Wed, Nov 23, 2022
This episode is the only one where Mike does not mention the name of the person he is referring to. But, it is about two brothers, Ed is a staunch Republican while his younger brother is a Democrat. Both brothers were actors, although Ed was the more famous having performed around the world. During their Thanksgiving dinner the brothers bickered over everything, the economy, immigration taxes, race relations, the future of the Supreme Court and the border. With the upcoming presidential election coming up Ed's little brother went on and on about how the Democrat would win in a landslide. Even the pundits said so. So did the pollsters and media. At the Thanksgiving dinner Ed was trying not to gloat over the fact that the Republican candidate won. His little brother bemoaned the future of the 1st Amendment and the faith of the Supreme Court. He continued to declare an end to America's democracy and that the baffoon in the White House was a dictator. At the end of the heated discussion Ed's little brother stormed out of the room and out of the house. Ed sat there wondering how many other Thanksgiving dinners had been spoiled by political bickering. Five months later Ed's little brother would have a cameo performance that would leave Ed forever forgotten. Only three words were spoken: "Sic semper tyrannis". These three words were spoken after Ed's little brother shot President Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head and jumped down onto the stage. Ed's little brother, well his name does not bear mentioning, but for anyone who doesn't know who he is, he is John Wilkes Booth.
Sat, Jan 21, 2023
Mike introduces us to a story about the employees at Randall's Grocery Store on September 16th, 1989. On this day a bigwig was visiting the nearby space center and wanted to see the store. The store was fully stocked and the aisles were spotlessly cleaned. The visitor was impressed with the store, but the sight of frozen Pudding Popsicles left the visitor in utter disbelief. The visitor's world had been turned upside down in an instant from his visit to this store. The man who visited Randall's had just been elected to the highest office in the land. He returned home, resigned from his party and started making reforms. Just two years later, under his presidency, the Soviet Union would dissolve. The man's name was Boris Yeltsin. Mike and Matt discuss this, along with reiterating that President Ronald Reagan told Mikail Gorbachev to tear down the wall. Matt relates that he was in Mikael Gorbachev's office working on another project and was told that the things that Boris Yeltsin had seen indicated that the Soviet Union was destined to collapse. In this 2018 meeting Gorbachev admits that he feels God intervened to bring Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev together.