Relevant or Irrelevant

Cameron Blevins, associate professor of history at The University Of Colorado, in Denver, is the guest for "ROI" episode 491.  The team will discuss "Paper Trails:  The U.S. Post And The Making Of The American West" with him. The host for this edition is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Terri Toppler and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Cameron Blevins, associate professor of history at The University Of Colorado, in Denver, is the guest for "ROI" episode 491.  The team will discuss "Paper Trails:  The U.S. Post And The Making Of The American West" with him. The host for this edition is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Terri Toppler and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the ho...

The "ROI" team welcomes Brian Monroe, assistant director of The Safer Foundation of the Quad Cities, to the 490th edition in the program series. The host for this edition is John Kealey, and the history buffs are Rick Sweet and Jay Swords. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose University.  This program is...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  The "ROI" team welcomes Brian Monroe, assistant director of The Safer Foundation of the Quad Cities, to the 490th edition in the program series. The host for this edition is John Kealey, and the history buffs are Rick Sweet and Jay Swords. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose Universit...

Dr. Greg Brennecka, staff scientist and cosmochemist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, in California, is the guest for "ROI" episode 489.  Dr. Brennecka joins the team to talk about "Impact:  How Rocks From Space Led To Life, Culture, And Donkey Kong." The host for this edition is John Kealey, and the history buffs are Rick Sweet and Jay Swords. The opinions expressed in this program are those o...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dr. Greg Brennecka, staff scientist and cosmochemist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, in California, is the guest for "ROI" episode 489.  Dr. Brennecka joins the team to talk about "Impact:  How Rocks From Space Led To Life, Culture, And Donkey Kong." The host for this edition is John Kealey, and the history buffs are Rick Sweet and Jay Swords. The opinions expressed in this...

Dr. Katie Mack, Hawking Chair In Cosmology And Science Communication at the Perimter Institute For Theoretical Physics (Canada) joins the "Relevant Or Irrelevant" host and history buffs to discuss, "The End Of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). This episode's host is John Kealey, and the history buffs are Brett Monnard and Terri Toppler. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dr. Katie Mack, Hawking Chair In Cosmology And Science Communication at the Perimter Institute For Theoretical Physics (Canada) joins the "Relevant Or Irrelevant" host and history buffs to discuss, "The End Of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). This episode's host is John Kealey, and the history buffs are Brett Monnard and Terri Toppler. The opinions expressed in this progra...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  The "Relevant Or Irrelevant" team welcomes Angela Denker, Lutheran pastor and veteran journalist, to the 487th edition in this series to discuss "Red State Christians:  A Journey Into White Christian Nationalism And The Wreckage It Leaves Behind." John Kealey is the host for this episode, and Brett Monnard and Terri Toppler are history buffs. The opinions expressed in this progr...

Dr. Simon Jowitt, associate professor of Economic Geology at the University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, joins the "ROI" group to discuss how ending mining would change the world. The host for this episode is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Rick Sweet and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose U...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dr. Simon Jowitt, associate professor of Economic Geology at the University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, joins the "ROI" group to discuss how ending mining would change the world. The host for this episode is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Rick Sweet and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Sarah and Dane Moulton, owners of the Renwick Mansion, Davenport, Iowa, USA, are the guests for the 485th edition of "ROI" to discuss the mansion, its rich history and future. The host for this episode is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Rick Sweet and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KA...

Sarah and Dane Moulton, owners of the Renwick Mansion, Davenport, Iowa, USA, are the guests for the 485th edition of "ROI" to discuss the mansion, its rich history and future. The host for this episode is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Rick Sweet and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambros...

Dr. John Tresch, Milton Chair and Professor of History, Art, Science, and Folk Practice at the Warburg Institute at the University Of London joins the "ROI" team for the 483rd program in this series.  Dr. Tresch will discuss "The Reason For The Darkness Of The Night:  Edgar Allen Poe And The Forging Of American Science." The host for this program segment is John Kealey, and the history buffs are R...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dr. John Tresch, Milton Chair and Professor of History, Art, Science, and Folk Practice at the Warburg Institute at the University Of London joins the "ROI" team for the 483rd program in this series.  Dr. Tresch will discuss "The Reason For The Darkness Of The Night:  Edgar Allen Poe And The Forging Of American Science." The hosts for this abbreviated program segment are John Ke...

Dr. Allison Beach, professor of Medieval History at The University Of St. Andrews (Scotland) is the guest for "Relevant Or Irrelevant" program #481.  She joins host Jay Swords, and history buffs Brett Monnard and Rick Sweet, to discuss "Women As Scribes:  Book Production And Monastic Reform In Twelfth Century Bavaria." The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s),...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dr. Allison Beach, professor of Medieval History at The University Of St. Andrews (Scotland) is the guest for "Relevant Or Irrelevant" program #481.  She joins host Jay Swords, and history buffs Brett Monnard and Rick Sweet, to discuss "Women As Scribes:  Book Production And Monastic Reform In Twelfth Century Bavaria." The opinions expressed in this program are those of the host...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dr. Caitjan Gainty, Historian Of Health And Healthcare at Kings College London (England) and Co-Founder of the Healthy Scepticism Project, is the guest for "ROI" edition #482.  The topic discussed is:  Reversing Death:  The Weird History Of Resuscitation. The host for this program is John Kealey.  The history buffs for this episode are Rick Sweet and Ed Broders. The opinions exp...

Dr. Caitjan Gainty, Historian Of Health And Healthcare at Kings College London (England) and Co-Founder of the Healthy Scepticism Project, is the guest for "ROI" edition #482.  The topic discussed is:  Reversing Death:  The Weird History Of Resuscitation. The host for this program is John Kealey.  The history buffs for this episode are Rick Sweet and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this prog...

Toby Payone, Uniserve Director for The Iowa Education Association, joins the "ROI" panelists to discuss the 2022 Elections In Iowa.   The host for the 492nd edition in this series is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Terri Toppler and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose University.  This...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Toby Payone, Uniserve Director for The Iowa Education Association, joins the "ROI" panelists to discuss the 2022 Elections In Iowa.   The host for the 492nd edition in this series is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Terri Toppler and Ed Broders. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambros...

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dan Kois, writer, editor and podcaster at Slate Magazine (New York), joins the "ROI" team to discuss, "The Fifty Greatest Fictional Deaths Of All Time." The host for episode #484 is Jay Swords.  The history buffs are Rick Sweet and Ed Broders.  This is the annual "Halloween" program in the "Relevant Or Irrelevant" series. This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose Universi...

Dan Kois, writer, editor and podcaster at Slate Magazine (New York), joins the "ROI" team to discuss, "The Fifty Greatest Fictional Deaths Of All Time." The host for episode #484 is Jay Swords.  The history buffs are Rick Sweet and Ed Broders.  This is the annual "Halloween" program in the "Relevant Or Irrelevant" series. This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa...

Dr. Eric Jensen, associate professor of history at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), joins the "ROI" team to discuss the topic, "German History In Documents And Images Website." The host for the 480th edition is John Kealey, and history buffs are Rick Sweet and Jay Swords. This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!