Podcasts about renaissance pleasure faire

Marin County Civic Center and Lagoon Park. Drew Patterson joins Steve Jaxon and Herlinda Heras on Brew Ha Ha to talk about the Marin Irish Festival. It is coming back to Lagoon Park, Marin County Fairgrounds on May 3 and 4, 2025. It's a celebration of Irish music, dance, and culture. They will have more than 40 artisan vendors and craft booths. Feast on traditional Irish food (corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips, shepherd's pie). To drink, there will be pints of Guinness, Harp, and local hard ciders and ales. The Marin Irish Festival is a production of Red Barn Productions. They are famous for The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. The festival takes its inspiration from Beltane, the ancient Celtic holiday that celebrates the arrival of summer—with Maypoles, music, dancing, and revelry. They will have live Performances on Four Stages and, new for this year, an officially sanctioned Irish dance competition. The Ceili on the Lake Championships are a sanctioned feis (pronounced FESH) in partnership with the Jackie Flynn Irish Dance Academy. For information and registration, visit marinirishfestival.com/feis In addition to all that, there will also be Sheep Herding Demos with real Sheep Dogs, plus sheep shearing and wool spinning!  The San Francisco Gaelic Athletic Association will demo hurling, Gaelic football, and Camogie, featuring fast-paced 5-on-5 blitz matches.

In this week's Flightless Bird, David Farrier throws himself back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth during the 1500s. Why? Because Americans love Renaissance Fairs. The whole idea of the Renaissance Fair started back in 1963 - when teacher Phyllis Patterson held an event for her students in her backyard. A few months later her and her husband Ron put on a bigger one - hosting about 8000 people. It kept growing - and in 1966 the official “Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California” was launched. Farrier decides to head along to that very fair see what all the fuss is about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year and welcome to special bonus episode of From Sparks to Light.  Today I'm chatting with my good friend and fellow author Frances Rivetti who has just released her second work of fiction, the novel The House on Liberty Street. A story that takes place on Christmas Eve in the northern California community of Petaluma. Frances and I have known each other since our boys were in elementary school. In my early years as a fledgling blogger and wanna be writer, it was Frances who inspired me and when I found myself at a crossroads after my mother's death from Alzheimer's disease, desperate to try to figure out how to put my thoughts to paper, it was Francis who encouraged me to call our now mutual editor and friend Elaine Silver who walked me through the steps necessary to make my dream a reality.She was born and raised in the East Anglia Fenland region of the UK. Frances trained as a newspaper reporter with the Ely Standard and Wisbech Standard newspapers in Cambridgeshire in the late 1980s, before making a move into Press & Public Relations work with the East Anglian Regional Health Authority, based in the city of Cambridge, traveling back roads with her notepad and camera in order to produce in-house newspapers for hospitals large and small throughout East Anglia. She relocated to Northern California in 1990, at first temporarily, soon launching into a decade-long career in media relations with the Living History Center, producers of the original Renaissance Pleasure Faire and Dickens Christmas Fair. During the late 1990s, as a mother of three young sons at home in Sonoma County, she returned to freelance PR and journalism, with a focus on lifestyle writing for wine country and regional publications and a five-year column in the Petaluma Argus Courier, South County Notebook. Frances has worked with local non-profits promoting their mission within the community, predominantly Petaluma Educational Foundation, handling its PR for several years and maintaining strong ties with many local groups that she writes about on her established blog site, Southern Sonoma Country Life. She later established her own publishing house, Fog Valley Press and wrote her first book, Fog Valley Crush — Love at First Bite, At Home in the California Farmstead Frontier, as a non-fiction love letter to the place she calls home, which released in 2014. Fog Valley Winter, Pioneer Heritage, Backroad Rambles & Vintage Recipes followed in 2016.Her first novel, Big Green Country, set against the controversial backdrop of Northern California's Emerald Triangle, released in 2019 and was awarded a Gold Medal for best regional fiction for the Pacific West in the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards. The House on Liberty Street is  her second novel. She lives in West Petaluma with her husband Timo. You can learn more about Frances Rivetti  on her website.To learn more about Robert Maggio, the composer of our theme music, please check out his website.To learn more about Suzanne, visit her website. To learn more about the inspiration for this podcast, please check out Suzanne's memoir, Estrellas - Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de SantiagoFollow Suzanne on Social Media Instagram @mamasuzanne Facebook @ Suzanne Maggio author Twitter @ bottomofninth

On this weeks show, Ian's Birthday show!, Will & Ian are brought into a small, lawless town in need of two champions who can protect the local establishments from the town Villain. They've come with three simple rules and a readiness to RIP THROATS OUT! They've come to ROAD HOUSE (1989) Directed by Rowdy Herrington. Starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliot, Ben Gazara, Marshall R. Teague, Julie Michaels, Sunshine Parker, Red West, Jeff Healey, Kevin Teague, John Doe, Keith David, Terry Funk and many other talented people! 00:01:25- How ya Been? 00:01:55- We went to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire (with 'Dr. Strange guest JAMES) 00:08:20- Back to the how ya beens 00:14:40- Whatcha Been Watchin'? (Will- Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers, Under the Banner of Heaven, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Ian- Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers, (most of) Katt Williams: World War III, George Carlin's American Dream, Wrestling) 00:22:45- Is Firestarter an Essential 26? 00:23:50- James Marsden was in Desperation! 00:24:35- NEW SEGMENT! LOCK'N'LOAD or HIT THE ROAD 00:36:40- Road House 2: Last Call (2006) is a thing 00:37:25- Road House and the mythos of "The Cooler" 00:38:30- Throat Ripping and the methods of Dalton 00:40:20- ROAD HOUSE 00:57:50- Who are these writers? (Story: R. Lance Hill. Screenplay: Hilary Henkin) 01:02:15- Ray Review 01:02:30- #ACTIONAPRIL 01:02:40- Final Winners of Round 1 01:02:50- Round 2 Begins! and new round rule adjustment 01:04:10- Next couple of weeks and good bye What is this NEW Segment!?! only one way to find out... Enjoy! Instagram: @TheLastActionCritics Twitter: @THE_Lastcritics email: Thelastactioncritics@gmail.com Next Week: Top Gun: Maverick our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW

Justine is joined once more by Ben Gleib for a breakdown of their trip to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire.   This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens! For a free 1-year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs, visit http://www.athleticgreens.com/glitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is about the terrifying Korean ghost story by Kim Jee-woon, A Tale of Two Sisters. From Wikipedia: "The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, which has been adapted to film several times. The plot focuses on a recently released patient from a mental institution who returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house—all of which are connected to a dark past in the family's history." But first! Josh receives a care package for his sickness. Drusilla goes to the super horny Renaissance Pleasure Faire. They discuss Our Flag Means Death, The Northman by Robert Eggers. Drusilla doesn't like Conan the Barbarian, which is insane. The past is TOO MUDDY!!! Does Jabberwocky suck? Josh watched the Blu-ray of LA Plays Itself: The Fred Halsted Collection and WOW. We love Altered Innocence and Anus Films. Josh watches Withnail and I and How to Get Ahead in Advertising. Drusilla sees the Nicholas Cage movie, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Josh crushes on Pedro Pascal. Dru watched The Crimson Pirate. Everyone in old Hollywood was queer and maybe Burt Lancaster was closeted trans? Jayne Mansfield and Anton Lavey were homies and it's Beltane. Then they get into the feature. This is the most successful Korean horror film and the first Korean film to be released broadly in American theaters. Of course, Dru did the artwork for Arrow's release of this film. Josh and Dru compare this to the work of David Lynch and describe a horrifying moment. Black Christmas comes up. The duo gets into wallpaper, ghost stories, Lake Mungo and The Haunting of Hill House both reference this movie. Neither host cares for 90s horror movies from America, but the movies from abroad ripped. Steven Soderbergh comes up. Then the duo plays Have They Seen It? before announcing the next film. Website: http://www.bloodhauspod.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/BloodhausPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/Email: bloodhauspod@gmail.comDrusilla's art: https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/Drusilla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hydesister/Drusilla's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/drew_phillips/Joshua's website: https://www.joshuaconkel.com/Joshua's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaConkel Joshua's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/Joshua's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshuaconkel/

The Queens rate and review a 5 Star Amazon Review for Kaboom Toilet Cleaner and a 1 Star Yelp Review for the Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Chelsey begs you to look around, Trey begs you to be a human being, and Jessica calls in to Lodge A Complaint! FUHGEDABOUDIT! (04:30) Lodge a Complaint! (10:18) Listener Voicemail! (14:35) Kaboom Toilet Cleaner 5 Star Review (28:57) Exclusive Offer (29:58) Meryl-Go-Round (33:58) Renaissance Pleasure Faire 1 Star Review (46:50) My Royal Highness (49:53) On Today's After Show Pod  https://www.patreon.com/reviewthatreview (Click Here to Join our Patreon) Royal Court for Bonus content and Member's Only After-Show Podcast featuring additional reviews, deeper dives, salacious stories, and more. ***** PROMO CODES ***** REVIEW40 at https://www.vitable.com.au (vitable.com.au) REVIEWQUEEN at https://www.shesbirdie.com/?rfsn=6249656.5f81a4 (shesbirdie.com) REVIEWQUEEN40 at https://www.natalieweissvoice.com/ (NatalieWeissVoice.com) QUEEN15 at https://smartpatches.myshopify.com/?rfsn=6293516.b74717&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=6293516.b74717 (SmartPatches.com) QUEEN at https://www.superchewer.com/queen (superchewer.com) *** https://reviewthatreview.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=f8634011bef332e917e868253&id=a65c8f7884 (Click Here) to Join the Queendom Mailing List! Leave us a voicemail at 1-850-REVIEW-0 WATCH CLIPS on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfhCAcirZKQb9E2NxI5BiJg (YouTube)! Visit our website for more: http://www.reviewthatreview.com/ (www.ReviewThatReview.com) @TheReviewQueens | @ChelseyBD | @TreyGerrald  --- Review That Review is an independent podcast.  Executive Produced by Trey Gerrald and Chelsey Donn with editing and sound design by Trey Gerrald.  Cover art designed by LogoVora, voiceover talents by Eva Kaminsky, and our theme song was written by Joe Kinosian and sung by Natalie Weiss.

Welcome back for episode 3 of season 2. Join your intrepid debaters as they barely avoid a donnybrook recounting what they believe to be the best attraction of ye olde Renaissance Pleasure Faire. This episode marks the hosts first foray out into the field and hence we urge you to partake the visual feast on ye olde Instagram @This_is_The_Best_Podcast. Instagram is the best place to reach us if you have comments or suggestions for future episodes...don't be shy...life is to short and we'd love to hear from you so drop us a message! Enjoy!follow us on Instagram : @this_is_the_best_podcast

Tom and Julie review the nominations for the definitive list of the Top 10 Movie Scenes of All Time. We're talking the good stuff. No "Here's looking at you kid" or "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn" on this list. We're going deep to find the best movie scenes ever from the likes of PTA, John Waters, Muriel's Wedding, Jackass, and more. Plus Tom and Brett tell the true story of how they ran into each other at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire last weekend. Also Club Random, Slow Horses, Adam Sandler in Inglourious Basterds, Adam Sandler in Summer of Sam, Pete Davidson flavored Oreos, Brett gets doxxed, Tom's war buddies, and more! JOIN FOREVER DOG PLUS FOR VIDEO EPISODES, AD-FREE EPISODES, & BONUS CONTENT: http://foreverdog.plus JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS: *Discord https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx *Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends *Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends DOUBLE THREAT MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threat SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: DoubleThreatPod@gmail.com FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT: https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod DOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat Theme song by Mike Krol Artwork by Michael Kupperman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back. Today we introduce the concept of living history in the context we do it and compare it to the other similar and different medieval themed hobbies out there. Groups and resources mentioned in the episode below: Todd's Group: The Company of the Black Spear (https://www.facebook.com/thecompanyoftheblackspear) Ari's Website: The Turnip of Terror (https://TheTurnipOfTerror.com/) “The Boats”: Dana Point CA (http://fieldtrips.oceaninstitute.org/fieldtrips#filter=.maritime-field-trip) Days of Knights: Lancaster, OH (https://thedaysofknights.com) The Society for Creative Anachronism aka The SCA (https://www.sca.org) Regia Anglorum (https://regia.org) Outremere Society (http://outremersociety.org) Markland Medieval Mercenary Militia (http://www.markland.org) Dagorhir Battle Games (https://dagorhir.com) Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Irwindale CA (https://renfair.com/socal) Kansas City Renaissance Festival (http://www.kcrenfest.com) Medieval Swordsman Guild (https://www.kcsword.org) Battle of the Nations (http://botn.info/en) Dekovan Concord (https://chivalricfighting.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/dekoven-concord-revision-2.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3-4kPrfjIVLiH-iaWiJNHzIJr99nfvf2TF0HLP30LmnPrGqdIAJJGBQgM) Pursuing the Knightly Arts: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDel2Bxg6LBT2zEaXJdjovw)

On the May 20, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they've been up to at the Water Cooler.   Opening banter: We talk about a reader who suggested a t-shirt idea based on our intros.   At The Water Cooler: What we've been Doing:Peter went to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire and bought a lightsaber magic wand, and got to sit in TCL's private box in the TCL Chinese Theatre for the world premiere of John Wick 3. What we've been Reading:Jacob is reading The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them by Stephen M. Silverman. Hoai-Tran started reading The Silmarillion, listening to Phil Dragash's audiobook of The Lord of the Rings, and read the first manga issue of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind which she received along with the Blu-ray for the film's 35th anniversary. What we've been Watching:Peter and Ben watched Aladdin. Jacob and Ben watched the season finale of Barry. Peter and Jacob saw John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.   Peter saw Booksmart, started watching Aaron Franklin's Masterclass, and watched the season finale of Survivor.   Jacob watched and the first two episodes of Chernobyl. Ben watched The Dead Don't Die, The Night of the Hunter, The Detective, and Shoplifters. Chris watch the new Black Mirror, and rewatched Speed, which still rules. Hoai-Tran watched Kaili Blues, Dune, and Good Omens.   Ben and Jacob watched the series finale of Game of Thrones.   What we've been Eating:Peter fell in love with the Cauliflower Pizza from Lucifer's Pizza. He highly recommends the Ringburner at medium spice level. Jacob ate some HighKey keto cookies. What we've been Playing:Jacob debuted his new Dungeons & Dragons character at a session and is already feeling pretty happy with him.   Other Articles Mentioned: Phil Dragash's Lord of the Rings audiobook ‘Good Omens' Review: David Tennant and Michael Sheen Are a Match Made in Heaven ‘Game of Thrones' Ends With Bloody Deaths, Bittersweet Victories, and a New Ruler   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

Welcome to our exploration in to the amazing gathering known as the Renaissance Pleasure Faire - or just RenFaire, if it pleases you! We are here to talk about jousts, crafts, cosplay, and more! Ye old nerds are here to welcome all ye old and newbie faire goers! Welcome to Talk Nerdy To Me, Baby! A podcast about nerding out about movies, music, comics, cartoons, books, video games, and pretty much anything you can think of to nerd out about! Your hosts, Amy and Casey are here to show you a good time! Engage with us on Instagram and Twitter! Amy - @AMarieByTheSea Casey - @CasedCrusader Talk with us on Twitter with #TNTMBB! Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/2SXtJhi Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2QQMmCA Check your favorite podcast platform to find us there too! Leave a review to let us know what other topics you'd like us to cover - or find us on the internet! Same name, all socials. :D Amy - @AMarieByTheSea Casey - @CasedCrusader Producer/Host: Amy Roberts Host: Casey Suddeth

Marbs talks The Comedy Store and Renaissance Pleasure Faire with the lovely Alexandria. Girls respect their uber more than their boyfriend. Watch The Quiet Place if you like deaf people. Who cares about the royal wedding?

HOLY REGRETS!!! The Danger Hour is back! Episode#210(Pleasure Faire) is now infecting the interwebs! In this Episode, your fearless leader James, sits alone in a dark room and takes you on a magical audio adventure through podcast land. In this Episode: James vs the Dentist, violent fantasies, woman that sound stupid, baseball life, Hawaii Volcano, Renaissance Pleasure Faire, a gift from an old Japanese man and so much more! So press play, remove your clothing, and waste some time in style.

mote26 GM: Stu Players: Stork, Samantha, Tim, Jesse, Mac, Kimi This is the final episode before our Spring hiatus due to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. We'll begin again with Session 27 in June. See you then!   Save Save

After a hiatus, Lindsey and Rhune investigate the Renaissance Pleasure Faire.

Hello history friends and welcome back to rememberinghistory.com where we are remembering history and we’re making history too.   So, today is the last part of this great and groundbreaking series on fun and easy ways to be inspired by history. Wow, we have covered a lot of ground during this series.   We started with the decision to read, read, and read some more. I think that I almost lost some of you with that first step.  Yes, I love to read but I think that you imagined that I stayed up in the wee hours of the night to read a 1,000-page history textbook (written in a tiny font). Wrong!  While I appreciate the role of textbooks in education, I don’t take the view that they are teaching history. Instead, they are presenting names, dates and events instead of telling a story. That’s what history is to me: a collection of stories—about people.  The names, dates, and events are incidental. The people are the main characters; they make the story. And the story makes history.  Remember, David McCullough (my favorite historian) noted that history has to be literature or it will turn to dust. He also noted that piano teachers often complain to their students, “I hear all the notes but I hear no music.”  There has to be music. Bring it all together and make music. Just imagine, we’re talking about history as literature, history as music. This is radical stuff here—but it is real and truthful and, dare I say, inspirational too. Remember, too, that biographies and narratives (like the slave narratives that I mentioned and read an excerpt from) can be uncommonly gripping and moving—and yes, they will inspire you right out of your chair!   In Part II, we focused on movies and documentaries.  The movies are basically books (non-fiction novels if you will) on the big screen.  For people who don’t like to read or don’t have time to read, movies are a great way to be inspired by history. Many movies tell the story about an actual event or person from the past. I mentioned lots of movies but that was just the tip of the iceberg. You can easily find great historical movies and be inspired by the people and their stories.  Many other movies are based on books about real events in history and these can be equally inspirational. And I never want to forget or overlook the documentaries (like the ones that I mentioned about Thurgood Marshall—And Justice for All and With All Deliberate Speed) that showed the life, struggles and victories of this great great man. Trust me on this one—documentaries are amazing works, well-researched and well presented, and they can inspire you in ways that fictionalized works can not.   In the third part, we moved away from books and movies to consider getting history right from the people who were there.  (I failed to add that actually books and movies can supplement this method.) Talk to your elders. Many people who participated in Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, the Invasion of Normandy, and other great historical events are still alive. They are still able to tell their stories. Let’s listen to them. Let’s hear their experiences. Let’s ask them questions. And, most importantly, let’s remember their stories and remember them. They were part of history. They made history. They actually are history. There is nothing so moving as listening to the stories of people who were at historical events that I have only read about. But don’t wait—no one came to stay—so talk to and listen to the elders and get the “real” story. The real history.   Part IV was a lot of fun because we talked about actually visiting great historic sites.  Books and movies are great. Talking to people who were at these historic events is incredible. But actually visiting the sites, seeing the place, really brings it all to life.    Nothing beats actually standing in an historic place and immersing yourself in it. It opens up the senses in ways that might be impossible to describe.  Personally, I will never forget my experience visiting a slave home at George Washington’s plantation or the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland or temple of King Kamehameha in Hawaii. Nothing can describe them fully. You gotta be there.    That led us to Part V because sometimes you simply cannot be there. So, what do you do? Go to museums.  No it is not the same thing but many museums are designed to give you that “being there” experience. They are also designed to help you to understand the situation, the person, the problem and the culture.  Going to museums, libraries and exhibits are an amazingly inspirational way to experience history.   Remember my “go to” museum was the British Museum in London. What is your “go to” museum?    All of these ways to be inspired by history can work so well together. I hope that you don’t choose just one but try to combine them so that you get a more full experience and a more inspirational experience.   This brings us to Part VI of this great and groundbreaking series on 6 fun and easy ways to be inspired by history.  I saved this particular way for last because it is probably the most dramatic.  I gave a hint in the previous podcast that this way is the most fun but also the hardest to do.  So, what is it?   Attend an historical Reenactments!   What is an historical reenactment?   Great question. I love great questions!   A historical reenactment is when people reenact history. It could be an historical event (like a battle), a time period (like the Middle Ages), a person or group of people from history (like the Buffalo soldiers) or engage in a certain behavior, sport or activity from the past (like jousting or sword fighting). It is a huge amount of fun!   This is when things get really exciting—and sometimes just a bit weird!  History re-enactments bring history to life in an amazing way. The historical setting is recreated. People dress up in clothes from the period. They basically turn into actors and immerse themselves in the reenactment.  In general, the event is replayed.    What kinds of things are reenacted? It could be anything. I recently attended a medieval festival in Gdansk, Poland at Castle Malbork  (which is a teutonic castle from the 1400s) where there was jousting, sword fights, archery and other types of combat. But they also had the medieval food and beer (much stronger than beer today!)  Everyone was dressed up in period clothes and talked the “medieval” talk! It was amazing. And lots of fun.   I also attended a re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo, which was fought in 1815. It was equally incredible. Yes, Napoleon was there as well as Wellington—I saw them or the actors that played them—and there must have been hundreds of people dressed as soldiers to re-enact the famous battle.    Perhaps you have heard of or attended the Renaissance Pleasure Faire—well, that’s a mild (but great) example of an historical re-enactment.       If you want to see, feel and experience an historical event, time period or see a person or group of people from history, then I strongly urge you to attend a re-enactment. Or even go to the event as a re-enactor. Many people do this in their free time. I met one medieval sword fighter who worked as an account during they day. Lots of fun. And, yes, it is so inspirational to see how events unfolded and to be a part of it.  I recently learned that the Buffalo Soldiers Museum is planning re-enactments. Sure to be an exciting and educational event. Just go and have fun!  Remember that it does not have to be a reenactment of your history, it can be a reenactment of any time period, person or battle.   So, that’s all I’m gonna say about historical re-enactments. They are so much fun and so inspirational and the people involved are so open and really just love history. Everyone is welcome.   Of course, I have to return to David McCullough’s quote that “No harm is done to history by making it something that someone would want to read.” The same applies for history re-enactments: No harm is done to history by making it something that someone would want to experience. Or live. Or act.”  History is pretty tough.  If your intention is right and you like and respect history, then the risk is small that you are going to harm it.   Sadly, this wraps up the final part of the great and groundbreaking series on fun and easy ways to be inspired by history.  But I do want to respond to a few questions. Remember that I mentioned a Q & A period.         1.   These are great ways to be inspired by history. I am new to learning history. What is the best way to start?   Thanks for your question. I always think of taking baby steps into something new.  I’m glad that you have found an interest in history but I don’t want to go too hardcore at the beginning or to make you wait and lose interest.  What way to start? Movies and documentaries.  Everyone has experience with movies perhaps less with documentaries. But watching great movies about history is an easy, affordable and fun way to be introduced to and inspired by history.  But if you do want to go hardcore, then an historical re-enactment is a lot of fun and is truly a life-changing event.   2.   How do I get my kids interested in history?   Another great question!  Too often, kids are first introduced to history in school where they are forced to memorize names of presidents and dates of battles. Boring! If your kids like to read, then find an age-appropriate book (there are lots of them) for your child. If your child is very young, read it to them. You can even act it out to really bring it to life for them. Another idea is to ask your parents or grandparents if they would tell stories to your children about historical events or people from history.  The elders can be great story tellers and tend to have more credibility and interest from their grandchildren.   Once you get that history ball rolling, the momentum will continue to grow so I’m glad that you are taking this important step.   3.   I have found a lot of false statements in some history books. I don’t know if they are just mistaken or whether they are just lying but it put me off history for a long time. How do I deal with this feeling?     I completely understand your disillusionment with reading history books. Yes, there are myths, mistruths and downright lies in some history textbooks. Other times there are just “holes” or omissions. That can be frustrating and definitely lead to feelings of disillusionment.  And, as I said, I completely understand. And I’ve been there.  So, what do you do?  I firmly believe that we should not run away from this type of mis-education. In fact, we should face it head on and demand changes.  Write to the editor, point out the problem and demand that it be fixed. Write articles or letters to newspapers and other publications about the wrong information. Most importantly, keep educating yourself. Keep learning history; the “right” history. Attacking it from the inside, I believe, has more power than being on the outside. Announce those mistakes and dis-information. Start teaching the true facts. Tell your children about history. While history is tough (as I said earlier), it does need our protection to make sure that it stays true and that it continues to inspire. Real inspiration is never found in falsehood.    I’m so sorry that I cannot address more questions! They were so good and so important And there are many more that need and deserve my attention. But this wiki podcast is getting long.  Wiki is Hawaiian for quick and I’m afraid that we’re are no longer so wiki right now.   I hope that you have enjoyed this great and groundbreaking series on fun and easy ways to be inspired by history. I hope that you have found ways that will help you. And most of all, I hope that you will be—and are—inspired by history.  It has been my pleasure to host this important series and I do hope that you will return for more remembering history podcasts.       I would love to hear your comments so please go to the Remembering History Facebook page or to the remememberinghistory.com website where you can also ask questions. I promise to answer. You will find a great group of fun and friendly historians at rememberinghistory.com and on the Remembering History Facebook page.  And remember that you can find these podcasts at Stitcher.com which is radio on demand.  You can also download the app from the app store. Just sit back and enjoy.   So, I hope to see you soon at remembeinghistory.com where we are remembering history and we’re making history.   Bye for now!    

In this special rad-venture, our brave paladins Sir Kyle and Sir Matthew embark on a quest to ye olde Renaissance Pleasure Faire… and learn that the only items they should have equipped were their wallets. Special guests include Lady Natalie Hazen and Lady Laura Knight with a surprise drop-in from Sir Ben Trandem!

HJRP0919 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Jib, Bill Thank you to the following for helping us get out the word about our RSS Feed Change. Dan from The Carpe DM at CarpeGM.net George from RPG Circus RPGCircus.com Dan from Fear the Boot at FeartheBoot.com Erik from Metagamers Anonymous at prismatictsunami.com and the dozens of listeners who Tweeted, Facebooked and otherwise helped us spread the word about our new RSS feed address. Show Notes! Clanhanna asked us to plug his band's show. They're Sportive Tricks, they perform at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire and they're awesome. Their show is Friday, May 24th at Molly Malone's. You can purchase their CD -- a song from which should be at the end of this episode if I remembered to do so -- at CDBaby.com or iTunes. HosierRob squeaks in with a question about keeping role-playing in combat. Which we discuss at length. Jeb from Postcards from the Dungeon sends us a report of Fear the Con. Shoe writes in to ask about creating balanced encounters in games other than DnD. Dave asks how long an epic style campaign should be. Len from Miami chimes in about GM Rules Morons (the opposite of Rules Lawyers). Eric from New Jersey asks us about resparking the creativity candle. And finally, Stephen from Postcards from the Dungeon writes in about the phrase, "the camel's nose in the tent," and changing and adapting such analogies and phrases in a fantasy game.  

Season 09 Episode 14 - Pacing! Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Gina, JiB Show Notes: The hosts discuss game pacing, how to read the table, methods to slow or speed up the pace of the action. Creative Cowboy writes in about burnout and what to do about it. Inflatus writes in asking what portions of the GURPS combat session do we omit when running combats. Zoomfarg makes a suggestion on how to handle the show during the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. John from Prolific Games writes in to tell us about his Aces and 8s game and calls Stu out about old-school games. Jack writes in with some tips for attending Gencon. And finally, Tarin regales us with a gaming nightmare. Forum posts Creative Cowboy mentioned in his letter: one two three four five.

The guys are out again, but this time at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire checking out the craft brew demonstration and taking in what the faire has to offer. While back at the studio the BierBuzz crew try out some Firestone Walker Wookey Jack and a great Hefe Weizen from Hofbräu. Also introducing a new segment we call "Cool Beer Stuff".