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Cowley’s Crusade is about stirring the pot. The podcast is about holding their toes to the line. It’s about finding facts amid the barrage of misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies we hear daily, and those passed down through the ages.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Today, we discuss the most powerful Senator in Congress, Mitch McConnell. The first of a two-part podcast.
Take a look at who he is and what he has accomplished in nearly forty years of power.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
A special episode.
A final comment about the September 10 Presidential debate.
A 2-minute and 35-second podcast.
Worth your while.
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
A King's Ransom - an idiom we use when we spend an exorbitant amount for an item.
What is the story behind the phrase?
Check out this 10-minute podcast.
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Recently, I purchased an expensive wristwatch and felt like I paid a king's ransom. Have you ever wondered where that phrase came from?
Listen to our 10-minute podcast.
The phrase is part of our history.
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
People, politicians, and power. A toxic blend. That’s nothing new. Let’s take a break from the 2024 election chaos to peek at one of the most romanticized monarchs in history and his take on power. Something old, something new.
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Richard Cowley challenges you to decide. Is # 45 a scalawag, scoundrel, or villain? He provides historical context on the 170 years of the Republican Party. He offers a few notes on the Trump family story.
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Episode Three calls out Donald Trump for his treasonous actions.
- As President, he attempted to take control of Congress, our Federal law-making body.
- He attempted to force the Vice President to invalidate the Electoral College vote, thereby allowing him to be President for life.
- He is Benedict Arnold, 2024 version.
Episode Three calls out the voters to keep Trump out of the White House.
- He fooled us once. Don’t let him do it again.
- Do not consign your children and grandchildren to a life under a dictatorship.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Liars, cheats, thieves, killers, and fools populate Western European History. Some are benign scalawags like Robert Ripley. Some are scoundrels like Victor Lustig who steal your money. And some are malignant.
Some are political leaders. Some are minions like Tucker Carlson, eager to curry favor with power.
Some are killers.
I have a background in European pre-Enlightenment thinking. My plan was to have fun with some of history's darker corners.
But I couldn’t get past Donald Trump, the man who hijacked the heart of rural America and turned it into an array of lies.
Cowley's Crusade
Liars, cheats, thieves, killers, and fools populate Western European History. Some are benign scalawags like Robert Ripley. Some are scoundrels like Victor Lustig who steal your money. And some are malignant.
Some are political leaders. Some are minions like Tucker Carlson, eager to curry favor with power.
Some are killers.
I have a background in European Pre-Enlightenment thinking. My plan was to have fun with some of the darker corners of history.
But I couldn’t get past Donald Trump, the man who hijacked the heart of rural America and turned it into an array of lies.