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History ImpossibleDiplomacy on the Eastern Border (w/ Kristaps Andrejsons, Jack Johannson, & Zack Twamley)I was recently invited to join in a panel discussion with three podcasting greats and people I consider friends—that is, The Eastern Border’s Kristaps Andrejsons, the Secret Police podcast’s Jack Johannson, and When Diplomacy Fails podcast’s Zack Twamley. It originally went up on the Eastern Border feed, split into two parts, but Kristaps was kind enough to let all of us get our grubby paws on the masters to put on our own feeds, something that I felt would allow me to give all of you fine people another nice bonus while you wait for the next ins...2025-03-252h 53
History ImpossibleThe Slave Who Would Be a Spy (w/ Isaac Willour)Slavery is often known as the United States’ original sin, and for good reason. Much of our perceptions of it are informed both by the Civil War’s cause and outcome, and the contradictions—and even moral hypocrisy—that it created with our Founding Fathers’ professed beliefs. Contradiction is the theme not just of the United States’ values and history, but it also a major theme of this episode of the podcast.In this newest installment of History Impossible, we’re looking at the extraordinary life of James Armistead Lafayette, the slave who would become the Colonies’ most vital spy during...2025-03-141h 00
History ImpossibleA Bug in the SoftwareHey everyone, happy to present to all of you fine people with a brief bonus, this time adapting my recent historiographical essay that I had written my first semester in graduate school on the study of infectious disease’s effects throughout history and how it was written about from around the 1970s until the 2010s. This should serve as a nice pairing with the recent “Mother’s Wrath, Mankind’s Cope” and demonstrate the sort of academic origins of my thinking on this particular subject. Please enjoy and stay tuned!…History Impossible has been made possible by the follo...2025-02-2856 min
History ImpossibleMother's Wrath, Mankind's Bargain (The Los Angeles Fires of 2025)In this episode of History Impossible inaugurating 2025 and the sixth anniversary of the show, we will be looking at the Los Angeles Fires of 2025 but from an extended, historical, and probably overly philosophical lens. Because as it turns out, natural disasters are a constant of the human experience and create some of the greatest extremes, and reflecting on what afflicts us now alongside what has afflicted us in the past can provide at least some clarity (or, in my case, closure).The destruction faced by Los Angelenos in 2025 is not too dissimilar from many examples of destruction in...2025-02-131h 50
History ImpossibleA Revulsion of Feeling: The Arab Revolt and Collective IdentityThis is the first installment of something that doesn’t really have a name; the Grad School Files? That sounds a little like a bad Netflix show. I’ll take suggestions, but in the meantime, we can simply define this as it is: the first adaptation of one of my academic papers from graduate school into an honest-to-goodness episode of History Impossible. The first thing I want to say is that it was more difficult than I expected to adapt an academic paper into a podcast than I expected. The material is all there, but speaking in formal academic language mana...2024-12-301h 31
History ImpossibleThe Question of GenocideThis episode of History Impossible is an adaptation of the historical polemic I wrote on the one-year anniversary of October 7th, 2023, examining the interpretation of genocide, as applied to the current war between Hamas and Israel, and to the devastation wrought against the Bosnian Muslims by their Serb counterparts in the early 1990s. This episode touches on some extremely upsetting and dark material, including descriptions of child death, mass killing, and rape, so please consider yourself warned if that sort of thing is something you might want to avoid.This episode will serve as a polemical counterpart to...2024-12-061h 04
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 18: The Worst Gambler in the entire world stops byIn today's episode, the boys talk about the divisional round, the championship games ahead and the worst gamble in podcasting stops by! 2024-01-271h 15
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 17: Is Baker Mayfield better than Tom Brady?On Today's episode the boys talk about super duper wild card weekend, talk the divisional round, and discuss what teams, GMs, and athletes should have New years resolutions and what they should be! 2024-01-191h 15
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 16: Can we still wish you a Happy New Year?On today's Episode, the boys return from a brief Hiatus and bring you the first Episode of 2024! Today, the boys talk CFP playoffs, the National Championship game, The End of the NFL Regular season, and a preview of Super Duper Wild Card spectacular weekend! The Boys have a classic snake draft and end with some happy hour heroes and zero's 2024-01-131h 19
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 15: Is this Nick Saban's best coaching job?On Today episode the boys recap some NFL and preview The CFP playoff and bowl games. A snake draft of Mascots that you could beat up in hand to hand combat, and of course happy hour heroes and zeros! 2023-12-2256 min
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 14: The Ultimate Tank DraftOn Todays episode the boys look back on The NFL week, Talk some college football and then Draft the ultimate tank teams. The Teams that would guarantee us the first pick! 2023-12-1556 min
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 13: The CFP committee SUCKS!On todays Episode the boys react to The CFP rankings, the college football landscape as a whole, they recap some NFL and of Cours happy hour heroes and zeros! 2023-12-0752 min
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 12: Who are the best 4 teams in College football? Between the holidays, real life and moving across the country the boys have been busy! We are back, on todays episode we talk college football playoff, some NFL and a snake draft of Athletes/coaches that no matter what happens you will always dislike! 2023-11-291h 22
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 11: MICHIGAN MARINE MAYHAM!On this weeks episode the boys dive into one of the biggest scandals to ever hit college football, recap the week that was in sports and The boys do a snake draft f the best smells!2023-10-271h 12
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 10: Is the NFL clout chasing? On todays episode the boys are back talking college football and NFL! The big question; does the NFL care about there old fans anymore? The boys get into a great debate about how Iowa could get into The CFP playoff and of course a snake draft of; things dads say while watching sports!2023-10-191h 32
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 9: We have more than one listener? On todays Episode the boys dive into the week 5 of college football and week 4 of the NFL season. Are first ever Fan State of the Union and a preview of the week to come!2023-10-051h 05
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 8: DAME WATCH IS OVER!On todays episode the boys talk about Swifts invading the NFL, college football week 4 reactions and of course another snake draft. This weeks topic: The worst types of people!2023-09-291h 23
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 7: Why are "MyPillows" so lumpy? On todays episode the boys return! Today they talk about week 1 and two of college football and NFL! Broadway play discussion and then a snake draft of the best all time names in sports history! Also, mypillows suck. 2023-09-211h 22
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 Ep. 6 CONGRATULATIONS YOU SURVIVED THE OFFSEASON!FOOTBALL IS BACK! Today the boys recap week 1 of the college football season and then get you get you ready for the NFL season! They pick their division winners and snake draft returns todays topic: Movie or Tv show characters that we wouldn't want our daughters or sisters to date!2023-09-071h 16
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 EP 5: Does Jim Irsay's band suck? In Todays episode the boys dive into a week 0 recap, a week one preview, another State of the union and of course Happy hour heroes and zeros. Also, we want to know does Jim Irsay's band suck?2023-08-311h 03
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 EP 4: STATE OF THE UNION!On Todays episode, the boys dive into some NFL news, pick their conference champions for college football and Kyle gives his state of the union during the MLB pitch clock segment! The boys all dive into Swamp kings and some happy hour heroes and zeros!2023-08-241h 05
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Soads Season 2 EP 3: How many fat suits does James Harden have? On todays Episode the boys dive in to the James Harden saga, talk a little college football ( Gram Mertz Heisman watch) and we bring back Start, Bench, Cut this week... Big network NFL theme songs!2023-08-171h 03
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Season 2 EP 2: What about the student Athletes? In todays Episode the boys dive into The hot stories around sports as well as talk about the impact conference realignment will have on student athletes! We have a great snake draft of the best traditions in college football as well as wrap it up with some happy hour hers and zeros!2023-08-101h 02
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline sodas SEASON 2: WE ARE BACK! The boys are back after their month long break! We get right into some NFL news, what's going on with the Women's national team. We wrap it up with a little happy hour hero's and zeros and we rank the NFL's throwback jerseys!2023-08-031h 13
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast EP. 14 The boys are back this week with a little NBA talk and a one episode review!2023-06-301h 16
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast EP. 13 (6/14)On Todays Episode the boys talk about the plans for the future of the pod, we crown two champions in one episode and of course a Snake draft of weird things we all do as sports fans!2023-06-151h 17
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast #12 (6/7)Join the boys as they talk about the LIV PGA merger a little NHL and NBA fFinals talk and a snake draft of the best drinking games!2023-06-081h 11
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Soda Podcast #11 (5/31) Today the boys talk about The NHL and NBA finals, a little happy hour chat and this weeks snake draft..... Best situations to have a beer!2023-06-011h 10
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Soda Podcast EP. 10 (5/24) The boys return for the first full house since the break! Snake draft is back, this weeks topic best bar foods. Little NHL and NBA talk and we wrap it up with a little happy hour talk!2023-05-251h 02
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast EP. 9 (5/17)The Boys are back!2023-05-191h 07
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast EP. 8 (4/28)In Todays episode the boys talk about what a wild first round of The NFL draft it was! Also, how far will will Levis fall!2023-04-2952 min
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast EP. 8 (4/26)On todays Episode the boys talk about the draft and bring back a fan favorite Start, Bench Cut!2023-04-271h 02
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast EP. 7 (4/21)In todays Episode: Henry recaps his first storm chasing, the boys talk a little NFl and what's going on in the playoffs across all sports. Luke and Kyle tell what it was like to live with a ghost!2023-04-261h 07
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast EP 6 (4/12)On todays episode the boys recap the masters , Discuss what type of weather it takes to knock over a tree and create there perfect burger!2023-04-171h 27Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas EP 5 (4/7)Today the boys recap what a tournament it was and snake draft Is back!2023-04-141h 27
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast Ep 4 (3/29) On todays episode the boys talk about anything and everything! With it being a slower week in sports The boys let you know about what's going on in there life and what's to come for the pod!2023-04-031h 06
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast (3/22) EP.3On todays Episode the boys get into the Madness that is March Madness. They also touch on some NFL headlines and bring back Snake draft of the best movie characters to drink with!2023-03-231h 14
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast (3/22) EP.3On todays episode the boys review the Madness that is March Madness, Talk a little coaching carousel in college basketball and some new NFL news! Also, the return of the snake draft of best movie characters to get a drink with!2023-03-231h 14
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas Podcast (3/16) Episode 2Today the boys discuss the crazy first day of march madness, sweat out an over live during the recording and debut a new segment Start, Bench, Cut!2023-03-171h 04
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Sodas March Madness Preview EP 1.5Join us as the boys react to the March Madness bracket!2023-03-1332 min
Sideline Sodas PodcastSideline Soda Sports Podcast EP.1Welcome to the first ever sideline sodas podcast! In todays episode we talk about a lot of NFL happenings A little March madness preview and our first ever Snake draft! Crack a cold one sit back and enjoy! Shoutout to The Farm Brewery at Broad run! 2023-03-091h 55