John Boda Lecture Tour Topics

 

In addition to his huge repertoire of music performed daily, John Boda also has incorporated a list of very interesting lecture topics largely for senior living facilities.

He has found that most senior adults also enjoy being stimulated intellectually and are very interested in captivating topics!

 

These lecture tours are one hour in length and he can use his own sound system if one is not available. If a DVD player and large screen TV is also available he will always make use of it, if not he will have prepared printed glossy pictures of each topic discussion.

 

John Boda has been an avid reader and has interests in these and other topics largely of historical interest. He is well suited to present these having done extensive research on each one, and also having 14 years on air experience as a radio broadcaster voice!

 

Please email reply if you have interest in one or more of these lecture topics. Rates vary, but are always agreed upon to fit lecture budgets, especially if flexibility is given to book around his schedule.

 

Here are the topics available:

 

  1. The Eastland Disaster: This ship sank before it even left the Chicago River on July 24th 1915 and killed 844 people! It is one of the worst disasters in American history and hardly anyone knows about it! It has been called “America’s Forgotten Tragedy” John Boda has researched this event in great detail with many interesting facts, stories and pictures. He also has a very personal connection: his grandmother and two aunts were all on board but managed to escape and live long lives. He produced two videos on this event now posted on YouTube, and continues involvement in the annual memorial.

 

  1. Titanic – Ship of Dreams: Three years before The Eastland sank; this disaster occurred on April 15th 1912 and still interests the world over! John Boda has been a Titanic buff since before the blockbuster movie came out and includes many seldom heard stories, facts and amazing pictures. He also produced two videos on this topic as well posted on YouTube.

 

 

  1. Lincoln’s Assassination: Very few people know the details of this tragic event also on April 15th in the year 1865. The 10 day manhunt for Wilkes and his fellow conspirator alone is full of many stories. Also included is insight about the others who were arrested and hung, including a woman. Pictures of all presented including the actual hanging. John Boda produced a very moving video about this posted on YouTube.

 

 

  1. Wild Bill Hickok: This man led an amazing action-packed life! Lawman, Civil War Scout, Indian Fighter, and always the defender of right and law in the wild west. James Butler Hickok was a childhood hero to John Boda and he has collected every known photograph and presents it with facts and stories about his life and death. A video is also produced getting rave reviews on YouTube.

 

 

  1. Crop Circles: If you believe that these are all made as a hoax by a few clever people, you will be in for a huge surprise! Impossible and amazing clear facts about their design and strange appearing within minutes in England and all over the world, and it continues with no final explanation yet found! Many beautiful aerial photographs of very intricate designs are shown with possible theories as to their appearance.

 

 

  1. The Endurance: This ship and captain, Earnest Shackleton, set out to explore the South Pole at the start of WWI but got stuck in the ice and the captain and crew were “lost” and given up for dead for two years! But the fearless leadership of the captain led the way to help his men survive on penguins and seals and he managed to almost crawl his way back to launch point, and then gather a rescue ship for his men, and all were rescued without one loss! This event was very well documented by the captain and others, and also had a photographer on board who took incredible pictures all through this journey!

 

 

  1. JFK Assassination:  Once again, John Boda was an avid reader and had great interest in this event long before the famous movie “JFK”. He was also personally involved in a Chicago symposium upon the film’s release and met Oliver Stone and interviewed Ed Asner about his role in the movie. The case is not closed by any means! The conspiracy facts are presented with pictures and stories and the audience can decide what to think and ask any questions about it.