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haversupply.com use code: DANK for 20% off at checkout! Ever been to a haunted bar in the middle of the Illinois plain? Strider and has dank fiance have. It's called Psycho Silo, and it is beautifully built around an old grain elevator. It looks like a level from guitar hero. Then posted right there on the wall  Strider saw an old newspaper clipping explaining that the bar was right where a shoot out went down a century earlier between train bandits and the law.  Sources: Thepsychosilo.com, Shawlocal.com ‘Welcome To The Psycho Silo Saloon: Princeton man transforms former elevator into a bar’ by Lyle Ganter, Genealogytrails.com, drloihjournal.blogspot.com

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talkspace.com use code DANK for $100 off your first month! american-giant.com use code DANK for 15% off your first order! The avid reader, activist of stoke and genius legend J.T. Parr joins Strider to perform what is essentially an oral book report of Jeff Pearlman's Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and The Crazy Years of The Lakers Dynasty. The last time these bros teamed up for a book report was sophomore year for Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. They got a B-. This time around J.T. and Strider combine their hearts of dankness for an ep that is an A+! Sources: Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and The Crazy Years of The Lakers Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman, 2020. basketball-reference.com.

breinfuel.com and use code DANK at checkout for 15% off.  Based on Homer's epic poem entitled Iliad, and brought to life by Brad Pitt's epic rig... Troy! Strider places this masterpiece in the pantheon of dankest films of all time! Perhaps the dankest film to workout to. However, for this episode strider puts down the dumbbells and picks up the remote so that he can both praise and properly dissect Troy's historical accuracy. So, get yourself a, "sack of wine," and enjoy! Primary Researcher: J.D. Lapinsky Sources: Ebert, Roger. “Troy Movie Review & Film Summary (2004): Roger Ebert.” movie review & film summary (2004) | Roger Ebert. Accessed May 28, 2021. https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/troy-2004. “Film Analysis Troy (2004): Historical Accuracy of Troy.” UKEssays.com. Accessed May 28, 2021. https://www.ukessays.com/essays/history/the-historical-accuracy-of-troy-history-essay.php#:~:text=From%20the%20beginning%20of%20the,poem%20the%20%E2%80%9CIlliad%E2%80%9D%20alive. Homerus, A. T. Murray, and William F. Wyatt. Iliad. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001.  “Iliad, The.” Myths Encyclopedia. Accessed May 28, 2021. http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ho-Iv/Iliad-The.html#:~:text=Significance%20of%20the%20Iliad.&text=For%20the%20Greeks%20of%20later,of%20Greek%20unity%20and%20culture. Mclaughlin, William. “Historical Review: Troy; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” WAR HISTORY ONLINE, April 18, 2017. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/historical-review-troy-good-bad-ugly.html. “r/Movies - Why I Hate *Troy*.” reddit. Accessed May 28, 2021. https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/6gi7t3/why_i_hate_troy/.  “Take Online Courses. Earn College Credit. Research Schools, Degrees & Careers.” Study.com | Take Online Courses. Earn College Credit. Research Schools, Degrees & Careers. Accessed May 28, 2021. https://study.com/academy/lesson/why-is-the-iliad-important-today.html. Troy, n.d.  Homer Or Hollywood: 5 Inaccuracies In Brad Pitt's Troy (5 Times They Got It Right).” ScreenRant, February 8, 2020. https://screenrant.com/troy-brad-pitt-movie-accurate-inaccurate/  

greenchef.com/dank100 use code DANK100 to get $100 off including free shipping! What went down during the Dark Ages? The era between the fall of Rome in the West and the rise of Knights and Nobels in Europe? Was it akin to that time of night when you take no chase shot with your boys and snap back to reality a few hours later eating a Reuben sandwich solo in your buddy's kitchen? Strider seeks to answer these questions and much more about the period otherwise known as the Early Middle Age.  Sources: Britannica.com, History.com, Dictionary.com, Livesceience.com, Thoughtco.com, Worldhistory.org

american-giant.com use promo code DANK for 15% off your first order! breinfuel.com use code DANK for 15% off at checkout! For the longest time the only thing Strider's grandpa talked about was, "attractive waitresses." So, Strider decided to do something about it. He researched and memorized facts about baseball then dropped this newly acquired knowledge into convos. Grandpa Wilson is being way less of a pervert now. Perhaps this episode will help deepen your relationship with the elder generation. Also, Aaron is an absolute beast when it comes to off the top of the dome knowledge about any and all things related to the diamond.  Sources: Baseball-almanac.com, Theundefeated.com ‘a handshake from a white teammate signaled Jackie Robinson’s arrival in America’s game’ by William Weinbaum, bodyrags.com 7 fun facts from dodgers stadium history

Get $100 off your first month when you use code DANK at talkspace.com Many call July 14th just another day. The French call it Bastille Day. Well, Strider Wilson hereby dubs it... Cameron Poe Day! His heroics need to stretch beyond Lerner airfield and the Las Vegas strip. This episode is dedicated to all ripped dudes with long hair who do care... about, "saving the mother $#!%ing day." Sources: Thehollywoodreporter.com ‘Nicolas Cage’s Meta-Action Comedy, ‘Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,’ Sets April 2022 Release in Theaters’ by Pameal McClintock Imdb.com Wikipedia.org Theatlantic: “It’s Not Bastille Day. It’s, ‘Con Air,’ Day’ by Adam Chandler Conair.fandom.com Onthisday.com

There's nothing in life better than a beer with your bro, and a good convo. Especially when the bro is Joe, the beer is a dank IPA and the convo is about California's brewing legacy. Starting in Nor Cal, Strider and Joe travel South as they sweep across the Golden State's oldest and most legit brews.  Primary Researcher: J.D. Lapinsky Sources:  The State of American Craft Beer - Northern California. OUR STORY - Ballast Point Historic American Craft Breweries | Anchor & California History 5 epic Northern California brewery tours for beer lovers Ventura's Surf Brewery - The Beer CityDig: Los Angeles' Forgotten Beer History Los Angeles Magazine History of Craft Beer in CA | California Craft Beer California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Stone Brewing History The 30 Best California Breweries to Visit

haversupply.com enter code: DANK for 20% off at checkout! creditkarma.com/winmoney to open your free account and start winning instant karma!  There is nothing better than a boys trip! Perhaps a nice road trip with one you love, your sig-oth? Well, Ibn Battuta took a solo journey of about 75,000 miles alone. Ibn took a 25 year road trip all over Afro-Eurasia in the 1300's. Strider explores some of Ibn's 14th century perspective.  Sources: Wikipedia.org, Britannica.com, Orias.berkeley.edu

Strider has been to Vegas upwards of 30 times. He has been there 31 times. Most recently for a pool party that featured his favorite DJ. It was half buzzed and totally soaked that he thought... this city that turns so many of us broke has a rich history. One can't avoid mafia talk when it comes to early Vegas. Strider takes us on a quick journey from desert meadow lands, past Fremont st. speakeasies, through the mob strip and up to the modern mega resorts.  Sources: History.com, Reviewjournal.com ‘The Mafia’s history in Las Vegas: From Bugsy Siegel to Anthony Spilotro’ by Jeff German, wikipedia.org