Backyard Philosophy Podcast

A Viking vs A Scotsman

The universe works in strange ways. Whether it be divine intervention, karma making a correction or just plain, circumstance. Sometimes people just get what they deserve. That is true today as it was back in ancient times. In this mini I will be telling the tale of a Scotsman got his revenge on a cheating Viking.  

Anarchy

What is true anarchy? Apparently there are lots of different type of anarchy and differ in many ways. Join us this week as Mike and Nick discuss what anarchy truly is, countries that have had anarchy and if anarchy is just behind the horizon. 

Jon Snow the Doctor

Medicine has come along way since the beginning of humanity. Conquering some major hurdles but also hitting some speed bumps along the way. Join us this week as Nick tell the tale of Jon Snow a physician centuries ago who helped revolutionized the medical field. 

Crypto Currency

Crypto Currency, a new form of payment, money and trade for the 21st century. But how does it work? Where does it come from? Why are countries banning it? And is cryptocurrency here to stay? Well join Nick and Mike this week as they talk about the details of how cryptocurrency works, how it value changes and what it could possibly mean for the future.

WW2 Legend Mad Jack Churchill

The world is full of amazing people and some people have lives that will go down in history as legends. Perhaps none so more than Mad Jack. A man who carried a sword, bow and bagpipes into battle. Join us this episode as Mike and Nick tell the tale of a WW2 hero who led men into battle, traveled the world and inspired his men to write songs about him.

Hiking Fitness

We have all been on a trail marked hard, difficult. Thinking it would be a great challenge only to finish it and realize that the hiking path was easy. Who decides how to mark trails, what to rate them? There has to be a better system to determine the difficulty of a trail. Join us this week as Nick and Mike do just that and discuss the possible future for marking trails.

Should We Trust A.I.?

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more and more engrained into every day life. The time of machines is upon us. Will it become Skynet from Terminator or like the robots from I, Robot? How can we trust artificial intelligence, how can creators and user make A.I. with morals. Well join us this week as Mike and Nick talk about trusting A.I.

Dumbest Political Quotes

It is important to laugh and sometimes politicians are the comedic of them all. Join us this episode as Mike and Nick talk and laugh about the dumbest US quotes politicians have said.

Reincarnation

Is death the end? Are we doomed to come back over and over again? What are the rules and who decides what you reincarnation as? Join Nick and Mike as they talk about reincarnation. Who invented reincarnation and what does reincarnation mean in modern society? 

Where Did Credit Cards Come From?

Humans from the beginning of our societal start have paid and exchanged goods in one form or another. And the ways humanity has done so has changed and adapted with the ages. From trade and barter to precious metals and paper, to the 20th century of the dawn of the plastic age. Where a piece of plastic that’s 3.37” by 2.125” that’s 85.6mm by 53.98mm for everyone not in America. Has changed the world. And helped and ruin many people’s lives. With something so small but yet so powerful a question arises where did it come from? Where or how did the all mighty Credit Card come from?