Storied History

This is the overly dramatic and dramaticized story of Hurricane Katrina that people have been asking me for years. This is all my own, except for the poems. It is copyrighted and I can't stop you from stealing it, but please credit me if you do.

Why is the rum gone? Why is the rum? Why was it everywhere so quickly? And how did rum change the course of human history? What exactly did Queen Elizabeth mean when she said "Splice the Mainbrace?" I'm drinking rum and talking about it.

The life and history of Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Kris Kringle, Pere Noel, and Father Christmas. Are they all the same person? No! But they are all related. Why are they different, and why did New York create Santa? Did Coca Cola create the red suit? Let's discuss.

Did the Polynesians cross the Pacific Ocean 1000 years ago? Yes! Did they make it all the way to South America? Probably! It's a fascinating idea. Let's discuss the evidence.

The Ending! The Finale! El Fin! La Terminación! The long delayed (sorry about that) conclusion to the Mexican Revolution. The return of Pancho Villa and Emaliano Zapata. The end of the war. I really am sorry about the delay. But here it is. This is as far as I'm going to take the story.

The Revolution isn't over! The new President now has to contend with one of the most abhorrent people the United States ever appointed to any position. The vile and evil Henry Lane Wilson. Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata take up arms again! That's them in the episode picture. The fight continues!

Part 2 of the Mexican Revolution! The dictator overthrown. The spirits guiding the next president. The peasants rising. Pancho Villa in the North and Emiliano Zapata in the South. The next chapter in the thrilling saga of war, death, betrayal, dictators, peasants, and spirits. OK. ok. That might be a bit over the over the top, but it is a good story.

I've been working on this one for a while. The story of the Mexican Revolution told through the lives of 3 of the most important figures. Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, and Francisco Madero.

Three stories about Churchill's life. Before he was the greatest Prime Minister in British history angry about a portrait, he was a faded politician with almost no influence and embarrassing policy obsessions. Before that, he was a prisoner of war in South Africa. A fascinating man with interesting stories.

It's Mardi Gras! Carnival time! But where does it come from? And why Fat Tuesday? Why does the day keep moving? Purple Green and Gold? What the hell is a Krewe? And why does everyone want a coconut and a shoe? All this and more.

Diaz was stability. Diaz ended the decades of war. Diaz made peace. Diaz transformed the country. Diaz was a dictator.

A slightly intoxicated telling of the various origins of the various Christmas songs and carols. I wasn't drunk, I was filled with Christmas spirits!

Between the Mexican War for Independence, and the Mexican Revolution, there was a century of chaos and war.

Most of the Halloween traditions are not founded with any deep historical roots. But some are. Is it just a way to sell candy? Probably. Was it always....? Sort of. Did it start off that way? Probably not.

This is an unabridged recording of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. For Halloween.

Before Mexico was Mexico, Mexico was New Spain. Simplified and Storified, the history of Mexico from The end of the Aztecs to the end of New Spain. With a quick diversion to include a childhood favorite.

A clash between the legal, semilegal, and quasilegal, saloons, brothels, and politicians. When the law came to the boomtowns, it wasn't always pretty. Saloon's vs churches in the Utah territory.

The war, the drama, the love, the treachery, the blood (so much blood). This is the early history of Mexico. From the fall of the Mayans to the fall of the Aztecs. With a focus on Cortes and his expedition.

The origins of smuggling across the border into Mexico are not what you think. Before drugs, before alcohol, it was wax.

Stories from my history. Some of my best hiking stories from doing the Appalachian Trail twice. A few curse words in the stories.