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What is the secret of true love? What is the meaning of life? We're Deadwood, South Dakota storytellers Scotte and Toni Burns, and we love the easy questions! So, several years ago, we began motorcycle touring America, revealing love in American culture and the country’s great love stories fro…

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    Grapes of Wrath of Khan – 072

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 38:43


    The love of Ricardo and Georgiana Montalban: Star Trek meets Corinthian leather on Fantasy Island; Foreplay chardonnay or “wining” about winter in the South Dakota vineyards; Love and laughter On the Road with sage stylist Alesia in Omaha; A Great Joy - A Tale from The Heart of America about when history reaches out to touch you back. This Love in America Podcast originally aired April 14, 2018 as Episode 27 - Grapes of Wrath of Khan CREDITS: https://lovin-america.blubrry.net/khan-072 (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/LoveInAmerica) Links: From South Dakota Public Broadcasting: Tips on Cows (not cow tipping) Wine’ing in South Dakota: Valiant Vineyards Red Ass Rhubarb from Prairie Berry Winery The Strawbale Winery Stone Face Winery Naked Winery And all the ones we missed from the American Winery Guide: A list of South Dakota wineries  From iGrow.org: Grapes Varieties for South Dakota More from Alesia of Omaha: From Amazon.com: Life Behind the Chair, Journey of a Concrete Rose Ricardo and Georgiana Montalban: YouTube: From Spy Kids YouTube: From Star Trek the Wrath of Khan YouTube: From Chrysler Commercial From People Magazine, 1978: Cast Off in Hollywood, Ricardo Montalban Lands Safely on 'Fantasy Island' From the New York Times: Ricardo Montalbán, Star of ‘Fantasy Island,’ Dies at 88 From Cafe California with Cris Franco, YouTube Video: Ricardo Montalban 2/3 From Cafe California with Cris Franco, YouTube Video: Ricardo Montalban 3/3 YouTube Video: Ricardo Montalban on Late Night with David Letterman, April 14, 1987 From PureHistory.com: Ricardo Montalban Lovin America website: www.LoveInAmerica.us

    The Right Stuff for Love – 071

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 36:40


    John Glenn and Annie Glen - love is in the stars with one small step for a man and one giant leap for love. From tractor puller to celestial being, On the Road with Kathy at the North Stonington Ag Fair in Connecticut. Lovin SoDak - where stars don’t only come out at night, they come out all day. And, our Tales from The Heart of America original narrative reveals that our years are stars, our lives a constellation - a story called Goodbye Orion.    **This Love in America Podcast originally aired August 19, 2018 as Episode 45 - In the Stars** CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/right-stuff-love-071 (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Night Sky Program, Badlands National Park (https://www.nps.gov/badl/planyourvisit/night-sky-program.htm) Within the Stars in South Dakota: Astronaut Charles D. “Sam” Gemar - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Gemar);  Astronaut Michael Fossum - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Fossum) Actress Mamie Van Doren - imdb.com (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886638/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm0); Radio Voice Personality Gary Owens - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Owens) Annie and John Glenn: From MyHero.com - Annie Glenn, by John Glen (https://myhero.com/Annie_Glenn_bk06) From The Washington Post - Annie Glenn: ‘When I called John, he cried. People just couldn’t believe that I could really talk.’ (https://goo.gl/DhY5DJ) From CNN.com: John Glenn's True Hero, by Bob Greene (https://www.cnn.com/2012/02/19/opinion/greene-john-annie-glenn/index.html);  From The Columbus Dispatch: Glenn, Wife Continue Long Journey Together (https://tinyurl.com/GlennColumbusDispatch);  Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Ladies First – 070

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 41:51


    Carol Burnett and her love story with life - you’ll be glad we had this time together; On the Road stays close to home with two powerful women in one - and woe to them who stand in the way of either - Deadwood’s own Calamity Jane, actress Jena Sierks; Lovin SoDak is a slew of ladies showing their... grit, in Deadwood; and our original Tale from The Heart of America is a narrative of a woman who’s strength turned struggle into kindness, Karma Margo. **This Love in America Podcast originally aired August 12, 2018 as Episode 44 - Tough as (Painted) Nails** CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/ladies1st-070 (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica)  Links: Strong Women of Deadwood The Madams: Mollie Johnson a/k/a Queen of the Blondes  (http://www.deadwoodmagazine.com/archivedsite/Archives/Girls_Mollie2.htm) Dora DuFran (https://sites.google.com/site/samanthapattersonamh/marriage-among-prostitutes/madam-dora-dufran) Kitty LeRoy (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134214586/kitty-leroy) Eleanore Dumont a/k/a Madame Mustachio (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-eleanoredumont/2/) Poker Alice Tubbs (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-pokeralice/) Lucretia “Aunt Lou” Marchbanks (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-auntlou/) Calamity Jane, Jena Sierks, and Deadwood Alive (https://www.deadwoodalive.com/about-us.html) Carol Burnett:  From ABCNews online, Humor Helps Carol Burnett Cope (https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=123891&page=1) From the NY Times, A Touch for Funny Bones and Earlobes (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/books/31burnett.html); Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Love & Haight – 069

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 39:40


    Doc Holliday and Kate Elder - the passionate Old West tale of a gentleman dentist and a cultured dance hall girl; Boxers and woodpeckers share hard knocks in Deadwood; Taj brings forth love from Haight (Ashbury!); an original Tales from the Heart of America, Road Worn, tells the story of a well-worn highway.  This episode of Love In America Podcast originally aired on March 17, 2018. CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/love-haight-069 Links: John Henry (Doc) Holliday and Mary Katharine (Kate Elder) Haroney: From the Tombstone Times: Katie Elder, Her True Story by Maggie Van Ostrand (http://www.tombstonetimes.com/stories/kate.html) From AngelFire.com: Biography, John Henry Holliday (http://www.angelfire.com/co4/earpgang/doc01.html) From True West Magazine: Mrs. John Holliday? By Gary L. Roberts (https://truewestmagazine.com/mrs-john-holliday) From the Book: Love Untamed, by JoAnn Chartier and Chris Enss (https://www.amazon.com/Love-Untamed-Romances-Old-West/dp/0762711426) Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    No Greater Love – 68

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 41:30


    Pat and Marie Tillman...and Joe Shenton - an inspiring story of love and devotion begins this episode on love in the military! Discipline can be funny, especially when it doesn’t happen to you; military marriage with the US Army and Lehigh Valley, PA’s Kyle and Megan Dalpais; an original Tale from The Heart of America tribute to a Coast Guardsman and dad - USS Vaudeville. *Originally broadcast June 16, 2018* CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/no-greater-love-068 Links: The Love Story of Pat and Marie Tillman, and Marie Tillman and Joe Shenton - From Amazon.com: The Letter: My Journey Through Love, Loss, and Life, by Marie Tillman (https://tinyurl.com/TheLetter-MyJourney);  Narrative - USS Vaudeville From the upcoming book: Tales from The Heart of America;   Love in America website: www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Just Imagine – 067

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 40:39


    Fred and Joanne Rogers’ imaginative love story opens this episode of Love in America - Just Imagine! Also, love from the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist Monastery in Woodstock NY;  an off-the-hoof idea for a Deadwood sporting event: The Running of the Buffalo!; An original Tale from The Heart of America titled Can You Imagine? CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/just-imagine-067 All this and more on this episode of Love in America. Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by SomethingUnderground.com; Love Story of Mrs. and Mr. Rogers Mr. Rogers Neighborhood opening song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL3xSctTB5c  From YouTube, Galen Fott Channel: Unmixed Garden of Your Mind, original clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-eA_HxeCfI From YouTube RockOBuster Channel: The remix song - Garden of Your Mind . PBS . Mister Rogers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRo3jkgyn6M Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us  

    Playing Favorites, Too – 066

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 42:03


    Alice and Sheryl Cooper Welcome you to their Lovin’ Nightmare (we hope they don’t scare you!) Also, come on a pre-journey to the Love in America 2019 Road. From across the country, hear fellow American’s answers to the question: “What is Love?” Finally, our original from Tale from the Heart of America is a story for when you need a little pick me up, called: We all Fall Down. CREDITS: https://lovin-america.blubrry.net/playfavs2-066 (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/loveinamerica) Links: Alice and Sheryl Cooper: ***A very SPECIAL THANKS to Jocelyn and Aaron Freeman (Meet the Freeman's https://www.meetthefreemans.com/) for the use of comments from their interview with the Coopers!*** Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Foundation website Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Playing Favorites – 065

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 39:35


    George and Margaret Westinghouse offer a “powerful” love from American history as we go back for seconds on two favorite stories. In the other, we take you On the Road to Cheboygan, Michigan, to meet a man “recalled to life” by his kids. In our original Tales from the Heart of America, an example of the melting pot of love in America in a story called, Love from Jamaica… and New Jersey. CREDITS: https://lovin-america.blubrry.net/playfavs-065 (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/loveinamerica) Links: Georgia and Marguerite Westinghouse: From Amazon.com: George Westinghouse: Gentle Genius, by Jr. Quentin R. Skrabec Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Hands Across the Water – 064

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 37:18


    Jeb and Columba Bush and their Schoolhouse Rock love story - an international couple with a Tex-Mex flair. Come On the Road with us to Kennebunk, Maine, and farmer-adventurers Dom and Dan, showing there’s great love in being the annelida lumbricus to another’s flower. Then, what does it mean to be a mixed-nativity couple in South Dakota? And, in our original Tales from the Heart of America, the love of new encounters when “we are not knowing this life” in a story called, Big Time. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/loveinamerica) Links: From YouTube: The Singing Nun - Dominique (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO7cD6qmydo) Jeb and Columba Bush - Hands Across the Water: Jeb and Columba Wedding Picture (https://tinyurl.com/JnCBushWed) Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us  

    Believe It Or Not – 063

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 39:35


    Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, interfaith couples have faith in mixed doubles! An elegant Catholic girl from the Bronx falls for a goofy Jewish boy from Brooklyn. On the Road to Portlandia with the Pagan/humanist love of Jade and Ben. Tales from the Heart of America makes divine introductions with the story, God Is... (Like the podcast? Support Love in America on Patreon: www.patreon.com/loveinamerica) Links: Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft: From Amazon.com: It’s Good to be the King, by James Robert Parish Kindle: https://amzn.to/2Dsb183   Paperback: https://amzn.to/2Dj5qAA Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2UXx5Bn   Please be aware that should you follow the above links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    The Second Time Around – 062

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 39:19


    Marie Osmond and Steve Craig’s Déjà vu of love and other couples who remarry...each other! Baron and Luwanna - a Montana couple On the Road who vowed to love each other for better or worse, and for better again. Why did Sioux Falls SD once hold the title of “Divorce Capital of the Nation”?  Guest Friends and Lovers narrative is a tale from Savannah Summers about the wishes children of divorce sometimes make, and what happened when hers came true. (Like the podcast? Contribute to Love in America on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/loveinamerica) Links: Marie Osmond and Steve Craig: From Amazon.com: Behind the Smile, by Marie Osmond Kindle: https://amzn.to/2Kud29D Paperback: https://amzn.to/2KuP5yL Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2IbCn6d Please be aware that should you follow these links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. From Savannah G Summers: My Parents Divorced, and then Remarried Each Other (https://www.theodysseyonline.com/parents-divorced-then-remarried-each-other); Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    The Spirit of Radio – 061

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 39:33


    Paul Harvey and Angel with “the rest of the love story” and the spirit of radio! From Marconi to an FM romance, we start with a Maine attraction - veteran radio pro Ken Main and his wireless partner, Penny Mills. Our Guest Friends and Lovers narrative is a radio-inspired poem about kids’ definitions of love called, A Day Full. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America:  https://www.patreon.com/loveinamerica) Links: Paul and Lynne (Angel) Harvey: From Amazon.com: Paul Harvey’s: Destiny, by Paul Aurandt Paperback: https://amzn.to/2uvhNoz Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2Wqm8oI Paul Harvey’s the Rest of the Story, by Paul Aurandt and Lynne Harvey Paperback: https://amzn.to/2WBONrl Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2WwiHNC Please be aware that should you follow these links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. From NPR: Love Is: A Crowdsourced Valentine's Day Poem: A Day Full of Hugs (https://tinyurl.com/DayFullHugs); Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Golden Years – 060

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 39:28


    Betty White and Allen Ludden  have a Love in History including chickens that ended one marriage and became date night in another. Other tales of growing old together in love include a wartime South Dakota romance starting at Grandma’s House and continuing today, as long as she says he needs her. On the Road takes you to Myron and Nadine, proving that Happily Ever After can strike twice and why feathers are vital to a lasting relationship. Our original Tale from the Heart of America shares maturing together, the crackling of autumn leaves - and our joints - in: This is Getting Old. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America:  https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Betty White and Allen Ludden: From YouTube: Betty White & Allen Ludden - The Love Boat 1/2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2djatIP1EqI&t=52s); Betty White & Allen Ludden - The Love Boat 2/2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMnoguhpgoE&t=91s); From Amazon: If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t), by Betty White Kindle: https://amzn.to/2U58eaS Paperback: https://amzn.to/2DZUZRW Hardcover:  https://amzn.to/2GYVOxN Please be aware that should you follow these links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us Keep an eye out for our upcoming book: Tales from the Heart of America.

    Ladies First – 059

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 38:41


    Shootists Annie Oakley and Frank Butler help us celebrate Women’s History Month with a frontier flair, including the story of a determined 1880’s Deadwood physician pioneer, Dr. Flora Stanford. On The Road takes you with us to North Carolina for a downhome take on love with the ladies of the Min-O-Pon Bait, Tackle, and Restaurant. Finally, Women’s History on two wheels: ride with us through a Tale from The Heart of America, Motor Maids and Bubblegum. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America:  https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Love Unexpected – 058

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 39:40


    Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet’s love story starts with a smitten eight-year-old, and continues today in an unexpectedly blended family. Buet then, love is often unexpected, and always exceptional, as in South Dakota where, no matter whether in love or weather...you’ll never see this Lovin SoDak story coming! Love On the Road brings you to a Buddhist monk in a Des Moines Greek restaurant quoting the Bible - A truly American encounter! Our original Tale from the Heart of America narrative, “No Secrets”,  offers the unexpected job description for the work of love. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Lovesmiths – 057

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 37:06


    Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody - My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Prepare to... hear the story behind their love! Speaking of love and blades, what do South Dakota, swords, and love have in common? Then come On the Road with us to Kenosha, WI and the Renaissance of love stories at the Bristol Renaissance Faire. And, an original Tale from The Heart of America explores the connection between love and katana swords in a story called, Lovesmithing.   (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody: From Amazon.com: Grandma Doralee Patinkin's Holiday Cookbook: A Jewish Family's Celebrations, by Doralee Patinkin Rubin Paperback: https://amzn.to/2Gechxu Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2Tq2RCK Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    The Afterlife of Love – 056

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 39:44


    Tabitha and Stephen King: Can horror and the afterlife be elements of love? A resounding YES from this love story from The Afterlife of Love...and vice versa! From the beautiful Lakota vision of “walking on” to another native culture’s kinky eternal dinner party, Love in America explores love and life after death. We’ll take you across the US, revealing American thoughts on love after death, including a meeting in the hereafter in a San Francisco in a love story that starts in grief and ends in hope, and an original  and touching Tale from The Heart of America called, Dear Cody. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Tabitha and Stephen King: From Amazon.com: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, by Stephen King Kindle: https://amzn.to/2D51cNj Paperback: https://amzn.to/2SQE4HI Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2RHQHHX Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    The Mecca of Love – 055

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 38:32


    Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue -  two feminists walk into a green room; it’s not a joke, but this American love story has plenty of funny! Come with us on our haj to the Mecca of Love in America and discover that love and humor aren’t the only reasons to love Americans from the Middle East; there’s also hamsters and lingerie! We feature a gift from Heaven, or at least Egypt, as we go On the Road with a Muslim couple in Buffalo, New York. Our Friends and Lovers guest narrative explains how the words of Kahlil Gibran can keep you from smashing your phone... again. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue: From Amazon.com: Growing Up Laughing - My Story and the Story of Funny, by Marlo Thomas: Paperback: https://amzn.to/2R70Q0s Kindle: https://amzn.to/2QCLKjW Please be aware that should you follow the above links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Friends and Lovers Narrative: From ElephantJournal.com: Kahlil Gibran tells us Everything we Need to Know About Love, by Mo Issa (https://www.elephantjournal.com/2018/02/kahlil-gibran-tells-us-everything-we-need-to-know-about-love/); Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us Until next time, yalla bye!  

    I Love New York – 054

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 39:37


    Anne and Kirk Douglas’ Hollywood love story brings you the tale of the Gladiator of Love, and the woman who had him committed - in her own way. Love in New York starts with a story of East meets West and what happens when New Yorkers come to experience the summer attractions of the Black Hills… in the winter. On the Road takes you to Ticonderoga, New York, and a love that began with a drunken Christmas and red wine allergy, only to wake up on the cover of a Harlequin romance. Our Friends and Lovers guest narrative is a Maria Rodale tale called, Why I Love New York! (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: www.patreon.com/loveinamerica) Links: Anne and Kirk Douglas: From Amazon.com: Kirk and Anne (Turner Classic Movies): Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood: Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2Sclnhj Kindle: https://amzn.to/2V4vCWX The Ragman’s Son: Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2V495cK Paperback: https://amzn.to/2V6BdMl Please be aware that should you follow the above links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Friends and Lovers Narrative: From Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen Blog: Why I love New York City (http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/why-i-love-new-york-city/) Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Mixed Doubles – 053

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 37:08


    Richard and Mildred Loving’s courage and devotion brought biracial marriage into the fold of American love stories, a legacy seen On the Road with us in Woodstock, New York with a fairytale romance between Shrek and Cinderella (also known as Rico and… Cinderella) and in South Dakota’s own Love Pioneers - Rupert and Dee Nelson. Our Friends and Lovers guest narrative comes to from writer Carmel Jones in a tale called, The Night I Survived Dinner With His Parents. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Richard & Mildred Loving love story From Amazon.com: The Lovings: An Intimate Portrait Kindle Edition, by Barbara Villet Paperback: https://amzn.to/2L8bOgF Kindle: https://amzn.to/2L5iiNu Please be aware that should you follow the above links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Friends and Lovers Narrative: From MeetMindful.com: Interracial Dating: The Night I Survived Dinner with His Parents, by Carmel Jones (https://www.meetmindful.com/interracial-dating-night-i-met-his-parents/) Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us  

    Hello, Goodbye – 052

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 36:43


    Ronald and Nancy Reagan - This episode, we look at love and dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease through the Reagan’s great American love story, starting as a Hollywood romance and becoming a lifelong love. Our first segment introduces how love endures the challenge of Alzheimer’s through knowing you are never alone, and having a little something to laugh about together! Our Friends and Lovers guest narrative, comes from writer Brooke Shelby Biggs and a tale about falling in love with your mother… every time you meet her, in a story called Hello, Goodbye. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Song Lovity Love by Something Underground; USS Vaudeville on PRX (https://exchange.prx.org/p/245924); Ronald and Nancy Reagan:  From Amazon.com: I Love You Ronnie, The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan: Paperback: https://amzn.to/2RH6NOw Kindle: https://amzn.to/2ROAtJF   Please be aware that should you follow the above links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Friends and Lovers Narrative: From PBS.org, Alzheimer’s Stories, Hello, Goodbye, by Brooke Shelby Biggs (http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/alzheimers-stories-hello-goodbye/) Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Mad, Mad, Madison World – 051

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 39:47


    The love of James and Dolley Madison shows what naughty jokes, seafood ice cream, and burning down the White House have in common! It’s a MAD, MAD, MAD, MADison World on Love in America this episode, starting in Madison, South Dakota, where it’s not safe to steal a seat! We’re going to lay it all on the line with The Wichita Lineman of love in Madison, Wisconsin - On the Road with Jeff and Mary Sue. Then, in our new guest narrative segment, Friends and Lovers, offering tales from storytellers across the United States, we have Dear Madison, a letter about being loved in a world of mean girls. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica)  Links: James and Dolley Madison: From Amazon.com, The Madisons: America's First Power Couple (The True Story of James & Dolley Madison), by Alexander Kennedy (https://amzn.to/2FejtLm) Please be aware that should you follow the above links and purchase the item, as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Friends and Lovers Narrative: From the blog Avoiding My Brilliant Writing Career, Dear Madison: The bad news is that girls are mean (https://avoidingkim.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/dear-madison-the-bad-news-is-that-girls-are-mean-love-aunt-kimmy/), with permission from Kim Tempel Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Where the Heart Is – 050

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 39:46


    The story of Harry Houdini’s two great loves: his wife Bess and his mother Cecilia. Revealing love and homelessness in America, we begin with the tale of how a dollar given in charity on the streets of New York City turned into a lifetime of love for two South Dakota women. On the Road, we share a mystic experience with a homeless, (and boatless) retired police officer in Mystic, Connecticut. And finally, our original Tale from The Heart of America is about a game no one wants to play, but for which love can rewrite the rules, in a story called: Hide and Sleep. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America: https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Love in America website: https://www.LoveInAmerica.us

    Shrink Rap – 049

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 38:12


    This week on Love in America...Psych! On Love in History, he’s not a psychiatrist, but he plays one on T.V., the love story of Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte, challenging our notions of who deserves a second (or third, or fourth) chance in love. On the Road is wisdom and humor from addiction counselor and urban guru, Jim LaPierre, who will take you from hell to Higher Ground in Bangor, Main. Lovin SoDak offers the first female comic to perform at Sturgis, and who also happens to be a psychiatric nurse! And, the narrative from our upcoming book, Tales from The Heart of America, is a story about the scars we carry - the ones you can’t see - in a tale called Rub Some Dirt on It.  CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/shrink-rap-049 All this and more on this episode of Love in America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Song Lovity Love by Something Underground;    Shelah Erickson, from ResearchPsychiatricCenter.com, Psychiatric Nurse Shows Humanity, Humor On and Off the Stage (https://tinyurl.com/ShelahErickson); Jim LaPierre: From YouTube.com, Love In America Channel: Jim LaPierre - Billy’s Story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0lFcS0AECk&t=3s); Kelsey and Kayte Grammer: From ABCNews.go.com: Kelsey Grammer's New Wife Kayte Walsh 'Not Proud' of How Couple's Relationship Began (https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kelsey-grammers-wife-kayte-walsh-proud-couples-relationship/story?id=17092824); From DailyMail.co.uk: The Virgin air stewardess who saved Frasier from his sexless marriage to a bunny girl (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3074944/How-Kelsey-Grammer-s-fourth-wife-brought-cosy-domesticity.html) From People.com: Cover Story, Cheers and Tears (https://people.com/archive/cover-story-cheers-and-tears-vol-40-no-1/); FromWikipedia.org, Kelsey Grammer  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelsey_Grammer); From YouTube.com: Marianna Machova Channel: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQx-H2av1PM) Anderson Channel: Kelsey on Being in Love  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4H0OQAcXP8); The Meredith Vieira Show Channel: Kelsey Grammer Must Marry His Wife 5 Times (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lqVPd2rxKQ); From Amazon.com: So Far…, by Kelsey Grammer (https://tinyurl.com/SoFarGrammer);   Narrative from our upcoming book, Tales from the Heart of America: Rub Some Dirt on It:   Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

    Learning to Love – Episode 048

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018 38:47


    This week: Teacher Love! Love in History is a Little Love on the Prairie - the love story of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder. On the Road begins with “two educators walk into a tapas bar”, the tale of a mixed-race educator couple in Atlanta, Georgia. Lovin SoDak is all about one SD school’s answer to fundraising: Eagles… with ukuleles! And, our narrative from Tales from The Heart of America is a story about the school of life teaching us what we really need to know, a tale called Be Cool.   CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/learning-to-love-048 All this and more on this episode of Love in America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Song Lovity Love by Something Underground;    Eagles and Ukuleles:   From USNews.com, Unusual Donors Help South Dakota School Purchase Ukuleles, (https://tinyurl.com/SDukuleles);  Other Unique Fundraising Ideas: From TakePart.com, Nobody Wants Another Bake Sale: Texas PTA’s Funny Letter Goes Viral, (https://tinyurl.com/TXPTALetter);  Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder: From Amazon.com: Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Pamela Smith Hill (https://tinyurl.com/LauraAutoBio);   From the State Historic Society of Missouri, Laura Ingalls Wilder (https://shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/w/wilder/); From Wikipedia: Laura Ingalls Wilder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ingalls_Wilder); Almanzo Wilder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almanzo_Wilder); Rose Wilder Lane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Wilder_Lane); From YouTube, Solarer111 Channel, Der Fuehrer’s face (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn20oXFrxxg) Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica  

    Dog is Love – 047

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 40:01


    All about the love of dogs! He’s a Tramp, but they love him (especially his Lady) - Discover the story behind Lady and the Tramp, the greatest dog love story ever filmed! We take you with us On the Road to a countryside and chapel devoted to the love of dogs - Dog Mountain, Vermont. In Lovin SoDak, the fetching tale of River, a lost and found hunting dog. And, our narrative from Tales from The Heart of America is about love, loss and why innocence can still take a walk with experience in a tale called Puppy Love. CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/dog-is-love-047 All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; River the Hunting Dog: From the Capital Journal (capjournal.com), Couple adopts abandoned dog found by pheasant hunters near Aberdeen (https://tinyurl.com/yavowjl2) From WideOpenSpaces.com, Abandoned dog rescued after retrieving pheasant for surprised hunter (https://tinyurl.com/RiverLost) Lady and the Tramp: From Reel History, Disney’s Lady and the Tramp, (http://norlinreelhistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/disneys-lady-and-tramp.html); From Mental Floss, 14 Things You Might Not Know About Lady and the Tramp (http://mentalfloss.com/article/65054/14-things-you-might-not-know-about-lady-and-tramp); From Mouse Planet, The Story of Lady and the Tramp, Part One (https://www.mouseplanet.com/10499/The_Story_of_Lady_and_the_Tramp_Part_One); From YouTube, Solarer111 Channel, Der Fuehrer’s face (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn20oXFrxxg) Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica  

    The Art of Love – 046

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2018 39:58


    Love of, love in, and love as art - the colorful love story of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz. (*) Sharon and Scott Jacobs. Lovin SoDak’s and Wayne Porter’s take on sculpture gardens - and that’s no bull. And, our Tales from The Heart of America original narrative reveals that like art, love is in the eye of the holder in a story called Love is Art. CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/the-art-of-love-046 All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica)  Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; Wayne Porter, Porter Sculpture Park, Montrose, SD (http://portersculpturepark.com/);  Georgia O’Keeffe & Alfred Stieglitz:  From DesignSponge.com - Wild Love: Alfred Stieglitz & Georgia O’Keeffe, by Mary Kathryn Paynter (http://www.designsponge.com/2012/09/wild-love-alfred-stieglitz-georgia-okeeffe.html);  From Harper’s Bazaar - Georgia O'Keeffe's Younger Man (https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a14033/georgia-okeeffe-0316/);  From Mental Floss - 15 Things You Should Know About Georgia O’Keeffe, by Kristy Punchko (http://mentalfloss.com/article/63175/15-things-you-should-know-about-georgia-okeeffe);  Georgia O’Keeffe Museum (https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/timeline/);  From Wikipedia:  Georgia O’Keeffe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O'Keeffe);  Alfred Stieglitz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Stieglitz);  From Amazon.com - My Faraway One: Selected Letters of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz: Volume One, 1915-1933, by Sarah Greenough (https://goo.gl/txR1Yo);   Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica 

    In the Stars – 045

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2018 35:06


    Love is in the stars this week with one small step for a man and one giant leap for love - the story of astronaut John Glenn and his remarkable wife, Annie. From tractor puller to celestial being, On the Road with Kathy at the North Stonington Ag Fair in Connecticut.  Lovin SoDak - where stars don’t only come out at night, they come out all day. And, our Tales from The Heart of America original narrative reveals that our years are stars, our lives a constellation - a story called Goodbye Orion. CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/in-the-stars-045 All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; Night Sky Program, Badlands National Park (https://www.nps.gov/badl/planyourvisit/night-sky-program.htm);  Within the Stars in South Dakota:  Astronaut Charles D. “Sam” Gemar - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Gemar);  Astronaut Michael Fossum - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Fossum);  Actress Mamie Van Doren - imdb.com (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886638/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm0);  Radio Voice Personality Gary Owens - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Owens);  Annie and John Glenn:   From MyHero.com - Annie Glenn, by John Glenn (https://myhero.com/Annie_Glenn_bk06);  From The Washington Post - Annie Glenn: ‘When I called John, he cried. People just couldn’t believe that I could really talk.’ (https://goo.gl/DhY5DJ);  From CNN.com: John Glenn's True Hero, by Bob Greene (https://www.cnn.com/2012/02/19/opinion/greene-john-annie-glenn/index.html);  From The Columbus Dispatch: Glenn, Wife Continue Long Journey Together (https://tinyurl.com/GlennColumbusDispatch);  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica  

    Tough as (Painted) Nails – 044

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2018 39:51


    An episode all about tough gals! On the Road stays close to home with two powerful women in one - and woe to them who stand in the way of either - Deadwood’s own Calamity Jane, actress Jena Sierks; In Lovin History, you’ll be glad we had this time together - a love story with life and comedienne Carol Burnett; Lovin SoDak is a slew of ladies showing their, er, grit in Deadwood!; and our original Tale from The Heart of America is a narrative of a woman who’s strength turned struggle into kindness, called: Karma Margo. CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/tough-as-painted-nails-044 All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Strong Women of Deadwood The Madams: Mollie Johnson a/k/a Queen of the Blondes  (http://www.deadwoodmagazine.com/archivedsite/Archives/Girls_Mollie2.htm);  Dora DuFran (https://sites.google.com/site/samanthapattersonamh/marriage-among-prostitutes/madam-dora-dufran);  Kitty LeRoy (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134214586/kitty-leroy) Eleanore Dumont a/k/a Madame Mustachio (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-eleanoredumont/2/);  Poker Alice Tubbs (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-pokeralice/);  Lucretia “Aunt Lou” Marchbanks (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-auntlou/);  Calamity Jane, Jena Sierks, and Deadwood Alive (https://www.deadwoodalive.com/about-us.html);  From ABCNews online, Humor Helps Carol Burnett Cope (https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=123891&page=1);  From the NY Times, A Touch for Funny Bones and Earlobes (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/books/31burnett.html);  From Earn the Necklace, Who Is Carol Burnett’s Husband? Interesting Facts to Know about Brian Miller (https://www.earnthenecklace.com/carol-burnett-husband-brian-miller-wiki-age-facts/);  From Mental Floss, 16 Fun Facts About The Carol Burnett Show  (http://mentalfloss.com/article/73448/16-ear-tugging-facts-about-carol-burnett-show);  From Wikipedia, Carol Burnett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Burnett);  From Amazon.com, This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection, by Carol Burnett  (https://tinyurl.com/ydy9xgoc);  From YouTube, Intimate Interviews Channel, Carol Burnett (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVdZOx34BQs);  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica  

    Tough Love – 043

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2018 38:42


    This episode, Lovin’ the tough guys! Real men love Teddy Bears and so do ladies - the love story of Theodore and Edith Roosevelt; On the Road, discover the real-life tale of a tough guy “recalled to life” by the love of his children; Lovin SoDak the story of Hugh Glass, a man too tough to die; Our original Tale from The Heart of America is a narrative exploring what it means to be a real man, called: A Man’s World. CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/tough-love-043 All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can Become a Patron of Love in America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Lee… and Edith Carow: From the Theodore Roosevelt Association: The Family Man (https://goo.gl/9GUSrF);  The Works, Letters and Papers of Theodore Roosevelt  (http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/site/c.elKSIdOWIiJ8H/b.9297503/k.E8AB/The_Works_Letters_and_Papers_of_Theodore_Roosevelt.htm);  From Wikipedia:  Theodore Roosevelt  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt);  Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Hathaway_Lee_Roosevelt);  Edith Roosevelt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Roosevelt);  From WhiteHouse.gov: Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (https://goo.gl/m2Bs26);  From HistorysWomen.com: Edith Carow Roosevelt  (http://www.historyswomen.com/1stWomen/edithroosevelt.htm);  From Feather Schwartz Foster Presidential Historian: Edith Roosevelt: Raising Eagles (https://featherfoster.wordpress.com/2017/06/05/edith-roosevelt-raising-eagles/);  From the ConstitutionCenter.org: 10 little-known facts about President Theodore Roosevelt  (https://goo.gl/rGCZZx);  From the New England Historical Society, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Who Did Everything for the Happiness of Others  (http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/flashback-photo-edith-kermit-carow-roosevelt-everything-happiness-others/);  From FindAGrave.com, Edith Roosevelt’s headstone   (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5995/edith-kermit-roosevelt);  From Amazon.com: Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Portrait of a First Lady, by Sylvia Jukes Morris (https://goo.gl/DALqeo);  The Roosevelt family of Sagamore Hill, by Hermann Hagedorn (https://goo.gl/gPtNwz);  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

    The Unfinished Work – 042

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2018 38:55


    Love triumphs, even through the Civil War, with a union within the Union - the love story of Ulysses S. and Julia Grant; On the Road, discover a Union among confederates with Daniel and Haidee at the Nevada State Fair; our Lovin SoDak feature explains how the war made South Dakota taste better (thanks, Aunt Lou!); and our narrative is a Gettysburg Tale from The Heart of America in a story called: Monumental. CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/the-unfinished-work-042 All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can be a Patron of Lovin America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/lovinamerica) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Lucretia “Aunt Lou” Marchbanks of South Dakota:  From The Black Hills Pioneer: https://tinyurl.com/AuntLouSD;  From Legends of America: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-auntlou/; From the South Dakota Historical Society: https://tinyurl.com/auntLouSDHS;   Daniel & Haidee, YouTube Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1zYkloNbCs);   Ulysses S. and Julia Grant: From GrantHomePage.com, Grant the Artist,  (http://www.granthomepage.com/grantartist.htm);   From Smithsonian online, General Grant in Love and War (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/general-grant-in-love-and-war-94609512/);  From Wikipedia.org, Julia Grant, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Grant);  From Neatorama.com, 15 Things You May Not Know About Ulysses S. Grant (https://www.neatorama.com/2017/04/19/15-Things-You-May-Not-Know-About-Ulysses-S-Grant/);  From History.com, 10 Things You May Not Know About Ulysses S. Grant  (https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-ulysses-s-grant);  From the New York Times online, The Two Julias (https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/the-two-julias/);  From Amazon.com, The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, by Ulysses S. Grant (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DBBP4LG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica  

    Something Incredible – 041

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2018 37:56


    This week, we’ve got love down to a science! On the Road, we discover the love of a man who made cleaning a science - The Don Juan of the John, Don Aslett; Lovin History is a cosmic tale of love with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan, while our Lovin SoDak segment searches for the Big Bang in a forgotten gold mine!; finally, our Tales from the Heart of America narrative is all about the magic of knowing stuff, in a tale called: Find a Rock.  CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/something-incredible-041   All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.   (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can be a Patron of Lovin America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=677297 Links:   Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota: https://www.sanfordlab.org; Don Aslett and the Museum of Clean:  YouTube, extended interview with Don Aslett, the Don Juan of the John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpTMx5GFG-A;  Website for the Museum of Clean: http://museumofclean.com;  From Wikipedia, Don A. Aslett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Aslett;  From Amazon.com, a list of Don Aslett’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Don-Aslett/e/B000APSSQS;  Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan:  From Wikipedia, Carl Sagan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan, Ann Druyan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Druyan;  YouTube, from Tanvir Real’s Channel, And Still They Move - Ann Druyan on Carl, Love, and Voyager Carl Sagan Tribute Series:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvMA2T7cvGg;  YouTube, from Carl Sagan's Cosmos episode 7, "The Backbone of Night": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ex__M-OwSA;  From Amazon.com, Carl Sagan, A Life, by Keay Davidson: https://goo.gl/h4fnvV;  From Amazon.com, The Demon-Haunted World, by Carl Sagan: https://goo.gl/mzXtpH;  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

    Love’s Final Frontier – 040

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2018 38:28


    A trek through the stars with Star Trek Elvis in Ticonderoga, New York; then, where no love had gone before - story of DeForest Kelly and Carolyn Dowling; Lovin SoDak this week, we’ll share a Blue Book chapter on the Ellsworth Incident; finally, our narrative is about seeking out new life and new civilizations of the heart, through a tale called: Storytime.    *CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/loves-final-frontier-040*  All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.  (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can be a Patron of Lovin America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=677297) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; The Ellsworth Incident from:  UFOEvidence.org: http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case41.htm; Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellsworth_UFO_sighting;  YouTube, full interview with Jim Cawley, Star Trek Elvis: https://youtu.be/QPu-Y9NXaq4; Jim Cawley as Elvis from the James Cawley YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/y74fr4py; Carolyn and DeForest  Kelley;  Article from The Spectrum:  Star Trek’s DeForest Kelley was the real McCoy; Article from 99.9 KEKB FM:  10 things you may not have known about DeForest Kelley; Amazon.com: DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best By Kristine Smith;  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

    Lovers, Dreamers & Me – 039

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2018 39:39


    Lovers, dreamers and me...and you! The Portlandian dream of lovers Deb & Kol and their Caravan Tiny House Hotel; a love story between the great “Maza Shelaza” of the Muppets and her gentle giant - Jane and Jim Henson; the big crazy dream of Korczak Ziolkowski and the Crazy Horse Memorial; and from our upcoming book Tales from The Heart of America, a story about differences between wishing and making dreams happen, called: Around the Corner.  CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/lovers-dreamers-me-039   All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can be a Patron of Lovin America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=677297  Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground;  Korczak Ziolkowski from www.crazyhorsememorial.org: https://crazyhorsememorial.org/korczak-storyteller-in-stone.html;  Full YouTube interview with Deb & Kol of Caravan - Tiny House Hotel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba36PQfDif4&t=9s;  Love Story:  Rainbow Connection from YouTube Anna N Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNM6R6QV9vo;  Wikipedia, Jim Henson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson; and Jane Henson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Henson;  From Amazon.com: Jim Henson, the biography, by Brian Jay Jones: https://tinyurl.com/Henson-Amazon;  Jim Henson’s Memorial from YouTube The Jim Henson Collection Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEArJXD8YFY; Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica  

    What About Bob? – 038

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 38:52


    This Love in America is about everyday people: laughs and love with Steve and Cindy from the couch in an Alabama motorcycle shop; Speaking of couches, he’s not a psychologist, but he played one on TV - the love story of Bob and Ginny Newhart; Warmth and wisdom from the road, served with milk and this week’s Tales from The Heart of America narrative: Cookies!​  *CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/what-about-bob-038   All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.  (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can be a Patron of Lovin America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=677297) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; Love from Alabama - Cindy and Steve (full Youtube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2EQdT2iLv0&t=13s);  Love Story:  Bob Newhart Theme from bloodburger YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5D2DA_42Uk;  Bob Newhart Explains How He & Axl Rose are Linked from Team Coco YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7MhU805xnE;  Bob Newhart Roasts Don Rickles from I’m Not Don YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ7P7DvwItA;  Newhart / Rickles Cruise from Derr Vang YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-RA5wJNFuA; The Religious Affiliation of Bob Newhart, great American comedian, sitcom actor from www.Adherents.com: http://www.adherents.com/people/pn/Bob_Newhart.html;  Bob Newhart from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Newhart; Ginny Newhart on the First 50 Years with Bob from City&Shore.com magazine:  http://www.cityandshore.com/departments/ginny-newhart-on-the-first-50-years-with-bob/;  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

    Pride and Joy – 037

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 37:57


    With great Pride, our feature is Carol and Tammy of Namaste Ocean Shores, Washington -  proving that Love is Magic; Lovin History is a lifelong tale of love and laughter from Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner; also Deadwood SD’s First Annual Pride Fest!; Our narrative is a tale about learning to speak, but more importantly learning to listen, in a tale called Speakers and Listeners.   **CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/pride-and-joy-037**    All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.      (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can be a Patron of Lovin America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=677297 Links/Credits:  Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground;  Deadwood Pridefest! https://www.facebook.com/events/182827782517242/:  From YouTube: The Stonewall Riots: How Pride Fest Began - US 101,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opGVMSPrDxc;  Namaste Ocean Shores website: http://www.namasteoceanshores.com;  Love Story of Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner:  YouTube: Ernestine Calls CIA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffxVap-1L1Y;  Lily Tomlin from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Tomlin;  Jane Wagner from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Wagner;  From SheKnows.com: Things you didn’t know about Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s 45 year relationship, https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1135878/lily-tomlin-jane-wagner-relationship-little-known-facts;  YouTube: Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner receive star on Palm Spring Walk of Fame, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=orGkCv0mDlU;  YouTube: Tommy Velour, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RfVhupC4YA&t=84s;  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica.  

    No Greater Love – 036

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2018 39:37


    Love in the military! Discipline can be funny, especially when it doesn’t happen to you; military marriage in the words of the US Army and Lehigh Valley, PA’s Kyle and Megan Dalpais; Love in History is the inspiring true story of Pat and Marie Tillman...and Joe Shenton; this episode’s Lovin America narrative is a tribute to a Coast Guardsman and dad: USS Vaudeville.   **CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/no-greater-love-036**    All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.  (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can be a Patron of Lovin America and help keep the lovin’ comin’! https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=677297; Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by www.SomethingUnderground.com;  The Love Story of Pat and Marie Tillman, and Marie Tillman and Joe Shenton - From ABCNews.go.com: Pat Tillman's Fervent Love Affair - With His Wife (https://abcnews.go.com/US/PatTillman/pat-tillmans-love-affair-wife-marie/story?id=8524628);  From NYPost.com: Tillman widow reveals written gifts of love from friendly-fire war hero (https://nypost.com/2012/06/24/tillman-widow-reveals-written-gifts-of-love-from-friendly-fire-war-hero/);  From AZCentral.com: 10 years later, Marie Tillman at peace (https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/04/20/marie-tillman-peace-pats-run/7932297/);  From Amazon.com: The Letter: My Journey Through Love, Loss, and Life, by Marie Tillman (https://tinyurl.com/TheLetter-MyJourney);   Lovin America website: www.LovinAmerica.us;  Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Just My Imagination – 035

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2018 39:22


    Joanne and Fred Rogers and their creative love! This episode is all about imagination! Love from the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist Monastery in Woodstock NY; Lovin SoDak is an off-the-hoof idea for a Deadwood sporting event: The Running of the Buffalo; and our narrative titled Can You Imagine?  CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/just-my-imagination-035 All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can be a Patron of Lovin America: https://www.patreon.com/loveinamerica) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by SomethingUnderground.com;  Love Story of Mrs. and Mr. Rogers:  Mr. Rogers Neighborhood opening song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL3xSctTB5c); From YouTube, Galen Fott Channel: Unmixed Garden of Your Mind, original clips: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-eA_HxeCfI);  From YouTube RockOBuster Channel: The remix song - Garden of Your Mind . PBS . Mister Rogers, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRo3jkgyn6M);  Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us

    Animal Lovers – 034

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2018 36:24


    A Daily Show of passion w/animal lovers Tracey & Jon Stewart; Diving deep for love w/submariner & wife in Virginia Beach, VA; our narrative is on love’s detours, titled Road Blocks. **CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/animal-lovers-034 SHOW NOTES: A Daily Show of passion with the love story of comedian and animal lovers Jon Stewart and Tracey McShane; Diving deep for love with submariner Cliff and his wife Char in Virginia Beach, VA; No news is new news with news about the new Love in America; our narrative is about love’s detours and roadblocks, titled appropriately - Road Blocks. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Like the podcast? For as little as $1 a month you can help keep the lovin’ comin’. Be a Patron of Lovin America! Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Brief food truck history: https://mobile-cuisine.com/business/history-of-american-food-trucks/ Chuckwagons in the Black Hills Rapid City: Fort Hays Old West Town and Dinner Show Hill City: Circle B Chuckwagon Supper and Cowboy Music Show Custer: Blue Bell Chuckwagon Cookout Love Story, John Stewart and Tracey McShane: From Bustle.com: Jon Stewart's Wife Isn't Just A 'Daily Show' Spouse, She's a Media Maven From MoneyInc.com: 20 Things You Didn’t Know about Jon Stewart From BiographyOnline.net: Jon Stewart Biography YouTube The Oprah Winfrey Channel: Jon Stewart Gets Personal The Paley Center for Media Channel: The Daily Show Cast on "Personal Beliefs" From Dodoodad.com: Tracey McShane Biography From TheDailyBeast.com: Nine Things You Didn’t Know About Jon Stewart From WKMS.org: For Tracey Stewart, Life After The 'Daily Show' Is All About The Animals Moomah, magazine and website Farm Sanctuary site: https://www.farmsanctuary.org From Amazon.com: Do Until Animals Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Mr & Mrs Heartbreak Kid – 033

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2018 29:00


    Tractor pulling and becoming a star with Connecticut Kathy in North Stonington; Love in History is a Main Event of love between Shawn Michaels and Rebecca (Whisper) Hickenbottom; Dogs, guns and whiskey - all the news that is news when you’re lovin South Dakota! Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): we hope you’ll sit and stay for a story of Good Dogs helping autistic children; and a tale of gratitude from the saddle called Breathing Deep from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground From Rapid City Journal: Voter registration deadline for primary election approaching From Black Hills Pioneer: Sturgis gun range draws fire from opponents From Black Hills Pioneer: No dogs allowed? YouTube Video: Lovin America - On the Road: Lovin Connecticut Shawn and Rebecca Hickenbottom: Sexy Boy, by Jim Johnston, sung by Shawn Michaels From Heavy.com: Rebecca Curci, Shawn Michaels’ Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know From WhatCulture.com: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Shawn Michaels From Wikipedia.com: Shawn Michaels YouTube: From the Life Today TV Channel: Shawn Michaels: No More Heartbreak From the Heartbrakekidshawn Channel: Shawn Michaels’ final farewell speech - Part 2 From the Vertical Church Film Channel: Shawn Michaels’ Testimony From Amazon.com: Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar, by Shawn Michaels and David Thomas Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story (WWE), by Shawn Michaels and Aaron Feigenbaum Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Puttin’ on the Ritz – 032

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 29:00


    This week’s Love in History comes with a song in our hearts - from the musical love of Irving and Ellin Berlin. Also in this episode, Lovin America On the Road from the Riverfront in N’awlins with Mona and Don, the lady and the lawman; Lovin the News from the quirky side of South Dakota! Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): Karma Hound - coonhounds, cancer, and karma; and our narrative shows that anyone can be an Action Hero from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground From the Black Hills Pioneer: Lord, bless these pets Two plead not guilty in marijuana possession case Meade County wants assurances Trans-Canada will be good stewards of roads Post 164 begins season Sunday YouTube Hoax Video: Big Foot in the Black Hills of SD A Secret Monster Roams the Black Hills, from radio station Hot1047.com Full Interview of Mona and Don: From the YouTube Lovin America Channel: The Lady and the Lawman Irving & Ellin Berlin: YouTube Video from Fred I Channel: Fred Astaire Puttin’ on the Ritz From IrishAmerica.com: A Jazz Age Love Story From SmithsonianMag.com: Songwriter Irving Berlin’s Interfaith Marriage Caused 1920s Gossip From the NewYorkTimes.com: Ellin Berlin, 85, a Novelist, Dies; The Songwriter's Wife of 62 Years From People.com: Nothing but Blue Skies Biography.com, Irving Berlin Biography From History.net: Irving Berlin From Wikipedia: Irving Berlin YouTube Video from Jimmy Durante - Topic Channel, When I Lost You, sung by Jimmy Durante YouTube Video from Mick Wilbury Channel: Always, sing by Frank Sinatra YouTube Video from Nuova Canaria Records Channel: Blue Skies, sung by Ella Fitzgerald From Amazon.com: Irving Berlin: A Daughter's Memoir, by  Mary Ellen Barrett Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Angels & Whistle Pigs – 031

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018 29:00


    South Dakota versus the Whistle Pigs!; On the road with Lovin America, East meets West - Shree and Swati in the City of Brotherly Love; Hear the rest of the story and the lifelong love of Paul and Lynn/Angel Harvey. Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): Lovin the Dogs shows you how Rocky barks in the face of death to protect the girl he loves; and our narrative is a bittersweet tale of The Cowboy’s Sunset. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Invasion of the Prairie Dogs From The Rapid City Journal: Critter-killing dispute lands in Fall River Court. From the LA Times: Standoff in Boulder, Colo.: Prairie dogs hold Buddhist college at bay Paul and Lynne (Angel) Harvey: From YouTube: From Art Vuolu Channel: Paul Harvey Keynote at R&R Radio and Talk Radio Seminar From Pennsylvania Patriot Channel: Paul Harvey, A Letter from God From 0316 Stonewell Channel: Paul Harvey, Good Day From Deseret News: Here's rest of the story: Harvey show's a family act From Springfield News-Leader: The first ever Paul Harvey museum opens in Branson From Humane Nation: The Rest of the Story about Paul Harvey From Wikipedia: Paul Harvey Aurandt From Wikipedia: Lynne Cooper Harvey From Amazon.com: Paul Harvey’s: Destiny, by Paul Harvey, Jr. Paul Harvey’s the Rest of the Story, by Paul Aurandt and Lynne Harvey Paul Harvey’s: Destiny, by Paul Harvey, Jr. Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel  

    Leather, Love & Laughter – 030

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018 29:01


    A stage coach approaches Deadwood; Leather, love, and laughter from the Center of the Everything with Belle Fourche’s Kerry and Bernadette; Some lives say a lot about love, even if those who live them say nothing at all - the love story of Harpo and Susan Marx. Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): Lovin the Dogs is a tale of two hero huskies who saved Nome, Alaska; and our narrative takes you In Search of the Flouncy Puffaloss from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Deadwood Stagecoach may make Main Street runs this summer, from the Black Hills Pioneer Bernadette and Kerry in Belle Forche, SD Their funny insights are in many of our montage videos on YouTube! Harpo Marx and Susan Fleming Marx: From the Independent: Susan Marx From Long Reads: Alexander Woollcott and Harpo Marx: A Love Story, by Ned Stuckey-French From Wikipedia: Susan Fleming From YouTube, Krystube Channel: Harpo Marx’s Real Voice From YouTube, MandyPan13 Channel: A Night at the Opera From Harpo’s Place - The Family: Harpo the Family Man (Including his 10 Family Rules) Books through Amazon.com: Harpo Speaks Son of Harpo Speaks Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel  

    The Gates of Love – 029

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018 29:01


    A coyote tale that really hits “The Spot” in Deadwood; Then, “We’ll get you my pretties!” (with the Hollywood love story of Toto né Terry); finally, how Microsoft Works - at least when it comes to the love story of Bill and Melinda Gates. *CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/the-gates-of-love-029/ Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): a story of picking up new friends in our narrative, We All Fall Down from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here)  Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Tootsie, the Deadwood Singing Coyote From MentalFloss.com: Tootsie, the Singing Coyote From the City of Deadwood’s DeadwoodCenturyAwards.com: Fred Borsch III Bill and Melinda Gates: From YouTube, Salesforce Channel: The Story of how Melinda met Bill Gates From YouTube, Francesco BrioWeb Russo Channel: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates together at the D5 Conference 2007 From YouTube, Bill Gates Channel: When your closest colleague is also your husband From YouTube, Skavlan Channel: Bill Gates gets interviewed and plays chess against Magnus Carlsen From The Washington Post: Bill and Melinda Gates hear you From Entrepreneur.com: 24 Weird Things We've Learned About Bill Gates Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Nightmares and Fairytales – 028

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2018 29:00


    Lovin the historic small towns of America, including the largest town of its size, anywhere!; All’s “Faire” in love, with the Bristol Renaissance in Kenosha, Wisconsin; This week’s Love in History: Welcome to our Lovin Nightmare (we hope we don’t scare you) with the story of Alice and Sheryl Cooper. Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): Sergeant Stubby, a WWI four-legged war hero; and a road tale of Beautiful Ogres. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Feed the Pig! SDPB Fundraiser by Darlarna Farms, Vermillion, SD Dick Termes and the Termesphere Gallery From the Black Hills Pioneer: Belle Fourche Termesphere dedicated in memory of Bob Helmer Alice and Sheryl Cooper: From YouTube: Meet the Freemans Channel: Relationship Advice With Rock Legend Alice Cooper & Sheryl Cooper Official Alice Cooper Channel: Ask Alice 21 - How Alice Met Sheryl KTARNews923 Channel: Sheryl Cooper on Portraits From AZ Central: Alice Cooper's wife, Sheryl, kids keep the faith From Brave Words: Alice Cooper’s wife Sheryl “He still pursues me like I’m not already his.” From People.com: Sheryl Cooper Got Her Husband Alice on the Wagon and Back on the Road Again Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Foundation website ***A very SPECIAL THANKS to Jocelyn and Aaron Freeman (Meet the Freeman's https://www.meetthefreemans.com/) for the use of comments from their recent interview with the Coopers!*** Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel  

    Grapes of Wrath of Khan – 027

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2018 29:01


    Foreplay chardonnay - “Wining” about winter in the South Dakota vineyards; Love and laughter with sage stylist Alesia in Omaha; and Lovin History features Star Trek meets Corinthian leather on Fantasy Island - the love story of Ricardo and Georgiana Montalban. Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): Lovin the Dogs - if you do, there’s an app for that; and a story about when history reaches out to touch you back in A Great Joy from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground From South Dakota Public Broadcasting: Tips on Cows (not cow tipping) Wine’ing in South Dakota: Valiant Vineyards Red Ass Rhubarb from Prairie Berry Winery The Strawbale Winery Stone Face Winery Naked Winery And all the ones we missed from the American Winery Guide: A list of South Dakota wineries From iGrow.org: Grapes Varieties for South Dakota More from Alesia of Omaha: From Amazon.com: Life Behind the Chair, Journey of a Concrete Rose Ricardo and Georgiana Montalban: YouTube: From Spy Kids YouTube: From Star Trek the Wrath of Khan YouTube: From Chrysler Commercial From People Magazine, 1978: Cast Off in Hollywood, Ricardo Montalban Lands Safely on 'Fantasy Island' From the New York Times: Ricardo Montalbán, Star of ‘Fantasy Island,’ Dies at 88 From Cafe California with Cris Franco, YouTube Video: Ricardo Montalban 2/3 From Cafe California with Cris Franco, YouTube Video: Ricardo Montalban 3/3 YouTube Video: Ricardo Montalban on Late Night with David Letterman, April 14, 1987 From PureHistory.com: Ricardo Montalban From Wikipedia: Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Purple Doors and White Dresses – 026

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2018 29:01


    Opportunity knocks on a Purple Door in Deadwood; older than the Rocky Mountains in the Black Hills; wisdom and a quickie from Salem, MA - how to recover from saying precisely the wrong thing; the brilliant love story of George and Marguerite Westinghouse. Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): politics gone to the good dogs - Mayor Duke in Cormorant, Minnesota; and this week’s narrative - Storms, Palaces, Knights, Fairy Tales… and a Goat, from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Behind the Doors in Deadwood From Deadwood Magazine: The Girls of the Gulch YouTube: The longer quickie video from History Alive in Salem, MA Georgia and Marguerite Westinghouse: From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Vanished Westinghouse estate here yields some secrets From the Berkshire Eagle: 'George,' Mrs. Westinghouse said... From YouTube: Great Documentaries: Westinghouse - Chapter 8 - George and Marguerite From Amazon.com: George Westinghouse: Gentle Genius, by Jr. Quentin R. Skrabec Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Captain Jack’s Rum Cake – 025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 29:00


    Deadwood’s limping cowboy poet - Captain Jack Crawford; Lovin America on the road meets Virginia…in Green Bay; and our Lovin History story is a M*A*S*H up of actor Alan Alda and photographer/writer Arlene Weiss (Alda). Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica) include a tail of the Midnight Circus gone to the dogs; and a tale of The Best Plaid Lanes from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground Captain Jack Crawford - Cowboy poet Arlene and Alan Alda: From the Today Show: Alan, Arlene Alda: A rum cake date started our love From the NY Times: Life as a Feminist’s Wife From YouTube, Mondays with Marlo: The Secret to a Long Lasting Marriage From YouTube, The University of Chicago: Communicating Science with Alan Alda From CNN.com: The Truth about Alan Alda From Amazon.com: Just Kids from the Bronx, by Arlene Alda Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Koo-koo-ka-Dude, Mrs. Robinson! – 024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 29:01


    The dark side of Daylight Saving; Learning to crawl on St Patty’s Day in Deadwood; A Republic of Texas romance with Don and Shay; and a Legacy of love - Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross. Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): a dog that keeps running away from home... to home; and a tale of home in Home Delivery from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground St. Patrick’s Day in Deadwood The Dark Side of Daylight Savings Time, by David Wagner Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross: From Country Living: Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross Are One of Hollywood's Most Enduring Couples From the San Francisco Chronicle: Sam Elliott at 72 still a heartthrob and a hero to wife From DailyMail.com: 'Cleo wants to kill me': Graduate star Katharine Ross takes out restraining order after daughter 'stabs her with scissors' From YouTube: Clip from the Big Lebowski Where Sam Elliott learned to be a man Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood as read by Sam Elliott From Amazon.com: The Hero Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Love & Haight (Ashbury) – 023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2018 29:01


    Boxers, woodpeckers share hard knocks in Deadwood; Taj sends love from Haight (Ashbury!); the passionate Old West tale of a gentleman dentist and a cultured dance hall girl - Doc Holliday and Kate Elder. Patron’s (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica) extended features include: Military Service Dog Dexter CO67, you can call him Dex; a tale from Lovin America travels tells of a well-fitting road: Road Worn. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground John Henry (Doc) Holliday and Mary Katharine (Kate Elder) Haroney: From the Tombstone Times: Katie Elder, Her True Story by Maggie Van Ostrand From AngelFire.com: Biography, John Henry Holliday From True West Magazine: Mrs. John Holliday? By Gary L. Roberts From the Book: Love Untamed, by JoAnn Chartier and Chris Enss Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel

    Pure Imagination – 022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2018 29:00


    Turkeys can fly, but not out of airplanes; A full-feature Lovin History is pure love, and pure imagination: the stories of Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner/Karen Boyer. Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): America answers to the question - What is love?; Dan and Diggy - a dog love story that changed the law for the better; and a narrative about chasing, being chased, and the journey: Going to the Sun, from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After. All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. (Want more? For as little as $1 a month you can become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Turkeys, Topples, and Tumbleweeds from Capital Journal, SD WKRP Turkey Drop - YouTube Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner/Karen Boyer YouTube: Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory From CNN Entertainment: Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder, A Love Story From The Independent: Gene Wilder was right: Gilda Radner didn't have to die, and we need to talk about why she did From the Dallas Morning News: Gene Wilder loved Karen, too Gene Wilder’s Book on Amazon.com: Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art Lovin America website: Lovin America Website Lovin America YouTube Channel: Lovin America YouTube Channel  

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