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- Half as Interesting is an entertaining, fact-based, educational series covering diverse topics of general interest presented in a somewhat humorous, quirky style. Topics range from curious to weird and are rarely important to know unless you're looking for some lunch room or coffee break conversation starters.
- The Colorado River is the foundation of the American Southwest. But the confluence of a once-in-a-millennium drought, a hundred-year-old mistake, and a generations-old conflict have put the river--and the civilization built atop it--in crisis, and at a crossroads. As the southwest continues to grow, and the river continues to shrink, time is running out to solve the problem of the Colorado.
- Wendover Productions spans the globe with stories about how the world works on subjects including; economics, logistics, politics, transportation and technology. Each story is information rich with deep analysis and insight into the broad implications of the story that is rarely found in the traditional news media anymore.
- The story behind the construction and operation of the first-ever airport on Saint Helena Island. St. Helena, a British Overseas Territory located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most isolated islands in the world. Its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is well below that of the rest of the United Kingdom. The reduction in travel times from days to hours will hopefully create an economic boom on the island.
- For years, Half as Interesting has exploited a loophole in CIA and FBI protocols--they never watch more than 30 seconds of videos that pose a potential threat to national security. HAI has therefore prefaced videos on government secrets with discussion of bricks. Their luck has finally run out, though, and Sam is put behind bars. The Brick Facade is the legal drama of the century. As we follow Sam's fight to prove his innocence, what ensues is one of the most consequential cases to ever pass through the US justice system.
- Eastern China consists of the mot productive farm land in the world. But the population has out grown its food production capacity. There China faces a challenge because it must interact with the outside world. But it is surrounded by strong unfriendly neighbors. And those that are friendly don't have the capacity to support china in a conflict.
- Many materials recycle fairly easily such as metals, glass and paper. Plastics are another matter. There are a multiple varieties and they are difficult to separate. A few types of plastic are fairly easy to recycle but others require careful manual sorting. That's where China came in. For a time China provided the many, many low wage jobs to do this work. But economics have changed and China can no longer recycle odd plastics profitably. So it called it quits.
- Tourist class passengers fill a plane but the ticket prices are so low that airline barely breaks even on these passengers. First class tickets are expensive but there aren't many first class passengers and they are expensive to satisfy. That why business class is were the profit is. These passengers have to travel, often on short notice, even if the price is high.
- Since airlines are associated with specific countries there are nine international commercial air travel contingencies that impact airlines. Some of these contingencies are overflight of a country without landing, landing to refuel or to pick up or drop of passengers, connecting flights within a country. Five contingencies are almost universally accepted under the ICAO, called the 'Five Freedoms,' though countries may levy fees and restrict some airlines. Four other contingencies are often authorized but are not recognized by the ICAO.
