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Touring History

Touring History

著者： Lane Soelberg and Dave O'Brien
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 A daily sprint through history to highlight interesting historical events, famous birthdays, and moments in culture and advertising that all happened on the same day.2025 世界 社会科学
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  • Touring History 8-5-25

    Touring History 8-5-25
    2025/08/05
    TOURING HISTORY - AUGUST 5TH SCRIPT COLD OPEN LANE: Welcome to Touring History, I'm Lane— DAVE: And I'm Dave, and today we're exploring August 5th, a date that really shows history's range – from incredible achievements to absolute tragedy. LANE: Yeah, we've got Neil Armstrong being born on this day in 1930, literally the first human to walk on the moon, and then we've got Marilyn Monroe found dead in 1962 at just 36 years old. DAVE: Plus the first transatlantic telegraph cable was completed on this date in 1858, basically creating the first instant communication between Europe and America. Talk about shrinking the world. LANE: And on a lighter note, it's National Underwear Day, because apparently even August 5th needs some levity after all that heavy history. DAVE: From the sublime to the ridiculous. Speaking of personal moments, let's hear from one of our listeners. LISTENER VOICE MEMO SEZSO (as Coach Brock): [friendly, slightly nostalgic coach voice] Hey Lane and Dave, this is Coach Brock! So you guys mentioned that photo history trick a few episodes back – where you check your phone's photo library by entering specific dates to see what happened that day in past years. Well, I tried it and man, it's become my new morning routine! I punch in the date and just see what memories pop up. August 1st brought up this amazing kayaking trip I took in Marina del Rey with one of my former high school students who graduated in 2019. Kid wanted to show me around the water since I'm definitely not a "water guy" – more of a land-based coach, you know? But we saw sea lions, seals, even some stingrays! It was incredible. Such a fun memory I'd completely forgotten about until that photo showed up on my phone. Now I start every day with a little time travel. Thanks for the tip, guys – you've made this old coach a little more nostalgic! LANE: Coach Brock sounds like he's got the right idea! There's something beautiful about rediscovering those random moments. DAVE: Plus I love that he admitted he's not a water guy but still went kayaking. That's good coaching – stepping outside your comfort zone. CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS LANE: Speaking of stepping outside comfort zones, let's talk about today's birthday legends. Born August 5th, 1930, Neil Armstrong – the first human being to set foot on the moon in 1969. DAVE: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Though apparently he wanted to say "one small step for A man" but the transmission cut out the "a." Still iconic. LANE: Also born today in 1850, Guy de Maupassant, the French writer who basically perfected the short story. If you've ever read "The Necklace," that's his masterpiece about vanity and irony. DAVE: And Patrick Ewing was born on this day in 1963 – the basketball legend who dominated the NBA in the '90s, primarily with the New York Knicks. Seven feet tall and absolutely unstoppable. LANE: Three guys who were literally the best in the world at what they did. Armstrong conquered space, Maupassant conquered literature, and Ewing conquered the paint. SALACIOUS DAVE SEGMENT DAVE: Time for some salacious history, and today we're talking about something that happened exactly on August 5th, 1962 – the death of Marilyn Monroe, which sparked one of the most enduring scandals in American history. LANE: Oh boy, here we go. I assume this involves the Kennedys somehow? DAVE: You assume correctly! Monroe was found dead in her Brentwood home on the morning of August 5th, 1962, after a barbiturate overdose. Officially ruled a probable suicide, but here's where it gets juicy – she had been having affairs with both President John F. Kennedy AND his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy. LANE: Both brothers? That's... messy. DAVE: Extremely messy. Just three months before her death, Monroe had sung that famous sultry "Happy Birthday Mr. President" to JFK at Madison Square Garden, which basically confirmed the affair rumors to the entire world. But according to recent documentaries and investigations, Robert Kennedy was actually at Monroe's house the day she died, and they had a massive fight. LANE: What were they fighting about? DAVE: Monroe was reportedly threatening to go public about her relationships with both Kennedy brothers, potentially revealing state secrets she'd learned through their pillow talk during the Cold War. Some theories suggest she was silenced to protect national security, though others point to organized crime connections through Frank Sinatra. LANE: So her death potentially changed the entire trajectory of the Kennedy presidency? DAVE: Absolutely. If she had gone public, it could have brought down JFK's administration, changed the 1964 election, altered civil rights progress, Vietnam War decisions – all because of a love triangle that got out of control. Her death remains one of the most consequential "what-ifs" in American history. INNOVATION LANE SEGMENT LANE: Well, speaking of changing the world, let's talk about a...
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  • Touring History 8-4-25

    Touring History 8-4-25
    2025/08/04
    TOURING HISTORY - AUGUST 4TH SCRIPT COLD OPEN LANE: Welcome back to Touring History, where we make the past more entertaining than arguing with strangers on the internet. I'm Lane. DAVE: And I'm Dave, still amazed that people used to have to actually go to a store to buy music. Like, you had to physically travel somewhere just to own a single song. LANE: Today we're exploring August 4th, a date that's brought us wartime declarations, technological breakthroughs, and some absolutely jaw-dropping examples of how a French queen's scandalous affairs literally helped cause a revolution. DAVE: Speaking of August 4th, we got a voice memo from a listener. Sezso, what do you have for us? CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS LANE: Let's celebrate some August 4th birthdays! We've got Barack Obama, who somehow made being president look both incredibly difficult and surprisingly cool at the same time. DAVE: Also born today: Louis Armstrong, who basically invented jazz charisma and proved that a gravelly voice and a trumpet could make you one of the most beloved entertainers ever. And Billy Bob Thornton, who... exists in movies sometimes. LANE: Can't forget Percy Bysshe Shelley, born August 4th, 1792. Romantic poet who wrote beautiful poetry about nature and revolution while living a spectacularly scandalous personal life. DAVE: Speaking of scandals, didn't Shelley run away with a 16-year-old when he was married to someone else? Romantic poets really lived up to their reputations. SALACIOUS DAVE SEGMENT DAVE: Scandal time! August 4th, 1789, the French National Assembly abolished feudalism during the French Revolution. But one of the major catalysts for this revolution was the scandalous affair between Queen Marie Antoinette and Swedish diplomat Count Axel von Fersen. LANE: Oh no, more royal affair drama that changes world history? DAVE: Marie Antoinette and Count Fersen had a passionate affair that lasted over a decade. He was incredibly handsome, she was lonely and neglected by Louis XVI, and their relationship was the worst-kept secret in Versailles. LANE: So the Queen of France was having a very public affair with a foreign diplomat? That seems... politically unwise. DAVE: The really scandalous part? Fersen helped plan the royal family's failed escape attempt in 1791. He literally risked international incidents and his own life to help his lover flee France. Their love letters survived and are incredibly passionate - Marie Antoinette wrote "I love you madly and can never stop loving you." LANE: So this wasn't just an affair - it was full-blown romantic obsession with international implications? DAVE: Exactly! The French people saw Marie Antoinette's affair as proof that the monarchy was corrupt, foreign-influenced, and immoral. Political pamphlets portrayed her as "l'Autrichienne" - the Austrian whore - and her relationship with Fersen became propaganda against the entire royal system. LANE: So one queen's love affair helped justify overthrowing the monarchy? DAVE: Her scandalous relationship fed into revolutionary propaganda so effectively that it contributed to both her execution and the end of absolute monarchy in France. One love affair helped reshape European political systems and inspired democratic revolutions worldwide. INNOVATION LANE SEGMENT LANE: Innovation time! August 4th, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany, officially starting World War I. But the innovation here was how this war completely transformed warfare technology. DAVE: That's a pretty grim kind of innovation, Lane. LANE: WWI introduced machine guns, poison gas, tanks, aircraft, and modern communication systems. It was the first industrial war where technology determined outcomes more than traditional tactics. Basically, it invented modern warfare. DAVE: So the innovation was "new and more efficient ways to be terrible to each other on an unprecedented scale"? That's... depressing but accurate. LANE: Also August 4th, 1977, President Carter established the Department of Energy, creating a unified approach to energy policy that led to innovations in renewable energy, nuclear power, and energy efficiency that we still use today. DAVE: From oil crises to solar panels - sometimes bureaucratic innovation actually works! Though it only took us another 40+ years to start taking climate change seriously. AD BREAK LANE: Let's talk about The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, where they've been perfecting culinary excellence since 1967. DAVE: They're still celebrating the return of Bava Brothers, and honestly, if you haven't tried authentic Calabrian charcuterie, you're basically eating the knockoff version of Italian tradition. LANE: Bava Brothers brings four generations of family mastery to every slice. Their sopressata uses heritage pork with Calabrese paprika, fennel seeds, and red pepper - aged for a month and pressed for two weeks using techniques that have been refined since their great-grandfather's time in Calabria. DAVE: Their 'Nduja Calabrese spread is ...
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  • Touring History 8-3-25

    Touring History 8-3-25
    2025/08/03
    TOURING HISTORY - AUGUST 3RD SCRIPT COLD OPEN LANE: Welcome back to Touring History, where we make the past more interesting than whatever your algorithm thinks you want to watch next. I'm Lane. DAVE: And I'm Dave, still trying to understand how people survived before GPS. Like, they just had to know where they were going before they left the house? Wild concept. LANE: Today we're exploring August 3rd, a date that's brought us labor victories, aviation milestones, and some absolutely mind-blowing examples of how papal sex scandals can literally split Christianity in half. DAVE: But first, birthdays - who do we have today, Lane? CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS LANE: Let's celebrate some August 3rd birthdays! We've got Martin Sheen, who somehow made being a fictional president more believable than most actual presidents we've had. DAVE: Also born today: Tony Bennett, who proved that crooning never goes out of style and somehow made jazz cool for every generation. And Martha Stewart, who turned perfectionist homemaking into a multimedia empire. LANE: Can't forget Rupert Brooke, born August 3rd, 1887. Poet who wrote some of the most beautiful and tragically naive poetry about World War I before dying in the war at age 27. DAVE: His poem "The Soldier" with "there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England" hits different when you know he died on a hospital ship heading to Gallipoli. SALACIOUS DAVE SEGMENT DAVE: Scandal time! August 3rd, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain on his first voyage. But here's the scandalous part - he was funded partly because of one of history's most notorious papal sex scandals involving Pope Alexander VI. LANE: Wait, how does papal corruption connect to Columbus discovering America? DAVE: Pope Alexander VI, also known as Rodrigo Borgia, was having a very public affair with Giulia Farnese, who was married to someone else. But Alexander was so obsessed with Giulia that he made her brother Alessandro a cardinal at age 25 just to keep her happy and close to Rome. LANE: So papal nepotism driven by sexual obsession? That seems on-brand for the Borgias. DAVE: But here's where it gets wild - Alessandro Farnese later became Pope Paul III, and to legitimize his scandalous rise to power, he needed to fund major Catholic expansion projects. That's partly why the church was so eager to support Columbus's voyages - they needed dramatic wins to distract from their sex scandals. LANE: So Columbus's voyage was essentially papal scandal PR management? DAVE: Alexander VI was so notorious for his affairs that he had multiple children with different mistresses while serving as Pope. His son Cesare Borgia became the inspiration for Machiavelli's "The Prince." The entire Borgia family's sexual scandals and political machinations literally shaped the Age of Exploration. LANE: So one Pope's inability to keep it in his papal robes helped launch European colonization of the Americas? DAVE: The Borgia sex scandals were so outrageous that they contributed to the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther specifically cited papal sexual corruption as evidence that the Catholic Church needed reform. One family's scandalous affairs helped split Christianity and fund the conquest of two continents. INNOVATION LANE SEGMENT LANE: Innovation time! August 3rd, 1958, the USS Nautilus became the first submarine to reach the North Pole underwater, basically proving that humans could travel anywhere on Earth if they were sufficiently determined and claustrophobic. DAVE: Traveling under the Arctic ice in a nuclear submarine sounds like the ultimate "trust the engineering" moment. LANE: The Nautilus voyage revolutionized Arctic exploration and proved that nuclear submarines could operate in the most extreme conditions. It opened up entirely new possibilities for both scientific research and military strategy. DAVE: Plus it probably inspired every kid to want to be a submarine captain, at least until they learned about the months underwater with recycled air part. LANE: Also August 3rd, 1936, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics, basically using athletic excellence to make Hitler's racial theories look stupid in front of the entire world. DAVE: That's less innovation and more "using superior performance to destroy racist propaganda." Though I guess making Nazis look foolish through excellence counts as social innovation. AD BREAK LANE: Let's talk about The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, where they've been elevating taste buds since 1967. DAVE: They're still celebrating the return of Bava Brothers, and honestly, if you haven't tried authentic Calabrian charcuterie, you're basically eating the store-brand version of Italian tradition. LANE: Bava Brothers brings four generations of family expertise to every bite. Their sopressata uses heritage pork with Calabrese paprika, fennel seeds, and red pepper - aged for a month and pressed for two weeks using techniques that have been perfected since ...
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