The Volleys of History: Recent Episodes

Ryan and Jerod

A softcore dive into goofy and, surprisingly educational, historical stories told through the eyes of two desert millennials. Support us on Patreon!

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Ryan and Jerod are back at you with some stories. We disect and solve the education system and learn more about airborne particulates. Sounds dense. 

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Wow it's been a while. We're back at you with a volley. This week Ryan and Jerod chat about the world, catch up, and ya, that's it.  And yes, we apologize for the delay.  

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The virus ain't stopping us! Ryan and Jerod bring you an episode deep into quarantine. This volley features the crackingly fascinating history of the chicken and the story of the original Dare Devil, Evel Kneivel. Watch out for the Tiger King 

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This wild and and hilarious episode covers the flop of the Ford Pinto and the smallest of heroes shining in the biggest wars.

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The fan story suggestion episode features the myth and truth behind pirates and John Wayne, classic American cowboy, for real?

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Ryan and Jerod battle with technical difficulties and new equipment while entertaining the existence of an exclusive cult, and the status of the USA.

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Ryan and Jerod ride both sides of the bull in this mix of mildly serious talk about what the heck is going on in Hong Kong, and a deep, juicy, stinky, splash into the bowels you take for granted.  

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Jerod gets real handsy with some diet talk and what is "healthy" (like he knows), Ryan covers the OG European explorer, you've probably heard his name in the pool. 

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In the season 1 finale, a dog escapes, Jerod has Ryan dive into the Speedo, and Ryan makes Jerod talk about some scary Christmas stuff. We'll see you back for season 2 in 2020... Wooo 

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Jerod and Ryan converse in the history of spooky mining town, Jerome, AZ, and the surprising history between tic-tocs and choo-choos.  

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The Halloween special haunts you with lots of death, then one more death, maybe two. And definitely some dragons.  

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The 9th instalment of volleys features a look into, a historical historical run and a few super neat stories about the Incans. No llamas were harmed in the making of this podcast.  

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On the ocho episodo Ryan and Jerod grapple with the thorn in the side of the Roman Empire and a spoonful of the food that revolutionized the early morning meal.

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Lucky episode 7 features some mini stories, the truth about your cats bloody free time, and a look into the shots before the revolution. 

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A seal woman trapped in a blubbery love triangle in the Faroe Islands and some heavy truths about light (lite?) beer. 

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A climb up the history of Everest, the speed run through the big ditch, and they never did it for Instagram. 

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A reminder that your cozy canine used to beat you to food and what a lot of water does in a little amount of time. The clean up hitter episode.

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In the first episode of the series, Jerod and Ryan cover Frederick Dellenbaugh's boyhood climb through the unknown, and the capitalism behind the American road trip.   

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On the second go around, Jerod and Ryan try to top the performance of episode 1. They will dive into the expedition of Cabeza de Vaca and the history of the swimming pool.