In an interview with Brian Lilley, we discuss how on Earth anybody can get the idea that high-speed internet is a basic human right. My interview starts shortly after the 1-hour mark. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258899503" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]
[podcast title="News and Views with Rob Snow, April 8"]http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/John2016/April/RobSnow160408.mp3[/podcast]
This week's Roundup of weird stories and more. [podcast title="Robson's Roundup, April 8, 2016"]http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/John2016/April/160408RobsonPodcast.mp3[/podcast]
In my latest piece for The Rebel, I describe how Roman emperor Honorius banned pants because they were one way that barbarians within the empire were flaunting their contempt for Roman culture. Far too late, in 407 AD. Three years later, Barbarians sacked Rome. Maybe the Romans should have acted sooner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ey9LZZeil8
The audio-only version is available here: [podcast title="Rebel Audio April 7"]http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/John2016/April/160407Rebel-audio.mp3[/podcast]
https://youtu.be/h_IDg9mH-No The audio-only version can be found here: [podcast title="Ask the Professor, April 6"]http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/John2016/April/Ask_Professor_20.mp3[/podcast]
[podcast title="News and Views with Rob Snow, April 1, 2016"]http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/John2016/April/RobSnow160401.mp3[/podcast]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2wmI1njsws The audio-only version is here: [podcast title="Ask the Professor (audio), April 1, 2016"]http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/John2016/April/Ask_Professor_19.mp3[/podcast]
[podcast title="Robson's Roundup, April 1, 2016"]http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/John2016/April/160401RobsonPodcast.mp3[/podcast]