It’s wild how so much in this universe is connected in ways we don’t understand. There’s something in quantum physics that Einstein called “spooky interaction at a distance.”
Quantum theory says that you can have a particle—like, er, this one here—which is connected to another identical particle billions and billions of light-years away.
And if I give this one a flick—boop!—I just flicked its twin on the other side of the universe at the same time. Change it here, it changes there instantaneously. Yeah, I know, it’s freaky. But that’s how quantum physics works.
History can be like that, too. You poke at this one person, this one thing, this one event, and it affects another person, thing, or event way over there,
It doesn’t happen instantly because our existence is in the universe ruled by classical physics where such things can’t happen. But in retrospect, you see how one little thing in the timeline can unleash a series of cascading events and unintended consequences.\
This is why I believe every once in a while, it’s important to stop to look at how we got to where we are today…reviewing and studying the past is a way to understand the present. And if we’re careful, we might be able to use this information to predict at least some of the future.
This is episode seven of a ten-part series that’s looking back on what happened in rock through the first 25 years of the 21st century. Let’s see if we can’t put a few more pieces together.
Songs heard on this show:
- Stone Temple Pilots, Big Empty
- The Breeders, Cannonball
- Twenty One Pilots, Stressed Out
- Kraftwerk, We Are the Robots
- Led Zeppelin, Rock’n’Roll (Live at the (02)
- St. Vincent, Los Ageless
- Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart
- White Stripes, Icky Thump
- Sam Roberts Band, Don’t Walk Away Eileen
- Metallica, I Disappear (Demo)
Eric Wilhite has the playlist.
The Ongoing History Music can be heard on these stations. Don’t forget that there’s a podcast version, too, in case you miss any episodes. Get them for free wherever you get your podcasts.
- 102.1 The Edge/Toronto – Sunday night at 7pm
- Q107/Toronto – Sunday night at 9pm
- Live 88-5/Ottawa – Saturdays at 9am and Sundays at 6pm.
- 107.5 Dave-FM/Kitchener – Sunday nights at 11pm
- FM96/London – Sunday nights at 8pm
- Power 97/Winnipeg – Sunday nights at 10am and 10pm
- 107-3 The Edge/Calgary – Sundays at 10am and 10pm
- Sonic 102.9/Edmonton – Sunday at 8am and 8pm
- The Zone/Victoria – Sunday at 8am and 9pm
- The Fox/Vancouver – Sundays at 10anm and 10pm
- Surge 105/Halifax – Sunday at 7pm
- WAPS/WKTL The Summit/Arkon, Canton, Cleveland, Youngstown – Mon-Fri at 9pm
Don’t forget about my other podcast, Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry. If you love true crime with your music, you’ll love this. Get Uncharted wherever you get your podcasts.
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