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Why were postcards invented and why do they still exist? Why do we fib about our vacations and say they're better than they are? Alie stopped into the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan and talked to curator of 40+ years, Donna Braden, about her work with the postcard collections -- as well as her musings about how we create our stories about ourselves, why Americans love to hit the open road and what the biggest postcard you're allowed to mail is. Listen while riding off into the sunset or sipping tea on a porch and then send someone you love a giant postcard because you can.Check out The Henry Ford Museum Postcard ArchiveFull-length (*not* G-rated) Deltiology episode + tons of science linksMore kid-friendly Smologies episodes!Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a monthOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes!Follow Ologies on Instagram and BlueskyFollow Alie Ward on Instagram and TikTokSound editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions, Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media, and Steven Ray MorrisMade possible by work from Noel Dilworth, Susan Hale, Jacob Chaffee, Kelly R. Dwyer, Aveline Malek and Erin TalbertSmologies theme song by Harold Malcolm

In this episode of Remodelers on the Rise, Kyle, Bailey, and Kassi share highlights from the recent Rise Conference. From roundtables that sparked powerful conversations to breakout sessions on AI and marriage, they reflect on moments of learning, laughter, and even tears. You'll hear about community connections, sponsors, standout sessions, and a surprise new employee benefit—plus a big announcement about the 2026 Rise Conference. ----- Thank you to our RISE Conference Sponsors: CGN (Contractor Growth Network) Builder Funnel JobTread DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen Contractor in Charge Squirrel Solutions Seabrook Design Co. ----- Explore the vast array of tools, training courses, a podcast, and a supportive community of over 2,000 remodelers. Visit Remodelersontherise.com today and take your remodeling business to new heights! ----- Takeaways The Rise Conference had over a hundred attendees and multiple breakout sessions. The three I's of the conference were Ideas, Inspiration, and Implementation. Engagement during roundtables was high, with attendees sharing valuable insights. Feedback from attendees highlighted the positive energy and collaborative culture. A new employee benefit was introduced: a tattoo stipend for team members. Future events are planned, including an implementation check-in call and another Rise Conference in 2026. The importance of community among remodelers was emphasized throughout the conference. Attendees left with actionable ideas and commitments to implement in their businesses. The hosts shared personal stories and moments that made the conference memorable. The podcast encourages creativity in employee benefits and community building. ----- Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Rise Conference Recap 03:05 Key Themes and Highlights of the Conference 06:11 Standout Moments and Personal Stories 08:57 Engagement and Community Building 12:00 Implementation and Action Plans 15:01 Feedback and Future Directions 22:42 Exploring the Henry Ford Museum and Attendee Feedback 23:59 The Importance of Focus and Implementation 26:00 Positive Energy and Culture at the Conference 27:03 Stepping Out of Comfort Zones 27:52 New Employee Benefits and Team Bonding 29:55 Creative Employee Benefits: The Tattoo Stipend 34:00 Looking Ahead: Future Conferences and Offerings

Step into a treasure trove of rare stories, photos, and audio clips as Bill Scherkenbach shares his decades with Dr. Deming. From boardrooms to sleigh rides, discover the moments, minds, and memories that shaped modern quality thinking, told by someone who lived it. A powerful blend of insight, humor, and history you won't want to miss. (You can see the slides from the podcast here.) TRANSCRIPT 0:00:02.4 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz, and I'll be your host as we dive deeper into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today, I'm continuing my discussion with Bill Scherkenbach, a dedicated protégé of Dr. Deming since 1972. Bill met with Dr. Deming more than a thousand times and later led statistical methods and process improvement at Ford and GM at Deming's recommendation. He authored 'The Deming Route to Quality and Productivity' at Deming's behest and at 79 is still championing his mentor's message. Learn, have fun, and make a difference. Bill, take it away.   0:00:41.2 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, thank you. Thank you, Andrew. It's an honor to be asked back. Many places don't.   0:00:48.7 Andrew Stotz: I really enjoyed our first discussion, and particularly towards the end of it, it got a little personal and emotional, and I appreciate that you shared your journey. That was amazing.   0:01:00.9 Bill Scherkenbach: Thank you. Thank you. It is personal.   0:01:05.2 Andrew Stotz: Yeah.   0:01:05.4 Bill Scherkenbach: But today, along that wavelength, I brought some pictures or photos and letters and audios of my association with Dr. Deming. So, if you might bring them up, we can start the commenting.   0:01:27.9 Andrew Stotz: Wonderful. Well, hopefully you see a screen now up.   0:01:34.8 Bill Scherkenbach: Yes. Yep.   0:01:35.8 Andrew Stotz: Okay. And for the audience, just to let you know, for the listeners, we're going to show these and I'll try to explain a little bit about what we're talking about because you're not going to be able to see the pictures. But the first thing is the title is An Insider's View of Deming. Learn, have fun, make a difference. And we see a great picture on the left-hand side, and then I threw in a picture of a Lincoln Continental, which we're going to talk about later, which is kind of fun. But maybe you can take it from there, Bill.   0:02:07.2 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. Well, we can talk a little bit later on on that, but this is a picture of me and my wife, Mary Ellen, with Dr. Deming having fun. We were at a restaurant in Northville called Elizabeth's, and it's something that he enjoyed to do just about every evening.   0:02:31.3 Andrew Stotz: Great. Well, what a kickoff. So let's go to the next one. And you guys all look great in that photo.   0:02:38.2 Bill Scherkenbach: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. This is a letter that I received from Dr. Deming back in May of '85, auspicious because the letter dated 13 May, that's my birthday. But for those who cannot read it, should I read the letter for you?   0:03:05.2 Andrew Stotz: Either you or I can read it for you. You tell me.   0:03:08.3 Bill Scherkenbach: Okay. Well, yeah. Why don't you read it?   0:03:10.9 Andrew Stotz: Okay. So, the letter is addressed to a particular person. It says, this is written by Dr. Deming, this acknowledges your kind letter of the 29th April. He that depends solely on statistical process control will be out of a job in three years. The record is clear, the record is clean, no exceptions. A whole program of improvement of quality and productivity is necessary, and it requires that top management learn what their job is. No part of the program will by itself suffice. Your letter does not describe your program, hence comment is difficult. I am happy to learn that Bill Scherkenbach will work with you. His achievements are renowned. He is excelled by nobody. I am sure that you will follow his guidance, not only while he is there with you, but from that then on out. I send best wishes and remain yours sincerely, W. Edwards Deming.   0:04:19.2 Bill Scherkenbach: Yes. I did spend a week with this organization, and as Deming said, and in many, many cases, the local management or local part of the organization get very enthusiastic, but the top management did not buy in. And so very little happened there, unfortunately.   0:04:53.9 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. And I missed that the top right-hand corner in handwritten, it says Portland, 20 May 1985. Dear Bill, I neglected to hand this to you in San Francisco, W. E. D.   0:05:08.1 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. We went to, we. Dr. Deming and I were in San Francisco to meet with Shoichiro Toyoda and his wife. It was a social call. Shoichiro was in town. I don't know where his brother Tatsuro was. Tatsuro headed up NUMI, but Shoichiro was head of it all and was in the US. And wanted to just have a dinner with Dr. Deming. I'm embarrassingly cloudy. We met in a hotel and I can't tell you which one, but it was a nice, relaxing dinner. The English was a bit stilted, but Soichiro wanted to have a dinner with Dr. Deming and to express his appreciation.    0:06:31.3 Andrew Stotz: And he was a titan of industry at the time and in 1985 was really making a beachhead and a real expansion into the US market. Why did he want to meet with Dr. Deming? What was the connection there? Maybe for those that don't know.   0:06:55.2 Bill Scherkenbach: He was in town and Deming was nearby in town and just wanted to express his appreciation. I guess, Tatsuro, his brother wasn't there, and Tatsuro headed up NUMI, the partnership between GM and Toyota. But Shoichiro was there and just wanted to express appreciation.   0:07:35.1 Andrew Stotz: Great. Okay. So shall we continue on?   0:07:40.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. We have a Where is Quality Made? Famous talking from Dr. Deming, and hopefully the audio translates well.   0:07:55.3 Andrew Stotz: Yes, we'll see. Let's go.   0:07:59.5 Speaker 3: Where is quality made, Andrew, in the top management? The quality of the output of a company cannot be better unless quality is directed at the top. The people in the plant and in the service organization can only produce and test the design a product and service prescribed and designed by the management. Job security and job are dependent on management's foresight to design a product and service to entice customers and build a market.   0:08:31.6 Andrew Stotz: So where did that come from? And tell us more about that.   0:08:36.2 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, I'm not exactly sure which particular seminar or meeting that was, but over the years I have, have, we've made a number of audio recordings and videos of Dr. Deming in his meetings. And so we're looking to get them to the Deming Institute so they can process them and distribute.    0:09:11.8 Andrew Stotz: And why is this so important? He's talking about quality is made at the top where we can see many people think that quality is made by the worker. Do your best. Quality is your responsibility. Tell us more about why you wanted to talk about this.   0:09:32.9 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, it's a common, it's a common, very common mistake. He learned back in 1950, and I think I mentioned it in our first talk, that he gave a number of courses at Stanford during the war and people learned SPC. But when the war was over, over here, because management didn't buy in, nothing really happened. And he learned in his visit in 1950 when he was able, as we said, Mr. Koyanagi was able to get a meeting, a number of seminars done with top management in Japan after the war. And he thought that that, he saw that that actually did make a difference, that management was absolutely key. And in every one of his seminars, he would make, he would make  this point, that quality is made at the top.   0:10:54.0 Andrew Stotz: And what was interesting is that, of course, the Japanese senior management, were very receptive. It's many times the case that Deming may have interacted with some senior management at the top of a company, but they weren't receptive or willing to implement what he's talking about.   0:11:12.6 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. I think I mentioned last time that you need maybe a significant physical or logical or emotional event. And Ford lost a few billion dollars and was then looking, is there a better way? Japan lost a war, and the tradition over there is to perhaps listen to the conqueror. But MacArthur was very astute, my understanding, that you're not going to go in and replace the emperor and really mix the place up from what their culture is, which is very, very, very astute, in my opinion.   0:12:11.4 Andrew Stotz: Okay. So let's continue. And we see a document now up on the screen and a diagram. And maybe you can explain this one.   0:12:24.8 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. This is one of the foils, as he called them, that he wrote on his lantern, which is the overhead projector for all the young people. And making another very, very important point. And that is, he's quoting John Tukey, "the more you know what's wrong with a figure, the more useful it becomes." And he also, at various times, would, would, would talk about George Gallup. And Gallup was his friend. And George Gallup would say that unless you've gone through the slogging of collecting data, you shouldn't be too quickly using data or analyzing data. Because if you go to collect it, you know that some people just aren't there. And this is primarily survey stuff that Gallup was talking about. But Tukey was talking about anything. And Deming, along the way, with his learnings from Shewhart, what I've developed is based on Deming's questions come from theory, created a theory, question, data, action cycle, similar to a PDSA. And so that you need to know what the question was before you can use the data. And Dr. Deming's example was you can't use manganese dioxide for just anything. If it's really, really critical work, then you need to know what's in it that could contaminate it or interact with the other chemicals that you're trying to mix it with. Hugely important in chemistry, hugely important anywhere. And he talked, yes, we do have some audio from Dr. Deming talking about another analogy, on I can't even wash the table unless you tell me what you're going to use it for.   0:15:24.0 Andrew Stotz: I remember watching a video of this with him, with Robert Reich, I think it was, being interviewed. And it was such an impactful thing because I always thought you just tell people what to do and they go do it. And so let's listen to the audio. I'm going to play it now. One second.   0:15:42.6 Speaker 3: I can teach you how to wash a table, teach you how to rub, scrub, use brushes, rags. I'd be pretty good at it. But you know, I could not wash this table suppose you told me my job is to wash this table. I have no idea what you mean. There's no meaning to that. You must tell me what you're going to use the table for. I want to see a flow diagram, work moving. Here I am. My job is to wash this table. I do not understand what you mean. Wash this table. There's no meaning to that. I must know what you're going to use the table for, the next stage. What happened to the table, next stage, in the flow diagram? You want to put books on it? Well, it's clean enough for that now. To wash the table, I just go through it from just here, make a look at it. If I work a little, good enough. If I clean enough to eat off of it, well, it's good enough now. Or use it for an operating table? Oh, totally different now. Totally different. Now I scrub it with scalding water, top, bottom, legs, several times. I scrub the floor underneath for some radius. If I don't know the next stage, I cannot wash the table.   0:17:28.8 Andrew Stotz: Tell us your thoughts on that.   0:17:31.5 Bill Scherkenbach: Yep. Yep. Well, again, my theory, question, data, action cycle, if you're asking a question, you, you, if you can, and there are some confidential considerations, but if you can, you need to tell the people who are trying to answer the question what you're going to do with it. And so if you want the table washed, tell them you're going to just eat off of it or assemble microchips on it. If you, so that's the responsibility of the manager or anyone who is asking the question. So if you want to improve your questions, you got to go back up and think of, well, what's my underlying theory for the question? If this, then that, that prompts a question and the circle continues. And if you, the only reason to collect data is to take action. Both Eastern and Western philosophers absolutely have said that for centuries.   0:18:55.2 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. What's interesting, I didn't hear him say it in any other cases when he was talking about the next stage. I did hear him say before, like, what's it going to be used for? But you could hear when he's talking about the next stage, it's saying to me, that's saying the responsibility of management is looking at the overall system and communicating that and managing that, not trying to, you know, just give some blind instruction to one group, one team, one person without thinking about how it all interacts.   0:19:29.9 Bill Scherkenbach: Absolutely. Absolutely. But in the local aspect of, well, some question answers are not so local, but it's what the question asker's responsibility to let the people know what they're going to use the data for.   0:19:51.9 Andrew Stotz: Yep. Great lesson. All right. So now I've got a interesting picture up on the screen here. We have Dr. Deming and there's John Turkey, Tukey how do you say his last name?   0:20:05.6 Bill Scherkenbach: John Tukey, T-U-K-E-Y, yep. George Box and Sir David Cox. Anyone in the statistics arena knows them. We also had Stu Hunter and I believe John Hunter was there. They're not in the picture. I took the picture. But we were at Meadowbrook, which is, which is, on the old Dodge estate where Oakland University is near Detroit. And had a, we called the meeting to discuss the importance and the various perspectives of enumerative and analytic. Now, each of these men, Box, Tukey, and Cox, and all of them, all of us in the university, quite honestly, were brought up with enumerative methods. And so your standard distributional stuff and T-tests and whatever. And Deming and Tukey realized the importance of being able to not just take action on the sample, but the cause system, the system that caused the sample, or the process term, in process terms. So yeah, John Tukey was strangely enough, well, not strangely enough, but came up with a graphical method to look at data called the box and whiskers plot, with George Box standing next to him, but it's not that George didn't shave. But Tukey, very, very well known for graphical methods.   0:22:24.2 Bill Scherkenbach: George, well known for experimental methods. One of the Box, Hunter and Hunter book on statistical design of experiments is legendary. And Sir David Cox, logistic regression, which is hugely, strangely, well, not strangely enough, but huge nowadays, very important in AI, in how you would be looking to teach or have your model learn what it is that you would like them to learn to look for. So each of these gentlemen, very, very much a pinnacle of the statistical career. We were very, in a large company like Ford, we were very lucky to be able to make big meetings like this, or meetings with very influential people happen.   0:23:38.9 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. That's got to be amazing because I think when most of us listen to Dr. Deming and all that, we get a lot of what he says. But I would say that the statistical aspect and his depth of statistical knowledge is what many people, you know, it's hard for many Deming followers to deeply connect with that. And I think even myself, having, you know, read everything, listened to him, learned as much as I can, the best that I probably come up with is the idea that once I started understanding variation, one of the things I started realizing is that it's everywhere and it's in everything. And I didn't understand...   0:24:27.3 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, I still have the cartoon of a popcorn maker that was very surprised when he said, "They all popped at once." And his popcorn stand has blown up. So yeah, variation is everywhere, a lot or a little. And the thing is that you need to be able to take appropriate action. Sometime, I can remember, I can remember Bob Stemple asking me, "What did I think of the Shainin methods, Dorian Shainin, and technical approach?" And I wrote back to him and I said, "It's no better or worse than any of the other methods we don't use here at GM." The point is, all of these methods are better than Bop-A-Mole. And one of the things, well, one of the things that concerns me is that in these tool areas, and Deming's counsel to me long ago was he remembers the fights that the technical people, the statisticians in the quality profession, would have over which one is a tenth of a percent better or more effective doing this and that. And they would publicly argue, and Deming said, "Stop. It confuses management because they don't have a clue and they're staying away from all forms of quality." So, you, and I don't know the solution in this day and age where everyone is connected. But all of these methods have their strengths and weaknesses, but you have to have the savvy to figure out which one to use to help you improve. All of, each of these four were great teachers, and I have a comment from Dr. Deming on that.   0:27:11.7 Andrew Stotz: And just in wrapping this up, it's like, I think one of the things that you realize when you see this one and what you're talking about, what I realize is what a powerhouse Dr. Deming was in the area of statistics. And in some ways, it's kind of like seeing a rock star that you love to listen to and that rock star is great. And then one day on a Sunday, you go to the church and you see he's a reverend and a very solemn man who is a very, very devout devotee of Christianity and something. In some ways, that's the way I feel when I look at this, like, wow, just the roots of the depth of that is so fascinating.   0:28:03.2 Bill Scherkenbach: As you mentioned that, I'm thinking back, we were in Iowa and one of the professors there, and I forget his name, but you're right. Deming was held in awe and he was riding in the backseat. I'm driving and this professor is beside me and Dr. Deming said something and I said, how do you know? And the guy thought the world was going to come to an end that I dared ask the master, how did he know? Well, it, it, it ended up fine.   0:28:52.9 Andrew Stotz: That was the question he was trying to teach you to ask.   0:28:55.3 Bill Scherkenbach: Absolutely. You don't accept it at face value.   0:29:02.2 Andrew Stotz: So we got this other slide now. It says, what do you mean by a good teacher? Maybe you want to set this up and then I'll play the audio.   0:29:10.7 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. This was one of his favorite stories when he studied under Ronald Fisher, who is the big godfather of statistics, well, relatively modern stuff. So, Fisher was there at University College, as Deming will describe, and Deming wanted to know, and this is where a number of you will have recognized, he wanted to know what great minds were thinking about.   0:29:56.7 Andrew Stotz: All right. I'm going to play the clip right now.   0:30:00.2 Speaker 3: What do you mean by a good teacher? I taught with a man, head of a department. The whole 150 students spellbound him, teaching him what is wrong. And they loved it. What do you mean by a good teacher? Holding students spellbound around him. What do you mean teaching them something? I've had a number of great teachers. One was Professor Ronald Picker, University of London, University College I should say, part of the University of London. In London, 1936, no teaching could be worse. A lovable man, if you tried to work with him, could not read his writing, could stand in the way of it, room was dark and cold, he couldn't help the cold, maybe he could have put some light in the room, make mistakes, Professor Paul Ryder in the front row always helped him out. He'd come in with a piece of paper in his hand the ink not yet dry, talk about it. Wonder why the room was full of people from all over the world. I was one of them. Made a long trip, at my own expense, to learn, and we learned. We learned what that great mind was thinking about, what to him were great or important problems today.   0:31:45.9 Speaker 3: And we saw the methods that he used for solutions. We saw what this great mind was thinking about. His influence will be known the world over for a long, long time. He would rated zero by most people that rate teachers. Another teacher that I had was Ernest Crown at Yale, very poor teacher. We'd get together afterwards, some of us, and try to figure out what he was teaching us. He was not even charismatic the way Ronald Fisher was, but we learned. We learned what that great mind was thinking about, what he thought was the problem. We learned about perturbation. His work on lunar theory will be a classic for generations. We learned. Worst teacher there could be, but we learned.   0:32:49.0 Andrew Stotz: Wow. Tell us more about that.   0:32:53.6 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, he also had a similar story because, from great teachers at NYU, and that's where I first met him and learned from him. He was my teacher, but NYU had a, they had nominations for great teachers. And Deming was able to convince, and I forget who was the, Ernest Kurnow was the dean, and he convinced the dean to wait 10 years before you survey any of the students. And the question was, did any teacher you have really make a difference in your life? And he was able to get that done or get that process agreed to, and it was for the better because in, and I don't want to... I mean, every generation has said this new generation is going to hell in a handbasket, I mean, that for forever. That's nothing new. But what's popular, it's great to be entertained, and as he said, teaching what is wrong. And so did someone make a difference in your life? And not surprisingly, Deming was one of the people selected as a great teacher from NYU Graduate Business School.   0:35:15.4 Andrew Stotz: So that's your review after 50 years after the course, huh?   0:35:21.6 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah.   0:35:24.5 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. And so the point is that, let's separate popularity from original thinking. And also he highlighted the idea that some teachers may not come across very organized, very polished. They may need assistance to help them clarify what they're trying to get across. But just because they're kind of a mess in that way, doesn't mean they're not thinking very deeply. In fact, it may be a sign that they're thinking very deeply about it.   0:36:01.9 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. Now, again, remember, and I know it's a broad brush, but Deming was eminently logical. Crosby would have loved it. Wine and cheese parties showed Juran more physical. And so I think Deming's preferences there, the key to his statement is teaching what was wrong. Some people get excited in class for a variety of reasons, but the key is what are you teaching? The method depends on the ability of the teacher to connect to the students and actually teach. So it gets you back to physical, logical, and emotional. But for Deming, Fisher struck a chord with him.   0:37:09.9 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. And I think for the listener, the viewer, think about some teacher that really made an impact on you. And it could be that there was a teacher that was able to connect with you emotionally.   0:37:25.2 Bill Scherkenbach: Absolutely.   0:37:26.7 Andrew Stotz: So there's different ways. But I think of Dr. Deming wasn't a teacher of mine in university, but at the age of 24 to learn from him was definitely a teacher that left me with the most to think about. And I would say there was one other teacher, a guy named Greg Florence that was at Long Beach City College who taught me argumentation and debate. And he also really encouraged me to join the debate team, which I really couldn't because I didn't have time because I didn't have money and I had to work. But he really saw something in me, and now I love to teach debate and helping young people construct arguments. And so for all of us, I think this idea of what do you mean by a good teacher is a great discussion. So, love it. Love it. Well, we got another picture now. Speaking of teaching, the City University of New York is in the backdrop. Maybe you can set this one up.   0:38:27.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. This was a one-day, maybe one and a half with some pre-work, but essentially a one-day meeting in New York that was able to gather some of the top educators in the US, the head of the schools in California. There were some folks from Chicago. We had, as I mentioned, Albert Shanker, who was head of the American Federation of Teachers, was sitting right beside me. Other teacher organizations and education organizations. And we got together for a very meaningful thing. We got together to try and determine what is the aim of education in America. And it turned out that everyone was looking for their mic time, and we couldn't even agree on an aim for education in America. And if you can't agree on an aim, your system is everyone doing their best, and it's all, there's not too much progress, except locally or suboptimally.   0:40:02.3 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. That's a good illustration of the concept of best efforts. Dr. Deming often talked about best efforts. And here you're saying, without an aim, everybody's going to just go in their own direction. And it reminds me of a story I tell people in relation to management, which was that I had a really great boss many years ago in the field of finance research in the stock market. He was very brilliant, and he hired really good analysts. I was surrounded by the best. But he never once really brought us together to say, this is our aim. And so what ended up happening was that each person did their best, which was very good as an individual, but as a group, we never were able to really make an impact. And I explain that to my students nowadays, that I believe it's because he didn't set an aim and bring us together for that.   0:41:09.1 Bill Scherkenbach: Now, one of the, I mean, one of the things Deming very predictably talked about, as I recall, is the grades and gold stars, which were part of his forces of destruction. And the education is the way we approach education here was part of that, even before people get to get beat further down by corporate and other organizational stuff. And the grading and gold stars, I don't know how much that was, that criticism was appreciated. But everyone had a chance to talk. And in my opinion, not too many people listened.   0:42:09.3 Andrew Stotz: Now, the next one is titled Mongolian Rat. What the heck, Bill?   0:42:17.1 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, this is part of teaching what good teaching would be. You've got to listen. It's one of my favorite stories of his.   0:42:30.3 Andrew Stotz: Well, let's roll the tape.   0:42:33.3 Speaker 3: I met a professor in New York. He was a surgeon, professor of surgery. He did gave out some marble, had plenty. One student in the class, he told them describe the surgical procedure on the jaw in which a certain breed of Mongolian wrap was very helpful. The rat, the flesh right down the bone cleaner than a surgeon could do it. Very important wrap. Describe it in details to the listeners and students. On examination, one, the question was to describe the surgical procedure by use of the Mongolian rat. Plenty of students gave him back the same marbles that he doled out. He described it in exactly the same words that he described it. He flunked them all, all the time. One of them said, my dear professor, I have searched the literature. I've inquired around in hospitals and other teachers, I can find no trace of any such procedure. I think that you were loading us. He laughed. He had to take a new examination. He gave them back the same marbles he doled out to them. He wanted to think.   0:43:55.0 Andrew Stotz: Marbles. I haven't heard that expression. Tell us a little bit more about what you want us to take from this.   0:44:02.6 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, I think it's pretty self-explanatory. His comment on education that teachers are handing out marbles and pieces of information, not necessarily knowledge, and the testing, you're expected to give them back what the teacher said instead of how can you process it and put it in the context of other things, as well as, I mean, maybe not in the early grades, but in the later ones, you need to be able to look at various perspectives to see who has this opinion and that opinion. And unfortunately, today, that discourse is nicely shut down.   0:45:07.3 Andrew Stotz: At first, when I heard him saying marbles, I thought he was kind of using marbles as a way of kind of saying pulling their legs, but now I understand that he was trying to say that he's giving something and then the students give it back.   0:45:24.1 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.   0:45:26.0 Andrew Stotz: Okay. Mongolian rats.   0:45:31.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yep. Yep. So we go from learning to having fun, and here's a picture of our statistical methods office at Ford.   0:45:48.1 Andrew Stotz: And you're sitting in a sleigh? Is that what's happening there?   0:45:50.0 Bill Scherkenbach: We're sitting in a sleigh, yes, at Greenfield Village, which is where the Henry Ford Museum is, and it happened to snow, so we've got the, we've got the horse-drawn sleigh, and I was listening to your first interview of me, and I want to deeply apologize. It's Harry Artinian, and so from the left, you've got Ed Baker and Bill Craft and Pete Jessup, Harry Artinian, Narendra Sheth, Dr. Deming, Debbie Rawlings, Ann Evans, my secretary, uh ooooh, and the gentleman who worked with Jim Bakken, and then me. So, we were working and decided to have a good lunch.   0:46:58.5 Andrew Stotz: And it's a horse-drawn sleigh. And I wasn't sure if you were pulling our leg here because you said, I'm second from the far right. First from the far right, to me, looks like the horse.   0:47:09.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yes. That's the horse's ass. Yep.   0:47:14.6 Andrew Stotz: That's a big one.   0:47:16.1 Bill Scherkenbach: It is what it is.   0:47:18.7 Andrew Stotz: Yep. Okay. Next one. Who's Sylvester?   0:47:22.3 Bill Scherkenbach: Sylvester is my son's cat. And this is one of the times Dr. Deming was in my home. And he sat down in my office at my home. And Sylvester saw a good lap and he jumped up on it and took it. And as I said, I couldn't tell who was purring louder. They both were content.   0:47:52.7 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. That looks beautiful.   0:47:55.4 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. It was very, very peaceful. Another fun thing, after a long day of work at Ford, we would go to Luigi's restaurant in Dearborn. I think there was a Dearborn Marriott, a big hotel. I don't know if it's there now. But that's Larry Moore, director of quality, next to Dr. Deming and me. I had a mustache back then.   0:48:30.4 Andrew Stotz: Yes. And we all loved soft serve ice cream.   0:48:34.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Soft serve ice cream. Yep.   0:48:38.0 Andrew Stotz: Yep. All right. Star-Spangled Banner.   0:48:40.9 Bill Scherkenbach: Yep. Now we're at one of my earlier houses in Northville. And Dr. Deming had written a new tune for the Star-Spangled Banner because it was an old English drinking song, Anna, the what? The Anacrocronistic Society. And he thought it was just too bawdy. I mean, you're an unsingable, except if you're drinking. So he rewrote the music for the Star-Spangled Banner. I have a copy of it here. But he, my son Matthew, my oldest son Matthew, we had just gotten one of those first Macs from Apple, Macintosh. And it had a very elementary music thing. So he put the notes that Deming had handwritten. And we put it in there and it played the tune. And so Deming was playing on our piano the Star-Spangled Banner.   0:50:04.7 Andrew Stotz: So he had a musical talent.   0:50:10.8 Bill Scherkenbach: Oh, yeah. He was a very serious study of, a student of music. Very much so. He wrote a complete Mass. He was a high church Episcopalian. And he wrote a complete Mass of the Holy Spirit with all parts. So, very much a student of music.   0:50:41.8 Andrew Stotz: And how did his religious beliefs, like Episcopalian, as you mentioned, how did that come across? Was he a person who talked about that? Was he a person that didn't talk about that? Like, how did that come across?   0:50:59.2 Bill Scherkenbach: It was more of a private thing. But then again, on every one of his books, he would begin a chapter with some quotation from different books. And many of them were from the Bible. I can remember one time in London, I'm Catholic, and so we were celebrating the St. Peter and Paul that Sunday. But he was in London and he was at St. Paul's and they weren't giving Peter any traction. But he looked up and he said, yep, you're right. It was both of those saint days.   0:51:58.3 Andrew Stotz: All right. Next one, Drive Out Fear.   0:52:01.8 Bill Scherkenbach: Oh, yeah. This was Professor Arnold. And we were having lunch in the Ford dining room, one of the Ford dining rooms. And Dr. Deming wasn't too happy of what Professor Arnold was talking about. And Professor Arnold didn't look too happy either. So, I framed the picture and put Drive Out Fear underneath it and hung it in my office. And Deming came and looked at it and smiled.   0:52:46.5 Andrew Stotz: And what was the background on Professor Arnold? And in this case, did they have opposing views or was it a particular thing or what was it that was...   0:52:58.4 Bill Scherkenbach: I don't remember the particular conversation, but Professor Arnold was head of the statistics department at Oakland University. And Ford had an agreement with Oakland University that we established a master's degree in statistics, according to Dr. Deming's viewpoint on enumerative and analytic. And no, he was very, very capable gentleman. I mean, one of the things Dr. Deming mentioned to me is if the two of us agreed all the time, one of us is redundant. So there were always discussions. This is just a snapshot in time.   0:53:52.3 Andrew Stotz: I love that quote, that one of us is redundant. That's powerful, powerful.   0:53:59.4 Bill Scherkenbach: Absolutely. Yep. This is another having fun after learning in... There were a number of restaurants we went to. He particularly liked Elizabeth's,   0:54:16.1 Andrew Stotz: And how was their relationship? How did he treat your lovely wife?   0:54:22.5 Bill Scherkenbach: Oh, I mean, very lovingly. I mean, I don't know how to describe it, but one of the family.   0:54:36.2 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. He seemed from my observation, like a true gentleman.   0:54:42.5 Bill Scherkenbach: Absolutely. Absolutely.   0:54:46.0 Andrew Stotz: Well, here we come to the Lincoln that we started off with. This is a great picture too.   0:54:51.4 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. That's a picture I had. It wasn't a Hasselblad, but it was a two and a quarter frame. And I had black and white film in it, but this is one of a number of pictures I took of him at the Cosmos Club. I think it was a very good picture. And in any event, it was blending learning and having fun.   0:55:19.7 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. And the Cosmos Club was near his house?   0:55:22.5 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. Well, it was depending on who drove. I mean, it was just, it was down a few blocks and then a number of blocks on Massachusetts Avenue. I enjoyed the drive from his house because you'd pass the Naval Observatory, which for years was the home of the chief of naval operations here. But a few decades, a few, I don't know how long ago, the vice president pulled rank on him. And so the Naval Observatory, beautiful, beautiful old house. So, the vice president lives there now. And a lot of people think Massachusetts Avenue in that area is Embassy Row. So you're passing a number of embassies on the way. And the Cosmos Club, anyone can look up. I mean, it's by invitation, members only, and Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners and a very distinguished membership, let's say.   0:56:39.3 Andrew Stotz: Here was another one, Making a Difference with Don Peterson.   0:56:43.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yep. Yep. We're, we're, this is one of the meetings we had with Don. And it wasn't this meeting, but we were in one of them. Okay. You have it on the right there. That we periodically would have, Dr. Deming and I would have breakfast with Jim Bakken in what was known as the Penthouse at Ford. There are 12 floors, and then there was the 13th and 14th, which were private quarters, essentially. And so we were having breakfast one morning and finishing breakfast, and I'm walking a little bit ahead, and I run ahead and press the elevator button to go down one floor, and the door opens, and there's Henry Ford II in cowboy belt buckle and boots, no hat. He's going to a board meeting, he says, and Jim shied away, said, "Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Ford." He said, "Shut up, Jim, get in here." And so we got in the elevator, and it was the small elevator. And so we're back to back, belly to belly, and Jim introduces Dr. Deming to Mr. Ford, and Ford said, "I've heard of you, Dr. Deming. God, we really need your help." And Deming had the presence of saying, "I heard of you too, Mr. Ford." It was the longest one-floor elevator ride I've ever had in my life.   0:58:49.1 Andrew Stotz: That's fascinating. All right. Next one, talking with workers.   0:58:54.1 Bill Scherkenbach: Yep. Yep. He made it a point. And this is a fine line, because you want to be able to have workers say, how, how, are they able to take pride in their work? And are there any problems and all of that? But you don't want to be in a position of then going to management and telling them because of fear in the organization. So, Dr. Deming was very good at listening and getting people to talk about their jobs and their ability to take joy and, well, pride in their work. So we had many, many meetings, different places. And this next one is with the Ford Batavia plant, I think.   1:00:01.2 Andrew Stotz: Yep.   1:00:02.4 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. We're riding on the tractors and having a good time.   1:00:11.3 Andrew Stotz: Who's driving?   1:00:14.2 Bill Scherkenbach: The plant manager, Ron Kaseya, was driving.   1:00:16.9 Andrew Stotz: Okay.   1:00:17.9 Bill Scherkenbach: And so I absolutely do not recall what we were laughing at, but we were having a good time. And the Batavia transaxle plant, a number of people will recognize as where Ford, it really made the point that doing better than spec is really what the job is. And it's a very powerful video that's been out there and people would recognize it as well, because we were producing the exact same transaxle in Mazda. And Mazda was influenced a lot of by Genichi Taguchi and looked to reduce variation around the nominal and not just be happy that we made spec. And John Betty, who was head up of powertrain operations and then went to the Department of Defense as assistant secretary of defense for procurement, I think, because of the quality expertise. Betty is in the front of the video saying he's absolutely convinced that this is a superior way to look at manufacturing, to look at the management of any process. You want to get your customers to brag, not just not complain.   1:02:10.3 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. Courage.   1:02:11.8 Bill Scherkenbach: And all of this takes courage. And especially in his seminars in London say, the Brits had the advantage. You guys can take courage every day. We can't get that in the US anymore. Or it's very rare to be able to buy it here.   1:02:36.3 Andrew Stotz: For the listeners, there's a logo of the John Courage beer, premium beer.   1:02:45.7 Bill Scherkenbach: Yes. Yes. It's an amber pills.   1:02:49.8 Andrew Stotz: Okay.   1:02:52.4 Bill Scherkenbach: And last but not least, well, not last, but we're looking for, and I ran across this quote from Yogi Berra, and it's very applicable right now. And Yogi Berra said, I never said... Well, what did he say?   1:03:19.2 Andrew Stotz: Never said most of the things I said.   1:03:21.4 Bill Scherkenbach: Most of the things I could have said. I never said most of the things I said. Yeah. And every day online, I see people saying Dr. Deming said this, and he said that. And if he did, I've never heard him say it. And not that I've heard him say everything. But if he did say something like, if it's not measurable, you can't manage it. He would have followed it with, that's not right. The unknown and unknowable. And so you've got a lot of people misunderstanding what Dr. Deming said. And you've got to go with, I never said most of the things that I said.   1:04:24.0 Andrew Stotz: Well, that's the great thing about this discussion is that we're getting it from the horse's mouth, someone that was there listening and being a part of it.   1:04:32.1 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, I'm glad you saw the other end of the horse.   1:04:37.5 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. So, I'm going to close out this by just sharing a little personal connection. And that is, I'm showing a picture of me in my 1963 suicide door Lincoln Continental, which I owned for 10 years in beautiful Bangkok, Thailand. And much like being kind of wild taking a ride to the Cosmos Club with Dr. Deming driving his Lincoln Continental, you could imagine how odd it looked seeing this American guy driving this 1963 Lincoln Continental on the streets of Bangkok. But I just thought I would share that just to have some fun. So, yeah.   1:05:14.3 Bill Scherkenbach: That's beautiful. Absolutely. Yeah. I didn't think the streets were that wide.   1:05:22.1 Andrew Stotz: It gets stuck in traffic, that's for sure. But wow, there's so many things that we covered. I mean, I just really, really enjoyed that trip down memory lane. Is there anything you want to share to wrap it up?   1:05:36.1 Bill Scherkenbach: No. As I said, our last conversation, we've just scratched the surface. There's so much, so much more to talk about and preserve, I think.   1:05:48.9 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. Well, I really enjoyed it.   1:05:52.1 Bill Scherkenbach: I have done my best.   1:05:53.6 Andrew Stotz: Yes, you have. You have. I've enjoyed it, and I'm sure the listeners and the viewers will enjoy it too. So, on behalf of everyone at the Deming Institute, I just want to thank you for taking the time to pull that together and to walk us through it. And for listeners out there, remember to go to Deming.org to continue your journey. And of course, go to LinkedIn to find Bill and reach out and share your interpretations of what we went through. And maybe you have a story that you'd like to share also. So, this is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'm going to leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming. And that is, “people are entitled to joy in work."

Could a career in retail actually be the perfect launchpad for a thriving career in real estate? It might sound surprising, but the skills you build in retail, like reading people, earning trust quickly, and delivering top-tier customer service, are exactly what you need to succeed in real estate, especially at the luxury level. Too often, we assume that switching industries means starting over. But what if your background is your competitive advantage? Renee Jadan's journey proves just that. Before becoming a certified luxury real estate agent, she spent years in retail, where she mastered the art of client connection.  Today, she uses that same skill set to create elevated, unforgettable experiences for her high-end clients. Because in luxury real estate, it's not just about knowing the market, it's about anticipating needs, delivering value before it's asked for, and making every client feel like they're your only one. In this episode, Renee talks about her path from retail to real estate, why your experience is never wasted, and how to show up for clients at every price point like they're shopping at Chanel.   At the end of the day, my mission is to help people get what they want, and when they get what they want, I get what I want. -Renee Jadan   Things You'll Learn In This Episode  Getting opportunities vs. waiting Taking initiative creates more opportunities than waiting passively. Are we actively creating our paths, or hoping one appears? The importance of image Your image as an agent builds trust and signals professionalism, helping clients feel confident in your expertise. How does our professional image influence a client's confidence in our expertise? The power of customer experience  The experience we provide your real estate clients can be more valuable than the transaction itself. How can we intentionally create a memorable experience that sets us apart from other real estate professionals? Guest Bio Renee Jadan is a seasoned real estate professional with over 20 years of experience in sales and service. She began her career at Nordstrom at 18, quickly advancing through leadership roles, including District Store Support Manager for Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. Her expertise in customer experience and team development led her to positions at The Henry Ford Museum and Saks Fifth Avenue, where she managed luxury retail operations and elite clientele. Transitioning into real estate, Renee now serves as a certified luxury agent with Z Real Estate Experts in the Detroit Metro area. She specializes in luxury homes, buyer and seller representation, and investment properties. Her commitment to exceptional service and client relationships has earned her recognition as a top producer. Follow Renee on Instagram @reneejadanluxuryrealtor Find Renee on LinkedIn @Renee Jadan   About Your Host Remington Ramsey is a speaker, author, entrepreneur, and visionary in the world of real estate. As the creator of "Real Producers", a widely acclaimed magazine connecting top agents and industry leaders, Remington has built an impressive platform dedicated to celebrating and elevating the real estate community. Remington is also the author of Agent Allies: Building Your Business With Strategic Real Estate Partnerships. With a passion for motivating and mentoring, he's shared stages with some of the biggest names in business, helping professionals break through barriers and reach new heights. When he's not busy being a real estate guru, Remington is known for his contagious energy, practical wisdom, and a good dose of humor—because let's face it, navigating life and business requires both grit and a sense of humor. With multiple successful ventures under his belt and a reputation for engaging storytelling, he has the rare ability to make even the driest industry stats sound exciting.    Follow the show on our website, Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you don't miss a single inspiring episode! Start a Real Producers Magazine in YOUR Market! Learn more about franchise opportunities at realproducersmag.com

While “Studebaker” is rarely the first name one thinks of when discussing motorsports, the company had a strong yet brief presence at the Indianapolis 500 in the early 1930s. Studebaker laid the groundwork with the introduction of the President's inline eight-cylinder engine in early 1928. The advent of the Indianapolis 500's 1930 rule changes opened the door for production-based entries, and the President's rugged eight powered a pair of private entries. These Studebaker-engined specials showed promise and led to the development of Studebaker's corporate team. This program will detail the origins and evolution of Studebaker-powered racers beginning in 1930 with a special emphasis on the company's factory-backed campaigns in 1932 and 1933. Additional focus will also be placed on the technical development of the Studebaker racers as well as the post-Studebaker disposition of the team cars and their present-day status. Sources include Studebaker's corporate archives and image collection at the Studebaker National Museum plus period publications and race accounts. Additional data is drawn from secondary sources profiling the Studebaker team plus owner research compiled during their stewardship of the cars. Andrew Beckman has been with the Studebaker National Museum since 1999 and currently serves as Archivist. He previously worked at the Sheboygan County Historical Society in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and the Wade House State Historic Site in Greenbush, Wisconsin. Mr. Beckman hails from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and holds a BA in History from the University of Wisconsin- Green Bay. In 2004, he completed the Modern Archives Institute at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. In 2009, he earned his mid-level certificate in Collections Preservation from the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in Mount Carroll, Illinois. Mr. Beckman is the author of The Studebaker National Museum: Over a Century on Wheels, and Studebaker's Last Dance: The Avanti, and is a columnist for the Studebaker Drivers Club magazine, Turning Wheels. In addition to his duties at the Studebaker National Museum, Mr. Beckman is a member and Past President of the Society of Automotive Historians. He also serves as a commentator for The Henry Ford Museum's Motor Muster and Old Car Fest. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Studebaker's Early Motorsports Involvement 01:27 Andrew Beckman's Background 02:51 Studebaker's Racing Philosophy 04:32 Studebaker's Early Racing History 09:50 The President 8 and Racing Innovations 13:19 Studebaker at the Indianapolis 500 17:00 The 1932 and 1933 Racing Campaigns 20:50 The Elusive Studebaker Straight 8 Block 21:01 Studebaker's Racing Legacy 22:29 The 1933 Indianapolis 500 23:14 Privateers and Unique Entries 25:14 Studebaker's Financial Struggles 25:30 The End of Factory-Backed Racing 26:16 Studebaker's Continued Influence 27:03 The Last of the Studebaker Racers 28:55 Restoration and Legacy 32:05 Q&A Session 35:54 Sponsors and Closing Remarks ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net More Information: https://www.motoringpodcast.net/ Become a VIP at: https://www.patreon.com/gtmotorsports Online Magazine: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/ This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience.

Contnuing the visit to Los Angeles for the 2025 NAAM Annual Conference by talking with colleague Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford Museum. The museum, founded by Henry Ford, holds a special place among museum fanatics. It is not only a car museum, but it sets out to preserve historical items, such as Abraham Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theater. The campous is also is home to Greenfield Village, where famous buildings, like the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop and most recently, the house Martin Luther King, Jr. stayed while he was in Selma, AL are preserved. Visit The Henry Ford at www.thehenryford.org. (You can hear the street by the "studio" in the background. This might be the most car-sounding "LeMayZing!" yet.)

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April 23, 2025 ~ Lloyd, Jamie, and former congressman Dave Trott talk with former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty about his charity motorcycle ride that will be making a stop at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, and discuss his medically safe camp Victory Junction.

When young Shay Pendray told the head of her school that she wanted to learn to sew, he had a prerequisite: He would give her a lamb, and she would learn to process the wool, spin it into yarn, and weave it into cloth, and then she could learn to sew. It was an extraordinary home ec class, but the administrator in question was Henry Ford. Shay was one of the students in Greenfield Village, a living museum on the grounds of what is now the Henry Ford Museum. Shay has combined curiosity, hard work, good fortune, and a passion for needle arts ever since. Many fiber artists will remember Shay from the Needle Arts Studio with Shay Pendray. Wanting to share her knowledge of needlework, she developed a television series that ran on PBS stations for years. Before finding a national television audience, Shay opened successful needlework shops, studied embroidery in Japan, China, and Britain, and wrote several books. After decades as a business owner, television pioneer, and teacher, Shay finds great joy in sitting down with needlework every day, reveling in the variety of threads, materials, and information available to stitchers. Besides needle arts, Shay's other passion is for horses. She loves to ride her horse in the open spaces of Wyoming, admiring the value of the greens and golds in the landscape. Not long before we spoke, USA Today wrote (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/15/85-year-old-michigan-cowgirl-still-drives-cattle-across-wyoming/) about her: “This 85-year-old cowgirl is still herding cattle across Wyoming: ‘We will age together.'” This episode marks the fifth anniversary of the Long Thread Podcast, which was first released in April 2020. I've thought so fondly of this conversation, our first podcast to release, and was excited to revisit it. This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk spinning fibers, silk yarn, and silk threads & ribbons at TreenwaySilks.com (https://www.treenwaysilks.com/). You'll discover a rainbow of colors, thoughtfully hand-dyed in Colorado. Love natural? Treenway's array of wild silks provide choices beyond white. If you love silk, you'll love Treenway Silks, where superior quality and customer service are guaranteed. Sustainability and regenerative ranching have been a way of life for the ranches of Shaniko Wool Company for decades. They are the first “farm group” in the U.S. to achieve certification to the rigorous international Responsible Wool Standard and NATIVA Regenerative. Shaniko ranches raise Merino/Rambouillet sheep in the Western United States, delivering a fully traceable wool supply that gives back to the Earth and its ecosystems. To learn more, and discover Shaniko's yarn partners, visit ShanikoWoolCompany.com. (https://www.shanikowoolcompany.com/) Tapestry weaving's simple structure lets you weave almost any image you can dream up. Rebecca Mezoff, author of the bestseller The Art of Tapestry Weaving, will teach you how to weave your own ideas, designs, and adventures. Join Rebecca online to learn all about the magic of making pictures with yarn in the fiber technique of tapestry weaving. Find out more at tapestryweaving.com (https://rebeccamezoff.com/).

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more:https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/dan-harden If you were mapping out the most amazing career in industrial design, you might dream of working with George Nelson, Henry Dreyfuss, Steve Jobs, and influential companies like Frog design in the early days. It seems impossible that one person could have such a career, but Dan Harden has done all of this and more. We spoke with Dan about what he learned from these iconic people and companies, and also about how he started his own design consultancy, Whipsaw, which has gone on to win over 300 awards over 700 patents. Dan also shared what George Nelson was up to when he disappeared into his private bathroom at the end of each workday. It's not what you think. Bio Dan is CEO, Founder, and Principal Designer of Whipsaw, an acclaimed Silicon Valley product design and experience innovation firm that has introduced over 1,000 products to market for leading global companies. A highly influential figure in the design industry, Dan infuses his work with a deep passion and unique perspective shaped by his interests in art, culture, psychology, and technology. Previously, he served as VP and President at Frog, designing notable products for industry icons including Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison, and also held a leading design role at Henry Dreyfuss Associates. Over his prolific career, Dan has created hundreds of successful products across diverse categories, from baby bottles to supercomputers, winning over 300 prestigious awards, including 41 IDEA Awards, and securing more than 700 patents. His innovative designs have been exhibited at renowned institutions such as the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt Museum, The Henry Ford Museum, and the Chicago Athenaeum. Recognized by Fast Company as one of the "100 Most Creative People in Business," Dan's visionary contributions have been highlighted extensively in prominent publications including CNN, Fortune, Newsweek, Time, and Wired. *** Premium Episodes on Design Better This ad-supported episode is available to everyone. If you'd like to hear it ad-free, upgrade to our premium subscription, where you'll get an additional 2 ad-free episodes per month (4 total). Premium subscribers also get access to the documentary Design Disruptors and our growing library of books, as well as our monthly AMAs with former guests, ad-free episodes, discounts and early access to workshops, and our monthly newsletter The Brief that compiles salient insights, quotes, readings, and creative processes uncovered in the show. Upgrade to paid *** Visiting the links below is one of the best ways to support our show: Masterclass: MasterClass is the only streaming platform where you can learn and grow with over 200+ of the world's best. People like Steph Curry, Paul Krugman, Malcolm Gladwell, Dianne Von Furstenberg, Margaret Atwood, Lavar Burton and so many more inspiring thinkers share their wisdom in a format that is easy to follow and can be streamed anywhere on a smartphone, computer, smart TV, or even in audio mode. MasterClass always has great offers during the holidays, sometimes up to as much as 50% off. Head over to http://masterclass.com/designbetter for the current offer.

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Mark and Kate talk with Alice Waters, founder of the Edible Schoolyard Project, and Spence Medford, senior vice president at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Together, they analyze why there are reasons to be optimistic about school lunch, and especially about school-supported agriculture. The team's new project – School Lunch across America – is working on furthering the mission of great food for America's kids. And there's more, as Alice (especially) discusses the critical importance of the relationship between school and food. Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts.Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Want more food content? Subscribe to The Bittman Project at www.bittmanproject.com.Questions or comments? Email food@markbittman.com. And if you have a minute, we'd love it if you'd take a short survey about our show! Head here: http://bit.ly/foodwithmarkbittman-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stewart is joined by Tim McGrane, CEO of M-1 Concourse, the 87 acre, 1.5 mile race course in the heart of Pontiac Michigan. Topics include the 200 garage condos at the course, the site as a former GM plant and the Woodward Dream Cruise. Also discussed are classic car auction changes over the years and the Henry Ford Museum in nearby Dearborn.

Join us in this episode as I share five fun facts about villages and discuss the history and hauntings of the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. Visit Ashley for your skincare needs @ ⁠livelyspringfield.com⁠. You can donate only if you want using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afraid-ish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to rate and review! Enjoy! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠afraidishpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/AfraidishPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/afraidishpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠threads.net/@afraidishpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@afraid-ishpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources: https://www.thehenryford.org/ https://www.michiganhauntedhouses.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Henry_Ford http://americashauntedroadtrip.com/tag/henry-ford-museum/ https://historygoesbump.libsyn.com/ep-207-henry-ford-museum-and-greenfield-village --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afraid-ish/support

Trains. Locomotives. Choochoos. Bullet trains. Hyperloops. Subways. How fast can they go? How did they change American history? Why do people love them? What should we do with all that abandoned track? Did cars and trains ever have a rivalry? What's it like to shovel coal into a steam engine? Alie went off the rails at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan talking to official ferroequinologist and curator Matt Anderson.Check out The Henry Ford Museum Railroad ExhibitFull-length (*not* G-rated) Ferroequinology episode + tons of science linksMore kid-friendly Smologies episodes!Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a monthOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, masks, totes!Follow @Ologies on X and InstagramFollow @AlieWard on X and InstagramSound editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Steven Ray MorrisMade possible by work from Noel Dilworth, Susan Hale, Jacob Chaffee, Kelly R. Dwyer, Emily White, & Erin TalbertSmologies theme song by Harold Malcolm

In this Pods for Profit, we'll hear how Henry Ford's curiosity for the soybean paved the way for thousands of innovations. Michigan Soybean Committee's John Burk joins us to discuss what farmers are doing now to connect the story.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1249, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Places Of Sport And Amusement 1: With 10 million gallons of water, the USA's largest one of these opened in Atlanta in 2005. an aquarium. 2: 4-letter place for "roller" fun. a rink. 3: Footwear is key at this indoor location where a turkey is cause for congratulations. a bowling alley. 4: California's official state theater is the Pasadena one; on TV, Pee-Wee Herman had a more informal one. a playhouse. 5: This word is from French and Latin words meaning "bicycle" and "course". velodrome. Round 2. Category: Nea. With Nea in quotation marks 1: This layer of the eye has no blood vessels. the cornea. 2: Mary Ann Esposito's book on 3 yeast doughs is "What You" this. Knead. 3: This pet critter is part of the cavy family. guinea pig. 4: This state capital is on the Gastineau Channel. Juneau (Alaska). 5: This Trojan hero is Aphrodite's son. Aeneas. Round 3. Category: Get Your Facts Straight 1: Carlsberg is a Danish brewery; this Swiss-style cheese from Norway has a similar name. Jarlsberg. 2: The minneola is the best-known variety of the tangelo; Minnehaha is his best gal in a Longfellow poem. Hiawatha. 3: Borax is a cleaning agent; this movie title guy journeys to "the U.S. and A." with his producer Azamat Bagatov. Borat. 4: Van Heflin was in "Shane" and "3:10 to Yuma"; this group gave us songs like "Hot For Teacher". Van Halen. 5: Ramen is a noodle; the Ramayana is an epic poem of India composed in this ancient language. Sanskrit. Round 4. Category: The Rockefellers 1: One of the world's wealthiest men, John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in this business. oil. 2: In the 1970s this member of the Rockefeller family served briefly as vice president. Nelson. 3: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was a founder of this NYC museum in 1929 and her son David was a longtime donor and trustee. the MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art). 4: From 1985 to 2015 Jay Rockefeller, also known as John D. Rockefeller IV, was a senator from this state. West Virginia. 5: Living to the age of 97, John D. was born when this man of Dutch descent was president, and died during FDR's second term. Van Buren. Round 5. Category: Museums By City 1: Byzantine Museum,Acropolis Museum. Athens. 2: The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Washington, D.C.. 3: Anne Frank House,Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. 4: The Henry Ford Museum(don't say Detroit). Dearborn. 5: Uffizi Gallery,Bardini Museum. Florence. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Explore the life cycle of Seattle artists in a dynamic round table discussion hosted by Sarah Traver, director of Traver Gallery. Join the conversation on transforming artistic practice into a flourishing and creative career within the vibrant artistic landscape of Seattle. Esteemed artists Esther Ervin, Henry Jackson-Spieker, Steve Jensen, Pohlman Knowles, and Jeanne Marie Ferraro all connected with Pratt Fine Arts Center, will share their experiences in developing their practices across diverse disciplines, including glass, installation, jewelry, metal, printmaking, public art, sculpture, and wood. Gain valuable insights from these working artists as they delve into the unique challenges and successes of navigating the Seattle art scene. Whether you're an aspiring artist or an art enthusiast, this discussion promises a deep exploration of artistic growth and the diverse pathways to establishing a fulfilling career within the rich cultural tapestry of Seattle. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with the life stories and creative journeys of these influential artists. Esther Ervin, a visual artist from Somerville, New Jersey, holds a BS in Biology from UC Irvine and an MFA in Fine Art/Illustration from CSU Long Beach. Her diverse experiences include teaching in the Peace Corps in Colombia and later focusing on art, with a particular interest in the environment, politics, and abstraction. Her jewelry has been exhibited internationally. She is an active member of various art organizations, including the Seattle Metals Guild, the Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), and the Black Arts West Alumni Association as an honorary.  Henry Jackson-Spieker is a multidisciplinary artist focusing on sculpture and site-specific installations, combining glass, bronze, steel, wood, fiber, and light. His sculptures explore tension, balance and reflection through the merging of contrasting materials. He creates public art installations at Midtown Commons in Seattle, The Seattle Center, Method Gallery, and Wa NA Wari Gallery. Jackson-Spieker has been teaching glass blowing and bronze casting at Pratt Fine Arts Center for the past seven years.   Steve Jensen has been a working artist for over 45 years. Raised around family fishing boats in Seattle, his art reflects deep maritime roots. His latest “VOYAGER” collection is inspired by his Scandinavian fisherman and boat builder heritage, symbolizing journeys into the unknown. From 2015 to 2023, Jensen exhibited solo at major Washington state venues, including the Seattle Art Museum, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, and many others. Featured on Channel 9's Art as Voyage and Amazon Prime's The Story of Art in America (episode 10, 2023), his compelling work has garnered widespread recognition.  Sabrina Knowles and Jenny Pohlman (Pohlman Knowles) marked a quarter-century of collaboration in 2018 with the exhibition “SYNCHRONICITY: Twenty-Five Years of Collaboration” at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. They have undertaken six international journeys, morphing their experiences into sculptural stories to share what they have learned about healing, compassion, and the power of the human spirit through assemblages of sculpted glass and fabricated steel. Their work is in the collections of Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Henry Ford Museum, Museum of American Glass, and Tacoma Art Museum among others.  Jeanne Marie Ferraro was raised in a working-class family in Cleveland, Ohio, and found her artistic passion in childhood while observing the pouring of liquid metal into steel beams with her father. A storyteller across various media Jeanne's art has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including in Canada and Portugal, and is part of private collections. Alongside her artistic endeavors, Jeanne has dedicated forty years to teaching visual art, currently focusing on glassblowing, drawing, and painting at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle.  Sarah Traver, President of Traver Gallery  Since joining her father's business in 2004, Sarah Traver has been the President of Traver Gallery, overseeing all aspects from strategy to installation. With degrees in art and education, she emphasizes the gallery's mission as a space for learning and idea-sharing. Sarah, beloved by artists and the community, also serves on the boards of Artist Trust and Pratt Fine Arts Center.   Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Pratt Fine Arts Center.

* Get your Sat Phone Today, Satellite Phone Store - Sat123.com - Use Code: MACK50 - For $50 off activation. * Watch: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Dr. Fauci, 'You're not doctor' during COVID hearing! * Released transcripts of Fauci's testimony: Fauci was asked where the Social distancing six-foot standard – which was pushed by federal, state, and local officials to slow the spread of COVID-19 – originated. The former federal health official suggested that the standard was arbitrary without a hard basis in data! * In response to a question if Fauci had seen any studies supporting the six-foot standard, Fauci responded in the negative! * 'SHAME ON YOU!' - Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia, leveraged his credentials and experience to Torche Fauci Over Comments About Making People Get Vaccinated. McCormick is not only a congressman, but he's also known as Dr. Richard McCormick, a practicing emergency room physician. * An older woman is going viral for wearing a shirt that reads "Jail Fauci" while seated right behind Anthony Fauci during his hearing at the House Oversight Committee. The woman was seated just one row behind Fauci and six or seven seats to his left, social media pictures show. This woman represents all of us who think Fauci belongs in jail! God bless her! * Chinese Government Poses 'Broad and Unrelenting' Threat to US Critical Infrastructure, FBI Director Says! - fbi.gov * JUNE 4, 1896: HENRY FORD TAKES A TEST DRIVE - ThisDayOfHistory.com The Ford Quadricycle, named for its four bicycle-like wheels, was Ford's first attempt at creating a self-propelled vehicle. It was a straightforward yet ingenious machine, embodying Ford's vision of simplicity and functionality. Ford built the vehicle on a lightweight steel frame powered by a two-cylinder, four-horsepower gasoline engine. This engine was a marvel of its time, featuring a design that would lay the groundwork for future automotive engineering. It had a belt-driven transmission with only two forward gears and no reverse, which was typical of the era's experimental vehicles. The Quadricycle's first journey took place on the cobblestone streets of Detroit, covering approximately three miles. The vehicle managed to reach a top speed of about 20 miles per hour, an impressive feat for its time. Despite the rough ride and the unpaved roads, Ford's invention performed admirably. The test drive was a success, and it proved to Ford and his supporters that gasoline-powered vehicles were a viable alternative to horse-drawn carriages. The Quadricycle itself, though primitive by modern standards, represented a quantum leap in automotive technology. It was a crucial step in the evolution of the automobile, showcasing the feasibility of internal combustion engines and highlighting the importance of innovative thinking and persistence. Ford's test drive on June 4, 1896, was not just a personal triumph but a significant turning point in the quest for practical and accessible personal transportation. Today, the Ford Quadricycle is celebrated as a historic artifact and a symbol of innovation. It is preserved and displayed at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, where it continues to inspire new generations of engineers and inventors. The legacy of that early morning test drive lives on, a testament to the power of perseverance and the transformative impact of technological advancements.

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Are you ready for the ultimate Michigan adventure challenge?! Imagine embarking on a journey through picturesque towns, where you can immerse yourself in the artsy atmosphere and savor delectable local cuisine. Make a pitstop in Detroit for a blend of history and modern allure. The landscape is a captivating sight, with rolling fields and charming barns – Michigan's rural charm is truly unique. And let's not forget about the exhilarating adventures at Mackinac Island! Exploring the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn? Absolutely legendary. With each mile, you'll weave together Michigan's rich tapestry of cultures, breathtaking scenery, and captivating narratives. This road trip is all about creating lasting memories and soaking in the unique vibes of Michigan.Also, remember, we have the entire comprehensive Michigan Exploration Challenge article live on OnlyInYourState!Here are a few things you probably didn't know about Michigan.Essential Michigan Road Trip Stops We Cover This Episode: Cross in the Woods Ludington State Park Beach Beaver Island Mackinac Island - Colonial Michilimackinac Henry Ford Museum Porcupine Mountains The Detroit Institute of Arts Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Tahquamenon Falls State Park Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Tunnel of Trees Belle Isle Park (and included attractions) Kitch-iti-Kipi spring Motown Historical MuseumPodcast Timestamps:[00:9:1] The first stop on this essentials list for Michigan.[00:20:45] Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical MuseumReady to shop better hydration? Use our special link Stay Hydrated! to save 20% off anything you order.https://zen.ai/notyouraveragebucketlist3Get In Touch!If you have personal experiences with any of the above attractions, call or text 805-298-1420! We'd love to hear your thoughts on these Michigan spots and maybe even share your clip on the show! You can also reach out to us via email at podcast@onlyinyourstate.com.

Our developing story this hour,  Michigan State Police have closed southbound I-75 at Eight Mile after a deadly crash.  WWJ's Charlie Langton is at the scene. Officials at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn say a coyote may be to blame for the death of a sheep.  WWJ's Mike Campbell has the details.   (Credit: Charlie Langton/WWJ)

The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn has one of the most impressive historical collections in the world. One of the highlights is the bus where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in 1955. On a new Daily J, WWJ's Annie Scaramuzzino and Zach Clark learn about the journeys of both Mrs. Parks and her bus from Alabama to Michigan. (PHOTO: Advertiser file, Montgomery Advertiser via Imagn Content Services, LLC)

October 27, 2023 ~ Jeff Laethem, Chairman of the Michigan Parkinson Foundation, talks with Guy and Jamie about the 40th annual “Night of Promise for Parkinson's Gala” next Friday, November 3 at The Henry Ford Museum.

October 24, 2023 ~ Michigan Parkinson Foundation Chairman Jeff Laethem chats with Paul W about the Michigan Parkinson Foundation Gala at Henry Ford Museum on November 3rd.

Are you ready for the ultimate Michigan adventure challenge?! Imagine embarking on a journey through picturesque towns, where you can immerse yourself in the artsy atmosphere and savor delectable local cuisine. Make a pitstop in Detroit for a blend of history and modern allure. The landscape is a captivating sight, with rolling fields and charming barns – Michigan's rural charm is truly unique. And let's not forget about the exhilarating adventures at Mackinac Island! Exploring the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn? Absolutely legendary. With each mile, you'll weave together Michigan's rich tapestry of cultures, breathtaking scenery, and captivating narratives. This road trip is all about creating lasting memories and soaking in the unique vibes of Michigan.Also, remember, we have the entire comprehensive Michigan Exploration Challenge article live on OnlyInYourState!Here are a few things you probably didn't know about Michigan.Essential Michigan Road Trip Stops We Cover This Episode: Cross in the Woods Ludington State Park Beach Beaver Island Mackinac Island - Colonial Michilimackinac Henry Ford Museum Porcupine Mountains The Detroit Institute of Arts Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Tahquamenon Falls State Park Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Tunnel of Trees Belle Isle Park (and included attractions) Kitch-iti-Kipi spring Motown Historical MuseumPodcast Timestamps:[00:9:1] The first stop on this essentials list for Michigan.[00:20:45] Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical MuseumReady to shop better hydration? Use our special link Stay Hydrated! to save 20% off anything you order.https://zen.ai/notyouraveragebucketlist3Get In Touch!If you have personal experiences with any of the above attractions, call or text 805-298-1420! We'd love to hear your thoughts on these Michigan spots and maybe even share your clip on the show! You can also reach out to us via email at podcast@onlyinyourstate.com.

Annamarie von Firley is the Founder and President of the Los Angeles-based online toy store, Adventuretown Toy Emporium. Adventuretown, a beloved source of unique educational toys, was founded in 2016 with a successful Indigogo campaign. Adventuretown boasts over 3000 toys from 32 countries selected for their innovation and educational value to help cultivate children's curiosity through hands-on learning. Annamarie von Firley, 52, is a serial entrepreneur, having found her first company, reVamp, in 1998 when she was 27 years old. While she had no formal education in the fashion industry, she built a fashion company that, in its 20 years of operation, is well respected within the vintage community as well as a treasured resource for costume designers for both stage and screen. reVamp garments have been seen on TV shows such as “Glee,” “CSI NY,” “True Blood,” “Saturday Night Live,” and “Big Love.” reVamp also can be seen in major motion pictures such as “Baby Driver,” “Hateful Eight,” and “Django Unchained.” In addition, reVamp garments are in the Smithsonian, Henry Ford Museum, as well as other living history museums and national parks. Also, reVamp garments have been on Broadway, as well as on international stages and opera houses. She has been featured on CNN twice and Fortune Small Business in 2007. She holds a B.A. in Wooden Toy Design and Construction from Hampshire College and a B.F.A. in Furniture Design from California College of the Arts. Her expertise in child development and the importance of play led her to develop a one-of-a-kind app and customized subscription box for parents of children 0-3 years old to optimize their child's development called Fledglings Flight which launched in July of 2022. Annamarie resides in Los Angeles with her husband and 14-year-old son. She is an accomplished flying trapeze artist and former professional dancer. She is also the Vice President Emeritus of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles and Chair of Events Committee.In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:00] Intro[01:00] What is Adventuretown Toy Emporium[01:33] Annamarie history with toys[02:43] Falling in love with wooden toys[03:25] Where the idea of ATE started[04:22] Annamarie's accidental diversion to fashion[05:58] Starting a toy company[07:06] Returning to the toy manufacturers convention[07:40] Manufacturer vs curator[08:22] Classifying toys based on the child's interests[09:59] ATE's Indiegogo offers and rewards[10:50] Sponsor: Electric Eye electriceye.io/connect[11:47] Sponsor: Sendlane sendlane.com/honest[13:14] What happens after a successful Indiegogo campaign[14:31] Branching out of Indiegogo backers[16:18] How did COVID change the trajectory of the business[17:16] How Annamarie “saved” Easter[18:07] Why Annamarie pushed the brand through COVID[19:24] Where to find Adventuretown Toy EmporiumResources:Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on YoutubeCultivating children's curiosity by learning through play with innovative educational toys adventuretowntoys.comHelping parents meet the developmental needs of their children under 3 years of age fledglingsflight.comConnect with Annamarie linkedin.com/in/annamarie-von-firley-b7650abSchedule an intro call with one of our experts https://electriceye.io/connectSchedule your free consultation with a Sendlane expert https://sendlane.com/honestIf you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!

Today we read the last chapter of the book “Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life” published by The Henry Ford Museum. The chapter is titled “New Fields Beckon.”   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode348.pdf   Reading List: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf   YouTube: https://youtu.be/vcMU8PRQW6Q/   Book(s): “Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life” http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57117   Music/Audio: Artist – Analog by Nature http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): http://www.nasa.gov   Song(s) Used: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755  

The rarest car in the Henry Ford Museum will surprise you. WWJ's Jon McElroy has more. 

Today, we head back to Detroit with another chapter from the book “Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life” written and published by The Henry Ford Museum.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode346.pdf   Reading List: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf   YouTube: https://youtu.be/2kTaZpuhR6c/   Book(s): “Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life” http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57117   Music/Audio: Artist – Analog by Nature http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): http://www.nasa.gov   Song(s) Used: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755  

Today, we head back to Detroit with another chapter from the book “Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life” written and published by The Henry Ford Museum.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode345.pdf   Reading List: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf   YouTube: https://youtu.be/nNj7ANUB6Ro/   Book(s): “Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life” http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57117   Music/Audio: Artist – grapes http://beta.ccmixter.org/people/grapes http://www.facebook.com/grapes510   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): http://www.nasa.gov   Song(s) Used: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Today's story comes about after a recent visit where we could see Henry Ford's birthplace, located in Greenfield Village. The Village is located in Dearborn, MI and is a great place to visit. Today, we read the first chapter of the book “Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life” which was published by The Henry Ford Museum.   Website: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/   Blog https://thefightingmoosepodcast.blogspot.com/   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/   Story (PDF): http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode343.pdf   Reading List: http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf   YouTube: https://youtu.be/V-ySAQ3UDys/   Book(s): “Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life” http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57117   Music/Audio: Artist – Analog by Nature http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): http://www.nasa.gov   Song(s) Used: Ethereal Space (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/34151 Ft: snowflake  

Pacific Northwest glass artists Kelly O'Dell and Raven Skyriver, who create sculptures inspired by marine life, species endangerment, extinction, and conservation, will exhibit their work at Habatat Galleries during next week's Glass Art Society conference in Detroit, Michigan. Titled Confluence, the show is a tour de force of works created in homage to the natural world and to raise consciousness in viewers about the need for preservation of natural spaces and species. On June 5, during Habatat's first ever VIP Artist Gala, Skyriver will present a glassblowing demo at the brand-new Axiom glassblowing facility, followed by artist talks given by Skyriver and O'Dell. On June 7, VIPs travel to the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation to view its important glass art collection and experience a rare opportunity to see the culmination of O'Dell's residency there via work she created onsite at Greenfield Village. In 2018, Skyriver and O'Dell launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowd-fund building their own studio on Lopez Island, Washington. They wrote: “We're now asking you for assistance to build our own glass studio where we can deepen our practice, give back to our community, and nurture our family… This project came from a vital need: to have more time together (AND about 10,000 fewer miles traveled on the freeway every year). We are moving to the island where Raven was born and raised to allow our son to grow up surrounded by his grandparents and extended family, but the island has no glass studio available for our use. So, we're building one, from the ground up, with the support of our friends and family.” Aside from creating their own work there, Skyriver and O'Dell's studio represents a place of education and community where visiting artists can be invited for residencies, short-term apprenticeships can be offered, and small teaching workshops can be hosted. They wrote: “This hotshop will allow us to pass on the knowledge that was so generously taught to us by our creative masters, and give back to our glass community.” Though they surpassed their initial Kickstarter goal, the studio remains a work in progress, evolving physically as well as philosophically. Born in 1982, Raven Skyriver (Tlingit) was raised in the San Juan Islands. Growing up connected to the land and its surrounding waters, and living in a creative household where carvers came to learn Northwest Coast style carving and design, helped push him towards an artistic path. At the age of 16, he was introduced to glass by family friend and mentor Lark Dalton and was immediately captivated by the medium. Exploring every opportunity to work in glass led Skyriver to being invited to work with Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen for the William Morris team in 2003. This was his introduction to sculptural glass and how building a vocabulary for narrative in his own work began. In 2018, the artist returned to Lopez Island where he was born, and he and wife O'Dell constructed a home studio where they can create their glass art. Says Skyriver: “I was raised near the sea and in a family that valued and practiced artistic pursuits from as young as I can remember. Some of my most vivid memories as a child were smelling the fresh cedar chips that were being removed by master carvers' blades as they sculpted beautifully elegant forms. The most excitement I have experienced in my life was the first salmon I ever landed, the time I saw a Sea Lion a paddle's length from my boat, and seeing a humpback whale feeding on smelt. When I was introduced to glass as a junior in high school, I was immediately captivated by the mesmerizing, alchemic, fluid nature of the material. From that day forward I have dedicated myself to honing my craft and perfecting my technique.”  Skyriver continues his artistic practice utilizing close observation of his sculptural subjects to create an ongoing personal dialogue. This inner conversation touches on the celebration of biodiversity, his understanding of his heritage, the importance of Native species, the gifts those beings bring to their communities, and the delicate balance that sustains our collective existence.  He states: “I draw from my experiences as a child and my continued fascination with the natural world to inform the work I make today. My goal is to capture the fluidity of an animal in motion, using the liquid glass to portray a dynamic moment in time. I attempt to imbue the subject with a hint of life and capture the essence of the creatures I depict. I want my work to speak to the viewer's own understanding of the wild and their place in it, and to instill a sense of the delicate balance that is our existence.” Born in Seattle, Washington, in 1973, O'Dell was raised by glass artists in Kealakekue, Hawaii, where her father built himself a hot glass studio at their home. In 1999 she graduated from the University of Hawaii (UH), Manoa, earning a BFA in Studio Art with a focus in glass, which she studied under Rick Mills. The UH program afforded many opportunities to study glass at Pilchuck Glass School, where she eventually relocated and became a member of the William Morris winter crew from 2003 to 2007.  Says O'Dell: “My upbringing happened in the Hawaiian Islands. I grew up on the Big Island, home of active volcanoes. Coming from a place so diverse in culture and climate, teeming with flora, fauna, and really great food, I noticed the difference as soon as I left it at 25. That difference made me feel the responsibility to honor what is lost, or extinct, not just with plants and animals, but with culture and climate, too. It is fascinating and devastating that our existence has so much impact on the delicate balance of life, our own species included. Through sculpture, my work explores themes of Memento Mori as well as extinction, preservation, and origin. The Ammonite, an intelligent coiled-up cephalopod, became extinct 65 Million years ago, leaving impressions in its habitat to fossilize. We learn from the past to be responsible in our future. I hope my artwork could serve as a reminder or Memento of this.” O'Dell's recent exhibitions include Fired Up: Glass Today, The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, 2022; Chinese Whispers, curated by Erin Dickson, Glazenhuis, Lommel, Belgium 2022, and Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark, 2019-20; Glass Lifeforms 2021, The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA; and Fluid Formations: The Legacy of Glass in the Pacific Northwest, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA, 2021. This year, the artist will serve a glass residency at The Henry Ford Museum, MI, and received The Myrna Palley Collaborators Award, University of Miami, FL. She and Skyriver will be instructors at Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC in July 2023. In her creative process, O'Dell is often inspired by a non-fiction book, a curious detail in nature, or a podcast about science or spirituality. That leads to research, and most ideas make it to her sketchbook. States O'Dell: “I'll return to those ideas later, after they've passed the test of some time. I need to be sure before I start a fresh project that I will be challenged with a new sort of problem-solving, which I really love most about making artwork. The process of glassmaking is hot, fluid, demanding, and not without help! In the glass shop, my favorite part about making artwork is working with friends. Glass is special in that it usually requires skilled teamwork, and we all sort of know the same language in the shop. Working with a team, it is possible to accomplish some pretty crazy challenges. While we help each other make artwork, we push each other and the limits of what glass can do. We cross paths regularly, and so we become community. We raise each other's kids, we bbq together, we camp at the beach, we travel to faraway places together, and we gravitate to one another in socially awkward situations. I feel very lucky to be part of this vibrant community.”  

This week on Inside Julia's Kitchen, Todd Schulkin welcomes Laura Rafaty, the Executive Director at the Napa Valley Museum Yountville, and Cynthia Jones, the Director of Museum Experiences, Exhibitions and Engagement at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. They discuss Julia Child: A Recipe for Life, a new touring exhibition devoted to Julia's life, career and influence that opens May 20 at The Henry Ford Museum. Plus, we get a double Julia Moment.  Photo Courtesy of Schlesinger Library.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Inside Julia's Kitchen by becoming a member!Inside Julia's Kitchen is Powered by Simplecast.

Today, I'll be having a conversation with Ken Barber Ken is a lettering artist, type designer, author, and educator. For 30 years, he's made distinctive logos for global brands and created dozens of fonts. He blames his obsession with letterforms on Don Martin comics, Santa Cruz skateboard graphics, and speed metal logos. Ken's work has been featured in a few fancy museums, including the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. He's an instructor at The Cooper Union in New York City, and teaches online lettering workshops with his wife, Lynn, to students around the globe. Currently, he's the type director and studio letterer at House Industries. Ken has written several books on design, including his award-winning Lettering Manual published in 2020. Oh, this conversation with Ken was full of takeaways. Ken shared wise insights learned throughout his career of over 30 years making and teaching lettering, things like having mentors, putting your foot in the door as a lettering artist, developing your own voice, and navigating the ups and downs of a career. Ken spoke openly about the things that he did to become a master in his craft and go from amateur to pro, and the good news is that these are all actionable steps that you can follow to do that as well. As a personal note, I have been wanting to interview Ken since day one, because I know how much value and insights he has to share. Now, after almost 100 podcasts under my belt, I dared to have him on the show and conduct the interview, which I dearly share with you today. Sign up for my Free Lettering Masterclass ➡️ https://www.martinaflor.com/masterclass Sign up for my Lettering Tips newsletter ➡️ https://www.martinaflor.com/letteringtips Follow me on instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/martinaflor/ See full show notes ➡️ https://www.martinaflor.com/podcast

Hello! Okay, let's start with a controversial statement: Everything you know about Detroit is wrong. Nothing like setting your stall out from the off, I guess. Well, not everything, but probably your first impression is. Certainly a couple of people I spoke to in Toronto were … somewhat confused when I mentioned I was off there, as if to say 'why would you want to go there', 'it's not safe', and, 'well, rather you than me'. But that's exactly why I visit some places, to prove to the world that they're worth visiting. And Detroit is one of the biggest cities in the USA so there must be something to pull you in, right? In this pod I talk about the visits I've made there, the places I've seen in the city, a bit about its history, and consider what makes Detroit not just one of the most underrated cities in the world but also one of the most important. This is why you need to visit, and see for yourself. Topics discussed in this episode are: * How I injured myself at Parkrun * Future directions of my online persona * Initial impressions of Detroit * The world's tallest (disused) railway station * Riding the People Mover around the downtown buildings * The Henry Ford Museum & assassinated presidents * The lndustrial legacies * ... but it could all have been so different (Whither Canada) * The riot of July 1967 * Slavery and African-American influences * Tamla/Motown * Dearborn and Arab-American influences * Detroit Zoo and Royal Oak * It's even a UNESCO city A contribution for this pod came from my friend Dayna, who I'd link to if ... she had anywhere online I *could* link to. :D A PDF transcript of this episode is available. As always, if you have anything to say about the topic, or indeed about my podcasting in general, leave a comment or let me know. I have a newsletter with extra content, and where I'll be mentioning future podcast episodes if you want to make your own contribution. I also have a Patreon - if you like what you hear, and want to access exclusive content (or just to show your appreciation), then head on over. Until next time, bye for now. :)

Inside a small museum of turn-of-the-century electrical oddities in West Palm Beach, Florida is a small shattered glass photographic negative. It's the only surviving evidence of a strange machine that harnessed an unknown power source to potentially replace steam and electricity. What's the real story behind this motor? Among the classic cars and historic automobiles at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan is a specially modified Lincoln Continental limousine. What role did this armored vehicle play in one of the most perilous moments in the life of a new president? The Ewell Sale Stewart Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania contains one oversized book that catalogues every bird species in America in vivid, full-color detail. But the book, a masterpiece by a famous American artist, depicts some birds that do not exist. What is the explanation for these mystery birds?For even more Mysteries at the Museum, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/mystery to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply.

There are quite a few sites from the ancient world that mark the solstice in pretty special ways. Stonehenge is probably the most famous one, but there's another site that offers an amazing solstice experience, if you're fortunate enough to see it: Newgrange in Ireland. Plus: if you're still figuring out your holiday decorations, you might get some inspiration at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. It's home to thousands of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments. 1,000 years older than Stonehenge (Irish Times) The Quaint, Weird World of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments (Hyperallergic) We say thanks every day for our Patreon backers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support

Leonardo DiCaprio's age limit, Madonna spills, Chris Rock jokes under a microscope, BYU volleyball "racism", the FBI vs Christopher Wray & Micky Dolenz, debating 'sloppy seconds', and we return the Harris Poll to get to the bottom of the Jackson Mississippi water shortage.BranDon is seeking secondary electricity providers if any 'mom and pop shops' can challenge DTE Energy's service.The biggest lies we tell our children.Britney Spears deletes Instagram (for the 50th time) and moves over to Twitter to equally cringey material. Here she is crying for 5 minutes.We watch Halle Berry cry again.Mississippi is in desperate need for clean water. We turn to the Harris population in Jackson to get the real story.A couple 13-years-olds BUSTED for being 13-year-olds.The FBI vs FBI Director Christopher Wray.Duke volleyball player, Rachel Richardson, raises a stink over racist BYU fans... but many believe it's FAKE NEWS. Lesa Pamplin broke the news on Twitter but is now private after people started digging up her anti-White tweets.Charlie Neff decided to rat out Chris Rock and get Tonya Brown really mad about a dumb joke.If you hit and spit on the NYPD while they're trying to arrest your boyfriend for murder... you're going to get knocked out.Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/dams to get up a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee.Leonardo DiCaprio refuses to date any women over the age of 25. He's already found a new piece of 22-year-old ass.Music 1: DaBaby canceled a show because nobody wants to see him in concert. Ozzy opens up about his Parkinson's Disease. He's leaving the United States due to gun violence. He has new music too.Microdosing is SO HOT at weddings right now.We debate 'sloppy seconds'.The jerk who won the $1.34B Mega Millions prize last month hasn't claimed it yet. SLOW DOWN! Sometimes winning the lottery is a bad thing.Local baseball stud, Hunter Brown, is getting the big call up with the Houston Astros. Side Note: His mom is hot.Music 2: Micky Dolenz vs the FBI. Taylor Hawkins Tribute (Part 1) coming soon. Nikki Sixx never said thank you to Hanoi Rocks' Andy McCoy for saving his life.Nate Burleson LIES and pretends he's going to listen to Meghan Markle's podcast. Megyn Kelly is not a fan.The Metro Times has NEVER mentioned The Drew and Mike Show. Drew would like to win their 'Best Of' to spite them.Madonna Speaks: She still loves to bang. She regrets getting married. She doesn't like her son, Rocco.Sports: Jon Gruden finally says some words about that whole email scandal. Not much, but something. A few days after that blowjob at the A's game, this couple is caught fucking at the Blue Jays game.Police are reopening the 'suicide' case of Ellen Greenberg.27-year-old news anchor, Neena Pacholke, dies of apparent suicide.The National Bureau of Economic Research proves that Millennials get the short end of the stick.Is View of the Bay, Half the Pay legit?Get your asses to Arts, Beats and Eats this weekend.The Henry Ford Museum now features the Ferris Bueller car.Oh yeah, Marc left.Social media is dumb, but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

In today's episode, our hosts, Tracey and Scott talk about their recent trip to The Henry Ford Museum to see the Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume exhibit presented by the Walt Disney Archives.  After returning to Disney, Indiana, they will share August's Belle's Books segment with a review of "On the Disney Beat: Over 30 Years of Chronicling the People and Places in Walt's World" by Chuck Schmidt.  Then they'll turn to a couple of the newest specials on Disney+, "LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation" and "I am Groot".  Then they'll wrap up the show with a call over to the Main Street Cinema and a look forward to future episodes.   Welcome to Disney, Indiana!

In this episode, Kris and Vanessa are joined by Alyssa from Made With Magic Designs.   Her shop features stickers, mugs and blankets to tanks, tees, and hats related to RunDisney events, dogs and of course Disney attractions.  Customers can show off their love for Disney magic in a way that makes them feel closer to the parks even they're thousands of miles away.Use the code PIXIEDUST to save 10 percent off your order. Earlier in the show, they discuss the Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume Exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.Made With Magic Designs Instagram Account Made With Magic Designs TikTok AccountThe Henry Ford Exhibit PageSave with OrlandoVacation.com Use the promo code "dislove" to save 5% off a room, condo or Mic Mansion at OrlandoVacation.com.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this podcast Jeananne interviews Matt Anderson, The Curator of Transportation at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.  Matt provides a lot of insight on the impact of the automobile along with many great facts that we were not initially aware of! The Henry Ford Museum of Innovation is a history museum complex in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, United States. The museum collection contains items such as the presidential limousine of John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theatre, Thomas Edison's laboratory, the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop, the Rosa Parks bus, and many other historical exhibits. It is the largest indoor–outdoor museum complex in the United States, and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year.   There is always more to learn! Jimmy & Jean  

You are going to RELISH this episode where we KETCHUP with current Wienermobile driver NickaroniAndCheese. He gets FRANK with us and shares the history of the American Icon as well as what it's like to live on the road for a year. This episode is a real WIENER; you're going to laugh your BUNS off with this one! *PLUS*  - You can now mark X as a gender on your passport - When NOT to travel this summer - Meghan visits Charlotte ... So pack your bags, tune in, and let the adventure begin!

Kevin and Willie are about to geek out over history, old stuff, and cool things they learn from Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. “We're really about the impact of the car on American culture and how it's changed everything,” Matt tells the guys. “Before the Model T you could get a good car, you could get a cheap car, but you couldn't get a good, cheap car; the Model T hit that sweet spot, and that changed everything.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teil II mit Thomas Vogler, der bei Travel Marketing Romberg tätig ist und sich zur Aufnahmezeit in Michigan befindet. Detroit ist eine der bedeutendsten amerikanischen Metropolen und hat die Geschichte der USA geprägt. https://www.fti.de/kooperationen/michigan.html?&no_cache=1 Die Themen: Motor City; Detroit lebt von der Geschichte; Positive Entwicklung; Freundliche Stadt; Henry-Ford-Museum; Ford Piquette Avenue Plant für Automobil-Liebhaber; Amerikanische Pickups; Motown Record Musikgeschichte; Eminem; Club- und Nachtleben; Angesagtes Greektown und Corktown; Auf Detroit einlassen und eintauchen; Basketball, Football, Baseball, Eishockey in Downtown; Direktflug mit Lufthansa oder Delta; Stadtstrand, Straßencafés, Parks Dir stehen folgende Informationsquellen und Kontaktmöglichkeiten zur Verfügung: https://www.fti.de/service/reisehinweise.html https://www.fti.de/blog/reiseberichte-und-tipps/expertentipps/urlaub-corona-einreisebestimmungen/ Schreib uns deine Fragen, Reiseerlebnisse und Reisetipps an gluecksmomente@fti.de

Trains. Locomotives. Choochoos. Bullet trains. Hyperloops. Subways. How fast can they go? How did they change American history? Why do people love them? What should we do with all that abandoned track? Can you marry a train? What's it like to shovel coal into a steam engine?Alie went off the rails at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan talking to an official ferroequinologist and curator Matt Anderson -- who confessed to some youthful railroad mischief, delivered a succinct slice of U.S. History, has train movie recommendations and discussed cars vs. trains in the great transportation debate. Also, why transporting isn't always about the trains.The Henry Ford Museum Railroad ExhibitMore episode sources & linksBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a monthOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes!Follow @Ologies on Twitter and InstagramFollow @AlieWard on Twitter and InstagramSound editing by Jarrett SleeperTheme song by Nick Thorburn

In a full-length interview, Laurie Isley, board member of the Michigan Soybean Committee, talks about the outreach plans the checkoff group has for 2022, including a potential partnership with the Henry Ford Museum.  Karl Setzer of AgriVisor talks about why ethanol stocks are reaching "burdensome" levels and why hog weights are below where they were last year. Ryan Martin is forecasting a big change in the weather pattern toward the second half of next week.

Abraham Lincoln's family tree reveals a sad story of lives being cut way too short. The Lincoln family certainly was not very lucky. The man who had it the worst? Robert Lincoln, Abe's first born son... who was the only one out of four kids to make it into adulthood. Hear Robert's tale of losing a father to an assassination, three brothers to disease and locking his mother up in a mental institution, all while feeling semi-responsible for three presidents being murdered. Thanks to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan for providing this episode's inspiration. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/curator135)