Backyard Philosophy Podcast

The era is World War 2, Nazis are threatening to take over the world and the Allies are throwing everything they can to stop them. Sometimes weird solutions are the best solutions... and when this solution calls for explosives to blow up Axis powers. You know it is going to be a good one. Join Nick and Mike as Mike tells the tale of a British engineer who figure out how to bounce weird bombs at the Nazis. 

Genetically Modified Organisms, a topic that has been under much debate. Will GMO's help feed a growing population? Are GMO's even safe? What are some advancements in science in the technology of GMO's? Join us this week as Mike and Nick talk, discuss and debate these very questions. 

Many of us associate luddites with a group of people who don't like or are afraid of technology. But what if I were to tell you that isn't the case. In fact the how the term luddite came to be is a weird and entangle moment in history. Join us this week as Nick tells Mike about how the term luddite came to be and what it actually means to be a luddite.

What on earth has Mike and Nick gotten into this week. Eating your own species, eating humans! Join us this week as Mike and Nick discuss the history of cannibalism, how it is still being practiced today and the ethics and morals of eating another human being.

Modern athletes make a lot of money and athletes are engrained into our society but that didn't start with our society. Through out all of human time athletes, games and entertainment have been in our culture. And if you are good at something you can make money at it. Join us this week as Mike and Nick talk about one of the most fierce competes in all of history and perhaps the richest athlete that ever was and ever will be. 

Chemicals we spray on our food. Will they give us three eyes and two heads or will the help feed a growing population? Who is funding pesticide companies and testing? What are alternatives to pesticides. Well join us this week as Mike and Nick talk about those very questions. How pesticides are used, future tech in preserving plants from invaders and whether or not humans should be even using pesticides.

We have all heard the term organic farming, many of us buy organic food. But what really goes into organic products? How is the market effected, how do become an organic farmer, what is the truth about organic vs non organic? Join us this week as Nick, Mike and Special Guest Trent. Talk about the economics, the production and the process of being in the world of organic food.

Something so simple so elegant but the human race could not survive without... tress. That's right Nick is back talking about trees again, this episode explaining how the vast forests of the United States came to be. From explores, scientist, barons and even the French revolution all tied together to bring the mighty forests and parks that we all know and love to its glory of today.

What happens when you combine some good friends, a garage and a Mercedes? You get the start of a dynasty of some of the fastest and important cars in automotive history. Join us this week as Mike with special guest Stephen Peters. Talk about the history of AMG. How a few men created some of the first sleeper cars and changed the racing world as we know it.

Most of us have been on road trips in our life. All of us have seen or heard of grand adventures during road trips. But what happens when you do a road trip across America in a 1980's fire truck that you won in a raffle. Well.... you get an interesting time and some good stories. Join us this week as Mike interviews special guest Sean Robinson about his tale of winning, driving and fixing a fire truck.