Episode 67: A Steamboat Called Desire (feat. Pookie)

Well everybody, we did it. We survived another winter. It's finally spring! Sort of anyway. Scientifically it's not. That won't happen for another however-many-weeks. And don't even get me started on the opinions of the loathsome groundhog. Here's the thing though- I don't subscribe to the "technical" "scientific" ideas of what the seasons are. That's all neoliberal bullshit. I go by months. December-February is winter. March-May is spring (with the caveat that if you're a student, summer begins when school gets out for summer break). It was also a lovely day outside, only adding to my theory. I mean, I spent all day in an office, then came home and recorded this show. It's ok though. I'm doing well mentally, and always have been. Something truly fun though is this episode, which was all but a guarantee since we're joined once again by our good pal Pookie! We start things off with a discussion about a number of topics, such as hockey, Catch Me If You Can, Star Wars, and talk radio. Then it's 3 terrific topics, including a freed slave who became a legend in the worlds of the Old West and mail delivery, another freed slave who became a legend in the world of whiskey-making, and a 17th century scholar who did a bunch of cool stuff and had a famous room full of neat items: Stagecoach Mary Fields- 29:03 Nathan "Nearest" Green- 50:20 Ole Worm- 1:16:00