Podcasts about Grandfather Mountain

Spooky Soul Sisters Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 3:46

First, on campus, the lineup for the 2023 Appalachian Summer Festival has been announced at the Schaefer Center! According to its website, the arts festival, featuring shows across the music, dance, theatre, film, and visual arts disciplines, will run from June 24th to July 29th, beginning with a big name: An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr., of Hamilton and last year's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Other features include the musician John Oates, on July 14th, and country music artist Darius Rucker will close out the festival on July 29th. Tickets go on sale April 12th at 10am, and more information can be found on the Appalachian Summer Festival website, appsummer.org. Locally, the Watauga Democrat reports that Grandfather Mountain, beginning on April 1st, is set to spring back to life in the community with “Dollar Days,” a promotion for residents of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga and Wilkes counties, as well as students of local universities, that admits entrance to Grandfather Mountain for only $5 a person. The discount works by vehicle: local residents should reserve their space online, and then will be asked to present a driver's license or student ID at the gate in order to ensure their Dollar Days status for themselves and passengers in their vehicle. This is the perfect time for Grandfather Mountain to begin this promotion, as daily nature programming begins again on April 1st as well. This includes “Keeper Talks,” where park educators teach about and interact with habitat animals like black bears, bald eagles, river otters, and elk. For all my locals, see y'all up the mountain! At last, in national news, the New York Times reports that Adnan Syed, subject of the popular true crime podcast Serial, has been thrust back into the spotlight after he was freed from prison last September. A Maryland appeals court has ruled that the overthrow of Syed's conviction did not give fair representation to the murder victim's brother, who appeared in court over Zoom, and that a retrial must be done in order to allow the relative to appear in person. A University of Maryland law professor called the decision “stunning and surprising.” The appeal could mean major things for legal precedent for victims moving forward. Now, sports! Goodluck to our App State women's track team who is in Texas today competing in the Texas relays meet. The men's track team has back-to-back meets tomorrow and Friday. Tomorrow in Virginia and Friday the men's and women's track team will be at ECU in Greenville NC. The softball team is in the middle of a doubleheader today, both games against NC Central. The first game started at 2 and the second at 430. The softball team is coming off their first-ever ranked win as they just beat number 23-ranked Louisiana by a score of 5-3 The App State baseball team just came off a thrilling walk-off single to beat Georgia state and to win the three-game series against them. Appstate trailed by 8 early on before rallying to a 15-14 victory. The 13-9 Mountaineers play tonight at 6pm in uptown charlotte. The game is at Truist park against Queens University. The final four tips off this Saturday. The 9 seeded underdogs of FAU plays 5th seeded san diego st at 6pm, and 5 seeded miami plays the favorites by way of seeding, number 4 Uconn at 850 Finally, the weather as ever from Boone Weather dot com. It's a high of 54 degrees and a low of 33 today in the High Country, which is down from the warmth of earlier this week, but still indicates spring is on the rise.

Episode 62 | Grandfather Mountain

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 33:57

Have you ever been out in the woods hiking alone? Except … maybe you're not alone. Join us for this week's episode on Grandfather Mountain as Ashley shares a story of a haunted hiker who lurks just off the trail. Website: www.spookysoulsisters.comInstagram: @spookysoulsistersFacebook: @spookysoulsistersTiktok: @spookysoulsistersFacebook Group: Spill the Spook-tea

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“ARE THERE REAL WEREWOLVES IN CENTRAL ENGLAND?” More Terrifying True Horrors! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 109:49

Help spread the darkness! VOTE FOR THIS EPISODE at https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mvjsnkbz – you can vote up to 3X per day! Find Weird Darkness in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen. PLEASE SHARE WEIRD DARKNESS® in your social media and with others who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do!IN THIS EPISODE: It began when a teenager made a deal with the Devil in the mid 1970s. That's when the werewolf sightings began – and some experts say there is proof of their existence. (Werewolves of Central England) *** Some think they are escaped circus freaks, others that they are strange medical experiments gone wrong. Some believe them to be ghosts or demons. What are the terrifying white animals or entities people are seeing in Pennsylvania – and could it be more than one kind of creature? (Mystery Monsters From P.A.) *** A couple moves to an old mining town with a dark past… and the darkness apparently hasn't gone away yet. (The Old Mining Town) *** Is it any surprise that something strange might happen in a pub that used to be a church? One of our Weirdo family members tells her story. (Bandit) *** One of the best worst poets of all time has taken inspiration from a certain mountain in North Carolina – but even when there for the solitude, he wasn't alone. (The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain) *** In 1946, a sadistic killer dressed in a white mask terrorized a small town at night. And to this day, the Moonlight Murders killer could still be at large. (The Unsolved Texarkana Murders) *** Plus, I'll share a chapter from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children:American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor, a story called “The Most Monstrous and Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times”. SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Werewolves of Central England” by Hugh Landman for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/s6h83am “Mystery Monsters from P.A.” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/wps4dtr “Bandit” by Weirdo family member Eleanor, submitted directly to https://WeirdDarkness.com/submit “The Old Mining Town” by ADM for MyHauntedLifeToo.com: https://tinyurl.com/tg9dfby “The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain” for North Carolina Ghosts: https://tinyurl.com/vgh3tvv “The Unsolved Texarkana Murders” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/2miw30mTCSo“The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal Of Modern Times” from the book Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/3J5acmx= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ) Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46WeirdDarkness™ - is a production and trademark of Marlar House Productions. © 2023, Weird Darkness.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/14716

Mind Your Business - What drives the outdoor economy in Watauga County?

David Jackson Productions

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 32:18

The outdoor economy is a vast subject. In Watauga County, that conversation encompasses the trails, streams, and other features we enjoy daily, while it also covers the businesses that make the "things" we use when we enjoy our favorite outdoor places.Hundreds of millions of dollars flow through our area annually when it comes to outdoor tourism spending. Who controls those dollars and the projects they fund? Are there plans to rehabilitate the trails and features that got "over used" during the height of the COVID-19 tourism boom?On this week's Mind Your Business, we'll hear about the Blue Ridge Parkway as an economic driver to our area. Tracy Swartout, Superintendent of the BRP will discuss the dollars generated and how the federal government is working to maintain this important community asset. We'll also hear from Eric Woolridge with Boone-based Destination by Design and get an update on a refresh of Watauga County's tourism infrastructure master plan, and how dollars generated by heads in beds can be the same money that builds the next new feature for all of us to enjoy.Mind your Business is produced weekly by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. The radio show airs each Thursday morning at 10:05AM on WATA (1450AM/96.5FM) in the High Country. The podcast version of the program is made possible each week by Appalachian Commercial Real Estate and sponsored in part by Appalachian Regional Healthcare System.Support the show

10/25/2022 PM News Break

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 3:06

In local news, a man has died at the Grandfather Mountain overlook. According to the Watauga Democrat, a body was found at the base of a cliff. The person was identified as 53-year-old Todd A. Buckman, and it appears he accidentally fell off the overlook. An autopsy has been ordered, and although authorities note that it may have been nothing more than just an accident, there is still an ongoing investigation. In state news, North Carolina felons are voting in this year's midterm election. According to WBTV, thousands of felons will be voting in this election, with this being the first time voting for the majority of them. However any and all voters must still be 18 or older and must have lived in North Carolina for at least 30 days before the election. In national news, actor and internet personality Leslie Jordan has died. According to the New York Times, he died at age 67 in a car crash in Hollywood on Monday. Leslie Jordan was best known for his roles in “Will and Grace,” “American Horror Story,” and more. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he went viral on Instagram and used it as a platform to document his life during the pandemic. Leslie Jordan often talked about his experiences being a gay actor as well. Today's weather is courtesy of Booneweather.com. Today is a partly cloudy day with a high of 65 degrees and a low of 46.

10/04/2022 PM News Break

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 3:13

Good afternoon everyone. My name is Jenna Guzman here with your afternoon newsbreak for October 4th, 2022. Let's get started. In local news, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has installed an information kiosk on the west side of the Watauga Campus in Boone. According to The Watauga Democrat, the kiosk was installed in early September. It provides information about the college and upcoming events the college is hosting. The kiosk is located in the parking area that overlooks a west-facing view of landmarks such as Grandfather Mountain and Beech Mountain, according to the Watauga Democrat. The kiosk will be frequently updated with new information. For all you food lovers out there, in state news, the North Carolina State Fair released a list of new foods that will be at the fair this year. According to WRAL, the list consists of 40 new foods such as Pumpkin spice mini pancakes Dole Pineapple Split Dill Pickle Pizza– a pizza with pickles as toppings. Deep fried bacon and mac-n-cheese tacos Frozen banana pudding tacos Sparkly churros And more. The fair will be held October 13-23 at the NC State Fairgrounds. In national news, Goodwill, the famous thrift store, now offers an online shopping site. According to NPR, the online business is called GoodWillFinds, and it launched Tuesday. According to NPR, Goodwill had no main online business until now. Todays weather is courtesy of Booneweather.com. Today is a clear and sunny day with a high of 60 degrees and a low of 41.

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10/04/22 PM News Break

The John Freakin’ Muir Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 3:13

In local news, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has installed an information kiosk on the west side of the Watauga Campus in Boone. According to The Watauga Democrat, the kiosk was installed in early September. It provides information about the college and upcoming events the college is hosting. The kiosk is located in the parking area that overlooks a west-facing view of landmarks such as Grandfather Mountain and Beech Mountain, according to the Watauga Democrat. The kiosk will be frequently updated with new information. For all you food lovers out there, in state news, the North Carolina State Fair released a list of new foods that will be at the fair this year. According to WRAL, the list consists of 40 new foods such as Pumpkin spice mini pancakes. Dole Pineapple Split. Dill Pickle Pizza– a pizza with pickles as toppings. Deep fried bacon and mac-n-cheese tacos. Frozen banana pudding tacos. Sparkly churros. And more. The fair will be held October 13-23 at the NC State Fairgrounds. In national news, Goodwill, the famous thrift store, now offers an online shopping site. According to NPR, the online business is called GoodWillFinds, and it launched Tuesday. According to NPR, Goodwill had no main online business until now.

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April 21, 2022 Jan van Riebeeck, Humphry Repton, Charlotte Brontë, John Muir, Royal Gardens of the World by Mark Lane, and National Day of Sa'di

The Daily Gardener

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 16:31

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Historical Events 1619 Birth of Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch navigator and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company. In 1660, Jan planted a hedge, now known as Van Riebeeck's Hedge, to mark the border of the Dutch East India Company settlement in Cape Town, South Africa. The hedge was made up of native wild almond trees (Brabejum stellatifolium). Today, parts of the hedge still live in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and Bishopscourt. The Van Riebeeck Hedge is not considered a National Monument in South Africa. 1752 Birth of Humphry Repton (no ‘e' in Humphry!), English landscape designer. Humphry was trained and molded by the great Capability Brown. Yet as he matured, Humphry began to forge his own path in his approach to design and led a transformation of English gardens that was all his own. He designed over 400 gardens, and his picturesque landscapes are known for their gently rolling vistas, attractive clumps of trees, terraces, and homes nestled in amongst shrubs and foliage. Humphry wanted landscapes to bring out “the natural beauty” and minimize “the natural defects.” Like many successful modern landscape designers, Humphry put a great deal of energy into planning his designs. He painstakingly created these gorgeous red leather portfolios for his clients. His red books, as he called them, showcased his design ideas. Humphry's clients could see his pastoral watercolors depicting the current state of their property. Then they would lift a flap of paper and see what their property would look like after Humphry improved it. It was a kind of popup book for their property. Today Humphry's red books are regarded as impressive works of art - and many have been preserved in public and private collections. Humphry Repton coined the term landscape gardener. He had the term carved into his pinebark business cards. In 1818, Humphry died, and per his request, he was buried in a rose garden. Humphry used these words for his epitaph: Unmixed with others shall my dust remain; But moldering, blended, melting into earth, Mine shall give form and color to the rose. And while its vivid blossoms cheer mankind, Its perfumed odor shall ascend to Heaven. 1816 Birth of Charlotte Brontë, English novelist, and poet. Charlotte was the oldest of the three Brontë sisters (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë) who survived into adulthood. Their novels became classics of English literature. The sisters published their first collaborative work called Poems under the pseudonym of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. They wanted to hide their gender to help sales, so the sisters kept the first letter of their first names: Charlotte was Currer, Emily was Ellis, and Anne was Acton. Still, only two copies of Poems were sold. Emma Emmerson wrote a piece called The Brontë Garden. In it, she revealed: The Brontës were not ardent gardeners, although… Emily and Anne treasured their currant bushes as ‘their own bit of fruit garden'. While they may not have been avid gardeners, they knew enough about growing flowers for Charlotte to write: Emily wishes to know if the Sicilian Pea (Pisum sativum)and the Crimson cornflower are hardy flowers, or if they are delicate and should be sown in warm and sheltered situations. In her writing, Charlotte could be a little glum about flowers. In Villette (1853), Charlotte wrote, I like to see flowers growing, but when they are gathered, they cease to please. I look on them as things rootless and perishable; their likeness to life makes me sad. I never offer flowers to those I love; I never wish to receive them from hands dear to me. In The Professor (1857), Charlotte wrote, In sunshine, in prosperity, the flowers are very well; but how many wet days are there in life—November seasons of disaster, when a man's hearth and home would be cold indeed, without the clear, cheering gleam of intellect. 1838 Birth of John Muir, Scottish-American naturalist, conservationist, and author. John Muir was known by many names: "John of the Mountains,” “Father of Yosemite,” and "Father of the National Parks.” John's work to preserve Yosemite resulted in a famous picture of himself posing with President Teddy Roosevelt on Overhanging Rock at the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite in 1903. There's a fun little story about John and Charles Sprague Sargent, the director of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard, that was featured in a 1915 article. The two men had gone on a fall trip to hike the mountains in North Carolina. John found the scenery so inspiring that when they got to the top of Grandfather Mountain, he began to sing and dance and jump around, while Charles just stood there. This must have been a common trait among the botanists and academics John knew because he once wrote, In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts. John is remembered with these words. The mountains are calling, and I must go. Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world. Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Royal Gardens of the World by Mark Lane This book came out in 2020, and the subtitle is 21 Celebrated Gardens from the Alhambra to Highgrove and Beyond, and the illustrated cover is spectacular. This book is a celebration of Royal Gardens, and Mark does a brilliant job of sharing the history, the plantings, and the evolution of each garden. And in addition to all of that, he highlights some of the key plant or signature plants of these spaces and then shares all the behind-the-scenes details about how these gardens were designed and laid out. Now the gardens that are profiled are located primarily in Europe and Asia. But as Mark points out in his introduction, Many more Royal Gardens are waiting to be visited and researched, and each tells its own story. Mark says, I am simply the interpreter and the messenger. Sometimes the story focuses on restoration, others follow the lives of the main protagonists and other still simply chart the course of history. It's also worth noting that history is not isolated. These gardens are a response to events occurring throughout Europe, Russia, the Far East, and elsewhere And Marriages between members of Royal households in turn introduced different ideas and creative passions which were reflected in their gardens. Now, as you can imagine, entire books have been written about each of these gardens individually, but Mark's intention here is to celebrate the art of gardening through some of the finest garden jewels that have ever been created. This book is 240 pages of a five-star book on Amazon about Royal Gardens, their history, their fantastic designs, and their signature plants. You can get a copy of Royal Gardens of the World by Mark Lane and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $25. Botanic Spark Today, April 21, is the National Day of Sa'di ("SAH-dee"), the Master of Persian prose and poetry who was born in 1210. Sa'di lived in Shiraz ("SHE-raz"). In his lifetime, and through the 19th century, Shiraz was a center for growing grapes and great wines. (Shiraz wine is from Shiraz.) Shiraz was also a center for learning, literature, gardens, and poetry. The poet, Hafez, was also from Shiraz. Now, although he was born and raised in Shiraz, Sa'di spent much of his life traveling. And over three decades, he met and interacted with people from different places, with different customs, traditions, and languages. And his constant traveling led Sa'di to a place of acceptance and love for all humanity. Sa'di once wrote these poignant words of understanding: Sa'di once wrote these poignant words of understanding, I bemoaned the fact I had no shoes Until I saw the man who had no feet. And there was a common Persian saying that goes, Each word of Sa'di has 72 meanings. Today, Persian scholars believe that Sa'di is Shakespeare-like in terms of his understanding of the human condition, and in various literary ways, he shared his insights. Now you might be surprised to learn that Ralph Waldo Emerson was a Sa'di fan. Emerson felt that study's work was biblical in terms of the wisdom that he was trying to impart. In fact, Emerson wrote about Sa'di, and one of his verses went like this. The forest waves, the morning breaks, The pastures sleep, ripple the lakes, Leaves twinkle, flowers like persons be, And life pulsates in rock or tree. Saadi! so far thy words shall reach; Suns rise and set in Saadi's speech. In terms of a legacy, Sa'di's best-known works are Bustan ("Boo-ston") (The Orchard) and Gulistan ("Goo-luh-ston") (The Rose Garden). Now there's a very old copy of the Gulistan that features a beautiful painting of Sa'di in a rose garden, and I shared it inthe Facebook Group for the show. Now I wanted to end the show today with a little something from The Rose Garden or The Gulistan because, in that book, Sa'di is led to a garden by a friend on this day, April 21st, back in 1258. And that's why today is National Sa'di Day. It's the day he was brought to a garden. And so there is a verse that is a favorite among gardeners from The Gulistan or The Rose Garden, and it goes like this. If... thou art bereft, And ...Two loaves alone to thee are left, Sell one, and with the dole Buy hyacinths to feed thy soul. Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

Canary and the Attempt at the Supported FKT of the Calendar Year Triple Crown

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 77:29

Christopher "Canary" Blackwell stops by the studio on the cusp of his supported FKT attempt of the Calendar Year Triple Crown. Doc and Canary cover a lot of territory in this episode, including the dangers of falling through the ice, rhabdomyolysis, thunderstorms on the way up Grandfather Mountain, Apple Pie, Lebanese food, and how to complete 8,000 miles of trail in less than 250 days. Epic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnfreakinmuir/support

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22. Visiting Boone, Grandfather Mountain, and Blowing Rock

This is Raleigh Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 39:23

Today we are talking about Boone, North Carolina, just three hours from Raleigh. Boone is right off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of NC, and close enough to Blowing Rock and Grandfather Mountain that we went there too. Hear about it all on today's episode! For more on things to do in and around Raleigh, visit ThisIsRaleigh.com. This is Raleigh is hosted by Caroline and Craig Makepeace, and is produced by Earfluence.

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SCOTS IN NC

The NC Everything Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 26:16

In this episode we are going across the pond as they say. Well, we're going in spirit at least. I am are going to take you through on a journey that begins hundreds of years ago with kings and betrayals, and ends with a very unique competition that is held annually at Grandfather Mountain as well as a few other places across North Carolina. I am going to explain why NC has so much Scottish heritage and lineage, and why we have the famous Highland Games. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nceverything/support

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“THE MOST MONSTROUS AND INHUMAN CRIMINAL OF MODERN TIMES” and 6 More True Terrors! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 100:03

Like the podcast on Facebook – https://facebook.com/weirddarkness, join the Weirdos Facebook Group – https://facebook.com/groups/marlarhouse, and sign up for the fee email newsletter - https://weirddarkness.com/newsletter! Please SHARE Weird Darkness with someone who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do! Recommending the show to others helps make it possible for me to keep doing the show!IN THIS WEEKEND DARK ARCHIVES EPISODE (with stories from December 05-06, 2018): It began when a teenager made a deal with the Devil in the mid 1970s. That's when the werewolf sightings began – and some experts say there is proof of their existence. (Werewolves of Central England) *** Some think they are escaped circus freaks, others that they are strange medical experiments gone wrong. Some believe them to be ghosts or demons. What are the terrifying white animals or entities people are seeing in Pennsylvania – and could it be more than one kind of creature? (Mystery Monsters From P.A.) *** A couple moves to an old mining town with a dark past… and the darkness apparently hasn't gone away yet. (The Old Mining Town) *** Is it any surprise that something strange might happen in a pub that used to be a church? One of our Weirdo family members tells her story. (Bandit) *** One of the best worst poets of all time has taken inspiration from a certain mountain in North Carolina – but even when there for the solitude, he wasn't alone. (The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain) *** In 1946, a sadistic killer dressed in a white mask terrorized a small town at night. And to this day, the Moonlight Murders killer could still be at large. (The Unsolved Texarkana Murders) *** Plus, I'll share a chapter from the upcoming audiobook, “Suffer the Children” from Troy Taylor, a story called “The Most Monstrous and Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times”. SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Werewolves of Central England” by Hugh Landman: https://tinyurl.com/s6h83am “Mystery Monsters from P.A.” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/wps4dtr “Bandit” by Weirdo family member Eleanor, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com.“The Old Mining Town” by ADM: https://tinyurl.com/tg9dfby “The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain”: https://tinyurl.com/vgh3tvv “The Unsolved Texarkana Murders” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/2miw30mTCSo“The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal Of Modern Times” from the book Suffer the Children by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/umvtb5u Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission.   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WANT TO ADVERTISE ON WEIRD DARKNESS?Weird Darkness has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on the show. Email sales@advertisecast.com or start the process now at https://weirddarkness.com/advertise = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness WeirdDarkness™ - is a production and trademark of Marlar House Productions. Copyright, 2021.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

PM News Break 10/1/21

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 3:20

In local news, The Watauga Democrat reports Grandfather Mountain is kicking off its Fall Color Ramble. These are a series of guided walks through the mountains' most colorful locations. The walks will be offered daily at 2 p.m. Oct. 2 to 10, weather permitting. The starting location will vary day to day. Participants should visit the park's entrance gate or Nature Museum upon arrival to determine the starting point for the day's walk. In state news, CBS17 reports as opioid overdoses continue to rise across the state, treatment centers are running out of room for patients. Addiction recovery centers such as Healing Transitions' Women's Campus are reaching capacity and having to turn people away. Extensions to the facility began this week. This will add 90 new beds and more restrooms and showers for occupants to use. In 2020, opioid overdoses increased 34 percent across North Carolina, according to the CDC. The new addition(s) to the facility will provide more space when it is needed most as the pandemic continues to impact the opioid crisis across the state. In national news, NPR reports The U.S. Postal Service will implement new standards for first class mail and periodicals. This will slow target delivery time by 30 percent. However, 61 percent of first class mail and 93 percent of periodicals will not be affected by these changes. Also, beginning Oct. 3 and going until Dec. 26, the Postal Service will temporarily raise prices on all “commercial and retail domestic packages” for the holiday season. All of these are changes under the Postal Service's 10-year strategic plan that was announced in March. So, if you are sending packages out this holiday season, you may want to do it sooner than later to avoid delays and extra costs. This afternoon's weather report is brought to you by Boone Weather dot com. The pleasant weather conditions are sticking around for your Friday afternoon and into the weekend. Besides a few scattered afternoon clouds, expect sunny skies for your afternoon with a high of 71 degrees and a low of 51 degrees.

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Visitor Moment: Grandfather Mountain

Carolina Home Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 3:02

Today we visit Grandfather Mountain. Thanks for joining! And if you are looking to buy or sell, we would love to talk to you! www.HillcrestRealtyGroup.com 336-881-HOME --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hillcrest-realty-group/message

"Gobsmacked in the Gulfstream" by Arlene Mandell - reprise

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 7:54

Arlene Mandell is an artist living in Linville, North Carolina. Her engaging portraits can be seen year-round at the Carlton Gallery in Banner Elk. Relocating two years ago from Miami to the Grandfather Mountain community inspired a love of writing. She is a member of the North Carolina Poetry Society and Sue Spirit's Writing Workshop in Vilas. Her essays and poems have appeared in Second Spring and Gateways literary anthologies.

Lessons From Plane Crash-Grandfather Mountain, NC - 7:25:21, 2.48 PM

Reason for Truth

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 10:50

Upon taking a group of young Christian men on a hike up to the top of Grandfather Mountain, NC, we stumbled across the remains of a 1978 plane crash. It was an exciting find for the boys but then some quite overtook some of them as they realized someone probably perished in the very spot they were standing on. We ran across a park Ranger who explained that the pilot made some errors which led to his demise as he had perished upon crash landing. Todays' episode is a response that I have prepared for the boys in response to this experience. The point is not one of adventure and excitement, but one of LESSONS LEARNED from the Grandfather Mountain plane crash of 1978. This episode relates to the world which our youth is growing up in today and I just released a new video called "The New American Christianity". You don't want to miss that and can see that as well at the following link: https://youtu.be/PDV8a130WeAPlease make sure to SMASH the SUBSCRIBE button! (Carmine and Lucia say thank you in advance:)

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Episode #21 - Jesus & Grandfather Mountain

Set Your Mind Above

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 10:12 Transcription Available

During our weekend getaway to North Carolina, we visited Grandfather Mountain. We started up to go across the swinging bridge when suddenly a storm came through. They closed the bridge which was tossed about in the storm outside, but we were safe in the lodge built on the firm foundation of the mountain. Well...what is your faith like? A faith that hears, but does not obey, is a faith without foundation. When the storms of life come suddenly, you will surely fall. But a faith that obeys is built upon the firm foundation of Christ the Rock, and we find safety and security in him.

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From Spectator to Participant–Ed Billick Goes Hiking

Carolina Outdoors

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 17:52

(From May 1st, 2021 Program, Segment 3) Community Focus host on WBT, Ed Billick, joins the Carolina Outdoors to talk sports & his latest personal adventure. New quarterbacks for the Carolina Panthers & the Wells Fargo Championship are a quick topic before the Outdoor Guys from Jesse Brown's talk with Billick about hiking with family. Where the Billick family headed (Grandfather Mountain area) & how they prepared? What was the reward? How they felt afterward? Show notes: Important things to remember: Proper hiking footwear- Make sure your hiking boots fit and are appropriate Water bottles and hydration-take something for water & remember to drink Enjoy your trip-you're outside to see beautiful views and spend time in nature

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April 21, 2021 Seven Top Indoor Herbs, John Muir, Benjamin Maund, Spring in Paris, Kinship of Clover by Ellen Meeropol, and Frances Perry on Ferns

The Daily Gardener

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 21:16

Today we celebrate a man who found all the answers to life in nature, and we still learn from his profound observations today. We'll also learn about a botanist and publisher who found fame and forged meaningful connections with top botanical illustrators and horticulturists of his time. We’ll hear an excerpt about spring in Paris from an American author and journalist who lives in France. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a fun fiction book about a botany major who feels a kinship with plants on the brink of extinction. And then we’ll wrap things up with a little article published on this day in 1985 about ferns from the great garden writer Frances Perry. Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy. The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf. Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org Curated News The 7 Best Indoor Herb Gardens | Bustle | Scarlett James Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group. Important Events April 21, 1838 Today is the birthday of the Scottish-American naturalist, conservationist, and author John Muir. Muir was known by many names: "John of the Mountains,” “Father of Yosemite,” and "Father of the National Parks.” In particular, John’s work to preserve Yosemite resulted in a famous picture of Muir posing with President Teddy Roosevelt on Overhanging Rock at the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite in 1903. And, when I was researching Charles Sprague Sargent (the first director of Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum in Boston), I stumbled on a fun little story about John and Charles that was featured in a 1915 article. It’s a favorite of mine because it highlights the personality differences between the extroverted John Muir and the very serious Charles Sargent. It turns out that the two men had gone on a trip one fall to hike the mountains in North Carolina. John wrote, "The autumn frosts were just beginning, and the mountains and higher hilltops were gorgeous. We climbed slope after slope through the trees till we came out on the bare top of Grandfather Mountain. There it all lay in the sun below us, ridge beyond ridge, each with its typical tree-covering and color, all blended with the darker shades of the pines and the green of the deep valleys. . . . I couldn't hold in and began to jump about and sing and glory in it all. Then I happened to look round and catch sight of [Charles Sargent] standing there as cool as a rock, with a half-amused look on his face at me but never saying a word. "Why don't you let yourself out at a sight like that?" I said. "I don't wear my heart upon my sleeve," he retorted. "Who cares where you wear your little heart, man?" I cried. "There you stand in the face of all Heaven come down on earth, like a critic of the universe, as if to say, Come, Nature, bring on the best you have: I'm from BOSTON!" It was John Muir who said these wonderful quotes: The mountains are calling, and I must go. In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world. April 21, 1864 Today is the anniversary of the death of the English bookseller, printer, publisher, pharmacist, and botanist, Benjamin Maund. Benjamin had a large garden where he enjoyed cultivating seeds from around the world. He had a special curiosity about wheat and was interested in crossing and growing different wheat cultivars. He even exhibited wheat and gave talks on it when he had time. In 1846, an English newspaper reported that Benjamin was the first botanist to attempt to improve wheat through hybridization. On Christmas day in 1813, after his father died, Benjamin bought a bookstore and publishing house. The entrepreneurial move would set the stage for his greatest work - a monthly publication designed to be both useful and affordable called, The Botanic Garden. Despite the publication’s London imprint, Benjamin lived and worked in the small market town of Bromsgrove all of his life. Published between 1825 and 1850, The Botanic Garden brought Benjamin notoriety and authority. Benjamin became a Fellow of the Linnean Society, and he even corresponded with other top botanists like Darwin’s mentor, John Stevens Henslow of Cambridge University. Benjamin’s main goal was to share “hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain.” Each monthly edition of The Botanic Garden featured a colored illustration of four different flowers, along with four pages of descriptive text. As a result, Benjamin worked with some of the best botanical artists of his time, including Augusta Withers, Priscilla Bury, and Edwin Smith. In fact, Benjamin’s own daughters, Eliza and Sarah, experimented with botanical illustration, and their work was also featured in the publication. Today, all of the issues of The Botanic Garden, along with over 1200 pieces of original botanical art produced for publication, are preserved at the Natural History Museum in London. Benjamin also introduced a biennial to Britain - the Spiny Plumeless Thistle or Welted Thistle (Carduus acanthoides "KARD-ew-us "ah-kan-THOY-deez"). As with most thistles, the Welted Thistle is an invasive herb that can grow one to four feet tall. It has a thick taproot that can grow to a foot long, and the purple to pink flower can appear individually or in clusters. Although it is a thistle, the Welted Thistle bloom is really quite pretty. Poignantly, sixty-four years after his death, Benjamin’s hometown memorialized him with a tablet showing his head surrounded by a wreath of Carduus acanthoides. Unearthed Words Spring had come to the market as well. Everywhere there were young green things, the tips of asparagus, young leeks no bigger than scallions. There was crisp arugula, curled and tangled, and fresh green peas, plump in their pods. I had no idea what I wanted to make for dinner. This didn't pose a problem; on the contrary, it was an opportunity, a mini-adventure. The season's new ingredients brought new ideas. The first baby tomatoes were coming in from Sicily. I bought a box of small red globes still on the vine and a red onion in my favorite childhood shade of royal purple. Maybe I would make a salsa for the dorade (do-rahd) I'd picked up at the fishmonger. I imagined a bright confetti, the tomatoes mixed with freshly chopped coriander, maybe a sunny mango. ― Elizabeth Bard, American author, Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes Grow That Garden Library Kinship of Clover by Ellen Meeropol This botany-inspired fiction book came out in 2017 with a theme centered around endangered plants and a premise that examines how to stay true to the people you care about while trying to change the world. In this book, Ellen Meeropol tells the story of a botany major at the University of Massachusetts, named Jeremy who feels a kinship with plants that are nearing or have become extinct. Jeremy first appeared in Ellen’s book House Arrest as a nine-year-old child who had survived family trauma and found safety in the family greenhouse where he loved to draw plants. This book is 248 pages of one young man’s struggle to fight for the environment and climate justice without losing the people he loves. You can get a copy of Kinship of Clover by Ellen Meeropol and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $5 Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart April 21, 1985 On this day, the garden writer, Frances Perry, shared a charming article in her regular gardening column in The Observer about how to grow a fern spore. She wrote: My father-in-law, Amos Perry, once told me that if I pushed a stopperless bottle upside down in moist shady soil, a fern would grow inside it. So I did just that and then forgot it. Two years later, while separating some large hellebore plants, we came across the old bottle. Sure enough, there was a baby fern growing inside. The spores; can survive in their millions until conditions for growth are right. Next, Frances shared how to propagate ferns: The best way to propagate [ferns] is by division. This is a good time both to plant and divide. Propagation by means of spores is more laborious. Towards the end of summer, the spores are found on the backs of mature fronds. When ripe, they can be shaken off, then sown on fine soil in a pot or pan. Do not cover with soil, but lay a pane of glass over the top to maintain humidity. Stand the pot in a saucer with a little rainwater at its base. Keep the temperature at about 65 degrees Fahrenheit, and remove the glass for about an hour daily to change the air. Wipe it dry before returning. Eventually, green cushion-like bodies will appear… Later, first tiny green leaves... It will be at least another 12 months before good plants are produced. Finally, Frances highlights a variety of ferns. Regarding Queen Victoria’s fern, she wrote, Queen Victoria's Fern, Athyrium filix-femina 'Victoriae' ("ah-THEER-ee-um FY-lix--FEM-in-uh”), which has its 3-foot fronds and all their pinnae (segments) crossed to form V’s as well as boasting crested edges, was found near a Scottish cart track more than a century ago. Regarding the Royal Fern, Frances said, No waterside fern is more regal than the Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis ("oz-MUN-duh ray-GAH-lis"), the 8- to10-foot fronds once sheltered an ancient British king, Osmund, from marauding Danes. Then Frances shared her favorite ferns for wet gardens and indoor spaces. She wrote: Good ferns for soggy spots include all of the Heart's Tongues; the Netted Chain Fern, Woodwardia areolata ("wood-WAR-dee-ah arr-ee-oh-LAY-ta"), a creeping plant for swampy ground, and the Dwarf Oak Fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris 'Plumosum' ("jim-n-oh-KAR-pi-um dry-OP-ter-is ploom-oh-sim"). Ferns suitable for indoor culture include most Maidenhairs, Adiantums ("AYE-dee-ANT-ums") — which incidentally loathe tobacco smoke — the Hare's Foot [or the Squirrel's Foot fern], Davallia fejeensis, (“duh-vall-ee-uh fee-jay-en-sis”) — ideal for hanging baskets with its brown exposed tubers like animal paws, the long-fronded aptly-named Ladder Ferns (Nephrolepis "nef-ro-LEP-iss" varieties - like the sword fern or Boston fern) and the Bird's Nest Fern, Asplenium nidus "as-PLEE-nee-um Nye-dis"; which produces 24-inch fronds shuttlecock fashion in a wide circle. In nature, Asplenium perches on trees, but our 20-year-old does very well in a large flower pot. I only water into the center of the plant, not into the soil. Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

"Eye of the Dolphin" by Arlene Mandell (reprise from July 2019)

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 7:02

Arlene Mandell is an artist living in Linville, North Carolina. Her engaging portraits can be seen year-round at the Carlton Gallery in Banner Elk. Relocating two years ago from Miami to the Grandfather Mountain community inspired a love of writing. She is a member of the North Carolina Poetry Society and Sue Spirit's Writing Workshop in Vilas. Her essays and poems have appeared in Second Spring and Gateways literary anthologies.

Episode #058: Intense Pluvial Events in the Southern Appalachians

Kosmographia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 107:01 Very Popular

Welcome to a new year! RC goes through a series of papers, starting in 1960, outlining the progression of thinking about the cause of massive and numerous blockfields and sediment fans throughout the southern Appalachian Mountains, from the gradualist perspective of “periglacial” effects to a more catastrophic view of extraordinary, intense, and prolonged rainstorm events. From the James River in Virginia to North Carolina’s Grandfather Mountain and Flat Laurel Gap, the deposits throughout the region reveal evidence created by rare pluvial outbursts, leaving the geologists struggling to conceive their severity and conditions of discharge. Uniformity has value as a baseline, but problems arise when trying to make all changes fit that model, so with the recognition that none of these features are being built today – only being eroded by modern processes, the gradualist bubble is showing some breaches in its edifice. More from this region coming, including boulder-choked creeks and giant potholes… CBD RECOMMENDED - Listen to Randall’s experience with “CBD from the gods” after the mid-break at 52:30. They have some special deals going on right now, and in addition, for the Kosmographia audience - you can also get FREE shipping on your order! Use code: “RCshipsFREE” (not case sensitive) when you check out at https://www.cbdfromthegods.com Support Randall Carlson's efforts to discover and share pivotal paradigm-shifting information! Improve the quality of the podcast and future videos. Allow him more time for his research into the many scientific journals, books, and his expeditions into the field, as he continues to decipher the clues that explain the mysteries of our past, and prepare us for the future... Donate to this work thru his Patreon subscription/membership site, and receive special perks: https://patreon.com/RandallCarlson Or make a one-time donation thru PayPal, credit/debit card or other account here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8YVDREQ9SMKL6&source=url http://www.RandallCarlson.com has the podcast, RC’s blog, galleries, and products to purchase! T-shirts available here: https://randallcarlson.com/product-category/apparel/ Scablands May REXpedition: http://ContactattheCabin.com/Carlson Podcast crew email: Kosmographia1618@gmail.com Info on upcoming trips with Randall and the crew: TOURS@RandallCarlson.com Offer your time/services/accommodations here: VOLUNTEER@RandallCarlson.com Add to the expanding library of evidence here: RESEARCH@RandallCarlson.com Small class lectures "Cosmography 101" from '06-'09 on Brad's original channel: https://youtube.com/geocosmicrex Full listing of scientific papers about the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis: https://cosmictusk.com Kosmographia logo and design animation by Brothers of the Serpent. Check out their podcast: http://www.BrothersoftheSerpent.com/ Theme “Deos” and bumper music by Fifty Dollar Dynasty: http://www.FiftyDollarDynasty.net/ Video recording, editing and publishing by Bradley Young with YSI Productions LLC (copyrights), with audio mastered by Kyle Allen. LINKS: USGS detailed maps of North America: https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ Highlights from the Oct 2020 “Southwest Experience”: https://www.worldviewzmedia.com/seminars/virtual-roadtrip-randall-carlson-oct-22-25-2020 CBD FROM THE GODS LINK: http://www.cbdfromthegods.com COUPON CODE: RCshipsFREE

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"Renegade Daughter" by Arlene Mandell

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 7:43

Arlene Mandell is an artist living in Linville, North Carolina. Her engaging portraits can be seen year-round at the Carlton Gallery in Banner Elk. Relocating two years ago from Miami to the Grandfather Mountain community inspired a love of writing. She is a member of the North Carolina Poetry Society and Sue Spirit's Writing Workshop in Vilas. Her essays and poems have appeared in Second Spring and Gateways literary anthologies.

Ep. 107: Grandfather Mountain

WRAL Out & About Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 16:07

Frank Ruggiero of Grandfather Mountain fills us in on this North Carolina attraction, which is home to a mile-high swinging bridge and a variety of animals. Grandfather Mountain - https://grandfather.com/ Out and About's mountain adventure story - https://www.wral.com/socially-distancing-in-the-nc-mountains/19338066/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep. 107: Grandfather Mountain

WRAL Out & About Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 16:52

Frank Ruggiero of Grandfather Mountain fills us in on this North Carolina attraction, which is home to a mile-high swinging bridge and a variety of animals. Grandfather Mountain - https://grandfather.com/ Out and About's mountain adventure story - https://www.wral.com/socially-distancing-in-the-nc-mountains/19338066/

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Ep. 289: Live Your Fitness Retreat Recap Of Hiking Epic Appalachian Mountains - Mt LeConte & Grandfather Mountain

Fit Womens Weekly Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 35:41

This past weekend was the Live Your Fitness Mountain Retreat. I'd love to share the recap of hiking 3 epic trails: Looking Glass Rock Mt. LeConte Grandfather Mountain (via Profile Trail) Plus, the food, the activities, the group and the amazing sponsors. In fact, if you listen before Sept 18th, enter to win an entire swag bag at Instagram.com/TrainerKindal This trip was amazing!

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Episode 7 - Life Update Tribute to Ginger Snap

Confessions Of A Lightworker

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 15:14

Make sure to check out my instagram @iamalightoworkerbitch to see Ginger Snap's tribute. We spent a few days in Grandfather Mountain and enjoyed Gem Mining and I was excited to wear my new sweater "Magical Vagina." Ginger Snap crossed the rainbowbridge this week and we will continue to love and honor her.

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"Gobsmacked in the Gulfstream" by Arlene Mandell

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 8:31

Arlene Mandell is an artist living in Linville, North Carolina. Her engaging portraits can be seen year-round at the Carlton Gallery in Banner Elk. Relocating two years ago from Miami to the Grandfather Mountain community inspired a love of writing. She is a member of the North Carolina Poetry Society and Sue Spirit's Writing Workshop in Vilas. Her essays and poems have appeared in Second Spring and Gateways literary anthologies.

Keep Boone Healthy - Downtown Boone & Grandfather Mountain on 4th of July Weekend

Keep Boone Healthy Podcast Series

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 39:22

In an ordinary year, the weeks around the 4th of July offer some of the highest visitor volumes the High Country sees all year. The reality of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the travel behaviors of many long-time visitors. Lany Moody of the Downtown Boone Development Association and Jesse Pope of the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation share how these two key areas have modified their operations with health and safety in mind, and talk about what visitors can expect when they make their way to the High Country for the 4th of July weekend and the rest of Summer 2020.

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Pod-Crashing Episode 51 The Depth Of The Interview

Arroe Collins Like It's Live

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 7:18

Pod-Crashing Episode 51: The Depth Of The InterviewFirst. I’m not a fan of the word interview. Why I chose to hoist it into the title is totally trying to spend less time having to explain what it is I do. I always say, “Let’s have a conversation!” People are like, “OK what about?” “No No No… lets do an interview.” “Ohhhhhhhh”I get in a lot of verbal wrestling matches with friends, family, social media connections and whomever else happens to walk on my lawn. My passion. It gets in the way of everything. Interviewing creative people is one such place. I have a huge passion and drive to get into a conversation. It’s always worth fighting for. Between 1979 to 2012 I did what every program direction and radio consultant told me what to do. 95% of the time I still believe they were wrong. I dreamed of the day when I could take them on a true journey through the creative self I was and still am. But it wasn’t about me. It was their station and their livelihood and my job was to participate or locate a new place to plug in my earphones. With podcasting I am everything they once were. I play by the very rules they stamped into my noggin. Yes I’m very strict on myself and believe in showing up every day to bring forward a product that nearly 1.1 million listeners have tapped into. I stand before you confessing that no matter how crazy those decision makers made me, I wouldn’t be where I am with podcasting if they hadn’t been present. As a podcaster you are your own boss. You are the writer, voice over talent, producer, promotions director and Operations Manager keeping every personality glued on the plan and purpose. This didn’t happen overnight. The walk has been incredibly lonely and filled with a lot of strikeouts at the plate. During this Coronavirus breakdown and job loss point on the map I expect more terrestrial radio people to make their way to the digital stage. You can’t turn off being a Broadcaster. It’s worse than an itch in the center of your back and you can’t reach it. I’m approached everyday by podcast promoters. Not one or two. Mega amounts of great writers and speakers that claim they’ve got the free ticket to the fountain of youth. “I can get you real people! Lots of them!” My general response is, “Please send me your podcast. I’d like to listen to your episodes and go to the sites to watch how people pick them up.” I never get an email with a podcast attached. A promoter the other day wrote, “Your episodes only appear on one platform correct?” Keep in mind this is someone trying to get my business. Very calmly I replied, “Please listen to every interview. The way I ask questions and how I bring in several different subjects. As the writer, talent and producer I need each episode to reach five to fifteen different podcasts.” Sounds like I’m a smartass right? I’m not trying to be. I need to play a smart game and that requires me to take the time to educate anyone walking by. The goal is to drop the ego and the door because out there in the real world nobody cares about the passion I put into every question. They’ve got a job to do and right now with the global shutdown everyone thinks they’re a podcast promoter. In talking with other podcasters and their performances the average person can pretty much see that those of us broadcasting are pretty much convinced that we’re locked in on the next big thing. I remember Gene Simons of KISS telling me, “If you don’t act like it’s bigger than life nobody will think it’s bigger than life.” Back to the original thought. The depth of the interview. Everything I get into is on a time limit. I’m not Marc Maron of Howard Stern lucky. I get 7 to 20 minutes then you’ve got to bail. I love it when the producers step through the restraint and say, “Take 30 or 40.” And I’ve only prepped for 7. That means the voice over talent is gonna have to listen to everything being said and bring new questions into the conversation by what was said. Question their answers.Always try your best to end your interviews or episodes with depth. If the time keeper says you need to be out at 1:18 then you need to begin wrapping up at 1:16. Taking an interview over that line is going to earn you an email from the promoter. Or they aren’t going to send another invite. Plus having a solid question with two minutes to go allows the person you’re talking with to think the conversation is pretty much over and that’s when they let their guard down. The real one of a kind story starts now. Introduce a small area where it sounds like things are stopping then leave the machine on while recording. Never turn it off until they’ve left the studio or hung up the phone. They’re always going to say something. If you’ve given them enough room to breathe. I got into this way of recording back in the 90’s because all of these famous artists would step into the studio and say the best things and because didn’t have the microphone on I missed out on a very unique opportunity. Every person that steps into the room will see the recording light on. That’s the universal signal of somethings hot and it’s being recorded or the light wouldn’t be on. As the producer you return to the front before all the formal hellos and how are yous and make it part of the conversation. Get creative. I’ve only had three or four people send me an email asking that I don’t use that part of the conversation. I play along. OK cool and the relationship doesn’t get damaged. So what’s the moral of the story? I get it your podcast is the greatest thing since the invention of pasta meeting sauce. Promoters are ready to work with you if you’ve got the space to create with them. Another words. If Paul McCartney is only available at 9:32 it’s a yes or no question. You can do it or you don’t. Once you land it don’t walk into the conversation thinking your episodes are more mighty then the winds that shake the mile high bridge on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Every person you talk with has something to sell. Put your focus on the present without getting into a conversation about the past that listeners already know about. I wouldn’t want to talk to Paul McCartney about the Beatles or Wings. I wanna know about his first children’s book Hey Granddude. I want to hear the childlike voice he uses while reading it young people. They don’t know of his historic lie and style but in that moment where he’s reading the dude can paint a funny face!!!

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Pod-Crashing Episode 51 The Depth Of The Interview

Pod-Crashing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 7:18

Pod-Crashing Episode 51: The Depth Of The InterviewFirst. I’m not a fan of the word interview. Why I chose to hoist it into the title is totally trying to spend less time having to explain what it is I do. I always say, “Let’s have a conversation!” People are like, “OK what about?” “No No No… lets do an interview.” “Ohhhhhhhh”I get in a lot of verbal wrestling matches with friends, family, social media connections and whomever else happens to walk on my lawn. My passion. It gets in the way of everything. Interviewing creative people is one such place. I have a huge passion and drive to get into a conversation. It’s always worth fighting for. Between 1979 to 2012 I did what every program direction and radio consultant told me what to do. 95% of the time I still believe they were wrong. I dreamed of the day when I could take them on a true journey through the creative self I was and still am. But it wasn’t about me. It was their station and their livelihood and my job was to participate or locate a new place to plug in my earphones. With podcasting I am everything they once were. I play by the very rules they stamped into my noggin. Yes I’m very strict on myself and believe in showing up every day to bring forward a product that nearly 1.1 million listeners have tapped into. I stand before you confessing that no matter how crazy those decision makers made me, I wouldn’t be where I am with podcasting if they hadn’t been present. As a podcaster you are your own boss. You are the writer, voice over talent, producer, promotions director and Operations Manager keeping every personality glued on the plan and purpose. This didn’t happen overnight. The walk has been incredibly lonely and filled with a lot of strikeouts at the plate. During this Coronavirus breakdown and job loss point on the map I expect more terrestrial radio people to make their way to the digital stage. You can’t turn off being a Broadcaster. It’s worse than an itch in the center of your back and you can’t reach it. I’m approached everyday by podcast promoters. Not one or two. Mega amounts of great writers and speakers that claim they’ve got the free ticket to the fountain of youth. “I can get you real people! Lots of them!” My general response is, “Please send me your podcast. I’d like to listen to your episodes and go to the sites to watch how people pick them up.” I never get an email with a podcast attached. A promoter the other day wrote, “Your episodes only appear on one platform correct?” Keep in mind this is someone trying to get my business. Very calmly I replied, “Please listen to every interview. The way I ask questions and how I bring in several different subjects. As the writer, talent and producer I need each episode to reach five to fifteen different podcasts.” Sounds like I’m a smartass right? I’m not trying to be. I need to play a smart game and that requires me to take the time to educate anyone walking by. The goal is to drop the ego and the door because out there in the real world nobody cares about the passion I put into every question. They’ve got a job to do and right now with the global shutdown everyone thinks they’re a podcast promoter. In talking with other podcasters and their performances the average person can pretty much see that those of us broadcasting are pretty much convinced that we’re locked in on the next big thing. I remember Gene Simons of KISS telling me, “If you don’t act like it’s bigger than life nobody will think it’s bigger than life.” Back to the original thought. The depth of the interview. Everything I get into is on a time limit. I’m not Marc Maron of Howard Stern lucky. I get 7 to 20 minutes then you’ve got to bail. I love it when the producers step through the restraint and say, “Take 30 or 40.” And I’ve only prepped for 7. That means the voice over talent is gonna have to listen to everything being said and bring new questions into the conversation by what was said. Question their answers.Always try your best to end your interviews or episodes with depth. If the time keeper says you need to be out at 1:18 then you need to begin wrapping up at 1:16. Taking an interview over that line is going to earn you an email from the promoter. Or they aren’t going to send another invite. Plus having a solid question with two minutes to go allows the person you’re talking with to think the conversation is pretty much over and that’s when they let their guard down. The real one of a kind story starts now. Introduce a small area where it sounds like things are stopping then leave the machine on while recording. Never turn it off until they’ve left the studio or hung up the phone. They’re always going to say something. If you’ve given them enough room to breathe. I got into this way of recording back in the 90’s because all of these famous artists would step into the studio and say the best things and because didn’t have the microphone on I missed out on a very unique opportunity. Every person that steps into the room will see the recording light on. That’s the universal signal of somethings hot and it’s being recorded or the light wouldn’t be on. As the producer you return to the front before all the formal hellos and how are yous and make it part of the conversation. Get creative. I’ve only had three or four people send me an email asking that I don’t use that part of the conversation. I play along. OK cool and the relationship doesn’t get damaged. So what’s the moral of the story? I get it your podcast is the greatest thing since the invention of pasta meeting sauce. Promoters are ready to work with you if you’ve got the space to create with them. Another words. If Paul McCartney is only available at 9:32 it’s a yes or no question. You can do it or you don’t. Once you land it don’t walk into the conversation thinking your episodes are more mighty then the winds that shake the mile high bridge on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Every person you talk with has something to sell. Put your focus on the present without getting into a conversation about the past that listeners already know about. I wouldn’t want to talk to Paul McCartney about the Beatles or Wings. I wanna know about his first children’s book Hey Granddude. I want to hear the childlike voice he uses while reading it young people. They don’t know of his historic lie and style but in that moment where he’s reading the dude can paint a funny face!!!

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Pod-Crashing Episode 51 The Depth Of The Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 7:18

Pod-Crashing Episode 51: The Depth Of The Interview First. I’m not a fan of the word interview. Why I chose to hoist it into the title is totally trying to spend less time having to explain what it is I do. I always say, “Let’s have a conversation!” People are like, “OK what about?” “No No No… lets do an interview.” “Ohhhhhhhh” I get in a lot of verbal wrestling matches with friends, family, social media connections and whomever else happens to walk on my lawn. My passion. It gets in the way of everything. Interviewing creative people is one such place. I have a huge passion and drive to get into a conversation. It’s always worth fighting for. Between 1979 to 2012 I did what every program direction and radio consultant told me what to do. 95% of the time I still believe they were wrong. I dreamed of the day when I could take them on a true journey through the creative self I was and still am. But it wasn’t about me. It was their station and their livelihood and my job was to participate or locate a new place to plug in my earphones. With podcasting I am everything they once were. I play by the very rules they stamped into my noggin. Yes I’m very strict on myself and believe in showing up every day to bring forward a product that nearly 1.1 million listeners have tapped into. I stand before you confessing that no matter how crazy those decision makers made me, I wouldn’t be where I am with podcasting if they hadn’t been present. As a podcaster you are your own boss. You are the writer, voice over talent, producer, promotions director and Operations Manager keeping every personality glued on the plan and purpose. This didn’t happen overnight. The walk has been incredibly lonely and filled with a lot of strikeouts at the plate. During this Coronavirus breakdown and job loss point on the map I expect more terrestrial radio people to make their way to the digital stage. You can’t turn off being a Broadcaster. It’s worse than an itch in the center of your back and you can’t reach it. I’m approached everyday by podcast promoters. Not one or two. Mega amounts of great writers and speakers that claim they’ve got the free ticket to the fountain of youth. “I can get you real people! Lots of them!” My general response is, “Please send me your podcast. I’d like to listen to your episodes and go to the sites to watch how people pick them up.” I never get an email with a podcast attached. A promoter the other day wrote, “Your episodes only appear on one platform correct?” Keep in mind this is someone trying to get my business. Very calmly I replied, “Please listen to every interview. The way I ask questions and how I bring in several different subjects. As the writer, talent and producer I need each episode to reach five to fifteen different podcasts.” Sounds like I’m a smartass right? I’m not trying to be. I need to play a smart game and that requires me to take the time to educate anyone walking by. The goal is to drop the ego and the door because out there in the real world nobody cares about the passion I put into every question. They’ve got a job to do and right now with the global shutdown everyone thinks they’re a podcast promoter. In talking with other podcasters and their performances the average person can pretty much see that those of us broadcasting are pretty much convinced that we’re locked in on the next big thing. I remember Gene Simons of KISS telling me, “If you don’t act like it’s bigger than life nobody will think it’s bigger than life.” Back to the original thought. The depth of the interview. Everything I get into is on a time limit. I’m not Marc Maron of Howard Stern lucky. I get 7 to 20 minutes then you’ve got to bail. I love it when the producers step through the restraint and say, “Take 30 or 40.” And I’ve only prepped for 7. That means the voice over talent is gonna have to listen to everything being said and bring new questions into the conversation by what was said. Question their answers. Always try your best to end your interviews or episodes with depth. If the time keeper says you need to be out at 1:18 then you need to begin wrapping up at 1:16. Taking an interview over that line is going to earn you an email from the promoter. Or they aren’t going to send another invite. Plus having a solid question with two minutes to go allows the person you’re talking with to think the conversation is pretty much over and that’s when they let their guard down. The real one of a kind story starts now. Introduce a small area where it sounds like things are stopping then leave the machine on while recording. Never turn it off until they’ve left the studio or hung up the phone. They’re always going to say something. If you’ve given them enough room to breathe. I got into this way of recording back in the 90’s because all of these famous artists would step into the studio and say the best things and because didn’t have the microphone on I missed out on a very unique opportunity. Every person that steps into the room will see the recording light on. That’s the universal signal of somethings hot and it’s being recorded or the light wouldn’t be on. As the producer you return to the front before all the formal hellos and how are yous and make it part of the conversation. Get creative. I’ve only had three or four people send me an email asking that I don’t use that part of the conversation. I play along. OK cool and the relationship doesn’t get damaged. So what’s the moral of the story? I get it your podcast is the greatest thing since the invention of pasta meeting sauce. Promoters are ready to work with you if you’ve got the space to create with them. Another words. If Paul McCartney is only available at 9:32 it’s a yes or no question. You can do it or you don’t. Once you land it don’t walk into the conversation thinking your episodes are more mighty then the winds that shake the mile high bridge on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Every person you talk with has something to sell. Put your focus on the present without getting into a conversation about the past that listeners already know about. I wouldn’t want to talk to Paul McCartney about the Beatles or Wings. I wanna know about his first children’s book Hey Granddude. I want to hear the childlike voice he uses while reading it young people. They don’t know of his historic lie and style but in that moment where he’s reading the dude can paint a funny face!!!

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Pod-Crashing Episode 51 The Depth Of The Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 7:18

Pod-Crashing Episode 51: The Depth Of The Interview First. I’m not a fan of the word interview. Why I chose to hoist it into the title is totally trying to spend less time having to explain what it is I do. I always say, “Let’s have a conversation!” People are like, “OK what about?” “No No No… lets do an interview.” “Ohhhhhhhh” I get in a lot of verbal wrestling matches with friends, family, social media connections and whomever else happens to walk on my lawn. My passion. It gets in the way of everything. Interviewing creative people is one such place. I have a huge passion and drive to get into a conversation. It’s always worth fighting for. Between 1979 to 2012 I did what every program direction and radio consultant told me what to do. 95% of the time I still believe they were wrong. I dreamed of the day when I could take them on a true journey through the creative self I was and still am. But it wasn’t about me. It was their station and their livelihood and my job was to participate or locate a new place to plug in my earphones. With podcasting I am everything they once were. I play by the very rules they stamped into my noggin. Yes I’m very strict on myself and believe in showing up every day to bring forward a product that nearly 1.1 million listeners have tapped into. I stand before you confessing that no matter how crazy those decision makers made me, I wouldn’t be where I am with podcasting if they hadn’t been present. As a podcaster you are your own boss. You are the writer, voice over talent, producer, promotions director and Operations Manager keeping every personality glued on the plan and purpose. This didn’t happen overnight. The walk has been incredibly lonely and filled with a lot of strikeouts at the plate. During this Coronavirus breakdown and job loss point on the map I expect more terrestrial radio people to make their way to the digital stage. You can’t turn off being a Broadcaster. It’s worse than an itch in the center of your back and you can’t reach it. I’m approached everyday by podcast promoters. Not one or two. Mega amounts of great writers and speakers that claim they’ve got the free ticket to the fountain of youth. “I can get you real people! Lots of them!” My general response is, “Please send me your podcast. I’d like to listen to your episodes and go to the sites to watch how people pick them up.” I never get an email with a podcast attached. A promoter the other day wrote, “Your episodes only appear on one platform correct?” Keep in mind this is someone trying to get my business. Very calmly I replied, “Please listen to every interview. The way I ask questions and how I bring in several different subjects. As the writer, talent and producer I need each episode to reach five to fifteen different podcasts.” Sounds like I’m a smartass right? I’m not trying to be. I need to play a smart game and that requires me to take the time to educate anyone walking by. The goal is to drop the ego and the door because out there in the real world nobody cares about the passion I put into every question. They’ve got a job to do and right now with the global shutdown everyone thinks they’re a podcast promoter. In talking with other podcasters and their performances the average person can pretty much see that those of us broadcasting are pretty much convinced that we’re locked in on the next big thing. I remember Gene Simons of KISS telling me, “If you don’t act like it’s bigger than life nobody will think it’s bigger than life.” Back to the original thought. The depth of the interview. Everything I get into is on a time limit. I’m not Marc Maron of Howard Stern lucky. I get 7 to 20 minutes then you’ve got to bail. I love it when the producers step through the restraint and say, “Take 30 or 40.” And I’ve only prepped for 7. That means the voice over talent is gonna have to listen to everything being said and bring new questions into the conversation by what was said. Question their answers. Always try your best to end your interviews or episodes with depth. If the time keeper says you need to be out at 1:18 then you need to begin wrapping up at 1:16. Taking an interview over that line is going to earn you an email from the promoter. Or they aren’t going to send another invite. Plus having a solid question with two minutes to go allows the person you’re talking with to think the conversation is pretty much over and that’s when they let their guard down. The real one of a kind story starts now. Introduce a small area where it sounds like things are stopping then leave the machine on while recording. Never turn it off until they’ve left the studio or hung up the phone. They’re always going to say something. If you’ve given them enough room to breathe. I got into this way of recording back in the 90’s because all of these famous artists would step into the studio and say the best things and because didn’t have the microphone on I missed out on a very unique opportunity. Every person that steps into the room will see the recording light on. That’s the universal signal of somethings hot and it’s being recorded or the light wouldn’t be on. As the producer you return to the front before all the formal hellos and how are yous and make it part of the conversation. Get creative. I’ve only had three or four people send me an email asking that I don’t use that part of the conversation. I play along. OK cool and the relationship doesn’t get damaged. So what’s the moral of the story? I get it your podcast is the greatest thing since the invention of pasta meeting sauce. Promoters are ready to work with you if you’ve got the space to create with them. Another words. If Paul McCartney is only available at 9:32 it’s a yes or no question. You can do it or you don’t. Once you land it don’t walk into the conversation thinking your episodes are more mighty then the winds that shake the mile high bridge on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Every person you talk with has something to sell. Put your focus on the present without getting into a conversation about the past that listeners already know about. I wouldn’t want to talk to Paul McCartney about the Beatles or Wings. I wanna know about his first children’s book Hey Granddude. I want to hear the childlike voice he uses while reading it young people. They don’t know of his historic lie and style but in that moment where he’s reading the dude can paint a funny face!!!

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Pod-Crashing Episode 51 The Depth Of The Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 7:18

Pod-Crashing Episode 51: The Depth Of The Interview First. I’m not a fan of the word interview. Why I chose to hoist it into the title is totally trying to spend less time having to explain what it is I do. I always say, “Let’s have a conversation!” People are like, “OK what about?” “No No No… lets do an interview.” “Ohhhhhhhh” I get in a lot of verbal wrestling matches with friends, family, social media connections and whomever else happens to walk on my lawn. My passion. It gets in the way of everything. Interviewing creative people is one such place. I have a huge passion and drive to get into a conversation. It’s always worth fighting for. Between 1979 to 2012 I did what every program direction and radio consultant told me what to do. 95% of the time I still believe they were wrong. I dreamed of the day when I could take them on a true journey through the creative self I was and still am. But it wasn’t about me. It was their station and their livelihood and my job was to participate or locate a new place to plug in my earphones. With podcasting I am everything they once were. I play by the very rules they stamped into my noggin. Yes I’m very strict on myself and believe in showing up every day to bring forward a product that nearly 1.1 million listeners have tapped into. I stand before you confessing that no matter how crazy those decision makers made me, I wouldn’t be where I am with podcasting if they hadn’t been present. As a podcaster you are your own boss. You are the writer, voice over talent, producer, promotions director and Operations Manager keeping every personality glued on the plan and purpose. This didn’t happen overnight. The walk has been incredibly lonely and filled with a lot of strikeouts at the plate. During this Coronavirus breakdown and job loss point on the map I expect more terrestrial radio people to make their way to the digital stage. You can’t turn off being a Broadcaster. It’s worse than an itch in the center of your back and you can’t reach it. I’m approached everyday by podcast promoters. Not one or two. Mega amounts of great writers and speakers that claim they’ve got the free ticket to the fountain of youth. “I can get you real people! Lots of them!” My general response is, “Please send me your podcast. I’d like to listen to your episodes and go to the sites to watch how people pick them up.” I never get an email with a podcast attached. A promoter the other day wrote, “Your episodes only appear on one platform correct?” Keep in mind this is someone trying to get my business. Very calmly I replied, “Please listen to every interview. The way I ask questions and how I bring in several different subjects. As the writer, talent and producer I need each episode to reach five to fifteen different podcasts.” Sounds like I’m a smartass right? I’m not trying to be. I need to play a smart game and that requires me to take the time to educate anyone walking by. The goal is to drop the ego and the door because out there in the real world nobody cares about the passion I put into every question. They’ve got a job to do and right now with the global shutdown everyone thinks they’re a podcast promoter. In talking with other podcasters and their performances the average person can pretty much see that those of us broadcasting are pretty much convinced that we’re locked in on the next big thing. I remember Gene Simons of KISS telling me, “If you don’t act like it’s bigger than life nobody will think it’s bigger than life.” Back to the original thought. The depth of the interview. Everything I get into is on a time limit. I’m not Marc Maron of Howard Stern lucky. I get 7 to 20 minutes then you’ve got to bail. I love it when the producers step through the restraint and say, “Take 30 or 40.” And I’ve only prepped for 7. That means the voice over talent is gonna have to listen to everything being said and bring new questions into the conversation by what was said. Question their answers. Always try your best to end your interviews or episodes with depth. If the time keeper says you need to be out at 1:18 then you need to begin wrapping up at 1:16. Taking an interview over that line is going to earn you an email from the promoter. Or they aren’t going to send another invite. Plus having a solid question with two minutes to go allows the person you’re talking with to think the conversation is pretty much over and that’s when they let their guard down. The real one of a kind story starts now. Introduce a small area where it sounds like things are stopping then leave the machine on while recording. Never turn it off until they’ve left the studio or hung up the phone. They’re always going to say something. If you’ve given them enough room to breathe. I got into this way of recording back in the 90’s because all of these famous artists would step into the studio and say the best things and because didn’t have the microphone on I missed out on a very unique opportunity. Every person that steps into the room will see the recording light on. That’s the universal signal of somethings hot and it’s being recorded or the light wouldn’t be on. As the producer you return to the front before all the formal hellos and how are yous and make it part of the conversation. Get creative. I’ve only had three or four people send me an email asking that I don’t use that part of the conversation. I play along. OK cool and the relationship doesn’t get damaged. So what’s the moral of the story? I get it your podcast is the greatest thing since the invention of pasta meeting sauce. Promoters are ready to work with you if you’ve got the space to create with them. Another words. If Paul McCartney is only available at 9:32 it’s a yes or no question. You can do it or you don’t. Once you land it don’t walk into the conversation thinking your episodes are more mighty then the winds that shake the mile high bridge on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Every person you talk with has something to sell. Put your focus on the present without getting into a conversation about the past that listeners already know about. I wouldn’t want to talk to Paul McCartney about the Beatles or Wings. I wanna know about his first children’s book Hey Granddude. I want to hear the childlike voice he uses while reading it young people. They don’t know of his historic lie and style but in that moment where he’s reading the dude can paint a funny face!!!

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Pod-Crashing Episode 51 The Depth Of The Interview

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 7:18

Pod-Crashing Episode 51: The Depth Of The Interview First. I’m not a fan of the word interview. Why I chose to hoist it into the title is totally trying to spend less time having to explain what it is I do. I always say, “Let’s have a conversation!” People are like, “OK what about?” “No No No… lets do an interview.” “Ohhhhhhhh” I get in a lot of verbal wrestling matches with friends, family, social media connections and whomever else happens to walk on my lawn. My passion. It gets in the way of everything. Interviewing creative people is one such place. I have a huge passion and drive to get into a conversation. It’s always worth fighting for. Between 1979 to 2012 I did what every program direction and radio consultant told me what to do. 95% of the time I still believe they were wrong. I dreamed of the day when I could take them on a true journey through the creative self I was and still am. But it wasn’t about me. It was their station and their livelihood and my job was to participate or locate a new place to plug in my earphones. With podcasting I am everything they once were. I play by the very rules they stamped into my noggin. Yes I’m very strict on myself and believe in showing up every day to bring forward a product that nearly 1.1 million listeners have tapped into. I stand before you confessing that no matter how crazy those decision makers made me, I wouldn’t be where I am with podcasting if they hadn’t been present. As a podcaster you are your own boss. You are the writer, voice over talent, producer, promotions director and Operations Manager keeping every personality glued on the plan and purpose. This didn’t happen overnight. The walk has been incredibly lonely and filled with a lot of strikeouts at the plate. During this Coronavirus breakdown and job loss point on the map I expect more terrestrial radio people to make their way to the digital stage. You can’t turn off being a Broadcaster. It’s worse than an itch in the center of your back and you can’t reach it. I’m approached everyday by podcast promoters. Not one or two. Mega amounts of great writers and speakers that claim they’ve got the free ticket to the fountain of youth. “I can get you real people! Lots of them!” My general response is, “Please send me your podcast. I’d like to listen to your episodes and go to the sites to watch how people pick them up.” I never get an email with a podcast attached. A promoter the other day wrote, “Your episodes only appear on one platform correct?” Keep in mind this is someone trying to get my business. Very calmly I replied, “Please listen to every interview. The way I ask questions and how I bring in several different subjects. As the writer, talent and producer I need each episode to reach five to fifteen different podcasts.” Sounds like I’m a smartass right? I’m not trying to be. I need to play a smart game and that requires me to take the time to educate anyone walking by. The goal is to drop the ego and the door because out there in the real world nobody cares about the passion I put into every question. They’ve got a job to do and right now with the global shutdown everyone thinks they’re a podcast promoter. In talking with other podcasters and their performances the average person can pretty much see that those of us broadcasting are pretty much convinced that we’re locked in on the next big thing. I remember Gene Simons of KISS telling me, “If you don’t act like it’s bigger than life nobody will think it’s bigger than life.” Back to the original thought. The depth of the interview. Everything I get into is on a time limit. I’m not Marc Maron of Howard Stern lucky. I get 7 to 20 minutes then you’ve got to bail. I love it when the producers step through the restraint and say, “Take 30 or 40.” And I’ve only prepped for 7. That means the voice over talent is gonna have to listen to everything being said and bring new questions into the conversation by what was said. Question their answers. Always try your best to end your interviews or episodes with depth. If the time keeper says you need to be out at 1:18 then you need to begin wrapping up at 1:16. Taking an interview over that line is going to earn you an email from the promoter. Or they aren’t going to send another invite. Plus having a solid question with two minutes to go allows the person you’re talking with to think the conversation is pretty much over and that’s when they let their guard down. The real one of a kind story starts now. Introduce a small area where it sounds like things are stopping then leave the machine on while recording. Never turn it off until they’ve left the studio or hung up the phone. They’re always going to say something. If you’ve given them enough room to breathe. I got into this way of recording back in the 90’s because all of these famous artists would step into the studio and say the best things and because didn’t have the microphone on I missed out on a very unique opportunity. Every person that steps into the room will see the recording light on. That’s the universal signal of somethings hot and it’s being recorded or the light wouldn’t be on. As the producer you return to the front before all the formal hellos and how are yous and make it part of the conversation. Get creative. I’ve only had three or four people send me an email asking that I don’t use that part of the conversation. I play along. OK cool and the relationship doesn’t get damaged. So what’s the moral of the story? I get it your podcast is the greatest thing since the invention of pasta meeting sauce. Promoters are ready to work with you if you’ve got the space to create with them. Another words. If Paul McCartney is only available at 9:32 it’s a yes or no question. You can do it or you don’t. Once you land it don’t walk into the conversation thinking your episodes are more mighty then the winds that shake the mile high bridge on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Every person you talk with has something to sell. Put your focus on the present without getting into a conversation about the past that listeners already know about. I wouldn’t want to talk to Paul McCartney about the Beatles or Wings. I wanna know about his first children’s book Hey Granddude. I want to hear the childlike voice he uses while reading it young people. They don’t know of his historic lie and style but in that moment where he’s reading the dude can paint a funny face!!!

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“THE MOST MONSTROUS AND INHUMAN CRIMINAL OF MODERN TIMES” and 6 More True Terrors! #WeirdDarkness

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 102:47

“THE MOST MONSTROUS AND INHUMAN CRIMINAL OF MODERN TIMES” and 6 More True Terrors! #WeirdDarknessIf you like the podcast, please leave a review in the podcast app you listen from, and share a link to the podcast on Facebook and Twitter to invite others to become Weirdos too!IN THIS WEEKEND DARK ARCHIVES EPISODE (with stories from December 05-06, 2018): It began when a teenager made a deal with the Devil in the mid 1970s. That’s when the werewolf sightings began – and some experts say there is proof of their existence. (Werewolves of Central England) *** Some think they are escaped circus freaks, others that they are strange medical experiments gone wrong. Some believe them to be ghosts or demons. What are the terrifying white animals or entities people are seeing in Pennsylvania – and could it be more than one kind of creature? (Mystery Monsters From P.A.) *** A couple moves to an old mining town with a dark past… and the darkness apparently hasn’t gone away yet. (The Old Mining Town) *** Is it any surprise that something strange might happen in a pub that used to be a church? One of our Weirdo family members tells her story. (Bandit) *** One of the best worst poets of all time has taken inspiration from a certain mountain in North Carolina – but even when there for the solitude, he wasn’t alone. (The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain) *** In 1946, a sadistic killer dressed in a white mask terrorized a small town at night. And to this day, the Moonlight Murders killer could still be at large. (The Unsolved Texarkana Murders) *** Plus, I’ll share a chapter from the upcoming audiobook, “Suffer the Children” from Troy Taylor, a story called “The Most Monstrous and Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times”.  SUPPORT THE PODCAST…Become a patron: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/WEIRDOVisit the store: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/STORE STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)“Werewolves of Central England” by Hugh Landman: https://tinyurl.com/s6h83am “Mystery Monsters from P.A.” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/wps4dtr “Bandit” by Weirdo family member Eleanor, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com.“The Old Mining Town” by ADM: https://tinyurl.com/tg9dfby “The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain”: https://tinyurl.com/vgh3tvv “The Unsolved Texarkana Murders” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/2miw30mTCSo“The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal Of Modern Times” from the book Suffer the Children by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/umvtb5u Weird Darkness opening and closing theme by Alibi Music Library. Weird@Work music bed by Audioblocks. Background music, varying by episode, provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license; Shadows Symphony (http://bit.ly/2W6N1xJ), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Tony Longworth (http://TonyLongworth.com) and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://www.youtube.com/user/myuuji) used with permission. MY RECORDING TOOLS…* MICROPHONE (Neumann TLM103): http://amzn.to/2if01CL* POP FILTER (AW-BM700): http://amzn.to/2zRIIyK* XLR CABLE (Mogami Gold Studio): http://amzn.to/2yZXJeD * MICROPHONE PRE-AMP (Icicle): http://amzn.to/2vLqLzg * SOFTWARE (Adobe Audition): http://amzn.to/2vLqI6E * HARDWARE (iMac Pro): https://amzn.to/2suZGkA I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use. If I somehow overlooked doing that for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I’ll rectify it the show notes as quickly as possible.***WeirdDarkness™ - is a trademark and creation of of Marlar House Productions. Copyright © Marlar House Productions, 2020."I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 *** How to escape eternal darkness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYmodFKDaM

"'Artist' Borne" by Arlene Mandell

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 8:13

Arlene Mandell is an artist living in Linville, North Carolina. Her engaging portraits can be seen year-round at the Carlton Gallery in Banner Elk. Relocating two years ago from Miami to the Grandfather Mountain community inspired a love of writing. She is a member of the North Carolina Poetry Society and Sue Spirit's Writing Workshop in Vilas. Her essays and poems have appeared in Second Spring and Gateways literary anthologies.

WALLScast: Benjamin Walls Talks with The President and Executive Director of The Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Jesse Pope

WALLScast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 30:37

Join five time Smithsonian Exhibitor and passionate conservationist photographer Benjamin Walls as he talks with The President and Executive Director of The Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Jesse Pope about their new nature museum, protecting rare species within the State Park, the rich history of the Foundation, and concerning news about bird populations around the world.

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Hugh Morton And Grandfather Mountain

Stories-A History of Appalachia, One Story at a Time

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 11:07

Grandfather Mountain is one of the most popular tourist destinations in western North Carolina, and has been for decades. It's also a world heritage site for the protection of the plants and animals native to the area. That's all because of the work done by Hugh Morton, one time owner of Grandfather Mountain. Today we tell that story. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, Feedburner or any number of other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and sharing our tales of Appalachian history with your friends.

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"Eye of the Dolphin" by Arlene Mandell

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 7:03

Arlene Mandell is an artist living in Linville, North Carolina. Her engaging portraits can be seen year-round at the Carlton Gallery in Banner Elk. Relocating two years ago from Miami to the Grandfather Mountain community inspired a love of writing. She is a member of the North Carolina Poetry Society and Sue Spirit's Writing Workshop in Vilas. Her essays and poems have appeared in Second Spring and Gateways literary anthologies.

April 24, 2019 Chives, Botany Day, Tomitaro Makino, Lucien Plantefol, Vancouver's Botanist Restaurant, Paul George Russell, Henry Van Dyke, Charles Sprague Sargent , Stephanne Barry Sutton, Window Cleaning, and a Story from John Muir

The Daily Gardener

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 9:58

I recently had a gardener ask me about the first herb I'd ever grown. That would be chives. Chives, like many herbs, are so easy to grow. Plus, you get the cute purple puffball blossoms. I had a chef friend show me how she liked to cut off the flower. Then, she snipped a little triangle off of the bottom where the bloom comes together (like cutting paper to make a snowflake). By doing this, you basically get "chive-fetti" and you can easily sprinkle the little chive blossom over salads or dishes. Mic drop. Goat cheese and chive blossoms pair very well together. You can serve that at a party or just add it to an omelet. Very decorative. Very pretty. Something anyone can do. Brevities #OTD Today, Japan celebrates “Botany Day”. Held annually on April 24, the celebration honors the Father of Japanese Botany, Tomitaro Makino, on his birthday. Makino was born in 1862. His dad was a successful brewer of the Japanese national drink, sake. Sadly, by the time he was six, his father, mother, and grandfather had died. He was raised by his grandmother. Makino became fascinated with plants as a boy. He loved to collect specimens. Every spare minute, until he became bedridden before his death, he would roam the countryside adding to his personal herbarium which would ultimately max out at over 400,000 specimens. (The University of Tokyo is now home to the Makino herbarium). Makino adopted Linnaean principles for naming his plants. In 1940, he published the Illustrated Flora of Japan - an exhaustive work that details more than 6,000 plants. (I ordered myself a first edition online from Abe Books for the fine price of $67.) The Makino Botanical Garden was built in his hometown of Kochi City after he died in 1957 at the age of 94. Tomitaro Makino, Japanese botanist said, "Plants can survive without humans; but humans can't survive without plants". #OTD Today is the birthday of french botanist Lucien Plantefol (1891-1983). He developed his owntheory to explain how leaves are arranged on the stems of plants. He served in the first World War. Modern chemical warfare began in his home country, France; on April 22, 1915 German soldiers attacked the French by using chlorine gas. Plantefol was wounded during the war, but he went on to serve his country by working on a team at a national defense laboratory that developed the gas mask. #OTD On this day in 2017, Botanist, Vancouver’s highly acclaimed new restaurant inside the Fairmont Pacific Rimhotel, officially opened... they started their first day with breakfast service. Very on trend, the restaurant boasts pastel tones and loads of houseplants. Divided into quarters Botanist includes: a dining room, cocktail bar and lab, garden, and a champagne lounge. The champagne lounge is surrounded by glass and planters filled with greenery indigenous to British Columbia. The Garden invites guests to chill in a glass-walled space filled with greenery, a trellis and more than 50 different types of plant species that include rare fruit bushes, and edible species such as green tea camellia, cardamom and ginger. #OTD On this day Paul George Russell was born in 1889 inLiverpool, New York. His family moved to DC in 1902 and this became Russell's lifelong home. Russell received his advanced degrees fromGeorge Washington University. He got his first job atthe National Herbarium; Russell would end up working for the government as a botanist for 50 years. Early on, Russell went on collecting trips in northern Mexico with botanists Joseph Nelson Rose and Paul Carpenter Standley. In 1910, during a Mexico trip, the Verbena russellii - a woody flowering plant - was named for Paul George Russell. Later, he accompanied Rose to Argentenia where the Opuntia russellii - a type of prickly pear -was named for him. Back in the States, Russell was a vital part of the team dedicated to creating the living architecture Japanese cherries around the Washington Tidal Basin. As the consulting botanist, he oversaw the planting of all the cherry trees and he authored a 72-page USDA circular called "Oriental flowering cherries" in March 1934. It was Russell's most impressive work and it provided facts on cultivation and historical details about varieties of ornamental cherries grown in the United States, introducing visitors to the magnificent cherry trees growing around the tidal basin in Washington, D.C. A compiler of over 40,000 seed vials, Russell honed a unique and rare skill: he could identify plant species by seed alone. After retiring, he began working on a history of USDA seed collection. Sadly, he never finished this endeavor. Russell died at the age of 73 froma fatal heart attack April 3, 1963. The following day, April 4th, Russell had made plans with his daughter to see his beloved cherry blossom trees in bloom around the tidal basin. Unearthed Words Here's a little verse from Fisherman's Luck by Henry Van Dyke in 1899. "The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month." Today's book recommendation #OTD In honor of Charles Sprague Sargent's birthday (He was born on this day in 1841), today's featured book is Stephanne Barry Sutton's biography called Charles Sprague Sargent and the Arnold Arboretum. This book was commissioned by the Arboretum to celebrate its centennial. It is both a biography of Sargent and a history of the Arnold Arboretum. In 1872, Sargent was given the responsibility of creating the arboretum for Harvard and he did it all from scratch; there were no arboreta in America to model. His enduring vision for the Arboretum was of such perfection that subsequent directors have followed it with few variations. Today's Garden Chore Clean your windows. When Romeo said, "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?" He was on to something. Light needs to break through that glass; but that's hard to do if your windows are dirty. When I spoke with The Houseplant Guru, Lisa Eldred Steinkopf (The Still Growing Podcast Episode 598), she brought up this very point - cleaning your windows is a great chore to do for your indoor plants. Something Sweet Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart I stumbled on a little story in a 1915 article that highlights the personality differences between the ebullient Muir and the very serious Bostonian: Sargent. On a fall trip to the Southern mountains, Muir and Sargent were climbing the hilltops. Here's what happened according to Muir: "We climbed slope after slope through the trees till we came out on the bare top of Grandfather Mountain. There it all lay in the sun below us, ridge beyond ridge, each with its typical tree-covering and color, all blended with the darker shades of the pines and the green of the deep valleys. . . . I couldn't hold in and began to jump about and sing and glory in it all. Then I happened to look round and catch sight of [Sargent] standing there as cool as a rock, with a half-amused look on his face at me, but never saying a word. Muir asks Sargent, “Why don't you let yourself out at a sight like that?” “I don't wear my heart upon my sleeve,” Sargent retorted. “Who cares where you wear your little heart, man?” Muir cried. “There you stand in the face of all Heaven come down on Earth, like a critic of the universe, as if to say. ‘Come, Nature, bring on the best you have: I'm from BOSTON!’” Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

“WEREWOLVES OF CENTRAL ENGLAND” and 5 More Terrifying True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 56:05

“WEREWOLVES OF CENTRAL ENGLAND” and 5 More Terrifying True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness*Advertise on Weird Darkness; visit http://www.bgadgroup.com or call 770-874-3200.*IN THIS EPISODE: It began when a teenager made a deal with the Devil in the mid 1970s. That’s when the werewolf sightings began – and some experts say there is proof of their existence. (Werewolves of Central England) *** Some think they are escaped circus freaks, others that they are strange medical experiments gone wrong. Some believe them to be ghosts or demons. What are the terrifying white animals or entities people are seeing in Pennsylvania – and could it be more than one kind of creature? (Mystery Monsters From P.A.) *** A couple moves to an old mining town with a dark past… and the darkness apparently hasn’t gone away yet. (The Old Mining Town) *** Is it any surprise that something strange might happen in a pub that used to be a church? One of our Weirdo family members tells her story. (Bandit) *** One of the best worst poets of all time has taken inspiration from a certain mountain in North Carolina – but even when there for the solitude, he wasn’t alone. (The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain) *** In 1946, a sadistic killer dressed in a white mask terrorized a small town at night. And to this day, the Moonlight Murders killer could still be at large. (The Unsolved Texarkana Murders)EMERGENCY HOTLINE NUMBERS…Depressed? Contemplating suicide?: 800-830-9804Struggling with alcohol or drug addiction?: 800-831-1560SUPPORT THE PODCAST...BECOME A PATRON at http://www.patreon.com/marlarhouse WHAT WAS THAT COMMERCIAL I HEARD?: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/sponsors AUDIOBOOKS NARRATED BY DARREN at http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/audiobooks WEIRD DARKNESS STORE at http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/store JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP at https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarlarHouse/ STORY CREDITS AND/OR SOURCES…“Werewolves of Central England” by Hugh Landman: https://www.ranker.com/list/cannock-chase-werewolf-sightings/hugh-landman “Mystery Monsters from P.A.” by Brent Swancer: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/07/some-very-weird-mystery-monsters-from-pennsylvania/“Bandit” by Weirdo family member Eleanor, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com.“The Old Mining Town” by ADM: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2018/11/12/the-old-mining-town/ “The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain”: https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/phantom-hiker-grandfather-mountain/ “The Unsolved Texarkana Murders” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/2miw30mTCSoWEIRD DARKNESS MUSIC PROVIDED BY Midnight Syndicate http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ and Shadow’s Symphony http://www.facebook.com/shadowssymphony/ - all music used with permission. All rights reserved. All other music provided by AudioBlocks.com with paid license. There is no copyright infringement intended for this episode and/or the material used for it. If you have an issue with Marlar House/Weird Darkness posting this, please contact us privately and we can sort it out. "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” — Psalm 23:4 ESV*** “How can I be saved from darkness?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYmodFKDaM

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033: Brian Dales / The Boone Episode

Craft Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 50:09

Brian takes a trip to Boone, NC. Hit Legal Redy Brewing on the way! Talks about the brewery, Mill Ridge, first loves, Grandfather Mountain, traffic...Enjoy! Enjoyed: Tons of beer from Legal Remedy, Lost Province and Appalachian Mountain! Where to find us: Email: craftconversationspod@gmail.com . Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftConversations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craftconversations/ Music By: Slayton Johnson of The Ands

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It's All in the Name Ep 137

A Dram of Outlander Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 41:09

Drums of Autumn Chapters 43-44 Week 23 “It's All in the Name” Summary: There's a stranger inquiring about Jamie's whisky. Worry increased over Roger not showing up yet. The small distillery was Marsali's responsibility. Wee Germaine is a full-throttle toddler. A mysterious button was found. Brianna was a hot commodity. The winter preparations were underway. Lizzie saw a familiar man at the mill. Lizzie shared the misinterpreted event. Jamie and Young Ian went out to stop a visitor from reaching the Ridge. Inside the Chapters: Chapter 43 Whisky in the Jar Claire is most displeased with how Ronnie Sinclair was looking at Brianna. Claire is ordering casks. Ronnie tells Claire he's hearing the word that someone is asking around about a Jamie Fraser. Brianna reacts sharply. It wasn't Roger; it was Hodgepile. Jamie has already put the word out that they are looking for a Roger Wakefield. Being mid-October Brianna is growing worried and anxious. She saw him in a couple of months. This Hodgepile was asking after the whisky. Hodgepile was pretending to be a fur trader, but it was obvious to the man he was talking to this wasn't the case. Claire told Sinclair she would tell Jamie one of Murchison's men was asking after him. Claire left with Brianna and hoped their remoteness would be the protection Jamie thought it would be. She could not imagine soldiers coming deep into the mountains to get one low output illegal distillery. Lizzie and Ian were outside collecting kindling from the trash. Lizzie surprised Claire by asking a question. The girl spoke sparingly. She asked if inquiries were being made after her father who should be a bondsman of someone in the southern colonies. Brianna rushed off to tell Sinclair about Lizzie's father. When she returned she is upset, Young Ian is concerned Sinclair did something to her. It turns out he was drawing naked women on pieces of wood when Brianna interrupted him. Claire had a gentle response to the information because she understood loneliness (p741, Nook). Claire's mind wandered back to Brianna and what would happen to her if Roger didn't return. Then horrified she wondered if Roger had chosen not to return. With Brianna refusing to talk about the argument she and Roger had, Claire, is worried about the months passing. Jamie showed off his small whisky distillery to Brianna. It was placed near Fergus and Marsali, so she could oversee and work the operation. They had a bigger share than the other farmers who supplied the raw barley and helped with distribution. Meanwhile, young Germaine was trying to eat a cockroach to his mother's dismay. Young Ian pipes in about eating them with the Indians and they're not so bad, though smoked locusts are better. They finish spreading the unspoiled raw barley. Next thing Germaine is choking on something, Brianna did the Heimlich maneuver in the nick of time. Marsali takes him to their cabin for supper and bed. The offending item looked like a button, but they couldn't figure out who's button it was. On their way back to their cabin, they ask after the Lindsay's to see if the button was from Kenny's coat. His wife said it wasn't. Mrs. Lindsay eyeing Brianna asked if they were going to the gathering this year. Seems everyone wants to make a match for Brianna since her intended had not returned. Jamie is concerned about the button because of the information they received from Sinclair. What if it was a stranger who knew about the illegal still? They walked back to their cabin as the sun went down. They approached Claire picking beans from the garden, hair golden bright from the descending sun (p748, Nook). Brianna's heart squeezed knowing as Jamie watched Claire with bees returning around her. Jamie, Lindsey, and Duncan were tasting the batch of whisky and settling on a price per cask. After performing an inventory in his head, Jamie agreed to send a dozen casks to the upcoming Gathering. In the book, Diana calls it Mount Helicon, in real life, the games are held at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. Duncan would take the casks to the Gathering to sell or trade for the many items Claire and Jamie could use. Brianna is concerned the alcohol will go to the Indians who are known for not being able to hold their drink. Claire explained to Brianna that alcoholism doesn't exist at the time, the only weakness of character. Jamie asked Duncan to find out about Hodgepile at the Gathering. Brianna asked him to inquire about Roger Wakefield too. ARGH! Seriously she knew he was going by MacKenzie. This frustrates me to no end. Claire added Joseph Weymss, Lizzie's father to the list too. Kenny Lindsey asked about the name Bree (p750, Nook). With the shortage of eligible women, Brianna is a hot commodity, pregnant or not. It means she's fertile and will make a good wife. There are the issues of Roger not returning, the mysterious Hodgepile asking after the whisky, and the whereabouts of Lizzie's father. Lizzie and Young Ian seem to be getting cozy. We get to meet toddler Germaine in all his feistiness and learn Marsali is heading up the distillery. Ridge life doesn't seem like a good fit for Fergus being a one-handed and a pickpocket by trade. Chapter 44 Three-Cornered Conversation October 1769 Jamie chopped wood while Young Ian went to the mill where there were three eligible Woolam daughters. Jamie thought to flirt with virtuous Quaker lassies a fair better than bold Indian lassies. It bothered Jamie knowing Indian women took men to bed at their choosing. He sent Lizzie along to the mill to get some color in her cheeks. As he stacked wood, he thought about how much he enjoyed chopping it. It was a satisfying pursuit one could quantify as the work went on. His mind wandered to Brianna and her keen sense of smell. She wrinkled her nose and said “phew” when he was sweating and fragrant. This expression and face was that of his own mother (p752, Nook). I have noticed these echoes of those who came before in my children. He took off his shirt without a worry for who might see him and resumed chopping wood, His thoughts deepened. He loved the Murray kids, especially Young Ian. But, Brianna was his flesh and blood. The gift he and Claire had given each other. Like other times, Frank Randall came to mind (p753, Nook). Jamie gave Frank the respect he deserved. Even Jamie understood the importance of Frank. The sacrificial love he had to raise Brianna as his own and love her. To stay with Claire, who no longer loved him the way she did before meeting Jamie. Jamie had jealous and envious thoughts over Frank, but there were only respect and no hate. By reflex, he let go of the ax into the clearing mid-swing to avoid hitting his foot as the handle broke. He crossed himself in thanksgiving as he reached for the ax head. He noticed the wilted plants because the rain lacked recently. The well was half dug, but firewood was more important to the wellbeing of the families just now. Claire and Brianna came out of the cabin with baskets in hands to go foraging. Jamie warned them about Indians hunting not too far from there. Claire assured him they wouldn't go far. Though reluctant, Jamie thought the Indians were peacefully preparing for winter just as they were. There would be no concern if he knew which tribe the Indians came from since they were friends with Nacognaweto's people. Brianna looked at his bare chest for a moment and placed her hand on his bare shoulder as she kissed him goodbye. She gave no sign of recognition, question, or concern for the scars she saw or felt. Claire must have told her about Black Jack and the days before the Rising. Claire explained what food was available for snacking on and what was for dinner. He took Claire's hand in his and kissed her knuckles before she kissed him goodbye on the mouth. Off they went as Jamie watched thankfully for their kisses on his face. He sat on the wood stump and worked to repair the ax handle. He thought about the scent of food he smelled earlier coming from the Woolam's cabin and of the winter to come. The Indians told him it would be harder than the last. How would hunting be during a heavy snow-laden winter? If he could kill another bear, they would eat the whole winter, and the skin would go to good use as well. He imagined Claire's pale skin against the glossy black of the bearskin. His mind circled back to earlier thoughts. What had Claire told Brianna? How much did she know? He and Brianna were not fully accustomed to each other and sometimes used Claire as a go-between. He thought how much he would like some privacy with Claire. It was growing tiresome and too cold for their romps in the wild, or the herb shed. If Young Ian got back soon, they could notch some of the logs. Brianna needed a cabin of her own to share with Lizzie. Lizzie came up behind him, obvious she had something to say, but her shyness around him made it difficult. Young Ian stood near her to offer support. It turned out she recognized a man at the mill, she'd seen him before with Brianna in Wilmington. Oh no. Here it goes. His name was MacKenzie she said. He seemed educated and maybe a Highlander. Jamie asked her questions (p758, Nook). So little miss Lizzie told what she knew, but she had it quite wrong. Jamie now thought it was rape by the MacKenzie man that not only took Brianna's virginity but got her with a child. Jamie was angry and sick over it. He hadn't known she was with child, but he ventured Claire had known. Lizzie told them Brianna had no cycle for two months. When she saw the man, she had to speak up in case he came to claim Brianna as his. Under the law, a man could claim a woman to be his wife under common law and use the pregnancy as evidence. Jamie's parents had used this tactic to get married. Lizzie and Young Ian had taken MacKenzie's horse to prevent him from getting to the main part of the settlement quickly. Jamie and Young Ian talked about Brianna's demeanor as of late (p761, Nook). This cannot be good. Jamie asked Young Ian to fetch his pistols and for Lizzie to lie to Claire about where they've gone. Lizzie watched Jamie, and Young Ian leave. Jamie had a serious menace about him (p761, Nook). I could go on about how aggravated I am about this plot device. Of course, Lizzie would know him as MacKenzie because that's the name he used when he found Brianna. Again, why oh why did Brianna use Wakefield to describe him? The situation is about to spiral out of control. A father's rage. A cousin's anger. It cannot possibly go well. What's Coming up? Chapters 45-46 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you're reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook All images are from Wiki Commons. Click on picture for attribution link. Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below! Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

Ep 10 - An Appalachian Summer & Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

What's up in Boone?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2016 17:34

This week's episode takes you inside An Appalachian Summer Festival 2016 with Denise Ringler. We also preview the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.

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Hugh Morton's View of North Carolina

Bits of History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2016 32:44

Catherine Morton, Hugh Morton’s youngest daughter, talks about her father’s 70-year career as a photographer, his interest in developing Grandfather Mountain, and his affection for the people, places, and natural beauty of North Carolina.

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Randy Johnson, Grandfather Mountain

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Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 26:46

Author Randy Johnson has written at length about the iconic Grandfather Mountain. In this definitive book, Mr. Johnson takes readers on a tour of the landmark mountain's history from its geological beginnings to its eventual establishment as a state park. Through photos & stories, Mr. Johnson shows how Grandfather has changed & been changed by the people of Western North Carolina & beyond.

Randy Johnson, Grandfather Mountain

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Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 26:46

Author Randy Johnson has written at length about the iconic Grandfather Mountain. In this definitive book, Mr. Johnson takes readers on a tour of the landmark mountain's history from its geological beginnings to its eventual establishment as a state park. Through photos & stories, Mr. Johnson shows how Grandfather has changed & been changed by the people of Western North Carolina & beyond.

Pam Saulsby, Ashley's High Five for Daddy

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 26:46

Journalist & author Pam Saulsby's new book gently introduces young readers to the process military families experience on the return of a loved one from deployment. Through her feisty but fun main character, Ms. Saulsby helps families understand the situation returning servicemen & women may be in, & how their families – both adults & children alike – can prepare to welcome their loved one home.

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Pam Saulsby, Ashley's High Five for Daddy

Southern Appalachian Creature Feature

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 26:46

Journalist & author Pam Saulsby's new book gently introduces young readers to the process military families experience on the return of a loved one from deployment. Through her feisty but fun main character, Ms. Saulsby helps families understand the situation returning servicemen & women may be in, & how their families – both adults & children alike – can prepare to welcome their loved one home.

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Searching for bat maternity colonies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2013 1:30

What happened to the Lost Colony at Roanoke? Where is the Lost Dutchman Mine? Did Lee Harvey Oswalt act alone? Where do Grandfather Mountain’s female bats go in the summer? Tremendous mysteries all.

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Grandfather Mountain crayfish

Southern Appalachian Creature Feature

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2012 1:30

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is the keeper of the federal endangered species list. One of the species we’re considering adding to that list is the Grandfather Mountain crayfish.

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The Morton Family's legacy of keeping Grandfather Mountain in its wild, natural state will be realized through two changes: the 2009 acquisition of 2,600 acres of back country as North Carolina's newest State Park and the creation of the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. The Foundation will work to preserve the Grandfather Mountain while managing the nature park for the enjoyment of the public. The mountain's unique geology and elevation offer plant and animal species not normally found so far south. Join us to explore this spectacular nature preserve and beloved attraction.

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Grandfather Mountain | Our State - Large format

Our State | UNC-TV

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2010 10:29

The Morton Family's legacy of keeping Grandfather Mountain in its wild, natural state will be realized through two changes: the 2009 acquisition of 2,600 acres of back country as North Carolina's newest State Park and the creation of the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. The Foundation will work to preserve the Grandfather Mountain while managing the nature park for the enjoyment of the public. The mountain's unique geology and elevation offer plant and animal species not normally found so far south. Join us to explore this spectacular nature preserve and beloved attraction.

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Ryan's Mom (Barb) & Hannah at GrandFather Mountain [Flickr]

Life Outside the Box

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2010

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Story about Grandfather Mountain and Carrie's Flat

Tales - Historic Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2009 11:11

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Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for July 25th, 2008

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2008 1:58

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Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Color Report

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2006 2:42

Biographical Conversations with... | Hugh Morton Part 3

Biographical Conversations with... | UNC-TV

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2006 3249:00

Fighting for Clean Air Part 3 of 3 Parts Hugh Morton's story of Mildred's arrival to Grandfather Mountain begins the final installment of Biographical Conversations. Morton explains how Mildred and her kindred black bears became a protected species on the mountain. Politics began to be more and more a part of Morton's life, beginning with a campaign to institute liquor by the drink in North Carolina. In the early 1970s, he followed the suggestion of some of his friends in the travel industry to run for governor, but he pulled out of the race before the primary. After Jim Hunt was elected for governor, Morton assisted him with some of his agendas, including a campaign to change the state Constitution so that governors could run for more than one term. Morton did not always automatically comply with Governor Hunt's requests, however. When Governor Hunt asked him to campaign for an unpopular gas tax in the early 1980s, Morton suggested that he ask Arthur Smith for help instead.

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Biographical Conversations with... | Hugh Morton Part 2

Biographical Conversations with... | UNC-TV

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2006 3367:00

Adult Life and Grandfather Mountain Part 2 of 3 Parts Morton's portrayal of his wife and three children opens the second part of our series. He describes his wife, Julia Hathaway Taylor, as "smarter" than he is and dedicated to her causes, as are his two daughters and one son, who help him with the family business. Morton sometimes fell into his leadership positions, as he recalls when he relates how his absence from a meeting landed him the position of president of the Wilmington Azalea Festival. The Azalea Festival was no small fair, he says, as he names some of the former Azalea Queens-Elizabeth Dole for one.

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Biographical Conversations with... | Hugh Morton Part 1

Biographical Conversations with... | UNC-TV

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2006 3284:00

Summers in the Mountains Part 1 of 3 Parts Hugh Morton begins the first episode of Biographical Conversations talking about his grandfather, Hugh MacRae. MacRae lived in Delaware but decided to move to the North Carolina mountains because of his interest in mining mica, an expensive stone at the time. As he familiarized himself with both east and west North Carolina, he began buying property on both the coast and in the mountains, including a 16,000 acre tract of land that included Grandfather Mountain. Morton says that his grandfather's original intent for the land was to use it as a summer resort.

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Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Color Report

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 2:36

Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Color Report