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034-Duels?

banjos, death, duel, fight, guns, History, honor, hot air balloon, movies, Music, piano, Show notes, sword


When honor is at stake the only thing worth laying on the line is your life. As a ancestor of Chivalry and Trial by Combat, dueling often seems like a brutal and cruel activity. Dueling conjures up visions of wild west shootouts at high noon as well as Samurai in kimonos eyeing each other, hands ready at the sword hilt. Duels generally were held only between aristocracy, at a designated date and time with a predetermined weapon. This set of criteria differentiates dueling from the common street fight. So strap in to your harness, grab a chainsaw and remember “Two men enter, one man leaves!”.

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An Affair of Honor Court refuses trial by combat Sakujiro Yokoyama's Account of a Samurai Sword Duel 5 Most Insane Duels Ever Fought The best samurai sword fights ever filmed Bloody Island Code Duello: The Rules of Dueling Prominent Duels in American History The Samurai Sword Lincon's Duel Duel (1971) A film by Stephen Spielberg Legendary Duels

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034-Duels?

banjos, death, duel, fight, guns, History, honor, hot air balloon, movies, Music, piano, Show notes, sword


When honor is at stake the only thing worth laying on the line is your life. As a ancestor of Chivalry and Trial by Combat, dueling often seems like a brutal and cruel activity. Dueling conjures up visions of wild west shootouts at high noon as well as Samurai in kimonos eyeing each other, hands ready at the sword hilt. Duels generally were held only between aristocracy, at a designated date and time with a predetermined weapon. This set of criteria differentiates dueling from the common street fight. So strap in to your harness, grab a chainsaw and remember “Two men enter, one man leaves!”.

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033-Mead?

Alcohol, cider, craft brew, distilling, drink, food, foodie, History, Holiday, mead, meade, medieval, Show notes


Mead is quite possibly one of the oldest alcoholic drinks known to man. Such a unique beverage with its yellow color of sunshine; the smell of flowers; and the sweet, bright taste. Honey being the only sweetener humans used for centuries it’s obvious we would find a way to make it alcoholic. Of course it’s very likely mead was made naturally in a stump beehive. This is the way I like to think of it happening, with Wojtek the solider bear coming along and getting a bit tipsy drinking the Nectar of the Gods.

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033-Mead?

Alcohol, cider, craft brew, distilling, drink, food, foodie, History, Holiday, mead, meade, medieval, Show notes


Mead is quite possibly one of the oldest alcoholic drinks known to man. Such a unique beverage with its yellow color of sunshine; the smell of flowers; and the sweet, bright taste. Honey being the only sweetener humans used for centuries it’s obvious we would find a way to make it alcoholic. Of course it’s very likely mead was made naturally in a stump beehive. This is the way I like to think of it happening, with Wojtek the solider bear coming along and getting a bit tipsy drinking the Nectar of the Gods.

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