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A few weeks ago, we covered the Blizzard of 1978. But what about the Blizzard of '88... 1888 that is? What about centuries before that? Snow storms are destructive enough in the modern era, but how did Puritans in colonial New England deal with them? We'll also jump 150 years forward to the Great White Hurricane of March 1888. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides as they talk about more winter, more snow, and more cold. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47082/47082-h/47082-h.htm https://marbleheadmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pp-187-260-331Winthrop_s_Journal_History_of_New_Englan.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1742 https://www.dotnews.com/2017/oh-hunger-many-suffered https://www.brancatosnowremoval.com/history-snow-removal-first-snow-plow/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888 https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/the-blizzard-of-1888-americas-greatest-snow-disaster Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!? CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours www.salemuncoveredtours.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE
A few weeks ago, we covered the Blizzard of 1978. But what about the Blizzard of '88... 1888 that is? What about centuries before that? Snow storms are destructive enough in the modern era, but how did Puritans in colonial New England deal with them? We'll also jump 150 years forward to the Great White Hurricane of March 1888. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides as they talk about more winter, more snow, and more cold. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47082/47082-h/47082-h.htm https://marbleheadmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pp-187-260-331Winthrop_s_Journal_History_of_New_Englan.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1742 https://www.dotnews.com/2017/oh-hunger-many-suffered https://www.brancatosnowremoval.com/history-snow-removal-first-snow-plow/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888 https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/the-blizzard-of-1888-americas-greatest-snow-disaster Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!? CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours www.salemuncoveredtours.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE
As with Django, Corbucci wrote the film with his brother Bruno, as well as Vittoriano Petrilli and Mario Amendola. He'd been deeply influenced by the recent assassinations of Che Guevara, Cuban revolutionary who had tried to spark a Communist overthrow of Bolivia, and the US' Malcolm X, a one-time Nation of Islam leader converted to the Muslim faith and killed at a speaking engagement. As the end of the 60s approached, Corbucci felt that the era of progressive political action was dwindling, to be overtaken by fierce reactionary elements. The earlier activism seemed to him to be hurled backward in progress and time. As Alex Cox noted about Corbucci's thoughts, “You could only take on the powerful and the wicked for a short while, it seemed, before they crushed you.” Corbucci set the film's action in 1899 Utah just prior to the Great Blizzard, the winter scenes reflecting his feelings of pessimism, depression, and disgust. Another influence --- famed Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni had secretly wished to play a role in a Spaghetti but felt his poor English would interfere --- he suggested to Corbucci to pen a film of a mute protagonist. Corbucci adapted the idea into the film sans Marcello --- it would become the second Mud and Blood work, 1968's The Great Silence, a word play on the bleakness of the winter setting and the mute anti-hero. Website and blog: www.thosewonderfulpeople.comIG: @thosewonderfulpeopleTwitter: @FilmsInTheDark
A new week means new questions! Hope you have fun with these!The Great Blizzard of 1888 helped demonstrate the benefits of what new-fangled form of transportation in New York City, which opened publicly in 1904?In the martial art of Judo, what is a judogi?The novel Lord of the Flies takes place during which war?Which 1940 Disney movie was the first commercial film shown in stereo and was a precursor to the surround sound technique?Who is the lead singer of the band Coldplay?Which of the following was not the name of a pet owned by a U.S. President: Checkers, Socks, Rebecca, Oscar WildeGuinness beer originated in Dublin in the 18th century; what was the first name of its founder?Which 1993 1st-person Adventure Puzzler with a 4-letter title was the best-selling PC game for nearly a decade?The only artery that carries deoxygenated blood?MusicHot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames, Ambush by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Don't forget to follow us on social media:Patreon – patreon.com/quizbang – Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Check out our fun extras for patrons and help us keep this podcast going. We appreciate any level of support!Website – quizbangpod.com Check out our website, it will have all the links for social media that you need and while you're there, why not go to the contact us page and submit a question!Facebook – @quizbangpodcast – we post episode links and silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Instagram – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang (quizquizbangbang), we post silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Twitter – @quizbangpod We want to start a fun community for our fellow trivia lovers. If you hear/think of a fun or challenging trivia question, post it to our twitter feed and we will repost it so everyone can take a stab it. Come for the trivia – stay for the trivia.Ko-Fi – ko-fi.com/quizbangpod – Keep that sweet caffeine running through our body with a Ko-Fi, power us through a late night of fact checking and editing!
From whiteouts to heroic rescues, we're diving into the incredible stories of survival and resilience during one of history's most powerful winter storms.
The blizzard of 1978 was a monster snow storm that has long lived in the history of Michigan. It was a storm that lasted from January 25th - 27th that year, and brought the Great Lakes region to a standstill for a week. For the Kalamazoo Libarary article, click here. For the MLive article, click here. For more information on Michael Delaware, or to pre-order his new book, visit: https://michaeldelaware.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talesofsouthwestmipast/message
Welcome to episode 106 of Inside The Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast! On this episode, I go live with Alex Marra from Hudson Valley Weather. Alex from HVW is a passionate weather advisor for the Hudson Valley area and also the Catskills. If you need a sticker, email me or go to Camp Catskill! Subscribe on any platform! Share! Donate! Do whatever you want! I'm just glad you're listening! And remember... VOLUNTEER!!!!!! Links for the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ISLCatskillsPodcast Donate a coffee to support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills Like to be a sponsor or monthly supporter of the show? Go here! - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills/membership Thanks to the sponsors of the show! Outdoor chronicles photography - https://www.outdoorchroniclesphotography.com/ Trailbound Project - https://www.trailboundproject.com/ Camp Catskill - https://campcatskill.co/ Scenic Route Guiding - https://adventurewiththescenicroute.com/ Another Summit - https://www.guardianrevival.org/programs/another-summit Links: Hudson Valley Weather - https://hudsonvalleyweather.com/, https://www.facebook.com/HudsonValleyWeather, Great blizzard of 1888 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888, NYS Mesonet - https://www.nysmesonet.org/ , HVW in Forbes Magizine - https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddessig/2012/10/29/how-a-facebook-page-protected-a-region-from-hurricane-sandy-and-what-that-teaches-about-social-media/?sh=62bddda77fda, Volunteer Opportunities: Trailhead stewards for 3500 Club - https://www.catskill3500club.com/adopt-a-trailhead?fbclid=IwAR31Mb5VkefBQglzgrfm-hGfooL49yYz3twuSAkr8rrKEnzg8ZSl97XbwUw, Catskills Trail Crew - https://www.nynjtc.org/trailcrew/catskills-trail-crew, NYNJTC Volunteering - https://www.nynjtc.org/catskills, Catskill Center - https://catskillcenter.org/, Catskill Mountain Club - https://catskillmountainclub.org/about-us/, Catskill Mountainkeeper - https://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org/, Post Hike Brews and Bites - Pancho Villas - https://www.panchovillamex.com/ #hudsonvalley #hudsonvalleyweather #weather #visitcatskills #catskillstrails #catskillmountains #catskillspodcast #catskills #catskillpark #podcast #catskillshiker #volunteers #catskillmountainsnewyork #catskillmountainsnewyork #catskillspodcast #catskillshiker #catskillshiking #hiking #insidethelinecatskillmountainspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/insidethelinesthecatskill/support
On this day in 1947, a record-breaking snowstorm wreaked havoc in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Do You Expect Us To Talk? returns with a quick stop to a different Sergio, Corbucci. With his acclaimed cult spaghetti western, . Starring Jean Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski and Frank Wolff, set in Utah prior to the Great Blizzard of 1899, a mute gunslinger is hired to kill a bounty hunter, paid by a corrupt banker collecting properties of residents who are made outlaws. Join Becca, Dave, Chris and guest Charlie as we discuss Gary Lineker and who will present Match of the Day, why aren't there more westerns set in snow, is this the grimmest ending of a movie yet and how Corbucci traveled forward in time to lift of Tarantino. You can follow Becca, Chris, Dave and Charlie on Twitter You can find us on iTunes and Stitcher and if you like us leave us a lovely review as it helps us grow. Charlie has his own website and a podcasts found at the Moviedrone site, please check it out and subscribe. If that wasn't enough, you can even you can follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. Do You Expect Us To Talk Will Return with Once Upon a Time in the West
Falcons make huge moves, Braves may have found 5th starter, Eddie Rosario looking good, Trevor Bauer invades Japan, NFL news, SEC spring game schedule, Georgia Tech's new basketball coach, Jesus Alou, Otis Taylor, Bud Grant, and now Joe Pepitone gone, crazy umpire in college ball pulling an Eric Gregg, Pete's Tweets, This Day in Sports History. Come for breakdown of new Falcons, stay for memories of the Great Blizzard of '93, USA's embarrassing loss to Mexico, Ole Miss & Chris Beard, Marcus Smart punished for body-slamming Trae Young, Johan Santana did NOT throw a no-hitter for the Mets, Dodgers manager believes he's been killed by a baseball, new morning show at 92.9 The Game & what that means for John Fricke, and a remembrance of Kara Stockton. petedavis,buzzsprout.com
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Pippa White shares a historical tale, in the form of poetic sing-song, about a great blizzard that is also known as the children's blizzard. Join us as she brings real life characters to life from this historical event on this Apple Seed BITE.
The Great Blizzard of 1886-1887 is one of the harshest blizzards on record for the Plains states (though at the time, most of them were still territories, not yet admitted as states to the Union). The blizzard is immortalized and made famous for schoolchildren everywhere in Laura Ingalls Wilder's novel, “The Long Winter,” part of her Little House on the Prairie series of books. Wilder weathered this blizzard as a teenager in South Dakota with her family and described her family and the town's hardships during this infamous weather event. It is an extraordinary first-hand account of someone who went through the harsh winter and survived during times before houses had things like electricity, indoor heating, and hot water plumbing. Read Laura Ingalls Wilder's novel, “The Long Winter.” http://amzn.to/1RdZo6v Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-blizzard-of-1886-when-the-west-froze/ Genealogy Clips Podcast https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast Historical Postcard Giveaway https://ancestralfindings.com/postcard-giveaway/ Free Genealogy eBooks https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks Hard To Find Surnames https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings Support Ancestral Findings https://ancestralfindings.com/donation #Genealogy #AncestralFindings #GenealogyClips
By February 13, 1899 much of the nation had been suffering under the icy grip of the worst arctic outbreak since the founding of the republic. Records that stand even to today had been set in the days previous to February 13, 1899 and more were to fall in the next few days. Because of the persistent week-long cold, Ice flows had formed in Gulf of Mexico causing a hazard to navigation. The temperature on the morning of February 13, 1899 along the Gulf coast sat at incredibly low readings; -16 degrees Minden, LA a record for state, in New Orleans the mercury was 6.8 degrees; at in Mobile -1 degree; Pensacola 7 degrees; Brownsville Texas was 12 degrees an all time low for the city. Temperatures all the way southward to Ft Myers were in the 20s and snowflakes where observed all across Florida. But father up the East Coast the brunt of the outbreak was being felt as a Great Blizzard paralyzed the region on the 13th and 14th: 36" of snow fell at Cape May, New Jersey. 20.5" at Washington, D.C. and many other areas along the coast saw snowfall totals at more than a foot. The cold finally broke in the following days, after a week of misery, and with the warmup came several inches of rain that on top of melting snow produced flooding in the Northeast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode Date – 2-03-22Planet Green Trees TV - Episode - 548Episode Title – The Great Blizzard of 2022A Re-play of our 420th show with John Sinclair, Adam Brook, Senator Jeff Erwin and many more!Show Information• Michigan's #1 show about cannabis legal issues, licensing, regulations, compliance, medical marijuana topics, current events and other legal matters.• Planet Green Trees TV is hosted by Attorney Michael Komorn, co-hosted Jim Powers, Amanda Joslin and Steve Miller.DisclaimerThe opinions and comments expressed on the show by hosts, guest, commentators, posts, articles, etc... may or may not represent the actual opinions or thoughts of the Komorn Law Firm and/or it's associates. The thoughts and conversation that occur during this broadcast are an attempt to bring humor and parody to an otherwise non comical scenario. Although some conversations and guests may state facts, academic impedimenta and scientific theorems one should consult an attorney or expert in the relevant field of query. #cannajam, #cannajamfest #EchoesofPinkFloyd, #DarrenMcCarty, #Tegridylaw #planetgreentreestv #askblanks #comedianmikeyoung #hypeduplive #hypeduplivesessions #eventstew #cannatouring #cannaindustries #ozcannabis #purelapeer #stickyypsi #botanicalco #growgreenmi #realleafsolutions #komornlawmi #wellnessdoctorsonline #elevationstationypsi #greeningdetroitNoticeAge-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines)
Muskegon History and Beyond with the Lakeshore Museum Center
In the winter of 1978, Muskegon County and most of Michigan saw over 2 feet of snow fall in period of several hours. On our episode today we look at the circumstances that led to this super storm, how residents dealt with it, and the consequences of that blizzard. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-horn/support
1888 was a cold year in the eastern half of he United States. The Great Blizzard of '88, or the Great White Hurricane in March 1888 was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The storm paralyzed the East Coast as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada. Snow fell from 10 to 58 inches in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour produced snowdrifts in excess of 50 feet. Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their homes for up to a week. Railway and telegraph lines were disabled, and this provided the impetus to move these pieces of infrastructure underground. The winter leading up to the Blizzard had been quite cold with one bitter blast after another. The summer of 1888 returned to more normal temperatures especially in the southern states with usual bouts of heat and humidity. But on September 24, 1888 a sever frost struck South Carolina, Georgia and even reached into northern Florida effectively putting an end to the growing season at least a month and a half early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode the conversation is very focused on delivering the play-by-play of the drama surrounding the impending doom of Blizzard and how exactly their leadership have led them down their current path. Special Thanks to Special Guest Nick for filling in this week!Thank you for joining us today, and please consider subscribing on the brand new CephaloPod Podcast Player and Community App, out now for Android and iOS!Download for Android here:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cephalopod.cephalopodAnd iOS:https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/cephalopod-podcast-player/id1551158160We feature music from the amazing following Artists, all rights and permissions obtained in advance:Enoch:https://open.spotify.com/artist/13Ueqo1cyp5YLDZ1ZmGXnsBurbank:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4iHB5bp1wwN5qTbVPaBykOUcif:https://www.beatstars.com/ucifbeatz/feedTHANK YOU for listening!Feel Free to connect and send us feedback on Twitter:www.twitter.com/roningeekeryAlso on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/RoninGeekNews/
NERD CAVE SHOW 20210727. AudioCraZ and Beard & Gary are in the studio/living room/AudioCraZ's Questionable Decision Domicile. Valve has clarified its "30 FPS" target for the upcoming Steam Deck. The bulk of tonight we talk about the recent lawsuit filed by California Department of Fair Employment and Housing at Activision Blizzard Inc on July 20th for "frat boy" culture. Cast & Crew: Ray "AudioCraZ" Grens Jr Gary "Beard & Gary" Mora nerdcaveshow.com audiocraz.com Support us on Patreon. #SteamDeck #Blizzard #Activision # #NerdCaveShow #audiocraz #beardandgary #podcast #nerdnews
S2E13 | Today we are talking about explosions, huge storms, floods, train crashes and more. Buckle your seatbelts and keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times, it's going to be a bumpy ride!In this episode: Great Molasses Flood, Caustic Red Sludge, Fog of Death, Great Blizzard, Heat Wave, Mount St. Helens Eruption, Great Storm of 1900 Texas City Explosion, Crash at Crush, Port Chicago Disaster, and an Exploding Whale.Thank you for listening, StewHeads! Follow Remnant Stew, discuss the episodes and answer the Trivia Challenge on our social media FaceBook and InstagramIf you like listening you can do us a huge favor by giving us a review on Apple PodcastsEpisode researched, written, and hosted by Leah Lamp and Dr. Steven Meeker with copious amounts of support and help by Judy Meeker. Dad jokes contributed and audio produced by Philip Sinquefield, music is by Kevin MacLeod with voiceover by Morgan HughesPlease remember…BE KIND, STAY CURIOUS!
The Met Office takes a weekly look at the science behind the UK and global weather headlines. Presented by Clare Nasir. This week, record winter rain, how trees affect climate and the Great Blizzard of 1891. The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service. Our website carries the latest UK and global weather forecasts, detailed information on weather types, climate science and UK weather records for previous months, seasons and years. www.metoffice.gov.uk
Hello Artic friends hope you are staying warm. Today we talk about Stupid World News, Uncle Dickie Drops by we have The Snow Journals of 2021 The Great Blizzard. We got funny porn comments it will be fun everyone.
The Great Blizzard of 1978 was one of the worst storms in Illinois' history. One-hundred-mile-an-hour winds whipped up snow drifts as high as 12 feet. Wind chills were so low they caused railroad tracks to buckle and break. Northern Illinois, especially Chicago, ground to a halt. And a couple of snowed-in computer nerds created a major technological achievement.
By February 13, 1899 much of the nation had been suffering under the icy grip of the worst arctic outbreak since the founding of the republic. Records that stand even to today had been set in the days previous to February 13, 1899 and more were to fall in the next few days. Because of the persistent week long cold, Ice flows had formed in Gulf of Mexico causing a hazard to navigation. The temperature on the morning of February 13, 1899 along the Gulf coast sat at incredibly low readings; -16 degrees Minden, LA a record for state, in New Orleans the mercury was 6.8 degrees; at in Mobile -1 degree; Pensacola 7 degrees; Brownsville Texas was 12 degrees an all time low for the city. Temperatures all the way southward to Ft Myers were in the 20s and snowflakes where observed all across Florida. But father up the East Coast the brunt of the outbreak was being felt as a Great Blizzard paralyzed the region on the 13th and 14th: 36" of snow fell at Cape May, New Jersey. 20.5" at Washington, D.C. and many other areas along the coast saw snowfall totals at more than a foot. The cold finally broke in the following days, after a week of misery, and with the warmup came several inches of rain that on top of melting snow produced flooding in the Northeast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's been 43 years since the benchmark snow storm of a generation took aim on Indiana. We're looking back at some interesting stats, as well as some good stories, including with former WISH-TV weatherman Stan Wood.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We are 43 episodes in, and the Grim Gals have decided that there should be a Trigger Warning for everything but in this episode specifically, we are going to be talking about Nazi's in WWII (not sure if that warrants a TW, but better safe than sorry!). Beyond talks about sinking ships and cities covered in snow, Taylor and Jenni start out with a mini disaster of their own named Donut, unreasonable irritation at life, and general shenanigans. Then Taylor covers the Great Blizzard or Great White Hurricane of 1888. Then Jenni talks about the v horrible sinking of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff. Please send in your bright and shiny things - we could use them after this! Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Twitter Instagram Facebook Group
Update on Bobby Bowden, Braves take game one and one in the hip, Ronald Acuña Jr is being targeted by the Marlins despite what all these idiots on the tube are spewing, Marlins player is a human Jack O'Lantern, don't dare joke about the chinavirus, replacing Matt Ryan, NBA good news, what is the NFL and ESPN so worried about? now it's racist if you bench your black QB, stop double-tapping your glove, SEC game moves because of hurricane, petedavis.buzzsprout.com, Pete's Tweets, This Day in Braves and Baseball History. Listen and I'll tell you how we survived the Great Blizzard of '93 and it involves chicken wings, chicanery, and a runaway Marta bus
1888 was a cold year in the eastern half of he United States. The Great Blizzard of '88, or the Great White Hurricane in March 1888 was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The summer of 1888 returned to more normal temperatures especially in the southern states with usual bouts of heat and humidity. But on September 24, 1888 a severe frost struck South Carolina, Georgia and even reached into northern Florida effectively putting an end to the growing season at least a month and a half early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Timpanogos Storytelling Festival has been delighting fans of the medium for the past 31 years. And this year the festival will be more accessible than ever! The virtual event will feature some of the most renowned tellers in the business, many of whom you'll hear on today's episode of The Apple Seed, including Pippa White, Donna Washington, Ed Stivender, and of course, Donald Davis. For tickets to see some of your favorite storytellers right from the comfort of your own home, visit timpfest.org On today's episode of The Apple Seed, enjoy the following:"The Red Scooter" by Donald Davis (11:38)There's no storyteller that personifies the spirit of the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival quite like North Carolina storyteller Donald Davis does. He's been on stage at Timp just about every year for all of its 31 years. Here he shares a Christmas memory that's enjoyable year-round. "The Great Blizzard of 1888" by Pippa White (10:28)Pippa White is known for telling beautiful, historical tales, often in rhyme. This next story - a favorite of ours - is about a teacher, and a classroom full of kids during "The Great Blizzard of 1888". "Like Bread Loves Salt" by Ed Stivender (14:31) Here's a story from another Timp-favorite, Ed Stivender. It's about an aging king who dsires to pass his throne on to one of his three lovely daughters. Whoever provides the best answer to the question, 'Which one of you loves me the most?', will receive the best parcel of land. "Sody Saluradus" by Donna Washington (10:24)Have you ever had a difficult time remembering a key piece of information? Perhaps the next time you struggle to remember something you should put it to a song. Although, in the case of this story, "Sody Saluradus", from Timp-newcomer, Donna Washington, a little jingle gets the characters into quite a bit of trouble. "Museum of Your Life" by Donald Davis (2:29)Donald Davis wraps up a wonderul hour of storytelling with a plea to listeners to share stories with their loved ones.
On today's episode of The Apple Seed, enjoy the following: "The Red Scooter" by Donald Davis (11:38) "The Great Blizzard of 1888" by Pippa White (10:28) "Sody Saluradus" by Donna Washington (10:24) "Like Bread Loves Salt" by Ed Stivender (14:31) "Museum of Your Life" by Donald Davis (2:29)
Part Two, baybee! Our first multi-episode arc covering the creation of the first U.S. Subways. This time we talk politics and pianos, covering everything from the Great Blizzard of 1888 to John 'HoneyFitz' Fitzgerald to William Steinway. There's some good meat on these wings, let's dig in.Special music shout-out goes to 65daysofstatic, whose unlicensed remix of 'Face Of The Earth' by The Dismemberment Plan makes up our intro/outro music for this four episode arc. We love you, 65dos. Stumble.Stop.Repeat.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/DepartureBoardNot A Boss? Join the One Big Union! www.iww.org/membershipFollow us on Twitter: @DeparturePodEvan's Twitter: @not12xDylan's on IG: @DylDraws4WhiskeyRobby's on IG too!: @RobertJMartineau
The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
New York Times bestselling creative nonfiction author, Michael Tougias, joined me to talk about how he translated his success in the true survival genre for younger audiences, his unique research processes, and how he captures the "... heroism and humanity of people on life-saving missions..." during maritime disasters. "You've interviewed these people that have lost loved ones ... They're counting on you to tell the story right, and ... as an author you really do feel that pressure." – Michael Tougias Michael has written or co-written 29 books in a multitude of genres, including history, and humor, but found the most success with his popular true survival, creative nonfiction. He's the author of the bestseller The Finest Hours (now a motion picture from Disney starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck), and Ten Hours Until Dawn (named an Editor's Choice by ALA and praised by Booklist as "the best story of peril at sea since The Perfect Storm"). With his latest "True Rescue Series" – adapted from his popular disaster at sea tales for YA and middle-grade audiences – Tougias is now on a mission to "... ignite the reading passion that he had as a student in young adults." The most recent is Into the Blizzard: Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978, an adaptation of Tougias’ adult book Ten Hours Until Dawn, called “A blockbuster account of tragedy at sea,” by The Providence Journal. The Amazon Best Book of the Month was described by Kirkus Reviews as a "riveting" book that, "Reads like a thriller, suspenseful and ultimately tragic." ** Note: This interview was recorded before the Coronavirus pandemic. Please help us learn more about you by completing this short 7-question survey If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews. In this file Michael Tougias and I discussed: How he was a "late bloomer" who dreamt of a full-time writing career Why he recommends public speaking for any author or aspiring writer The intense and sometimes heartbreaking research that goes into his true survival and rescue stories Why he likes to always have two projects going at once His take on writer's block, persistence, and why "you can't edit a blank page" And much more ... Show Notes: MichaelTougias.com Into the Blizzard: Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978 [The Young Readers Adaptation] (True Rescue Series) by Michael Tougias [Amazon] Ten Hours Until Dawn by Michael Tougias [Amazon] Michael Tougias' Amazon Author Page Michael Tougias on Facebook Michael Tougias on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter
On January 26, 1978, a severe blizzard resulted when a relatively rare merger of two distinct upper level waves (one over Texas and one over the Northern Plains)occurred that caused an explosive intensification of a surface low pressure system causing the worst blizzard in Ohio's recorded history. The resultant massive and powerful storm system produced some of the lowest pressure readings ever recorded in the United States mainland: 28.46 inches of mercury at Columbus, 28.68 inches at Dayton, and 28.81 inches at Cincinnati. Even more impressive was Cleveland's record low pressure reading of 28.28 inches, which remains the lowest pressure ever recorded in Ohio and one of the lowest pressure readings on record within the mainland United States, not associated with a hurricane. This even came to be known as "The Great Blizzard of '78". This episode of The Cornfield Meet: Transportation Disasters podcast is brought to you by Michele Sargent, ham radio operator and amateur disaster historian. Email: thecornfieldmeet@gmail.com Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/thecornfieldmeet Facebook: http://facebook.com/thecornfieldmeet Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cornfieldmeet Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thecornfieldmeet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecornfieldmeet © Theme music created by Michele Sargent
Next time the weather is getting you down, think back to the time New York City was almost pulverized by the relentless Great White Hurricane. Join us as we tell the story of a particularly bad winter day in 1888 NYC. Aristotle, polar fronts, the Greely Expedition, and a new record for number of sidebars in a single episode. Leigh's song pick:: Interferon by Thomas Leer & Robert Rentalhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0ZzIsNLOiEkkPJ6oL8MxzP Peter's song pick:: Valhalla Rising by Nytt Landhttps://nyttland.bandcamp.com/album/valhalla-rising-single If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review!Also, tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, help us make some exciting new content!www.patreon.com/thisdisasterpod Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
By February 13, 1899 much of the nation had been suffering under the icy grip of the worst artic outbreak since the founding of the republic. Records that stand today had been set in previous days and more were to fall in the next few days. The temperature on the morning of February 13, 1899 along the Gulf coast sat at incredibly low readings; -16 degrees Minden, LA a record for state, in New Orleans the mercury was 6.8 degrees; at in Mobile -1 degree; Pensacola 7 degrees; Brownsville Texas was 12 degrees all time low for the city. Temperatures all the way southward to Ft Myers were in the 20s and snowflakes where observed all across Florida. But father up the East Coast the brunt of the outbreak was being felt as a Great Blizzard paralyzed the region on the 13th and 14th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The December 26th, 1947 blizzard which struck the eastern seaboard of the U.S. saw, In New York, 25.8 inches of snow fall in less than twenty-four hours. It was the worst storm since the Great Blizzard of 1888. Ocean liners were unable to move. Railroad stations were filled with stranded people. Importing and exporting out of New York ground to a halt, and the Nation’s reliance on truck transportation was immediately evident. A fuel strike ensued. By the morning of December 31st, many people had gone without some combination of a newspaper, fresh bread, milk, fuel, or coal for almost a week. Fire officials declared it a state of emergency. Mayor O’Dwyer took the first available plane home from his holiday vacation in southern California. The radio industry was struck as well. On January 1st, James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, instituted a nationwide ban on music recording. The ban was aimed at a provision in the Taft-Hartley Act which criminalized a union's collection of money from members for services that are not performed or not to be performed. It made the AFM's Unemployed Musicians slush fund illegal. To make matters worse, week-over-week consumer inflation was reaching highs not seen in modern U.S. history. As President Truman began his full-scale re-election bid, his National approval rating sat at 32%. New York’s Republican governor Thomas Dewey was positioning himself as the most serious challenger for the Presidency. While in the south, Strom Thurmond was moving towards running on what would come to be known as a “Dixiecrat” ticket.
On today's BITE, Suzanne Payne joins Sam to talk about Pippa White's story-poem "The Great Blizzard of 1888," a favorite of Sam's, about a schoolroom full of children braving a blizzard with their 19-year-old teacher. All this, and Shakespeare too.
**Apologies to Patrick Chung who we learned after the recording is infact Asian** 1:49 News & Notes 7:00 Gut Check 27:00 Free Agent Linebackers by Gary VanDyke 51:00 Defensive Back Investments part 2 by George Murphy 1:05:00 Top 100 IDP list powered by ffstatistics.com/app (70-61) 1:12:24 Johnny The Greek Listen to the IDP Guys for players to target for your IDP fantasy leagues! Sean was snowed in at his job in the Great Blizzard of the Minnesotas and was unable to join us for today’s episode. Nate and Jon hold down the fort… for the most part. Going off the rails near the end, be sure to listen in and get a laugh. The guys go over the massive turnout for their [Gut Check] twitter polls, where hundreds of people took part for some very interesting results. Some of them correlating with what the guys said last week, some not so much. Be sure to follow the @IDPGuys on twitter to take part in the polls. We are continually looking to make the show better, and we want to connect our listeners with some of the best IDP writers creating content online. We will be breaking down the best articles we find this offseason. Let us know your favorite IDP resources and we will be sure to take a look and possibly go through an article on the show. The IDP Guys continue their Top 100 IDP Countdown Powered By www.ffstatistics.com/app and @amazehayes_roto. Special thanks to Gary VanDyke (@hbogart27), George Murphy (@murphy123george) and Cleat Geeks (@cleatgeeks) who we broke down http://cleatgeeks.com/blog/category/fantasygeeks/idp/. Make sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter. @idpguys on Twitter and www.facebook.com/idpguys. The show is now on Stitcher, iTunes, Google play and your choice of pod catcher, so be sure to give them a 5-star review which could be read on the show! Also if you feel so inclined please help us out on www.patreon.com/idpguys and take part in our great perks for listeners. Comment your questions below on how we can improve the show. You can call and leave a voicemail at (313) 986-1473 or on Skype @IDPGuys. We are on twitter @IDPGuys or individually @natecheat, @lanny1925 and @orangeman3141.
This year marks the 130th anniversary of one of the worst storms to ever wreak havoc upon New York City, the now-legendary mix of wind and snow called the Great Blizzard of 1888. The battering snow-hurricane of 1888, with its freezing temperatures and crazy drifts three stories high, was made worse by the condition of New York’s transportation and communication systems, all completely unprepared for 36 hours of continual snow. The storm struck on Monday, March 11, 1888, but many thousands attempted to make their way to work anyway, not knowing how severe the storm would be. It would be the worst commute in New York City history. Fallen telephone and telegraph poles became a hidden threat under the quickly accumulating drifts. Elevated trains were frozen in place, their passengers unable to get out for hours. Many died simply trying to make their way back home on foot, including Roscoe Conkling, a power broker of New York’s Republican Party. But there were moments of amusement too. Saloons thrived, and actors trudged through to the snow in time for their performances, And for P.T. Barnum, the show must always go on! This is a re-release of a show we recorded back in 2013. We think the comparisons to Hurricane Sandy that were made in that show feel even more relevant today. Support the show.
You Asked, We Answered! Trascript of the podcast Imagine you are a child playing in the recess yard or an adult going to work. The weather is fine and everything seems normal. Then the next day temperatures drop and a blizzard hits your town and takes over 400 lives. This is what happened to the civilians living in March of 1888. The Great Blizzard of 1888 started on March 11 and ended on March 14. [1] To this day it’s one of the deadliest and snowiest storms recorded in the United States. Becky Oskin from Livescience.com ranks the Great Blizzard of 1888 amongst the worst blizzards in U.S. history. [2] Ranking at number ten, Oskin reports more than 400 deaths and 200 ships sank because of fierce winds. The Blizzard of 1888 was unusual because the temperatures ranged from mid 50s to 70s that week. This storm was unpredictable because there was not an outbreak of cold air across eastern United States and the center of the storm made a counterclockwise loop off the coast of southern New England. The low-pressure center eventually went out to sea, instead of moving along the usual southwest to northeast path that most winter storms follow. History.com explains the beginning of the storm as, “On March 10, temperatures in the Northeast hovered in the mid-50s. But on March 11, cold Arctic air from Canada collided with Gulf air from the south and temperatures plunged. Rain turned to snow and winds reached hurricane-strength levels. By midnight on March 11, gusts were recorded at 85 miles per hour in New York City. Along with heavy snow, there was a complete whiteout in the city when the residents awoke the next morning.” [3] The Blizzard of 1888 struck Pennsylvania and the entire east coast from Maine to Maryland. [4] In Pennsylvania 20-50 inches of snow are recorded for the three-day cyclone. [5] Snowdrifts were around twenty feet tall and were nearly impossible to dig out. Many people were stranded on trains, in their homes, or buried beneath the snowfall. After this storm, an impression was left on Pennsylvania and the rest of the east coast. Daily News staff writer Rose DeWolf says this storm was significant in marking, “The beginning of urban American’s dependence on such inventions as electricity, telephone communication, central heating systems, and mass transit.” Paul Kocin writes in his book “Snowstorms and Blizzards” that when people think of snow they think of their childhood, but on other occasions snow can be a natural disaster with high personal, social, and economic costs. [6] He states the definition of blizzard as any storm accompanied by high winds, low temperatures and reduced visibilities due to falling snow. He discussed that most people did not know how to treat the roads or railroad systems, which lead to human and economic consequences of such disasters. To simulate the Blizzard of 1888, Michaelis & Lackmann from American Geophysical Union Publications provides innovative data and methods by simulating air measurements through a 21st century Reanalysis (20CR), a pioneering global reanalysis data set that reconstructs the state of the atmosphere prior to the availability of radiosonde observations. [7] In addition, the Weather Research and Forecasting used model version 3.2.1 to simulate the Blizzard of ’88. It also created a cycle, which tracks storms and snowfall. In conclusion, the team finds data from using innovative technology to simulate the storm of ’88. By simulating the storm, scientists have a better understanding of how the Blizzard occurred and its effects. In addition to the effects on land, along the Atlantic coast hundreds of boats sunk due to the high winds and heavy waves. Lifelong American Naval Officer Edward Everett Hayden was an inventor and meteorologist who co-founded the National Geographic Society who saw a different perspective during the Atlantic storm on March 11, 1888. [8] Hayden watched as hundreds of boats sunk beneath the waves from the high winds. The newspaper Lancaster Daily Intelligencer writes an article that explains the emotions of civilians and the disastrous effects this blizzard caused for people residing in Lancaster, PA. [9] It describes how telegraph companies, railroad workers, street wires, hotels, and mailmen suffered from the storm. It sheds light on how civilians felt shut-in from the world because they were unprepared for the storm, but they could not stop the storm even if they were prepared because the magnitude and density of the storm was so great. Weather.com posted a video describing the 1888 Blizzard as a weather disaster that is unparalleled to any other storm in eastern United States. [10] It showed a virtual map of how the storm moved up the coast including dates and specific times. At the end, weather.com explained that the storm cost 25 million dollars in 1880 currency for repairs. To this day, the Great Blizzard affects our society and the way we try to predict and prepare for storms. In Pennsylvania, subway systems were created as part of the aftermath, which most civilians still use as a means for transportation. In New York City, a similar determination was made about the trains, and within 10 years, construction began on an underground subway system that is still in use. This disastrous blizzard also changed means of communication in Pennsylvania by understanding the dangers of above ground telegraph, water and gas lines. After the dangers and destruction of these means of communication were destroyed, the lines were put below ground. Although families, business, and cities have been affected by the Great Blizzard in March of 1888, we are benefiting from this storm today because subway systems and communication equipment have been invented. (This audio file was recorded Erin Dolan, undergraduate student at Penn State Brandywine, on April 12, 2016. References are in attached transcript.) Earth Science Literacy Principles Big Idea 3. Earth scientists use repeatable observations and testable ideas to understand and explain our planet. 3.1 The four major systems of Earth are the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. 3.2 Earth’s systems interact over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. 3.6 Earth’s systems are dynamic; they continually react to changing influences 3.7 Changes in part of one system can cause new changes to that system of to other systems, often in surprising and complex ways 3.8 Earth’s climate is an example of how complex interactions among systems can result in relatively sudden and significant changes. Big Idea 4. Earth is continuously changing. 4.1 Earth’s geosphere changes through geological, hydrological, physical, chemical, and biological processes that are explained by universal laws. Big Idea 8. Natural hazards pose risks to humans. 8.1 Natural hazards result from natural Earth processes. 8.2 Natural hazards shape the history of human societies. 8.4 Hazardous events can be sudden or gradual. 8.5 Natural disasters can be local or global in origin. 8.6 Scientists are continually improving estimates of when and where natural hazards occur. 8.8 An Earth-science-literate public is essential for reducing risks from natural hazards. https://www.paesta.psu.edu/podcast/what-was-great-blizzard-1888-and-how-did-it-impact-pennsylvania-paesta-podcast-series
In another make-up episode from the Great Blizzard of 2015 That Never Ended Up Happening, we have Richard Cyr on the podcast today to talk about getting into comedy, music and working in radio, benefits *against* cancer, and so much more! You can learn more about Richard by liking Rich Cyr Comedian on Facebook, and check out Richard doing a benefit supporting the troops Saturday, March 14th in Oakville, CT! Follow the show on Twitter at @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn Radio (leave a comment and 5 stars!)! Check out DHAPshow.com & listen to DHAP Show! at AltSportsTalk.com! #phenomenal
This week we are lucky to speak to Sally Ann, a clothing and accessories designer who crafts everything from recycled materials. You can find her blog, designs and tutorials or check out her shop at shopsallyann.com. She has a rad mobile boutique named Shelby that she takes out to markets around Florida — and hopefully across the country in the future. Every Saturday Sally & Shelby take a trip to the Riverside Arts Market in Jacksonville Florida. Sally joined us to chat despite being on vacation in Pensacola! Chris & Sally discuss the confusion of time zones, Canada and their home town, Muskegon. Paul & Sally humor old man Chris and talk about the weather. Michigan had a lot of snow this year which reminds Sally of stories she heard about the Great Blizzard of ‘78. Canadian Chris & Floridian Sally agree that there is nothing like Lake Michigan. Sally has sold her designs to over 20 countries and 30 of the states through her etsy store front. A typical week for Sally: sewing all week, sell at the market and whatever doesn’t sell she puts on the etsy page. Our guest also hopes to inspire and help others recycle clothing. She offers tutorials and gives away sewing machines that have been donated to her. Recently Sally competed in OneSpark, a crowdfunding festival. You can see her entry page here. Paul and Sally bond over smoke monster infested, multi-dimensional desert islands. Shelby, the mobile boutique, just had a birthday! You can also see the transformation of the Shasta Compact on Sally Ann’s blog. Our guest drops a few mobile boutique blogs on us, Clueless Girl, Honeybean, Coast to Coast Vintage and Oh So Lovely from Winnipeg. Chris spotted a mobile boutique at the Edmonton Art Walk. Moral of today’s story? Paul & Sally say, sustain your business and grow your life. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon
We venture into the history of the beloved Super Nintendo role playing game, EarthBound and the whole Mother series in North America. As part of our localization month, we're going to recount the history of EarthBound' release in North America. That means we're going to look at everything from EarthBound Zero to the fan translation of Mother 3. But first, what's an EarthBound? Download Here. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. You play as a kid from the suburbs, Ness. Ness lives in Eagleland, and recently an alien crash landed near his house. At the crash site, a bee from the future tells Ness that ten years from now the world sucks, but Ness can change that. He can travel across Eagleland, to the big cities and defeat the evil alien Gygas. The world was definitely not our own, but the monsters were street punks, and to save you had to call your dad. Originally released in 1995, game designer Shigesato Itoi wrote the game to be a bit of an oddity. There were no empires to defeat, like in Final Fantasy. And there was no great wizard to find, like in Dragon Quest. You were just a kid with a bat who wanted to make a few friends and occasionally got homesick. So you'd think the game would be this great success, like those games were. Well, not really. For that we talked to Jeff Benson. Jeff is working on a documentary about EarthBound called EarthBound USA.Jeff grew up with the game. He played it alongside his father and his brother, and even made an embarrassing home movieabout it. But Jeff's family was only one of a few who picked that game up. According to Jeff, both the marketing and the price seemed to push people away. For instance, the tagline was "This game STINKS," and all the advertising was based around that one line. Nintendo of America probably didn't think this one through. Throw 'em a bone. It was the 90s. EarthBound, at $60, was also a little expensive for the time. Nintendo included the strategy guide in the box, which made the box bigger, and $10 more than the average SNES game. It didn't help that they used scratch and sniff cards that reeked of gym socks to draw kids to stores. That didn't stop the people who did pick it up from forming a community around it at Starmen.net. Jeff eventually became part of that community, and over time grew so fascinated he's working on a full length documentary all about it. He talks about the game, the marketing campaign, and why he made a terrible home movie about it starting 28:00. Before EarthBound there was one other game, Mother, also known as EarthBound Zero, that sat dormant for years. A prototype cartridge of the original Earth Bound. Courtesy EarthBound Central EarthBound wasn't the first time Nintendo tried to bring over Shigesato Itoi's work from Japan. They'd tried before with Mother, the first game in the series. Mother was Itoi's first major RPG and was a minor sensation in Japan. Partially it's because Itoi wrote really catchy advertising copy. In the 80s, Japanese people quoted his ads like they would a pop song. It was also the first role playing game to not focus on swords and sorcery for the Famicom game console. But the game never made it over to North America, despite Nintendo having essentially finished localizing it. It would have been released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, but with the SNES less than a year away, they didn't have time to market it. So it sat in someone's drawer for four years. Steve Demeter, better known as Demiforce, is a fan translator who got his hands on a copy of a late prototype of Mother, then called Earth Bound (note the space in the middle). A few prototypes had escaped from Nintendo, and ended up in his lap. That version only needed a some light editing, so in 1998 he copied the game off the cartridge and fixed it up. Then it was just a matter of uploading it to the internet for people to see as EarthBound Zero. To hear more about how he found one of four known copies of Earth Bound, and why he dumped it online, tune in around 35:00. Games don't usually pop out of aether, fully translated, especially text heavy games like RPGs. Someone has to spend hours translating and editing together the dialogue. For plain old EarthBound, Marcus Lindblom had that job. In 1995, Marcus was a software analyst in Nintendo's game group. Software analyst is a fancy name that meant he worked on the localization team for a couple games. These games didn't require much text outside of the menus. Games like Wario's Woods don't really provide much opportunity for creativity. So when they suggested he work on the localization of Mother 2, Marcus leaped at the chance. Here was a 10 hour long game that needed new jokes and new dialogue. Marcus teamed up with an ex-Ape employee, Masayuki Miura. Miura translated the game line by line, then handed it over to Marcus who'd make each line more palatable to an English speaking audience. Together they created a memorable translation that referenced the Beatles and included lines like "Aiiiiiie, I screamed 'cause I didn't know what to do." Courtesy KurkoBoltsi on DeviantArt But Marcus picked an awkward time to get into localization. There were no tools to make the translation process simpler. Miura would read out each line and Marcus would offer an edited version. Then Miura would copy that into the code. For a while, they didn't have a functional version of the game to see the context either. As for the length offering creativity, turns out 10 hour games take a long time to translate. By the time Marcus had the job, 10 per cent of the work was already done. Nintendo wanted the project done before June, however, and with most of the dialogue unfinished and items unnamed, he needed to work about 14 hours a day. Marcus took one day off in February for the birth of his daughter, and then worked for the next few weeks non-stop. When they wrapped it all up, Miura printed out the script for Marcus to read over. Page laid on top of page, it was about six inches high. And then in June, the game flopped. There was that misguided ad campaign, and EarthBound didn't review well. It was the 90s, and EarthBound's cheery tone didn't sit well with a lot of critics. In a few months the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn would be in stores. Who wanted to play an rpg on their SNES with new consoles on the way? Marcus didn't really talk about EarthBound for the next 10 years. To hear what happened next, tune in around 38:45. Years passed before anyone heard about another EarthBound game coming to North America, but once a new game existed, people were ready to do anything to see more. For a long time, that seemed like it would be the end of the Mother series. It didn't sell well. Nintendo cancelled Earthbound 64, the sequel for the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive. Fans had gathered on Starmen.net but there wasn't much to do. They petitioned Nintendo to continue on with the N64 game but the disk drive was another Nintendo peripheral that just didn't sell. Then in 2006, Mother 3 landed on the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo's handheld gaming platform. Fans cheered for it to be released across the pacific, but it was too late. Like EarthBound Zero (and EarthBound to a lesser extent) it came out at the end of the platform's life. The new system, the Nintendo DS, had been out for two years already. Who was going to buy a GBA game in 2006? Jeff Erbrecht would. Jeff, known online as JeffMan, found someone in a forum willing to share a copy of Mother 3. It was the day before that game was supposed to come out in Japan, but the ROM was real. Jeff immediately set out to translate the game and so that people could play it. The main problem was that he was in tenth grade in an Ontario high school, and didn't know much Japanese. So he teamed up with a few friends online who knew a little more, and became their main programmer. Clyde Mandelin had the same idea, except he was a professional translator during his day job. He translated anime for Funimation, like Gunslinger Guns. Clyde loved EarthBound and helped to build the community around it on Starmen.net, where he was known as Tomato. He built his own group, bringing together a who's who of fan translators, like Steve Demeter. Jeff's group eventually fell apart due to some laziness and bad blood, so he joinedClyde's. He again settled in as the programmer, and every night, after he finished his homework, he'd work on bringing to life the last game in the Mother series. It took them three years to finish it, but along the way the Mother 3 translation brought in tons of new fans and a new respect for the series. Or you can hear them tell it starting 50:50. Courtesy the CAPS LORD. This week's music came from the OC Remix, the Free Music Archive, and the Earthbound OST. From OC Remix we used: "Twoson Hits the Road" by djpretzel, "The Great Blizzard of '9X" by halc and "Practicing Retrocognition" by sci. From the Free Music Archive we used: Luca La Morgia's "Money Talks," Charles Atlas' "Photosphere," and Candlegravity's "Always." From the EarthBound OST we used: "Sunrise & Onett Theme" and "Buzz Buzz Prophecy." Our opening theme was special! We used "Lonely Summer" by Super Flower from the Free Music Archive. As always, this episode was written by Arman Aghbali and Daniel Rosen, and edited by Arman. You can find everything mentioned above at Starmen.net, and another incredibly valuable resource, EarthBound Central. Our header image was from KurkoBoltsi on DeviantArt. His fan art about the Mother series is incredible. Everyone check it out. If you have any questions about the show, want to comment or critique us, comment below or send us an email to mail@builttoplay.ca. If you've heard your music used inappropriately on our show, be sure to send us an email.
This year is the 125th anniversary of one of the worst storms to ever wreck havoc upon New York City, the now-legendary mix of wind and snow called the Great Blizzard of 1888. Its memory was again conjured up a few months ago as people struggled to compare Hurricane Sandy with some devastating event in New York's past. And indeed, the Blizzard and Sandy have several disturbing similarities. But the battering snow-hurricane of 1888, with freezing temperatures and drifts three stories high, was made worse by the condition of New York's transportation and communication systems, all unprepared for 36 hours of continual snow and wind. The storm struck in the early hours of Monday, and so thousands were attempting to make their way to work. It would be the worst commute in New York City history! Fallen telephone and telegraph poles became a hidden threat under the quickly accumulating drifts. Elevated trains were frozen in place, their passengers unable to get out for hours. Many died simply trying to make their way back home on foot, including Roscoe Conkling, a power broker of New York's Republican Party. But there were moments of amusement too. Saloons thrived, and actors trudged through to the snow in time for their performances, And for P.T. Barnum, the show must always go on! Support the show.
Newsbleep covers the Great Blizzard of 2007, just in time for the Great Flood of 2007.
iAreCade and Chezizzle discuss Movies and Entertainment; most notably: El Camino, Joker, and Disney+. The guys also talk about the Blizzard banning, Fortnite Chapter 2, and notable games to look forward left in 2019.