Life's Stories Episodes

There’s a land embedded in the United States Code, one that Donald Trump, if re-elected president, could use to destroy our republic. But it’s not too late for Congress to defuse the mine now and protect America. supporting links 1. Insurrection Act of 1807 [Wikipedia] 2. Militia Acts of 1792 [Wikipedia] 3. The Insurrection Act Explained [Brennan Center for Justice] 4. George Floyd [Wikipedia] 5. Trump says only he can save America from disaster [The Conservative] 6. The Insurr...

Show notes It's confirmed. A major Atlantic Ocean current is verging on collapse. The various reports for this concern call for fast and effective measures to cut planet-heating pollution to zero, to reduce global temperatures and slow melting in the Arctic. The key point here is that we don't have much time to do this, and the stakes are increasing. Supporting links 1. The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse [PHYS Org] 2. Susanne Ditlevsen [Wikipedia] 3. Warning of a forthco...

Ever wondered how thieves can silently snatch the secrets right off your iPhone? Brace yourself for an eye-opening journey into the underworld of digital theft. We'll unveil the cunning tactics and unseen dangers that could compromise your most personal information. Get ready to rethink the security of your beloved iPhone. supporting links 1. Keychain software [Wikipedia] 2. Set up iCloud Keychain [Apple Support] 3. 1Password [website] 4. Dashlane [website] 5. Cash App [website] ...

For three individuals, a Höfner expert and two journalists, finding Paul McCartney's lost guitar of 50 years became a mission. They were determined to find the guitar. supporting links 1. The Cavern Club [Wikipedia] 2. Please Please Me Album [YouTube] 3. With the Beatles Album [YouTube] 4. Beatlemania [Wikipedia] 5. Brian Epstein [Wikipedia] 6. John Lennon [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb -Go...

In the ever-evolving landscape of academia and media, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. stands as a beacon of knowledge, creativity, and enlightenment—a true Renaissance man for the modern age. supporting links 1. Finding Your Roots [website] 2. CeCe Moore [Wikipedia] 3. Henry Louis Gates Jr. [Wikipedia] 4. Rick Kittles [Wikipedia] 5. Roots [IMDb] 6. DNA [Wikipedia] 7. Genetics [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple....

The challenges faced by EV owners in the United States regarding charging infrastructure are complex and multifaceted. supporting links Electric vehicle charging network [Wikipedia] Cost to Charge an EV on a Road Trip [Investopedia] Major sticking point to buying an electric vehicle [NPR/KQED] EV broken? Finding a technician to fix it may take a while [REUTERS] Tesla Super Chargers [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple http...

We have seen approximately a 1.0°C increase in global average temperatures since pre-industrial times. This is damaging the planet’s ecosystems in ways that are harmful to biodiversity; and dangerous to people. supporting links 1. The Paris Agreement [United Nations Climate Change] 2. Paris Agreement [Wikipedia] 3. The Paris Agreement: Is The World’s Climate Action Plan on Track? [Visual Capitalist] 4. Why 2 degrees of global warming will be way worse than 1.5 [VOX] 5. We’re Facin...

Today we explore the depths of human experience, and confront a subject that touches us all but often remains elusive in our daily discourse: death. supporting links 1. Palliative care [Wikipedia] 2. How to Become Less Afraid of Death [Time] 3. Here’s what people in their 90s really think about death [The Conversation] 4. Ageing and the mortality alarm [The Guardian] 5. Finding out you are dying [Cancer Research UK] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen ...

The U.S. never worried much about China’s submarines for decades. They were noisy and easy to track. Meanwhile, the Chinese military struggled to detect America’s ultra quiet submarines. Until now. supporting links 1. Can China Catch Up with U.S. Nuclear Submarine Tech? [YouTube] 2. The Race to Build Hypersonic Missiles [YouTube] 3. China Is Building a "Undersea Great Wall" To Take on America in a War [The National Interest] 4. China Might Have 415 Warships by 2030 [The National Inte...

Knowing Trump may get re-elected, gives European nations reason to confront the unsettling prospect of a potential Russian invasion within the next decade, and without the aid of the United States. supporting links 1. NATO [website] 2. NATO [Wikipedia] 3. Trump on NATO: Dangerous talk at a dangerous time [BBC] 4. ‘Enough to make Reagan ill': Trump’s NATO remarks under fire [Politico] 5. EU must defend Ukraine even if US reduces military support, Macron says [The Guardian] 6. RU...

Erin Matson's remarkable pursuit to going from a star field hockey player, to wanting to achieve being considered to being the youngest head coach in any Division I sport at the age of 22, is a story of immense audacity, downright determination, and the pursuit of a dream. supporting links 1. Karen Shelton [University of North Carolina Athletics] 2. Erin Matson [University of North Carolina Athletics] 3. NCAA Women’s Field Hockey [D1 College Field Hockey – Home] 4. NCAA Women’s Field...

A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go. supporting links 1. The Holdovers [IMDb] 2. Wethersfield Cove [Website] 3. National Lampoon (magazine) [Wikipedia] 4. Paul Giamatti [imdb] 5. Dominic Sessa [imdb] 6. Da'Vine Joy Randolph[imdb] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb -Google https://bit.ly/3L2K4Iu -Spotify ht...

Buckle up, folks, because the 2024 election is shaping up to be a wild ride. Forget "choose your fighter," this year it's "choose your poison" with Biden and Trump leading the way, but nobody actually wants seconds of either. supporting links 1. What is the 2024 election all about, anyway? [NPR] 2. Third Way [website] 3. Chris Christie [Wikipedia] 4. A Timeline of Third-Party Events [PBS] 5. Green Party [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen t...

There are baseball collectors and then there is Geddy Lee. He was the singer and bassist for the band, Rush. He’s pulling together about 300 items from his baseball memorabilia collection to set up for auction. His collection is very large. Some of the items are worth well more than $100,000 dollars! supporting links 1. Interview with Dan Rather [AXS TV] 2. Bert Shepard [Society For American Baseball Research] 3. Selections from the Geddy Lee Collection [Christie’s] 4. Rock 'n' roll ...

Imagine if you will, its noon January 20, 2025, Donald Trump places his hand on a Bible, takes the oath of office and delivers an inaugural address with a simple theme: retribution. supporting links 1. Project 2025 [Wikipedia] 2. Agenda47 [Donald Trump website] 3. The Heritage Foundation [Wikipedia] 4. Center for Renewing America [Website] 5. America First Policy Institute [Website] 6. America First plans to perpetuate Trumpism beyond Trump [The Guardian] 7. Schedule F [AXIO...

An Irish postal clerk, played a very key role in helping save General Eisenhower’s, D-Day invasion from potential disaster. supporting links 1. Maureen Flavin Sweeney [Wikipedia] 2. Operation Overlord [Wikipedia] 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb -Google https://bit.ly/3L2K4Iu -Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 -My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatsl...

The Rolling Stones deliver their most dynamic list of musical work in 40 years with ‘Hackney Diamonds’. At their age, this might be ‘The Last Time’ album. supporting links 1. The Rolling Stones through the years [Planet Radio] 2. The 10 best Rolling Stones songs of all time, ranked [Entertainment] 3. What Charlie Watts meant to the Rolling Stones [Entertainment] 4. Mick Jagger [Wikipedia] 5. Keith Richards [Wikipedia] 6. Ronnie Wood [Wikipedia] 7. Charlie Watts [Wikipedia...

How does one work, and love it, into your 80s and beyond? Meet Gladys McGarey, who at103, maintains a full schedule. supporting links 1. The Well-Lived Life [Gladys McGary, MD; book] 2. Foundation For Living Medicine [website] 3. Flexibility for Workers [Future Forum] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb -Google https://bit.ly/3L2K4Iu -Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 -My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at h...

Margot Fraser played a pivotal role in making Birkenstock sandals popular. What's even more incredible, is that she knew absolutely nothing about shoes. supporting links 1. Birkenstock goes toe-to-toe against counterfeiters [CBS Sunday Morning News] 2. The Man Behind the Luxury Sandals [Spiegel] 3. Birkenstock [Facebook] 4. Konrad Birkenstock [Inventor] 5. Steve Jobs' worn-out Birkenstocks sell for $218,000 at auction [NPR] 6. Steve Jobs and his Birkenstock sandals [Julien's Au...

The modern Republican party is morphing towards fascism. We in the United States are witnessing the logical culmination of win-at-any-cost politics and Donald Trump has encouraged it. The 2024 presidential election is turning out to becoming the election ‘that will’ determine our democracy or our demise. supporting links 1. Today’s Republican Party Follows a Familiar Fascist Model [The Progressive] 2. Trump and the Republican party exemplify these five elements of fascism [The Guardian] ...

Weekly jazz concerts in a Harlem apartment that has become a legendary institution in the New York jazz scene, attracting musicians and audiences from all over the world. supporting links 1. 17 Modern Jazz Musicians Shaping The Future Of Jazz [Udiscovermusic] 2. Carnegie Hall [Wikipedia] 3. Marjorie Eliot's Jazz Matinees [NPR Podcast] 4. Parlor Entertainment Harlem [Facebook] 5. 30th Annual Jazz at the Mansion Concert with Marjorie Eliot & Parlor Entertainment [NMAA] Contact T...

Remember the fallen. Honor those who serve. Teach the next generation the value of freedom. It's the mission of Wreaths Across America. supporting links 1. Christmas Wreaths Across America [website] 2. Wreaths Across America [Wikipedia] 3. Morrill Worcester [Worcester Wreath Co.] 4. USS Missouri [USS Missouri Organization] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb -Google https://bit.ly/3L2K4Iu -Spotify https://spot...

Jack ReVelle, a US Air Force officer, played a critical role in preventing a catastrophic nuclear disaster during the Cold War. Unfortunately, his efforts to save the day would haunt him for the next 50 years, not to mention it would shorten his life. supporting links 1. The Man Who Saved the World [NPR] 2. Dr Jack B ReVelle [Linkedin] 3. The Night Hydrogen Bombs Fell Over North Carolina [Our State] 4. 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash [Wikipedia] 5. Mark 39 nuclear bomb [Wikipedia] 6....

show notes Next time you buy Parmesan, watch out for the microchip. Food producers are going to ever greater lengths to protect their billion-dollar markets against knockoffs. supporting links 1. Stop Fake Food [website] 2. p-Chip [website] 3. Battle against China's fake foods drives new tech frontier [The Straits Times] 4. Food fraud: can we trust the authenticity of our food? [Eit Food] 5. Honeygate: How Europe is being flooded with fake honey [EURACTIV] 6. 27,000 tones of ...