In this short series on the ideologies of communism, Dry Toast started with a review of the bible of Communism, the Communist Manifesto. Today we begin our study of the quotations of Mao Tsetung, Mao's Little Red Book. It is…
In a short series on the ideologies of communism, Dry Toast starts with a review of the Communist Manifesto, reading the most salient parts and commenting as he goes. Let's take a step back in time to the early days of Marxi…
Bringing the current series of podcasts looking at politics full circle, Dry Toast ends off with an enquiry into the Us vs Them mentality so prevalent in today's politics, social media and events in general. We take a look a…
Dry Toast takes us back in time 2500 years to the time of the Athenian philosopher Plato and his critique of democracy which is actually quite prescient when we look at what he said in the light of our current world. Let's s…
Finally, Dry Toast put together the ending to the story of the Confederacy. After the battle of Gettysburg, the South continued the struggle, fighting hard against the powerful tide coming from the North. Ingenious to the en…
As history unfolds, Dry Toast does his best to try and pick the facts from the fiction. A lot of hyerbole and accusations are being hurled back and forth as various interests jockey for position. Let's see if we can sift the…
Dry Toast takes a bit of a leap of faith today as I attempt to determine the facts of whether certain aspects of wokeism are good or bad, and my evidence for these determinations. It is a different road to travel down to de…
Let's go on a trip back in time a few hundred years and look at the journey to today's woke movement. What exactly is it and how did it come to be? You may (or may not) be surprised to see its origins and what is actually be…
Given all that is going on in the world around covid, I thought what better time than now to take a sober look at the facts, the conspiracies, vaccines, lockdowns, masks and social distancing. What can we do? What should we …
The Fact of The Matter is making a slight change in format to make it more sustainable. We will still be searching for where the truth lies but more from a philosophical standpoint as we examine the social, political, religi…
Will this be the end of The Fact Of The Matter or a turning point for the better? Have a listen and let me know your thoughts at thefactofthematter@hotmail.com Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factofthematter)
The Union army is still reeling from the licken it took at Chancellorsville and the Confederacy is riding high. General Robert E. Lee and his army of northern Virginia invade the north and the two armies meet again at the qu…
In this episode we take a deep, insightful look into the events and situations that led up to the American Civil War and the main battles leading up to the fateful battle of Gettysburg. Support the show (https://www.buymeaco…
Come dig in to the topic of religion in the public square. Is religion a private or a public matter? Should religious people be able to discuss and/or celebrate their religion in public or is it strictly a private matter? Le…
Logical fallacies or, in plain language, baloney arguments, are everywhere these days. With the rise of social media, everyone is an expert. Dry Toast and Dan Fondo take you on a voyage of discovery into the world of fallaci…
Come along for a journey of discovery as Dry Toast and Dan Fondo explore the pros and cons of the different forms of government and economic systems, and make our infallible pronouncement on the best form of government and e…
Come learn a little bit about Dry Toast and my faithful sidekick Dan Fondo and why we feel the need to investigate the facts behind many different matters. Come see what makes these two characters tick and why we end up down…
Join Dry Toast and Dan Fondo as we again interview our very first guest, Jeffery Sutherland, and discuss more of what we feel are the important things in life, family, friends, career and so much more! Check out Jeff's perso…
Join Dry Toast and Dan Fondo as we interview our very first guest, Jeffery Sutherland, and discuss what we feel are the important things in life, family, friends, career and so much more! Check out Jeff's personal webpage ht…
Dan Fondo has the week off, and Dry Toast walks you through the main fighting that took place in the Persian invasion of Greece after the famous battle of Thermopylae. It promises battle, politics, treachery and intrigue, an…
Join us for Part 2 of the famous Battle of Thermopylae where 300 Spartans (and maybe a few friends) fought a huge Persian invasion army. Today we get into the actual battle, and it was a good one! Support the show (https://w…
Our apologies for the long hiatus but Dry Toast and Dan Fondo are back! Join us as we take a look at the events leading up to the famous battle of Thermopylae where 300 Spartans allegedly held off a huge Persian army. Let's …
Join Dry Toast and Dan Fondo as we finish off our Top 5 People of All Time lists. Full disclosure, we go down a few rabbit holes on this one, but we hope you will find them interesting and enlightening. The format of top 5 p…
Join Dry Toast and Dan Fondo as we each discuss our top five people of all time based solely on their contribution to the betterment of humanity. We tend to talk a lot so this is part one of two... Support the show (https://…
