Baba's Beach Podcast

Tue, 1 July 2008

Baba's Beach Podcast #23 - Bombing a Better Tomorrow

Something good can be found in just about anything, I guess.

Sulfa drugs and penicillin came out of the First World War; RADAR, plastics and synthetic fuels from the 2nd.

The Vietnam War brought about a revolution in technological support for the disabled - I kid you not - and a healthy distrust of being told "this is for your own good." Maybe the current unpleasantness in the Middle East will lead to an end to dependence on Hydrocarbons.

But wouldn't it be great if we could cure cancer without starting a war to do it?

"You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way." Will Rogers

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Music from the Podsafe Music Network this week:

Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the (Excellent) Motion Picture "Once"

Direct download: Babas_Beach_Podcast_23_-_Bombing_a_Better_Tomorrow.mp3
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Comments[3]

Thanks Maureen - I was thinking I was the only one (podcaster) out there who remembered air raid sirens and the warning drills on AM radio. The wind used to set ours of at the local school yard, and soon it became a meaningless fixture, like a billboard. What did bother me though was the fact that mu uncle in Val D'Or Quebece had a stocked air raid shelter in his basement - and my father didn't!

posted by: Scarborough Dude on Fri, 7/4 09:55 AM EDT

Hi Moe,

I got tagged for a meme by Daryl of Atomic Suburbia -- your turn now! You can find all about it on my blog at this post: http://ping.fm/sdThd

Rob (who remembers all too well the "This is a test of the Emergency Broadcasting System..." announcements on the radio and TV of the era)

posted by: Rob on Sun, 8/24 09:20 PM EDT

so, here you go, Mark, you is tagged for the 6 random things meme - mine is up on old (wo)man river http://moeb-ishmail.blogspot.com/... kiss kiss...

posted by: maureen on Mon, 8/25 09:33 PM EDT

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