Continuing our discussion of the American identity, Tim Keefe and I now discuss Ellis Island Americans from 1890-1960. This is where the “we’re a nation of immigrants” narrative originates. We also discuss how the mindset and values of this identity differs from pioneer/settler Americans from previous eras.
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discuss:
– Recording it from a campsite
– What it means to be free in the modern world
– Don’t take out student loans
– Why some roads you will walk alone
I discuss:
– How hard (or easy) it is to buy a home today
– A throwaway thought on USA’s “marriage”
– Childhood summer vacations and family road trips
I discuss
– Ready Player One, avatars, and online charlatans
– Childhood driving memories
– My college days working at the Home Depot in 105 degree weather
Directly download the mp3 here.
Tim Keefe and I continue our examination of the American identity and its transformation following the War of 1812 until 1890 when the Old West officially ended.
Among our topics
– The Scots-Irish in Appalachia
– Are the Amish and Mormons ‘American’?
– The American Civil War and its relation to the English Civil War
– How the pioneer mindset is still in effect within regions such as the Pacific Northwest
Listen it on YouTube here.
I discuss:
– My trip to France and Normandy
– Reflecting on the 75th anniversary of D-Day
– Identity and heritage
– Why young men should travel
Watch the podcast on YouTube here.
After a long hiatus, I chat on the latest episode of Masculine Geek about my trip to France that included Normandy just weeks before the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. Topics included history of the battle, visits to Omaha beach and other war sites.
Listen to it on YouTube here.
Check out our other episodes here.
In this limited podcast series, Tim Keefe and I examine the American identity. What is an American, and what does it mean to be American?
We begin with the Founding Americans between 1620 and 1815 when the War of 1812 ended. Who were they? What were their beliefs, convictions, traditions, customs and narrative as a people?
I discuss:
– Losing power and writing with a fountain pen
– Reflecting on a five-year anniversary coming to Leavenworth for hiking
– Censorship and why you need to finally buy The Stringers
– My upcoming novella and how we already live under a (secular) theocracy
– My advice to young men
I discuss:
- Latest additions to my World War 2 film collection
- What NYC’s only private park says about “open borders” libertarianism
- My latest writing project and contextualizing political movements