Episode 70 - Historical Podcast on the Horizon

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Episode:

Father's Bolelli Sunday School: The Bible according to Quentin Tarantino:

  • Church would be cooler if James Brown was in charge
  • Daniele hanging out in a church in Milan. Appreciating sacred spaces regardless of whether you agree with the theology or not
  • Catholics and the five senses
  • The horrendously dark side of the California missions
  • Jephthah and his vow
  • The angel was busy that day. No luck for Jephthah’s daughter
  • Daniele's submission grappling match on YouTube

The "Rant of the Day":

  • BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! Daniele's Historical Podcast is coming soon!
  • Gollum is mad at me
  • The conversation with Godfather Dan Carlin
  • The brutality of historical research
  • Recording the first episode in my underwear while sweating like a savage
  • The five orgasm song
  • What some of the first episodes will be about
  • I open the door, a rat runs in circles and dies at my feet. Clearly, an omen that it's going to be a great day!
  • September 1? Emanuel Carnevale please save us all!

The "I Have A Dream" Corner:

  • Antonin Scalia and gay porn

The "Storytelling Moment":

  • Horatii and Curiatii
  • Saddam with an ax vs. Bush with a sword on PPV
  • Mucius Scaevola: why Romans conquered half of the world

The "Iz Moment":

  • Iz's response to my four books
  • You make me feel as special as I am
  • Iz and her theological arguments in kindergarten
  • If Conan the Barbarian was a god...

The "Ask Bolelli" Corner:

  • Focusing only on one's own family and friends or trying to change the world? Turning ors into ands
  • Police killings
  • Racial profiling
  • My racist landlady
  • ComedyLOL podcast

Discuss