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Wandering Blerds will present you with a series of minisodes focused on the last large pandemic, the 1918 " Spanish" Influenza. Being Blerds and nerds we're pretty sure you're already familiar with many of the facts associated with the influenza pandemic of 1918. Our aim is not to increase your viral load so to speak but to share with you some facts you may not know. We're going to discuss that prevailing theory of the virus' genesis; track it around the globe; discuss the public health response and some points of interest that are in a few of the towns most devastated by that flu so you can visit when we're up and moving around traveling the planet again. We want to reassure you that we will get through this crisis together. Special thanks to our Hero Producer, Lance “Solo” John, Editor Extraordinaire, Cheyenne Finch and, Meke Brown, the glue that keeps us all together. Be sure to visit our Blerd Store and get your very own Wandering Blerds face mask to keep yourself pandemic protected.  For more 1918 Pandemic facts, faces, and places visit us on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.  If you have any questions about the episode, gorge yourself on the glut of information we’ve geeked up for your cerebral consumption on our social media sites.

Special thanks to our Hero Producer, Lance “Solo” John, Editor Extraordinaire, Cheyenne Finch and, Meke Brown, the glue that keeps us all together. For more 1918 Pandemic facts, faces, and places visit us on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.  If you have any questions about the episode, gorge yourself on the glut of information we’ve geeked up for your cerebral consumption on our social media sites.

The second installment of our foray into Cool Colorful Colorado, Wandering Blerds pack a mountain of facts into this mega-episode. Meki wandered back to the Mile High City between episodes to bring you more sights, history, and mysteries of the Centennial State. Discover how Denver went from The City too Dead to Bury to the Queen City of the Plains home to over a dozen national and international companies. Meet the pioneers and progressives who blazed physical, philanthropic and philosophical trails to make Colorado a great place to live and exciting vacation destination. We introduce you to the first two Black Coloradans “Angel of the Rockies”, Clara Brown and James P. Beckwourth. Dig into the Issei and Nisei roots of Japanese Coloradan sugar beet farmers of the San Luis Valley. Find out why Denver was a “Mecca” for Japanese Americans during WWII. Plumb the depths of the Capitol building to discover the connection between Pancho Villa and the Colorado Historical Society Join us for a conversation with Colorado Women’s Hall of Famer, Cleo Parker Robinson, Founder and Artistic Director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. Monument maker, Ed Dwight, shares what brought him to Colorado; how he came to illustrate the history of Black Coloradans in statuary; and his roots as a NASA astronaut.

Join Wandering Blerds as we travel to the Great Divide and explore the C³, Cool Colorful Colorado.

Weeping Mary Watches Over Us Wandering Blerds journey to Battle Creek, Michigan once more. Come into our journey of the story behind Sojourner Truth (speaking to one of her descendants!), C. W. Post, and Weeping Mary.

Wandering Blerds journey to Battle Creek, Michigan where they unearth the secrets of the institution that was the foundation of the American health and fitness movement. Delve delve into the history of the cereal industry and the true motivations of men and women who revolutionized breakfast.

These Wandering Blerds visited Flame Con this year, a new place to be in NYC.

Meki and Meke talk about the amazing 2017 African American Day Parade in Harlem, NYC.