PROJECT: STUPIDLONG
Welcome to Project: Stupidlong, a daring venture aiming to catalog the entirety of human existence. From the primordial soup to the quagmire of modernity, every episode of Project: Stupidlong is a gritty excavation into the debris of human history. We don't shy away from the brutal realities and hilarious hypocrisies that have defined our journey. Expect biting satire as we dissect history's so-called "great men"—those self-important figures whose legacies are often more inflated than their egos. Our podcast doesn't just recount events; it skewers them, offering raw and unfiltered takes on the ridiculousness of it all. History isn't just about grand battles and noble causes. It's about the everyday absurdities that shape our collective experience. We'll delve into the nitty-gritty of cultural quirks, from bizarre culinary concoctions that somehow became delicacies to strange travel destinations that lure us with promises of enlightenment and overpriced trinkets. Through personal anecdotes and cultural critiques, we expose the often ludicrous nature of the human condition. Consider our episodes your late-night dive bar conversation with history—where the beer is cheap, the stories are wild, and the social commentary is as sharp as the bartender's wit. We'll explore the intersections of pop culture, society, and personal identity, unraveling how our obsessions with celebrity, technology, and consumption reveal more profound truths about who we are. So, whether you're a history buff, a student dodging a term paper, or someone with a morbid curiosity about the past, Project: Stupidlong is your ticket to a ride through time. Each episode is a wild journey into the pivotal moments and overlooked oddities that have shaped our world. We're here to entertain, provoke, and remind you that, despite our best efforts, humanity remains a gloriously ridiculous experiment. Strap in hit play, and join us in this epic quest to navigate the labyrinth of history, one episode at a time. Embrace the chaos, laugh at the absurdity, and discover the stories that have defined humanity in all its flawed glory.
- 4,600,000,000 BCE Precambrian Era
- 541,000,000 BCE Paleozoic Era
- 252,000,000 BCE Mesozoic Era
- 66,000,000 BCE Cenozoic Era
- 14,480 BCE Land Bridge
- 10,000 BCE The First Musicians
- 8,000 BCE The Archaic
- 8,000 BCE Birth of American Food
- 1,000 BCE The Post-Archaic
- 250 BCE Drugs and Mesoamerican Culture
- 250 BCE Sex and Mesoamerican Culture
- 300 CE Colonization of Hawaii
- 950 CE Mississippian Culture
- 980 CE Norse Colonization of North America
- 1300 CE The Hohokam Culture
- 1450 CE Iroquois Nation
- 1492 CE Christopher Columbus
- 1521 CE Human Sacrifice in Mesoamerican Culture
- 1492 CE Christopher Columbus
- 1492 CE The Columbia Exchange
- 1513 CE Ponce Deleon and Friends
- 1608 CE - French Exploration of Michigan
- 1735 CE The White Myth
- 1787 CE - The Northwest Ordinance and Michigan
- 1812 CE- War of 1812 and Michigan
- 1813 CE - Lewis Cass and Michigan
- 1817 CE - Toledo War and Michigan
- 1837 - Michigan's Statehood
- 1843 - Michigan's Copper Rush
- 1850 - Michigan's Underground Railroad
- 1871 - Great Fire of 1871 in Michigan
- 1872 CE Eadweard Muybridge
- 1877 CE Great Railroad Strike of 1877
- 1879 CE Carlisle Indian Industrial School
- 1879 CE Dudley Allen Sargent
- 1880 CE Fashion
- 1880 CE Arab Immigration
- 1881 CE James Garfield Assassinated
- 1881 CE Clara Barton and the Red Cross
- 1882 CE Chinese Exclusion Act
- 1885 CE Tape v. Hurley
- 1885 CE Rock Springs Massacre
- 1886 CE Haymarket Riot
- 1886 CE Coca-Cola
- 1887 CE Hells Canyon Massacre
- 1887 CE Dawes Act
- 1888 CE Kodak Camera
- 1891 CE William Dorsey Swann
- 1892 CE Thomas Edison's Light Bulb
- 1894 CE Kinetoscope
- 1895 CE Softball
- 1913 - Michigan and Henry Ford's Assembly Line
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