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Welcome to The United States of Amnesia, a podcast exploring the lessons we’ve forgotten, misunderstood, or never learned. As the saying goes, history repeats itself. Mark Twain allegedly refined this: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.” Yet over time, history, politics, and religion have been distorted by bias, oversimplification, and myth. Check out our website to learn more: www.usofamnesia.com. Misunderstanding the past means misreading the present and misstepping into the future. This podcast aims to cut through the fog, reconnecting past and present to help us think ...

A poem about the cubist painter of the last Century (20th). He was a surrealist artist, and in his earlier works painted in the neoclassical. Born in Spain, he escaped Franco's regime by being in exile in France. Some of his cubist art may have been influenced by his knowledge of the atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil war, especially in his Masterpiece Guernica. A lot of his Art is treasured Worldwide, and many of his paintings fetch huge sums at auction.

In all its guises, it represents a new era in remote 'close contact'. The Drone itself being sent from a remote location and controlled at a remote location, but the target being an individual, small group or military vehicle like the Tank.

Matters of Urgency (Biz): A poem about the cut and thrust of the Business world. How businesses in the boardroom deal with the aspects of promotion.

A poem about the current state of Political health in the UK today. It brushes over the issue of free speech that we should all enjoy under a Democratic system.

GAZA Today: Would You Turn Your Back. Everyone knows what Gaza is. A strip of land in the Middle East, being vociferously fought over. I don't want to get into the Politics of it, but at least a brush with it is unavoidable if you attempt any kind of dialogue or description of the occurrences that are happening there — truly awful. This poem is a short one, and keeps to the suffering of its people, and not delving too much into sides of the Political spectrum. I think the suffering in a modern day scenario with instant and graphic footage of this one-sided war is horrific.

How color doesn't get in the way of a truly mutually attracted couple, with a spice of humor. I hope this gives a little more push to the breaking down of barriers between people of different colorful persuasions.

Hope, the eternal fountain of hopefulness. Hope 2b is a poem about the proclivities of hope.

This podcast explores the intersection of engineering and IT in contemporary manufacturing, highlighting unique challenges, technological trends, best practices, and innovations. With a blend of humor and insight, it navigates the evolving landscape, offering valuable perspectives on the dynamic relationship between these two crucial domains.

Wild Flames was written as a poem about the destruction of the planet by the recent wildfires in particular the devastation of the island of Maui.

Our Karolina Fix :: Hi 5—Poems. This now has all 5 Poems of the young and exuberant Karolina.

The Remarkable Taylor Swift. This is a snapshot of her creative art as a writer and singer/performer. A superb description of the life and music of Taylor or Swiftie to her legion of fans. Just listen to it and enjoy.

About the enigma that is Björk. Björk the famous singer from Iceland. This poem focuses on both her inner smile and her outer one (she has both ). Her influential music is a form of Electronica with strands of Trip-Hop.

Mind-Deep (Ex Machina) is a poem based around the popular Sci-Fi film Ex Machina released in 2015. This poem was written on Saturday 25th November 2017 while watching the film on UK tv. What an experience, and thus inspired.

A Poem about the acclaimed U.S. Poet Mary Oliver. She represented all things bright and beautiful in Nature, and encompassed the less bright in her accomplished Poems.

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. An experience of static-like or tingling sensations.

This Poem was inspired by the film 'The Martian' released in 2015. Matt Damon was the single character actor that held center stage, in beautiful isolation (except for, in the film of certain death) As being isolated on the Red Planet is Peaceful & Tranquil, but lethal.

A poem related to the work carried out by that name on YouTube. This poem can only touch on the subjects aroused by the YouTube series.

Poem rediscovering the theories of the creation of the Universe. Some think of string theory, others, that waves are involved etc.

Back When Kings Led: A time in history when Kings had to be on the battlefield and do their share of the fighting & possibly dying.