• Culture,  History,  Nostalgia

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 179 – Show Me The Way To Go Home

    In this fun-filled episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay opens the discussion by talking about Doggerland. How much do we know about it, really? That brings forth the topic of human migration, Cheddar Man, and Mesolithic era mankind in the British isles. Next, Eloy Escagedo shares the history of his great uncle, who brought the first electrical service into his home town in Cuba. From there, the hosts branch off into several different topics that all seem to revolve around life in smaller towns, leaving us wondering if we can ever go home, or can home leave us, never to return. All in all, the Trampled Underfoot Podcast…

  • History,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 77 – Working On Mysteries Without Any Clues

    This week we put on our exploration hats, and strike out for adventure! We get into the romanticized image of the Old American West, and look at our perception of the time versus reality. We take apart the sanitized version of the Old West that was fed to us by movies, radio, and TV, then get into the iconic movie that blew that entire pop culture genre apart. We then wade into potentially dangerous waters by discussing the culture and ethnicities that populated the New World. There are people that trace their origins back to various countries in the old world, so what were their stories? Why were they ignored…