ELEMENTS OF US

This episode stands in solidarity with anti-ICE protests around the US. It contains graphic descriptions of mass violence, political extremism, and mass suffering. Please take care when listening. It was January 30th, 1933, in Berlin. If you had been there that morning, it might not have felt like history at all. The day unfolded like any other, minutes, hours, life just rushing past. There was no real sign that the day would be remembered. The radio kept on, cafés hummed,

Transcript: It’s January 13, 1888 in Washington D.C. A chill runs down your spine as you walk through the mist down the pavement, holding your gloved hands stiffly in the pockets of your tweed jacket. Through the fog, you see the old Dolley Madison house silhouetted across the street. It’s now home to the Cosmos Club Network, a sumptuous country club for men of science who gather to trade theories, discuss new ideas, and stretch the boundaries of their intellectual worl

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Transcript: As we celebrate the Holidays we love taking time to tolerate family, give heartfelt gifts, and donate a little extra to the food pantry. Not all of the season has been cheer and reindeer, though. As we make hopeful plans and resolutions for the future, we first have to reflect on hard truths about the past that can leave us determined to move forward in a more positive direction. Today, we’re going back to December 29, 1890, to memorialize the Massacre at Wounded

In a world of first impressions, it can be hard to write this without expecting perfection. What should I talk about? What voice should I be using to sound professional while still keeping my authentic (not always very professional) voice? Should I use AI to fine tune my writing? If I do, how many customers might I lose in the future from the water I wasted editing my blog post? People keep imploring me to just start. It doesn't have to be perfect, right? Just put it out ther