E4 – FLORIDA FAILS! (with Jasmine Turner)

In this (insanely overdue) episode, Erik and Chris talk to local historian, and fellow Floridian, Jasmine Turner – about some of the crazier stories from their state’s history! Everything from Ponce de Leon and “the Fountain of Youth” to ‘the original Florida man’, Mayor William Cottrell. Also on this episode: Henry Flagler, Walt Disney, Fort Mose, the Great Jacksonville fire, floating nuclear power plants, how the US government poured millions of dollars into a cross-state canal that never happened, and much much more…

LINKS AND REFERENCES:
www.fortmose.org
Music clips: “I Ran” by A Flock of Seagulls (1982), “What’s up?” by Four Non Blondes (‘He-Man’ remix version by Slackcircus), and “Alabama Man” – from South Park
“EPIC FAILS: The Wright Brothers – Nose-Diving Into History” and “EPIC FAILS: The Race to Space – Countdown to Liftoff” by Erik Slader and Ben Thompson are both available now wherever books are sold! (Check out EpikFails.com for more!)

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Erik Slader

Erik Slader is the creator of “Epik Fails of History” a blog (and podcast) about the most epic fails… of history. With Ben Thompson, Erik is the co-author of the Epic Fails middle grade book series, including The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History and The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff. His latest book, “2299” is a sci-fi / noir novella. Erik is also an editor on Podcasters Assemble and a co-host on 2 Young 4 This Trek, as well as a contributor to Geek to Geek Media and ComicZombie.net! He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media, once managed a comic book shop, has a weakness for fancy coffee as well as retro video games, and currently lives in Green Cove Springs, Florida with too many cats.

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