CAO comes out with their own atlas, and we delve again into the darkness of Stalin’s Russia.

After an interminable and wholly unconscionable delay, World Traveler Jim joins the Bear Crawling Nation and returns for show #010!
The seasons of Rocky Patel;
Digging mountains with John Henry;
And the realty of life after the Revolution.
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A golden Ligero, how to bribe your way out of a Russian jail, and a rousing elucidation of macroeconomic theory.
Book your tickets now for the big Bear Crawling party.

Introducing some Travelin’ Music! This time, 16 Horsepower.
And we have the first installment of A Traveler’s Tales.
Some cigar talk rounds out the episode.
How about some modern Vaudeville? Jump on over to The Flatus Show.

Invaded by a horde of Gurkha’s Ancient Warriors …
Winston Churchill drops off his favorite scotch …
Some feedback, the FCC, and Ken of The Flatus Show drops by to discuss fairness.
You should be listening to both of Patrick E. McLean’s podcasts – The Seanachai, and How to Succeed in Evil.

Fire up the samovar and pour the vodka!
I am joined this week by Maya Vinogradova, naturalized US Citizen and native Russian, to talk about life in the Soviet Union and making the transition to life in the West.
Music this week includes clips from The Final Countdown by Europe; U.S.S.R. by Eddy Huntington; Moscow by Dschinghis [...]

Episode 005 of the World Traveler Jim Show.
I sample the La GLoria Cubana Serie R Maduro, while quaffing a fresh Stella Artois.
A quick look at on Cuban history, and the reason behind the US embargo.
One of my favorite podcast novelists is Phil Rossi. Find his work at http://www.crescentstation.net/.

Episode 004 of the World Traveler Jim Show.
I sample Perdomo’s Habano Maduro, and sip from The Glenlivit.
Look ma, feedback! And a review!
And part two, the conclusion, of our discussion on the history of the graduated income tax.
If you are looking for some fun discussion on every conceivable issue, and can tolerate some strong language, be [...]

Nothing to smoke this week, but we’ll visit a few of the offerings from Danish brewer Tuborg.
A brief discussion of some of my favorite, and least favorite, cities.
And since it is tax season in the US, what could be more simulating than a discussion on the history of the US Income Tax? This is part [...]

The second episode!
This week’s cigar is the ominous CAO MX2, paired with Belhaven Scottish Ale.
Special thanks to Andy and Randy of 2 Guys 1 Brain for the jail tour!
I go into a short rant on having the courage of your convictions.
We discuss Karl Marx, and try to discern whether America is a Socialist country or not.
If you [...]