A Walk Through the Mind

BillyBon3s

We all have our favorite podcasts that we listen to, so I try to keep it short. I take 15-30 minutes and discuss a topic that's bouncing around in my mind and invite you to listen. Find a topic that I've riffed on and see what you think of it.

  1. Jun 23

    Building & Controlling Waterways

    Present day events have influenced my latest non-fiction book; one on the building of the Panama Canal. Through all the effort and maintenance, at what level does the regional authority have control over a waterway? Executive Producers: LadyGetOverIt Steve E DameSlamy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2372.The_Path_Between_the_Seas How Gigantic Ships Cross the Panama Canal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsAUPuOYaY Time Code: ~10:00 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sea%E2%80%93Baltic_Canal https://funfact.topnewsource.com/gulags-bloody-waterway-the-shocking-truth-of-the-white-sea-baltic-canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_of_Tiran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_turnpikes_and_canals_in_the_United_States https://abandonedonline.net/location/ohio-and-erie-canal/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Canal_(West_Branch_Division) https://www.wgal.com/article/lock-12-susquehanna-and-tidewater-canal-airville-york-county/43895358 https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/foreign-affairs/hay-pauncefote-treaty/ https://www.shipuniverse.com/panama-canal-transit-fees-explained-2025-edition/ Convention for the Construction of a Ship Canal (Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty), November 18, 1903: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/pan001.asp https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/june/race-uss-oregon https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/English/Navigation/Tolls/Pages/TollsTable.aspx https://traveltogermanyguide.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-pass-a-ship-through-the-suez-canal/ https://www.touropia.com/world-famous-canals/ https://jeremiahfilms.com/series/israel-a-nation-is-born/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_Sand https://amti.csis.org/island-tracker/china/ https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/china-cranks-south-china-sea-buildup-while-iran-consumes-us/ Take your kids on an educational trip: https://penncanalsoc.org/ https://www.juniatarivercanaltour.com/ https://billybon3s.com/ https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/ Upgrade your podcast app: https://modernpodcastapps.com/

    Building & Controlling Waterways

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We all have our favorite podcasts that we listen to, so I try to keep it short. I take 15-30 minutes and discuss a topic that's bouncing around in my mind and invite you to listen. Find a topic that I've riffed on and see what you think of it.