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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 140 – El Paso Salt Wars
“Sir, This paper says that the land you’re standing on is mine. You’re going to have to move!” And the other man replied: “Well… this gun says otherwise!” In Episode 140 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Eloy Escagedo shares the story of the 1800s San Elizario Salt Wars, near El Paso, Texas with Mark Lindsay. For decades the townsfolk of San Elizario had been mining the near by salt flats, then taking the wagon loads of salt to market. That was until a wealthy investor came to town one day. Soon after, a series of events would unfold that became one of the wildest chapters of the American Wild West!…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 139 – To Err Is Truman
In Episode 139 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Mark Lindsay did the unthinkable – he watched a movie that Eloy Escagedo suggested he watch almost 2 years ago. Yes, we’re talking about the 1998 Jim Carrey film, The Truman Show. This not only opened up a conversation about the movie, it spawned other diversions that are related to the premise of the movie. Was it inspired by a book? Was it inspired by an episode from the 1980s re-boot of The Twilight Zone? Is there really such a thing as The Truman Show Delusion? Next, the question of how comfortable we are with giving away our privacy in exchange for…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 138 – Turtles All The Way Down
In Episode 138 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo were having an online conversation and a few key words were mentioned. It just so happens that Eloy later received multiple video suggestions on those very same words and topics. It all started with the saying, “It’s turtles all the way down!” This opens up the first two conversations on this episode: advertising and marketing through the knowledge of people’s online habits, and where did the origin of reality first start? Next, the question of how comfortable are we with the trade off of giving away our privacy in exchange for access to entertainment and information? The…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 137 – The Flat Pineapple Theory
In Episode 137 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Flat Earthers. Do they really believe their theories? Are they just trying to keep an argument alive? Are they just doing it for the lulz? Or are they just after attention? Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay delve into it. A brief discussion of the Placebo Effect follows, which leaves folks scratching their heads. The hosts get into a discussion about the absurdity of taking a little bit of information, and running to the extreme with it, not even knowing why, and use Pineapples as the example. (Hint: Pineapples aren’t just for breakfast anymore…) Finally, Eloy asks Mark to name a song, a…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 128 – Done Dirt Cheap
In Episode 128 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast; You know those people who, while in conversation or in writing, mention themselves first? We’re not sure, but that does not seem right to us. Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay talk about this with entertaining stories and examples. Next the hosts talk about a possible cashless society of the future, with implants we carry under our skin, bearing all our information. Does that sound even remotely feasible? But then again, we’re assuming that the future will be more advanced than the present, or that society will advance along the same trajectory we’re currently following. You’ll hear the host’s thoughts on this topic…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 110 – Ipswich Clams
Episode 110 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast starts out as a mish-mash. First, Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay revisit the theme of cartoons from the 60s predicting the future. Then Mark cleans up the mess he made last week when bringing up the SS Warrimoo – the ship that existed in two different centuries at the same time. Finally, Eloy puts Mark on the spot with 6 fairly easy questions, that took way, way too long to answer, and required entirely too much thought on Mark’s part. We had a few other side trips as well, and you can be sure there’s a lot of fun and humor along the…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 109 – 2 For A Nickel 4 For A Dime
In Episode 109 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay talked about the fires in Southern Oregon that have destroyed a good part of several cities, hurricanes in Florida that have displaced thousands of people over the years, and other natural disasters in general. Then the crew switched gears to astrology, psychics, tarot cards, and mediums. With nobody taking a subscription to the newspaper any more, where are folks looking up their horoscopes? We had a few other side trips as well, and you can be sure there’s a lot of fun and humor along the way. Join us for a fun journey to who knows where!…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 108 – 100 Years Into The Future
In Episode 108 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, the hosts discuss the fact that tourist expectations are wildly different than what locals think about their hometowns. They talk a little bit about Miami and Hawaii and their observations on the subject. The next topic is about having a working title and artwork for this episode, but things went terribly wrong at YouTube. Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay talk about how YouTube canceled three different Live Streams they tried to set up to record this episode, and censorship in general. Then they diverge into a magazine article written back in 1901. The writer tried to envision what the future would look…