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In this episode of Gangland Wire, Gary Jenkins sits down with author Craig McGuire to discuss his gripping book, Empire City Under Siege, a deep dive into three decades of FBI manhunts, mob wars, and organized-crime investigations in New York City. Craig explains how the project grew out of his collaboration with retired FBI agent Anthony John Nelson, whose career spanned the most violent and chaotic years of New York's Mafia history. From Nelson's early days as a radio dispatcher in 1969 to his transition into undercover and frontline investigative work, the book captures the gritty reality of law enforcement during the 1970s and 1980s. We explore how Nelson's career mirrored the evolution of organized crime and law-enforcement tactics, including the rise of undercover stings, inter-agency cooperation, and the increasing role of technology. Craig highlights the close working relationship between Nelson and NYPD detective Kenny McCabe, whose deep knowledge of Mafia families and quiet professionalism led to major breakthroughs against organized crime. He tells how these two investigators wathced and uncovered the Gambino Family Roy DeMeo crew under Paul Castellano and Nino Gaggi. Throughout the conversation, Craig shares vivid, often humorous slice-of-life stories from the book—tense undercover moments, dangerous confrontations, and the emotional toll of living a double life. These anecdotes reveal not only the danger of the job but also the camaraderie and resilience that sustained agents and detectives working in the shadows. The episode closes with a reminder that Empire City Under Siege is as much about honoring unsung law-enforcement professionals as it is about mob history. Craig encourages listeners to support true-crime storytelling that preserves these firsthand accounts before they're lost to time. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here.  To purchase one of my books, click here. 0:02 Welcome Back to Gangland Wire 2:14 The Journey to Anthony John Nelson 4:46 The Life and Work of Law Enforcement 15:00 Inside Anthony Nelson’s Early Career 26:49 The Dynamic Duo: Nelson and McCabe 30:16 Tales from the Underworld 35:55 The Tragedy of Everett Hatcher 39:12 The High-Stakes World of Undercover Work 40:56 Closing Thoughts and Inspirations transcript [0:00] Hey, all you wiretappers. Good to be back here in studio of Gangland Wire. I say the same thing every time. I hope it doesn’t bore you too much, but I am back here in the Gangland Wire studio. And I have today an author who interviewed and wrote a book with an FBI agent named Anthony John Nelson, who was one of the premier FBI agents in New York City that was working the mob. And even more interesting about him to me was he formed a partnership with a local copper named Kenny McCabe, who you may know the name. I had read the name before several times as I started researching this and looking at the book, but he was a mob buster supreme and Agent Nelson really formed a dynamic duo. But first, let’s start talking to Craig, your book, Empire City Under Seize, Three Decades of New York FBI Field Office Manhunts, Murders and Mafia Wars. How did you get involved with Anthony John Nelson? [0:55] Hi, Gary. Thanks for having me on your show. Big fan. Appreciate the opportunity. Very interesting and winding path that led me to Anthony’s doorstep. I also previously wrote another book, Carmine and the 13th Avenue Boys, which was about an enforcer in the Colombo family during the Third Colombo War. And I was introduced to Carmine Imbriali through Thomas Dades. Tommy Dades, he’s a famous retired NYPD detective. So after the success of that book, Tommy introduced me to another member of law enforcement. I started to work on a project that sort of fell apart. And one of the sort of consultants, friends that I met with during that was Anthony Nelson. And then one day as that, due to my own fumbling, as that project was falling apart, I had a delightful breakfast with Anthony and his wonderful wife, Sydney, Cindy, one Sunday morning. And Anthony’s pulling out all these clips of all these investigations and all these Jerry Capiche gangland clips. And it was just fascinating. And so I started to realize that there’s something here because I’m also a true crime fan and I remember many of these cases. [2:08] So it took a while to get Anthony to agree to write a book. He’s not one for the spotlight. He’s really your sort of quintessential G-man, modern G-man. It’s also somewhat of a throwback. But he eventually was interested in doing a book if we didn’t just shine the spotlight on him. Gary, you should know the original, the working title of the book was In the Company of Courage. And that’s really the theme that Anthony wanted to bring forth. You’ll notice throughout the book, there are some vignettes and some biographical information about many of the members of law enforcement that I interviewed, but then we also covered and who are no longer with us. It was my privilege to write this book sharing Anthony’s amazing history, 30 years at the FBI and then several years at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office as an investigator. And just like one of the themes is just to really shed some light on the valuable work that members of law enforcement, including you, sir. Thank you for your service. And we think too often these days, members of law enforcement are maligned and there’s a negative light cast on them. It’s the most difficult job in the world. And we just want to make sure that we’re shining some light on that valuable work that the thousands of members of men and women in law enforcement do every day protecting us. [3:24] I appreciate that. I’ll tell you what, all the way from the rookie on the street making those domestic violence calls and party armed calls and armed robbery alarms calls that are, there’s nothing there the first five times you go. And then all of a sudden there’s a guy running out with a gun all the way up to the homicide detectives. And even the people that handle the budget, they all paid their dues out on the streets and organized crime investigators, of course, and narcotics. I really appreciate that. It’s a thankless job for the most part. Once in a while, you get a little thanks, but not much. As we used to say, it was fun. I can’t believe they pay us to do this. [4:01] Gary, it’s like you’re repeating some of the lines of Frank Pergola to Al King, just like that. And that’s key, that thankless piece. I remember interviewing Frank Pergola, just famous New York City detective, worked on Son of Sam. He also worked on solving 79 homicides related to the Gambinos and the DeMeo family. And he echoed those same sentiments. While you’re investigating a case, it’s the victims’ families and the victims, their nerves are so fraught. It’s such a stressful situation. And the members of law enforcement bear the brunt of a lot of that frustration. [4:41] And too often, there’s no thank you at the end. And it’s not that they want to thank you. It’s just that they want the sort of closure, not even the recognition, just some sort of realization that they did a great job. And it’s unfortunate that they don’t, that doesn’t happen as often as it should. I appreciate it. Let’s talk about Anthony Nelson. He sounds like a very interesting character. Talk a little bit about what you learned from him about his early career. And I want to tell you something, that recalcitrance, I believe that’s the word, $25 word if I’ve ever heard one. His refusal to really make himself a hero or the center of attention. That’s pretty common among cops and FBI agents. I’ve noticed we’ve got, I’ve got a good friend here in Kansas City, wrote a book about the mafia in Kansas City called Mopsers in Our Mist, but he refused to put himself into the book. He had a publishing company that wanted him to do it and was going to pay him to do it, but it had to have him as a hero. He said, we have to have a hero in this book. He says, I won’t do it. So that Mr. Nelson, Agent Nelson, that’s not that uncommon. So tell us a little more about some of his early cases. [5:49] Anthony Nelson, interestingly enough, his career trajectory and really his life tracks with the latter half of the last century. And a lot of the technological evolution, the rise of organized crime post-prohibition, these themes of urbanization, radicalization that came out from the starting in the middle of the century. But really heating up as a young Anthony Nelson joins the FBI in 1969, really mostly in administrative roles, radio dispatcher first, eventually he’s an electronics technician. So I’m sure, Gary, you can reflect on, and some of this will resonate with you, just how archaic some of the technology was. Oh my God, yeah. Yeah. Back then, we have some fantastic anecdotes and stories in the book, but just also like, for example, when you’re responding to a hostage crisis and you don’t have a cell phone, you don’t have minimal communications and talking about, you better make sure you have a pocket full of dimes and knocking on a neighbor’s door because time is of the essence and to establish contact. So just some of this great, really interesting material there. Eventually, Anthony was sworn in as an agent in 1976, and he entered the FBI Academy at Quantico, graduated in 77. [7:13] And interestingly enough, Anthony reflects like some of his fellow graduates, perhaps were not as keen on going to New York, one of the larger field offices, perhaps wanting to cut their teeth at a smaller office, but he obviously wanted to go home. So he was, and he jumped right into the fray, really assigned to hijacking. And he was an undercover operative in Red Hook during the 1970s, like the really gritty. And from the stories and from the various folks I interviewed, this really was gritty New York back then with the economy failing, crime on the rise. [7:48] Gary, you look, I heard an interesting stat last week where you had, there was almost a record setting that New York City had not reported a homicide for a record 12 consecutive days. And that had not happened in decades. So when Anthony joined the FBI, they were recording five homicides in New York City. And also during the 70s, you also had this, when you talk about radicalization, with 3,000 bombings nationwide, corruption was rampant. You had credit card fraud was just kicking off. You had widespread bread or auto theft and hijacking. Again, at the street level, Anthony was the front for a Gambino-affiliated warehouse where he had first right of refusal, where some of the hijackers would bring in the loads. And he was doing this on an undercover basis. So he jumped right in. They set him up in a warehouse and he was buying like a sting, what we called a sting operation. He was buying stolen property. They thought he was a fence. [8:50] Yeah, they started doing that in the 70s. They hadn’t really done, nobody had done that before in the 70s. ATF kind of started sting operates throughout the United States. We had one here, but they started doing that. And that was a new thing that these guys hadn’t seen before. So interesting. He was that big, blurly guy up front said, hey, yeah, bring that stuff on. Exactly. If you look on the cover, there are three images on the cover, and one of them is following one of the busts afterwards where they tracked down the hijacked goods. I believe it was in New Jersey. So you could get the sense of the volume. Now, think about it like this. So he’s in Red Hook in the mid-70s. This was actually where he was born. So when Anthony was born in 49, and if you think about Red Hook in the early 50s, this was just a decade removed from Al Capone as a leg-breaking bouncer along the saloons on the waterfront. And this was on the waterfront, Red Hook eventually moved to Park Slope. [9:49] And this was where Crazy Joe Gallo was prompted, started a mob war. And this was when any anthony is coming of age back then and most of his friends is gravitating so to these gangster types in the neighborhood these wise guys but this was a time pre-9-1-1 emergency response system so the only way to report or get help was to call the switchboard call the hospital directly call the fire department directly so you had the rise of the b cop where it wasn’t just the police they were integral part of the community and there’s this really provocative story Anthony tells the first time he saw a death up close and personal, an acquaintance of his had an overdose. And the beat cops really did a sincere effort to try to save him. And this really resonated with the young Anthony and he gravitated towards law enforcement. And then a little bit, a while later as a teenager, they’re having these promotional videos, these promotional sort of documentary style shows on television. And Anthony sees it, and he’s enamored by it, especially when they say this is the hardest job in America. So he’s challenged, and he’s a go-getter. So he writes a letter to J. Edgar Hoover, and Hoover writes him back. [11:03] So it’s a signed letter, and now Anthony laughs about it. He says it was probably a form letter with a rubber stamp, but it really had an amazing impact. And this is at the time when, you know, in the 50s, you really had J. Edgar really embrace the media. And he actually consulted on the other famous, the FBI television show, several movies, the rise of the G-Man archetype. So Anthony was fully on board. [11:28] Interesting. Of course, J. Edgar Hoover wanted to make sure the FBI looked good. Yes, exactly. Which he did. And they were good. They had a really high standards to get in. They had to be a lawyer or accountant or some extra educated kind of a deal. And so they always think, though, that they took these guys who had never been even a street policeman of any kind and they throw them right into the DPN many times. But that’s the way it was. They did have that higher level of recruit because of that. So, Anthony, was he a lawyer or accountant when he came in? Did he get in after they relaxed that? Oh, that’s spot on. I’m glad you brought that up. So now here’s a challenge. So Anthony needs that equalizer, correct? So if you’re a CPA, obviously a former member of the military, if you’re a successful detective or a local police force, one of these type of extra credentials. [12:20] Anthony’s specialty was technology. Now, when you think of technology… Not the ubiquitous nature of technology nowadays, where you have this massive processing power in your phone, and you don’t really have to be a technologist to be able to use the power of it. This is back in the 1960s. But he always had an affinity for technology. And he was able to, when he, one of the other requirements was as he had to hit the minimum age requirement, he had to work for a certain amount of time, he was able to get a job at the FBI. So he was an electronics technician before he became an agent. [12:59] And he had all of the, and back then this was, it was groundbreaking, the level of technology. And he has some funny story, odd, like man on the street stories about, I’m sure you remember Radio Shack when there was a Radio Shack on every other corner, ham radio enthusiasts. And it was cat and mouse. It was, they had the members of organized crime had the police scanners. And they were able to, if they had the right scanner, they had the right frequency. They were able to pick on the bugs planted really close to them. And he tells some really funny stories about one time there was a member of organized crime. They’re staking out, I believe it was the cotillion on 18th Avenue. And then I believe he’s sitting outside with Kenny McCabe. And then one of this member of organized crime, he’s waving a scanner inside and he’s taunting them saying, look, I know what you’re doing. And so it was that granularity of cat and mouse. [13:55] Rudimentary kind of stuff. Yeah. We had a guy that was wearing what we called a kelk kit. It was a wire and he was in this joint and they had the scanner and so but they had to scan her next door at this club And all of a sudden, a bunch of guys came running and there’s somebody in here wearing a wire. And my friend’s guy, the guy I worked with, Bobby, he’s going, oh, shit. And so he just fades into the background. And everybody except one guy had a suit on. Nobody had a suit on except this one guy. So they focused on this one guy that had a suit on and went after him and started trying to pat him down and everything. Bobby just slipped out the front door. So amazing. I mean, you know, Anthony has a bunch of those slice of life stories. I also interviewed a translator from the FBI to get a sort of a different perspective. [14:42] It’s different. Like the agents a little bit more, they’re tougher. They’re a tougher breed. They go through the training. Some of the administrative professionals, like the translators. So this one translator, it’s a pretty harrowing experience because remember the such the insular nature of the neighborhoods and how everyone is always [14:59] looking for someone out of place. So she actually got a real estate license and poses a realtor be able to rent apartments and then she spoke multiple dialects and then just to have to listen in and to decipher not only the code but also the dialects and put it together when you have agents on the line because remember you have an undercover agent if they get discovered more often than not the members of organized crime are going to think they’re members of another crew so you’re dead either they’re an informant if they think they’re an informant you’re dead if they think you’re an agent yeah just turn away from you say okay we don’t deal with this guy anymore if you think you’re informant or somebody another crew or something trying to worm their way in then yeah you’re dead exactly so interviewing maria for this you get that sense from someone who’s not in like not an agent to get true how truly harrowing and dangerous this type of activity was and how emboldened organized crime was until really the late 90s. And back then, it truly was death defying. [16:02] Oh, yeah, it was. They had so many things wired in the court system and in politically in the late 70s and early 80s and all these big cities. No big city was immune from that kind of thing. So they had all kinds of sources. They even had some clerks in the FBI and they definitely had all the court. The courthouses were just wired. And I don’t mean wired, but they had people in places and all those things. So it was death to find that you got into these working undercover. Ever. Hey, you want to laugh? I don’t want to give away all the stories, but there was a great story. I remember Anthony saying, they set up a surveillance post in an apartment and they brought in all the equipment while they were, then they got the court orders and the surveillance post actually got ripped off twice. So while they try, like after hours, someone’s going, yeah, ripping off all the FBI equipment. So you have this extra level of, so that gives you like, It really was Wild West then. Really? [17:00] So now he gets into organized crime pretty quick, into that squad and working organized crime pretty quick. I imagine they put him in undercover like that because of his accent, his ability to fit in the neighborhood. I would think he would have a little bit of trouble maybe running into somebody that remembered him from the old days. Did he have any problem with that? I spot on, Gary. I tell you, this was he. So he’s operating in Red Hook and actually throughout the next several years, he’s periodically flying down to Florida as a front for New York orchestrated drug deals. So he’s going down to Florida to negotiate multi-kilo drug deals on behalf of organized crime. But at the same time, he’s an agent. He eventually rose to be supervisory special agent. He’s managing multiple squads. So there did come an inflection point where it became too dangerous for him to continue to operate as an undercover while conducting other types of investigations. [18:02] Interestingly enough they opened up a resident agency office the ras are in the major field offices in the fbi they have these they’re called ras i’m sure you’re familiar these like mini offices with the office and they’ll focus on certain areas of crime more geographically based so they opened up the brooklyn queens ra and that really focuses heavily on organized crime but also hijacking because you had the, especially with the airport over there and a lot of the concentrations of, especially in South Brooklyn, going into Queens. So he worked there. Also the airport. Also the mass, you have this massive network of VA facilities. You have the forts. So you need these other RA offices. So you have a base of operations to be able to investigate. But Anthony has such a wide extent of case history, everything from airline attacks to art theft heists to kidnappings, manhunts, fugitives. There was Calvin Klein, the famous designer, when his daughter was kidnapped by the babysitter, it did do it. Anthony was investigating that. So it’s just, and while he has this heavy concentration in organized crime. I mentioned that. What’s this deal with? He investigated a robbery, a bank robbery that was a little bit like the dog day afternoon robbery, a standoff. What was that? [19:30] This was actually, it was the dog day afternoon robbery. They based a dog day afternoon on this. Exactly. What you had, and this was before Anthony was when he was still in his administrative role. So he had a communications position. So he was responsible for gathering all the intel and the communications and sharing it with the case, the special agents on site. So what you had was like, he’s with the play by play of this really provocative hostage. It was a bank robbery that quickly turned into a hostage crisis. And then, so throughout this whole, and the way it eventually resolved was the perpetrators insisted on a particular agent. I apologize. It slips my mind, but he’s a real famous agent. So he has to drive them to JFK airport where they’re supposed to have a flight ready to fly them out of the country. And what happens is they secrete a gun into the car and he winds up shooting the bank robbers to death. And there were so many different layers to this bank robbery. It eventually became the movie. And a funny story aside, the movie, while they’re filming the movie, Anthony’s at his friend’s house in downtown Brooklyn. It may have been Park Slope. And they’re calling for extras. His friends run in and say, hey, they’re filming a movie about this bank robbery that happened on Avenue U. You want to be an extra? And he said, nah, no thanks. The real thing was enough for me. [20:55] I’ll tell you what, it wasn’t for a New York City organized crime and New York City crime. Al Pacino wouldn’t have had a career. That’s the truth. [21:05] Now, let’s start. Let’s go back into organized crime. Now, we’ve talked about this detective, Kenny McCabe, who was really well known, was famous. And during the time they worked together and they were working with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. Is that correct? Were both of them working for it? Was he at the FBI and Kenny was with the Brooklyn DA’s office? [21:26] When you think about thematically, in the company of courage, Kenny McCabe was really close. This was a career-long, lifelong, from when they met, relationship, professional relationship that became a deep friendship between two pretty similar members of law enforcement. [21:46] Kenny McCabe had a long career in the NYPD as organized crime investigator before he joined the Southern District Attorney’s Office as an investigator. So the way they first crossed paths was while Anthony was working a hijacking investigation. So he gets a tip from one of his CIs that there’s some hijacked stolen goods are in a vehicle parked in a certain location. So he goes to stake it out. Like they don’t want to seize the goods. They want to find out, they want to uncover who the hijackers are and investigate the conspiracy. So then while he’s there, he sees a sort of a familiar face staking it out as well. Then he goes to the, he goes to the NYA, a detective Nev Nevins later. And he asks about this guy. And so this detective introduces him to Kenny McCabe and right away strike up with his interesting chemistry. And they’re like, you know what? Let’s jointly investigate this. So they wind up foiling the hijacking. But what starts is like this amazing friendship. And I’ll tell you, the interesting thing about Kenny McCabe is almost universally, he’s held in the highest regard as perhaps law enforcement’s greatest weapon in dismantling organized crime in the latter half of the 20th century. For example, I interviewed George Terra, famous undercover detective who eventually went to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. [23:12] And he had a great way. I hope I don’t mangle. Kenny knew all the wise guys and they all knew Kenny. And when I say he knew all the wise guys, he knew their shoe sizes. He knew who they partnered with on bank jobs years ago. So he knew who their siblings were, who their cousins were, who they were married to, who their girlfriends were, what clubs they frequented. For example, during the fatical hearings, where they would do sentencing, often the defense attorneys would want the prosecutors to reveal who their CIs are for due process, for a sense of fairness. And they refused to do that, obviously, for safety reasons, and they want to compromise ongoing investigations. So in dozens, perhaps so many of these cases, they were bringing Kenny McCabe. He was known as the unofficial photographer of organized crime. [24:07] For example, I think it was 2003, he was the first one who revealed a new edict that new initiates into Cosa Nostra had to have both a mother and a father who were Italian. Oh, yeah. I remember that. Yeah. He was also, he revealed that when the Bonanno family renamed itself as Messino, he was the one who revealed that. And then when Messino went to prison for murder, his successor, Vinnie Bassiano, Vinnie gorgeous. When he was on trial, that trial was postponed because so many of law enforcement leaders had to attend Kenny McCabe’s funeral, unfortunately, when he passed. So this is such a fascinating thing. Now, why you don’t hear more about Kenny McCabe, and I interviewed his son, Kenny McCabe Jr. Duke, is like Kenny McCabe like really issued the media spotlight. He would not, he wasn’t interested in grabbing the microphone. So you have almost no media on Kenny McCabe. If you do a Google search for him, I believe the only thing I ever found was a picture in his uniform as an early career police officer. [25:19] So it’s really hard to even do a documentary style treatment without having any media because B-roll is just going to get you so far. So really what Duke has been doing over the last two decades or more is really consolidating all of these as much material as he can. And I think eventually when he does put out a book, this thing’s going to explode. It’s going to be like true Hollywood treatment. But now going back to the mid-70s, so these two guys hook up. You have the FBI agent and you have the police detective. [25:49] Craig, what you always hear is that the FBI is suspicious and doesn’t trust local authorities. And local policemen hate the FBI because they always grab all the glory and take everything, run with it. And they’re left out. And I didn’t have that experience myself. They’ve got the case. They’ve got the laws. We don’t locally, county and statewide, you don’t have the proper laws to investigate organized crime. Yes, sir. But the feds do. So that’s how it works. This really blows that myth up that the local police and the FBI never worked together and hated each other. [26:25] I’m so glad you brought that up because this was very important to Anthony. He has so many lifelong friends in the NYPD, and I’ve interviewed several of them. And just this sincerity comes across, the camaraderie. In any walk of life, in any profession, you’re always going to have rivalries and conflict, whether healthy conflict or negative conflict. [26:46] Even more, you’re going to find that in law enforcement because the stakes are so high. But it’s a disservice to… And what we want to do is sort of dispel the myth that there was no cooperation. Why there were very well-publicized conflicts between agencies prosecuting certain cases. This was the time where technology was really enabling collaboration. Remember, and you had a time, if you had to investigate a serial crime, you had to go from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and you had to interview investigators. You had to comb through written records to piece this together. So it really was not conducive for collaboration. [27:22] So what you saw was the rise of, and then you had these investigative tools and these legal tools like RICO, while they were still trying to figure out and to build. So now you had the litigious tools where you could build conspiracies and prosecute them. So this sort of helped ferment this sort of collaborative interagency, which eventually led to these joint task force that were very successful. What I really love is this microcosm of Anthony Nelson and Kenny McCain. Now, Anthony Nelson was issued a Plymouth Grand Fury with the full police interceptor kit. If you’re familiar with that make and model, no automobile ever created screams cop-mobile like the Grand Fury. And so what you had was after hours, Anthony and Kenny would join up and they would go prowling the underworld with the Grand Fury on purpose. They wanted to be as conspicuous as possible. to the point where they would park in bus stops across the street from these social clubs. And when I say social clubs, they were… [28:29] Everywhere. There were dozens of them all over Brooklyn and Queens. And these are cafe, social clubs, bars, restaurants with heavy OC presence, blatantly conducting their business. So you have these two, Anthony’s always driving. Kenny’s always riding shotgun with his camera. I assume it was some sort of 35 millimeter hanging out the side, taking down names, license plates. Just a great story. You had Paul Castellano in front of Veterans and Friends on 86th Street when he had Dominic Montiglio start that social club so he could have more of a presence in Brooklyn on the street so that he actually crosses the street and he goes to Kenny and Anthony. And he’s saying, guys, you don’t have to sit out here. You could come down to Ponte Vecchio in Bay Ridge. I have a table there anytime you want to talk to me. So it’s that level of bravado. But pretty soon it changed. Once more of this intel started to build these real meaningful cases, Castellana put an edict, don’t talk to these two, don’t be photographed. What came out of that was an amazing partnership where they gathered so much intelligence and Anthony is very. [29:46] Quick to have me point out, give more credit to the investigators, to the agents, to the detectives. They gathered a lot of the intelligence to help with these investigations, but you had so many frontline folks that are doing a lot of the legwork, that are doing the investigations, making the arrests, that are crawling under the hoods. So it’s pretty inspiring. But then you also had some really good, and I don’t want to share all the stories [30:12] in the book. There’s a great story of Kenny and Anthony. They go into Rosal’s restaurant because they see this. [30:21] There may have been a warrant out on this member of law enforcement. So they had cause. So they go in and there’s actually some sort of family event going on. And they’re playing the theme song of The Godfather. As they go in and then they have to go into the back room to get this member of organized crime who’s hiding. So it’s these kind of really slice of life kind of stories that just jump out, jump out of the book. Really? I see, as I mentioned, they had some kind of a run-in with Roy DeMeo at the Gemini. You remember that story? Can you tell that one? Yeah, there’s, so Kenny and Anthony, throughout the hijacking investigations. [30:59] Were, they were among the first to really learn of this mysterious Roy. And his rise. And then also Nino. Remember Nino Gadgi was the Gambino Capo who took over Castellano’s crew, Brooklyn crew, when he was elevated. And then Roy DeMeo was really this larger than life maniac serial killer who formed the Gemini crew, which was a gang of murderers really on the Gemini Lounge in Flatlands, which is really close to Anthony’s house. And Kenny’s not too far. Didn’t they have a big stolen car operation also? Did they get into that at all? Yes. Stolen cars, chop shops. Remember, this is when you had the introduction of the tag job, where it was relatively easy to take the vehicle identification numbers off a junked auto and then just replace them with the stolen auto, and then you’re automatically making that legitimate. And then, so they’re doing this wholesale operation where they’re actually got to the point where they’re shipping hundreds, if not thousands of these tag jobs overseas. So it was at scale, a massive operation. Roy DeMay was a major earner. He was such an unbalanced, very savvy business for the underworld, business professional, but he was also a homicidal maniac. [32:22] Some say they could be upwards of a hundred to 200 crimes. Frank Pergola alone investigated and So 79 of these crimes associated with this crew. And it got to the point where, and he had a heavy sideline in drugs, which was punishable by death in the Gambino family, especially under Castellano. So then what you had was all these investigations and all this intelligence that, and then with this collaboration between the FBI and NYPD. Oh, wow. It is quite a crew. I’m just looking back over here at some of the other things in there in that crew in that. You had one instance where there was a sentencing hearing and of a drug dealer, I believe, a member of organized crime. And Kenny McCabe is offering testimony to make sure that the proper sentencing is given because a lot of times these guys are deceptive. [33:16] And he mentions DeMeo’s name. So DeMeo in a panic. So then maybe a couple of nights later, they’re parked in front of veterans and friends. And DeMeo comes racing across 86th Street. Now, 86th Street is like a four-lane thoroughfare. It’s almost like, oh, I grew up in the air a few blocks away. So he’s running through traffic. And then he’s weaving in and out. And he’s screaming at Kenny McCabe, what are you trying to kill me? Putting my name into a drug case? They’re going to kill me. And so it’s that kind of intimate exchanges that they have with, with these key members of organized crime of the era. [33:52] Wow. That’s, that’s crazy. I see that they worked to murder that DEA agent, Everett Hatcher, that was a low level mob associate that got involved in that. And then supposedly the mob put out the word, but you gotta, we gotta give this guy up. But you remember that story? Now, this is another instance where I remember this case. And I remember afterwards when they killed Gus Faraci. So what you had was, again, and this is very upsetting because you had DEA agent Everett Hatchard, who is a friend of Anthony’s. To the point where just prior to his assassination, they were attending a social event together with their children. And he would also, they would run into each other from time to time. They developed a really beyond like camaraderie, like real friendship. So then, so Hatcher has, there’s an undercover sting. So there’s Gus Faraci, who’s, I believe he was associated with the Lucchese’s, with Chile. [34:55] So he gets set up on the West Shore. And so he’s told to go to the West Shore Expressway. Now, if you’ve ever been on that end of Staten Island, that whips out heading towards the outer bridge. This really is the end of the earth. This is where you have those large industrial like water and oil tankers and there’s not really good lighting and all this. It’s just like a real gritty. So he loses his surveillance tail and they eventually, he’s gunned down while in his vehicle. So then Anthony gets the call to respond on site to investigate the murder. He doesn’t know exactly who it is until he opens up the door and he sees it’s his friend. And this is the first assassination of a DEA agent. It was just such a provocative case. And the aftermath of that was, again, like Gus Faraci, who was, he was a murderer. He was a drug dealer, but he did not know. He set him up. He thought he was a member of organized crime. [35:53] He was just another drug dealer. He did not realize he was a DEA agent. And then all hell broke loose. And you had just the all five families until they eventually produced Gus Faraci, set him up, and then he was gunned down in Brooklyn. [36:06] Case closed, huh? Exactly. Yeah. And as we were saying before, I don’t remember it was before I started recording or after that. When you’re working undercover, that’s the worst thing is they think that you’re an informant or a member of another crew and you’re liable to get killed. At one say, I had a sergeant one time. He said, if you get under suspicion when you’re like hanging out in some of these bars and stuff, just show them you’re the cops. Just get your badge out right away because everything just, all right, they just walk away then. It’s a immensely dangerous thing to maintain your cover. Yes, sir. Anthony was always good at that because tall gentleman has the right sort of Italian-American complexion. He’s passable at Italian. So with some of these folks, especially from Italy that come over, he could carry a conversation. He’s not fluent. [36:56] And he just walks in and talks in. It’s a different… George Terror was a fantastic undercover detective. And you talk to some of these undercovers, it’s like you have to be… There’s sort of this misperception that the organized crime members are like these thugs and flunkies. These are very intelligent, super suspicious, addled individuals that are able to pick up on signals really easy because they live on the edge. So you really can’t fake it, the slightest thing. And again, they’ll think that their first inclination is not that you’re a member of law enforcement. Their first inclination is that you’re a member of a rival crew that’s looking to kill me looks at looking to rip me off so i’m going to kill you first it’s just it’s just a wild and imagine that’s your day job oh man i know they could just and i’ve picked this up on people there’s just a look when you’re lying there’s just a look that just before you catch it quick but there’s a look of panic that then you get it back these guys can pick up that kind of stuff just so quickly any kind of a different body language they’re so good with that. [38:02] And he’s also, he has to be able to say just enough to establish his connection and credibility without saying too much that’s going to trip him up. And that’s like being able to walk that line. He tells, again, I hate giving away all these stories because I want readers to buy the book, but he has this fantastic story when he’s on an undercover buy and he’s, I don’t know if it’s Florida, if it’s Miami or it’s Fort Lauderdale and he has to go into a whole, like the drugs are in one location and he’s in that with the drug deals in one location and he’s in this location and, but he knows the money’s not going to come. [38:42] So he has to walk into this hotel room with all these cartel drug guys who are off balance, knowing that he’s got to figure out, how do I get out of this room without getting killed? And once I walk out, will the timing be right that I could drop to the floor right when the responding FBI agents, again, these are FBI agents from a different [39:08] field office that he perhaps doesn’t have intimate working. knowledge of. I got to trust that these guys got my back and they’re not distracted. So I can’t even imagine having to live with that stress. No, I can’t either. All right. I’ll tell you what, the book, guys, is Empire City Under Siege, the three decades of New York FBI field office man hunts, murders, and mafia wars by Craig McGuire with former retired FBI agent Anthony John Nelson. I pulled as many stories as I could out of the book from him. You’re going to have to get the book to get to the rest of. And believe me, I’m looking at my notes here and the stuff they sent me. And there are a ton of great stories in there, guys. You want to get this book. [39:50] I also want to say there’s something special going on at Wild Blue Press. My publisher specializes in true crime. And it’s just, they’re so nurturing and supportive of writers. Just fantastic facilities and promotions. And they just help us get it right. That’s the most important thing, Anthony, accuracy. So if there’s anything wrong in the book, that’s totally on me. It’s really hard to put one of these together, especially decades removed. But then I’m just thankful for the support of nature of Wild Blue and Anthony and all the remarkable members of law enforcement like yourself, sir. Thank you for your service. And Anthony, and I’m just so inspired. I just have to say, they’re like a different breed. And you folks don’t realize how exciting. Because there are so many stories like Anthony would come up with and he would say, do you think readers would be interested in this story? And I fall out of my chair like, oh my God, this could be a whole chapter. So it was as a true crime fan myself of this material, it’s just, it was a wild ride and I enjoyed it. [40:56] Great. Thanks a lot for coming on the show, Craig. Thanks, Gary. You’re the best.

In this episode of the Everyday Ultra Podcast, host Joe Corcione chats with his athlete Jennifer Taylor, who recently conquered her first 100-miler at the High Lonesome 100—one of the toughest ultras in the U.S.Jennifer opens up about how she turned grief and trauma into fuel for her running journey, but just as importantly, she shares the training strategies that helped her prepare for a mountainous, high-altitude race while living in the flatlands of North Carolina. From grinding out vert on the treadmill to learning how to pivot through multiple race cancellations, Jennifer's story shows what's possible when commitment meets belief.Whether you're training for your first 100-miler or looking for mental and physical strategies to take your running to the next level, this conversation is packed with insights you can use right away.What you'll learn:How Jennifer trained for 20,000+ feet of vert while living in North CarolinaThe tricks she used to go from treadmill hater to treadmill warriorWhy building a strong mental game and emotional resilience is just as important as mileageHow to pivot training and goals when races get canceled or plans changeFueling and mindset lessons learned from a tough 50-mile training raceHow belief, coaching, and consistency carried her through the High Lonesome 100 finish lineHuge thank you to Jennifer for coming on the show!SHOW LINKS:Register for our race, The Desert Peak Ultra 100K + 50K at ⁠⁠⁠desertpeakultra.com⁠⁠⁠Want to work with me to crush your next ultramarathon in our group coaching program? Sign up for our group coaching program here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.theeverydayultra.com/group-coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to be coached by me and my team to crush your next ultramarathon in our 1:1 coaching program?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Book a free call here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with one of our coaches to see if we are a good fit!Follow Joe on IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everyday Ultra YouTube Channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUelKGeptWZivD6yRIDiupg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try PlayOn Pain Relief Spray at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠playonrelief.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try Bear Butt Wipes and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA at bearbuttwipes.comTry Janji apparel and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA at Janji.comTry Ketone-IQ and get 30% off your order at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ketone.com/everydayultra⁠⁠⁠⁠

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda FINALLY wrap up "Kingdom of Ash," the seventh and final book in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. And there are tears, and rants, and laughs but mostly tears because this is the EPIC conclusion to a much-beloved series.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are back with part 3 of "Kingdom of Ash," book 7 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. And there's no other way to say it -- the shit is hitting the fan, and it's hard to read and talk about it. But they're moving forward for you, powered by Aedion hate. Listen now! Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are back with part 2 of "Kingdom of Ash," the final book in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. And in all honesty, we can probably call this Round 2 of Aedion hate, but we promise, our hosts do talk about other things too.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda cover part 1 of "Kingdom of Ash," the final book in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. And when we say this final book is epic, it is EPIC. You'll cry, you'll scream, and maybe even throw up, but our hosts will also do their best to make you laugh through it.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda wrap up "Tower of Dawn," book 6 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. The second half is full of big reveals and "it's about time moments," so hop aboard the Chaol hate train and listen now.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

On this episode of The Milton Report, host Steve Milton gets you set for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Week 11 matchup at Mosaic Stadium against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Ticats Audio Network provides Hamilton Tiger-Cats fans with the most comprehensive, entertaining and informative news and information about their favourite football team. Featuring Steve Milton, Mike Daly, Bubba O'Neil, Courtney Stephen, Simoni Lawrence, Mike Morreale, Rob Hitchcock, Brian Simmons, Louie Butko, Ticats players, coaches and front office personnel, other Canadian Football League experts and many more. Regular shows include Ticats Today, Ticats This Week, Tiger-Cats Game Day, Tiger-Cats Pregame, Tiger-Cats At The Half, Tiger-Cats Postgame, Speaking With The Enemy, Morreale & Hitch, CFL This Week, and so much more. Ticats Audio Network content can be found on the Tiger-Cats YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, at listen.ticats.ca and anywhere else you find podcasts. Please follow, like, leave a review wherever you find our content, and follow the Hamilton Tiger-Cats social media channels to keep up to date with all Ticats Audio Network content.Twitter: @TicatsInsta: @hamiltontigercatsTikTok: @hamiltonticatsFacebook: cfltigercatsYouTube: ticatstvchannel

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are back with part 1 of "Tower of Dawn," book 6 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. And if you're a Chaol hater, you may find the subject matter tedious ... but we promise: THIS BOOK IS GOOD. And we worked really hard on getting the pronunciations right, so you should listen now.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

The Daily Quiz - Geography Today's Questions: Question 1: Flatbush and Flatlands are neighborhoods located in which New York City borough? Question 2: What is the capital city of Turkmenistan? Question 3: Which Central American country extends furthest North? Question 4: Which of these countries borders United Arab Emirates? Question 5: What is the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines? Question 6: What is the capital of Vietnam? Question 7: What Is The Oldest Continuously Inhabited City In The World Question 8: Colombo is a city in which country? This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are back to conclude "Empire of Storms," book 5 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. So in addition to having your tissues ready for that heart-wrenching cliffhanger, be prepared to remember why you love the Thirteen and why you should hate Aedion.   Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are back with part 2 of "Empire of Storms," book 5 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. Full disclosure: this is now part 2 of 3, and maybe that's a good thing, since we can get the "velvet-wrapped steel" conversation out of the way. Sorry for the cringe Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are back with part 1 of "Empire of Storms," book 5 of Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. But don't worry - it won't be until the next episode when the trauma begins.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda wrap up "Queen of Shadows," book 4 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. If you're a longtime listener, you know these ladies aren't shy about giving their opinions and they deliver in this episode. Listen now! Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are back with part 1 of "Queen of Shadows," book 4 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. There's going to be LOTS of Chaol hate (sorry not sorry), lots of laughs, and mispronounced names. So a typical episode - listen now!  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Today host Holly Chen meets with Armen Avanessian. Armen is the Head Routesetter and Operations Manager at Threshold Climbing in Oklahoma. Armen is a USAC Level 3 Routesetter and his setting career has spanned the state of Oklahoma, where he's worked as a desk staff member, routesetter, and now head routesetter and routesetting consultant. Coming up for Armen is the bouldering divisionals event at his home gym as well as his first time being the chief routesetter for a regionals event. Outside of slinging plastic, Armen is a route developer with several first ascents of boulders in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge up to V double digits. Armen began consulting for gyms earlier this year, helping routesetters and gym managers build their hold selection, design setting programs, and educate setters. Also, this year Armen has been trying to diversify his hobbies and has picked up the guitar after a long hiatus. Holly and Armen's chat gets pretty technical, but they start off with an explainer on why gyms and routesetters might need consulting. They also talk about how the hold selection for the opening set can determine the style of climbing in the gym, and what differentiates an old-school hold selection from a contemporary or modern one. Armen offers a lot of practical tips on making the best out of tight hold budgets. He and Holly dissect the pros and cons of various grading systems. They touch on routesetter education, communication, leadership, and the four IFSC style components, getting into a deep discussion on which moves fit into which style component. Thank you Bold Climbing and RGP for your support! And thank you Devin Dabney for your music!

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda finish their discussion on "Heir of Fire," book 3 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. Are Chaol and Aedion still dumb and dumber? Does Hilda like Rowan yet? Is Manon still everyone's favorite? Listen now and get the answers to all your burning questions.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Happy New Year! Kick off 2025 with Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda and listen to the first half recap of "Heir of Fire," book 3 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series.  Now does this book have a lot of POVs? Yes, but we promise they're worth it, even if your initial reaction is WTF. But have we ever steered you wrong?  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Emily and Mike come back online to share an enchanting discovery, a custom book service that illustrates art history with your grandchildren, literally, and the Renaissance dad who created it. Explore Tom Ryan's service, Selfarama, at this link.  (Note--the episode reflects our observations and opinions about the topic service. We paid full price for the service, we received no discount or other compensation, and the subject had no influence over the content of this episode. We just think it's cool!) Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions:"Rue Severine," "Flatlands," "Fissure Forming," "Gaena"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda cover "Crown of Midnight," book 2 in Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. The plot thickens with book 2, and there are secrets to uncover and mysteries to solve and men to rage against. So listen now to get caught up.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda cover "Throne of Glass," book 1 in Sarah J. Maas' eponymous series.  They're always talking about it, so now it's time to find out why they all love the series so much.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

As a young kid growing up on the streets of Paris, Matthias Dandois would kick a football around with his mates. The problem was, he didn't enjoy it much.Then one day, he saw another group of kids riding BMX bikes and having far more fun than he was on the football pitch. And that was it. A love affair was born.A few years later, he was BMX flatland world champion, at just 19. Now, he's a nine-time world champion, Olympic torch bearer for the Games held in his home city, a superstar in so many fields and there's little doubt that he has transcended his sport.Matthias is a BMX rockstar, and it was our true pleasure to welcome him to Just Ride, learn all about BMX flatland, and his remarkable career – including a fascinating spell as the lead actor in a Hollywood film!Sadly, Rob wasn't around for this one and Eliot flew solo, but Matthias brought the energy. You're gonna love it.We'll be back soon.

The story of King Mighty Mikko, a young man who isn't a king or mighty, but he is Mikko, and maybe that's all he needs. Oh...and a very clever fox conman. The creature is Vishap, who lives at the top of a mountain and just wants to give you cash and prizes to not be covered in poison blood --- Discord: https://myths.link/discord Source: https://myths.link/mightymikko --- BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/myths today to get 10% off your first month. --- "Flatlands 4th" by Blue Dot Sessions  "Slate Tracker" by Blue Dot Sessions  "Still Nite" by Blue Dot Sessions  "Western Tanager" by Chad Crouch  "Mallard" by Chad Crouch

It's time! Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are finally tackling the OG SJM series "Throne of Glass," starting with the prequel novella "The Assassin's Blade." Although they're not reading the novella in the official recommended order, they decided to start with it first because they hadn't all read it before ... and you know what? They liked going in this order. So listen now to get all their thoughts.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

In deze aflevering bespreken we de 2024 editie van Flatlands 300. In navolging van Ferdi is ook Richard nu nieuwbakken Flatlander en tevens ultra-rijder. Niels en Maarten bespreken alle ins and outs van deze warme editie. Wij danken Shimano, Etxeondo, komoot en natuurlijk de Yearlings voor hun muzikale ondersteuning. Deze podcast wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door HetisKoers.nl de leukste wielerblog van Nederland en Vlaanderen. Wil je reageren of een suggestie voor een onderwerp doen? Dat kan. Sluit je aan bij onze vrienden van de show. Of volg ons op den Twitters en het oh zo hippe Instagram jullie kunnen ons daar vinden onder @pedaleurs.cc, @hetiskoers, @Z8LTAN79 en @hengelahr.  Vind je dit nou een leuke podcast? Laat dan even een review achter. Dan help je gelijk anderen om ons te kunnen vinden. Een spraakbericht wordt uiteraard ook gewaardeerd. Wij zullen de reviews uiteraard delen in de show.  Goed Goan en tot de volgende keer. De Groute! Merchandise Pedaleurs: The Vandal Shimano: Shimano NL Etxeondo: Etxeondo Muziek: The Yearlings End game Muziek: Rain is here, Wildflowers Muziek Groute van de week: Haystak, Buddy Sullivan Route van de week / komoot: Groute van de week Vriendvandeshow: Pedaleurs Het is Koers: HiK Pedaleurs Flatlands: https://www.flatlands300.cc/

Celina Kurz has been playing in bands since she was in high school. Her current projects is Future Star. Former bands are True Crush and Kidnap Kids (originally Bears and Chairs) and has played in others, including The Trolls and Only A Visitor. Venues visited: The Mansion was a venue for house shows on Victoria and Adanac.  Astorino's was the venue for the Safe Amplification Site Society (Safe Amp 2013-2015) at the site of a former dining hall at 1739 Venables Street. Franklin Studios (1654 Franklin St) is an artspace which existed as a music venues for a period in the 2010s. Flatlands is a house on Victoria Drive, north of Venables, which hosted an annual music festival called Flatlandia starting in 2016 and continuing for several years. Other venues mentioned: TheTeen Raveup, the Zoo Zhop, the Moontower. Musicians discussed include Tommy Tone, Chris-a-riffic, Rockridge, Lunch Lady, Dogbreth, Diners, Greenbelt Collective, Nicholas Krgovich. Shout Back Festival! (2012, 2013 and 2014) was an anarcha-feminist, queer, radical, anti-capitalist DIY music festival . Circle ‘Round is a new music series organized by Celina at the Lido.   Music clips used with artist permission. Kidnap Kips: Stories from You Would Run From Ratboy Grave (2009, Geographing Records) Trush Crush: diss appear from We Like Us (2013) Future Star: Karoake from cryorities (2016)

Bombers / Lego / Flatlanders / Lord of the Rings (1:40); Since we're talking Lego at 8:05, let's talk about the timeless toys of our lives! (8:10): BOMBERS STINK UP THE JOINT (15:55); THE COUCH POTATOES! Bad Boys 4, The Watchers, and... Lord of the Rings??? (22:40); LEGO! Manitoba Lego Users Group presents River City Brickfest at Grant Park Mall on June 15th, including a Lego WINNIPEG ARENA (34:05); Flatlanders Beer Festival is this weekend at Canada Life Centre! In support of True North Youth Foundation (40:55); Winning stories on timeless toys (52:00); Richard Cloutier on Project Surge - Youth crime strategy coming today regarding the core group of teens committing hundreds of crimes (55:40).

Three(ish) stories from the Korean peninsula about ghosts and goblins. Kind of. Some are actual ghosts and goblins (도깨비). Some are the ghosts of happier times and the lives we thought we wanted. Some goblins literally beat us up when they cheat at board games. There's a lot to learn this week. The creature is the Kting Voar, a creature that definitely does not exist, but not for lack of being extremely normal and boring. Kting Voar article: https://myths.link/academicrigorcryptidstyle Cow eating snake (NOT the Kting Voar): https://myths.link/snakeyum Story 1 (the literary man): https://myths.link/literaryman Story 2: https://myths.link/snakesrevenge Story 3: https://myths.link/charan Disclaimer: https://myths.link/350 --- Sponsor: This episode of Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/myths and get on your way to being your best self. --- Music: "Cirrocumulous" by Chad Crouch  "Venus Aire" by Blue Dot Sessions  "Cortesia" by Blue Dot Sessions  "Flatlands 1st" by Blue Dot Sessions  "Night Music" by Blue Dot Sessions  "The Bond" by Chad Crouch  "Virginia Creeper" by Blue Dot Sessions

Hear about different aspects of women's lives in World War Two through five new fictional books recommended by Cheryl McKeon of the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza. "The Enemy at Home: A Thrilling Historical Suspense Novel" (Kevin O'Brien, 2023), set in Seattle, has a serial killer targeting Rosie the Riveters. "Good Night Irene: A Novel" (Luis Alberto Urrea, 2023) is based on the author's mother's true experiences as a "Doughnut Dolly" on the war front, which combines war descriptions with "laugh out loud funny" tales of female friendship. "The First Ladies" (Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, 2023) tells of the friendship between Eleanor Rosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, the "first lady of the civil rights movement." "Flatlands" (Sue Hubbard, 2023) and "The Secret Book of Flora Lea" (Patti Callahan Henry, 2023) each explore the experiences of grown British "Pied Piper children" who were sent from urban areas to rural foster homes for safety. And for a break from war, check out "The Book of (More) Delights" (Ross Gay, 2023). For more information, visit www.bhny.com. Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Deel II van de podcast over Flatlands 300. In deze aflevering blikken wij terug op Flatlands 300, een Gravel Ultra die zondag 2 juli door Ferdi, Bastiaan en Maarten is verreden. In deel II bespreken we onze tocht en strijd tegen de slaap, honger , vermoeidheid en elementen. Wie weet is zelfs Niels over te halen om zich voor de volgende editie in te schrijven! Wij danken Shimano, Etxeondo, komoot en natuurlijk de Yearlings voor hun muzikale ondersteuning. Deze podcast wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door HetisKoers.nl de leukste wielerblog van Nederland en Vlaanderen. Wil je reageren of een suggestie voor een onderwerp doen? Dat kan. Sluit je aan bij onze vrienden van de show. Of volg ons op den Twitters en het oh zo hippe Instagram jullie kunnen ons daar vinden onder @pedaleurs.cc, @hetiskoers, @z8ltan89 en @hengelahr.  Vind je dit nou een leuke podcast? Laat dan even een review achter. Dan help je gelijk anderen om ons te kunnen vinden. Een spraakbericht wordt uiteraard ook gewaardeerd. Wij zullen de reviews uiteraard delen in de show.  De Groute! Shimano: Shimano NL Etxeondo: Etxeondo Muziek: The Yearlings End game Muziek: Rain is here, Wildflowers Muziek Groute van de week: Haystak, Buddy Sullivan Route van de week / komoot: Groute van de week Vriendvandeshow: Pedaleurs Het is Koers: HiK Pedaleurs https://www.flatlands300.cc/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedaleurs/message

In deze aflevering blikken wij terug op Flatlands 300, een Gravel Ultra die zondag 2 juli door Ferdi, Bastiaan en Maarten is verreden. In deel I bespreken we de voorpret met de daarbijbehorende spanning voor het onbekende. In deel II zal de daadwerkelijke rit uitvoerig worden besproken. Wie weet is zelfs Niels over te halen om zich voor de volgende editie in te schrijven! Wij danken Shimano, Etxeondo, komoot en natuurlijk de Yearlings voor hun muzikale ondersteuning. Deze podcast wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door HetisKoers.nl de leukste wielerblog van Nederland en Vlaanderen. Wil je reageren of een suggestie voor een onderwerp doen? Dat kan. Sluit je aan bij onze vrienden van de show. Of volg ons op den Twitters en het oh zo hippe Instagram jullie kunnen ons daar vinden onder @pedaleurs.cc, @hetiskoers, @z8ltan89 en @hengelahr.  Vind je dit nou een leuke podcast? Laat dan even een review achter. Dan help je gelijk anderen om ons te kunnen vinden. Een spraakbericht wordt uiteraard ook gewaardeerd. Wij zullen de reviews uiteraard delen in de show.  De Groute! Shimano: Shimano NL Etxeondo: Etxeondo Muziek: The Yearlings End game Muziek: Rain is here, Wildflowers Muziek Groute van de week: Haystak, Buddy Sullivan Route van de week / komoot: Groute van de week Vriendvandeshow: Pedaleurs Het is Koers: HiK Pedaleurs https://www.flatlands300.cc/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedaleurs/message

Good friends, good art, good audio, good times. This week your hosts are "getting physical" with the launch of redeemable tokens on fx(hash)! In this episode we discuss, in roughly this order: Car trips and the Otherworld podcast Redeemable tokens on fx(hash), the launch of fx(Versa) ++ Le Random A little more platform talk, which is our right! Big success with Alba's first week of the Flatlands exhibition Trinity shills the AB Curated Dopamine Machines by Steve Pikelny Nuages possibles by Joanie Lemercier Who is Fakewhale and what we liked about their curated release on objkt Somewhere in Between by GorillaSun && Si-operator by HAL09999, our two favorites from the Proof of X event releases Machine-hearted by Ivona Tau, her first long form AI project (that we can think of) “Simple Thoughts” exhibition by Khwampa on Verse, insane MS Paint art! Twitter: @WaitingToSign Instagram: @waitingtobesigned Donations: wtbs.tez && wtbs.eth Episode Art: Folds within Folds by Khwampa Intro music by The Gas Station, as heard in *Sunset Dancers* by Laurean0 Outro music "Always Be Listed" by Pixelwank

Hear what kind of cross-cultural issues emerge when Europeans marry Americans, then listen in as we discuss the allure of a road trip around America's Great Plains, where unobstructed views make the sky seem closer. And get tips on the best places to visit in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic for a sense of life behind the Iron Curtain, now a generation in the past. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Clark enters an inescapable conflict. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. J'Onn J‘Onzz was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. John Stewart was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Oliver Queen was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Dr. Fate was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. The Joker was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger, and Bob Kane.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Itasca by Blue Dot Sessions, Fly a Kite by Spectacular Sound Productions, Maceonectar (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Saxsyndrum, Spring Cleaning by Blue Dot Sessions, Touching Down by Scott Nice, Ginger by Chad Crouch, I Have a Plan by Borrtex, Moon by Borrtex,Loaming Pulse by Podington Bear, Flatlands 3rd by Blue Dot Sessions, Outside (Luzalove Mix) by Luxalove, Animals by Borrtex, Shadow by Evan Shaeffer, The Undertake by Borrtex, There is Always a Reason by Borrtex, Time Passing I by David Hilowitz, Unto the Coven by Plasticine Cowboy.

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. This year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. Today, Council member Farah Louis, talks about her priorities for district 45, which includes East Flatbush, Flatbush, Flatlands, Marine Park, and Midwood.

Clark does his best to avoid politics. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Martha Kent were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Peacemaker was created by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. Lana Lang was created by Bill Finger and John Sikela. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Hal Jordan was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Bizarro was created by George Papp and Otto Binder. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Prometheus was created by Grant Morrison and Arnie Jorgensen. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Weather Wizard was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. The Toyman was created by Don Cameron and Ed Debrotka.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Trundle by Podington Bear, Gradual Sunrise by David Hilowitz, Fjord by Bio Unit, Ancora Dolcemente by Jari Pitkanen, Three Colors by Podington Bear, Last Day of High School by Borrtex, Donnalee by Blue Dot Sessions, Show Me by Borrtex, Night Vision by Podington Bear, Lady Marie by Blue Dot Sessions, Low Horizon by Kai Engel, Emu in the Bass by Gorowski, A Soul the Same by Audralic, Counting Lights by Kai Engel, Coming Home by Borrtex, Memory Wind by Podington Bear, Evermore by Jari Pitkanen, New England is Interesting by BOPD, Outside (Luxalove remix) by Luxalove, Big Feeling Man by Blue Dot Sessions, Boadicee (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Phasme, Rising Out of Stagnant Water by Jack Anderton, Swollen Clouds by Podington Bear, You Make My Heart Sing by Will Bangs, Flatlands 3rd by Blue Dot Sessions, Ashes by Jahzzar.

Clark is invited to a debate. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Martha Kent, and Jonathan Kent were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Deadshot was created by David Vern Reed and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Prometheus was created by Grant Morrison and Arnie Jorgensen. Knightfall was created by Gail Simone and Alitha Martinez. Electrocutioner was created by Marv Wolfman, Michael Fleisher, and Irv Novick. Reaper was created by Mike W. Barr and Alan Davis. Javelin was created by Len Wein and Dave Gibbons. Peacemaker was created by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. Bloodsport was created by John Byrne. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Metallo was created by Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Iris West was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Hal Jordan was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Gradual Sunrise by David Hilowitz, Headlights/Moutain Road by Blue Dot Sessions, …and Degeneracy by Abstract Nostalgic Fractal Systems, Curious Process by Podington Bear, Donnalee by Blue Dot Sessions, Starlight by Chad Crouch, Great is the Contessa by Blue Dot Sessions, The Dawn Chorus (Instrumental) by Chad Crouch, Good Ideas Poorly Executed by Steve Combs, Flatlands 3rd by Blue Dot Sessions, Chicane by Bio Unit, Intro by Baucheamp, A Sea Change by Kyle Preston, Calm and Collected by Blue Dot Sessions, Dutiligi by Mello C, Roundpine by Blue Dot Sessions, Stress by Audiobinger.

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. This year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. Today, Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse talks about her priorities for District 46, which includes Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Gerritsen Beach, Georgetown, and parts of Marine Park, Flatlands, and Sheepshead Bay. Catch up with all the interviews here.

Wander Woman of Kansas is a diverse women's outdoor group who are engaged in the enjoyment of adventuring and exploring the outdoors. Founded in 2018, Wander Woman Kansas was developed to bring women together in a tough outdoor industry that can be difficult to navigate. Founder Jessica White joins us in the Flatlands to discuss her personal journey, the ins and outs of Wander Woman, and how women everywhere can participate in these unique outdoor opportunities.Whether you are an expert in outdoor sports, or have not had an opportunity, Wander Woman is here to make those outdoor bucket lists a possibility.HostsLaura Mendenhall, Nadia MarjiSourcesWander Woman of Kansas Wander Woman Facebook PageWander Woman Instagram Page 

Part 2 of our exploration of climate emotions through music: Thomas's playlist “Shifting Basslines of the Cornucopians” — its title inspired by the Snapped Ankles number, and having a double meaning: Shifting bass lines in the music that inspires us and “Shifting Baselines” in how each generation perceives the natural world. As Thomas notes: “My themes are water and fire, being a hostage to Capitalism and Climate Change, finding refuge, transformation, and our all-togetherness during these challenging times. As Courtney John sings “Yes we are sailing in a different boat. But we are sailing in the same ocean.” In my mix, I am inspired by a variety of sources, the old time music of the Carter Family, the cathartic punk of The Thermals, the immersive ‘Become…' series of Alaskan composer John Luther Adams, and the tribal techno of ‘Land Back.' We are nostalgic (and solastalgic) about the beautiful ‘Flatlands' in ‘The World We Knew' while the ‘Sword of Damocles' hangs over our heads. In this ‘Cruel Summer' with ‘No Snow on the Mountain' we hope that ‘Somewhere' there is a place for us.”

De aller fleste er klare over helseskadene som røyking kan medføre. Men har dette alltid vært budskapet for reklamen for tobakk? Vi har tatt et dykk ned i det historiske arkivet for å se litt nærmere på saken. Repporter: Lise Benus Lyd hentet fra Norsk Folkemuseum og Blue.Session. Artister: Direct Start, Orange Cat, Flatlands

In de koude winter van 1914 gaat kunstenaar Leo Gestel naar Mallorca. Als daar eind januari de zon doorbreekt, begint voor Gestel een periode van ongeveer drie maanden waarin hij enorm op dreef raakt, met vaak wel twee schilderijen per dag. Achteraf gezien is dat Mallorca-werk een van de hoogtepunten van zijn carrière én van de moderne kunst in Nederland. Caspar Stalenhoef spreekt daarover met Caroline Roodenburg-Schadd.Muziek: ‘Triana', ‘Matamoscas', ‘Mute Steps' en ‘Flatlands 1st' van Blue Dot Sessions

The Lonely Palette is on maternity leave until early March, which means that we've been turning to the archives to feature episodes specific to the many shades of motherhood. This episode, from March 2020, tackles the noble melons, jugs, and knockers that nourish the gazes and stomachs of the world. So why are we so disgusted when a woman – and specifically performance artist Patty Chang - saves a little bit for herself? See the images: bit.ly/33DsB4P Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, “Flatlands 3rd,” “Louver,” “Sino de Cobre,” “Dorica Theme,” “The Dustbin,” “We Shall Know Speed” Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette

Radio art & sound edit: Tara Downs  Writer & stand up poet: Jonny Fluffypunk Jonny Fluffypunk: "One of the joys of Short-wave listening that has captivated me all these years is the pure randomness and unpredictability of the experience...' I was inspired by the explanation that accompanied the original recording; the listener surprised and thrilled by the sudden interruption of unfamiliar station idents and snippets of broadcast… so how about another, even shorter-lived station, ‘interrupting the interrupter'? What comes through on the original recording (some sort of banal anti-smoking advice) is rendered strange and exotic by virtue of it swirling, unexpected, out of the ether, from somewhere unknown on the far side of the world; our shrinking planet suddenly seems vast and mysterious again. So imagine you're listening from a Polynesian island, in the dead of night, and how- distorted by distance, layered under interference and leaping out of nowhere- the voice of an aggrieved Englishman, exiled to a friend's shed after a row over a tinned pie, might somehow sound similarly magical. So often when surfing across the wilder weirdnesses of the radio dial the imagination is forced to come up with some sort of flimsy raft of narrative, lashed together from incomplete, ambiguous and incoherent snippets, if for no other reason than so one can get to sleep." Technical Production & Sound Editing: "A ritual attempt to invoke the gods of otherness and unleash the ghosts in the machine. Text and station ident recorded using 1986 Casio SL-1 keyboard and broken SM58 microphone, fed through Boss loop pedal and recorded on worn-out cassette on Tascam 244 portastudio. Result then played out via MW test transmitter and finally digitally captured for this project crackling from a cranky 1940's Phillips bakelite radio. Then sent to Tara in the Netherlands for further burial into the static... " Tara: "Jonny and I are similarly entranced by the magic of radio and divinations on shortwaves. This curiosity brought us together as colleagues and provides a constant, erratic wave that runs through Radio Droogdok & our Radiophonic Hut project.  This was a lot of fun, mixing Jonny's story into the original piece (picked up by DXer Colin Newell), peppering with field recordings from my own collection (made when resuscitating old radios) , playing with rhythm, distance and proximity to evoke both the feelings of isolation of a lone broadcaster calling out through the ether, and the impulse to connect with the ‘other' out there. I love both the contrasts between the transmissions and, strangely, the parallels. The seeking of solace in an invisible scattered congregation, and something of a therapeutic, self-help, ‘agony aunt' quality. And there's an irony to our piece: we really do both sit in our respective home-made sheds, playing with collections of beautiful old kit, swearing, experimenting and figuring out how to make it work, and how to reach out there into the impossible vastness of reverberating static..." Composition by Radio Droogdok - Tara Downs in collaboration with Jonny Fluffypunk. Part of the Shortwave Transmissions project, documenting and reimagining the sounds of shortwave radio - find out more and see the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/shortwave

My friend Rex Pryor grew up in a small northwestern Missouri town… you become aware of these roots very quickly when listening to his songs. We met through a mutual friend, the late Scott Ford, who tragically passed away New Year's Eve 2021. Although now retired from a storied career in corrections and law enforcement, Rex remains busy writing and performing music and serving on the Board of Directors of the Heartland Song Network, a Kansas non-profit dedicated to empowering the art of the song through education, collaboration and mentorship. Rex recently joined me on KKFI's Tasty Brew Music Radio Show to feature songs and stories from the Exit 13 Duo new release “Flatlands.” As is the case with many songwriters in the Heartland, Rex is self-taught on the guitar (he picked it up at the age of 45). He really is enjoying leading a lyrical life in the Heartland performing as a solo, as a duo with his nephew and with his Band, Exit 13. Enjoy this conversation with Rex Pryor about music education, collaboration and travelling the Flatlands!

Tune in for an entertaining and enlightening discussion with New York State Senator, Kevin S. Parker, Chairman of the Energy and Telecommunications Committee. Senator Parker discusses his political experience, leadership, and vision for New York City as well as his inspiration for pursuing public service and the related challenges to serving in the public spotlight. Parker represents the 21st senate district which consists of many diverse communities including Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Midwood, Ditmas Park, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, and Park Slope. A product of the New York City Public School system, Senator Parker attended P.S. 193, Andries Hudde I.S. 240, and Midwood High School. Elected to the New York State Senate in 2002, Senator Parker's professional background reflects a wide range of public service and an unwavering commitment to a better New York. As the Special Assistant to former New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall, Senator Parker managed intergovernmental relations in New York City, and was the liaison between the Comptroller; city, state, and federal elected officials. Before taking office, Senator Parker was a New York City Urban Fellow and also served as Special Assistant to former Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger; Legislative Aide to former New York City Councilmember Una Clarke, and Special Assistant to Assemblyman Nick Perry. As Project Manager with the New York State Urban Development Corporation, Senator Parker financed minority and women owned businesses and promoted community business redevelopment. For more updates and other episodes, visit www.britthappens.com and follow Britt Happens podcast host, Brittany Sharpton at @BrittanySharpton on Instagram and Facebook and @BrittSharpton on Twitter

This is the ancestral land of the First People, the Kumeyaay.  In 1982, the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve was established. Its goal was, and still is, to enhance scientific collaboration and research within the watershed that is split between two countries, Mexico and the United States. Three quarters of this massive water basin lies in Mexico, making this collaboration even more necessary and important.  Over time, various research partnerships were created to study erosion, sedimentation, and tropicalization. More recently, geography professors have studied erosion and sedimentation in Los Laureles Canyon in Tijuana, a sub-watershed that flows right into Border Field State Park. When it comes to the ocean, tropicalization is another significant collaboration topic.  In this episode we'll hear from some of the geographers and scientists working back and forth across the border, some of the challenges and rewards they've encountered, and ways to make studying this landscape and marine environment more accessible. Divided Together is a California State Parks podcast series for Border Field State Park, brought to you by California State Parks Foundation, Parks California, and the generosity of an anonymous donor. Music Credits: Lobo Lobo by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/, transformed for time) Slapstick by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) Dead River by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) Flatlands 3rd by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) Kirkus Interlude by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/, transformed for time) Cornicob by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/, transformed for time) Hardsider by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/, transformed for time) Anne Marie Tipton: Executive Producer and Host Adam Greenfield: Podcast Producer and Engineer

A conversation with Ryan Culwell, a Texas Panhandle native and former Amarillo resident now working in Nashville as a singer-songwriter. Culwell's acclaimed album Flatlands was inspired by this area, and his recent work has won further accolades. Returning to Amarillo for a show at the Golden Light, he shares with host Jason Boyett about his career, his influences, and why he kept returning to Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like a Hole" during the pandemic. This episode is sponsored by the TEXAS Outdoor Musical, SKP Creative and Blue Handle Publishing.

On Episode 179, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Ryan Culwell. During this conversation, we talk about the Perryton, Texas native's Panhandle roots, developing a sound, style, & feel for his albums Flatlands & The Last American,  living in Nashville, recording the Nine Inch Nails song "Head Like a Hole" with Aubrie Sellers, and what's coming next for the Texas songwriter. This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol and The Blue Light Live.New Slang PatreonNew Slang TwitterNew Slang InstagramNew Slang FacebookNew Slang Merch StoreThe Neon Eon PodcastThe Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/ThomasMooney)

This week, Matthew Zirkes and his co-host John Broering are joined once again by Benjamin Wonders for the second week of their Sobtember month. They all listen to The Highwoman by the the amazing group, The Highwoman, from start to finish. During this album the guys are celebrating Sober September (Sobtember) by drinking Limu Ethiopia Washed coffee from Flatlands Coffee from Bowling Green, OH.Listen in to see what the fellas rate the Brew and Music on a scale of 1-10 in regards to how likely they would recommend these to their family, friends, and basically anyone.Make sure you follow the Podcast and our Hosts on Instagram and Twitter!@BrewsicPodcast@matthewzirkes@7jb11Guest:@bwpopperPlugs:www.flatlandscoffee.comEACH WEEK review us on Apple Podcasts will be sent a Koozie straight from the fellas! So please rate, review, and share us with everyone.