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Footle and Grok is a general interest podcast based on the blog by the same name. This short-form podcast (5 minutes) releases Monday through Friday and covers topics from science to odd holidays and everything in between.

Jennifer Vandenberg

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Latest episodes from Footle and Grok

Everyone Should Create a Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 6:08


Ep. 100 Everyone Should Create a Podcast   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Who Should Not Start A Podcast: https://www.thepodcasthost.com/planning/who-should-not-start-a-podcast/ Canva: https://www.canva.com/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 5:34


Ep. 99 Thomas Jefferson Quotes   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Thomas Jefferson quotes: https://inspirationfeed.com/thomas-jefferson-quotes/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

The Boxcar Children

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 5:45


Ep. 98 The Boxcar Children   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ The Official Boxcar Children Site: https://www.boxcarchildren.com/activities/#quiz-section Mental Floss Article (with Twitter links): https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/24491/quick-10-boxcar-children Gertrude Chandler Warner biography: https://www.ducksters.com/biography/gertrude_chandler_warner.php Gertrude Chandler Warner Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Chandler_Warner Books (Amazon Affiliate): The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner – Kindle (Amazon) Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Porcupine Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 5:19


Ep. 97 Porcupine Facts   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Erethizontidae Article: https://nhpbs.org/wild/Erethizontidae.asp Hystricidae Article: https://nhpbs.org/wild/hystricidae.asp New World Porcupine Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_porcupine Old World Porcupine Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_porcupine Life Science article: https://www.livescience.com/56326-porcupine-facts.html Videos: Wildlife Safari Porcupine Video (Facebook) Teddy the Porcupine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cILZ_cB3_so Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Celebrate Librarians

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 6:47


Ep. 96 Celebrate Librarians   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Top 25 Most Famous Librarians in History: https://www.abebooks.com/blog/2009/02/18/top-25-most-famous-librarians-in-history Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Why 26.2?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 5:54


Ep. 95 Why 26.2?   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Live Science article: https://www.livescience.com/11011-marathons-26-2-miles-long.html History of the Marathon: http://aims-worldrunning.org/articles/427.html History article: https://www.history.com/news/why-is-a-marathon-26-2-miles Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Happening H Words

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 5:28


Ep. 94 Happening H Words   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ List of H words: http://phrontistery.info/h.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Running with Sherman

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 4:43


Ep. 93 Running with Sherman   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle3and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Books (Amazon Affiliates) Running with Sherman: The donkey with the heart of a hero by Christopher McDougall on Kindle (Amazon) Running with Sherman: The donkey with the heart of a hero by Christopher McDougall in hardcover (Amazon) Running with Sherman: The donkey with the heart of a hero by Christopher McDougall on Audible (Amazon) Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall in paperback (Amazon) Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Exploring Submarines

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 5:32


Ep. 92 Exploring Submarines   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ How Submarine’s Work: https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/how-submarines-work.asp Submarine Facts: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/facts-about-navy-submarines-4058060 Facts about Submarines: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/facts-about-navy-submarines-4058060 USSCOD article: http://usscod.org/fact.html Kiss Act Facts: https://www.kickassfacts.com/submarine-facts/ H L Hunley Wikipedia artcle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Hunley_(submarine) Turtle Wikipedia article:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_(submersible) Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

International Beaver Day

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 5:41


Ep. 91 International Beaver Day   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Mental Floss Article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62316/11-fascinating-facts-about-beavers Live Science Article: https://www.livescience.com/52460-beavers.html International Beaver Day: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/international-beaver-day.htm Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Just a Second

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 6:14


Ep. 90 Just a Second   Links: Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ 15 Facts about Time:  https://www.buzznick.com/15-facts-about-time/ Time Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second Book (Amazon Affiliate Link): Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation by Alan Burdick (Amazon) Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Quotes for Fools

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 5:34


Ep. 89 Quotes for Fools   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ 35 Fool Quotes: https://sayingimages.com/fool-quotes/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

The Movie is Better than the Book

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 5:41


Ep. 88 The Movie is Better than the Book   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Movies: Amazon Affiliate Link Holes (Amazon) Big Trouble (Amazon) The Meg (Amazon) The Princess Bride (Amazon) Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Colorful Crayon Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 5:52


Ep. 87 Colorful Crayon Facts   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ ThoughtCo article: https://www.thoughtco.com/crayola-crayon-history-1991483 Crayola About Us: https://www.crayola.com/about-us/company.aspx List of Crayola Crayon colors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Crayola_crayon_colors History of crayons: http://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/national-crayon-day/ How crayons are made: https://www.crayola.com/faq/science/can-you-provide-information-about-crayons-for-a-science-fair-project/ Crayola Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayola#Crayons Bluetiful color article: https://www.cnet.com/news/crayola-bluetiful-new-crayon-color-contest-box-of-24-crayons/ Crayola Color Chart: https://www.crayola.com/explore-colors.aspx Crayon Collection: https://www.crayoncollection.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjoH0BRD6ARIsAEWO9DvjqJVL7Su7aADddsL-jjIJqFdXJ-Kpd6XuEdNkVOo9F-4b_3ln1mcaAiaPEALw_wcB Video: How Stuff Works: Crayons: https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/question563.htm Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

April Fools' Day

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 5:42


Ep. 86 April Fools’ Day   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ History.com Article: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/april-fools-day Livescience Article: https://www.livescience.com/54259-april-fools-day-why-we-love-pranks.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

It's National Joe Day

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 6:12


Ep. 85 It’s National Joe Day   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Sloppy Joe History: https://thetakeout.com/sloppy-joe-history-american-sandwiches-week-1830501155 Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Great G Words

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 7:42


Ep. 84 Great G Words   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Phrontistery Website:  http://phrontistery.info/g.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Great Narrative Non-fiction Books

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 6:06


Ep. 83 Great Narrative Non-fiction Books   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Tiktaalik article: https://tiktaalik.uchicago.edu/meetTik.html Sawbones podcast: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/sawbones/ Books (Amazon Affiliate) Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach (Amazon) Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach (Amazon) Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human by Neil Shubin (Amazon) Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA by Neil Shubin (Amazon) The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine by Justin McElroy and Dr. Sydnee McElroy  (Amazon) The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan (Amazon) Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano (Amazon) Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry by Christie Wilcox (Amazon) Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

The Science of Neptune

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 5:40


Ep. 82 The Science of Neptune   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ The Nine Planets article: https://nineplanets.org/neptune/ Space Facts article: https://space-facts.com/neptune/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Make Your Own Holiday Day

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 5:22


Ep. 81 Make Your Own Holiday Day   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ National Day Calendar: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/register-a-national-day/ Footle and Grok blog: http://footleandgrok.com/lets-all-create-a-holiday/ List of Federal Holidays: https://wrrv.com/difference-between-national-federal-holiday-whats-open/ Who Decides Nationa Days: https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/good-morning-show/verify-who-decides-national-days/83-601909216 Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

The Blarney Stone

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 5:50


Ep. 80 The Blarney Stone   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Wikipedia Article on Blarney Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_Castle Irish Central Article: https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/blarney-castle-stone Official Blarney Castle website: https://blarneycastle.ie/pages/kiss-the-blarney-stone Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Irish Sayings (and a few Blessings)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 5:50


Ep. 79 Irish Sayings (and a few Blessings)   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Irish Blessings: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irish-proverbs-st-patricks-day 36 Best Irish Sayings: https://hackspirit.com/here-are-36-best-irish-sayings-and-what-they-really-mean/  Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Irish Authors to Read

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 6:44


Ep. 78 Irish Authors to Read   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Great Irish Authors: https://www.claddaghdesign.com/ireland/great-irish-writers/ Ulysses by Lord Alfred Tennyson: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45392/ulysses Poems by W. B. Yeats: https://poets.org/poems/w-b-yeats Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

It's Not Easy Being Green

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 5:22


Ep. 77 It’s Not Easy Being Green   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Chlorophyll article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/chlorophyll.htm Colormatters.com article: https://www.colormatters.com/the-meanings-of-colors/green Fun facts about the color green: https://keepingitrealinjersey.com/fun-facts-about-the-color-green/ Thefactsite.com article: https://www.thefactsite.com/facts-about-colour-green/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

St. Patrick's Day History and Traditions

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 7:23


Ep. 76 St. Patrick’s Day History and Traditions   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ 30 St. Patrick’s Day Facts: https://thefactfile.org/st-patricks-day-facts/ Irishcentral.com articles: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/facts-st-patricks-day-saint Chicago River Turns Green article: https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/chicago-river-green-dye-st-patricks-day-2019 Footle and Grok Irish soda bread recipe: http://footleandgrok.com/irish-soda-bread-for-all/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Pi Day is a Fun Day

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 6:30


Ep. 75 Pi Day is a Fun Day Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Piday.org: https://www.piday.org/pi-facts/ Livescience.com: https://www.livescience.com/58249-surprising-facts-about-pi.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Fabulous F Words

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 5:08


Ep. 74 Fabulous F Words   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Phrontistery.com http://phrontistery.info/f.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

What Makes a Book a Classic

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 6:14


Ep. 73 What makes a book a classic   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ What makes a classic a classic?: http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/what-makes-book-classic Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/may/12/classics-novel-status-shelf-bookshop-status DailyLit: https://www.dailylit.com/   Classic Books Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne Moby Dick by Herman Melville Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe Kim by Rudyard Kippling Persuasion by Jane Austin   Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Telephone Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 5:54


Ep. 72 Telephone Technology   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ ThoughtCo article: https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-telephone-alexander-graham-bell-1991380 Payphone Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payphone Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Johnny Appleseed Day

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 5:55


Ep. 71 Johnny Appleseed Day   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ History.com article: https://www.history.com/news/who-was-johnny-appleseed Fun apple facts: https://www.applesfromny.com/about/fun-facts Video Johnny Appleseed Disney cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=484AJlOnOnc Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Fifteen Stars and Fifteen Stripes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 6:48


Ep. 70 Fifteen Stars and Fifteen Stripes   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Smithsonian Article: https://www.si.edu/spotlight/flag-day/banner-facts Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

How to Make New Words

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 6:30


Ep. 69 How to Make New Words   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Copyblogger article: https://copyblogger.com/make-up-words/ The Write Practice article: https://thewritepractice.com/create-word/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Who was Dr. Seuss

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 6:25


Ep. 68 Who was Dr. Seuss   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Parents article: https://www.parents.com/fun/entertainment/books/funny-facts-about-dr-seuss/ 11 facts about Dr. Seuss: https://www.littlethings.com/facts-about-dr-seuss/1 60 facts about Dr. Seuss: https://www.cbc.ca/books/60-facts-about-the-world-of-dr-seuss-1.4557340 Gerald McBoing-Boing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrfNf9SMS4Q Private SNAFU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnrgtEzblOE Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

The Science of Tardigrades

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 6:15


Ep. 67 The Science of Tardigrades   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Livescience.com article: https://www.livescience.com/57985-tardigrade-facts.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Celebrate National Anthem Day

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 6:01


Ep. 66 Celebrate National Anthem Day   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Star-Spangled Banner History: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/key-pens-star-spangled-banner National Anthem Day: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/nationalanthemday.htm Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Fun Leap Year Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 5:37


Ep. 65 Fun Leap Year Facts   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ CNN Leap Day article: https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/14/world/leap-year-fast-facts/index.html 20 Fun Facts about Leap Year: https://www.livethejourney.co.za/blog/20-fun-facts-about-leap-years/ The Honor Society of Leap Year Babies: https://www.leapyearday.com/honor-society-of-leap-year-day-babi Leap Year Activities: https://www.aupaircare.com/stories/20-activites-and-facts-about-leap-year Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Exceptional E Words

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 5:25


Ep. 64 Exceptional E Words   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ E words: http://phrontistery.info/e.html Eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious article: http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-eel1.htm Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Rock Painting is Weird

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 5:14


Ep. 63 Rock Painting is Weird   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Kindness Rocks Project info: https://redtri.com/why-painted-rocks-are-the-next-big-thing/ Painted Rock Life: https://paintedrocklife.com/ Books (Amazon Affiliate Link) Creativity for Kids Hide & Seek Rock Painting Kit Rock Canvas Painting Rocks Rock Art Handbook: Techniques and Projects for Painting, Coloring, and Transforming Stones Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

The Science of Polar Bears

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 5:51


Ep. 62 The Science of Polar Bears   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ WWF polar bear article: https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/polar-bears Mental Floss polar bear article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/532061/25-icy-cool-facts-about-polar-bears Polar bears International: https://polarbearsinternational.org/polar-bears/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Celebrate Mardi Gras

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 5:32


Ep. 61 Celebrate Mardi Gras   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ 10 Mardi Gras Traditions: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g16129475/mardi-gras-traditions-history/ 9 Biggest Mardi Gras celebrations: https://blog.rosettastone.com/the-9-biggest-boldest-mardi-gras-celebrations-around-the-world/ What does Mardi Gras mean?: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/what-does-mardi-gras-mean Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Presidential Pets

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 5:59


Ep. 60 Presidential Pets   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ List of Presidential Pets: https://www.factmonster.com/math-science/biology/plants-animals/presidential-pets Odd Presidential Pets: https://www.petmd.com/exotic/slideshows/seasonal/presidents-day-pictures-of-president-pets Presidential Pet Museum article: http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/pets/abraham-lincoln-turkey/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Presidential Quotes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 6:03


Ep. 59 Presidential Quotes   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Whitehouse president bios: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/ President quotes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/better-perfect/201702/inspirational-quotes-the-45-us-presidents Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Vice Presidents are Weird

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 6:10


Ep. 58 Vice Presidents are Weird   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ 15 Facts about Vice Presidents: https://www.rocketlawyer.com/blog/15-facts-vice-presidents-923413 Smithsonian Magazine article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-vice-presidents-that-history-forgot-137851151/ 5 Fascinating Vice Presidents: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/5-fascinating-vice-presidents-youve-never-heard/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Thomas Jefferson, Scientist

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 6:27


Ep. 57 Thomas Jefferson, Scientist   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Thomas Jefferson article: https://allthingsliberty.com/2015/08/thomas-jefferson-scientist/ American Philosophical Society: https://www.amphilsoc.org/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

President's Day History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 6:13


Ep. 56 President’s Day History   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ President’s Day article: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/presidents-day Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Fun February 14th Holidays

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 6:32


Ep. 55 Fun February 14th Holidays   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ History today: https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/14 Lake Tahoe History: https://www.3peakshotel.com/lake-tahoe-history.php Brown Derby Wiki Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Derby Walt Disney World Hollywood Brown Derby: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/hollywood-studios/hollywood-brown-derby/ February 14th holidays: http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/february-14.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Delightful "D" Words

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 5:31


Ep. 54 Delightful D Words   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ List of D Words: http://phrontistery.info/d.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Weird Ferris Wheels

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 6:47


Ep. 53 Weird Ferris Wheels   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Ferris Wheel Wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel History of the Ferris Wheel: http://www.softschools.com/inventions/history/ferris_wheel_history/357/ Pixar Pal-A-Round Wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar_Pal-A-Round World’s Craziest Ferris Wheels: https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2014/12/10-of-the-worlds-craziest-ferris-wheels/ Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

The Science of Galileo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 6:04


Ep. 52 The Science of Galileo   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Space article: https://www.space.com/15589-galileo-galilei.html Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

A Memorial for Abraham Lincoln

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 5:58


Ep. 51 A Memorial for Abraham Lincoln   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Lincoln’s Birthday Wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_Birthday Mental Floss article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66932/15-monumental-facts-about-lincoln-memorial Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

Fun Columbo Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 6:17


Ep. 50 Fun Columbo Facts   Links Footle and Grok blog: http://www.footleandgrok.com/ Footle and Grok on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footleandgrok/ Columbophile Facts: https://columbophile.com/columbo-facts-and-beginners-guide/ 12 interesting Columbo facts: https://www.shared.com/12-interesting-facts-and-one-more-thing-every-columbo-fan-should-know/ Amazon Affiliate Columbo: The Complete Series  Intro and Outro Music: Mr. Lansing’s Road by Mark! Silver https://marksilvermedia.github.io/groovygalleon/tunes

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