America's real history is one of giants who overcame all odds, overcame slavers and

robber barons, and what did we do?

While everyone knows we invented the internet, but we also invented the middle class, the

five-day workweek, the teenager, the automobile, and the space race, and we're just getting

started.

We've been through far more chaotic times than this one, with some of the most incredible

leaders on the planet, and they're ready for us to pick up where they left off.

Our real origins connect us back to reality, each other, and a whole new cinematic universe

to empower and inspire.

My name is Matthew Cook, and I'm the host of American Origin Stories, now playing wherever

you get your podcasts, where you can learn more at realm.fm.

One of my partners in that we tried so hard to put a schedule together, like we were

sitting there like, okay, I've been quarantined since this date, and if you were to quarantine

until this date, like then maybe two weeks from this date, we could see each other.

The protest started, and I was like, we're not going to quarantine and miss protests,

so we can maybe have sex a month from now.

And one day your kids are like, where were you during the protest?

I was working on a Google sheet in bed alone, like a bed alone, black lives matter, but

my black sex life matter.

I'm ducking out, you're ducking out, let's duck out together, see what it's all about.

Ducking out, ducking out, ducking out, ducking out.

Hi and welcome to Diking Out, a podcast whose lukewarm takes on queer culture have been

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