Backyard Philosophy Podcast

With this holiday season nothing says the holidays more than winter. Snow, ice and if your certain countries invade other countries. France, Prussia, Germany… Germany again. All made a fatal mistake they try to invaded Russia in the Winter. But this winter its not a foreign invader invading Russia no this is what happens when the winter storms are so bad that Russia has to attack itself. This is a...

In the age of Kings and Queens, the time of medieval ages, wars were rampant throughout Europe, treaties, arranged marriages were a dime a dozen. And lavish gifts for royalty were a common place. So a question arises what do you get a king as a gift? What do you get a king born into a powerful family and that has had the world on his finger tips since he was 9. Well… you get him something from a f...

Is society a construct or a natural phenomenal? Is society made from tribe, art or culture? Join Nick and Mike as they talk about how society forms, exists and adapts through out the ages. From nocturnal apes to modern cities. Society is everywhere but a question is how does society manufactured?  

From our early ancestors to modern day, humans have been wearing make up in one form or another. And it has grown into a large profitable industry. But many things come along with it. Where do the minerals that go into make come from? Is cosmetics ethical? Who are the biggest sellers and the biggest users? Well join Nick and Mike two people who have no idea how the make up world works, but jump in...

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes big giants other times scrappy little guys. Heroes are not determined by their body size but rather the size of their heart. And one 5 foot 5 paratrooper sure did have a lot of heart. But before I tell the tale of this of this underdog.

In this episode Mike and Nick talk about the Chinese government and what would hypothetically happen if America and China were to go to war against each other. From military powers, American soil being invaded to the cyber war currently happening between the two nations.

Perhaps there is nothing more frightening, then the creatures in the dark depth of the ocean. Beasts of near impossible size, monsters that are neigh indescribable. Usually these creatures stay deep under the water, away from the light, away from the land dwellers, but occasionally they rise to the surface to remind us, who truly rules the seas. Join Nick and Mike as they discuss a WW2 shark attac...

The truth is often stranger than fiction or this case scary. A story which seems like the plot of a movie and some poetic justice at the same time. This is a story of when the hunter becomes the hunted. Scary Tiger Story

From America to India, all across the world since the beginning of humanity clothes and textiles have been involved with humanities growth. Join Nick and Mike as they discuss the billion dollar industry which is textiles. From dyes, slave labor, to shipping and sales. The world of textiles is deep and complicated and the world seems to get more complicated.

Nothing may be as iconic as a pumpkin and Halloween. From pumpkin pie to jack-o-lanterns, but where did this odd tradition come from. How did pumpkins become so engrained in society and in humanity's history. Join Nick and Mike as the tell the tale of the mighty pumpkin.  

Fire, Water, Earth, Wind all things that can become and have been massive energy storage systems, and modern scientists are re-defining them. Join us this episode as Mike and Nick talk about how lithium batteries may be a thing of the past as new large scale and small scale batteries are in development. From solid state to liquid batteries to batteries that are literally massless. 

What happens when one of the worlds historically powerful man, a man who command armies all of rome herself, is captured by a ship full of pirates. Now what happens when that man Julius Caesar has not gained political power or military power yet and is still captured by pirates. Join Nick and Mike on this historical event that shows how dangerous the ancient world truly was.

From dams, wave energy and quantum energy, Nick and Mike continue their discussion about new forms of green energy. What is the difference between green energy and renewable energy? How and where can such forms of energy can be implemented.  

We all know given enough time water will erode the mightiest mountains to pebbles, and apparently… birds think they can do the same to skyscrapers. Today I am going to tell you the on going war between buildings and birds.

Many of us associate renewable with green but that is not always the case. There are big differences between the two and there are many forms of different energy source. Join Nick and Mike this episode as they discuss different types of energy sources, their pros their cons, where they can be implemented and the truth behind many energy sources on how they impact the world.

Many of us wish to travel the stars and see new planets. To colonize and begin new worlds that are lightyears away. But in order to find these distant celestial bodies we must pierce deep into the void of space. How do scientists take telescopes and view planets millions of lightyears away. Through Gravity. And before I tell you how us humans are using stars to see planets.

In this episode Mike and Nick talk about the history of prosthetics, where modern cyborg technology is. Brand new cyborg technology that is being made and fused with humans. And where the future of both the cyborg technology and the human race is heading. Join us this episode as we discuss, men you can see color with sound, robotic arms capable of breaking through walls and governments able to con...

Since the beginning of the human race, we have looked at the stars and ponder. What is this world, this universe? What makes up the things we hold in our hands and why do they exist? And occasionally just occasionally you get to figure out the universe by smashing things together. Today we are going to be talking about Hadron Colliders and how they work?

Tens of thousands of people are entering and in prison. But what happens after they get released? How does one re-enter society, what is the process after leaving prison, and what is life like during parole? Join Nick and Mike this episode as we talk about released prisons rights, job market and how the parole system works.

In one time or another we’ve all been picky eaters, whether as children not wanting to eat our vegetables or as adults with simply not liking a condiment or type of dish. But in extreme scenarios when you are starving to death and looking for food for your family you will eat the food you distain, you will eat just about anything. Well… unless you are the French, in which case you have to be trick...

The world's population is growing exponentially, and many different countries are preparing for this human growth by building new cities and renovating existing ones. In this episode Nick and Mike discuss current cities being planed and built. Where they are being placed, why they are being put there and where and why cities should be put in certain locations.

What threat was so great that in world war 1, the Germans and the Russians teamed up together to fight this enemy. An enemy that wasn’t just attacking living soldiers but dead ones as well. An enemy that can smell you, see in the dark and run you down no matter how fast you run. Wolves a terror on Europe’s eastern border.

This episode is a little bit more heavy and serious. In this episode Mike and Nick talk about the epidemic which is plaguing the united states and the world and nobody seems to be having a conversation about. Human Trafficking. Modern slavery is far more common than one may think and the fight against slavery is unorganized and is more than likely happening within 3 miles of you.

From living as though you live in a Victoria age to the Unabomber, luddites come in all shapes and forms. Some good some bad and in this episode Mike and Nick are going to discuss modern luddites and how they have a space in the modern world, a world that is filled with ever growing technology.

As more dams go up and overfishing is become more prevalent salmon populations are going down. Join Nick and Mike as they talk about how salmon might be joining the endangered species and how we can still possibly save the wonderful fish that is salmon.