Podcast appearances and mentions of Peter Cottontail

Easter-Happy Easter-fellow poetry enthusiasts embarking on a daily journey through verse! I love it. Imagine this:The calendar is SOON to flip from April, to May and a quiet excitement has bubbled this month of April. This year, instead of letting National Poetry Month drift by, I've decided on a personal pilgrimage – a daily immersion into the world of words. Grandpa Bill's curated list, a testament to diverse voices and styles, lies beside my favorite reading chair.Each morning, with my first cup of coffee, GB, reaches for the day's designated poem. Some days, I am transported to the journey through the Poetry landscape Grandpa Bill continues my understanding of poetry as it continually deepens. Therefore, my  appreciation expands, and my connection to the human experience grows richer with every verse.By the end of this month of April 2025, my notebook is filled with underlined lines, personal reflections, and the echoes of countless stories. GB hasn't just read poetry; I've lived alongside it, letting it shape my days  FOR A LOT OF YEARS,and coloring my thoughts. This National Poetry Month has become more than just a celebration; it's been a personal transformation, a testament to the enduring power of language. ok ,I do several audios shows Daly at my podcast, The BH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing Hour, and also my YouTube Channel @billholt8792-,please write a brief description for the podcast, and a different one for YouTube-segmenting and overviewing poetry I have read poetry daily for years, and make two poem entries on my social media daily-now for 7 years. formulate two probing questions, both different at each platform, formulate two social media hooks utilizing both The BH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing Hour:Elevate your mind and nourish your soul with a daily dose of poetry on The BH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing Hour. Join your host, me Grandpa Bill, as we delve into carefully selected poems, offering insightful reflections and exploring the therapeutic power of verse amidst discussions on holistic well-being and the unexpected wisdom found in all corners of life. Tune in for your daily moment of poetic contemplation.Grandpa Bill:Considering the poem shared today, what personal experience or emotion did it unexpectedly bring to the surface for you, and how might reflecting on this poem offer a moment of healing or deeper self-understanding?YouTube Channel Description @billholt8792:Welcome to your daily sanctuary of verse! On this channel, we explore the vast and vibrant world of poetry, dissecting themes, uncovering hidden meanings, and celebrating the beauty of language. Join me as we journey through a diverse collection of poems, from timeless classics to contemporary voices, offering a fresh perspective on each piece and fostering a deeper appreciation for the art of poetry. Subscribe for your daily poetic insight!Grandpa Bill:As we explored the nuances of today's poem, what specific line or image resonated most strongly with you visually or emotionally, and why do you think that particular element stood out?"Social Media Hooks (Two Different for Each Platform):Grandpa Bill's Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing Hour Podcast (for audio snippets or episode announcements):

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This week, Dr. Scott Powell approaches the readings for Easter Sunday in reverse. Join Dr. Powell, JD Flynn and Kate Olivera as we learn how Jesus' resurrection interacts with a frequently misunderstood Jewish feast day. Then, Scott shares what he considers to be the turning point of the entire New Testament. And don't miss Dr. Powell's latest book— Walking with Christ: A Journey Through the Gospel of Luke Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 5:40Reading 1 - Acts 10:34a, 37-43Psalm 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23Reading 2 - Colossians 3:1-4Gospel - John 20:1-9 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

Spring is in the air, and with Easter and Passover celebrations on the horizon, it's the perfect time to lean into some seasonal favorites that will sound wonderful on your guitar! In this episode, Marlene will walk you through six songs that will make a wonderful addition to your spring play-on-my-guitar list! Previous episode links: Peter Cottontail & Easter Parade Christ the Lord Has Risen Today & Dayenu Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee & Morning Has Broken Start Your Free 7-day YoGuitar Video Library Trial! Join our Guitar Tips Community! Our next community jam session is 4/23, don't miss out! Marlene's Guitar Courses & Learning Resources YoGuitar Video Library Learn to Play Guitar in a Day!  Coaching Sessions Marlene's Tips For Guitar Playing Success book Thursday Tips blog Thank you to our sponsor! GatorCo.com   Available on... @applepodcasts @applemusic @spotify @spotifypodcasts @Feedspot #spring #Eastersongs #HereComesPeterCottontail #Passoversong #April #guitar #learnguitar #playguitar #guitartips #guitarpodcast  Credits: Creator, Host, Producer: Marlene Hutchinson This podcast was made possible in part by: Gator Cases I Create Sound - For help getting your best sound go to www.icreatesound.com

Johnny is joined this week by someone who goes by many names: Penjulina, Peter Cottontail, Cherry, and Miss Cleo among them, but he's best known as Derek Chavez. They dive into his incredible social game, the various dramas happening in the game, and his many alter egos, while recapping Episode 16. Watch the full video of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HGgb58eQwlU. Subscribe to the ‘Ringer Reality TV' YouTube channel to watch our coverage of ‘Battle of the Eras' all season long: https://www.youtube.com/@RingerRealityTV. Host: Johnny Bananas Guest: Derek Chavez Producers: Sasha Ashall Engineers: Olivia Crerie and Christian Porello Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey pals! Today, we're jumping into the second book in Ana Huang's Twisted series, TWISTED GAMES. This kinky bodyguard/princess romance is positively normal compared to the insanity that was Twisted Love, and we absolutely hate it all up. Enjoy the show! TWISTED LOVE: Part 1, Part 2 Brazen banter: Peter Cottontail's secret cousin! Fifty Shades of Grey parallels! Irrational and rational lifelong fears! Rhys is Miranda Priestly? How to find excellent Chinese food! Cat Scale: 4.5 Revolutionary Resources Julia Quinn statement Royally Screwed by Emma Chase This is Going to Ruin the Tour Forbes article Which could mean nothing meme Rachel's date your cousin TikTok Twisted Games tabloid cover fanart Mickey Mouse public domain Disney vs Florida   Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram: @wereaditonenight Twitter: @wereaditpodcast Facebook: We Read It One Night TikTok: @wereaditonenight Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

We continue our journey through The Adventures of Peter Cottontail. This collection of short stories was written by Thomas Burgess.

Another Foodie Show has a visit from the Easter Bunny. Come join the dudes and learn about some foodie dishes from around the world during Easter along with some laughs along the way. Garage Beer powers the dude network --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedudenetwork/support

Happy Sunday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Easter! We hope the Easter Bunny was good to all of you and that you have a blessed day full of food, family, and friends! To celebrate the occasion, please enjoy this special bonus episode in which Julia and Anthony (sans Thom, who had prior commitments the evening this was recorded!) travel back to the trippy world of Rankin/Bass for the first time in almost *two years* to discuss their 1971 holiday special, "Here Comes Petter Cottontail"! Even by Rankin/Bass standards, this one is bizarre - but that makes the conversation between your two hosts all the more hilarious as they try to make sense of it. So, after enjoying your Easter hams and all of the chocolate bunnies and eggs you can stomach, settle in and enjoy this holiday treat! And get excited - because we're another major milestone closer to Christmas! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! And again: Happy Easter! ❤️

We continue our journey through The Adventures of Peter Cottontail. This collection of short stories was written by Thomas Burgess.

We begin our journey through The Adventures of Peter Cottontail. This collection of short stories was written by Thomas Burgess.

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Get ready for a fun-filled adventure and discover why Pickaway County is the perfect destination for your next Easter escapade!

08/24/2023 - A new gal stumbles upon the show AND she happens to be a FREAK! Is there a ‘Peter Cottontail' photo? Country Jeff is VERY upset with me because I won't hire him.

Time to start powering through these memoirs with some added stories along the way. Of Date Trees & Sea Salt — The Starving Gypsy

Jesus and Santa join God to celebrate Short King of Kings Spring, pontificate about Peter Cottontail, read a review, and talk to Sylvia from Santa's Village.  You'll discover if you're an atheist on ‘Top Ten Signs You're An Atheist.' On ‘World News,' the Church of England celebrates Jesus's singlehood, 400+ laid off Burger King workers offered jobs with a cannabis company, TikToker sad her scheme for attention backfired, CEOs named John now outnumbered by women, Disney sues Ron DeSantis, and a brutal 2024 election ahead for republicans according to Fox News poll. On ‘Jesus News,' Jesus tours wine country, endorses new Pinot Noir, launches new wine brand, hosts a wild party at Napa Valley Vineyard, swears walking on water is not a party trick, turns out to be a good tipper, responds to a heckler with a plague of locusts, and as always preaches to drink responsibly. On ‘God News,' God takes a personal day, apologizes for 2020, admits to creating humans out of boredom, rolls his eyes at generic prayers for world peace, and debates Archangels over adding new deadly sin. On ‘Santa News,' Elf leaders reject Santa's offer as the Elf union goes on strike, Santa's workshop shuts down as the Elf rebellion of 2023 ignites and causes a struggle to meet Christmas demand. On ‘Ask God,' you'll learn what Jerry Springer's first episode was in heaven and who Santa will marry, boff, and kill.   And Don't miss God's New Commandment if you want to go to heaven. The God Pod: Have It Yahweh! After 6000 years of running the universe, God realized that Satan is kicking his butt, like, really bad. Over the centuries and despite lots of trying, God has not been able to smite the forces of evil. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Full of fun and heart, the God Pod is a twice-weekly opportunity for God to hang out with his fellow deities and maybe even meet some interesting humans. NEW EPISODES MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS Join our Discord chat server: https://discord.gg/7v3Cc4pjMC The God Pod is everywhere! https://linktr.ee/godpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Easter Sunday at Maplewood.  What is the meaning of Easter? What is the meaning of the Resurrection? It's much more than Easter Egg Hunts and Peter Cottontail hopping down the bunny trail. Join us this week as Pastor Joe breaks down the meaning of Easter as we reflect on it through the looking glass of love....

Your Chef Dwayne Stein wants to wish you all a very Happy Easter! Here comes Peter Cottontail and he's got news on Rates....they're Receding! Actually Dwayne delivers the message. Rates are Receding, and now 5's are an option! Will it continue? Maybe it's time to come in and have a conversation to refi your 7 to a 5. Cohost James Parker dips into the Social Media mailbag, and then the guys do their weekly rate Watch, and give some Job Report numbers. All that and more on Mortgage Gumbo w/ Dwayne Stein 4/8/23 Personal NMLS175109 / Branch NMLS851695 / Company NMLS3029 CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC is an FHA Approved Lending Institution and is not acting on behalf of or at the direction of HUD/FHA or the Federal government. All loans subject to underwriting approval.

Here comes Peter Cottontail! It's almost time for Easter! But what does Easter mean? How did it get its name?Did the Catholics just piggy-back off a holiday for an ancient goddess??Let's "hunt" down the answer together! 

Turn to Jesus this Easter, won't you?

Happy Easter !

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As we're in the period between Christmas and New Year, the gap between episodes is going to be longer than normal, and the podcast proper is going to be back on January the ninth. So nobody has to wait around for another fortnight for a new episode, I thought I'd upload some old Patreon bonus episodes to fill the gap. Every year around Christmas the bonus episodes I do tend to be on Christmas songs and so this week I'm uploading three of those. These are older episodes, so don't have the same production values as more recent episodes, and are also shorter than more recent bonuses, but I hope they're still worth listening to. Transcript It's the middle of December, as you have probably noticed, and that means it's a time when the airwaves in both the UK and the US are dominated by Christmas music. The music that's most prominent in the UK will have to wait until we get to the seventies for a discussion, but this week and next week in these bonus episodes I'll be looking at a few American Christmas classics: [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "Here Comes Santa Claus"] If I'd been doing these Patreon bonus episodes from the beginning of the podcast, rather than waiting for the first six months or so to do them on a regular basis, I'd have covered Gene Autry in one by about the fourth episode. He's someone whose name you'll have heard a lot in the podcast -- he was an influence on all sorts of musicians we've looked at, in all areas of music. Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Cooke, Hank Ballard, Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Fats Domino, and Les Paul all acknowledged him as someone they were trying to imitate in one way or another, and that's just the ones where I've been able to find clear confirmation. Autry was not, in any direct sense, a precursor to rock and roll. He didn't make records that included any of the elements that later became prominent in the new music, and he didn't have a rebellious image at all. But from the early 1930s to the early 1950s, he was the single biggest star in country music. He starred in many films, had his own radio show, had a line of comics about him, and he was so popular that even his *horse* had his own radio and TV show. British people from my generation may well remember Champion, The Wonder Horse still being repeated as kids' TV in the eighties. THAT's how big Gene Autry was, and so it's unsurprising that he influenced pretty much every singer of note in the rock and roll field. But he was also, along with Bing Crosby, one of the people who pioneered American secular Christmas music: [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"] I specify "American" secular Christmas music here, because one thing that differs between the US and the UK when it comes to Christmas is the music that's ubiquitous. In the UK, Christmas music mostly means glam rock -- you hear Slade and Wizzard incessantly, and other 70s artists like Mud. In the US, though, it means primarily the music of the forties and fifties -- the music of people like Gene Autry. Autry started his career as just another country singer, who performed as "Oklahoma's Yodelling Cowboy". His early recordings were very much in the style of Jimmie Rodgers, and were very different from his later clean-cut image: [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "Black Bottom Blues"] But in 1932 he had a hit with a song he wrote, which would soon become a standard of country music, a rather maudlin ballad called "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine": [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine"] As a result of that hit, Autry started appearing in films. The first film he appeared in was a serial -- The Phantom Empire -- in which he starred as a singing cowboy who is kidnapped by people from the underground super-science kingdom Murania, descendants of the lost tribe of Mu, and has to help them defend themselves from an evil scientist who wants to steal their radium. It may not surprise you that the writer of the film came up with the plot for it while on nitrous oxide, having a tooth extracted. Autry made another forty-four films in the next five years, and every year from 1937 through 1942 he was the top star of Western films in the US, as well as having a whole series of hits with songs like "Blueberry Hill": [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "Blueberry Hill"] However, in 1942 he enlisted in the army, against the wishes of Republic, the film studio for whom he worked. They told him that if he was just going to go off and fight Nazis instead of making singing cowboy films, they were going to promote Roy Rogers instead. So from 1942 through 1945, Autry was off fighting in the Second World War. After he got back, he was the *second* most successful singing cowboy film star, after Rogers. It was in 1947 that Autry got the inspiration for the song that would define his career. He was riding his horse in a Christmas parade, known as the Santa Claus Lane parade, and he heard spectators saying "here comes Santa Claus": [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "Here Comes Santa Claus"] "Here Comes Santa Claus" not only charted that Xmas, it charted the Xmas after as well. Given that Autry's recording career was slowly fading, it seemed to make sense for him to record another Christmas song about Santa and see if he could repeat his success: [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"] Not only did that go to number one -- and become the first number one of the fifties -- but "Here Comes Santa Claus" charted for the third year in a row. So of course, the next year (after an Easter single, "Peter Cottontail", which also charted, but didn't have the same repeat success as the Christmas songs), he recorded yet another Christmas single, "Frosty the Snowman": [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "Frosty the Snowman"] The next year, he didn't release a Christmas single at all, and he seemed to lose momentum. In 1952 he released one final Christmas record, "Up on the Housetop": [Excerpt: Gene Autry, "Up on the Housetop"] But that had nothing like the success his earlier Christmas records had. He carried on making films and TV shows until the mid-fifties, and he finally retired in 1964. He died in 1998. His Christmas records still occasionally hit the charts in December, and regularly feature in the special Holiday charts Billboard publish every year.

Perhaps you've noticed, in his earthly life, Jesus did not live to be one hundred years old. He didn't even live to be fifty years old. He lived to the age of thirty-three, or thereabouts. Thirty-three is a nice, medium, mature age, and he chose to die. At the age of thirty, be began this journey toward the cross. Now, I am about to go off the orthodox trail here, but I feel like there is a signal to us, a message calling from the silence of his years between being found in the temple at age twelve and his public baptism around the age of thirty. The fact that Jesus began his ministry at thirty is curious, because he talks often about spiritual rebirth. He talks about returning to the faith of a child. After the infancy narratives of Jesus are completed, the only glimpse we see of Jesus is when he is in the temple in Jerusalem among the elders. This is one of my favorite parts of all the Gospels:“After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.” (Luke 2:46)Jesus was twelve years old at the time, so to read this in 21st century American terms, he would have been a middle-schooler. As many parents know, and many of us may remember, middle school is roughly when the “age of reason” begins, not to mention puberty. A litany of questions and doubts enters the mind of a middle-schooler. Around age twelve, the tooth fairy and Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are all deceased. The myths begin to be seen as scandalous lies used as a carrot-on-a-stick to lure kids into good behavior. And do you know what else can easily become a suspected fraud when a child attends the funeral of Peter Cottontail? Yes, the answer is God. The “age of reason” is when we enter into a greater understanding of the world around us and begin to grow toward adulthood, which means that is when we start ‘asking questions.' For the Church, the age of reason is when we are said to be morally responsible for our actions, since we can no longer play the ignorance card regarding knowing what is right and wrong. Interestingly, the Age of Reason is also the name of a book attacking Christian doctrine and the idea of miracles, written by one of America's founding fathers, Thomas Paine, who argued for Deism, not atheism. What Thomas Paine questioned in his book is many of the same topics any middle-schooler with a curious mind will come across, as the mind, body, and soul go searching together for meaning in this world. Paine didn't come up with anything new, he just articulated the doubts about miracles and his discomfort with difficult sayings in the Bible, and he wrote the book in his fifties, meaning he could organize his doubts much better than a twelve year old. Paine spent a life of rebellion, gaining fame in America for his pamphlets titled “Common Sense” which called for revolution, and then he went revolution shopping in France and thought it might be nice if they, too, overthrew the government and all Church involvement in society. From his own words, he said that churches and religions “…appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.” Furthermore, he hated the Bible, calling it demonic: “Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortuous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we call it the word of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is cruel.” This is a perfect definition of the two-fold set of doubts that those coming into the age of reason and adulthood will be tempted by and want to investigate. First, the imposition of authority irritates, especially when the rules seem arbitrary. As teenagers grow and learn, they see adults that do not live up to the rules set forth, as hypocrites abound in all spheres, whether in work, church, or family life. The idea that authority is invented solely for purposes of control becomes an easy leap to make. If the models for authority are bad, or you have been repeatedly told are bad, then the association of authority as an evil oppressor can be enticing because it turns the doubter into a victim and a freedom fighter. In the years of doubt and questioning, the urge rises in all of us a stepson feels to scream at his stepfather, “You're not my dad!” when it comes to any institution or any person that holds authority over us that constrains our behavior and thought. The second onslaught of doubt comes from, yes, that same Old Testament that Marcion and millions of others throughout history have disliked. Every child reads the happy stories of the Old Testament. Children's Bibles go from creation (wow!), to Adam and Eve and the cute serpent (they're naked, lol!), to Noah's saving ark (happy animals!) to David killing Goliath (the underdog wins!). And that's about it. That's the summary of the forty-six books of the Old Testament. I think both parents and children are ready to move right on over to the New Testament, to the non-judgemental, loving God, manifested in the person of Jesus. The child has faith in these primary stories about Adam and Noah and David. Children believe them. This is the “faith of a child” that Jesus talks about returning to, where there is wonder and willingness to believe. Parents and children can have amazing discussions and talk through life lessons solely from these top-ten greatest hits, through these highlights of the Old Testament. Kids learn these stories because they aren't yet ready to tackle confusing lines like, “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.” (Ex 23:19) A child that hears a line like this may have some concern about what is for dinner, but will not likely care or even pretend to understand, even if you explained it. That this line has more to do with protecting Israelite identity so that they avoid becoming like neighboring tribes, in this particular case the Canaanites, who boiled a goat in its mother's milk as part of a magic fertility rite, would not even enter their developing brains. Actually, it's not that the child will be unable to understand it. No, the problem is that we adults don't understand it. We can't make sense of it ourselves, so we dumb it down and shove it to the back of the bookshelf. Few adults can interpret or explain the backstory of the goat. It raises questions. Let me just consider a few of those questions that I can think of off the top of my head. Why would anyone boil a goat in the first place? Who boils a goat at all? This is America. Beef won long ago, we don't eat goat, so let's go back further: why a goat? And who boils meat? I mean, boiling hot dogs and bratwurst makes sense, but no one would boil a steak unless they were mentally ill, and they certainly wouldn't admit it. Have they considered a grill or a smoker? The taste would be much better. Where is this strange culinary event taking place? Is this in France? Why would you boil milk? What's with the goat being “young”? Seems kind of cruel. I could see PETA being all over this. Was the goat alive before it was thrown into the pot? Is the goat boiled with hair? Are the hooves still on, or do those get lopped off? If so, what happens to the hooves? If it's alive, does the goat bleat while boiling? I imagine it would make a really sad sound. At least you can't hear a lobster bleat as it dies in boiling water. Then there's the context of where this line appears in the book of Exodus. The chapter is talking about harvest parties and bringing in “first fruits” from the fields and pastures to honor God, so that's all fine and dandy. Makes sense: bring in offering to honor God, got it. But then it jumps right into a line about boiling goats! This line feels like some addendum or amendment to address a one-time event, like a version of the curse of the goat on the Chicago Cubs, where a man showed up with a pet goat showed up and said, “Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more,” which caused them to suck for decades, but in this case the man showed up, boiled a goat, and said, “That Israel, they ain't gonna be Chosen no more.” How would the average parent talk about this boiling goat verse with a child? Parents just want children to go to bed, not partake in Biblical interpretation by nightlight. The load of laundry, the permission slip for the school field trip, the dental bill, the property tax, the summer vacation plan, tomorrow's meetings, the need for personal hygiene - all of these questions and issues outrank the problem that a boiled goat represented to the Israelites and the sacred writer of Exodus. We just can't go into the details, so we stick to the easy things, the big things. There is a reason why the “main” stories are simple ones and it has to do with the same reason that fairy tales and fables are short and sweet with lots of imagery. It's so we can remember them, while the details and the layers of these stories go far deeper, into places that a parent and child cannot easily venture into, but over the course of a lifetime, we encounter versions of these stories and takes in our very real world and experiences. But I'll get to that later, because first we have to deal with the boiling of this baby goat. These confusing lines are actually important, however, because every line has a purpose in the Bible. So for the record, now that I've expanded on this long enough that the goat could have finished boiling, what is the purpose of this line about boiling goats? The reason Israel does not boil goats in it's mothers milk is actually quite simple. The fertility rite of the Canaanites goes against their worship of the one God. So this line, bizarre as it is, directly supports the Ten Commandments that Moses received just a few chapters earlier in the text. This interjection about the goat is about the first commandment: you shall have no gods before me. This prohibition of boiling is literally called out because these are the types of rules that keep God's chosen people set apart from the pagans. Israel worships the one God, not the Canaanite or Egyptian or Persian gods. So not only do they outlaw boiling goats, but this line can be read as outlawing any pagan ritual or magic or sorcery. But no child or middle-schooler will likely dig into the underlying meaning of strange verses like this. Most adults will never even consider looking (unless they enjoy it like I do), because it takes too long, the information is hard to find, and there is a game on TV or fingernails to polish. There's not enough time! Isn't there a fountain of youth we could drink from? We lack the time and energy, so we abandon the strangeness of this cultural quirkiness. After all the goat was boiled some three to five thousand years ago, if not long before that. We feel that this goat has no relevance to us today. The Children's Bibles present a kind of God that Disney could have come up with. In fact, the cartoon Bibles of today are likely the result of desperate Christians attempting to hold back the flood of Disney's secular religion, as it aggressively evangelizes the world and steamrolls actual cultures and traditions, much like the Roman empire and Spanish conquistadores did, but without the sword. In fact, were Exodus being written now, I suspect it would have lines like, “Don't worship your smartphone” or “Discard all Disney movies,” because the point is not about the specific ritual with the goat, it's about any ritual (magic or otherwise) that tears apart the fabric of the Israelite community. Anything that diverts focus from the one true God is prohibited, therefore using magic to try to conjure up fertility is not allowed. So that's the first set of questions the budding doubter has to deal with, but the main hangup about the Old Testament is the violence, and by hangup I mean, we just disconnect the call. Click. Bye! After we have passed through the dumbed-down gauntlet of tickly feathers in our modern Children's Bible, we are in for a shock if we go searching in the actual Bible. If we ever go to the actual text (and most of us won't, especially Catholics) we'll find the snake in the garden of Eden, but he won't be cute. The animal rescue story of Noah's no-kill shelter ark becomes something much darker. And the peaceful and loving Jesus who passes from this world to the next requires massive pain and suffering to fulfill the new covenant. The reaction for the light reader is to retreat or ignore the Old Testament because of the bloodshed and violence. This might be a wise move to preserve your faith, because many non-believers dive into the horrors and read deeply, only to determine that they cannot resolve a loving God with violence and suffering. The top objection to God is the existence of suffering in this world, since this seems converse to any argument against a loving God. Not diving into the pit and studying the Old Testament is sometimes a shield for people who put their complete trust in God. They know the truth, they have fully turned to God, and nothing you can say or tell or show them will disrupt that trust in God. This may seem like an ostrich, with its head-in-the-sand, but there is a reason for people who have been reborn to do this. Why would someone appear to choose ignorance? Because they have received the gift of faith and will automatically tune out any reading of the Bible that does not enrich that faith. They will reject any reading that does not celebrate the “encounter with God” that the word represents to them. Many atheists have more Biblical knowledge than believers because they dig in and look closely, they have more education, and they are truth seekers. Truth seekers read deeply and believe that the only way to read is objectively. Formerly, in my days of disbelief, I was fully on the side of calling out these ostriches. How could anyone not inspect the Bible and see the problems within it? Even when I wanted to give a reading the benefit of the doubt, it was felt too glaringly ignorant and foolish to believe, and after a few of those experiences I stopped reading the actual book at all and looked for authors like Thomas Paine, or writings from the Jesus Seminar, or John Dominic Crossan - authors who would confirm my suspicions. I recently spoke with someone whose faith was waning, and he told me he wanted to go find books that would cut through the apologetics and defenses. He wanted to find historical analysis and books that delved into the likelihood of the Gospel realities. He wanted a kind of “Bible as literature” approach and scientific approach to the Bible. I told him that his faith will go into hibernation or die if that's the approach he takes, because he's already decided. What he wanted was total confirmation for his faith, like Thomas the Apostle, and the entire prospect of having and keeping faith rests on the idea that you will never have that certainty. This is the great contradiction of faith and what makes people so crazy. Once you accept and adopt the mysteries of faith, or the grace of God gives you the gift of faith, then the leap is taken and people will defend and guard that faith with their lives, literally. This is why the faithful seem so dense and dumb to non-believers. Now, having come back, I completely understand why the ostriches act obtuse in defense of their faith. Not everyone has time or ability to do deep readings, but they know the faith is real, that the book is the truth, and even if they can't understand everything they have total trust and will not allow anyone, especially someone that aims to destroy their faith, to even allow the words of doubt to enter their ears. Most of the re-born believers have already been down the road of doubt, so they know where it ends, and no argument or persuasion will trick them into falling again. Yes, they will fall into sin again, but they will not doubt God again. This seemed crazy to me. I never understood it, until after I returned to believing and started reading a book that I could feel undermining my belief. I stopped reading that book, immediately, only finishing it later once I felt able to return. I actually recall feeling something urging me to stop reading the book. Then I knew I had crossed the leap into land of the ostriches. Since that experience, I recognize when the need to stop or to pray is near, when it must be done. I didn't realize it at the time, but this one of the signals that the saints refer to when they talk about Spiritual Combat. Yes, it sounds crazy, but perhaps you know about this combat already, as you may have tried to quit doing something that you would like to remove from your life, only to find that you cannot, so you justify it as a cost of life, that every one must have a vice or two. After all, no one is perfect, right? The truth is that the devil never bothers you while you are carrying out his will, but he will aggravate you terribly once you attempt to stop. For me, this has a real life illustration in tobacco usage and addiction, as I could not stop with my own willpower. In fact, tobacco was way ahead on inventing the self-driving car than Tesla or General Motors. What do I mean by that? Well, whenever I had decided to quit using tobacco, I would have built-up my resolve to quit and would even be telling myself in the car that I would not drive to a gas station to buy any tobacco. But to my utter surprise, soon I would be standing in line paying for tobacco products of one form or another. My car seemed to drive itself to the store. These almost felt like out-of-body experiences except I was clearly turning the wheel and signaling to turn into the gas station or grocery store. No matter how firmly I resolved to quit, I could not. No matter how fully dedicated to stopping this practice I proclaimed myself to be, the addiction took over. In the end, the only way I managed to stop using tobacco was the same method I learned and applied to stop drinking, which was prayer. Asking daily for strength and direction from a Higher Power is how it started, and it works, and still works. My car no longer drives itself. This power to change through prayer made no sense. Nothing made sense, after all of the extended efforts and books and nicotine gum and pills and therapies - none of that worked. The one thing I never thought would work not only worked for one type of vice, but works for all types of vice. If this experience happens and you begin to believe in that Higher Power as having real, inexplicable power, you may make the leap from generic Higher Power to believing in God and soon the entire Apostles' Creed. And then you're in trouble. You know you can never go back, nor do you want to go back, nor will anything, come hell or high water, separate you again from the loving God who came looking for you, reached out, and scooped you up. This is why believers may not read as deeply as educated doubters. They never want to lose the gift of faith again. No Old Testament story can dissuade them. Take Samson, the maniac from the book of Judges. Even if Samson slaughtered 1,000 Philistines with a donkey's jawbone and acted like a total jerk before and afterward - even that will not deter the faithful, because they may not know exactly why it's important, but they know that story is important. Once you start asking for the Holy Spirit to help you read the book, and you read the book seeking faith, thinking “Lord I believe, help my unbelief.” I have to repeat this often, but faith is a gift. Those that don't have faith literally cannot read it as an “encounter with God.” This is not to irritate or mock either side of this question, it's just a fact that the gift of faith changes your entire approach to how you read the word of God. If you are coming in to find doubt, you will find more reasons to doubt. If you are reading to boost faith, you will boost your faith. It's like the saying, “Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right.”Various anti-Christian websites have done the work of extracting the most cruel scenes of the Old Testament so that we don't have to do any scrounging around. These lists are posted online for even the most casual doubter, from middle-schooler to full-blown Thomas Paine, so that he or she can confirm their suspicions, that yes - the Old Testament violence is in there. If you are looking for the angry God who tortured Job, or the Judges who slayed the enemies of Israel, it's all there, and if you want to decide that God was an invention propped up to keep us in line, then you can pat yourself on the back for locating the cherries you want to pick to support that theory. This is the lazy person's kind of Biblical reading. What we fail to realize is that the stories may tell of a violent event to make a point. I often think that is the whole point of many of them. They show us the errors of humanity, within and without the circle of the Chosen people. St. Augustine, who seemed to have been sent from the future to help us all learn to read, said, “Narrata, non laudata.” This means, “It is narrated, not praised.” An account of an event in the Bible is not automatically a celebration of the event. This is a key point that the armchair doubter misses completely. The presence of a story does not make it good or holy solely by its membership in the pages of the Bible. God's judgement is not always explicitly stated, so we must read for the religious truth of the book, the scene, or the sentence. This is difficult, but worth the effort for those that take the time, if you can find time. The book of Judges is so littered with violence and morally confusing events that any reader who was looking for direct practical life guidance would probably end up in jail. Many of the characters, such as Samson in Judges, is not so much a model to imitate as a way of life to be avoided. When Samson uses a donkey's jawbone to slaughter the Philistines and then brags about it, he goes even further and demands that God give him a drink. That is not advice on how to behave. Samson's gift of strength, however, does become his curse. There is religious truth hiding amid the jawbone story if you read the rest of the story of Samson, because he is purified by his vice. His strength becomes his weakness, and this is exactly how sin works. But the average reader isn't going to find that if the only part of the story plucked out is the slaughter and war. Samson dies due to his violence and arrogance. Reading with the eyes of faith and knowledge of what sin does to a human being will tease out the religious truth. Moreover, a Christian reader should always be looking for how everything relates to the coming redemption of Jesus. The account of Samson in no way suggests his behavior is admirable. In fact, when we read the Bible in the light of Christ, we can see that all of this jawbone slinging behavior of Samson is exactly the opposite of how Jesus lives his life. So the message is practically a flashing red light telling us, “Don't be like Samson! He's a violent, arrogant brute who lacks humility.” St. Augustine has also said that any reading of the Bible that pushes us away from faith, hope, and charity is almost certainly incorrect, since that is what Christ came to tell us while he simultaneously came to fulfill the prophecies and uphold the law of the Old Testament. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.whydidpetersink.com

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 505, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Hold It 1: Gunny comes from the Sanskrit for this container, so it's redundant when followed by it. Sack. 2: A barrette. hair. 3: The container Arthur Miller would use to heat substances to a high temperature, or his 1953 play. Crucible. 4: A silo--but for this, only since the mid-20th century. nuclear missiles. 5: A jerrycan in WWII Britain (danger: flammable). gasoline (or petrol). Round 2. Category: We All Scream For Ice Cream 1: It's the decade in which Baskin-Robbins introduced the flavor "Beatle Nut" and "Here Comes the Fudge". the 1960s. 2: Ben and Jerry's has made lots of dough with the ice cream named for this "Dough", its No. 2 seller in 2004. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. 3: The exotic-sounding name of this Bronx-born brand is meant "to convey an aura of... Old-World traditions". Häagen-Dazs. 4: From the Italian for "foam", it's a molded ice cream dessert that often contains candied fruit. spumoni. 5: Bunny Tracks is a signature flavor from this "colorful" brand that makes folks feel "hoppy". Blue Bunny. Round 3. Category: Governors Of California 1: Now mayor of Oakland, he ran for president 3 times and studied Zen Buddhism in Japan after serving as gov.. Jerry Brown. 2: Nicknamed "Pat", he defeated Richard Nixon in 1962 to win reelection. Pat Brown. 3: In his inaugural address of January 2, 1967, he pledged to "reduce the cost of government". Reagan. 4: A 3-time governor, as Chief Justice, he headed the official investigation into the assassination of JFK. Earl Warren. 5: The founder of a Pac-10 school named for his son, he was Pres. of the Central Pacific R.R. and governor in the Civil War. (Leland) Stanford. Round 4. Category: Turkey, The Bird 1: Turkey carving step 1: Cut the band of skin holding the legs which are known as these. Drumsticks. 2: This 19th C. British author is credited with making the turkey a popular choice for Christmas dinners. Charles Dickens. 3: A male turkey's snood hangs directly over this part of its body. Beak/nose. 4: Turkey that joined Henny-Penny's "Sky is Falling" campaign. Turkey-Lurkey. 5: This top-selling U.S. turkey brand turned 45 in 1999. Butterball. Round 5. Category: That Is So "P.c." 1: In a popular children's song, this fuzzy guy is "hoppin' down the bunny trail". Peter Cottontail. 2: In 1928 A.A. Milne published "The House at" this location. Pooh Corner. 3: In 1977 the U.S. signed a treaty to return control of this to its home country in 1999. the Panama Canal. 4: Hits by this female country singer who sadly died in a plane crash included "Walkin' After Midnight". Patsy Cline. 5: This author penned the immortal line "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!". Paddy Chayefsky. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

I SAID "AYYYYYY YOOOOOO!"    Easter Bunny, Easter Candy and Flying to mars.  Yea we must be feeling the effects of 4/20.  Thant's right, Easter just passed and we recorded this podcast on the smokiest holiday of the year.  Climb aboard and join us on our far out groovy journey on Beyond The Tracks Podcast.  ALL ABOURD!!!!!!!!!!

What's up, dudes? It's the first of two Easter episodes I promised, though they're a bit late due to illness! Sorry! I've got Mike Westfall from Advent Calendar House here with me during this Easter Octave to the Rankin Bass special shown throughout the '80s, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail"! There's a hyper-color witch, a time machine, and the longest Easter egg delivering contest ever! If you're wondering if a French caterpillar with a human head can drive a time machine, the answer is yes! So grab your eggs and paints, dress up like your favorite holiday mascot, and put on this episode as you drive your yestermorrowmobile!Twitter: @adventcalhouseFB: @adventcalendarhouseIG: @adventcalendarhouse 

Happy Easter from UDN! New universal bags, Sea world "Surf" Coaster rumors, Zebra accident? Hogwort's down? How much? and Peter Cottontail! Join us for our "Holiday edition" of UDN Live! 

Happy Easter! Do any of y'all play tennis? Dylan recently started back playing and he says it's a great workout, I think I believe him. But how hard is it compared to other exhausting sports? We give our opinions on the matter. We think baseball requires the most skill, feel free to disagree. As always, thanks for watching, and be sure to like and share!

Welcome to Episode 165! With Easter Weekend upon us we each bring a special chocolate on the show for the whole gang to try! Along with the chocolate taste testing we bring you our regular scheduled geeky/pop culture content you all love! Enjoy!

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DID YOU KNOW: 76% of Americans eat the ears of the chocolate bunny first.Who are the other 24% of Americans that are complete lunatics?

Here comes Peter cottontail --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It was Easter! Peter Cottontail came hopping down the bunny trail to see all of us. Listeners Brought their fabulous Easter recipes whether they are lamb, ham, or yams! Whatever your favorite Easter recipe is, listeners brought it to our call this evening.

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So tell us, Father Joseph—just how did the Resurrection of our Lord get mixed up with bunnies, chocolate, and eggs?

Peter has to give away all his eggs so he can become the Chief Easter Bunny. He travels through time so he can beat Irontail's tricks and save the egg hunt. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leilani-hargreaves/support

This week the boys sip whiskey-gingers & catch up with Actor and Voiceover artist Dempsey Pappion. In addition to countless rabbit holes, they discuss "Isms", Lavilla, Chevrolet, effort days, pecking orders, Cold Case, best smiles, Houston, Texas, Lake Charles, Huntington Beach, Beverly Hills, stage acting, Peter Cottontail, Red Sneakers, Gregory Hines, Toronto, Coffee Bean, Nickelodeon, Orlando, 72 Super Beetle, voice matching, "Captain Charisma", Mortal Kombat, DOTA, Mick Jagger, LaLa Land and so much more!

Tonight's episode is Papa Rick reading "Peter Cottontail's Surprise" by Bonnie Worth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rick-miley/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rick-miley/support

Sheletta's house was rocked to it's core when her kids found out one of their friends were getting $100 in their Easter eggs while she was only doling out dollars. How'd she explain Peter Cottontail's stinginess to the Brundidge babies? As only she could...

In another Rankin / Bass special feature, right after Easter, the Kids of the Past review Here Comes Peter Cottontail! Listen along as we discover how Peter Cottontail got his job as Chief Bunny of April Valley and the trials he faces to win the role back from the evil Irontail. In a story mainly revolving around eggs, we're sure to have a couple laughs.   For extra content and more follow Kids of the Past Podcast on social media https://linktr.ee/KidsofthePast

The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, april 4, 2021 at 9:00 pm ET/6:00pm PT. What are your picks for the best performances, TV shows, movies, and stunts for 2020? Cynthia Brian, nominating committee member and SAG voter, will offer her thoughts on the festivities and give an insider's view of the nominating process. Do you feel your kids are spending too many hours on their phones or laptops? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that screen time be limited. But what is best for your family, especially during a pandemic. Guidelines for figuring it out in this episode of StarStyle® Blossoming fruit trees, poppies adorning hillsides, and daffodils illuminating walking paths… the sirens of the start of spring have sprung. As seedlings pop through the soft soil and new green growth emerges on hedges, trees, and vines, uninvited wildlife visitors tend to hop, fly, scamper, and trot into our landscapes. Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, followed by the families of Bambi, Tom Turkey, and Squiggly Squirrel. A buffet feast awaits their arrival in our rose beds, perennial gardens, and vegetable patches.

In this special edition of Great News Weekly, we celebrate Easter with some fun surprises! Jenny gets a visit from Peter Cottontail and we learn what his favorite Easter Egg color to hide is, Lifer Aubrey Thomson shares with us some interesting facts about Easter traditions, and Marc Ruchti from Wise Guys Discount Liquors helps us plan our Easter dinner.

The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, april 4, 2021 at 9:00 pm ET/6:00pm PT. What are your picks for the best performances, TV shows, movies, and stunts for 2020? Cynthia Brian, nominating committee member and SAG voter, will offer her thoughts on the festivities and give an insider's view of the nominating process. Do you feel your kids are spending too many hours on their phones or laptops? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that screen time be limited. But what is best for your family, especially during a pandemic. Guidelines for figuring it out in this episode of StarStyle® Blossoming fruit trees, poppies adorning hillsides, and daffodils illuminating walking paths… the sirens of the start of spring have sprung. As seedlings pop through the soft soil and new green growth emerges on hedges, trees, and vines, uninvited wildlife visitors tend to hop, fly, scamper, and trot into our landscapes. Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, followed by the families of Bambi, Tom Turkey, and Squiggly Squirrel. A buffet feast awaits their arrival in our rose beds, perennial gardens, and vegetable patches.

Story about an metal Easter egg I had as a child that played "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" that leads into an art discussion about trying something new. Remembering a dear friend who inspired the "Cat" series of drawing. A discussion of how music is made in music boxes. Wishing all a Happy Easter. Mentions of Taylor Swift & Will Oaks, a young guitarist from the U.K. And stories about pet rabbits we had too. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week's episode of "Hunkered In The Bunker" was the Easter/ Passover show(later dubbed "extravaganza" mid show by Bernsteinn himself). This show was chock-a-block full of holiday magic and wonder including but not limited to songs about Ol' Peter Cottontail, Soft Boiled Eggs, Matzo Ball Soup, Jerusalem(with Mountains of Olives...shout out to the Bunker Buds), Passover as well as some amazing tales of the history of Moses...from parting the Red Sea to his later work in Vegas as a Croupier. There is also the moment where Bernsteinn risks life and limb during the peanut flick challange by attempting to use matzo pieces instead of the usual regulation nuts and legumes*. Thus is his mania and it shows just how far he's willing to go to deliver an exciting show. At the same time we are treated to readings from Johnathan Swift and Martain Luther King Jr as well as songs from the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, John Prine and Joe Glazer. It's one heck of a show so remember next time you're in Vegas, listen to Moses(you don't ALWAYS have to split Kings...but it does help) and as always...Stay Hunkered *You are hereby notified that the stunts and tricks displayed in this Facebook Live video and it's affiliated podcast are performed by professionals in controlled environments, such as closed-circuit road tracks or bunker studio. Do not attempt to duplicate, re-create, or perform the same or similar stunts and tricks at home, as personal injury or property damage may result. The producers of this video and podcast are not responsible for any such injury or damage either to the, or caused by personal peanuts/matzo. Please help support all here at Hunkered In The Bunker: PayPal dbhq@danbern.com Venmo @Dan-Bern-1 "Hunkered In The Bunker "Hunkered 8(?)" Originally Aired : 2020/04/09 11:25 AM PST All Songs Written By Dan Bern unless otherwise noted in italics L = w/ Lulu on hand claps R= Reading Improv/Story = Italics -------Tracklist-------- Hunkered Theme -> Freight Train Blues (Bob Dylan) Hello In There (John Prine) Moses the Croupier Holy House Here Come Peter Cottontail (Rollins/ Nelson) Plagues Jerusalem L Matzo Ball Soup Matzo Flick* Hen Party Soft Boiled Eggs (Harry Blaisure) Dump The Bosses of Your Back (Joe Glazer) Maggie's farm (Bob Dylan) Sammy's Bat R I Have A Dream -excerpt (Martin Luther King Jr) New American Language They Shall Pass Over I Believe R Political Lying -excerpt (Johnathan Swift) Luke The Drifter Midsummer Night Moving On Don't Let Us Get Sick (Warren Zevon) Reason To Believe (Bruce Springsteen) Hunkered In The Bunker is : Performed by Dan Bern Produced by Larry Transferred/Edited by Jeff Davis Brought to you by Matzo, and Moses @ Poker Palace Casino https://www.danbern.com/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio-free-bernsteinn/id1123684286?ls=1 https://danbern.bandcamp.com/ https://www.zazzle.com/store/danbernmerch/products https://twitter.com/danbernhq?lang=en Hosted by ZenCas...

Rudolph and Frosty teamed up for a TV special in 1979, but their relationship goes back a lot further than that. In fact, you could say the song Frosty the Snowman is a direct sequel to Rudolph. #BehindTheChristmasHits is Presented by Pizza Pizza! Gene Autry had made Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer a huge hit in 1949 and like the true businessman he was, he wanted to do more of the same. Remember, this was a singer who eventually became the owner of a Major League Baseball team – Gene Autry was savy. Enter songwriters Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson. Their idea for a sequel was not to do another Christmas song, but a song for a different holiday. They thought about the potential…of Easter. So they wrote a song about the character from the Thornton Burgess books called Here Comes Peter Cottontail. Autry recorded it while Rudolph was still a hit and released it around Easter of 1950. It too was a hit, peaking at #5 on Billboard. But as Christmas started to roll around again, the businessman in Autry wanted a new hit for the holiday season. Because of his recent string of success, all the top songwriters of the day pitched songs to Autry. Some of the songs submitted were even team-ups between Rudolph and Peter Cottontail. Rollins & Nelson kept banging away at it but weren’t having any luck with a new concept…until Jack had a thought. For so many people, Christmas meant snow on the ground. Kids loved to build snowmen. What if a snowman could come to life? Unlike Rudolph, where the song was based on a book, the character of Frosty was created for the song. Even though Autry was looking for a follow-up to Rudolph, there’s no actual mention of Christmas in Frosty’s lyrics. In the classic TV special, Frosty says “I’ll be back on Christmas Day”, but that was done for the special…and not in the original lyrics. Lots of winter imagery – but not a single mention of Christmas. There were some doubts about the song. Executives at Columbia Records felt that much like other holiday songs that recurred in popularity, Rudolph was poised to be a hit all over again in 1950. They were worried that the living snowman might be overshadowed by everyone’s favourite reindeer. They were kind of right. While Frosty was hardly a flop, Rudolph did do better on the charts again in 1950 than Frosty did. However, this was just the beginning of the legend of Frosty. Do you remember Little Golden Books? A series of children’s books that are still published today? Golden Books worked with Rollins & Nelson to create a backstory for Frosty for a children’s book. That’s when Frosty really started to take off…reaching even higher levels in 1969 with the TV special from Rankin/Bass production – a special that STILL airs on TV every single year. Jimmy Durante’s version for the special might actually be regarded as the definitive version of the song in the minds of many, but it was Gene Autry that first brought the snowman to life. Thanks for joining us. Hit subscribe for more stories Behind the Christmas Hits. Behind The Christmas Hits is Presented by Pizza Pizza!

Welcome to the first Cathedral Music Drive Thru! A monthly fast paced 15-20 minute podcast which runs through the most exciting tracks and records released in the last month which explore themes of Christianity. This episode covers music released between 18th April & 15th May 2020 including a snippet of our interview with Pyramid Park as well as tracks from Peter CottonTail, Wande, Samm Henshaw & Brasstracks, Sajan Nauriyal, Amongst Wolves, Sxxnt, Luke Zell, Jeremy James Whitaker and Tobe Nwigwe.  This short podcast compliments the main Cathedral Music Podcast which will be released in two weeks time. 

Ep89: Easter Casket (2013) Found on- Prime- Price $4.99 USD  Synopsis- All hell breaks loose when Peter Cottontail aka The Easter Bunny hears that the Catholic Church is about to do away with all Easter rituals not pertaining directly to the resurrection of Christ. With Father Asher (A warrior priest) hot on his trail Cottontail starts a rampage leaving the bodies of the clergy (and a few schoolgirls) in his wake. Can Asher stop him before its too late? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2827054/   Tonights Beer  Lytt- Party Time Cherry and Lime Malt Liquor Energy Drink (Bunnyman) Cherry 7-UP (real cherries) Ratings: Bunnyman 2/ 5 Crazzy Suzzy  5 / 5    Directed by : Dustin Mills Writer/Director   Cast:   Jason Crowe ... Father Crowe Josh Eal ... Father Asher Erin R. Ryan ... Aubrie Burke Steve Rimpici ... Mega Pope (voice) Dustin Mills ... Peter Cottontail (voice) Allison Egan ... Sister Mary Agnes (as Allison Fitzgerald) Jason Crowe ... Father Crowe   You Can Support Us in the Links Below: Stream Labs https://streamlabs.com/intheeyesofterror Patreon https://www.patreon.com/IntheEyesofTerror Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/eyesofterror/shop RadioPublic https://radiopublic.com/in-the-eyes-of-terror-WRVjx2 Contact Us: Email- eyesofterror13@zoho.com Webpage https://eyesofterror.wordpress.com/ Blogger http://eyesofterror.blogspot.com/ Listen to Use on: Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQN4ifXBoQeah3xcpwYEog?view_as=subscriber Twitch https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-eyes-of-terror/id1289568113?mt=2 Blogger https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-eyes-of-terror/id1289568113?mt=2 Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-eyes-of-terror/id1289568113?mt=2 Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=162744&refid=stpr Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7CBYBm2832NWcfkNccnXnu?si=_GwiNya4Tv25L8XzNAKdDA Libsyn http://eyesofterror.libsyn.com Tunein https://tunein.com/radio/In-the-Eyes-of-Terror-p1038871/ GooglePlay   Social Media: Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blog/intheeyeofterror Twitter https://twitter.com/TheEyesofTerror Instagram https://www.instagram.com/intheeyesofterror/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/In-The-Eyes-Of-Terror-351009275346466 Music Information: Intro- Sam Haynes -Ghost House (Welcome to the Horror Show) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   “The Gongs” Shortwave Shortwave Radio Oddity Roundup- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbhCeWtX9sg   Outro: Sam Haynes -Doll House (Welcome to the Horror Show) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Lara Sluyter -Creepy Little Girl Talking & Singing / Halloween https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrH4jWchep8

Easter Parade

Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the establishment of the Library of Congress, the short life of Chicago’s ‘Crosby Opera House’, ‘Peter Cottontail’ premieres on WGN-TV’s ‘Garfield Goose & Friends’, the first White House Easter Egg Roll, and the day ‘The Beatles’ met ‘The Rolling Stones’.

Do you believe in the Easter bunny? Well, today we discuss childhood memories of Peter Cottontail himself and ask some important questions. We then discuss the reason for the season the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and what it means for us in modern times. Happy Easter everyone! He is risen! Contact us at O3ECast@gmail.com for any comments, questions, and ideas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/out-of-our-element/support

Here comes Peter Cottontail, Hopping' down the bunny trail, Hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its way. Bringing' every girl and boy Baskets full of Easter joy, Things to make your Easter bright and gay. He's got jellybeans for Tommy, Colored eggs for sister Sue, There's an orchid for your Mommy And an Easter bonnet, too. Oh! here comes Peter Cottontail, Hopping' down the bunny trail, Hippity hoppity, Happy Easter day. Here comes Peter Cottontail, Hopping' down the bunny trail, Look at him stop, and listen to him say: "Try to do the things you should." Maybe if you're extra good, He'll roll lots of Easter eggs your way. You'll wake up on Easter morning And you'll know that he was there When you find those chocolate bunnies That he's hiding everywhere. Oh! here comes Peter Cottontail, Hopping' down the bunny trail, Hippity hoppity, Happy Easter day.

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Ali and I discuss and/or mention in passing: Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theatre, Laugh Tracks, Naples Florida, Immokalee Florida, I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad, Harry Tilzer, William Dillon, Vaudeville, Heather McAdam, Wikipedia, imdB, Baywatch, Sisters, Matlock, Quantum Leap, Beverly Hills 90210, Touched By An Angel, Chuck from Happy Days, Bjorn Borg, The Swedish Chef, Italy, Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco, Cinderella Stories, Sea World, Groton, Helen Keller, Jimmy Barron, Sex Drive, Michele Simms, Seth Green, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Peter Cottontail, Chipola College, Marianna Florida, Tallahassee Florida, University of Central Florida, Oviedo Florida, The American Idol Experience, Arnie Ellis, Ranney Lawrence, Sean Klitzner, The Unusual Suspects Of Comedy, The Facts Of Life Goes To Paris, Patrick Horgan, Dr. Drake Ramoray, Regina Phalange, Kim Fields, Nickelodeon Studios, Universal Studios Orlando, The Exorcist, Living Single, Dunkin’ Donuts, Canton Massachusetts, Stoughton Massachusetts, Quincy Massachusetts, Brockton Massachusetts, Listen to Ali’s toofatdadspodcast!Connect with Let’s Face The Facts: Website • Twitter • Instagram • Facebook • PatreonPlease SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW!

The Repulsive Mitt Romney. A man of little or no character, a GOP Establishment fraud. We take Loser Romney to task for his spiteful defense of Team Mueller, as we document the corrupt rationales behind the entire Mueller Sham. Rigged Midterms. The Clouds of Suspicion. The Failed Coup. What happens when they whiff? The MSM has failed to gaslight the American people, will eventually crack under the strain. We sample post-Mueller commentaries from Joe diGenova, Tom Fitton and Lou Dobbs. Paul Sperry describes emails from January 2017 showing Deep State funnymen Comey & Clapper "sharing a good laugh at President Trump's expense" over the salacious Steele Dossier, after pulling their devious briefing stunt. Yes, they laughed at Trump. But are they still laughing? And does AG Barr find them at all funny? Democrats don't have much to look forward to, these days, having already shot their bolt. But MAGA Country brims with anticipation. Good times ahead. Trump golfs with Rush Limbaugh. Ukraine Looms. Peter Cottontail. Purple Rain. Turn the Light. God Bless America. With Listener Calls & Music via Gene Autry, Karen O, Danger Mouse, George Strait and Dwight Yoakam.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Only a few days left to try the DYM Gold Membership for a month! Check it out for free for one whole month! Sunday Morning Squirrels: We don't have a lot of students show up on Easter. It's totally a culture thing with our church. They come with their whole family, go to service, and then go do something as a family. Because of this, we have "The Easter Rule" given to us by our pastor: If we know we're going to have a very small number of students, we spend exactly one hour prepping for Sunday and then do other things that week. I give you, a Sunday Morning that I spent about an hour and a half prepping for. Countdown Video: Kids Scared of the Easter Bunny Games: Peter, Cotton, Tail It's a Rock, Paper Scissors game versus the screen. Students have to choose a space in the room that has a sign labeled "Peter, Cotton, or Tail" and if they match the screen they are out! But if it lands on "Peter Cottontail", the last group to go gets back in! Easter Egg Hunt 3! I honestly didn't know there were Easter Egg Hunts 1 and 2. But this game was fun! We had students write their guess on whiteboards. The one closest got a point! The one who was most wrong got a Cascarón smashed on their head! Songs: Burn Like a Star Death was Arrested Bible Study: Main Idea: Because Jesus is alive, we can have new life! Scripture: John 20 Resources: Download Sidekick for Free! Talking Squirrels on Social: Facebook Instagram Twitter Email

Only a few days left to try the DYM Gold Membership for a month!Check it out for free for one whole month!Sunday Morning Squirrels:We don't have a lot of students show up on Easter. It's totally a culture thing with our church. They come with their whole family, go to service, and then go do something as a family. Because of this, we have "The Easter Rule" given to us by our pastor: If we know we're going to have a very small number of students, we spend exactly one hour prepping for Sunday and then do other things that week.I give you, a Sunday Morning that I spent about an hour and a half prepping for.Countdown Video:Kids Scared of the Easter BunnyGames:Peter, Cotton, TailIt's a Rock, Paper Scissors game versus the screen. Students have to choose a space in the room that has a sign labeled "Peter, Cotton, or Tail" and if they match the screen they are out! But if it lands on "Peter Cottontail", the last group to go gets back in!Easter Egg Hunt 3!I honestly didn't know there were Easter Egg Hunts 1 and 2. But this game was fun! We had students write their guess on whiteboards. The one closest got a point!The one who was most wrong got a Cascarón smashed on their head!Songs:Burn Like a StarDeath was ArrestedBible Study:Main Idea:Because Jesus is alive, we can have new life!Scripture:John 20Resources:Download Sidekick for Free!Talking Squirrels on Social:FacebookInstagramTwitterEmail

On our Easter special (that was totally planned and not a delayed release), we talk about 1971's Here Comes Peter Cottontail! Come listen as we break down the political climate of a fictional town of rabbits and argue about how to dye Easter eggs.

"Being an Easter Bunny may be fun, but in April Valley it sure has its challenges. Faced with villainous bunnies, wonky time machines, and weeping bonnets, Peter Cottontail is in for an adventure! Join The Neenster and Ashleykins on Bunny Trail as they discuss the Rankin Bass classic Here Comes Peter Cottontail on this episode of Salem & Binx Present..." SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR(s): "My big brother and our big sponsor..." Bijan Sharifi Audio (https://bijansharifi.com/)   For more show notes, links, and videos visit: https://www.salemandbinx.com/blog/salem-binx-present-here-comes-peter-cottontail-episode-3 *For all things festive visit: https://www.salemandbinx.com/

Yes, it's another special time of year, which calls for another very special holiday episode of Cinemarchitects Presents. The premise is, of course, what if Peter Cottontail... but gritty? :O Revel in our creativity as we make the very natural transition from family 70's stop-motion to TERRIBLE, MODERN, FRAUGHT stop-motion. With grown-up themes! All of our music comes from Nikeschnd! Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/nikeschnd. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinemarchs/ Gmail: cinemarchs@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cinemarchs

Your assignment if you choose to accept it is to be present this Easter weekend and really pay attention to what you do and why—even before that, I want you to create an “Easter” album on your smart phone, inside your photos app, so that you can begin to collect some of your best photos taken over the last several years. Set a 15-minute timer and locate 5 to 10 photos from each Easter season. Add them to your Easter album and then witness the magic! When you bring similar photos together in this way, you will both discover and recognize the consistencies—themes, traditions—stories you most want to tell around this and other holidays. I find it is also helpful to make a list of specific aspects of a holiday that I want capture with my photo taking. What’s on your list? Traditions, food, specific relationships, gifts and baskets filled with goodies. YOU get to decide what to remember and what to document. Take a look back at pages or scrapbooks you’ve already created and SEE if what you’ve captured is a true representation of how and why you celebrate—then know that you can focus your efforts this year on details that perhaps you’ve inadvertently overlooked before now. Many times over the years, my children have found Mad Libs or a new book in their Easter baskets. One of my all-time favorite books is Runny Babbit, by Shel Silverstein. I also LOVE the idea of including these super-CUTE 3x4 cards—a few of which are pictured here— in an Easter basket. Cut them up and tie them together with some white string or tulle. Then invite a child to record their own thoughts and observations. Visit the Persnickety Prints blog to download these! “There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of Bethlehem would be but another baby without the redeeming Christ of Gethsemane and Calvary, and the triumphant fact of the Resurrection. ” — Gordon B. Hinckley You can watch the PBS News Hour coverage and response to the tragedy at Notre Dame HERE. Of course Danny Kaye sings it best … Here comes Peter Cotton Tail, in the classic 1971 animated stop motion TV special— I remember watching this with my siblings and finding it now again—I’m curious of course as to what movies, songs, books—perhaps Alexa facts and riddles my children and grandchildren with associate with holiday memories.

Here comes Peter Cottontail, haunting the bridge of Southern Rail... If you find yourself in Fairfax County, Virginia, you best beware the Bunny Man! While the stories surrounding the legend may vary, one thing is for sure: the mysterious bunny-suited man has left an impact on our pop culture. For this week's creature feature, Megan gives you some insight into the Bunny Man. And that's all, folks!  If you like our podcast, don't forget to rate, review, subscribe, and let all your friends know!  If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or shoutouts for your pet bunny, feel free to reach out by emailing us at fairytalltalespod@gmail.com!  You can also get social with us:  Instagram: @fairytalltales Twitter: @fairytalltales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FairyTallTales www.fairytalltales.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fairy-tall-tales/support

26.) Hoppy Easter!! Well...in a month. Join Tory and Anjelica as they share the religious and symbolic origins behind St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. Be wary of Peter Cottontail, ladies... Research these topics and more at clipboard.com

In this experimental mash-up, David's nephew/Jonathan's personal spiritual advisor, 5-year-old Leo Perry joins the podcast to watch the borderline psychedelic animatronic think piece "Here Comes Peter Cottontail," which tells the story of the race for Chief Easter Bunny. The kid has OPINIONS. If you like us, rate and review us. You can find A Special Presentation on Apple Podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, and Stitcher. This episode is sponsored by Wayward Gourmet! Go to waywardgourmet.com and enter the promo code PRESENTATION for 15% off your first order.

Friends, we’re nearing the end of our journey through the No Holds Barred script.  We’ve been flying through at breakneck speed (apologies to Randy), but this week, unbelievably, we manage to ratchet up the pace even more.  They said it was impossible.  They said it was dangerous, reckless, even foolhardy.  But, folks, when we get that need for speed, all I can tell you is you better hop in and buckle up, ‘cause you just might be in for the ride of your life. Like the majority of scenes in this script, our first stop is at a corporate board room during some kind of executive meeting.  You may ask, are these executives having a meal?  If so, what kind of meal, and how will they manage to enjoy that meal and listen to a presentation at the same time?  Well, those are all fine questions, but if you want them answered, you’ll just have to tune in. Actually, apart from that corporate scene and a few very notable difference in stage direction and dialog, Dennis Hackin’s original draft of the script doesn’t differ all that much from the final version written by Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon.  Yes, folks, it seems that in the spirit of the Easter season, our boys have finally called a truce and met on some common ground.  You know, they might’ve even settled down for a good old-fashioned Easter picnic together.  Heck, if I know these rascals, I bet they’ve hunted up quite their fair share of Easter eggs.  Heck, I bet they even chased ol’ Peter Cottontail, maybe even seen if they could rub his ol’ rabbit’s foot for luck.  Now did our three boys catch ol’ Peter Cottontail?  Did they hunt up their fair share of Easter eggs?  I say again, you’ll have to tune in to find out. And in addition to our script analysis, we’ve got an extended Ol’ Bidness segment, which includes a pretty thrilling announcement.  We’ll also be covering roosters, brisket, mules, Garfield, Rob Schneider, the Miami Dolphins, Andy Griffith, peanut butter, carrots, wooden nickels, Jell-O, Donnie Darko, Forrest Gump, House of Cards, The Elephant Man, bodybuilding, suitcases, and The Chronicles of Narnia.  Don’t miss it.   Follow us on Twitter @WGDPod Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WGDPod Email us at WGDPod@gmail.com Check out our Instagram page at instagram.com/WGDPod Theme music:  “Find My Way” by Magnolia Brown Follow Magnolia Brown on Facebook (facebook.com/MagnoliaBrownJams) and Reverb Nation (ReverbNation.com/MagnoliaBrownJams)

Peter Cottontail has been hopping down the bunny trail for decades now, and that's exactly what the GFY crew does for this, the most necromantic holiday of the year! We explore some stories about Easter traditions and Brett's hometown's folksy happenings. This episode is brought to you by Ecosia.org, the eco-friendly search engine. Learn more at Ecosia.co/gofolkyourself.

The Rabbit's Foot So why are rabbits thought to be lucky? One explanation has to do with their ability to jump, and it’s the reason some folks carry a rabbit’s foot – it represents leaping into the future and moving forward in life.  Others carry a rabbit’s foot to ward off arthritis and rheumatism Experts cannot agree why the rabbit's foot has become synonymous with good luck.  The superstition that a front paw—or a hind paw— of a rabbit can bring good fortune is so old that its origins are lost in the mists of time.  While it may be forgotten exactly why the furry little foot is lucky, the rabbit's foot remains one of the most common of good-luck charms throughout Europe and North America. Hunters believed that the rabbit's foot would bestow the surefootedness of the Rabbit. Those who believe in the superstition don't seem to be able to agree if the foot should be carried in the right pocket or the left. Some insist that it must be the right foot of the rabbit carried in the left pocket or the left foot tucked into the right pocket. The foot may also be secured in a purse, a makeup kit, or the door pocket of an automobile. Wherever one carries the rabbit's foot, the general procedure is to stroke it three or four times before entering into any kind of social event, athletic contest, or gambling effort. Actors take out their rabbit's foot before going on stage or filming a big scene.  Lecturers stroke their bunny's paw before approaching the lectern and making the speech that will inspire the audience. Athletic coaches likely wear out several rabbit's feet during a single season of sporting contests. Some experts suggest that the most likely origin of the rabbit's foot bringing good luck is the gentle creature's association with the holiday of Easter, which for Christians celebrates the resurrection of Jesus (c. 6 B.C.E.–c. 30 C.E.).  In actuality, there is nothing to connect a rabbit with any scriptural references to the death or resurrection of Jesus. Christian tradition borrowed the symbols of a rabbit and colored eggs for children to hunt on Easter morning from an even older religious tradition in Northern Europe that portrayed the rabbit as the escort of the fertility goddess Eastre (Easter). As Christianity spread through Europe, the adaptation and incorporation of the rites and symbols of Eastre into the celebration of Jesus' resurrection transferred to the rabbit the dubious distinction of people attributing good fortune to the act of removing one of his hind legs and carry it on their person. Most of the legends around the "luck" of the rabbits foot (here in America anyway) are attributed to the belief of Rabbit being a trickster and very lucky.  There is also speculation that it's based on the rabbit's running style, where the hind feet leave the ground last and touch the ground first.  Since the legend also exists in other cultures, and is believed to be very old, it's impossible to know which is the true origin of the legend. Whatever the origin, there are certain things commonly considered essential for the foot to be lucky. 1) Only the rabbit's left hind foot will do. 2) It must be trapped or shot in a cemetery. 3) You can only harvest the foot at night. After that the requirements differ, and are often contradictory. It must be done under the full moon in some legends but under a new moon in others. The rabbit must be shot by a cross eyed man, by a silver bullet or you must cut the foot off while it's still alive, depending on which legend you pay heed too. To be lucky you must carry it in your left pocket, right pocket, left back pocket or around your neck in different legends, and must stroke it 3, or 4, times to invoke it's luck.  There are even legends where the rabbits foot is only lucky while you possess it but if you ever loose it you will suffer bad luck from that point forward. Oh and let's not forget the requirement that this must be done on the 13th, Friday the 13th or a rainy night of the 13th. It could not be any old rabbit’s foot. The rabbit had to have been killed during a full moon. Also the person who killed the rabbit had to be cross-eyed.  So many add-on requirements, so little luck. Rabbit’s foot as a good luck charm was particularly popular among gamblers. Many gamblers to this day would not dream of gambling if not a rabbit’s foot charm is safely tucked away in their pocket. In the world of theaters the rabbit’s foot was (and still is by many) considered very auspicious. Many actors and actresses would keep a rabbit’s foot in their make-up kit. Before entering the stage they would kiss it, or rub the rabbit’s foot on their hands or on their face. The rabbit’s foot would help them eliminate stage fright. It would also help them remember all their lines. There is also an old superstition that the rabbit’s foot can cure rheumatism if you keep it in your pocket at all times. Still today there is a huge market for rabbit’s foot charms. They are sold mostly on key-chains. As greater parts of our population are fighting for animal rights, less people carry a real rabbit’s foot for luck. The Origin of Night and Day https://www.mpm.edu/wirp/ICW-138.html#night One time Manabush (the Rabbit) was traveling through the forest and came to a clearing on the bank of a river. He saw the Saw Whet Owl perched on a twig, but it was almost dark and Rabbit could not see very well. He said to Saw whet, "Why do you like it dark? I don't like it to be dark, so I will make the daylight." Then the Saw whet said, "If you think you are strong enough, then do it. But let us have a contest to see who is stronger and whoever wins can have it the way that he likes." Then Rabbit and Owl called all the animals and birds together. Some wanted Rabbit to win so that it would always be light. Others liked the dark and wanted Saw Whet to win. The contest began. Rabbit began repeating "Light, Light," while Owl kept repeating "Night, Night." If one of them make a mistake and said his opponent's word, he would lose. So Rabbit kept saying "Light, Light," and Saw whet continued "Night, Night." The birds and animals cheered on their heroes. Finally Owl accidentally repeated Rabbit's word "Light" and he lost the contest. Rabbit decided that it should be light, but he also decided that night should have a chance for the benefit of the loser and all of the animals and birds he represented. This pleased everyone. (Adapted from "Some Menominee Indian Folk Tales," 1974, Manitowoc County Historical Society Monograph 23: 6-8.) http://web.archive.org/web/20080725025320/http://www.menominee.edu/Culturemain/2002Pages/MenomineeLegends.htm#Origin%20of%20Day%20And%20Night--%20The%20Legend%20of%20Rabbit%20&%20Owl  One day long ago Rabbit was walking through the forest. He saw Owl sitting on a branch of a tree. There were bits of light coming through the trees but it was hard for Rabbit to see. Rabbit asked Owl why he liked it so dark. Rabbit told Owl he didn't like the dark and he was going to make it bright like the daylight. Owl told Rabbit that if he was powerful enough to do it. Owl told Rabbit that they should have a contest to see who could make it dark or light all the time. Rabbit and Owl called together all of the birds and animals to witness. Rabbit and Owl explained to the animals what they were trying to do. Some of the animals wanted Rabbit to win but didn't know if they wanted it to be light all of the time. Some of the animals wanted Owl to win so it could stay dark all of the time. The contest began. Rabbit repeated "Light, Light" and Owl repeated "Night, Night." The trick was not to repeat the other's words. If they repeated the wrong word they would lose. Rabbit and Owl kept on saying their words. The animals were cheering them on. All of a sudden Owl said "Light" and lost the contest. Rabbit was the winner and he had his wish for daylight. He decided to let there be night as well for the benefit of all the animals. This made everyone happy. http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/nat_amer/post/htmls/popups/be_rabbit.html Rabbit and Possum The Possum and the Rabbit gambled together to see if it should be dark all the time or light all the time. Possum kept singing a song that it should be dark, and he sang this over and over. Rabbit kept singing his song that it should be daylight. Along toward morning, Rabbit began to get a little bit tired. Possum said, "You might as well give it up, Rabbit. It's going to be night all the time." Well, they argued about this. Then Possum said to Rabbit, "Suppose you did win and daylight came to stay. Why, children would abuse you. They would chase you into a hollow log and take a stick and twist the fur off of you." Rabbit said, "I don't care. They'll have lots of fun playing with me anyway." Now, while they were arguing, Rabbit kept singing, "Daylight, daylight, daylight!" And when Possum looked around, there he saw the daylight was coming. He grabbed Rabbit's mouth to make him shut up, and split his upper lip. That's why Rabbit has a split lip. (As told by Nancy Stand to Truman Michelson, 1916; after Knoepfle 1993) News Now last week we had the Easter Bunny Episode, but with some follow up this week because of articles in the news: IN AUSTRALIA, IT'S THE EASTER BILBY . Rather than celebrate Easter with bunnies, Australians are increasingly ushering in fall (which is when Easter falls in the southern hemisphere) with the Easter Bilby. Also called rabbit-bandicoots, bilbies are Australian marsupials with long, rabbit-like ears. Things began looking grim for bilbies two centuries ago, when new predators and diseases were introduced into their habitat. Then, European rabbits—an invasive species whose population really took off when a few were released more than 150 years ago so they could be hunted—drove them out of their natural habitat, until only a few thousand of the animals remained. But in the 1980s and '90s, Australians began doing more to protect the bilby. A book called Billy The Aussie Easter Bilby popularized the concept of the Easter Bilby, and the establishment of the Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia educated Australians about the ecological harm that rabbits wreak. Today, you can find chocolate bilbies in Australia around Easter time, and some chocolate companies even donate a portion of their proceeds to organizations that save the animals. http://mentalfloss.com/article/94180/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-easter-bunny Since this episode is about a rabbit that looks like a Hare, it is suiting that we have a news article about a hare! The white-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii, is also known as the “mountain hare.” These jackrabbits turn white in winter and are often called “snowshoes,” although the white-tailed jackrabbit is actually a much larger species than the true snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus). Whitetails were historically common in mid- to upper-elevation sagebrush-grass sites and meadows. Ancestral Shoshone made extensive use of the white-tailed jackrabbits for food and fiber. The species declined due to heavy grazing and increasing shrub dominance from the 1870s through the early to mid-20th century. Today, white-tailed jackrabbits are being observed moving into areas of northern Nevada that have become dominated by native perennial grasses after wildfire. On April 21, Kent McAdoo, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, will talk about white-tailed jackrabbits as an indicator species of improving rangelands in Northern Nevada. He will be the evening speaker at the Northeastern Nevada Stewardship Group’s 18th annual dinner and meeting at the Western Folklife Center. The event will start at 6 p.m. and feature music by Southwind, dinner, auction and drawing and McAdoo’s talk. The cost is $15 per person and children younger than 12 are free. Those wanting to attend should call 753-9496. The Elko Daily Free press. http://elkodaily.com/lifestyles/mountain-hare-may-indicate-improving-rangelands/article_820d2c5e-85bc-5865-aaca-ac29038518d6.html Peter Cottontail can continue hopping down the Bunny Trail, but trying to sell him -- or even give him away -- along a Louisiana roadside could get you jail time if a bill proposed by Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton, becomes law. Rep. Horton's House Bill 214 would make it illegal to "sell, offer for sale, deliver, barter, auction, give away, or transfer any domestic rabbit on the shoulder or roadside of any state, local, or interstate highway or at any festival in this state." A violation could result in a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both. The bill specifies that each occurrence constitutes a separate offense, and you know how rabbits multiply. The jail term may be a stumbling block, especially given the focus of the session on reducing the prison population. http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2017/04/roadside_rabbit_retail_outlets.html Plant of the Week: Wild Poppies Word of the Week: Broom

In this month's bimonthly Sermon Selection, I'll be bringing you the 2nd of a 2 part set of messages about the traditions of Easter. I'll be exploring Jesus's life as Vs. the stories about the Easter Bunny & how & what we can do to bring christ into our celebration of this holiday.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=PSWB5QY2KE4GJ)

This week on StoryWeb: Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins’s song “Here Comes Peter Cottontail.” Every year as Easter approaches, I think of the perennial holiday classic, the beloved song “Here Comes Peter Cottontail.” Written in 1949 by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins (who also wrote “Frosty, the Snowman”), the song was recorded by Gene Autry in 1950. It became an instant hit, reaching #5 on the Billboard charts. It’s a much-beloved song for my mother and me, too, for I made my singing debut in first grade performing “Here Comes Peter Cottontail.” My school – Boggstown Elementary School in rural Indiana – announced a talent competition. When I got wind of it, I hurried home to tell my mother the news. Could we get an act together? We hatched the idea of a girls’ trio. I and two of my friends would sing a song, and my mother, an accomplished pianist, would accompany us. I asked my friends – they were in! But what song would we sing? The talent show would be the week before Easter, and Mom struck on the idea of “Here Comes Peter Cottontail.” Wouldn’t it be adorable to see three first-grade girls singing the famous Easter song? She got the sheet music at a local music store, my friends came over to practice, and we were set. I couldn’t wait for my debut! On the night of the show, we got to the school gymnasium early. It doubled as a performance space, complete with a stage and a piano. My parents and I went to the elementary school version of the green room. Mom put a little makeup on me and my friends – just so we wouldn’t look “washed out” on stage. How thrilling – makeup! And I was wearing my brand-new flowered Easter dress, with a satiny ribbon tie at the waist. I felt glamorous indeed. All of the other performers – many of them big sixth-graders – were backstage as well. Parents and teachers hovered around, getting everyone ready. My friends and I were the only first-graders who would be in the show. I was nervous and excited! We were going to sing for everyone at the school! Maybe we would win! I couldn’t help sharing my enthusiasm with my parents. Both of them were smiling and encouraging, but both said, “Now, Lin, there are lots of children performing. Don’t be disappointed if you don’t win.” Not win? How could they even think that? It didn’t occur to me that the odds were stacked against us – the older kids would undoubtedly have more talent, but as a six-year-old, I didn’t realize that. It seemed like our names would never be called – we were last on the program. But finally, the announcer called our names. My friends and I went out on stage in our Easter dresses, and my mom took her seat at the piano. “Here comes Peter Cottontail,” we sang joyfully, “hoppin’ down the bunny trail.” The performance went beautifully – all three of us remembered the words and sang right in tune together. At the end, we curtsied just as my mother had taught us. Then we joined the audience, and it was time to hear the results. To my parents’ amazement and to my delight, we won first place! The cuteness factor – three little girls in new Easter dresses singing together just before the big holiday – probably won us that trophy even more than our singing talent. But we didn’t care. We’d sung “Here Comes Peter Cottontail,” and we’d won! Now more than fifty years later, it’s time to get ready again for Easter. Visit thestoryweb.com/cottontail to hear Gene Autry sing “Here Comes Peter Cottontail.”

In this month's bimonthly Sermon Selection, I'll be bringing you the 1st of a 2 part set of messages about the traditions of Easter. I'll be exploring Jesus's life as Vs. the stories about the Easter Bunny & how & what we can do to bring christ into our celebration of this holiday.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=PSWB5QY2KE4GJ)

Move over Peter Cottontail...you've got some stiff competition! Rabbits are hopping up to take the spot as thee most popular small animal pet in the United States. Hard to resist those floppy ears, wiggly noses and oh so cute cotton tails! On this episode of My Dog Digs Dirt... everything you wanted to know about rabbit ownership , showmanship and so much more, with my special guest, Josh Humphries, President of the American Rabbit Breeders Association... dedicated to the promotion, development and the improvement of domestic rabbits everywhere! Questions or Comments? Email Lauren at lauren@petliferadio.com More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Hopping into your Heart on Pet Life Radio

Here comes Peter Cottontail... with a brand new episode of the Blend! Easter traditions, favorite bad movies, your voicemails, and a special guest in studio! Much better than the creepy mall Bunny.a

It's Time D-Heads! Happy Easter D-Heads! This week we welcome the Easter Bunny, Peter Cottontail, Easter Parades, Springtime fun and RANDY CRANE (Author of Faith and the Magic Kingdom, Once Upon Your Time) to the show! Randy stops in and talks about his books, the unique direction, how it has impacted lives, Disneyland, his next book, being a Father and more! In addition we have the D-Team here to Celebrate Easter with all! The team stops in with Easter wishes and memories, we have all kinds of Springtime and Easter goodies and the team brings you their signature segments as Jason goes deep into the archives and gives you a Blu-Ray and DVD that you must add to your collection in The Vault. Paige is coming to us live from the Walt Disney World Resort in the Magical Music Review. You have the questions and Erin has the answers in I Want To Know and Cody stops by and takes a stroll in this week's Hollywood Walk and Nathan looks back at the books this week in This Week in Disney History. There is news hot off the D-Wire with news covering Disney Springs, Disney Channel, Disney Music Emporium, Star Wars, Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Attractions, Clothing, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and more. So it's time to Put on Your Ears, Give it a Little Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, and get ready to Relive the Magic, Memories and Appreciation from Your Lifetime of Disney with our New Kind of Disney Show!

It's Time D-Heads! Happy Easter D-Heads! This week we welcome the Easter Bunny, Peter Cottontail, Easter Parades, Springtime fun and RANDY CRANE (Author of Faith and the Magic Kingdom, Once Upon Your Time) to the show! Randy stops in and talks about his books, the unique direction, how it has impacted lives, Disneyland, his next book, being a Father and more! In addition we have the D-Team here to Celebrate Easter with all! The team stops in with Easter wishes and memories, we have all kinds of Springtime and Easter goodies and the team brings you their signature segments as Jason goes deep into the archives and gives you a Blu-Ray and DVD that you must add to your collection in The Vault. Paige is coming to us live from the Walt Disney World Resort in the Magical Music Review. You have the questions and Erin has the answers in I Want To Know and Cody stops by and takes a stroll in this week's Hollywood Walk and Nathan looks back at the books this week in This Week in Disney History. There is news hot off the D-Wire with news covering Disney Springs, Disney Channel, Disney Music Emporium, Star Wars, Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Attractions, Clothing, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and more. So it's time to Put on Your Ears, Give it a Little Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, and get ready to Relive the Magic, Memories and Appreciation from Your Lifetime of Disney with our New Kind of Disney Show!

Peter Cottontail finds himself in a contest to become the head Easter Bunny.  Can he deliver the most eggs?  Will he oversleep?  What does Norville Rogers have to do with it all?

A silly visit from the "Easter Bunny" leads to a serious exposé of "Spring Celebration Customs," the bunny basket, and the Pascha basket—even red eggs—in this timely encore episode.

Self-professed film geek and Hollywood historian Jack Morrissey returns to discuss modern movie classics with Christopher and Eric—current and recent films they believe will stand the test of time. PLUS: fairly deranged newsman Breck Artery's infamous exposé of Peter Cottontail, Christopher bids farewell to his cats and the debut of a brand-new feature: Christopher & Eric's Favorites!

Self-professed film geek and Hollywood historian Jack Morrissey returns to discuss modern movie classics with Christopher and Eric—current and recent films they believe will stand the test of time. PLUS: fairly deranged newsman Breck Artery's infamous exposé of Peter Cottontail, Christopher bids farewell to his cats and the debut of a brand-new feature: Christopher & Eric's Favorites!

It’s time D-Heads! It is Easter Weekend and as we prepare for Peter Cottontail to arrive we are welcoming LEANNA CREEL (Tori Scott on Saved By The Bell, The Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon, Producer, Director) to the show! Leanna is stopping in and talking about her time in The Parent Trap sequels for the Wonderful World of Disney, being Tori Scott on the popular Saved By The Bell, attending college, Directing and what is she doing now. And since it is Easter weekend we are celebrating all show long with Easter Memories from the D-Team, all kinds of bunny fun, and with gems you may have forgotten. In addition we have the D-Team back. Lexie is stopping in with more on our special guest Leanna Creel in the Hollywood Walk. Walt Disney Resort News is back with Caitlin and Jason returns with some lost gems you may want to look into and add to your collection with The Vault. There is news hot off the D-Wire with news on the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Interactive, Harley-Davidson, Captain America, Disney Princesses, Movies, Attractions, and more! So it's time to Put on Your Ears, Give it a Little Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, and get ready to Relive the Magic, Memories and Appreciation from Your Lifetime of Disney with our New Kind of Disney Show!

It’s time D-Heads! It is Easter Weekend and as we prepare for Peter Cottontail to arrive we are welcoming LEANNA CREEL (Tori Scott on Saved By The Bell, The Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon, Producer, Director) to the show! Leanna is stopping in and talking about her time in The Parent Trap sequels for the Wonderful World of Disney, being Tori Scott on the popular Saved By The Bell, attending college, Directing and what is she doing now. And since it is Easter weekend we are celebrating all show long with Easter Memories from the D-Team, all kinds of bunny fun, and with gems you may have forgotten. In addition we have the D-Team back. Lexie is stopping in with more on our special guest Leanna Creel in the Hollywood Walk. Walt Disney Resort News is back with Caitlin and Jason returns with some lost gems you may want to look into and add to your collection with The Vault. There is news hot off the D-Wire with news on the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Interactive, Harley-Davidson, Captain America, Disney Princesses, Movies, Attractions, and more! So it's time to Put on Your Ears, Give it a Little Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, and get ready to Relive the Magic, Memories and Appreciation from Your Lifetime of Disney with our New Kind of Disney Show!

Servers in LA restaurants are most likely not lifers // The Linkery and San Diego in general are getting everything right // SHIFT from New Belgium // Lapin Aux Olives (rabbit with olives) // Mad Cow Disease rears its ugly head, yet again // The Michigan DNR hates freedom and heritage breed hog farmers. Ugliness ensues.

Ugh! I had to replace my "Black Legacy" playlist, originally meant for today's webcast (Sept. 3rd, 2011 2pm - 4pm @ www.killradio.org). Why? After the implosion of last week's CSC ("Beats, Breakbeats, Scratches and Bass"), I found the "Black Legacy" show to be as implosion-possible as the "BBSB" show was. Frakkin' heavy handed DJing if ya' ask me...and now I'm scared that I've lost my playlist-making powers. So fine, let's jump to my "Children's Show" with music that was a part of my youth as well as music made for children from the 40's - 70's. No way to misstep with kiddie music, right?!! Right?!! Answer ME!!! Many tracks played throughout today's show I was happy to find thanks to the magic of the Internet. Perfect examples are all the tracks by the Record Guild of America, Inc., that during the 1940's produced a number of children's music records on 45rpm. I was lucky enough to find them available in .mp3 format along with the original artwork. (Check out the link which proves I'm tellin' the truth). One of the tracks that I was practically raised on was "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Group, as it was played (by my brother and I mostly) on my parents' jukebox growing up. Actually it was my Mom's jukebox, an anniversary present my Dad gave to her back in the early 70's. It looks just like the one linked and I just saw a similar one for sale at a vintage clothing store in Echo Park, although someone painted red paint all over what was originally silver metal and stained wood. Also Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherezade was another track that I have my Mom to thank for. I can remember "The Young Prince and the Young Princess" being played while my family and I did housework and yardwork on the weekends. For that reason, this show is very much dedicated, with much love and affection, to my Mom and all the great music that she exposed me to growing up. 1. Al "Jazzbo" Collins - Jack and the Beanstalk 2. The Record Guild of America, Inc. - Old Chisolm Trail 3. Ernest Tomlinson - Domestic Fun (a) 4. Sun Ra and the Blues Project - The Bat Cave 5. Fanny Brice - Kindness to Animals 6. Richard B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman - The Enchanted Tiki Room 7. Claude Debussey - La Mer 8. The Record Guild of America, Inc. - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 9. Bob and Cathy Gibbons - Calliope Music 10. Helen Kane - That's My Weakness Now 11. Rosicrucian Record - Preparation for Sleep 12. Saint-Saëns - Aquarium 13. Gene Autry - Peter Cottontail 14. Albert Elms - Carnival 15. Van Phillips - Merry as a Grig 16. Disneyland - The Monorail Song 17. Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards - When You Wish Upon A Star 18. Sid & Marty Krofft - The H.R. Pufnstuf Theme 19. The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein 20. Cliff Edwards - Stop, Look and Listen 21. The Beau Hunks - Your Piktur 22. The Record Guild of America - Pretty Polly 23. The Electric Moog Orchestra - Cantina Band 24. Marty Robbins - El Paso 25. Aaron Copland - Billy The Kid - Introduction, The Open Prarie 26. Gilbert Vinter - The Mists of Illusion 27. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Sheherazade - The Young Prince and the Young Princess 28. Al "Jazzbo" Collins - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 29. Circus - Entry of the Gladiators 30. Jack Beaver - Workaday World 31. Henry Hall - Hush Hush Hush Here Comes the Bogey Man 32. Giacomo Puccini - Turandot - Perche tarda la luna 33. Jumbo Military Band - The Whistler and His Dog 34. The Record Guild of America, Inc. - Alphabet Song 35. Pogo - Alice Thank you so much for listening live on Saturdays between 2pm and 4pm Pacfic Time on killradio.org and thank you for listening to the podcast. Lust, DJ Jean-Luc Turbo

A silly visit from the "Easter Bunny" leads to a serious exposé of "Spring Celebration Customs," the bunny basket, and the Pascha basket—even red eggs—in this timely encore episode.

So tell us, Father Joseph—just how did the Resurrection of our Lord get mixed up with bunnies, chocolate, and eggs?