Life's Stories Episodes

Text us your thoughts on the podcast The endless thirst is coming. Day Zero looms like a specter over humanity, a harbinger of the apocalyptic global water crisis that will bring entire cities to their knees. supporting links 1. What is Day Zero [XPrize] 2. Water Risk Atlas [website] 3. Mexico City months away from running out of water [CNN] 4. AALU Landscape Urbanism [website] 5. UrbanNext podcast [Apple Podcasts] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen t...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Apple was caught flat-footed when ChatGPT and other AI tools took the technology industry by storm. supporting links 1. What is Apple GPT? [Lifewire] 2. A.I. Hallucination [Wikipedia] 3. OpenAI [website] 4. ANTHROP\C [website] 5. Machine Learning and AI/Careers at Apple [website] 6. Machine Learning Research at Apple [website] 7. AI on the iPhone: What to Expect From iOS 18, Siri and More [CNET] 8. Does Apple Have AI? [Bernard Marr & C...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Today the GOP want to build a wall to secure our borders. This is unique because it’s not the Mexican border. Think New Hampshire to be precise. supporting links 1. A Border Wall to the North? Republicans Want to Discuss [Yahoo! News] 2. Immigration, the economy and foreign policy could decide the New Hampshire primary [ABC News] 3. Assessing New Hampshire’s border ‘crisis’ [Valley News] 4. Nikki Haley [Wikipedia] 5. US and China talk on fentan...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Russell Hamler, last of World War II’s Merrill’s Marauders, dies at 99. The foot soldiers marched and fought through harsh mountainous jungle on a mission to seize a Japanese-held airfield. supporting links 1. Merrill's Marauders [Wikipedia] 2. Psychoneurosis [Psychology Dictionary] 3. Amoebic Dysentery [National Library of Medicine] 4. Frank Merrill [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple htt...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast A second Trump presidency would produce a “destabilizing shock wave” across Europe. “NATO is dead” as far as Donald Trump is concerned. supporting links 1. Europe prepares to stand alone as Trump returns [POLOTICO] 2. How to prepare for a Trump 2.0 scenario [DW] 3. Europe wants to Trump-proof in case of a second term [CNN] 4. Here's what happens if Trump wins in 2024 [YouTube] 5. Inviting the Dark Ages Across the Planet [YouTube] 6. How peop...

The complexities of modern family dynamics are changing. We're exploring a seismic shift in our society—a surge in only-child families. Supporting links 1. 4 Tips for Only-Child Caregivers [Brain & Life] 2. Guide To Caring For Your Aging Parent As An Only Child [Morada] 3. Caring for aging parents when you’re an only child [Bayshore Healthcare] 4. How Being an Only Child Defined My Entire Life [AARP ETHEL] 5. Taking care of my extremely difficult elderly mom [AARP] Contact Tha...

On April 2, 2024, several cars were driving to render aid with food for those in Gaza dealing with starvation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described the attack on the convoy as unintentional, called the loss of innocent life as a “tragic case,” adding: “This happens in wartime.” supporting links 1. World Central Kitchen [website] 2. The World Central Kitchen Aid Workers Killed in Gaza [TIME Magazine] 3. Chef Jose Andres: Israel targeted his aid workers 'systematically, car by...

There’s a land embedded in the United States Code, one that Donald Trump, if re-elected president, could use to destroy our republic. But it’s not too late for Congress to defuse the mine now and protect America. supporting links 1. Insurrection Act of 1807 [Wikipedia] 2. Militia Acts of 1792 [Wikipedia] 3. The Insurrection Act Explained [Brennan Center for Justice] 4. George Floyd [Wikipedia] 5. Trump says only he can save America from disaster [The Conservative] 6. The Insurr...

Show notes It's confirmed. A major Atlantic Ocean current is verging on collapse. The various reports for this concern call for fast and effective measures to cut planet-heating pollution to zero, to reduce global temperatures and slow melting in the Arctic. The key point here is that we don't have much time to do this, and the stakes are increasing. Supporting links 1. The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse [PHYS Org] 2. Susanne Ditlevsen [Wikipedia] 3. Warning of a forthco...

Ever wondered how thieves can silently snatch the secrets right off your iPhone? Brace yourself for an eye-opening journey into the underworld of digital theft. We'll unveil the cunning tactics and unseen dangers that could compromise your most personal information. Get ready to rethink the security of your beloved iPhone. supporting links 1. Keychain software [Wikipedia] 2. Set up iCloud Keychain [Apple Support] 3. 1Password [website] 4. Dashlane [website] 5. Cash App [website] ...

For three individuals, a Höfner expert and two journalists, finding Paul McCartney's lost guitar of 50 years became a mission. They were determined to find the guitar. supporting links 1. The Cavern Club [Wikipedia] 2. Please Please Me Album [YouTube] 3. With the Beatles Album [YouTube] 4. Beatlemania [Wikipedia] 5. Brian Epstein [Wikipedia] 6. John Lennon [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb -Go...

In the ever-evolving landscape of academia and media, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. stands as a beacon of knowledge, creativity, and enlightenment—a true Renaissance man for the modern age. supporting links 1. Finding Your Roots [website] 2. CeCe Moore [Wikipedia] 3. Henry Louis Gates Jr. [Wikipedia] 4. Rick Kittles [Wikipedia] 5. Roots [IMDb] 6. DNA [Wikipedia] 7. Genetics [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple....

The challenges faced by EV owners in the United States regarding charging infrastructure are complex and multifaceted. supporting links Electric vehicle charging network [Wikipedia] Cost to Charge an EV on a Road Trip [Investopedia] Major sticking point to buying an electric vehicle [NPR/KQED] EV broken? Finding a technician to fix it may take a while [REUTERS] Tesla Super Chargers [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple http...

We have seen approximately a 1.0°C increase in global average temperatures since pre-industrial times. This is damaging the planet’s ecosystems in ways that are harmful to biodiversity; and dangerous to people. supporting links 1. The Paris Agreement [United Nations Climate Change] 2. Paris Agreement [Wikipedia] 3. The Paris Agreement: Is The World’s Climate Action Plan on Track? [Visual Capitalist] 4. Why 2 degrees of global warming will be way worse than 1.5 [VOX] 5. We’re Facin...

Today we explore the depths of human experience, and confront a subject that touches us all but often remains elusive in our daily discourse: death. supporting links 1. Palliative care [Wikipedia] 2. How to Become Less Afraid of Death [Time] 3. Here’s what people in their 90s really think about death [The Conversation] 4. Ageing and the mortality alarm [The Guardian] 5. Finding out you are dying [Cancer Research UK] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen ...

The U.S. never worried much about China’s submarines for decades. They were noisy and easy to track. Meanwhile, the Chinese military struggled to detect America’s ultra quiet submarines. Until now. supporting links 1. Can China Catch Up with U.S. Nuclear Submarine Tech? [YouTube] 2. The Race to Build Hypersonic Missiles [YouTube] 3. China Is Building a "Undersea Great Wall" To Take on America in a War [The National Interest] 4. China Might Have 415 Warships by 2030 [The National Inte...

Knowing Trump may get re-elected, gives European nations reason to confront the unsettling prospect of a potential Russian invasion within the next decade, and without the aid of the United States. supporting links 1. NATO [website] 2. NATO [Wikipedia] 3. Trump on NATO: Dangerous talk at a dangerous time [BBC] 4. ‘Enough to make Reagan ill': Trump’s NATO remarks under fire [Politico] 5. EU must defend Ukraine even if US reduces military support, Macron says [The Guardian] 6. RU...

Erin Matson's remarkable pursuit to going from a star field hockey player, to wanting to achieve being considered to being the youngest head coach in any Division I sport at the age of 22, is a story of immense audacity, downright determination, and the pursuit of a dream. supporting links 1. Karen Shelton [University of North Carolina Athletics] 2. Erin Matson [University of North Carolina Athletics] 3. NCAA Women’s Field Hockey [D1 College Field Hockey – Home] 4. NCAA Women’s Field...

A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go. supporting links 1. The Holdovers [IMDb] 2. Wethersfield Cove [Website] 3. National Lampoon (magazine) [Wikipedia] 4. Paul Giamatti [imdb] 5. Dominic Sessa [imdb] 6. Da'Vine Joy Randolph[imdb] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb -Google https://bit.ly/3L2K4Iu -Spotify ht...

Buckle up, folks, because the 2024 election is shaping up to be a wild ride. Forget "choose your fighter," this year it's "choose your poison" with Biden and Trump leading the way, but nobody actually wants seconds of either. supporting links 1. What is the 2024 election all about, anyway? [NPR] 2. Third Way [website] 3. Chris Christie [Wikipedia] 4. A Timeline of Third-Party Events [PBS] 5. Green Party [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen t...

There are baseball collectors and then there is Geddy Lee. He was the singer and bassist for the band, Rush. He’s pulling together about 300 items from his baseball memorabilia collection to set up for auction. His collection is very large. Some of the items are worth well more than $100,000 dollars! supporting links 1. Interview with Dan Rather [AXS TV] 2. Bert Shepard [Society For American Baseball Research] 3. Selections from the Geddy Lee Collection [Christie’s] 4. Rock 'n' roll ...

Imagine if you will, its noon January 20, 2025, Donald Trump places his hand on a Bible, takes the oath of office and delivers an inaugural address with a simple theme: retribution. supporting links 1. Project 2025 [Wikipedia] 2. Agenda47 [Donald Trump website] 3. The Heritage Foundation [Wikipedia] 4. Center for Renewing America [Website] 5. America First Policy Institute [Website] 6. America First plans to perpetuate Trumpism beyond Trump [The Guardian] 7. Schedule F [AXIO...

An Irish postal clerk, played a very key role in helping save General Eisenhower’s, D-Day invasion from potential disaster. supporting links 1. Maureen Flavin Sweeney [Wikipedia] 2. Operation Overlord [Wikipedia] 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios: -Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb -Google https://bit.ly/3L2K4Iu -Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 -My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatsl...

The Rolling Stones deliver their most dynamic list of musical work in 40 years with ‘Hackney Diamonds’. At their age, this might be ‘The Last Time’ album. supporting links 1. The Rolling Stones through the years [Planet Radio] 2. The 10 best Rolling Stones songs of all time, ranked [Entertainment] 3. What Charlie Watts meant to the Rolling Stones [Entertainment] 4. Mick Jagger [Wikipedia] 5. Keith Richards [Wikipedia] 6. Ronnie Wood [Wikipedia] 7. Charlie Watts [Wikipedia...