“We don't want Idaho to have a bad reputation. This is our home state. We love our home state. It's beautiful. We pride ourselves on our nature. We pride ourselves on our wildlife. And instead, we are continuing to do things that are… that are sickening.” - Ella Driever In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to central Idaho, and in 2003 a Boise High school called Timberline officially adopted a local wolf pack. Throughout the 2000, students went on wolf tracking trips and in their wolf packs range. But in 2021, Idaho's legislature passed Senate Bill 1211, 1211 allows Idaho hunters to obtain an unlimited number of wolf tags, and it also allows Idaho's Department of Fish and Game to use taxpayer dollars to pay private contractors to kill wolves. That means bounties on wolves, including on public lands. And in 2021, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission expanded the wolf hunting season and hunting and trapping methods. So it's not too surprising to learn that also in 2021, the Timberline pack disappeared. The students, the ones that cared about wolves, at least, were devastated. Last summer I went to D.C. with some of the Species Unite team for a wolf rally on Capitol Hill. While I was there, two young women gave a talk about what happened at Timberline in 2021. Their names are Ella Driver and Sneha Sharma. They both graduated from Timberline High School and were there when their wolf pack disappeared. Please, listen and share.…
Where History and Hollywood combine! Ever want to know more about the historical background of a movie BEFORE you go and see it? This is the place!
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This is the final part of our three part interview with Yves from Broaden Horizons tours wherein we talk about the legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte. Check out the tours that Yves offers athttps://broaden-horizons.fr/en/paris-visit/private-tour-napoleon-in-paris/Door Jason Griffith
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Napoleon, The Glory and the Fall
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In part two of our conversation with Yves from Broaden Horizons Tours, we discuss Napoleon the Emperor, exile to Elba, the hundred days, and captivity on Saint Helena.Check out the tours that Yves offers athttps://broaden-horizons.fr/en/paris-visit/private-tour-napoleon-in-paris/Door Jason Griffith
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Napoleon, The Rise
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In part one of three of an interview with Yves from Broaden Horizons tours we discuss the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.See the tours of the Paris and Loire valley that Yves offers athttps://broaden-horizons.fr/en/paris-visit/private-tour-napoleon-in-paris/Door Jason Griffith
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Or how I learned to start worrying and care about the bomb.Door Jason Griffith
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The film First Man follows the journey of Neil Armstrong up through his first steps on the Moon and this episode provides a bit about the history of the space program and Armstrong.Door Jason Griffith
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In 1976, a group of German and Palestinian extremists hijacked an Air France plane and diverted it to Uganda. Despite tremendous risk, Israel launched a mission to free the hostages.Door Jason Griffith
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The Post: This Is Not a Movie Review
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Very brief thoughts on The Post injected into less brief thoughts of financial and human costs.Door Jason Griffith
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The Post: The Pentagon Papers
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In 1971, a series of front page articles in the New York Times and Washington Post about top secret reports on the Vietnam war that had been hidden from the public rocked the nation's trust in the office of the President. In this episode, Jason goes into the background of the Pentagon Papers and how they fit into the larger Vietnam timeline.…
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American Made Fools and Knaves
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SPOILER ALERT: This is a post movie take on some of the more tin foil hatty aspects of the American Made Movie. Jason talks about the historical accuracy of the movie and then dives into the relationship between movies and conspiracy theories (and why that actually matters).Door Jason Griffith
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American Made: The Story of Barry Seal
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Tom Cruise stars in the movie American Made about the drug smuggler, DEA informant, and rumored CIA operative Barry Seal. Jason dives into Barry's story including how it fits in with the Medellin Cartel, the War on Drugs, and Iran Contra.Door Jason Griffith
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The second part of our look into the background of events featured in the film "Dunkirk" shows the massive struggle for survival on the beaches, seas, and in the sky around Dunkirk which will determine the fate of the British Army. One nation is toppled, but a new spirit of defiance arises in another.…
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The much anticipated upcoming film "Dunkirk" depicts the escape of the British Army from destruction at the hands of the Nazis at the beginning of World War II. Part 1 of our look at historical background goes into the makings of the disaster that led to Dunkirk and the impacts of it on those caught in the maelstrom: a warning to those who heed it.…
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Hear about what The History Movie Podcast is all about! The host, Jason, goes through the background of why this is a thing.Door Jason Griffith
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