InfoBlast

Note: This episode was originally scheduled to release October 2022.

Nick and Rob are joined by Jack LaFountain to discuss the French folkloric creature, the Rougarou, which is kind of like a werewolf, the differences of which they discuss thoroughly throughout the episode!

Jack's books can be found on his website here: https://www.jacklafountainauthor.com/

Note: This episode was originally recorded Summer 2022.

Join Nick and Rob on the final episode of INFOBLAST! Episode 20 marks the end of this, as of now, limited series podcast. The guys discuss the expansive history of video games before diving into their personal histories and connections with the medium.

After the recent shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, Nick and Rob take a little diversion to speak about the (unbiased) history of guns and the second amendment in the United States. It's a longer episode, but there's a lot to discuss, even looking at an abridged version.

Note on Sources: A bulk of this information was researched and written a couple years ago and, in the interim, I have misplaced my list of exact sources. However, I have linked sources here that share the same information or have links to other places where this information can be found. You can also simply research (or Google) any information shared in this episode to see my given facts are easily substantiated. Here are some sources you can start with:

http://behindthetower.org/a-brief-history-of-mass-shootings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rifle_Association

https://gun-control.procon.org/history-of-gun-control/

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/173342

https://home.nra.org/about-the-nra/

https://time.com/5169210/us-gun-control-laws-history-timeline/

https://www.britannica.com/technology/gun-control

https://www.businessinsider.com/deadliest-mass-shootings-in-us-history-2017-10

https://www.healthdata.org/acting-data/gun-violence-united-states-outlier

https://www.history.com/news/black-panthers-gun-control-nra-support-mulford-act

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-australia-solve-mass-shootings-surrendering-its-guns-1710584

https://www.npr.org/2017/10/10/556578593/the-nra-wasnt-always-against-gun-restrictions

https://www.npr.org/2017/10/10/556578593/the-nra-wasnt-always-against-gun-restrictions

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/theres-a-new-global-ranking-of-gun-deaths-heres-where-the-u-s-stands

https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/media/29093/the-racist-origins-of-us-gun-control.pdf

Note: This episode was originally recorded in the Summer of 2022.

Nick and Rob are joined by guest Jan, a student with much knowledge on Chinese Revolutionary, Sun Yat-sen.

Note: This episode was originally recorded Summer 2022.

Nick and Rob are joined by Dr. Wesley Britton, expert in all things James Bond and spy fiction.

You can find Dr. Britton's personal network of spy info, as well as links to his books, here: http://www.spywisesecretdossier.com/