Gotta Start Somewhere

How Phillip's Messy Personal Life Changed the World Forever

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:18:05 GMT

We discuss the infamous love triangle between King Phillip II and his two lovers, both named Pausanias. How a heated rivalry became deadly and how this led to the rise of Alexander the Great.

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How the US Tried to Re-Educate Nazi POW's in WW2 (Video)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:54:42 GMT

Here's the quick story about how the US attempted to re-educate nearly 400,000 Nazi POW's they held on the US mainland. We focus on Camp White, one of the more prominent of these re-education campaigns, located in Southern Oregon.

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(Bonus Content) The Podcast will be on Video / Rambling about Phoenix Buttons + Frontier Historians

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:22:55 GMT

On this short but sweet edition of Gotta Start Somewhere, I announce that I will be making video content in addition to the Podcast. The videos will be available on Spotify or Youtube. I then ramble off the top of my head about things I found interesting and tried out a new lavalier microphone I bought for use in the field. I will return to my nice podcast microphone for Ancient Oregon 3.

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Ancient Oregon Ep. 2: Seeds of War

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we pick up where we left off after Peter Skene Ogden visited the Rogue Valley in 1827 and cover the events leading up to the discovery of Gold in the valley and the subsequent flood of miners to Jacksonville in 1852.

Music Credit: Miss Francis Johnson (One of the last Taklemans to have seen Ti'lamikh in action and who worked with Edward Sapir to preserve the Takelman Language)

Special Thanks and References for this podcast:

Various Sources found on the website of historian Thomas Doty - DotyCoyote.com

History of Oregon: HH Bancroft

Various works by Nathan Douthit

Various letters and articles sourced through the Southern Oregon Historical Society

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Ancient Oregon Ep. 1: Indigenous Roots & The Takelma Tribe

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:28:15 GMT

On this episode, we dive into the ancient Indian history of Oregon, the Takelma tribe, their culture, and the ancient village once known as Ti'lomikh (Dilomi).

I didn't say it on the podcast, but the intro music for this episode comes directly from Miss Frances Johnson (Quis-Quas-hum), the same Takelman who worked with Edward Sapir and John Peabody Harrington to create many of the sources used to make this podcast. Here is a link to the audio.

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07. Reading the Tao Te Ching

Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:43 GMT

Today we read a 2,000+ year old text that's full of mind-opening one-liners and one of the foundational texts of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching. This helps to show us how the greatest truths are contradictory. How you can't have the good without the bad, and how sometimes less is more. Besides the intro, I created this similar to an audiobook that can play in the background as you try to relax, and trust that this episode will be a relaxing one.

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06. From Myth to Reality: Money

Sun, 05 May 2024 01:02:58 GMT

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Join me on the first episode of a multipart series as we dive into the forces and institutions that made modern society possible. On this episode, we'll discuss how money was invented in multiple societies across the globe. How money is built on trust and helps to create relationships between people and entities that would not typically intermingle. We'll also talk about how money can cloud the way we look at the world.

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05. The Tsavo Man-Eaters

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:54:32 GMT

On this episode of Gotta Start Somewhere, we talk about Tsavo Maneaters. A pair of lions terrorized construction workers as they built a train bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya in 1898. While no exact number can be pinpointed, we’ll talk about how modern scientists used isotopic signatures to confirm that these lions ate upwards of 70 people within a few short months.

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04. The DeAutremont Brothers and The Siskiyou Massacre

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:08:16 GMT

Three young brothers attempt to rob a train, only to leave empty-handed, meanwhile brutally killing four in the process. Early-age FBI forensics helps identify the brothers, leading to a multi-year international manhunt.

https://postalmuseum.si.edu/deautremont-brothers-train-robbery

https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/behind-the-badge-case-histories-thefts-robberies-and-burglaries/train-robbery

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Cowden Family Massacre Pt. 2

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:01:54 GMT

After getting paroled after less than 10 years in Prison for the rape and murder of a 15 year old girl, Dwain Lee Little would find himself a free man, working in Medford and spending his free time on the Applegate River. It only took a few months of freedom for Dwain to remind the world who he truly was.

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03. Cowden Family Massacre Pt.1

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:57:14 GMT

In 1974, a Southern Oregon family would go missing while camping on Labor Day Weekend. After one of the largest search efforts in Oregon's history finds nothing, seven months would pass before a grizzly discovery would be made deep in the Siskiyou Mountains.

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02ish. Lost Colony

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:22:51 GMT

This episode we quickly cover the Lost Colony of Roanoke, when 115 colonist mysteriously disappeared into thin air #spooky - PS I have dry socket and thats my excuse as to why this one is short and sweet, enjoy.

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01. The Mongol Invasion of Japan

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:26:06 GMT

On this inaugural episode, we'll dive into the Mongol Invasions of 1274 and 1281. Discuss the rise of the Samurai and how an ancient typhoon, dubbed "Kamikaze" by the Japanese, came to destroy the Mongols not once, but twice. Also, I hope you enjoy my nervousness in the beginning of this cast. I pick up steam as it goes on, but podcasting solo isn't easy.

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