Memory Lane or History Lesson

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Today you probably get most of your mail electronically. 105 years ago it probably arrived via the Pony Express. This just sounds like two topics merged into one podcast to me. So if you have twenty minutes to spare, find out how the Pony Express started and ended, and how email started... and it hasn't ended yet. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20mi...

9 Juli 202121min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. The traditional gift or theme for someone celebrating the 50th of something is usually gold. Well this is the 50th episode so I didn't want to break tradition. The topic is gold but it's not jewelry or anything else you might think of gold. Oh, and Happy Fourth of July (at lease here in the U.S.). All will be revealed in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, p...

2 Juli 202120min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Summertime, Fourth of July, and a need to cook outdoors. Are you grilling or barbecuing? There is a difference ya know. And how did barabicu become barbecue? Memphis or Carolina? And the great controversy... charcoal or gas. There's a lot of history behind the coals. It's all yours in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email ...

25 Juni 202121min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. First of all... 20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back is one year old with this episode. Yay. Second, we usually celebrate big occasions with a glass of champagne. But be warned, if it wasn't made in Champagne France, well it's just sparkling wine. And just who came up with the idea of making wine bubbly? In just 20 minutes you'll find out. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, p...

18 Juni 202119min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Ya love them. You eat them, probably not just one. The potato chip. But how this yummy snack food came to be remains a mystery with a lot of theories behind the who, what, when and how. And what's up with those stacked things in a can shaped like a tube? Find out in twenty minutes... or in this case twenty-two minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to ema...

11 Juni 202122min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. You may not know Charles Fey or why I'm thanking him. However, if you have ever been in any casino, anywhere in the world and dropped some money in a slot machine, you now know why he's famous. Gool ol' Chuck gave us the slot machine. And they've come a long way since his Liberty Bell machine. In twenty minutes you'll learn more, and why there are cherries on the reels. Thanks for listening and if ...

4 Juni 202121min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. There's a famous book about it. It talks about everyone needs to ... let's just say go to the bathroom. But there is one very important accessory in every bathroom that you may not have thought too much about. Toilet paper. In just twenty minutes you can learn more than you probably wanted to. You're welcome. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at do...

28 Maj 202118min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. John Pemberton started it all with his "Dr. Tuggle's Compound Syrup of Globe Flower." Now it's an international company worth over $84 billion dollars today. A brief history of the jaugernaut company known as Coca Cola, all in twenty minutes. And no, there is no cocaine in Coke. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want ...

21 Maj 202120min