Ep. 164: It’s October 17, 1781 in Yorktown, Virginia. The sound of a drum breaks through the early morning quiet. A single British drummer beats his drum somewhere in the distance. The patriot’s eyes widen at the sound. Their jaws drop. They know this beat. It means truce. It means surrender. After a 20 day siege, the British are out of food. They are out of artillery. They are trapped. They have no choice but to surrender. The men assemble. American General Washington stands side by side with

Mini Fix # 36: We all know about the Boston Tea Party. You do, especially if you listened to or watched last week’s History Fix episode. But, I failed to include one, somewhat significant detail. At the time that this protest occurred, the dumping of $3 million worth of tea into Boston Harbor in December of 1773, and for many years afterwards, we had no idea who these men were who participated. Since, we’ve been able to painstakingly cobble together a list of at least 116 names of men we think

Ep. 163: Tea has a long and rich history dating back to ancient China. But, when you think about where in the world they drink the most tea now, one country in particular probably comes to mind. It does for me anyway: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, whatever you want to call it. Those guys. They really do love a cuppa tea. Tea is notably absent, for the most part, however, in the United States where coffee reigns supreme. I mean, we have some ice tea drinkers here in the south and