Tag: history

Where did money come from?

Metal coins, paper, crypto-coins, and banking, where did our current money systems originate? Listen to this fascinating podcast from Think, KERA to learn more. “The first writing was just accounting.” Sounds like CPAs invented writing.

The Invention Of Money
Jacob Goldstein, co-host of NPR’s “Planet Money,” joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how our world goes ‘round in large part because we’ve all swallowed hard and agreed to not ask too much about the real value of currency. His new book is called “Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing.” 

I Don’t Think Taxes Cause PTSD

84b3ba77b19421cca20ea0d0787d816eI was fascinated by this article about PTSD and how it has most likely been around since the dawn of man.  Known by different names through the generations, such as shell shock in WWI.  They even revisited the idea that it was a true illness in Downton Abbey the other night when they were refusing to put a soldier’s name on a memorial due to his “cowardice” since while suffering this malady, he attempted to flee.  The name ‘Post Traumatic Stress Disorder’ was recognized during the Vietnam war.  Clearly war has always been hell and many who fought were visited by “ghosts they faced in battle.”  How will this historic connection aid in our understanding and acceptance for those who currently suffer?

Post-traumatic stress ‘evident in 1300BC’

Where Were You 40 Years Ago?

AustinCityLimits-450x254Austin City Limits was the flagship show for the Austin PBS affiliate KLRU.  The bands that have graced the stage range from Asleep at the Wheel to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.  With the debut of ACL Fest, a now two-weekend music extravaganza in Austin, Texas that helps support the show monetarily, many are no longer familiar with the long history of the TV show itself.  So, who can name the star of the Austin City Limits pilot? I’ll give you a hint, it aired in 1975.

Austin City Limits, Now 40, Feels Younger Than Ever