Backyard Philosophy Podcast

Lions Bears and Wolves oh my. Old problems for the modern farmer. For eons farmers have been trying to protect their herds with new, and exotic ways. From dogs and fences, to guns and sirens. But one method is making a massive comeback to help farmers from predators that the all mighty donkey.

As water becomes more scares and mono crops become more popular, certain question for modern farming arises. Join Nick Mike and special guest as they talk about walnut farming in the 21st century and what it takes to be a walnut farmer.

Wars are fought for many reasons, land, greed, liberty. But few wars are fought with noble intentions and purpose. This isn’t one of them. This might be the dumbest reason a war has ever started, even more so than all the Greeks fighting the trojans over a single woman. This is a war of the Oaken Bucket

Across the globe people are calling for higher raises and more pay especially in the minimum wage. Will raising the minimum wage help the people or will it destroy the economy? Join Nick and Mike this week as they talk about the legislative for raising the minimum wage, how it will impact industries and if different jobs should get different minimum wage. 

What happens when meth meets the fishing world? When meth enters a populations water supply? You get some interesting stories and some interesting fish. Join us this week as Nick tells the epidemic of meth mixing with the fishing world.

Every year, everyday new innovations in medicine are coming out. From robotic maggots to ultrasound drug delivery systems. In this episode Mike and Nick talk about some interesting new technology in the medical field, what are they, how they work and what it will mean for the future of humanity.

The universe works in strange ways. Whether it be divine intervention, karma making a correction or just plain, circumstance. Sometimes people just get what they deserve. That is true today as it was back in ancient times. In this mini I will be telling the tale of a Scotsman got his revenge on a cheating Viking.  

What is true anarchy? Apparently there are lots of different type of anarchy and differ in many ways. Join us this week as Mike and Nick discuss what anarchy truly is, countries that have had anarchy and if anarchy is just behind the horizon. 

Medicine has come along way since the beginning of humanity. Conquering some major hurdles but also hitting some speed bumps along the way. Join us this week as Nick tell the tale of Jon Snow a physician centuries ago who helped revolutionized the medical field. 

Crypto Currency, a new form of payment, money and trade for the 21st century. But how does it work? Where does it come from? Why are countries banning it? And is cryptocurrency here to stay? Well join Nick and Mike this week as they talk about the details of how cryptocurrency works, how it value changes and what it could possibly mean for the future.

The world is full of amazing people and some people have lives that will go down in history as legends. Perhaps none so more than Mad Jack. A man who carried a sword, bow and bagpipes into battle. Join us this episode as Mike and Nick tell the tale of a WW2 hero who led men into battle, traveled the world and inspired his men to write songs about him.

We have all been on a trail marked hard, difficult. Thinking it would be a great challenge only to finish it and realize that the hiking path was easy. Who decides how to mark trails, what to rate them? There has to be a better system to determine the difficulty of a trail. Join us this week as Nick and Mike do just that and discuss the possible future for marking trails.

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more and more engrained into every day life. The time of machines is upon us. Will it become Skynet from Terminator or like the robots from I, Robot? How can we trust artificial intelligence, how can creators and user make A.I. with morals. Well join us this week as Mike and Nick talk about trusting A.I.

It is important to laugh and sometimes politicians are the comedic of them all. Join us this episode as Mike and Nick talk and laugh about the dumbest US quotes politicians have said.

Is death the end? Are we doomed to come back over and over again? What are the rules and who decides what you reincarnation as? Join Nick and Mike as they talk about reincarnation. Who invented reincarnation and what does reincarnation mean in modern society? 

Humans from the beginning of our societal start have paid and exchanged goods in one form or another. And the ways humanity has done so has changed and adapted with the ages. From trade and barter to precious metals and paper, to the 20th century of the dawn of the plastic age. Where a piece of plastic that’s 3.37” by 2.125” that’s 85.6mm by 53.98mm for everyone not in America. Has changed the wor...

As humans reach for the stars we unfortunately tend to bring our trash with us. All this trash, debris, pieces of paint are devastating to anything that gets hit by it. Well in this episode Nick and Mike talk about the possibility of humans being trapped on earth by space debris. What is causing the space shrapnel? And possible solutions to fix it.

More than likely at least once in your life you will be pulled over for speeding, many of you will get a speeding ticket. But it makes you think where does the speeding ticket money go? Why are the speeding laws the way they are? And when will they update the speeding laws to the 21st century. Well join us this week as Nick and Mike talk about their speeding experiences and were the world and laws...

As the planet warms, so do the seas. Making the oceans rise and slowly creep on taking the land right from under our feet. Join us this episode as Nick and Mike talk about the concerning problem that is the oceans rising and land being lost. Will humans live in a water world? Can we reverse the water we caused to flood into the oceans? Or is this just part of the cycle of earth that we all need to...

From knights with swords and shields to the western frontier where two cowboys face off. Dueling has been engrained into human nature. But where does dueling come from? What are the actual rules to dueling? And what are some of the best duels in history? Join Nick and Mike as Nick tells the tale of dueling and how it has effected history and made some of its own. 

In America it is common to tip, tip after everything, waiters, bar tenders, valets the list goes on and on. But tipping is not common in the rest of the world and tipping is forever changing. Join Nick and Mike this week as they talk about the history the culture and ethics of tipping. 

We have all heard the phrase something is so easy even a monkey could do it. But what if that was the actual case and what if a monkey was better at doing a job than most humans. Well in this true fascinating tale of a disable man and a baboon. Join us this episode as Mike tells the tale of a smart adaptive baboon.

Governments, kingdoms and businesses have all used suppression of information to control and produce fear into the public. Well join us this week as Mike and Nick talk about suppression of information. From news companies to governments, how information is being suppressed and ways to get around that. 

There is a popular phrase "If you have nothing to fear, then you have nothing to hide." This common phrase is being used more and more every year all across the world. With tech companies, social media and governments trying to collect, store and read everyone's data. But is it right to want to hide your information even if you have done nothing wrong? What are the implications of this quote on th...

The world is getting smaller and smaller. Everyone is becoming more connected... and the romantic age of lost untouched places and tribes are slowly disappearing. But some tribes are still out there, still undiscovered or at least isolated. But what is the protocol to talk to these tribe members? Should we leave them alone? Should we help them when they need help? Join Nick and Mike as they talk a...