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He railed against Fascism both outside and inside America. He was a New Deal Democrat til the bitter end. He even ran for President under a Third Party! The Banana Boys dig into the life of Henry A. Wallace - the quintessential "American Progressive". Part 1 of 2.   WRITTEN SOURCES "Uncommon M‮…

New Deal Democrat, Farmer, Vice President, and Third Party Candidate. The Banana Boys dig into the life of Henry A. Wallace - the quintessential "American Progressive". Part 1 of 2.   WRITTEN SOURCES "Uncommon Man" (New Yorker Profile, 2013) "Where Are They Now? Henry Agard Wallace" (New Yorke‮…

The Banana Boyz dig into the Lilienthal Brothers, Otto and Gustav, who technically flew before (or maybe at the same time) as the Wright Brothers. - SOURCES:   Otto Lilienthal on Wikipedia   Gustav Lilienthal on Wikipedia   "Forefathers of Flight" from the National Air and Space Museum   Images‮…

The Banana Boyz drop their usual hard evidence and strict citations to talk about their many feelings... about cover songs! Each Banana Boy has a cover and its original for the whole group to contrast & compare. Songs from this episode: - Joe - "Astronomy" by Blue Oyster Cult, covered by Me‮…

The Banana Boyz drop their usual hard evidence and strict citations to talk about their many feelings... about cover songs! Each Banana Boy has a cover and its original for the whole group to contrast & compare. Songs from this episode: - Joe - "Queen Victoria" by Leonard Cohen, covered by ‮…

The Banana Boyz drop their usual hard evidence and strict citations to talk about their many feelings... about cover songs! Each Banana Boy has a cover and its original for the whole group to contrast & compare. Songs from this episode: - Joe - "I Am A Rifle" by The Rebel Spell, covered by ‮…

The Banana Boyz dig into Sam Zemurray, the businessman who beat United Fruit at its own game. Hear how Sam earned his nickname "Banana Man" through business savvy, ruthlessness, and a whole lot of government coups. SOURCES The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King ‮…

With Wes and Craig both away, Joe takes the opportunity to pitch you wonderful listeners his plan... to SAVE AMERICA.   The Banana Boys will return in July with a full episode.

The Banana Boyz learn about Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Petrov was in charge of the Soviet nuclear early-warning system. When it reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm‮…