Sly History

With my mother, Tonya, in town for the weekend, I thought it would be a great time to test out my new recording equipment and get a snapshot of a love we share: animals. Rachel, Mom, and I discuss our animal career aspirations, our pets, and hopes for future pets. Hear more and get involved at https://slyhistory.com

This episode's guest is husband to repeat guest, Julia Minium, and one of my wife's Uncle Scotts. He and I discuss observing celestial bodies, his 30-year career in the Navy, and what day to day life is like when you live on a submarine. If you'd like to be a guest or hear more, visit the Sly History website For more about me, visit my blog at Ptolemy's Tales

This episode's guest is my Dungeons & Dragons compatriot, Carter Eastis. We revisit the strange series of circumstances that lead to our meeting, theater production, living abroad, reenactments, and how his wife's nerdy food blog inspired him to see what life would be like in Middle Earth. Join us as we have the longest conversation we have had in our 6 years of friendship.  Check out The Gluttonous Geek food blog If you'd like to be a guest or hear more, visit the Sly History website For more about me, visit my blog at Ptolemy's Tales

Back in August, I sat down with past guests Dustin (Episode 5 - Soccer) and Jordan (Episode 2 - Dark Humor) to go over our World Cup brackets. This was 3 months before the tournament began and it shows. With the group stages finished but the tournament still ongoing, we thought this would be the most interesting time to look back and see how wrong our past-selves were. And who knows, maybe one of us at least got the winner. Hear more and get involved at https://slyhistory.com 

Re-upload November 10, 2022. Fixed the cutoff at the beginning and some of the sound levels. This is the second installment of my most recent conversation with Julia Minium as we continue reading and discussing stories from Trish Mudgett’s unfinished book “My View from the Porch Swing." If you missed the first half of this conversation, I suggest going back and listening to Episode 10 first. Get involved and find more at https://slyhistory.com

For today’s episode, I am continuing to read and discuss stories from Trish Mudgett’s unfinished book “My View from the Porch Swing” with the people that she wrote about. The guest today is Trish’s sister, and returning guest from episode 2, Julia Minium. This first installment will end around 40 minutes in, right after we finish reading and discussing the story entitled “The Mistress of Mind Games.” The next installment will release in a couple weeks time. Until then, thank you for listening and please enjoy episode 10 of Sly History. Get involved and find more at https://slyhistory.com

Join me as I talk with one of my oldest friends about his love of video games. We discuss what influenced his interest, the memories and experiences that left a lasting impact on him, and what has inspired him to go back to school to learn to make his own videos games. Get involved and find more at https://slyhistory.com

For this episode, I am joined by my friend Anthony Cole. We discuss how he inspired the creation of Sly History, dig into his interest in cartoons by revisiting 5 shows he recommended to me, and talk about how mediums of entertainment are often judged by what they were in the past. Get involved and find more at https://slyhistory.com Episode Zero Tech Test: https://youtu.be/_tb5XKyJmao

In the first part of a periodic series within Sly History, I talk to my wife, her siblings, and two close family friends about my mother-in-law, Trish Mudgett. "My View from the Porch Swing" is Trish's book that she began writing to compile true stories involving her, her family, and her friends. Unfortunately, she was not able to finish it. As I am seeking out conversations with friends and family for Sly History, I will look for opportunities to chat with different people from Trish's life who can help me learn more about the events in the book, more about Trish, and, hopefully, help to finish the book. Get involved and find more at https://slyhistory.com

I catch up with my oldest brother, Brandon Woods, about our shared love of board game. We talk about the games that showed us a world far beyond Monopoly and Clue, explore the different directions our love of gaming took us, recommend multiple games, and end by breaking down the confusion that is our immediate family tree.  Get involved and find more at https://slyhistory.com