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The 2020 campaign now in full swing as Trump and his supporters launch their new racist chant: “Send them back!” The chant targets “The Squad,” Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Talib, and Ayanna Pressley - the most visible, newly elected progressive congresswoman...all, of course, women of color. Precisely why Trump is using them as surrogates to encourage violence and hatred against people of color and immigrants. Ilhan Omar is welcomed by constituents in her home district. She pulls no punches telling reporters that she thinks Trump is indeed "fascist." A question still remains if Democratic Party leadership has the capacity to meet Trump’s rekindled fascism. My bet is that we are on our own. Thank the old gods and the new for a growing insurgent Democratic caucus. CNN announces the lineup for the second round of Democratic Party presidential debates. Biden is spared being on the same stage with Warren once again. This time around Bernie and Warren will share the stage on night one while Kamala Harris will face off with Biden on night two. The Washington Post reports that there may be some labor unrest within the Bernie Sanders Campaign. It was Netroots Nation in Philadelphia last weekend. I’ll have a read on my limited time there. No bigger space news than the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. On July 16th, 1969 the Saturn V rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the Moon. Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the lunar surface 50 years ago tomorrow, July 20th. Collins remained in orbit piloting the command module. Lego released their new Lunar Module set to commemorate the historic mission. My kids and I will add that to our Lego Saturn V rocket that my daughter and I built last year. Free Will Brewing will be at the Bluegrass and Blueberries Festival at Peddler's Village this Saturday and Sunday from 10 am until 6 pm. That will pair well with two new releases from their Mash series. The festival special: Blueberry Mash - Blueberry Mash - Sour Ale brewed with 850 pounds of blueberry purée, vanilla, and milk sugar. 7.5% ABV. A Mango Mash - Mango Mash
It's March and that means new watch season is in full swing and we've got shiny new stuff from Garmin, Doxa, Bremont, and more. The guys catch up after some travel and share their thoughts on the new Breitling Navitimer 8 line after the recent launch event in NYC. Episode 54 is packed with a great looking new Hamilton hand winder, Quaid brings The Right Stuff, LEGO rockets, the "Watch and Listen" Podcast, Endurance, and a man at the end of the world. Just press play and thanks for listening! Send your questions to thegreynato@gmail.com. Lego Saturn V http://lego.build/2Ff8I6Y James' Doxa http://bit.ly/2I5hjuL Watchgecko ZuluDiver 328 http://bit.ly/2aoyMxt @farlius (follow him!) http://bit.ly/2tdA3oH Cadillac CT6 http://bit.ly/2I1jSOs BMX X3 http://bit.ly/2Fd1EYs StockX Doxa “Black Lung” Sale (via @blake_buettner) http://bit.ly/2Fd4dcV Garmin Descent Dive Watch http://bit.ly/2FcMB5d DC Rainmaker Review http://bit.ly/2FW6RoZ Outside article about DC Rainmaker (is actually a print-only story, sorry!) New from Breitling http://bit.ly/2FQT0QD Jason's piece from Breitling in NYC http://bit.ly/2FiaCan James' piece from Breitling in NYC http://bit.ly/2Fcekmx @watchfred http://bit.ly/2I1kAeA @mikeinfrankfurt http://bit.ly/2I1rbpz New from Bremont http://bit.ly/2Ffqxmr Hamilton Khaki Mechanical 38mm http://bit.ly/2oOBsMJ “Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery” by Scott Kelly http://amzn.to/2I1VUmf “The Right Stuff” Audiobook read by Denis Quaid http://amzn.to/2H3CDQf “The Man At The End Of the World” (video) http://bit.ly/2FT1K90 The Watch and Listen Podcast http://bit.ly/2CYeIPz
Apollo 13 is the film of this week and the four hosts discuss the plot, the techniques used in filming and how the accident came about. The Right Stuff also gets a mention as a great space film. We talk about the buzz of Quentin Tarantino teaming up with JJ Abrams to do a Star Trek. Star Wars returns as Aki and Digi try and set the timelines of the films straight for Red and Mator. After finishing Stranger Things 2, Aki persuades Digi to start watching the series. Aki also tries to discuss the UFO conspiracy documentary The Unacknowledged, but it doesn't go down to well with the others. Time stamps: 0:01:21 - Tweets 0:04:30 - Apollo 13 0:15:31 - The Right Stuff 0:18:22 - Back to Apollo 13 0:24:30 - Quentin Tarantino and Star Trek 0:30:31 - Star Wars 0:33:56 - Lego Saturn V 0:39:25 - Stranger Things 2 0:41:20 - The Unacknowledged Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast You Tube: LINK Music by Anton Demyanchuk
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There are a bunch of milestones to celebrate this week: Juno's been at Jupiter for a year, Stephen built his LEGO Saturn V and Pathfinder landed on Mars 20 years ago.
Hey there, it's time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. We're excited too! On this week's episode Chris and Joe discuss a bunch of stuff including American Gods, the Han Solo solo movie and the new Twin Peaks series. Plus, the usual even more. No beer selections again this week (But if you do drink, buy local). Picks this week include Chris' pick of the Netflix series Glow and Joe's pick of the amazing LEGO Saturn V rocket. As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or shoot us an email.
Episode Links: SpaceX Statement On 7/3/17 Abort (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/882040096718897153) NASA Deep Impact Website (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/deepimpact/main/index.html) Deep Impact- Impactor Video (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/HRIV_Impact.gif) Why Study Comets? (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/deepimpact/media/f_whycomets.html) Harrison "Jack" Schmitt- NASA Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/schmitt-hh.html)
This week on the Workbench Podcast; Smitty KR6ZY joins George and Jeremy to talk the BitX40. The BITX40 is a popular $60 40M 7W SSB transceiver “kit” available from http://www.hfsigs.com/ . Smitty gives a great general introduction on the radio, its capabilities, and its opportunities. We encourage our listeners to order theirs now as we will be doing a series of segments over the next few episodes to highlight opportunities for this little radio! Antenna Analyzer Boards – Here with less than 50 now in stock Posted rev 1.0 of the Power Board firmware by Ed W6ELA on www.360workbench.com Interview on 3D Printing Today – 191_3DPrinting_Today SDR – AirSpy – http://www.airspy.us SDRSharp – Software Links Diamond D220R – Discone Antenna FM Broadcast Band Filter – Broadcast FM Block Filter (88 – 108 MHz Block) by RTL-SDR Blog – AM Broadcast Band Filter – Broadcast AM Reject High Pass Filter (2.6 MHz HPF) by RTL-SDR Blog ADSB Filter – https://v3.airspy.us/product/fp-1090-ha5s/ Lego Saturn V – sold out from LEGO, available on Amazon for an additional $100+ BitX40 – http://www.hfsigs.com KR6ZY’s Intro to the BitX40 Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ESph5JCOpw BitX40 Hacking Blog – http://bitxhacks.blogspot.com BitX40 Community – https://groups.io/g/bitx20 Solder Smoke Podcast – http://www.soldersmoke.com Solder Smoke – Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics