Wittenberg to Westphalia and also Why Tho?
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Urban planner by day, dad by night, very occasionally host of Wittenberg to Westphalia: a comedy show about religious conflict in Europe, and Why Tho?: A Personal Journey Through My Record Collection.
Millennial "journalists" writing think pieces about 6-7 like Harlem shake didn't happen. GTFO.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Millennial "journalists" writing think pieces about 6-7 like Harlem shake didn't happen. GTFO.
In today's episode we run through the election of Gregory the 7, watch Henry do something clever and seemingly break up the Saxon rebellion, all while Milan is in total chaos.
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Episode 102: Greeting Gregory
Urban Planner by day. History Podcaster by night.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
In today's episode we run through the election of Gregory the 7, watch Henry do something clever and seemingly break up the Saxon rebellion, all while Milan is in total chaos.
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wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/blog/episode...
Btw, with IS 2026 rapidly coming together, we still have speaking slots but they are not going to last forever. If you are a nonfiction podcaster or content creator, HMU. Especially if you have a round table idea!
October 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Btw, with IS 2026 rapidly coming together, we still have speaking slots but they are not going to last forever. If you are a nonfiction podcaster or content creator, HMU. Especially if you have a round table idea!
Huzzah! We ride in February!
We are extremely pleased to announce INTELLIGENT SPEECH ONLINE 2026! Join us on February 28th, 2026, for History's greatest Companions and Rivals!
Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com
Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com
Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
October 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Huzzah! We ride in February!
New Episode of Why Tho? This one features a discussion of the 1934 Telecommunications Act, because I know what the kids want to hear! Incidentally, this wasn't intended to be timely but uh here we are.
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Episode 23: Not Fragile by Bachman Turner Overdrive
Ben is a podcaster. As with all podcasters, he is in a basement with a cat.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
New Episode of Why Tho? This one features a discussion of the 1934 Telecommunications Act, because I know what the kids want to hear! Incidentally, this wasn't intended to be timely but uh here we are.
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Reposted by Wittenberg to Westphalia and also Why Tho?
There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
Reposted by Wittenberg to Westphalia and also Why Tho?
I'm just gonna say it. I think the shit we had to read in school had a pretty damn good batting record. Great Gatsby, Lord of the Flies, King Lear, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Huck Finn all have highly salient themes today.
I am reluctantly forced to chalk up a W for the children's literary canon
Senator Rand Paul directly and forthrightly takes on JD Vance:
"What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial."
"What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial."
September 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I'm just gonna say it. I think the shit we had to read in school had a pretty damn good batting record. Great Gatsby, Lord of the Flies, King Lear, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Huck Finn all have highly salient themes today.
Your own.
Personal.
Overton.
Personal.
Overton.
August 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Your own.
Personal.
Overton.
Personal.
Overton.
In today's episode Henry IV finally takes the reigns of power. And begins making some questionable decisions.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In today's episode Henry IV finally takes the reigns of power. And begins making some questionable decisions.
wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/.../epis...
wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/.../epis...
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I hope everyone realises that *all* copyright will expire in 2042, as that will be 75 years after Barthes announced The Death of the Author
July 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I hope everyone realises that *all* copyright will expire in 2042, as that will be 75 years after Barthes announced The Death of the Author
House Harkonen = The Pixies
House Atraides = REM
Who is the Quitzach Haderach?
House Atraides = REM
Who is the Quitzach Haderach?
July 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
House Harkonen = The Pixies
House Atraides = REM
Who is the Quitzach Haderach?
House Atraides = REM
Who is the Quitzach Haderach?
Anyone who is accusing the entire Gen z of a behavior of any kind needs to fuck right off an possibly die. They did that shit to us an it was totally stupid. Stop it. Stop it. Stop.
July 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Anyone who is accusing the entire Gen z of a behavior of any kind needs to fuck right off an possibly die. They did that shit to us an it was totally stupid. Stop it. Stop it. Stop.
*snarfs beer in audiophile nerd*
July 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
*snarfs beer in audiophile nerd*
Does profound art best exist to keep us angry or give us the strength to keep living? The former could get us all to destroy ourselves without purpose, the latter to accept anything that comes along until it's too late. Anyway heres wonderwal.
youtu.be/NWUjO_KSCfg?...
youtu.be/NWUjO_KSCfg?...
Tally Hall - Spring and a storm (LYRICS)
YouTube video by H H
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July 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Does profound art best exist to keep us angry or give us the strength to keep living? The former could get us all to destroy ourselves without purpose, the latter to accept anything that comes along until it's too late. Anyway heres wonderwal.
youtu.be/NWUjO_KSCfg?...
youtu.be/NWUjO_KSCfg?...
Battlefield Band – I Am The Common Man
YouTube video by barking cucumber
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July 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A guy with a reputation for being very smart made a band that is a sex joke.
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Episode 22: Attention! Blah Blah Blah - Atom and His Package | Why Tho? A Personal Journey Through my Record Collection
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July 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A guy with a reputation for being very smart made a band that is a sex joke.
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shows.acast.com/why-tho-podc...
Nooooooooo
Gen Z/Alpha: the 2000s were cool we should bring some of that back
Millennials: ok, let us tell you about some of our fav-
Z/Alpha: *blasting creed and trying on low waisted jncos*
Millennials: no wait
The Govt: oh hell yeah! *frantically starts fabricating evidence of WMDs in the Middle East*
Millennials: ok, let us tell you about some of our fav-
Z/Alpha: *blasting creed and trying on low waisted jncos*
Millennials: no wait
The Govt: oh hell yeah! *frantically starts fabricating evidence of WMDs in the Middle East*
June 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Nooooooooo
I am increasingly radicalized against poptimism. As I said last episode, could we finally have a synthesis please?
culture.ghost.io/the-pro-pop-...
culture.ghost.io/the-pro-pop-...
The Pro-Pop Ideology, from Ashlee to Addison
The defenses of pop singer Ashlee Simpson after her 2004 lip-syncing scandal set in motion the 21st century’s core belief that the best pop culture is often the most openly manufactured
Recently I go...
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June 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I am increasingly radicalized against poptimism. As I said last episode, could we finally have a synthesis please?
culture.ghost.io/the-pro-pop-...
culture.ghost.io/the-pro-pop-...
Why Tho? In the next few days. W2W writing is in progress.
June 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Why Tho? In the next few days. W2W writing is in progress.
At Boscov's and they are playing a cover of Higher Love that is somehow more gutless, glossy, and boring than the original. Never thought I'd miss 80s bougie pop.
June 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
At Boscov's and they are playing a cover of Higher Love that is somehow more gutless, glossy, and boring than the original. Never thought I'd miss 80s bougie pop.
Remember that time a basically senile president arbitrarily slapped a 45% tariff on imports because a stodgy American company couldn't get out of its own way, and then it backfired spectacularly and the US backed down? And it was the 1980s?
Honda remembers.
youtu.be/qE04rTNQqmc?...
Honda remembers.
youtu.be/qE04rTNQqmc?...
1983 Honda CX650T - Turbo Motorcycle: Regular Car Reviews
YouTube video by Regular Car Reviews
youtu.be
June 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Remember that time a basically senile president arbitrarily slapped a 45% tariff on imports because a stodgy American company couldn't get out of its own way, and then it backfired spectacularly and the US backed down? And it was the 1980s?
Honda remembers.
youtu.be/qE04rTNQqmc?...
Honda remembers.
youtu.be/qE04rTNQqmc?...