing l...2021-01-1943 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 17: 2020 ReflectionZach and Rafe reflect back on 2020 and find that good even in a year with a lot of bad. They discuss finding ways to continue to see the good and how to make 2021 the best year yet. Today's sponsor Buck & Bull Boutique can be found on Facebook and Etsyfacebook.com/BuckandBullBoutique/*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you h...2021-01-1241 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 16: Big Brain Smarthead Physical TherapyZach and Rafe discuss the role of physical therapy in exercise and important of movement with a budding PT!*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing...2021-01-0537 minBufnagle: the PodcastChristmas Special 2020Rafe and Zach discuss Christmas movies and the criteria that makes a movie a Christmas movie along with the lessons they can teach us on this journey of life.*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle...2020-12-2525 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 15: Santa the ElfZach and Rafe discuss the size of Santa and the best ways to spread holiday cheer. Today's sponsor Buck & Bull Bontique. Tell them about the Buf to receive 15% off your order!https://www.etsy.com/shop/buckandbullboutiquehttps://www.facebook.com/pg/BuckandBullBoutique *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. We...2020-12-2225 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 14: A Great ExploreRafe and Zach explore the expedition of Lewis and Clark and the heroics of these men into the great unknown. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice t...2020-12-1540 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 13: Bet on YourselfRafe and Zach discuss life lessons and leadership skills developed from sports, business, and academics to help progress in life and continuing to fight and get back up. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn t...2020-12-0844 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 12: COVID ShenanigansRafe and Zach discuss where we are in the world and how COVID has impacted the sports landscape. Everything is different but the same. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can d...2020-12-0141 minBufnagle: the PodcastThanksgiving Special 2020Zach and Rafe talk about what they are thankful for and why gratitude matters in difficult and good times. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really n...2020-11-2614 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 11: It's not like it's Rocket ScienceRafe and Zach bring on a Rocket Scientist and discuss important things in space like cereal. Today's Sponsors: https://www.ebay.com/usr/risingcreekcompanyhttps://anywhere.alchemy365.com - use Code: Donahue*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:2020-11-2429 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 10: There's a Hole in my CalendarRafe and Zach discuss the historical creation of the modern calendar, all done without the aid of technology. Today's Sponsors: https://www.ebay.com/usr/risingcreekcompanyhttps://anywhere.alchemy365.com - use Code: Donahue*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Co...2020-11-1729 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 9: Fitness Donut in my MouthZach and Rafe discuss healthy eating and habits on how to live a better life. Rafe wants to eat funnel cakes and makes a new food pyramid to help with his goals. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/b...2020-11-1029 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 8: PiEconomicsSpecial Guest Will Walker discussing Economic principles. Zach somehow makes everything about pie. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars t...2020-11-0331 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 7: Spirit of the RadioFiguring out how radio works and why it will continue to be a mainstay in society*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us...2020-10-2729 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 6: Cleopatra the GreekRafe and Zach discuss the myths and misconceptions around ancient civilizations. Both make numerous references to movies that people forgot existed. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really n...2020-10-1327 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 5: Science behind GPSDiscussing the interesting science and math that makes GPS make our lives easier. Zach complains about baseball*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send...2020-10-0928 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 4: The Fall in Broadcast SportsRafe and Zach discuss hockey strategy and the difficulties in today's world pertaining to broadcasting sporting events*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send...2020-09-2929 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 3: Lessons from SportsRafe and Zach talk about life lessons learned from sports and what it means to be a fan and an athlete. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really n...2020-09-2226 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 2: Is Cheesecake a cake or a pieTime zones and finally answering the important questions about cheesecake and hotdogs*****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to...2020-09-1526 minBufnagle: the PodcastEp 1: Episode 1Talking about new NFL playoff structure, New Zealand rugby, and how to always make time travel a fun time. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing l...2020-09-0835 min