June 29, 2026 - The End of One Era and the Start of Another

Monday, June 29th, 2026 — Today is National Waffle Iron Day, but today’s stories are all about endings… and what comes next.In this episode, we look at the day Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre burned to the ground during a performance of Henry VIII… the launch of the first iPhone, a product that changed how billions of people communicate… and the end of Pontiac, a brand that meant far more to many people than simply the cars it built.Plus, a birthday tribute to Slim Pickens, whose connection to yesterday’s Mel Brooks episode made today’s choice feel almost inevitable.History has a way of replacing one era with another.Sometimes we recognize it immediately.More often, we don’t realize it until years later.Anyway… that’s what I ended up finding while working through June 29.