Episodes
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Saint Guinefort - The Dog Saint
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
The Banana Boyz are joined by Journalist & Writer Sam Smart to talk about Saint Guinefort, a folk saint who wasn't even human - she was a GREYHOUND. Animals & Religion are two fun topics that go great together!
SOURCES
Quick Look
- 1 Min Video Summary of the Legend of Saint Guinefort from Manic Minutes
- 5 Min Video Summary of the Legend of Saint Guinefort from Mysterious Leroy
- thegreyhoundsaint.com
- “A Faithful Hound” by Colin Dickey for Lapham’s Quarterly
Other Main Sources
- Oh My Dog! St. Guinefort & Saint Christopher by Minjie Su for medievalists.net
- Saint Guinefort on Wikipedia
- Folk Saints on Wikipedia
- Stephen de Bourbon on St. Guinefort
SOURCES
Quick Look
- 1 Min Video Summary of the Legend of Saint Guinefort from Manic Minutes
- 5 Min Video Summary of the Legend of Saint Guinefort from Mysterious Leroy
- thegreyhoundsaint.com
- “A Faithful Hound” by Colin Dickey for Lapham’s Quarterly
Main Sources
- Oh My Dog! St. Guinefort & Saint Christopher by Minjie Su for medievalists.net
- Saint Guinefort on Wikipedia
- Folk Saints on Wikipedia
- Stephen de Bourbon on St. Guinefort
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Henry A. Wallace, American Anti-Fascist (Part 2)
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
He railed against Fascism both outside and inside America. He was a New Deal Democrat til the bitter end. He even ran for President under a Third Party!
The Banana Boys dig into the life of Henry A. Wallace - the quintessential "American Progressive". Part 1 of 2.
WRITTEN SOURCES
"Uncommon Man" (New Yorker Profile, 2013)
"Where Are They Now? Henry Agard Wallace" (New Yorker, 1960)
“The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party” by John Nichols (Verso Books, 2020)
The New Deal & the Guru (American Heritage, 1989)
Ilo Browne's Obituary (New York Times)
Former President Truman Discusses Henry Wallace - Truman Library
Harry S. Truman and Civil Rights (Truman Library)
Harry S. Truman Supports Civil Rights 1947-1948 (thirteen.org)
VIDEO SOURCES
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States
10 Minute C-Span Summary of Wallace’s Life/Career (YouTube)
Undoing the New Deal: The 1944 Coup Against VP Henry Wallace (YouTube)
2004 PBS Documentary (YouTube)
An Uncommon Man (YouTube)
Speech: The Price of Victory (YouTube)
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Henry A. Wallace, American Anti-Fascist (Part 1)
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
New Deal Democrat, Farmer, Vice President, and Third Party Candidate. The Banana Boys dig into the life of Henry A. Wallace - the quintessential "American Progressive". Part 1 of 2.
WRITTEN SOURCES
"Uncommon Man" (New Yorker Profile, 2013)
"Where Are They Now? Henry Agard Wallace" (New Yorker, 1960)
“The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party” by John Nichols (Verso Books, 2020)
The New Deal & the Guru (American Heritage, 1989)
Ilo Browne's Obituary (New York Times)
Former President Truman Discusses Henry Wallace - Truman Library
Harry S. Truman and Civil Rights (Truman Library)
Harry S. Truman Supports Civil Rights 1947-1948 (thirteen.org)
VIDEO SOURCES
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States
10 Minute C-Span Summary of Wallace’s Life/Career (YouTube)
Undoing the New Deal: The 1944 Coup Against VP Henry Wallace (YouTube)
2004 PBS Documentary (YouTube)
An Uncommon Man (YouTube)
Speech: The Price of Victory (YouTube)
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
The Lilienthal Brothers
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
The Banana Boyz dig into the Lilienthal Brothers, Otto and Gustav, who technically flew before (or maybe at the same time) as the Wright Brothers.
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Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Cover Songs - Part 3 of 3
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
The Banana Boyz drop their usual hard evidence and strict citations to talk about their many feelings... about cover songs! Each Banana Boy has a cover and its original for the whole group to contrast & compare.
Songs from this episode:
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Joe - "Astronomy" by Blue Oyster Cult, covered by Metallica
Craig - "Electioneering" by Radiohead, covered by Easy Star All-Stars
Wes - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, covered by Lettuce
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To listen to all the songs, check out the Spotify Playlist
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Cover Songs - Part 2 of 3
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
The Banana Boyz drop their usual hard evidence and strict citations to talk about their many feelings... about cover songs! Each Banana Boy has a cover and its original for the whole group to contrast & compare.
Songs from this episode:
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Joe - "Queen Victoria" by Leonard Cohen, covered by Geoff Berner
Craig - "Pursuit of Happiness" by Kid Cudi, covered by Lissie
Wes - "Common People" by Pulp, covered by William Shatner & Ben Folds
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To listen to all the songs, check out the Spotify Playlist
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Part 3 of Cover Songs will come out at the end of November!
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Cover Songs - Part 1 of 3
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
The Banana Boyz drop their usual hard evidence and strict citations to talk about their many feelings... about cover songs! Each Banana Boy has a cover and its original for the whole group to contrast & compare.
Songs from this episode:
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Joe - "I Am A Rifle" by The Rebel Spell, covered by Propagandhi
Craig - "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates, covered by Nina Simone
Wes - "Blinded by the Light" by Bruce Springsteen, covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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To listen to all the songs, check out the Spotify Playlist
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Part 2 of Cover Songs will come out at the end of September!
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Sam ”Banana Man” Zemurray
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
The Banana Boyz dig into Sam Zemurray, the businessman who beat United Fruit at its own game. Hear how Sam earned his nickname "Banana Man" through business savvy, ruthlessness, and a whole lot of government coups.
SOURCES
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen. Picador, 2013.
The ousting of the president of Honduras, 1911 (libcom.org)
7 Ways The United Fruit Company Devastated Central America (History Hustle)
Sam Zemurray – Banana Man of New Orleans (The Savvy Native)
The United Fruit Company on Wikipedia
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Operation Hug America
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
With Wes and Craig both away, Joe takes the opportunity to pitch you wonderful listeners his plan... to SAVE AMERICA.
The Banana Boys will return in July with a full episode.
Monday May 02, 2022
Stanislav Petrov
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
The Banana Boyz learn about Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Petrov was in charge of the Soviet nuclear early-warning system. When it reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm. He was right.
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