Gary Arndt

Wisconsin

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Podcast Host at Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast

Extreme traveler. 3x Travel Photographer of the Year. Now, mostly podcasting. Listen yourself and learn something new everyday.

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Articles

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia

3 days ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonThere are many lessons we are supposed to know in life: pick up after yourself, never bet against a Sicilian when death is on the line, and most importantly, don’t invade Russia in the winter. Known as one of the greatest military disasters in history, Napoleon’s invasion of Russia is often cited as a key factor in the emperor’s eventual defeat.
Innovative Sports Strategies

4 days ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonAll sports are governed by a body of rules. Within those rules, there is usually a set of norms for how the game should be played. Most coaches will instruct their players to use similar techniques. However, every so often, someone comes along who totally rethinks how a game can be played.
The 1917 French Army Mutinies

5 days ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonIn late May and early June of 1917, the French Army faced what could have been an existential crisis. After three years of some of the most brutal conflict that the world had ever seen, many soldiers had had enough. Thousands of troops refused to obey orders and refused to go along with the suicidal attacks that were the hallmark of trench warfare.
Grasses and Lawns

1 week ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonOne of the most common types of plants in the world is grass. Grass is almost everywhere. An enormous part of the landmass on Earth is covered with grass. Grass isn’t just stuff in a field that cows eat, although that is part of it. Grasses also include some of the most economically important plants in the world. On many different levels, our civilization would not exist if it weren’t for grass.
The Russian Revolution

1 week ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonOne of the most transformative events of the 20th century was the Russian Revolution. The Revolution was responsible for the downfall of the Russian monarchy and the rise of the Soviet Union, the world’s first communist country. However, its impact wasn’t limited to Russia. It had reverberations that were felt all over the world by other revolutions that were inspired by it.
Desalination

1 week ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonSeventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water… and the vast majority of it is useless for consumption or agriculture. This problem has been known for thousands of years, and for thousands of years, humans have recognized that it is possible to turn seawater into drinking water; it was just difficult to do so.
Autogyros

1 week ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonWe are all familiar with things that fly in the air. Hot air balloons, dirigibles, blimps, airplanes, and helicopters. However, there is another category of flying craft that most people aren’t familiar with. It isn’t an airplane, and it isn’t a helicopter. It actually lies somewhere in between. By combining parts of both, it has some amazing properties that neither one has.
The Color Blue

2 weeks ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonColors are something that we are all familiar with. The colors are among the first things we teach children. What if I were to tell you not every culture has the same colors? By that, I don’t mean they have different words for colors, but some very basic colors have no words at all. For some reason, blue is the color that divides many cultures. ….And that isn’t the only interesting thing about blue.
Operation Dragoon

2 weeks ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonIn the summer of 1944, the Allied forces planned an audacious amphibious landing on the beaches of France. It involved hundreds of ships, hundreds of thousands of men, and meticulous planning. Those who landed would face fierce resistance from entrenched German forces. …and I am not talking about D-Day and the invasion of Normandy.
How the Ancients Made Fire

2 weeks ago | everything-everywhere.com | Gary Arndt

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart Radio | Castbox | Podcast Republic | RSS | PatreonOne of the most critical developments in the course of human history was the control of fire. Without fire, we probably wouldn’t have even reached the Stone Age, let alone the Industrial Age. But how exactly did ancient people make fire? To make fire out of nothing is no easy feat, and it was a skill that had to be mastered for survival.