Season 10, Episode 14: Holding Up That Hill (Patreon)

This week on MSB: Victory Gundam episode 14. Does Uso want to know, know that it doesn't hurt Kate? Does he want to know how it feels to go to space? Does he want to hear about the deal Katejina is making? If he could, would he make a deal with God to swap places with Cronicle? He doesn't want to hurt anyone, but see how deep the beam saber cuts. Unaware, he's tearing the Memedorza asunder.

Plus, an answer to the nagging question of what the Arti in Arti-Gibraltar is supposed to mean, and Nina's research on the history of that famous port / fortress!

Please listen to it!

Show Notes

• General information on Gibraltar from Wikipedia, Britannica, the BBC, and the CIA Factbook.

• Pages specifically about the Bay of Gibraltar, and the Strait of Gibraltar (Wikipedia and Britannica).

• Explanation of the "Pillars of Hercules" (of which Gibraltar is thought to be one).

• Supplying water for drinking and sanitation in Gibraltar is difficult/complex enough that there is a dedicated Wikipedia about it.

• History, image, and explanation of the Coat of Arms of Gibraltar.

• On the "Rock of Gibraltar," "Tunnels of Gibraltar," and "Great Siege Tunnels."

• A brief history of Gibraltar from the Gibraltar National Museum, the "History of Gibraltar" Wikipedia page, and a timelines of Gibraltar history from the BBC.

• Article about Gibraltar's unique architecture:

  Statesman, New. “At an Architectural Crossroads.” New Statesman, New Statesman, 14 June 2021, www.newstatesman.com/newstatesman-gibraltar/2015/03/architectural-crossroads. 

• A page on Gibraltar's role during WWII, and one about the WWII Gibraltar evacuees.

• Article about Gibraltar's historical strategic significance, and considering its strategic value in the modern era:

  Weller, Jac. “Gibraltar: Monument to Seapower.” U.S. Naval Institute, Oct. 1971, www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1971/october/gibraltar-monument-seapower. 

• About Gibraltarians, as a people, and political developments in modern Gibraltar.

• Wikipedia page for the Gibraltar artificial reef project.

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