Podcast appearances and mentions of James Phelan

Right now Grace and James Phelan live just outside of Edmonton. They're thinking of moving to Vancouver Island, but can't decide if life here would be better than life in Alberta. In this episode, we help them weigh the pros and cons. 

August 8, 2024: A quiz, dear listeners: In the 1970s, did the hippies A) save Vermont or B) ruin Vermont?Or, there's C) From guest Amanda Kay Gustin: "History is more interesting when it's more complicated." In this week's episode, we're going with "C" (as if regular listeners would be surprised). This week's guest, Amanda Kay Gustin, director of Collections and Access at the Vermont Historical Society, helps us dig into the stories around Vermont in the 1970s, the Counter Culture movement, and the myth of 50,000 hippies. Theme music by Red Heart the Ticker: http://rhtt.netBooks and articles referenced in this episode include:Jamestown Seventy by James F. Blumstein and James Phelan: https://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/17840/09_1YaleRevL_SocAction55_1970_1971_.pdf?sequence=2Taking Over Vermont by Richard Pollak: https://stevehickey.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/taking-over-vermont.pdfRepeopling Vermont: The Paradox of Development in the Twentieth Century by Paul M. Searls: https://vermonthistory.org/repeopling-vermontThe Star that Set: The Vermont Republican Party 1854 - 1974 by Samuel B. Hand: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739106006/The-Star-That-Set-The-Vermont-Republican-Party-1854-1974

Recorded at The Ohio State University, as part of the Project Narrative series, Matt Seybold reflects on the making of "Criticism LTD" [3:15], as well as ongoing Ponzi austerity, reassessment of close reading, and AI speculative euphoria since its conclusion [14:30]. James Phelan (Director of Project Narrative) argues for narrative theory's contributions to literary studies as a discipline [35:30] and they take questions from the audience [47:50]. Theme Song: "A Little Bit Strange To Begin With" by Redd Holt & The Heptet Cast (in order of appearance): Matt Seybold, James Phelan, Amanpal Garcha, Sandra Macpherson, Brian McHale, Christine Tulley For a bibliography of this episode, please visit MarkTwainStudies.com/AfterCriticismLTD or subscribe to Matt Seybold's substack at TheAmericanVandal.Substack.com

From the production studios of Ohio State University, American Vandal host, Matt Seybold, and James Phelan, the Director of Project Narrative, read aloud Chapter 18 of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain [3:40], then discuss it [30:00] with emphases on the opportunities the chapter presents for types of close reading. This episode is a crossover with the Project Narrative podcast, which you can learn more about at ProjectNarrative.osu.edu. For our episode bibliography, please visit MarkTwainStudies.com/ProjectNarrative or subscribe to Matt Seybold's newsletter at TheAmericanVandal.Substack.com

In the early 1970s, McGraw-Hill Book Company landed what could have been the literary scoop of the 20th century: A writer named Clifford Irving pitched them that he'd obtained the permission of the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes to write a tell-all memoir of the mogul. That manuscript, though, turned out to be one of the biggest literary hoaxes of the 20th century, and it landed Irving in prison. Executive Producers: Maria Trimarchi and Holly FreyProducer & Editor: Casby BiasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Phelan from Dublin Simon Community joins Johnny Holmes to discuss their food delivery campaign for the homeless this Christmas and the run-up to it, all in conjunction with “Deliveroo” and Vogue Williams. For more information visit:  www.dubsimon.ie

Today's guest is James Phelan. James is the CCO and Co-Founder of Village Insights which is a digital community platform that connects and drives outcomes for innovators and innovation stakeholders.  He is a Commercial Officer: Innovator, Strategist, Design Thinker, Communicator, Doer -  who likes to harness and apply prior military and professional experience as a mentor, advisor, consultant, and executive in startup, growth and corporate organizations. Links: James' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesphelan2/ Village Insights: http://www.villageinsights.com Our Sponsor Halliburton Labs: https://www.halliburtonlabs.com Halliburton Labs Giveaway: www.halliburtonlabs.com/giveaway  Leave a Review Enjoy listening? Support the show by leaving a review in iTunes. Connect with OGGN Interested in Sponsoring? If you would like to get your company in front of our professional audience, please contact our Producer, Savannah Wilson. Engage with Oil and Gas Global Network LinkedIn Group | LinkedIn Company Page | Facebook | modalpoint | OGGN Street Team Facebook Group | LinkedIn Group Events on Deck: Get Modalpoint's Monthly Events Email Get Automatically Notified About Oil & Gas Events Once a Month Connect with Jose Soliz LinkedIn | E-Mail | Oil and Gas Global Network

Can researchers better utilize our cellular powerhouses to fight infection? Yes, according to this podcast, but it's all about timing and balance. James Phelan's research into when cells utilize glycolysis and what that might achieve for infectious diseases has turned the cancer field on its head. Listen in to learn about metabolic pathway research that has therapeutic-changing potential. He addresses How he characterized cellular metabolism along the sequence from Barrett's esophagus to esophageal cancer, Why the discovery of cells primarily using glycolysis for energy at a key point in the disease progression was a major finding, and How this finding translated to tuberculosis (TB) research and a way to fight infection in its early stages. James J. Phelan is a postdoctoral research fellow at Trinity College in Dublin. He spent most of his PhD work developing an expertise in cellular metabolism, specifically in the context of esophageal cancer. He explains how he carefully examined the metabolic pathways accompanying the progression from Barrett's esophagus to cancer of the esophagus. Barrett's esophagus, or intestinal metaplasia, indicates a distortion of cells and is the biggest risk factor for esophageal cancer. He found that as patients progress from this inflammatory esophageal condition to cancer, their cells use an aggressive form of metabolism called glycolysis, which involves a higher flux of cytokines and chemokines, both damaging to tissue. In other words, glycolysis is a cancer-specific form of metabolism. He brought this findings into the infectious disease and immunology field and found that glycolysis has a contrasting role in an infectious disease context. However, it started with a similarity: as with cancer patients, infectious disease patients are burdened with high inflammation. The goal of therapeutics is to reduce inflammation, particularly with TB, one of his specialties. Here's where it gets tricky and innovative: if glycolysis as the main metabolic pathway is turned on early for TB, it will help eradicate the infection. They've found an iron binder in clinical trials for COVID-19 that can turn on glycolysis in macrophages infected with TB and clear the infection. By using this compound, they can switch on glycolysis and turn on cytokines, which are actually very harmful in the late stage of TB. But in the early stage, they are curative. He explains this surprising finding in more detail as well as therapeutic possibilities such as in vaccinations and other ways this research may help inform vaccines and the immune response. For more, see his website at Trinity College. Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK

This week we're celebrating a fifth national title for hurdler Gerard O'Donnell while the Gaelic Football Senior and Intermediate Championships reach the final four stage after the weekend's action. We run through the results of the weekend in Gaelic Football (2:10) at Senior and Intermediate football across the county. Meanwhile in Dublin's Morton Stadium, Carrick on Shannon Athletic Club's Gerard O'Donnell (5:57) landed his fourth consecutive national 110m hurdles title and his fifth in total, with a commanding run leaving the rest of the field in his wake. He joins us to discuss the race, his season and what's next as the prospect of Olympic qualification looms large. At home at the quarter final stage (18:15) Mohill eased past Allen Gaels despite a spirited revival from the Drumshanbo side in the second half of their clash on Saturday. After the game we heard from Mohill's manager Liam Keenan (18:56), player Keith Keegan (21:07) and Allen Gael's Colin Moran (24:03). In the second game (26:14) Leitrim Gaels first championship at this level came to an end at the hands of a strong, fast Fenagh St. Caillins side who were slightly flattered by the final score of the game. We hear from Leitrim Gael's manager Mal Guckian (26:36) and goalkeeper Benny Flynn (29:19) while Riordan O'Rourke (32:35) and Joe Flynn (34:57) give us the reaction from within the Fenagh camp. In a carbon copy of the 2019 draw (37:39), Melvin Gaels faced up to St. Mary's , but the Kinlough side were unable to replicate their preformance from last year and saw their season ended by the Carrick side. We hear from Denis Connerton (37:59) and full back Conor Farrell (42:06) as well as Melvin Gaels brothers manager, James Phelan (46:06) and goalkeeper, Gareth Phelan (48:41). In arguably the most anticipated tie of the round (51:59) champions Glencar/Manor had the obstacle of last year's beaten finalists Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins to navigate to progress and three early points from Ballinamore suggested they might gain revenge for their final defeat last year. A solid defensive display from the northerners meant a very late goal for Ballinamore couldn't change the outcome. We spoke to Glencar/Manor Sean Boylan (52:37) and Evan Sweeney (54:46) as well as Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins chairman Michael Quinn (57:19) In the Intermediate grade there were victories for Annaduff, Gortletteragh, Dromahair and Carrigallen. We spoke to Gortletteragh manager Paul McGuire (60:07), player Jack Heslin (61:57) and Martin McHugh (63:23) of Aughnasheelin after their defeat to Gortletteragh. After a titanic local battle between Bornacoola and Annaduff we spoke to Bor's boss Seamus Mallon (69:30) as well as Annaduff's captain Alan Glancy (72:03) and manager Karl Foley (74:15) who was relieved after the final whistle.

  Actor Carl Reiner passed away in June Carl played the role of Saul Bloom in Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen Kamala Harris as the Vice President of Joe Biden Article: Kamala Harris: A Study in Showboating by Jim DiEugenio: Part 1, Part 2 Lisa Pease's book A Lie too Big to Fail: Hardcover, Kindle, Scribd Kennedys and King interview Len Osanic; read the interview here Article: Oliver Stone amid the Trolls: Tom Fordy and The Telegraph by Jim DiEugenio Article: Henry Wallace, JFK, and The Nation by Jeff Carter Book: Battling Wall Street by Donald Gibson: Paperback, Hardcover Article: Bugliosi on the Kennedy Autopsy: Twenty shades of pride and prejudice by Dr. Aldo Mariotto Review: Oliver Stone's Chasing the Light by Joseph E. Green 25th Anniversary of Probe/CTKA/KennedysAndKing Support www.kennedysandking.com by pledging monthly contribution Article: Anatomy of an Online Atrocity: Wikipedia, Gamaliel, and the Fletcher Prouty entry www.proutypedia.com Prouty entry and wikipedia Article: The Real Wikipedia? Will the Real Wikipedia Please Stand Up? by J.P. Mroz Article: The Real Wikipedia? Part Two: Please, Mr. Wales, Remain Seated by J.P. Mroz John Mcadams - Laughing stock of the Internet? Article: Kerry Thornley: A New Look by Jim: Part 1, Part 2 Jim takes a new look at WC witness Kerry Thornley in light of Adam Gorightly’s The Pranskter and the Conspiracy This book is a hatchet job on Jim Garrison Adam Gorightly compares Kerry Thornley to Ken Kesey !!! Kerry Thornley met Lee Harvey Oswald at El Toro Marine Base, outside of Santa Ana California Thornley moves to New Orleans in Feb 1961 This was exactly when the preparations for the Bay of Pigs invasion were in high gear David Ferrie and Guy Bannister were involved Ferrie was a trainer at the Belle Chase naval base Kerry Thornley was overjoyed about Kennedy's death He referred to Kennedy’s assassination as “good news” Within 2 weeks of the assassination, Thornley left New Orleans Testimony of Kerry Thornley (33 pages) Most of the testimony of other Marines around Oswald had been reduced to half-page affidavits Thornley had been kept on the stand longer than most of the witnesses in the entire inquiry See Chapter 5, On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison; borrow ebook here FBI and Secret Service knew about Thornley celebrating Kennedy's assassination Albert Jenner of the WC handled Thornley Jenner never questioned Thornley about his celebration of Kennedy's murder Thornley was quoted three times in the Warren report In a court of law, Thornley's testimony would have been thrown out as the prejudicial character outweighed its forensic value Thornley knew both Butler and Bringuier Albert Schweitzer College (ASC) The college's Director Hans Casparis never received any degrees from the colleges he said he attended ASC closed down within months after Kennedy’s murder ASC was promoted and partly administered by the liberal Unitarian Church The Unitarians had been covertly used by Allen and John Foster Dulles for overseas espionage actions Thornley's 1965 non-fiction book titled Oswald Thornley's friendship with David Lifton Thornley told both Bernard Goldsmith and Dowell that he knew Oswald was not a communist Patrice Lumumba, Congo and the breakaway Catanga province Book: Who Killed Hammarskjold? by Susan Williams: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Documentary: Cold Case Hammarskjold: Stream on Amazon, iTunes, Directv, Microsoft, Verizon, Vudu In his book Best Evidence, David Lifton termed the Garrison inquiry “a farce” Lifton also spoke at the funeral of James Phelan, an FBI informant “I would have stood there with a rifle and pulled the trigger if I would have had the chance” - Thornley Listener questions answered Robert Baer and his miniseries on History Channel JFK Declassified: Tracking Oswald

Another hectic weekend with all clubs across the county playing the fourth weekend of the championship calendars at all levels of Gaelic Football. It’s wins all around in soccer (2:38) this weekend with Niall Morahan of Sligo Rovers and Dearbhaile Beirne and her Peamount United teammates all securing wins at national league levels on Saturday evening. Aaron Hickey converted a late penalty to secure a 5-4 victory for his Manor Rangers team over Merville United in Sligo on Sunday. We run through the results in the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship (4:03), Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championship (6:23) & Vistamed Junior B & C Championships (7:07). We also run through the Ladies Football results at Senior (10:43), Intermediate (12:30) and Junior (13:08) grades. We hear from some of the participants of the Senior Championship games with a chat with James Phelan (26:57),manager of Melvin Gaels, spoke to Breifne on Sunday evening, the day after their table topping victory over county champions, Glencar Manorhamilton. Dom Corrigan (16:14), Wayne McKeon (21:15), Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins manager & captain and Daire Farrell (24:03) of St. Mary’s give their assessment of the senior clash between the sides on Saturday evening. We also spoke to David Bruen (34:56) of Leitrim Gaels and Nigel Maguire (39:15) of Drumreilly after an entertaining championship game in Leitrim Village on Saturday evening. On the ladies side of the game we caught up with Dearbhla Rooney (41:30) of Glencar / Manor after their reversal at the hands of Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins on Sunday morning. Friday evening saw Kiltubrid emerge with the win against St. Francis to put them in pole position to win the battle for the final Semi final spot. Caoimhe McGarry (44:12) and Emma Guckian (46:04) joined us after the game. Breifne also caught up with Leitrim Ladies manager Hugh Donnelly (48:00) who brought us up to date with the impact of the Covid lockdown on his sides plans and preparations. Former county star Fintan McBrien (52:54) of Aughavas shares the importance of Junior football in terms of both developing young players, giving old timers like himself a run out and the social aspect of keeping players involved in the club. On the ladies side at junior level we spoke to Elizabeth Honeyman (57:44) of Fenagh and Aisling Faulkner (59:42) of Glencar / Manor after the northerners edge their junior ladies clash by a single point.

In this first show, James talks to X Factor winner, West End superstar and bonafide friend of Beyoncé - Alexandra Burke. Direct off the back of two years on the road they discuss puppies, motivation, family and life in lockdown.© James Phelan with Madison & Monroe MMXX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  The documentary series JFK: Destiny Betrayed in post-production The series to consist of 4 episodes Bob Dylan's new song/poem on the JFK assassination: Murder Most Foul Lyrics of Murder Most Foul Bob Dylan's Murder Most Foul became his first ever number one song on a billboard chart Article: The Dylan/Kennedy Sensation by Jim DiEugenio Video: Robert Kennedy Assassination by Chuck Marler Everyone should watch this video by Chuck Marler The RFK case is a more provable conspiracy than the JFK case Greg Poulgrain's new book JFK vs. Allen Dulles: Battleground Indonesia to be released in May/June Pre-order the book here: Hardcover, Kindle Michael LeFlem to review the book JFK vs. Allen Dulles: Battleground Indonesia Rob Couteau to write an article on Stanley J. Marks' 1967 book Murder Most Foul Tim Smith is working an article on the revolving door testimony of James Humes, chief pathologist of JFK case Jim DiEugenio is writing an article on Donald R. McGovern's book Murder Orthodoxies This book is the most comprehensive and exhaustive exposé of the Marilyn Monroe-Kennedy hoax Book: Murder Orthodoxies: A Non-Conspiracist's View of Marilyn Monroe's Death by Donald R. McGovern: Paperback, Hardcover Article: The Posthumous Assassination of John F. Kennedy by Jim: Part 1, Part 2 Book: The Assassinations co-edited by Jim DiEugenio & Lisa Pease: Paperback, Kindle Donald R. McGovern to be interviewed on Black Op Radio A film of Oswald, David Ferrie and David Atlee Phillips at the Lake Pontchartrain camp Robert Tanenbaum saw this film when he was running the HSCA Book: The Man Who Knew Too Much (2nd Edition) by Dick Russell: Paperback Col. William Bishop, a CIA contract agent Col. Bishop also saw the film of the Lake Pontchartrain camp Wendall Roache and David Smith worked at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) They tracked Ferrie to 544 Camp Street (Guy Bannister's office) They said Ferrie had taken films of the Lake Pontchartrain camp Church Committee staff member Paul Wallach contacted Roache on December 3, 1975 Roache said "I've been waiting twelve years to talk to someone about this" Read the relevant reports here (pages 38-40) Article: The Sins of Robert Blakey by Jim: Part 1, Part 2 Bob Tanenbaum kept the files of the case in a secret place in his apartment All of those files were stolen FREE Borrowable Ebook: Corruption of Blood by Robert K. Tanenbaum Listener questions answered The chain of possession of the shells found on the sixth floor Barry Krusch interviewed on Black Op Radio: Listen to episode 576a The Warren Commission (WC) did not want a defense for Oswald All WC hearing were closed and secret Leading questions by WC lawyers FREE Download Ebook: Impossible: The Case Agasinst Lee Harvey Oswald (PDF) by Barry Krusch Video: Jim Garrison responds to the NBC hatchet job Book: Let Justice Be Done by Bill Davy: Paperback, Kindle Hugh Aynesworth and James Phelan were associated with the FBI Jim DiEugenio's 25-part series on Destiny Betrayed Book: The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today by Jim DiEugenio: Paperback, Kindle FREE Borrowable Ebook: On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison FREE Download Ebook: Tragedy And Hope (PDF) by Carroll Quigley Listeners appreciate Jim DiEugenio and Len Osanic for their efforts The living room war Henry Kissinger, the king of genocides Kissinger's genocides: Cambodia, East Timor and Bangladesh Book: Battling Wall Street by Donald Gibson: Paperback, Hardcover FREE Borrowable Ebook: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins John Perkins interviewed on Black Op Radio: Episodes 545 and 776 Video: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man - short animation Book: The Kennedy Assassination Cover-Up by Donald Gibson: Paperback, Kindle Video: President Kennedy calls out the steel companies (1962)

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at one of the biggest disasters in US history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The tremors ripped apart the city’s water system, leaving it nearly defenseless against raging fires that soon broke out. The ensuing inferno destroyed a quarter of the city and killed 3,000 people. In the aftermath, city officials tried to take advantage of the disaster by getting rid of its Chinatown neighborhood that occupied 15 blocks of prime downtown real estate. But Chinatown residents organized and against all odds, forced the city to abandon the plan. Chinatown and the rest of the city were rebuilt.   And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and Battle of Lexington and Concord.   Feature Story: The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 On April 18, 1906, at 5:13 am, the city of San Francisco was shaken by a tremendous earthquake.  Later estimated as measuring about 7.9 on the Richter scale, it lasted 72 seconds, heaving streets up and down, opening and closing huge chasms, and shaking buildings big and small into piles of rubble.  The city's 200,000 residents tumbled out of bed and into the streets in panicked confusion to survey the damage and find friends and family. The destruction was extensive and already dozens, perhaps hundreds had been killed.  Few knew it at the time, but this was only the beginning of a larger, rapidly unfolding disaster, for fires had broken out everywhere and the city's water mains had been ruptured. To make matters worse, the city lost its Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, Daniel T. Sullivan. He was crushed to death when a hotel collapsed onto the Fire Dept headquarters where he was sleeping. Sullivan was pulled from the wreckage, but he never recovered and died four days later. The significance of the loss of Fire Chief Sullivan was lost on no one.  With fire rapidly spreading throughout the city, the fire department desperately needed his experienced leadership.  Instead, they would have to rely upon his replacement, a man named John Dougherty. One inescapable irony regarding Sullivan's death was that he had spent much of his thirteen years as Fire Chief engaged in a futile crusade to get city officials to improve fire safety and preparedness.  Just six months earlier, the National Board of Fire Underwriters issued a scathing report on the state of affairs in San Francisco.  The refusal of City Hall to fund Chief Sullivan's requests for an improved water system and the establishment of an explosives team to blow up buildings in the path of a big fire had left the city flirting with disaster. “San Francisco has violated all underwriting traditions and precedents by not burning up,” asserted the report.  “That it has not already done so is largely due to the vigilance of the Fire Department, which cannot be relied upon to stave off the inevitable.”  Now the inevitable was upon them and the city's most knowledgeable fireman lay on his deathbed. The earthquake not only destroyed the city's water system, but also its telephone, telegraph, and fire alarm systems. Fires broke out everywhere, started by overturned lamps and coal stoves and fed by ruptured gas lines and winds off the Pacific Ocean.  That 90 percent of the city's housing was of wood frame construction only added to the disaster. Fire crews raced through the rubble strewn streets to extinguish the fires, but everywhere found the same terrifying result: “Not a drop of water was to be had from the hydrants,” the fire department report recalled.  For a while, they pumped water from tanks, pools, and even sewers, but these sources eventually went dry. Unable to fight the flames, firemen concentrated on pulling victims from collapsed buildings before the flames reached them.  Thousands of terrified people looked on in horror as the inferno grew still larger and the city shook with aftershocks. Acting Fire Chief John Dougherty soon decided to use explosives to stop the fire, using munitions from local US Army forts. If they could demolish a line of buildings, he reasoned, they might be able to contain the fire and save much of the city. And here’s where a compelling story-within-the-story emerged, one driven by anti-Chinese racism. While diverting scarce water to wealthy white sections of the city, the mayor and acting Fire Chief chose to deploy the explosives in the city’s Chinatown. Scores of buildings were destroyed, but the explosions actually accelerated the fires. Within a day, all of Chinatown had been reduced to smoldering rubble and ash. This outcome was devastating to the 15,000 Chinese and Chinese American residents of the neighborhood, but it was seen as a godsend by the city’s powerful business and political elites. We’ll soon circle back to this point, but for now, let’s return to the larger story of the disaster. At 3:00 p.m., as reports of looting mounted, Mayor Eugene Schmitz issued a “shoot to kill” proclamation, warning the populace that policemen and soldiers would show no mercy to anyone even suspected of looting. And that proved true, as dozens of people were shot or bayonetted to death, many of them innocent people trying to retrieve their own property. One Chinese American man went to his apartment to retrieve his birth certificate – a document vital to Chinese Americans fearful of deportation – and was bayonetted by a soldier. Thankfully he survived the assault. It took three days and three nights to bring the inferno under control. By then one quarter of the city had burned (498 blocks), leaving 28,000 buildings destroyed. The human toll was originally put at about 700 deaths, but this was pure fiction. It reflected a desperate attempt by city officials to diminish the disaster in the public’s mind, as a way to preserve the commercial future of the city. More extensive research in recent years has raised the death toll to 3,000, making the earthquake one of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history.  It was also one of the most expensive, costing at least $500,000,000 in 1906 dollars. Now would be a good time to pick up the story-within-the-story about the fate of Chinatown and its 15,000 residents. We know that the political and business leaders of San Francisco saw the destruction of Chinatown as a silver lining in the disaster, because they said as much. Chinatown occupied 15 blocks of prime downtown real estate and for years the city’s business and political leaders talked of evicting the residents and turning it into a business district. In 1904, two years before the earthquake, the city’s Mayor, James Phelan, had paid the famed architect Daniel Burnham – the guy who planned the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 - to draw up a master plan for a newly redesigned San Francisco. The plans’ most striking feature? Chinatown was gone. Burnham somehow made it disappear. The city’s business community loved the idea. Here’s the headline from city’s Merchant’s Association Review, from February 1905: “San Francisco May Be Freed From The Standing Menace of Chinatown: Plans Have Been arranged, and a Corporation Formed to Turn the Chinese Quarter into a Business Section, and Build a New Oriental City on Bay Shore.” That last part was important – Chinatown would be moved to a remote edge of the city. The justification for this plan was that Chinatown was a horrid cancer on the city, a place filled with opium dens, prostitution, and illegal gambling. White Americans had long come to see Chinatowns in US cities in this light. Stories in the popular press and dime novels, and even early versions of sensational walking tours led by white guides perpetuated Chinatowns as immoral spaces where vice and sin proliferated and an alien, unassimilable culture thrived. In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, Mayor Schmitz moved quickly to put into action the plan to get rid of Chinatown. He created a Committee of powerful businessmen and political figures to oversee relief efforts and to put into action the Chinatown removal plan. And he made former mayor James Phelan, the Committee’s chairman. Phelan, you will remember, is the guy who commissioned the plans for a revamped San Francisco that called for the removal of Chinatown. But then something extraordinary happened. The residents of Chinatown, despite the long odds they faced as a despised and disenfranchised minority group, got organized and took action to stop the plan. Those who owned their building lots in Chinatown started rebuilding immediately. Community leaders hired lawyers and protested before city officials. One of them, a minister named Rev. Gee Gam, said, “Why should the Chinese be isolated any more than the people of Tar Flat? Why should they be singled out? The mayor has no power to isolate the Chinese. Chinatown should go back where it was – that would be nothing but justice.... We are objecting to the removal of Chinatown on the grounds that it is the Chinese right to remain where they own land.” Residents of Chinatown also got in touch with the government of China and soon Chinese diplomatic officials were lodging formal complaints with the federal government in Washington, the governor of California, and city officials in San Francisco. And those officials listened, because even back then China was a significant trading partner of the US. And the final and most important card the Chinatown residents played was this: they told San Francisco officials that if the city went forward with the plan to move Chinatown to the outskirts of the city, they would relocate en masse to another city like Los Angeles or Seattle and take with them their businesses. This was a significant threat as Chinese and Chinese American businesses constituted a major part of the city’s economy. And all this resistance to anti-Chinese racism? It worked. Less than a month after the earthquake, the city dropped the plan to eliminate Chinatown from downtown San Francisco. Chinatown was rebuilt, along with the rest of the city. And this new Chinatown had a distinct architectural style, one that would be replicated in other Chinatowns across the US. The merchants hired white architects who designed the district to look like what white Americans imagined China looked like – buildings festooned with brightly colored pagoda style roofs and carvings of dragons. The idea was to attract tourists and to promote a new image of Chinatown as a clean and wholesome place.  It bore no resemblance to China, but the tourists loved it. And there was one more legacy of the earthquake that affected the city’s Chinese population. The fires destroyed City Hall and virtually all vital records like birth certificates. This allowed Chinese immigrants to claim US birth and there was no way city officials could prove they were not. This new status allowed them to avoid deportation and to bring relatives from China to join them. Over time, the city of San Francisco enjoyed a full recovery from the disaster. And as the city was rebuilt, many of Chief Sullivan's ideas for greater fire safety were implemented, as were tough building codes to make structures better able to withstand the next earthquake.  That day came on October 17, 1989 when an earthquake measuring 7.1 of the Richter scale shook the city.  Damage was extensive, but a relatively small number of people, 62, died.     So what else of note happened this week in US history? April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC by Confederate loyalist John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln lingered on the edge of death through the night and died the following morning on April 15. April 15, 1912 - The ‘unsinkable’ luxury ocean liner, "Titanic," sank at 2:27 a.m. Of the 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died in the freezing waters of the North Atlantic. April 19, 1775 – American colonists clash with British troops in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The "the shot heard 'round the world" announced the start of the American war for independence. And what notable people were born this week in American history?   April 13, 1743 – 3rd POTUS Thomas Jefferson April 13, 1899 – Alfred Butts, the inventor of Scrabble April 13, 1919 – atheism promotor Madelyn Murray O’Hair April 14, 1840 -  art collector Isabella Stewart Gardner April 15, 1889 - labor and civil rights leader, A. Philip Randolph April 18, 1857 - attorney Clarence Darrow The Last Word Let’s give it to Clarence Darrow, who was born 163 years ago this week. He made a career out of defending people in what appeared to be hopeless cases. Here’s how he explained his motivation: “You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free.” For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com  Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) The Joy Drops, “Track 23,” Not Drunk (Free Music Archive) Sergey Cheremisinov, “Gray Drops” (Free Music Archive) Pictures of the Flow, “Horses” (Free Music Archive) Ondrosik, “Tribute to Louis Braille” (Free Music Archive) Alex Mason, “Cast Away” (Free Music Archive) Ketsa, “Multiverse” (Free Music Archive) Dana Boule, “Collective Calm” (Free Music Archive) Blue Dot Sessions, "Pat Dog" (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Winter Trek” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © In The Past Lane, 2020 Recommended History Podcasts Ben Franklin’s World with Liz Covart @LizCovart The Age of Jackson Podcast @AgeofJacksonPod Backstory podcast – the history behind today’s headlines @BackstoryRadio Past Present podcast with Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young, and Natalia Petrzela @PastPresentPod 99 Percent Invisible with Roman Mars @99piorg Slow Burn podcast about Watergate with @leoncrawl The Memory Palace – with Nate DiMeo, story teller extraordinaire @thememorypalace The Conspirators – creepy true crime stories from the American past @Conspiratorcast The History Chicks podcast @Thehistorychix My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist Professor Buzzkill podcast – Prof B takes on myths about the past @buzzkillprof Footnoting History podcast @HistoryFootnote The History Author Show podcast @HistoryDean More Perfect podcast - the history of key US Supreme Court cases @Radiolab Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell Radio Diaries with Joe Richman @RadioDiaries DIG history podcast @dig_history The Story Behind – the hidden histories of everyday things @StoryBehindPod Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen – specifically its American Icons series @Studio360show Uncivil podcast – fascinating takes on the legacy of the Civil War in contemporary US @uncivilshow Stuff You Missed in History Class @MissedinHistory The Whiskey Rebellion – two historians discuss topics from today’s news @WhiskeyRebelPod American History Tellers ‏@ahtellers The Way of Improvement Leads Home with historian John Fea @JohnFea1 The Bowery Boys podcast – all things NYC history @BoweryBoys Ridiculous History @RidiculousHSW The Rogue Historian podcast with historian @MKeithHarris The Road To Now podcast @Road_To_Now Retropod with @mikerosenwald © In The Past Lane 2020

This week for our Sports Preview show Breifne Earley is focusing on the last 4 of the club championship at Senior and Intermediate grades as well as Sligo Rovers’ FAI Cup semi final against League champions Dundalk. Melvin Gaels boss James Phelan and Glencar Manor’s Shane Ward compare notes on their preparations while Daniel Beck talks about the ups and downs in Mohill’s season so far. Patricia Forde, captain of Keeldra Gaels joins us to talk about her sides chances of replicating their league success in their second final of the season against Drumkeeran tomorrow evening. Niall Morahan joins Breifne to talk about his big weekend with a sell out crowd expected in the Showgrounds for their semi final against Dundalk. The Bit o’ Red have already beaten Dundalk this season back in April, but with Dundalk on a 29 game unbeaten streak since then the odds are stacked in their favour. Breifne also looks briefly at the Intermediate semi finals between northern rivals Drumkeeran and Ballinaglera and Annaduff face Leitrim Gaels in the other game. He also touches on the ladies intermediate final between Aughawillan and Mohill.

Today's Sports Round Up takes in the Senior and Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Finals which were played yesterday. Breifne Earley talks to players and coaches from each of the fixtures played over the weekend. Melvin Gaels secured their place in the Quarter Finals with a victory over St. Mary's as Glencar / Manor will meet them in the last four with a heavy defeat of Allen Gaels. In other other Semi Final Mohill and Ballinamore will lock horns after defeating Aughawillan and Drumreilly respectively. We hear from Killian McGloin, James Phelan (both Melvin Gaels), Joe Flynn (St. Mary's), James Flynn (Allen Gaels), Shane Ward, Adrian Croal (Both Glencar / Manor), Dom Corrigan, Wayne McKeon (Both Sean O'Heslins), Olly Maguire (Drumreilly), Liam Keegan, Domhnall Flynn (Both Mohill) and Tommy McCormack (Aughawillan) after the Senior games. Breifne also takes a look at the Soccer action with Muireann Devaney in scoring form for Ireland's second U17 qualifier against Lithuania with their final game against Greece this afternoon, Niall Morahan in league action with Sligo Rovers on Friday night and how Carrick Town and Manor Rangers got on this weekend. Hannah Johnston and her U18 Connacht Rugby team-mates were beaten by Ulster in the Inter Provincial Championship Semi Final by Ulster as Sligo RFC First Team secured a top 2 finish in the Men's Connacht Senior League with a victory over Corinthians to set up a possible first league title win with the final game next week against Galwegians. Finally we take a look at the two minor finals played last weekend, In the Ladies U18 final between Allen Gaels and St. Felim's in Cloone. First we speak to St. Felim's joint captains Genevieve Canning and Grainne Prior, their coach Ray McBrien after their victory in the final while Dermot McDonagh joins us to talk about his sides performance. In the Boy's U17 final replay St. Mary's had just a single point advantage at the end of the second hour of this particular tie. We spoke to both managers, Tom Crowe of St. Mary's and Kealan McKeon of MacDiarmada Gaels. I also spoke to Ashley Mayiza and Gavin Reynolds of St. Mary's after their victory.

Featuring Aaron Simmonds, Eli Matthewson, Jay Lefferty, Kathryn Henson, James Phelan, Langston Kerman. Union JACK Radio is live from Edinburgh every night of the Fringe chatting with comedians and generally being a nuisance! All hosted by Fringe veteran and comedy connoisseur, Martin Walker! Listen from 9pm every night on DAB, App or that Alexa woman. Podcast straight after from your normal podcast place.

As a writer, Simon Cleary brings art and creativity up alongside experiences of war. In his latest novel, The War Artist, a Brigadier called James Phelan escorts the body of a young soldier home from Afghanistan. Struggling to adapt back to civilian life, an encounter with a tattoo artist named Kira changes Phelan permanently - both inside and out. Simon joined Angus Dalton to talk about the legacy of the Afghanistan War, PTSD, and the significance of tattoos in this episode of the Good Reading Podcast.Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NGVDYKListen on Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2MXSxQ8About the book: bit.ly/2TXj8CN

As a writer, Simon Cleary brings art and creativity up alongside experiences of war. In his latest novel, The War Artist, a Brigadier called James Phelan escorts the body of a young soldier home from Afghanistan. Struggling to adapt back to civilian life, an encounter with a tattoo artist named Kira changes Phelan permanently - both inside and out. Simon joined Angus Dalton to talk about the legacy of the Afghanistan War, PTSD, and the significance of tattoos in this episode of the Good Reading Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NGVDYK Listen on Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2MXSxQ8 About the book: bit.ly/2TXj8CN

Intrigue, espionage and a global threat are at the heart of James Phelan's 'The Agency'.The revolution in Iran is combined with magic realism in 'The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree' beautifully written by Shokoofeh Azar.

In the first episode of Season 2 of Mediaflash we talk to Ian Kehoe, editor of The Sunday Business Post, about his first year in the job. We hear from Aoife Cooney, Head of Corporate Campaigns at Focus Ireland, about how they share their brand story with the world. Finally, Jack Murray and James Phelan have a round up of the strangest stories making it on Reddit this week. http://www.mediahq.com/ http://www.businesspost.ie/ https://www.focusireland.ie/ https://twitter.com/mediaflash

Season One of Mediaflash is over, but don't fret because we have a bonus episode to whet your appetite for Season Two. You might say, we can't sleep with the excitement! In the bonus episode Jack Murray and James Phelan discuss the interactive play, 'Sleep No More', put on by a production company called Punchdrunk in New York City. - It's an experience like no other. http://www.sleepnomore.com/#share http://www.mckittrickhotel.com/ https://twitter.com/sleepnomorenyc http://www.mediahq.com/ https://twitter.com/mediaflash

In the final instalment of Season One of Mediaflash we look at the impending launch of the Irish edition of The Times, and ask what impact will it have on the print market? Richard Oakley, editor of the Irish edition of The Times joins Jack Murray & James Phelan in studio to discuss the plan to launch Ireland's first ever 7 day digital newspaper. On the show we discuss: * The challenge with trying to get readers to switch from the physical paper to a digital first platform. * Why the Irish edition of the Times decided to launch now in such a competitive and busy market? * Journalists – who has been appointed and who else can readers expect to see. * The dynamic content deal the Irish edition of The Times have with Sky News, Sky Sports and RTÉ. Plus - * What to look forward to during Season 2 of Mediaflash. https://twitter.com/roakleyIRL https://twitter.com/thetimes http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/ https://twitter.com/mediaflash https://twitter.com/mediamurray http://www.mediahq.com/ http://app.mediahq.com/ https://twitter.com/jamesphelan38

In the latest episode of Mediaflash Jack Murray speaks to Robert McKee, Hollywood’s Godfather of story. A man who has worked with over 60 Oscar winners and whose alumni includes names like John Cleese, Geoffrey Rush and Russell Brand to name a few. Plus Jack and James Phelan discuss: * How your brand reputation is dependent on people sharing your stories. * How the old ways of communicating are broken. * The story behind how the career of one of the world’s greatest teachers started out. http://thelearningresort.com/ http://mckeestory.com/ https://twitter.com/mediamurray?lang=en https://twitter.com/jamesphelan38?lang=en http://mediahq.com/ http://mediacontact.ie/

Episode nine of Mediaflash is all about how to start your own podcast- we share what we’ve learned so far. We discuss the success and bumps we’ve faced along the way. While giving you essential tips and advice so that you too can easily create your own show. Jack Murray and James Phelan discuss the most memorable moments from the series so far. We hear about: • The power of strong opinions with Bernice Harrison. • How to pitch to journalists with Henry McKean. • The future of newspapers and journalism with Ciaran Byrne and Ger Colleran. • Why political spin is the best way to learn PR. • How food is a great way to tell a story with John and Sally McKenna of McKenna's Guides. • Why women are shy about being on the media with Yvonne Judge. So sit back and let the guys bring you through their 'Top 6' favourite moments so far form the first series of Mediaflash. http://mediacontact.ie/ http://www.mediahq.com/

James Phelan got the chance to sit down and interview Christian Payne regarding the technologies and developments of mobile journalism.

James Phelan got the chance to sit down and talk about the future of mobile journalism with BBC's Nick Garnett, live from Mojocon 2015.

In the the 4th episode of Mediaflash, we take a look at the explosion of Ireland's online sports media. James Phelan is joined in studio by Seán Potts, Head of Communications at the Gaelic Players Association and Mark Farrelly, Editor of Balls.ie. We talk to Second Captains producer Mark Horgan about how to build a dynamic sports media brand. Plus, we chat to Inez Bailey, Director of NALA about their Plain English Campaign. All this, plus the latest news from the Irish media. http://balls.ie/ http://www.secondcaptains.com/ http://www.gaelicplayers.com/ https://www.nala.ie/

Become an enthusiastic respite in the lives of your readers, Elizabeth Gilbert to release a book on creativity, ask the HarperCollins editor part three, the basics of endings, winter weekends, Writer in Residence crime thriller author James Phelan, how you teach teach yourself to write faster, the app RescueTime and more. Read the show notes.  Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

James Phelan went to the home of Fáilte Ireland on Amien Street in Dublin and spoke to their Manager of Food Tourism about the Wild Atlantic Way, the food story telling kit and the food culture that Ireland has to offer.

James Phelan sat down and spoke to William Despard of the Bretzel Bakery in Dublin and discussed how he tells the story of a 150-year old Jewish bakers http://www.bretzel.ie/

Nothing says primal like cooking with fire and we agree, getting back to basics and eating food in its most simple unprocessed form underpins the Paleo lifestyle, but we still want our food to taste amazing right? In their new cook book Tony Federico and Chef James Phelan teach us all about sourcing food and Listen In The post TPS 95: Tony Federico – How To Take Your BBQ Skills To The Next Level appeared first on The Wellness Couch.