• Holiday,  Nostalgia,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 169 – The Sweet Tooth of Civility

    In this episode of Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay declares his love of Marshmallow Peeps. Is the return of a long dormant sweet tooth a result of age, or is it simple nostalgia? The hosts explore the possibilities, while keeping an eye on their respective snacks. Eloy Escagedo then introduces a discussion about rudeness in general, and a growing lack of civility in today’s society. What caused us to become so selfish and self centered? Can we ever pull ourselves back from the constant arguments and disregard for one another as fellow humans? Rude drivers, nasty people, chocolate rabbits, Easter Eggs, and our quest to try to live our comfortable…

  • History,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 168 – The Quest For Fire

    In this episode of Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay presents a review of a video titled The 1751 Machine That Made Everything. This is the true account of the development of the metal lathe that made the industrial revolution possible. The hosts explore the history of the machine tool that made the invention of machines and other machine tools possible. Eloy Escagedo then introduces a discussion of the Roman aqueducts and roads that spread all over Europe, and made the Roman Empire what it was. What caused these technological advances to fall into disuse? Why were so many of them abandoned? Ancient technologies, ancient civilizations, antique tools, archaeology, and our…

  • History,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 167 – Late 1800s New Orleans

    In this episode of Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Eloy Escagedo presents a New Orleans story from the late 1800s. This is the true account of a police detective named David Hennessy, the Italian community in New Orleans, and a series of tragic events that lead to the mob lynching of 11 people. The tale is an interesting, eye opening look into the lawlessness of elected officials, the public at large, and the press at the time. You’ll have to take a listen to find out more, so check it out! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, click that…

  • Conspiracy,  Culture,  Current Events,  Social Media,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 165 – Flat Earth Revival Symposium

    If you’ve gotten this far, both in our podcast journey and far enough in this to read these lines, you can be described as or fall under a variety of categories. We won’t touch that. Just go ahead and check out this episode of Trampled Underfoot Podcast. We discuss, sometimes heatedly, the flat earth and some less talked about questions under the topic of conspiracy theories. We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, click that notification bell, then come join us! Follow us on Facebook, and leave us a comment or suggest a topic!

  • Movies,  Music,  Pop Culture,  Technology,  Television

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 164 – It’s All About Style

    In this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay open with a couple of series Eloy has been enjoying on Netflix, one of which being Cobra Kai. In this series, based on the Karate Kid movies of the 80s, the perspective is changed from that of the good guy to that of the perceived villain. In the re-imagined series, we see the villain of the movies wasn’t actually a villain at all. This brings up the topic of producers, directors, and performers taking characters we hold dear, and re-imagining them, sometimes changing genre, other times just changing the perception of those characters from a different point…

  • Culture,  Current Events,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 163 – The Spy Who Tagged Me

    There are countless benefits we enjoy from tech. The more it advances, the broader our options. But there’s always a catch with every new gadget that comes out. There’s this relatively new Air Tag by Apple, and it’s the size of a coin. With it, folks can keep an eye on all sorts of things from luggage to their pets. However, some folk may use it for nefarious proposes too. What if the device was used to track you? On this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, the question is, should their be an app, for safety reasons, to warn folks if they’re being tracked or spied on? And should…

  • Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 162 – I Got My Hush Puppies On

    In this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo discuss their most recent absence. Spoiler Alert – it’s all Mark’s fault. The two then branch out in a few directions based on the topic at hand. Without giving too much away here, is there a social engineering aspect to the control of social media outlets? Are there topics that are seen by some as taboo, and should never be discussed? Who makes that decision? Is it a decision that should even be made? Lots of questions and personal opinion in this episode as the hosts discuss life, the universe, and everything in this very personal episode…

  • Movies,  Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 160 – Let It Be – The Beatles Film Review

    In this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo talk music. Since the release of the new 6-hour Peter Jackson film The Beatles – Let It Be, people have been reviewing the film and sharing their thoughts. Eloy got to see the film and shares his opinions on it with Mark. The two then branch out in a few directions that cover the topic. For instance – is there anything in the film that would attract younger music lovers to The Beatles? Is an episodic 6-hour epic just too long for anyone but die-hard fans? Would The Beatles have become the powerhouse band they became if…

  • Culture,  History,  Pop Culture,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 159 – The Prisoner

    In this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, we talk about two very different topics. 1. food habits in America, and abroad. 2. The Mauritanian. For the food topic, Mark Lindsay introduces Eloy Escagedo to a new to him take on delivery pizza, which prompts the hosts to talk about food portions, and habits from around the world. Eloy then shares the story of an interview he’d seen earlier that week. Which was the Jordan Peterson interview of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was alleged to be part of al Qaeda, then falsely imprisoned at Guantanamo for years. We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific…