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Douglas Taurel

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

And I started with the revolution, ironically enough. And my idea was, because I think it was 2007, 2008, Iraq was, they had elections and it was a big deal in Iraq. I think Saddam had already been, had fallen. And I remember videos of people like using their thumb, I mean, their finger to vote.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

And I remember thinking, gosh, man, these people are, you know, at that time we were thinking, you know, we're liberating them and they're getting to vote, you know, and And here in this country, no one votes, you know, no one votes, man. Don't they understand the sacrifices going on? We should vote. We should vote.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

And I remember thinking, gosh, man, these people are, you know, at that time we were thinking, you know, we're liberating them and they're getting to vote, you know, and And here in this country, no one votes, you know, no one votes, man. Don't they understand the sacrifices going on? We should vote. We should vote.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

And I remember thinking, gosh, man, these people are, you know, at that time we were thinking, you know, we're liberating them and they're getting to vote, you know, and And here in this country, no one votes, you know, no one votes, man. Don't they understand the sacrifices going on? We should vote. We should vote.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

So I had this idea of kind of, um, um, writing a play and reminding people of the revolution. Excuse me. I'm just gonna, I like tears. And, um, Yeah. So I, you know, I would, so I would go research the revolution, you know, and when you research, I mean, I would literally go look at microfiche, you know, and I started, you get into a rabbit hole of research.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

So I had this idea of kind of, um, um, writing a play and reminding people of the revolution. Excuse me. I'm just gonna, I like tears. And, um, Yeah. So I, you know, I would, so I would go research the revolution, you know, and when you research, I mean, I would literally go look at microfiche, you know, and I started, you get into a rabbit hole of research.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

So I had this idea of kind of, um, um, writing a play and reminding people of the revolution. Excuse me. I'm just gonna, I like tears. And, um, Yeah. So I, you know, I would, so I would go research the revolution, you know, and when you research, I mean, I would literally go look at microfiche, you know, and I started, you get into a rabbit hole of research.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

And then I started reading about the civil war. Then I started reading about, you know, Vietnam. And then I started reading about, you know, all the wars, you know? And then I would see stories of what was happening in the Middle East. And I started reading this thread about how we haven't been taking care of our vet since the revolution.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

And then I started reading about the civil war. Then I started reading about, you know, Vietnam. And then I started reading about, you know, all the wars, you know? And then I would see stories of what was happening in the Middle East. And I started reading this thread about how we haven't been taking care of our vet since the revolution.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

And then I started reading about the civil war. Then I started reading about, you know, Vietnam. And then I started reading about, you know, all the wars, you know? And then I would see stories of what was happening in the Middle East. And I started reading this thread about how we haven't been taking care of our vet since the revolution.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

You know, I mean, Joseph Plum, he fought in the Continental Army under George Washington. And he talks about how they never got paid. And a lot of Minutemen, when they came back after the revolution, they became indentured servants because the pay they were promised they never got. And so to survive, they basically became indentured servants to blacksmiths. And then the Civil War, same thing.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

You know, I mean, Joseph Plum, he fought in the Continental Army under George Washington. And he talks about how they never got paid. And a lot of Minutemen, when they came back after the revolution, they became indentured servants because the pay they were promised they never got. And so to survive, they basically became indentured servants to blacksmiths. And then the Civil War, same thing.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

You know, I mean, Joseph Plum, he fought in the Continental Army under George Washington. And he talks about how they never got paid. And a lot of Minutemen, when they came back after the revolution, they became indentured servants because the pay they were promised they never got. And so to survive, they basically became indentured servants to blacksmiths. And then the Civil War, same thing.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

So I started kind of like, fuck, what the fuck is going on, man? So I started researching. So it led me into a rabbit hole. And so I started collecting and I would Xerox letters and I would Xerox. And then I got into microfiche. And if anybody doesn't know what microfiche is. There's a lot of people that don't know what microfiche is. It's pretty fun.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

So I started kind of like, fuck, what the fuck is going on, man? So I started researching. So it led me into a rabbit hole. And so I started collecting and I would Xerox letters and I would Xerox. And then I got into microfiche. And if anybody doesn't know what microfiche is. There's a lot of people that don't know what microfiche is. It's pretty fun.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

So I started kind of like, fuck, what the fuck is going on, man? So I started researching. So it led me into a rabbit hole. And so I started collecting and I would Xerox letters and I would Xerox. And then I got into microfiche. And if anybody doesn't know what microfiche is. There's a lot of people that don't know what microfiche is. It's pretty fun.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

I mean, you can go in a rabbit hole because you can. Michael, do you know what microfiche is? No. No.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

I mean, you can go in a rabbit hole because you can. Michael, do you know what microfiche is? No. No.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

I mean, you can go in a rabbit hole because you can. Michael, do you know what microfiche is? No. No.

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Episode 376 - Douglas Taurel

Yeah. Yeah. But you could look up any year, any day from any newspaper all over the, all over the, all over the world for the most part. And you can read what was going on. And I have this fascination about the past. I just, I've always have, people always ask me if you can go a hundred years forward or a hundred years backwards, where would you go? Hmm.