Podcasts about battle that defined

On this episode of Our American Stories, the Mason-Dixon Line defined the American house divided between antislavery and pro-slavery. Yet this border war was pre-dated by another border battle—a colonial-era quarrel which ended only when the area separating Pennsylvania and Maryland's border was surveyed and mapped in the 1760s by the Englishmen Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. Here to tell the story is Dakota Bricker who hosts the YouTube channel, What In The History? Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Returning guest, Bob Drury brings you right into the thick of the clash that became one of the bloodiest and most costly encounters of World War II. “Rudder's Rangers,” the most elite and experienced attack unit in the United States Army climbed the cliffs at Omaha Beach, captured the port of Brest, and for their final major mission were tasked with taking the war into Hitler's homeland as the tip of the Army's spearhead. The battalion was given two objectives in December 1944. Storm Castle Hill located in the hellish Hurtgen Forest, the gateway to Germany, and hold the hill by any means possible. To the last man, if necessary. Unknown to the Allied forces, the Nazi regiments were given the same exact order. Based on the book The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle that Defined WWII.     

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Tom Clavin. Tom has worked as a newspaper editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for The New York Times. He has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and National Newspaper Association. His latest book co-written book with Bob Drury is called, The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII. Sign up for our twice monthly email Newsletter SOCIAL: YouTube Twitter Facebook Website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robert-child/support

Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Elford Stephens, Phil Thomas, and Andy Hunter. We finally wrap up our series explaining how video games got age ratings in the United States. We address the December 9, 1993, Congressional hearing about video game violence and how this led to the games industry creating a trade organization--the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA, now known as the Entertainment Software Association)--as well as a comprehensive ratings system: the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB).  Topics discussed include: How different game companies handled content before 1993, how Sega and Nintendo brought their marketing feud into the halls of Congress, and how the ratings system, in many respects, made it easier to put racy content in games.To learn more about the creation of the ESRB, check out:Blake J. Harris, Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation (Dey Street Books, 2015): https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generation/dp/0062276700.Blake J. Harris, "Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB," Gamesbeat: https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/22/content-rated-by-an-oral-history-of-the-esrb-excerpt-doom-to-the-power-of-ten/.Jimmy Maher's four-part series on the ESRB's creation, The Ratings Game: https://www.filfre.net/2021/04/the-ratings-game-part-1-a-likely-and-an-unlikely-suspect/.Theme Music: Occam's Sikhwee by Sikh Knowledge (Free Music Archive: https://bit.ly/33G4sLO), used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US (https://bit.ly/33JXogQ) More info, including show notes and sources at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com. 

After the home video game industry crashed spectacularly in 1983 one company rose from the ashes and helped breathe new life with a new 8 bit video console. The Nintendo Entertainment System with games like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda ruled the console market until another Japanese company started going after older and more serious gamers. For the first time the Sega Genesis console and the company's blue mascot Sonic The Hedgehog took a bite out of Nintendo's supremacy in the North American market. And that was just the beginning of the Nintendo vs Sega Console War that dominated the 90s. On this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora takes you through the twists and turns of the epic battle that defined a generation of gamers. Guest: Blake Harris, author and director of The Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle That Defined a Generation. www.blakejharris.com Twitter: @blakejharrisNYC Contact: Twitter: @1990shistory Facebook: @1990shistory Instagram: @that90spodcast Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca Blog: www.historyofthe90sblog.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode of FF+, Aaron and Patrick interview author of the 2014 book “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation”, Blake J. Harris, and co-director of “Console Wars” the documentary film, Jonah Tulis. *Follow & Subscribe* Aaron * Twitter ( http://twitter.com/aaronelwhite ) * Facebook ( http://facebook.com/aaronelwhite ) Patrick * Twitter ( http://twitter.com/shoelesspatch ) * Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/shoelesspatch ) Feelin' Film * Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/feelinfilm/ ) * Twitter ( http://twitter.com/feelinfilm ) * Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/feelinfilmpodcast/ ) * Website ( http://feelinfilm.com/ ) * Email feelinfilm@gmail.com * Feelin' Film on Apple Podcasts ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feelin-film-podcast/id1101052601?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 ) * Feelin' Film on Google Play ( https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifyujauepw2kgzhdfoatxqje6me?t=Feelin_Film ) * Feelin' Film on Stitcher ( https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/feelin-film ) * Feelin' Film on TuneIn ( https://tunein.com/radio/Feelin-Film-p861830/ ) * Feelin' Film on Overcast ( https://overcast.fm/itunes1101052601/feelin-film ) * Feelin' Film on Spotify ( https://open.spotify.com/show/1hPdS31VUraYME02XV6Xzc ) *Join the Facebook Discussion Group* ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1162223530455455/ ) *Support us on Patreon & get awesome rewards* ( https://www.patreon.com/FeelinFilm ) Music: City Sunshine - Kevin MacLeod Rate/Review us on iTunes ( https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feelin-film-podcast/id1101052601?mt=2 ) and on your podcast app of choice! It helps bring us exposure so that we can get more people involved in the conversation. Thank you! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/feelin-film/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Author Blake Harris joins Tim to discuss the story behind his book, which is being turned into a television series: “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation.” Blake tells the story of when Sega and Nintendo battled Nintendo throughout the 1990s for video game industry dominance, and for the hearts, minds, and the fingers of a new generation. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/Blood_Code_-_SEGA_v._Nintendo.mp3 The video game industry is as strong as ever and growing. Technologies continue to evolve so that gamers can participate with fellow players – together - from home anywhere in the world. And innovations like virtual reality are taking the video game experience to a new level. According to Newzoo, a company that follows the video game industry, gamers around the globe will spend over $138 billion on video games in 2019. The fact that video games are big business is not new. But how did we get here? A case can be made that the video game market we know today can trace its roots back to the rivalry between Sega and Nintendo in the 1990s. Blake Harris wrote about the battle between Sega and Nintendo in the early 1990s. This is when video games grew from being seen as a fad or a toy, into mainstream entertainment for teenagers, and later adults. At the time, Nintendo owned the video game market with a 90 percent share. It was a $3 billion market at that time with one in every three American homes having a video game console. That was when the Japanese video game company named Sega saw an opportunity and made its move. It hired an American named Tom Kalinske to take over as head of the American division of Sega. The story of Sega as we know it today may start when Tom Kalinske was named CEO for Sega in North America.  He had already served as the young CEO of Mattel and was recruited to take the helm of the American division of Sega. When Kalinske travels to Japan, he’s captivated by some products under development that include a handheld portable game system and a home console called Sega Genesis. Back in America, things weren’t so impressive for Kalinske. Sales and marketing are a mess, and the company is struggling. He decides that the company needs to unbundle its games and market each one individually. One of those games is called Sonic the Hedgehog. Sega's Japanese management team resists, but eventually he gets his way, and successfully demonstrates Sonic at the 1991 Summer Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Things Start to Happen Between 1990 and 1992 Sega had seized 35 percent of sales by appealing to an older audience than Nintendo had appealed to in its marketing. The Genesis system quickly outsells Nintendo's entry in the marketplace, and this is the first time since 1985 that Nintendo does not dominate the home console market. Not only did Nintendo have to contend with Sega, but in this same time period, Nintendo had run into some trouble when it tried to partner with Sony on video games. This led to problems later when Sony produced its firsts PlayStation game console. Links Console Wars: SEGA, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, Amazon Books History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook and the Revolution that Swept Virtual Reality, Amazon Books Console Wars Book Review, New York Times Newzoo About this Episode's Guest Blake Harris Blake J. Harris is the bestselling author of Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, which is currently being adapted for television by Legendary Entertainment, and producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Scott Rudin. Harris has written for ESPN, IGN, Fast Company, /Film and The AV Club, and appears regularly on Paul Scheer’s How Did This Get Made? podcast (where he interviews the biggest names responsible for the worst movies ever made). His new book The History of The Future: Oculus, Facebook and the Revolution that Swept Virtual Reality comes ou...

If you were the child of indulgent parents in the early 90s the struggle - the war - was real. Sega or Nintendo? Sonic or Mario? Game Gear or Game Boy? Before iOS and Android. Before Apple and Samsung. It was Sega and Nintendo that were fighting for your hearts and minds. This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Blake Harris about his book "Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation" that chronicles the history of this remarkable rivalry.

If you were the child of indulgent parents in the early 90s the struggle - the war - was real. Sega or Nintendo? Sonic or Mario? Game Gear or Game Boy? Before iOS and Android. Before Apple and Samsung. It was Sega and Nintendo that were fighting for your hearts and minds. This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Blake Harris about his book "Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation" that chronicles the history of this remarkable rivalry.

*Sanaa Lathan ‘Brown Sugar’ voice* “So, when did you fall in love with video games?” In this episode of Bri Books, co-producer Rush Perez and I talk video games, nostalgia, and Blake J. Harris’ 2014 book, “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, athe the Battle That Defined a Generation.” The book remembers the rise and shifting significance of gaming consoles in the home in the 80s. Since then, the console has moved from a box connected to a TV screen, to the screen connected to our hands.   0:30 - Brionna and Rush’s first consoles, and how we got into gaming as kids 1:30 - A brief history of Nintendo v. Sega 2:30 - How game consoles acted as an “excuse to go into other people’s houses.” 2:50 - All together, alone (gaming online) 3:15: Brionna’s top 5 video games of all time! (1. Dig Dug, 2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, 3. Mortal Kombat, 4. Crusin’ USA 5. Pole Position) 4:30 - How “Mortal Kombat” continues to age gracefully. 5:17 - Do we recommend this book? 6:15 - Rush’s  (#OtherPeoplesPodcasts) #OPP podcast recommendations for the week: “Keepin’ It 1600”, “Undone” (especially this episode called “The Deacons”) 7:20 - Brionna’s pod rec (#OtherPeoplesPodcasts) is the recent  “Freakonomics” series “Bad Medicine,” all about the hidden side of the medical industry, especially pharmaceuticals and research.   Remember, we’ve changed the pod name but kept the delicious pod flavor. On Twitter we’re still @bribookspod, now on Instagram and Facebook as @bribookspod. Tweet me what you’re reading using #BriBooks on Instagram and Twitter!

On the twenty-fourth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Bryan Alvarez (Wrestling Observer, Author), and Blake J. Harris (Author). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don discuss Arian Foster's injury and how it effects his fantasy value, baseball buzz in Toronto, and the NHL's deal with MLBAM. The book club update features two new books and the announcement of the book club book of the year. The show ends with Steve and Don discussing the death of Rowdy Roddy Piper. -Bryan Alvarez is making his second appearance (00:23:39) on the podcast to talk the death of Roddy Piper, his impact on the business of professional wrestling, and explains why his role at Wrestlemania I was so critical to its success. Alvarez talks about Roddy's work in Oregon, his promos, and his uncanny ability to work everyone. Alvarez also looks ahead to SummerSlam, talks about John Cena, and The Rock. -Blake J. Harris is making his second appearance (1:02:26) on the podcast to promote his book, "Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation." Blake talks about the success of the book (now available in paperback), the upcoming documentary based on the book, and why having Seth Rogen attached to project has been so huge. Blake also talks about Nintendo possibly making apps, the battle between Microsoft and Sony, and his next project. (This is a replay of Blake's appearance on the show in June)

On the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Jon Wertheim (Sports Illustrated) and Blake J. Harris (Author). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don discuss the first Triple Crown in 37 years, the NHL and NBA Finals, and the start of the Women's World Cup. The book club returns with two new books, and the show ends with One Last Thing. -Jon Wertheim is making his thirteenth appearance (0:29:36) on the podcast to discuss the French Open. Jon talks about Serena's claim as the greatest of all time, the upset in the Men's final, and the health of tennis in France. Jon also talks about podcasts at Sports Illustrated, his piece on Ronda Rousey, and plans for the magazine this summer. -Blake J. Harris is making his second appearance (1:07:41) on the podcast to promote his book, "Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation." Blake talks about the success of the book (now available in paperback), the upcoming documentary based on the book, and why having Seth Rogen attached to project has been so huge. Blake also talks about Nintendo possibly making apps, the battle between Microsoft and Sony, and his next project.

On today’s show, we’re talking with Blake J. Harris, author of Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation (Dey Street Books, June 2015). Harris explores the tense competition between Sega and Nintendo, two Japanese video game companies, in the early 1990s. Nintendo dominated the market so thoroughly in 1990 that no…

In a very special episode, Kostas sits down with Blake J Harris, author of "Console Wars", to interview him about how he created this book which is an excellent history of the 16-Bit era console war between the Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo. "Console Wars" is going to be the basis of a documentary and eventually a feature film by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. I highly encourage everyone to read it and I hope you enjoy this interview! Here is the link to its Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generation/dp/0062276697 Commercials Featured in this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMXIaRyUYnc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7nsBoqJ6s8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65E53rNC1io

This week, the FCC votes on the fate of Net Neutrality, the US charges China with cyberspying, Microsoft launches the Surface Pro 3, AT&T acquires DirectTV, YouTube gets Twitch, and much more... Favorite Tech Story of the Week Andy: AMC's Halt and Catch Fire Dwayne: Artificial Intelligence board member Tosin: Maker Faire: PancakeBot Headlines FCC votes for Internet “fast lanes” but could change its mind later Google's Rubik's Cube anniversary doodle How Google Built Its 3-D Interactive Rubik's Cube Doodle Google acquires Word Lens app U.S. announces first criminal charges against foreign country for cyberspying Audible Book of the Week Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Mexican Flyer by Ken Woodman & His Picadilly Brass Hot Topics Microsoft announces its biggest tablet yet, the 12-inch Surface Pro 3 China bans use of Microsoft's Windows 8 on government computers AT&T announces deal to acquire DirecTV YouTube to Acquire Videogame-Streaming Service Twitch for $1 Billion Music Break: Surrender by k. d. lang Final Word James Bond producers are working on an Edward Snowden movie The Drill Down Videos of the Week Star Wars: Force for Change Iran's Viral Happy Video Controversy President's Tweet that may have influenced their release Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.