• Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 149 – WikiPodcastia

    In Episode 149 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Has the internet made us smarter? With so much information literally at our fingertips, have we really become any smarter than we were when we relied on libraries and books for our information? Information is easier to find than it has ever been. Is that information correct, though? How do we check it? Do we even care? Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay explore the topic with lots of references to Wikipedia, books, magazines, and even a video taken in France in 1899. In that video, modern Artificial Intelligence technology was used to colorize it, then bring it up to 60 fps. The…

  • Conspiracy,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 148 – Proof of the Lizard People

    In Episode 148 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Is there proof of the existence of the Lizard People? If so, what is the proof? It is said that the Lizard people, aka Reptilians, walk among us. They say that they’re inter-dimensional, and that they shape shift. They look like you or I, and hold the highest positions of power in society. As Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay discuss the story, they do mention that they are open to ideas, as long as there is some form of evidence. As Mark says: “You can have a theory about anything, but the preponderance of the evidence, is going to decide the veracity…

  • Language,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 147 – Stone Homes Are Except A Bowl

    In Episode 147 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay take that long and winding road from home ownership and maintenance to the evolution of the English language. It is a meandering path indeed. Which is a better building method; building with stone or wood framing? We talk about it. Next, it’s a brief discussion of travel and tourism. The places we’ve been, the people we’ve met, and the things we’ve done have shaped us into who we are. Finally, we discuss the evolution of the English language, and its rapidly changing definitions and pronunciations. Is the rate of change getting faster due to instant world-wide communication?…

  • Art,  Movies,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 146 – The Center Of The Universe Is In Tulsa Oklahoma

    In Episode 146 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo know where the center of the universe is. Spoiler, according to some reports, it’s in Tulsa Oklahoma, and you’ll be amused by an interesting fact or two. Do you remember visiting your home town planetarium? There were so many fun things there to interact with as a kid. And by the way, this conversation reminds us of those gimmick stores we find in malls which have some neat gadgets too. Next, we talk about the biggest Comic Book deal in history, which is a story about Mile High Comics out in Colorado. This tale includes 12 cent…

  • Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 145 – Peace, Love, and Milli Vanilli

    In Episode 145 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo start the show off with the anniversaries of the release of 2 pivotal record albums – The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the Eagles’ self-titled debut album. The conversation goes in a few interesting directions as the hosts discuss their first exposure to those groups and their music. The discussion slowly transitions from rip-off bands to the evolution of rock in American music history. Could there ever be another sonic explosion of musical greatness like that which occurred in the era from the 1950s until the 1970s? Then, the scandal that was Milli Vanilli…