Ah yes, Albert Einstein. Perhaps number 3 or number 4 on the all time mis-quoted list. No, he didn’t say that thing about the disappearance of bees, and the disappearance …
Albert Einstein: “A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing.” Quote or No Quote? Listen Now
Buzzkillers by the score have asked us here at the Institute for shows on the Vietnam War. The Ken Burns film on PBS, The Vietnam War, the 18-part, 10-hour interview-thon, …
Muhammad Ali: “No Viet Cong Ever Called Me N*****.” Quote or No Quote? Listen Now
Politics in the United States is rife with rhetorical excess these days, and Americans are being treated to falsehoods, wild exaggerations, and anachronisms galore. Just recently, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham …
Quote or No Quote? Harry Truman “Socialism” is a Republican “Scare Word” Listen Now
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, come and sit here by me,” is one of the best snarky-isms ever uttered. But who said it? Dorothy Parker? Joan Crawford? …
Did Gandhi say “and eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”? If he didn’t, where did it come from? The Bible? The Canadian House of Commons? Movie script …
Gandhi: “An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind” – Quote or No Quote? Listen Now
Are we cursed to be living in interesting times? Would a boring era be easier on the Buzzkill blood pressure? And is “may you live in interesting times” actually an …
“May You Live in Interesting Times” – Quote or No Quote? Listen Now
Politics is a messy business, even in the best of times, and especially in the worst of times. Many people console themselves with this reality by quoting Otto von …
With the popular film, The Darkest Hour, getting even more attention now because Gary Oldman won the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Winston Churchill, I have …
Churchill, “Blood, Sweat, and Tears.” Quote or No Quote? Listen Now
Many of you Buzzkillers have asked us to do shows about the Vietnam War, especially with the Ken Burns multi-part documentary that’s finishing its run on PBS. And the quote …
Muhammed Ali: No Vietcong Ever Called Me Nigger Buzzkillers by the score have asked us here at the Institute for shows on the Vietnam War. The Ken Burns film on …
Muhammad Ali: “No Viet Cong Ever Called Me Nigger.” Quote or No Quote? Listen Now
