Episode 30 - Erik is joined by both his co-hosts - Chris and Justin - recording together *in person* (for the first time since Episode 3), for a very special milestone episode! Read Erik's original article, Nuclear Fails: 10 of the Most Terrifying Atomic Mistakes in History - here! Also on this Read More
Casters of the Lost Pod? With only 69 days until the release of “INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY” (in theaters June 30th, 2023), podcasters from around the globe are on a mission to revisit every movie in the Indy franchise - for the latest season of Podcasters Assemble! Entries for Read More
Join myself and Erik Slader (from Epik Fails of History and Podcasters Assemble) as we discuss John Scalzi's newest novel, Kaiju Preservation Society. If you're a fan of sci-fi, giant monsters, and a story that respects your limited time, this is the read for you! John Scalzi BibliographyShop local but Read More
The Shared Use Path, The SUP is now open! This bike and pedestrian bridge is finally open, linking Five Points and San Marco. Listen now to hear what it sounded like on the grand opening, April 6, 2023. We talked to Visit Jacksonville, representatives from RAP as well as the Read More
Join me while I talk about my recent 20-day trip! Rather than take even longer to release an episode, live vicariously through my past as I excuse my constant delays with neat words and pretty brain pictures.Something resembling a product list:FIND YOUR LOCAL OUTDOOR STORE. But if you don’t have Read More
Episode 29.5 - In our latest mini-episode, Erik Slader highlights some of the biggest (positive) historically-relevant stories of the past year, and reminisces about the 10th anniversary of "Epik Fails of History"! Epik *Wins* of 2022: The launch of Artermis-1: NASA's first mission to the moon since Apollo (click here for Read More
Episode 29 - Erik Slader goes solo for a deep dive into the tragic and complicated true story behind the Thanksgiving holiday, starting in 1621 with the Mayflower Pilgrims and Squanto to the Green Corn Massacre of 1637, King Phillip's War, and beyond... Also on this episode: The Bracket of Fails: Read More
Join me as I speak with Matt from Star Fruit Books about Junji Ito's GYO! We'll dive into some history and even review the well-known terrible OVA (don't worry that part is short).Please check out Star Fruit's unique, DRM free, AND LIMITED PHYSICAL COPY manga collection:www.StarFruitBooks.comAnd on all social media Read More
Join me as I emBarker (get it?) on a journey down the highways of the dead, checking out Clive Barker's short stories "The Book of Blood" (1984) and "On Jerusalem Street (a postscript)" (1985) and two accompanying films: Book of Blood (2009) and Books of Blood (2020). Also search for me Read More
This episode comes from one of the most majestic locations in the city, in the Cummer Gardens, under the shade of the Cummer Oak. Patrick MacRae is the Doolittle Family Director of Gardens and Horticulture for the Cummer so he literally gets his hands dirty in garden.Listen now to learn Read More
Episode 28 - Something wicked this way comes... Erik and Justin are joined by their wives, Meghan Slader and Meghan Ache (aka "The Meghans"), for this Epik Halloween Special to talk about The Salem Witch Trials (of 1692 and 1693), as well as the long and dark history of the European Read More
From Erik Slader, the creator of Epik Fails of History, comes a bold new vision of the future, in his latest book: "2299"! “2299” is a sci-fi noir about a detective on the edge of the abyss. While investigating a cold case on Vanaheim – a space station orbiting Neptune, Read More
One of the many reasons we love Riverside is because this neighborhood loves books and we love to read. That's why there are now 26 Free Little Libraries scattered throughout the neighborhood. Each little library is unique. Roxy and the Friends of the Willow Branch Library have created a clever Read More
The Historic Florida Theatre is one of our favorite places to share with people on their Art Bikes tours. The theater is breath-taking and the history associated with it is remarkable. We sit down with Numa Saisselin, Executive Director of The Theatre and we talk about what it was like Read More
Episode 27 - Erik teams up once again with the legendary Kory Torjussen (The World Is My Burrito) to talk about some Samurai lore! After conquering most of China and the Korean peninsula, Kublai Khan (the grandson of Genghis), set his sights on a small group of islands off the coast, Read More
Episode 26 and 3/4?! - Epik Fails of History is finally back after a long absence! (see previous mini-episode: "Murphy's Law and Dis-Order") Erik Slader and Justin Ache team up once again as Season 3 continues, picking up where we left off with the Bracket of Fails! Also on this mini-episode Read More
This Art Bikes Street talk takes you to the sweetest place downtown--Sweet Pete's! You can hear the construction happening on the federal reserve building next door and you can also hear some giddy kids rushing in to join a princess birthday party. Listen right now to learn more about Build Read More
This is a fun Street Talk because we wandered into one of our favorite downtown establishments, The Volstead, a unique downtown Jacksonville watering hole. Jake Gordon is the CEO of Downtown Vision, an organization dedicated to helping downtown Jacksonville grow and thrive. We talk about the downtown events that are Read More
Street Talk wanders into the center of the city and Jacksonville's oldest park, James Weldon Johnson Park to talk to Executive Director Liz McCoy.JWJ Park is a gem, filled with art, flowers, events and activations. We talk about the namesake of the park; James Weldon Johnson, we gaze upon the Read More
