History

What are five topics you can talk about for 30 minutes with zero prep?

1. The Romanov Dynasty and The Russian Revolution
2. Independence of Bangladesh: Liberation war of 1971 
3. The Reign of King Akbar The Great
4. Consumer Privacy: Protection of Women's Health Data 
5. Culinary Trade: Noodles on the Silk Road

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noodles on the silk road! where can i subscribe to this substack

I like new and shiny things and this seems like the right place for it.

Yes!! The Saxe-Coburg-Gotha bloodline spread far and wide

Probably Romanovs. They did die out well before the revolution though. It was a reskinned German family at that point

1. The American Revolution
2. The History of Money 
3. The History of the Internet
4. Bitcoin 
5. The Spanish-American War

Early white settler violence in the American Southwest

Mormon History and current events 

Cat nutrition 

Undiagnosed GenX Autism

The AIDS crisis in the 80’s and early 90’s

this is so cool! I love history. I could probably talk most about Russian history, mainly the Tsars. WW2 is also quite interesting.