Sunday, September 18, 2022

Episode 60: Introducing the Crew of Apollo 11 (The Apollo Program, Part V)



The crew of Apollo 11 (left to right: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin) wasn't a tight-knit group like other Apollo crews and aside from Collins, the media found that getting a useable sound bite out of them was like pulling teeth. Nevertheless, the reserved Armstrong, socially awkward Aldrin, and charismatic Collins were the trio selected for the most ambitious undertaking in human history - landing on an alien celestial body and returning to tell the tale.

 

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Episode 152: The Legend of Johnny Shiloh

  There are many legends from the Civil War surrounding drummer boys on the battlefield. Arguably, the most famous of these is about Johnny ...