We recorded this before the war started, but the question remains, Why the Jews? People deny the Holocaust, they say hitler was not so bad, Churchill was actually the bad guy. For thousands of years it seams people keep asking that question. The Z sets the record straight on bad history, lies, envy, jealosy and lots more. The Old Man talks about Batman and Don Rickles. What does it all have it common? Grab a beverage and a bagel and get ready for an exciting episode of the Old Man and the Z. 

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 Wars and rumors of wars. In this episode the Z talks about the U.S. Russia, China, Taiwan, and Iran. How strong are they, who might be a paper tiger. And what about Greenland and Venezuela. Back from an 18 month lay off. Grab some coffee and a bagel. It's the return of the Old Man and the Z. 

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In this episode the Z tells the Old Man about Antigone by Sophocles. The Z also busts out his acting chops as he recreates a tense moment from this Greek tragedy.

 The suspense is building, how does it all end, who lives, who dies, and will the Old Man ever pronounce the names correctly. All this and more on the next episode of The Old Man and the Z.

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Prohibition And Presidents Drinking Habits

Booze, alcohol, liquid courage. Let's get lit as we discuss how the founders drank, prohibition, dry states, and why alcohol is directly related to why we all pay federal taxes. The Old Man walks you through his drinking history, including a brief encounter with tequila. We also welcome a first time guest to the show.

So hop on your Clydesdale and grab some flaming rum punch, it's time to belly up to the bar for this episode of The Old Man and the Z. 

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Lobotomies, and Pygmies, and Zoos, Oh My! 

You're not off to see the wizard, you're off to hear the Old Man and the Z, as we talk about how strange humans can be.  Also along the way we talk about a famous pet store in Chicago,  and the Old Man gives some valuable advise to fathers about the circus, moms might not like it so much.

All this and more on a kind of silly episode of the Old Man and the Z.

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Machiavelli, the Z often mentions him, I know nothing about him. Apparently the Pope banned his most famous book, The Prince, and called it "the work of Satan's finger" 

Let's find out what all the fuss is about on this episode of The Old Man and the Z.

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In this episode we talk about warfare and military might.
In the first half the Z talks about tanks and traditional warfare, Air, Land and Sea. Then he talks about 3 new areas of warfare-Intelligence, Biological and Cyberwarfare.

In the second half of the podcast The Old Man takes us down a little different path talking about his knowledge of war, which mainly involves the game Stratego, dropping giraffes and koala bears out of planes, Dr Doolittle, Dr Bombay, the S.S Minow and how he likes to eat chili. As you can see, just a typical Old Man and the Z podcast. You just can't get this stuff any place else.

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Presidents Day Special - In this episode we talk about a certain president who reminds the Z of John Wayne, Who is he, listen and find out. 

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The Z tells us about the French Revolution.  We learn about the Reign of Terror from a talking dog, why is tennis a big part of all of this. Why does the Old Man play a Rush song, what does it have to do with the revolution. Lots of talk about the guillotine "off with their heads" Was part of the problem that they took the "chip out of the cookie" Why was King Louie really stupid. C.S. Lewis, Os Guiness and so much more. Our history bag is bursting with information. Where else can you get all of this, I would say nowhere else but The Old Man and the Z.

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In this episode The Z discusses Citizenship. He explains why it's a very fragile concept, it's rare in history and it's not common today, and why it should be nourished and protected. The Old Man tells an interesting story about Barry Manilow and Call of Duty, it is a favorite of the Z.  As usual, you just can't get this stuff anyplace else.

We discuss a very good interview with David Berlinski and Ben Shapiro. If you want to check it out the link is below-
https://youtu.be/tk6bJrvFTMM

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Empires, they rise and fall but why? Does the U.S. share any similarities between what made others great, and what made others fall. The Z talks about two empires in this episode.

The Old Man struggles with how to pronounce Byzantine, he also has an epic Costco rant, and he "loves" 2 new names "Virgil and Scipio"

Did Cesar invent Cesar Dressing, and most importantly we learn about Roman bathroom hygiene. You just can’t get this stuff anyplace else.

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 In this episode we learn about this often-quoted phrase, "The separation of church and state." Where do we find it. What is the establishment clause, how are they related. Is It true that nothing in the constitution has been so judiciously perverted as the establishment clause. Why do God, Moses, and the 10 Commandments
seem to be everywhere in D.C. if religion is supposed to be separate from government.  And what does Little House on the Prairie have to do with all this.

And drum roll please........ The Old Man unveils for the 1st
time in public the short story he wrote a few years ago entitled "The Recipe"
This and so much more. You don’t want to miss it. 

Don't doubt me on this.

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China-Why do they hate the U.S.

The Z is in his element in this episode as he passionately
explains the history behind the tension between us and China. 

The Old Man finds a new person that he loves (move over Hannibal Hamlin.) As usual the conversation moves around and includes Mau, Stalin, Hitler, Opium, Bruce Lee, Sparrows, Locusts, STD’s and a story about the Cold
War that shocked the Old Man. 

Our history bag is bursting in this one. It
just may be our best episode to date. Don’t miss it.  

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Liberty, Patrik Henry said give me liberty or give me death, but what is it, and is it the most important part of America. We also talk about freedom of speech, equality vs equity, Ben Franklin and Ben Shapiro. Also did King Louie have a tumor or a tape worm, and why the heck are we talking about erectile dysfunction. All this and much, much more on the next episode of The Old Man and the Z.

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