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Nineteenth century American inventor and industrialist

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Arizona's Morning News
Samuel Colt received the patent for the revolver on this day

Arizona's Morning News

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 2:09


On this day in 1836, Samuel Colt received the patent for the revolver. 

Supernatural Then and Now
Frontierland with Guy Norman Bee (S6EP18)

Supernatural Then and Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 62:38


Everyone on the show had been waiting seasons to make a western and for the appearance of Samuel Colt. Director Guy Norman Bee gives us the inside scoop on what it was like to be on the set, how Jensen hurt his hand in the showdown and easter eggs you might have missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Comedians Gareth Reynolds and Dave Anthony examine American hero Davy Crockett Tour Dates Redbubble Merch Sources

History of South Africa podcast
Episode 189 - Karl Marx at the Great Exhibition, Eyre's Great Cattle Patrol and Smith gets the boot

History of South Africa podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 20:32


1851 it is, and the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. Famous people of the time attended the Great Exhibition, including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Michael Faraday, Samuel Colt, writers like Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson, and William Makepeace Thackeray. Schweppes was the official sponsor. The Great Exhibition was a celebration of modern industrial technology and design - mainly for the British who were trying to show how through tech, the world would be a better place - leading the nations in innovations so to speak. Six million people, equivalent to a third of the entire population of Britain at the time, visited the Great Exhibition, averaging over 42 000 visitors a day, sometimes topping 100 000. Thomas Cook managed the travel arrangements for the Exhibition, and made the equivalent of 33.2 million pounds in today's cash - or 186 000 pounds back in 1851, and promptly used the money to found the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum, as well as the Natural History Museum. Inventor Frederick Bakewell demonstrated a precurser to something that we know as a Fax Machine. The New Zealand exhibit was well liked, featuring Maori crafts such as flax baskets, carved wooden objects, eel traps, mats, fish hooks and the scourge of the British army in Kiwiland, their hand clubs. A couple of conservative politicians let it be known they were not happy about the Exhibition, saying visitors would turn into a revolutionary mob. Considering that Karl Marx was part of the visitors - perhaps not unsurprisingly. But did Karl Marx use the services of Thomas Cook? Not exactly a question destined for a dissertation. This Exhibition went on to become a symbol of the Victorian Era. Meanwhile … a serious War in one of its colonies, the Cape was more than disquietening - it appeared this war was more a Victorian error. AS in mistake. amaNgqika chief Maqoma was causing Harry Smith sleepness nights, and Colonel Fordyce and his colleagues were fighting for their lives along the Amathola mountains. The Waterkloof ridges — in a place to the west of Fort Beaufort — was where the Khoekhoe and coloured marksmen made their greatest impact. The ex-Cape Mounted Rifles members amongst the rebels had other uses. They understood the British bugle calls, having been trained by the British, further exasperating men like Henry Somerset and Colonel Fordyce. The amaXhosa and Khoekhoe rebels were also much more organised than in previous wars against the invaders. They targeted the Messengers reading updates from British commanders intended for Grahamstown and been reading the reports, and some of the rebels were actually being supplied directly from Grahamstown itself. Then Henry seemed to receive an injection of spine - of determination. On November 6th 1851 he massed two large columns, one under Colonel Fordyce, and the other led by Colonel Michel. Unbeknownest to him, this was to be Fordyce's last mission. Michel's column had to advance up the Waterkloof aka Mount Misery, while Fordyce's column would wait above, on the summit. Michel would drive the rebels up the mountain, Fordyce would trap them and voila! Victory. It didn't quite work that way.

History of South Africa podcast
Episode 189 - Karl Marx at the Great Exhibition, Eyre's Great Cattle Patrol and Smith gets the boot

History of South Africa podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 20:32


1851 it is, and the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. Famous people of the time attended the Great Exhibition, including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Michael Faraday, Samuel Colt, writers like Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson, and William Makepeace Thackeray. Schweppes was the official sponsor. The Great Exhibition was a celebration of modern industrial technology and design - mainly for the British who were trying to show how through tech, the world would be a better place - leading the nations in innovations so to speak. Six million people, equivalent to a third of the entire population of Britain at the time, visited the Great Exhibition, averaging over 42 000 visitors a day, sometimes topping 100 000. Thomas Cook managed the travel arrangements for the Exhibition, and made the equivalent of 33.2 million pounds in today's cash - or 186 000 pounds back in 1851, and promptly used the money to found the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum, as well as the Natural History Museum. Inventor Frederick Bakewell demonstrated a precurser to something that we know as a Fax Machine. The New Zealand exhibit was well liked, featuring Maori crafts such as flax baskets, carved wooden objects, eel traps, mats, fish hooks and the scourge of the British army in Kiwiland, their hand clubs. A couple of conservative politicians let it be known they were not happy about the Exhibition, saying visitors would turn into a revolutionary mob. Considering that Karl Marx was part of the visitors - perhaps not unsurprisingly. But did Karl Marx use the services of Thomas Cook? Not exactly a question destined for a dissertation. This Exhibition went on to become a symbol of the Victorian Era. Meanwhile … a serious War in one of its colonies, the Cape was more than disquietening - it appeared this war was more a Victorian error. AS in mistake. amaNgqika chief Maqoma was causing Harry Smith sleepness nights, and Colonel Fordyce and his colleagues were fighting for their lives along the Amathola mountains. The Waterkloof ridges — in a place to the west of Fort Beaufort — was where the Khoekhoe and coloured marksmen made their greatest impact. The ex-Cape Mounted Rifles members amongst the rebels had other uses. They understood the British bugle calls, having been trained by the British, further exasperating men like Henry Somerset and Colonel Fordyce. The amaXhosa and Khoekhoe rebels were also much more organised than in previous wars against the invaders. They targeted the Messengers reading updates from British commanders intended for Grahamstown and been reading the reports, and some of the rebels were actually being supplied directly from Grahamstown itself. Then Henry seemed to receive an injection of spine - of determination. On November 6th 1851 he massed two large columns, one under Colonel Fordyce, and the other led by Colonel Michel. Unbeknownest to him, this was to be Fordyce's last mission. Michel's column had to advance up the Waterkloof aka Mount Misery, while Fordyce's column would wait above, on the summit. Michel would drive the rebels up the mountain, Fordyce would trap them and voila! Victory. It didn't quite work that way.

History & Factoids about today
July 19-Daiquiri, Vikki Carr, Anthony Edwards, Gnurr, 1st Billboard #1 song, Bloomers invented

History & Factoids about today

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 10:10


National Daiquiri day.  Entertainment from 2015. First womens rights confernece held,TWA showed first in-flight movie, Billboard 1st #1 song.  Today's birthdays - Samuel Colt, Percy Spenser, Sue Thompson, George Hamilton IV, Vikkie Carr, Anthony Edwards.  James Garner died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    https://defleppard.com/Strawberry Daiquiri Day - Lena AalSee you again - Wix Khalifa  Charlie PuthGirl crush - Little Big TownMelinda's wedding day - Brian Harlan  Arthur CollinsBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent    https://www.50cent.com/Sad movies make me cry - Sue ThompsonAbeline - George Hamilton IVIt must be him - Vikki CarrExit - Its not love - Dokken   https://dokken.net/Follow Jeff Stampka on Facebook and cooolmedia.com 

Tageschronik
Heute vor 210 Jahren: Samuel Colt wird geboren

Tageschronik

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 2:27


In fast jedem Western-Film sind sie zu sehen: Die Revolver der Marke "Colt". Die Handfeuerwaffe mit der rotierenden Trommel wurde zum Kult-Objekt. Das hat viel mit dem US-Unternehmer Samuel Colt zu tun, der seine Waffe geschickt vermarktete. Am 19. Juli 1814 kam er auf die Welt.

El Garaje Hermético de Máximo Sant
¿Son tan malos los coches italianos?

El Garaje Hermético de Máximo Sant

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 17:53


Un amigo me dijo un día: “Me gusta sentir que mi coche me necesita”. Una bonita forma de decir que su coche daba problemas. Era dueño de uno de esos Alfasud que iban de maravilla… cuando iban. Porque daban problemas de todo tipo. Todos lo hemos oído o incluso lo hemos dicho: “Los coches italianos son muy malos”. Pero, ¿Qué hay de verdad en eso? Vamos a verlo. ¿Crees que el teléfono lo inventó Graham Bell? Pues no, lo inventó el italiano Antonio Meuci, como reconoció el Congreso Norteamericano en 2001. ¿Crees que el revolver lo inventó Samuel Colt? Pues no, lo inventó en 1833 Francesco Antonio Brocu, en Gadoni, Cerdeña. ¿Crees que las dinamos de las bicis, esas que tomaban energía de la rueda para dar luz, es un inventó francés como figura en la patente de 1869? Pues no, porque antes Antonio Pacinotti había utilizado y vendido esas dinamos que Zenobre-Théophile Gramme copio y patentó después. Este país sufrió un cierto parón entre las dos guerras mundiales, en las que Italia por pura necesidad y mala gestión, se volvió un país agrícola y ganadero… Se habla mucho del “milagro alemán”, e injustamente nos olvidamos de Italia. Al finalizar la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Italia había perdido la guerra. Pero no todo es perfecto y ese milagro italiano no fue igual en el norte que en el sur. Uno de los problemas más acuciantes de Italia es la diferencia entre la parte rica del norte y la pobre del sur. Hablar de coches italianos es hablar, entre otros, de Alfa Romeo. La historia que os cuento la contamos en un vídeo titulado “Historia de Alfa Romeo” y es relevante para este tema. El gobierno italiano quería relanzar la economía del sur de Italia y forzó para que Alfa Romeo diese más protagonismo a su fábrica de Pomigliano d'Arco, al lado de Nápoles. Y nació Alfa Sud y el Alfasud. Nació la fábrica Alfa Sud, literalmente Alfa del Sur y nació el modelo Alfasud (1972), que para su desgracia se fabricó allí. Y eso que el diseño de este coche, que se adelantó a su tiempo y al propio Golf… Desde que nacieron los coches italianos siempre han destacado por su tecnología. Alfa dominó la competición y lucho y ganó de tú a tú con Audi y Mercedes en los monoplazas y luego con BMW en los turismos. Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati entre otras son marcas con un pasado glorioso y que luego han pasado momentos difíciles. Pero no hay que olvidar que son marcas que han dominado la competición, no podemos olvidarnos por ejemplo de los Lancia Stratos y Delta en Rallyes el Alfa 155 en el DTM, donde ganó “a domicilio” a las marcas alemanas. O que han sido pioneras en coches de calle, como los fue Fiat con su Croma TD iD de inyección directa de 1986, o como lo fue Alfa al lanzar en 1997 el Alfa 156 JTD primer coche de calle con el sistema de alimentación “common rail” o “rail común” … ambos sistemas los utilizan todos los coches, incluidos alemanes y japoneses. Pero volvamos al presente y a la pregunta: ¿Son malos los coches italianos? Cuando se habla de si un coche es bueno o malo, parece que se hablar de fiabilidad. Siempre digo que hay coches que enamoran y hay coches que convencen… pero hay coches que consiguen ambas cosas. Si vemos las listas de coches más fiables, no hay duda, dominan los japoneses, eso es cierto y no parece fácil que cambie a corto plazo. En los estudios que hace Consumer Report te encuentras cosas curiosas: Entre las 10 mejores hay 6 japonesas y una coreana. Hay tres alemanas: BMW, Mini y Porsche. Mercedes es a segunda… por la cola. ¿Lo esperabas? Los coches italianos no destacan, pero están más o menos en la mitad de la tabla dependiendo del estudio de fiabilidad. Pero si hablamos de coches buenos y malos, habría que preguntar que es ser malo, pues como digo siempre se habla de fiabilidad, pero un coche puede ser muy fiable pero aburrido como una piedra… Marcas como Mercedes o, como no podía ser de otra forma, Porsche, suben a los primeros puestos. Pero es que Alfa Romeo, en la mitad de la tabla por fiabilidad, se pone en los primeros puestos por satisfacción. Un caso curioso es el de Tesla, que por fiabilidad suele estar al final y por satisfacción por delante. Y otro caso a seguir, como Jaguar y sobre todo Land Rover se hunden en ambos criterios… y es que cuando un coche de muchos problemas, por muy seductor que sea, te acabas cansando de él. Coche del día. Voy a elegir al Alfa 156, para mí un punto de inflexión en la marca. Negar que la industria italiana del automóvil y el grupo Fiat en concreto, tuvo un “bache” de calidad es sería absurdo. Como decir que aún no han salido de él. Pero el 156 supuso el renacer de la marca porque era un coche bonito, fiable y delicioso de conducir… a pesar de ser tracción delantera. Para mí el mejor diseño de Walter de'Silva.

Our American Stories
Samuel Colt and the Birth of the Revolver

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 20:18 Transcription Available


On this episode of Our American Stories, Phil Anschutz writes in Out Where The West Begins: “Samuel Colt's life was the American story written in capital letters.” Here to tell the story is Ashley Hlebinsky, the former co-host of Discovery Channel's “Master of Arms,” the former curator in charge of the Cody Firearms Museum, and president of The Gun Code, LLC. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live to Shoot - Defending our 2nd Amendment Rights
Sam Colt - A Pivotal Figure In The History of Firearms

Live to Shoot - Defending our 2nd Amendment Rights

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 8:56 Transcription Available


In this episode we  delve into the life and innovations of Samuel Colt, a pivotal figure in the history of firearms. It explores Colt's journey from a curious and inventive young man to a pioneering force in the firearms industry,Fountain Podcast AppFollow me on FountainFollow twitter @JeffDowdleFollow me on Truth Social - @JeffDowdleConvention of States ProjectPresearch search engine sign up.Brave BrowserFind our Representativeemail me at jeff@livetoshoot.comFollow me on GettrFollow me on Telegramsubscribe to my newsletterSupport the showSupport the show

The A to Z English Podcast
A to Z This Day in World History | January 4th

The A to Z English Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 3:41


Here are some historical events that occurred on January 4 throughout world history:1642: King Charles I of England attempts to arrest five members of Parliament, leading to the start of the English Civil War.1847: Samuel Colt sells his first revolvers to the United States government.1896: Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.1959: Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.1965: The British rock band The Who release their debut studio album, "My Generation."1974: President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Watergate Special Prosecutor.1999: Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.2004: NASA's Mars Rover "Spirit" lands on Mars.2010: The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, officially opens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.These are just a few notable events that happened on January 4. There are, of course, many more events that occurred on this day throughout history.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-january-4th/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for FreeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Instant Trivia
Episode 1028 - The highest-scoring scrabble word - Countries by region - Would you like flies with that? - Nutmeggers - Millers outpost

Instant Trivia

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 5:59


Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1028, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Highest-Scoring Scrabble Word 1: Hell,heavenor limbo. heaven. 2: Vow,knightor grail. knight. 3: Pickle,lettuce,onion. pickle. 4: Cozy,waxor quilt. cozy. 5: Butter, milk or cheese. cheese. Round 2. Category: Countries By Region 1: Thessaly,Epirus,Peloponnesus. Greece. 2: Western Plateau,Great Victoria Desert,Great Artesian Basin. Australia. 3: Roraima,Maranhao,Amazonas. Brazil. 4: Namaqualand,Bushmanland,Zululand. South Africa. 5: Chaco Central,Pampa de las Salinas,Chaco Austral. Argentina. Round 3. Category: Would You Like Flies With That? 1: The Hotlix company makes a green lollipop flavored like this fruit--appropriately, with a worm inside. an apple. 2: Crick-ettes (yep, they're made from crickets) come in several tangy flavors, including these breakfast strips and cheese. bacon. 3: These winged wood-eaters, aka white ants, are fried as a snack in Africa. termites. 4: edible.com sells ground beans for this hot beverage that have been regurgitated by weasels, cleaned and roasted. coffee. 5: The snack called Amber Insectnside features these stinging arachnids in amber-colored candy. scorpions. Round 4. Category: Nutmeggers 1: This Connecticut Yankee invented the revolver in 1836, not ".45". (Samuel) Colt. 2: This showman, famed for saying "There's a sucker born every minute, was elected mayor of Bridgeport. (P.T.) Barnum. 3: In a film, Spencer Tracy said of this actress, "Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice". Katharine Hepburn. 4: After he died, the part of Plymouth Hollow where he had his clock factory was renamed Thomaston. Seth Thomas. 5: To safeguard his "Blue-Backed Speller" in the 1780s, he was a staunch advocate of copyright laws. (Noah) Webster. Round 5. Category: Millers Outpost 1: For pioneering work in finance theory, Merton Miller won this prize in Economic Science for 1990. Nobel Prize. 2: 18th C. English comedian Josias Miller won lasting comic fame as first gravedigger in this play by Shakespeare. "Hamlet". 3: Born in Cromarty in this U.K. country in 1802, Hugh Miller did much to arouse public interest in geology. Scotland. 4: One of the most popular musical comedy actresses of the 1920s, Marilyn Miller appeared in these "follies" in 1918. Ziegfeld Follies. 5: In 1919 American lawyer David Hunter Miller helped compose the charter of this international organization. League of Nations. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

House of Mystery True Crime History
M William Phelps - The Dead Soul

House of Mystery True Crime History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 45:42


M. William Phelps is the New York Times best-selling author of 45 books and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine and Hartford Courant. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series Dexter. All of which gives him a confluence of expertise and experience to bring to true crime fanatics.He is the exec-producer, writer and host of the #1 true-crime podcast franchise Paper Ghosts, and now Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps, an ongoing, weekly podcast diving deeply into murder, missing people and unsolved, cold case cases rarely covered. His other podcast, White Eagle, is a narrative, limited series focused on one of the largest cash heists in American history and the search for the man (and the money) who has spent the longest time (40 years!) on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list.Phelps has consulted on over 350 hours of true-crime television, executive-produced documentaries, and weekly series. Having written 7 books about them, he is a highly sought-after expert and speaker for his extensive knowledge regarding historic and contemporary serial killers—and the psychology shaping the mind of the murderer.Beyond crime, Phelps has written several history books, including the acclaimed, New York Times bestseller, the only official nonfiction biography about the Revolutionary War hero, NATHAN HALE; THE DEVIL'S ROOMING HOUSE, the true story of "Arsenic & Old Lace (in development as a major motion picture); THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND, the complete story of the (Samuel) Colt dynasty; MURDER, NEW ENGLAND; and FAILURES OF THE PRESIDENTS.When a young college student's car was abandoned on the side of a busy midwest highway in 1992, police figured it was a runaway case. Nine days later, she was found brutally murdered, nearly 500 miles away. In season 3 of PAPER GHOSTS, investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling true crime author M. William Phelps digs deep into the murder of Tammy Jo Zywicki and uncovers a murky police investigation, a pool of new suspects, and a community of people still desperate for answers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ducks Unlimited Podcast
Ep. 526 – Exploring the World of Fine Sporting Arms

Ducks Unlimited Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 61:37


In this episode of the Ducks Unlimited podcast, host Katie Burke is joined by Wes Dillon, an independent consultant for the firearms industry, and Josh Loewensteiner, Fine Arms Division Head with Guyette and Deeter. They discuss the G&D Fine Sporting Arms Auction and the enthusiasm in the market for high-quality sporting guns. Wes and Josh share their background growing up in a hunting and outdoor environment and joining the Fire Arms industry. Wes shares the story of when the legendary gun, Bo Whoop was found and auctioned. The trio also discuss some interesting parts of American fire arms history. www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

Winchester Surprise - Der Supernatural Podcast
Folge 122 - Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod

Winchester Surprise - Der Supernatural Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 101:37


Staffel 6, Folge 18 - Liebe Gemeinde, wir haben uns heute hier versammelt, um Supernatural zu besprechen. Dafür reisen wir in die Vergangenheit, genauer gesagt in den Wilden Westen. Eventuell hat auch irgendjemand einen Cowboy Fetisch und freut sich ein bisschen zu sehr darüber (aber wir sagen nicht wer). Es geht um Root Beer, Joaquin Phoenix und einen Orang Utan namens Clyde. Castiel hat ein Vorzimmer, Töff würde ein großer Hut stehen und Samuel Colt taucht auch mal wieder auf. Außerdem gibt es wilde Schießereien, wilde Bibelgeschichten und wilden Spekulatius von Thomas. Unser Discord-Server: https://discord.gg/4Defzq8ETh Unsere Spotify-Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sklx9OZGBGCJeYBLyReBP?si=e76fK0VcTCutDZsgL6Q5gg Unser Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/winchestersurprise.podcast

Here & Now
'The Gun Machine' Ep. 3: Why Americans buy guns

Here & Now

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 36:08


How do you convince a bunch of civilians that they need to keep buying new guns? In Episode 3 of "The Gun Machine," host Alain Stephens talks about the man who wrote that playbook: Samuel Colt. He also helped seed the fantastical version of the American West that is often misremembered as fact today. Find new episodes every Saturday on Here & Now Anytime.

La rosa de los vientos
Santiago Camacho Líder en Podcats

La rosa de los vientos

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 39:02


"Dios en su infinita sabiduría hizo hombres diestros, hombres torpes, hombres fuertes, hombres débiles, hombres valientes y otros no tanto, pero llegó Samuel Colt y los hizo iguales a todos"

SPN Georg
Episode 6.18 Frontierland

SPN Georg

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 55:28


We get yet another peek at the undercurrent of season 6, the bigger picture of what's really going on with Cas. And again, it's one of those things you can't notice until you know the full trick of the season. But on rewatch, it's so much more heartbreaking when you know what's coming. I also really do think this is where Dean's fascination with cowboys and the wild west moves from loving movies about it to actually taking an interest in the real history of it all. Kinda hard not to when you're immersed in all that authenticity! Plus I really love his coat. We also get a little more of the backstory of the Colt. I honestly wish I could watch the conversation between Samuel Colt and Elkins, considering 140-odd years later we find the gun in possession of a guy named Daniel Elkins, a renowned vampire hunter. I... would honestly love to hear the story of the Colt and the Elkins family, and how they became the guardians of this weapon that was so entirely foundational to the entire narrative. Alas, that's left to our collective imagination... What I do have, is: LINKS! The Superwiki page My tag (with lots of posts comparing this one to much later Dabb Era plot arcs, for obvious reasons) Storyboards for the gunfight scene Lizbob's Dean and Cas are in Love series installments for this episode: (part 1) (part 2, which is the big neon sign to the bigger plot of s6 i mentioned hidden in this episode for those who know enough to see it) Video of the Bonanza opening title sequence on which this episode's special title card was based Ennio Morricone's The Ecstasy of Gold scene from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, not for any particular reason, but because I enjoy the tumblr post about it :'D (okay, the music in this episode is all a nod to Ennio Morricone and old Spaghetti Westerns in general, so enjoy the gay little run for three and a half minutes uninterrupted) Filming locations map CW Promo video --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spngeorg/support

History & Factoids about today
July 19th-Hot Dogs!, 1st #1 Song, Samuel Colt, Anthony Edwards, Vicki Carr, Sue Thompson, GNURR

History & Factoids about today

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 10:11


National hot dog day. Entertainment from 1973 1st in flight movie, 1st Billboard top ten music list, Bloomers debut. Todays birthdays - Samuel Colt, Percy Spenser, Sue Thompson, George Hamilton IV, Vicki Carr, Anthony Edwards. James Garner died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/Hot dog time - Parry GrippWill it go round in circles - Billy PrestonLove is the foundation - Loretta LynnMelindas wedding day - Brian Harlan & Arthur CollinsBirthday - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/Sad movies make me cry - Sue ThompsonAbeline - George Hamilton IVIt must be him - Vicki CarrExit - It's not love - Dokken http://dokken.net/

Our American Stories
Samuel Colt and the Birth of the Revolver

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 20:18


On this episode of Our American Stories, Phil Anschutz writes in Out Where The West Begins: “Samuel Colt's life was the American story written in capital letters.” Here to tell the story is Ashley Hlebinsky, the former co-host of Discovery Channel's “Master of Arms,” the former curator in charge of the Cody Firearms Museum, and president of The Gun Code, LLC. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A New History of Old Texas

Samuel Colt certainly benefitted from the association of his revolving pistol with the state that most found widespread application for it use. And Texans, by and large, returned the love, coming to believe that "God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal."  Did the Colt Revolver blaze the trail for Anglo immigration into the Western half of the state? Or did the power imbalance it created violently accelerate a demographic inevitability?Cover art is available in the Public Domain and online.www.BrandonSeale.com

Property and Freedom Podcast
PFP237 | Andreas Tögel, God Created Men and Samuel Colt Made Them Equal: Why Guns in Private Hands Increase Freedom and Security (PFS 2022)

Property and Freedom Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023


Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 237. This talk is from the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society. Andreas Tögel (Austria), “God Created Men and Samuel Colt Made Them Equal: Why Guns in Private Hands Increase Freedom and Security”. PFS 2022 Playlist.

Founders
#308 The Unlikely King of Guns: Gaston Glock

Founders

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 43:06


What I learned from reading Glock: The Rise of America's Gun by Paul Barrett. ---Meter: Meter is the easiest way for your business to get fast, secure, and reliable internet and WiFi in any commercial space. Go to meter.com/founders---Tiny: Tiny is the easiest way to sell your business. Tiny provides quick and straightforward cash exits for Founders. Get in touch by emailing hi@tiny.com---Listen to Invest Like the Best #292 David Senra: Passion and Pain. ---Join Founders AMA Members of Founders AMA can:Email me your questions directly (you get a private email address in the confirmation email)Promote your company to other members by including a link to your website with your questionUnlock 24 Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes immediatelyListen to new Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes every week---Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book---(5:22) What struck me is how his inexperience was a great advantage. He didn't assume anything about how to design a handgun because he's never designed one before. Consequently he designed the best one ever. He didn't know what was out of bounds.(8:20) Gaston Glock himself put it in an interview: "That I knew nothing was my advantage.”(8:55) He began disassembling the guns, putting them back together, and noted the contrasting methods used to make them.(9:00) More on Glock's initial research process: I started intensive studies in such a manner that I visited the Austrian patent offices for weeks examining generations of handgun in innovation.(9:10) Learning from history of a form of leverage.(10:25) Crucially, the gun should have no more than 40 parts. This is one of the most important ideas in the book. He designed a product —and a company— based on limiting the amount of moving parts.(12:00) My intention was to learn as much as possible as fast as possible.(12:30) Move fast: I worked for two years, day and night, to bring the sample to the Army on time.(12:45) Difference for the sake of it and retention of total control. — Against the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson (Founders #300)(15:00) The important thing that gave him his big price advantage was that he designed the pistol for complete production on computer controlled tools.(15:20) The book is all simplicity, focus, and differentiation.(15:30) Clock produced the simplest handgun with only 34 components.(18:30) He's got all these very unique and unusual forms of distribution.(18:35) How did a pistol produced by an obscure engineer in Vienna, a man who barely spoke English and had no familiarity with America, become in the space of a few years, an American icon?The answer to that question is distribution.(20:20) There's a lot of money to be made if we could convert U.S police departments from revolvers to pistols.(22:50) The only conventional thing about the Glock was the method of operation he adopted for his handgun. Glock borrowed his basic mechanics from John Moses Browning, the greatest gun designer of the late 19th century.(24:08) He objected to the Pentagon's insistence that the rights to manufacture the winning gun design would be open to competitive bidding. Glock intended to collect all profit from the production of his gun himself.(24:35) Quality will always bring you more money.(25:50) Glock's gross margins exceeded 65%. The Glock's simpler design and the computerized manufacturing methods allowed for larger profits.(27:45) Working by Robert Caro. (Founders #305)(30:40) David Ogilvy said the word FREE is magical to customers.(31:00) Glock began putting some of the country's most admired shooting instructors on contract to spread the word about the Austrian pistol.(32:00) Cut the prices, scoop the market, watch the costs, and the profits will take care of themselves. + The deals worked financially because of the company's startingly low manufacturing costs.(32:30) Glock is just running Sam Colt's playbook — just doing it 140 years later. — Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America by Jim Rasenberger. (Founders #147)(33:00) Sam Colt relentlessly pursued public contracts, regardless of the profit margin. “Government patronage, Sam Colt once said, is an advertisement, if nothing else.”  Gaston Glock became the Sam Colt of the 20th century.(34:30) Glock was able to focus. They put all of their effort and resources behind a single product: American handgun makers offered many diverse models in the fashion of the Detroit car companies. Glock saw that as competing with himself and resisted the temptation.(36:20) He evolved from a provincial manager of a radiator factory to a world traveling industrialist.(41:45) That was Glock's theme. I did it my way.----Members of Founders AMA can:Email me your questions directly (you get a private email address in the confirmation email)Promote your company to other members by including a link to your website with your questionUnlock 24 Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes immediatelyListen to new Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes every weekJoin here----“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — GarethBe like Gareth. 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North American Outdoors
S7-E171: The Overlooked Rifles and Handguns

North American Outdoors

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 23:35


When I conduct a basic rifle class or lesson, I will get questions regarding trapdoor, rolling block, and falling block rifles. The questions will not be centered on the types or the operation of these rifles. Rather, the questions will be much more basic. Most of my students will have a puzzled look on their faces and ask, “What are these?” If a student likes old guns and history, he or she knows what I am talking about when I mention trapdoor rifles, rolling block rifles, or falling block rifles. Unfortunately, most new gun owners are more interested in the latest and greatest innovations in firearms, not the classic guns that paved the way. Knowing and understanding these “primitive” firearms leads to the admiration of the soldiers who had to use them. Single-action revolvers have a storied past that many young shooters are unaware of. Samuel Colt patented the first functional revolver in 1836. That is the year Texas won its independence from Mexico.   Single-action revolvers are still in use today and are still very popular with gun enthusiasts. Colt, Ruger, and many other gun manufacturers still produce and offer new models of these “Old West” firearms. There are also Cowboy Action Competitions, where competitors use the classic single-action design in their events. Many firearms trainers are starting to use single-action revolvers in their training. These firearms are proving to be invaluable in teaching new and old shooters alike, the proper knowledge, skills, and attitudes in properly and safely using a handgun. Shooting a single-action revolver takes considerably more muscle memory than modern striker fire semi-automatic pistol. There are many more steps to follow from the time you load one to the time you fire it.  These firearms have a very interesting history. Trapdoor rifles, rolling block rifles, and falling block rifles as well as single-action revolvers should be on every gun enthusiast's shooting wish list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

projectupland.com On The Go
H.W Cooey Machine & Arms Company: An Iconic Canadian Firearm Company

projectupland.com On The Go

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 17:54


Many countries are home to iconic and world-renowned firearms manufacturers. Inventors and engineers like Bartolomeo Beretta of Italy, Samuel Colt of the US, and William Anson and John Deeley of Great Britain are just a few examples. These are names that are synonymous with innovation, craftsmanship, and quality. Despite Canada's notoriety as a country with restrictive firearm laws, Canada is not without its own iconic firearm manufacturer. H.W. Cooey Machine & Arms was founded in 1903 as Cooey Machine & Gear by inventor Hebert William Cooey. Cooey Firearms may not be known for high-quality finishings, elaborate engravings, or prestige like Purdy, Holland & Holland, or Beretta, but they are simple, reliable, and affordable. This reputation made them a household name in Canada. Cooey produced over 12,000,000 firearms during the 20th century. An advertisement for the Cooey Canuck, which appeared in an early edition of Rod & Gun Canada, perhaps best described a Cooey rifle as “The ideal Christmas present for the red-blooded boy, whether he lives in the city, the town or the country.” If you were a kid growing up in Canada between the 1930s and 1980s, chances are you grew up shooting a Cooey rifle.

Instant Trivia
Episode 773 - parents are people too - studying abroad - sam i am - communism - winters

Instant Trivia

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 8:35


Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 773, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: parents are people too 1: Also a home for hummingbirds, it becomes "empty" when the last child leaves home. Nest. 2: It's what a lonely dad may want to be to you, or the name of the one on the left(President Clinton's dog). Buddy. 3: At least this restriction dad put on you isn't a dusk-to-dawn one, as in Warri, Nigeria. Curfew. 4: If you get one of these in your nose or navel, parents may let out the same kind of "shriek". Piercing. 5: This term for a right that divorcing parents may fight over comes from Latin for "guardian". Custody. Round 2. Category: studying abroad 1: Congratulations! You're a Rhodes Scholar! Now pack your bags because you'll be studying at this university. Oxford. 2: Soak up the Bohemian culture in Prague when you study at Charles University in this country. the Czech Republic. 3: LSE doesn't mean "Let's See Europe"; it's this city's school of economics & political science. London. 4: Your time in Greece would of course include a visit to this ancient temple. the Parthenon. 5: Students can work with leading physicists at this center near Geneva that studies subatomic particles. CERN. Round 3. Category: sam i am 1: A cousin of this telegraph & code inventor set up the famous Pebble Beach golf course. Samuel Morse. 2: Samuel Chase, Samuel Nelson, Samuel Miller & Samuel Blatchford all served on this august body. the Supreme Court. 3: This man who had just a cameo in 1990’s “The Return of Superfly” became “Shaft” in 2000. Samuel L. Jackson. 4: During this 1846-48 war, the U.S. Army bought 1,000 of Samuel Colt’s revolvers. Mexican War. 5: In 1865 this man set John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg. Samuel Mudd. Round 4. Category: communism 1: The policies of a group of Communists, or the phone connection of a group of households. party line. 2: "The Communist Manifesto" declares that the history of all society is the history of these struggles. class struggles. 3: 2-word name for the Communist army that brutally ruled Cambodia in the 1970s. Khmer Rouge. 4: Elected with both Communist & Socialist support, he was Chile's president from 1970-1973. Salvador Allende. 5: Shortened from 2 Russian words, it was the supreme policy-making body in the USSR. Politburo. Round 5. Category: winters 1: The aptly named Jonathan Winters narrated the cartoon special this snowman "Returns". Frosty. 2: In a 1985 TV version of this classic tale, Jonathan played Humpty Dumpty. Alice in Wonderland. 3: In 1999 the Kennedy Center awarded Jonathan Winters the prize named after this humorist. Mark Twain. 4: Last name of Winters' character known as Maude or Maudie. Frickert. 5: This comic who claims Winters as his mentor had Jonathan play his son on TV in 1981. Robin Williams. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Ghostfacers: A Supernatural Rewatch

In the 122nd episode of Supernatural, Dean and Sam learn that Eve can be destroyed by the `ashes of the phoenix', but the only recorded instance of such a monster is in 1861, when it was killed by Samuel Colt. Support Ghostfacers: A Supernatural Rewatch https://www.patreon.com/Ghostfacers Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Ghostfacers: A Supernatural Rewatch

In the 122nd episode of Supernatural, Dean and Sam learn that Eve can be destroyed by the `ashes of the phoenix', but the only recorded instance of such a monster is in 1861, when it was killed by Samuel Colt. The brothers convince Castiel to transport them into the past to recover the ashes, but the angel can only give them 24 hours. However, when Castiel is injured by one of his fellow angels, he must turn to Bobby for help to bring the brothers back. Intro/Outro performed by Aaron Barry Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Or send us an email: ghostfacerspodcast@gmail.com! Part of the Brain Freeze Podcast Network! And now...support us on Patreon!

Insecurity Analysis

Hello everyone,A few months ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing David Senra, host of the Founders podcast. David is incredibly high energy and authentic about what he does. You think Mohnish Pabrai takes the idea of cloning seriously? Here's David:I can live the rest of my entire life never having one original idea. As long as I've mastered the handful of ideas that I see as recurring themes in the history of entrepreneurship, I will live a fantastic life. Because it's not only knowing this stuff, but also actually applying them.To paraphrase Bruce Lee, fear not the man who has read 10,000 books once but rather the man who has re-read the best ones over and over. Or, in David's case, the man who does both.David sticks to Munger's maxim of taking a simple idea and taking it seriously:The greatest entrepreneurs had one idea. They built everything around that one idea. There might be things that spawn off of that idea later on. There are other businesses that can grow out of that, other business lines, other products. But fundamentally, they start with an idea.In David's case it's podcasting and a vein of high quality information that he mines and converts into an attractive product. Actually, it's a combination of two big ideas: a big wave to surf (podcasting) and a big insight about David himself (love of reading and learning, ability to go deep in one area without burning out).I hope you enjoy the conversation and pick up some valuable ideas from his entrepreneurial heroes (and villains…).Reading a book is a movie for the mind. It's impossible to read a life story of an interesting person and not be involved emotionally. You're with them in their ups and downs. It's a predictable human reaction that you put yourself in their shoes.You can listen to this conversation on Spotify, Apple, anchor (and via RSS) or find a full transcript at Compound.If you're looking for an all-in-one solution to manage your personal finances, Compound can help (disclosures).A few things I learned from David:Building a company can require an illogical amount of persistence.James Dyson "has 14 years of struggle. He builds 5,127 prototypes. He mortgaged his house. Some days, after doing all these experiments, he's climbing into bed at night covered in dust, crying at how painful what he's trying to do. It's 14 years and 5,127 prototypes before he has a vacuum of his own design, that he owns completely, that he could start selling to the public.We know at year 14 he's going to have success. What about year three? What if he stopped right here? That makes perfect sense. This is why it's so difficult. It is the logical decision. He should have stopped there, but he didn't. The founder is the guardian of the company's soul.I covered the biography of this guy named Sidney Harman. If you ever get into a luxury car, you'll see speakers that say Harman Kardon. He winds up writing this fantastic autobiography. He's 80 or 90 years old when he's writing it. It's called Mind Your Own Business. In that biography he's distilling 50 years. We haven't even been alive for 50 years. This dude had been trying to build companies, successful and unsuccessful for 50 years. Imagine what he knows.He gave the best description of what I feel is the founder's role. The founder is the guardian of the company's soul.You cannot be the guardian of your company unless you love it. Edwin Land, Enzo Ferrari, and Steve Jobs, they talk about their products the way you would describe your lover. It's not the same as, I made a toaster, here's the toaster. No, they describe it like they're in love with what they've done.No one would have known Walt Disney's name if he'd started Disney and sold it five years later.There is this weird mind virus. I have an idea, I'm going to start up, I'm going to scale up, I'm going to sell, and then I'm going to do that over and over again. Inevitably, the question is who are the entrepreneurs you look up to? Who are your entrepreneur heroes? And they start listing off people that literally worked in the same company forever. I don't understand. Are you learning from these people or not? Because no one would have known Walt Disney's name if he started Disney and sold it five years later. No one would know Job's name if he just got kicked out of Apple and then disappeared.The value of compounding knowledge.An investor understands the power of compounding. Knowledge compounds, too. Imagine going back and trying to talk to Warren Buffett about everything he knew at 35 compared to what Warren Buffett knew at 80. That's not the same person. I've read 272 biographies of entrepreneurs so far. I have a unique set of knowledge there. It's going to pale in comparison to what I will know two decades from now or three decades from now.Studying the birth of industries.Henry Ford had an idea. I want to build an easy, reliable car that the average person working at Ford can actually afford. That was unheard of. … Edison says something that changes Ford's life. He says, that's it, young man, you have it, keep at it. So, the next 5-10 years of struggle, he remembers what Edison said and it helped him. That's how Ford approached it. That's his idea. …Billy Durant had built this vertically integrated carriage company for horses. He … went and bought a bunch of other carriage brands, and put them under one umbrella. The exact same playbook at the early days of GM. … Henry Leland worked for Samuel Colt. The ideas that he learned in the mass production of firearms, he then shows up in Detroit and starts applying them to automobiles. When Henry Ford has a question, he goes to see Henry Leland. He is the wise old counsel with a lot more life experience.”On founders and culture.Whoever you are and whatever is important to you, put that into your company. Don't shy away from the eccentric part of your personality because your personality is the foundation and the beginning culture of the company.The downside of intense focus and dedication.The people that get really good at what they're doing don't allow themselves to think or do much of anything else.Jony Ive, who worked very closely with Steve Jobs, was talking about one of the main lessons from Steve Jobs. He's saying, “Steve was the most remarkably focused person I have ever met in my life.” Jony works with Steve almost every day. This guy who is having lunch with him damn near every day says he is the most focused person in his life. That should tell you to do an audit of your life. Am I focused?But also:It's safe to assume that every single person I have read about is smarter than I am. Yet you see all these smart-driven people make mistakes. They usually over optimize their professional life to the detriment of everything else. They destroy their personal lives. They destroy their health.Time is the best filter.I love this idea. It's somewhat analogous to Buffett's insistence on a track record, on data with which to judge a person. Decisions made over time inevitably reveal character. I don't read a story and say that person's dead, I have nothing to worry about. No, that personality type was alive then, they're alive today, they will be alive in the future. Human nature is constant. … When I come across somebody that's completely ruthless. The minute you stop being useful, they will discard you. This is a problem that appears over and over again.What is your solution, David? The solution I've come up with for my life is avoidance. I don't want to partner with you. I don't want to chase money with you. I don't want to be friends with you. … I am very selective about who I spend time with. I only have one good filter for this. I think there might only be one good filter. That is time. Time is the best filter. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alchemy.substack.com/subscribe

Our American Stories
Samuel Colt and the Birth of the Revolver

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 20:18


On this episode of Our American Stories, Phil Anschutz writes in Out Where The West Begins: “Samuel Colt's life was the American story written in capital letters.” Here to tell the story is Ashley Hlebinsky, the former co-host of Discovery Channel's “Master of Arms,” the former curator in charge of the Cody Firearms Museum, and president of The Gun Code, LLC. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our American Stories
Samuel Colt and the Birth of the Revolver

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 20:18


On this episode of Our American Stories, Phil Anschutz writes in Out Where The West Begins: “Samuel Colt's life was the American story written in capital letters.” Here to tell the story is Ashley Hlebinsky, the former co-host of Discovery Channel's “Master of Arms,” the former curator in charge of the Cody Firearms Museum, and president of The Gun Code, LLC. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malhete Podcast
SAMUEL COLT - 304

Malhete Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 4:55


Por Williams Díaz Goyo Talvez milhões de pessoas nunca tenham ouvido falar, visto ou mesmo manuseado uma pistola potro, ou visto um western (filmes de cowboys), onde duelam dois pistoleiros, que provavelmente não tinham ideia de que suas vidas dependeriam da ingenuidade desse ilustre personagem. Samuel Colt, inventor e empresário americano famoso por seu envolvimento na indústria de armas. Nasceu em 19 de julho de 1814, em Hartford, Connecticut, EUA. Desde muito jovem, Colt mostrou grande interesse por armas e explosivos, o que o levou a realizar testes empíricos com este tipo de dispositivo, vindo mais tarde a estudar ciências, nas suas memórias diz-se que foi expulso aos 16 anos do centro naquele que estudou ciência destruindo parte do prédio durante um experimento. Seu pai, dono de uma fábrica de tecelagem de seda, o enviou em uma viagem marítima para a Índia, pois de alguma forma ele queria que ele abandonasse a ideia e se dedicasse aos negócios da família. Em Calcutá, Colt viu um modelo primitivo de revólver, com um mecanismo muito inseguro e não funcional. Ao retornar aos Estados Unidos, observou no navio em que viajava, uma catraca utilizada para levantar a âncora e, com base nela, esculpiu um mecanismo em madeira para acionar o cano do revólver. Ele solicitou sua primeira patente aos 18 anos, e seu sonho de aperfeiçoar a "arma impossível" "nunca desapareceu". Pioneiro no mundo da munição e outros campos, Colt dedicou-se por um tempo a várias atividades nas quais ganhava a vida como "o célebre Dr. Coult", dando palestras sobre química e demonstrando os efeitos do óxido nitroso entre o público quem queria. Como seu rival de fabricação Daniel Leavitt - que patenteou o primeiro revólver - e outro grande expoente das armas de fogo, Richard Gatling, Colt também era um maçom ativo. Financiado por seu pai, Colt com apenas 22 anos, criou um modelo funcional de revólver que patenteou na Grã-Bretanha e nos Estados Unidos. em 1835 e 1836, respectivamente. Ele fundou a PATERSON ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY em Paterson, EUA, e produz um revólver calibre 36, ação única e cinco tiros. A falta de investidores o impede de comprar máquinas e os revólveres são feitos à mão, então seu preço é muito alto e a empresa vai à falência em 1842, aos 28 anos. Depois disso, ele não desistiu e decidiu embarcar novamente no caminho do seu sonho. Colt aprendeu com sua experiência anterior e, desta vez, ele aluga uma fábrica totalmente equipada para reduzir o custo de cada arma e projeta um novo modelo aprimorado de seis tiros. Colt mais tarde funda a "COLT'S FIREARMS COMPANY" em Hartford, Connecticut. Colt inventa protótipos de cabos para acionar minas marinhas remotamente para o governo, mas o governo perde o interesse e Colt convence Samuel Morse, que também se presume ter sido um maçom (até agora não está confirmado) para usar suas descobertas para estabelecer a primeira ligação telegráfica submarina entre Nova York e Coney Island em 1843. Impressionado com seu primeiro revólver, os Texas Rangers fazem contato com Colt e, encomendam 1.000 revólveres dele em 1847 e projeta uma linha de montagem de correntes com peças padrão que são totalmente intercambiáveis entre si, algo totalmente novo na indústria de armas. A indústria da Colt cresceu rapidamente, fornecendo exércitos e indivíduos em todo o mundo, até o ponto em que continua a existir hoje. Possivelmente o modelo mais famoso foi o revólver Colt .45 de ação simples (projetado em 1872), usado pelos militares e atores na maioria dos filmes do gênero western, incluindo o Lone Ranger. Colt foi iniciado na Maçonaria em 19 de fevereiro de 1851, aos 37 anos, na Loja St. John's No. 4 em Hartford, Connecticut, na qual mais tarde continuou a participar ativamente após receber o grau de aprendiz. Samuel Colt morreu em 10 de janeiro de 1862 aos 48 anos de gota, em Hartford. Foi sepultado no Cemitério de Cedar Hill. O nome Colt sempre estará associado à pistola e curiosamente, seus produtos foram de grande uti --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/malhete-podcast/message

The Dubious Book of Famous Deeds
Chapter 18. Samuel Colt, or: From My Old, Dead Hands

The Dubious Book of Famous Deeds

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 50:24


If you’re tracing the roots of America’s gun culture, you’ll surely stumble across Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt Pistol, revolutionary in firearm manufacture and marketing, and total gun nut by anyone’s standards. Guests Rhys Waters and Jesse Harley (‘Canadian Politics is Boring’) come for the weaponry and stay for the pyromania as we explore the life of a man who had a singular appetite for destruction. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Gun Sports Radio
Restoring Gun Culture in California

Gun Sports Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 97:23


Join Mike, Joe and Dave as they talk about current Second Amendment topics and the battle for your right to protect yourself. TIME CODES: 1:26 - Newsom passes ridiculous law allowing lawsuits against firearm manufacturers 9:29 - Ethan Jones from WEAPONRI Training & Tactics 33:49 - Tuffy Universal Portable Safe 46:17 - Is self-defense allowed in New York City? 55:02 - Alex Galicia for California State Senate District 18 1:07:33 - Combating mass violence in Poway: See Something Say Something 1:19:04 - What nautical equipment led Samuel Colt to the invention of a reliable multiple-shot revolver? Feeling the pressure from NYSRPA v Bruen, Gavin Newsom & the gun control industry pushes futile attempts to limit your Second Amendment rights. Join the newsletter to stay up-to-date on the battle for the Second Amendment. https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe Ethan Jones from WEAPONRI Training & Tactics joins the show to talk about firearm training in the Inland Empire. Whatever you learned about guns from the media and Hollywood is wrong. Get the truth about gun ownership from Ethan and learn how to be a safe, competent, and responsible gun owner. https://weaponri.com Part of responsible gun ownership is safe and secure storage of your firearm. Is the Tuffy universal valuables safe for you? With multiple mounting sleeves, you can easily transfer your safe between multiple locations. Get 20% off when you use code TUFFYGOR.  Minimum $75 purchase. https://tuffyproducts.com/products/universal-valuables-safe-with-combination-lock/  “In New York City on July 1st a 61-year-old man was assaulted behind the counter of the business in which he worked. The man defended himself with a knife killing his assailant and was subsequently arrested and charged with murder. Many say the murder charge is outrageous and the clerk clearly acted in self-defense, others disagree.” https://getagrip.substack.com/p/self-defense-in-new-york-city  San Diego County Gun Owners member, Alex Galicia is running for California State Senate District 18. Vote for Alex Galicia and vote for a better California. Connect with this Navy vet, business owner, and PRO2A candidate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteAlejandro Steve Vaus, the mayor of Poway, founded a new program as an early-warning system to combat mass violence. Studies have shown 90% of perpetrators exhibit warning signals before committing violence against innocents. Known as the Poway Alert line, this early warning system bridges the gap between intervening when somebody is a danger to themselves or others and preserving civil rights. Mayor Vaus encourages other cities to adopt this low-cost solution to prevent mass violence incidents. See something? Say Something. Poway residents can call: 855-56-ALERT STUMP MY NEPHEW: What nautical equipment led Samuel Colt to the invention of a reliable multiple-shot revolver? Think you can stump Sam?  Send in your gun trivia! https://www.gunownersradio.com/stump-my-nephew/  -- Like, subscribe, and share to help restore the Second Amendment in California! Make sure Big Tech can't censor your access to our content and subscribe to our email list: https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe #2a #guns #gunowners #2ndAmendment #2ACA #ca42a #gunownersradio #gunrights #gunownersrights #rkba #shallnotbeinfringed #pewpew -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO). Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com http://inlandempiregunowners.com https://www.firearmspolicy.org https://www.gunownersca.com https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Need a mortgage or VA loan? Call Chris Wiley! https://www.primeres.com/alpine Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com Visit Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers, your one-stop-shop for all your Jewelry needs: https://leohamel.com Learn to FLY at SDFTI! San Diego Flight Training International: https://sdfti.com Get the training and education to keep your family safe with USCCA https://uscca.com/gor

The Gun Rack
Episode 111: Samuel Colt and His Colt Revolver

The Gun Rack

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 28:14


We got another history lesson cooked up for you on The Gun Rack! This week, the fellas explore the life of Samuel Colt and his journey into firearms immortality. 

15-Minute History
Colt, Gatling, and Browning | A Discussion on Gun Pioneers

15-Minute History

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 45:36


Join us as we discuss Samuel Colt, Richard Gatling, and John Browning. We talk about their work, their impact on history, and how their names are culturally relevant - beyond the brand - in our world today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/15minutehistory/support

15-Minute History
Colt, Gatling, and Browning | Gun Pioneers

15-Minute History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 15:01


Samuel Colt's name is forever linked to the company he founded and the revolver he called the “Peacemaker.” Born in Connecticut in 1814, he was steeped in America's gun culture from an early age. His grandfather had served in George Washington's army, and Samuel inherited an old flintlock pistol from the family hero when he was only six. At the age of fifteen, while working in his father's textile plant, he built a galvanic cell (basically an early battery) and used it to set off explosives beneath the surface of a nearby pond during the Fourth of July. He continued to experiment with chemicals and combustion—as many young men do—and became fascinated by inventors' work to create a firearm that could shoot more than bullets before needing to reload. Join us as we teach you about Samuel Colt, Richard Gatling, and John Browning. In this episode you'll learn about their work, their impact on history, and how their names are culturally relevant - beyond the brand - in our world today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/15minutehistory/support

Renascença - Um Dia na História

Quando pensamos nos revólveres Colt pensamos em índios e cowboys, mas Samuel Colt também foi um empresário à frente do seu tempo que construiu uma utopia industrial.

Hôm nay ngày gì?
10 tháng 1 là ngày gì? Hôm nay là ngày mất của Coco Chanel, nhà thiết kế thời trang người Pháp

Hôm nay ngày gì?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 2:20


10 tháng 1 là ngày gì? Hôm nay là ngày mất của Coco Chanel, nhà thiết kế thời trang người Pháp SỰ KIỆN 1226 – Vua Trần Thái Tông lên ngôi, trở thành vua đầu tiên của triều Trần. 1776 – Thomas Paine phát hành cuốn sách nhỏ Lẽ Thông Thường, truyền thêm cảm hứng cho Mười ba thuộc địa đấu tranh giành độc lập từ Đế quốc Anh. 1984 – Hoa Kỳ và Tòa Thánh (Thành Vatican) tái lập quan hệ ngoại giao đầy đủ sau gần 117 năm. 1990 – Tập đoàn truyền thông giải trí Hoa Kỳ Time Warner được hình thành từ việc hợp nhất Time Inc. và Warner Communications. 1863 – London Underground, đường sắt ngầm cổ nhất thế giới, khai thông đoạn giữa gia London Paddington và ga Farringdon. 1920 – Hiệp ước Versailles có hiệu lực, chính thức kết thúc Thế chiến thứ I. Sinh 1209 – Mông Kha, đại hãn của Đế quốc Mông Cổ, tức 3 tháng 12 năm Mậu Thìn (m. 1259) Mất 1971 – Coco Chanel, nhà thiết kế thời trang người Pháp, thành lập Chanel (s. 1883) 1862 - Samuel Colt , kỹ sư và doanh nhân người Mỹ, thành lập Công ty Sản xuất Colt (sinh năm 1814) 1904 - Jean-Léon Gérôme , họa sĩ và nhà điêu khắc người Pháp (1824) 2016 - David Bowie , ca sĩ kiêm nhạc sĩ, nhà sản xuất và diễn viên người Anh. Là một nhân vật hàng đầu trong ngành công nghiệp âm nhạc, Bowie được coi là một trong những nhạc sĩ có ảnh hưởng nhất của thế kỷ 20. Chương trình "Hôm nay ngày gì" hiện đã có mặt trên Youtube, Facebook và Spotify: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aweektv - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AWeekTV - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rC4CgZNV6tJpX2RIcbK0J - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../h%C3%B4m-nay.../id1586073418 #aweektv #10thang1 #CocoChanel #SamuelColt #DavidBowie #Versailles #TimeWarner Các video đều thuộc quyền sở hữu của Adwell jsc (adwell.vn), mọi hành động sử dụng lại nội dung của chúng tôi đều không được phép. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aweek-tv/message

Civil War Weekly
Episode 43: Middle Creek

Civil War Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 26:29


In Episode 43 we fight the battle of Middle Creek in Kentucky, as well as talk Samuel Colt and Edwin Stanton.     https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site Patreon:                                                                                       https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod Venmo:  @Timothy-Patrick-48 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/civil-war-weekly/support

Daily Podcast Practice
Let's Get Our Paraheli On!

Daily Podcast Practice

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 4:30


From DailyPodcastPractice.com Today is Perihelion Day. On this day in 1847, Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the United States government, making it easier than ever for our soldiers to kill other people. Born on this day in 1822 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, American engineer, educator, and Major General (Union Army), Joseph Jones Reynolds.

On This Day In History
Samuel Colt First Sold His Revolvers To the US Government

On This Day In History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 1:56


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Practical Prepping Podcast
Episode # 101, "Understanding Firearms, Their History, And Their Importance To Being Prepared"

Practical Prepping Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 15:24


Practical Prepping Podcast Episode # 101, "Understanding Firearms, Their History, And Their Importance To Being Prepared"Please share this episode with friends. Here is the direct link: https://practicalpreppingpodcast.buzzsprout.comLet's talk firearms!This is part 1 of a 2 part series on firearms...."Understanding Firearms, Their History, And Their Importance To Being Prepared"We are going to release the second episode tomorrow rather than waiting another day.There are actually many reasons to own a firearm.Hunting, collecting, personal defense, and even prepping for SHTF.There's an old quote that says, "God created man. Samuel Colt made them equal." That is especially true if a petite 90 lb lady is being attacked by a burly 240 lb thug intent on harming her. It's also true for the older of us, or if we are faced with multiple attackers.Question often comes up, "What firearm I should buy?"We'll address that in this series, and give you five firearms we believe everyone should have, and the order in which they should be acquired, but the choice is yours.We look at a Short History of firearms, from the flintlock to the machine gun & their usage which will help us better understand where we are today.In tomorrow's episode we will answer the questions about which firearms most preppers should have. The answer is still, "it depends" but we'll talk about some specific firearms and make some recommendations.The choice to own or not own firearms is still a personal choice.The choices you make depend on what you believe may happen after SHTF. We expect to survive and continue with life, while protecting our family and putting food on the table.We expect the need for firearms in catastrophic SHTF event will be much more likely to be in providing food and personal defense than it will be in fighting the unwashed hoards, but..... we ARE prepared if the alien zombie frogs or the fire breathing ninja turtles show up.Please consider supporting the podcast by buying us a cup of coffee. You can do that by going to www.buymeacoffee.com/practicalprepWe invite you to drop us an email at info@practicalprepping.infoVisit our website at www.practicalprepping.infoJoin us on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for more episodes of Practical Prepping Podcast.

Season 14, Time For A Podcast
6.18 - Frontierland

Season 14, Time For A Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 78:44


In a desperate attempt to find the one thing that can kill The Mother, Sam and Dean travel back in time to the Old West to enlist the help of Samuel Colt. Dude, yes! We discuss the recent discourse between Jared and Jensen, our interest in Power Ranger shoes that we look at and you can't see, and whether or not a person should not know about Star Trek IV. Patreon Twitter Instagram Tumblr Facebook

Instant Trivia
Episode 138 - 4-Letter Magazines - State Your Name - The Cold War - Guns N' Roses - No. 1 Country Hits

Instant Trivia

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 7:38


Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 138, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 4-Letter Magazines 1: Henry Luce helped create these 2 magazines, one in 1923, the other in 1936. Time and Life. 2: It's how you say "She" in France and Korea and Romania and 29 other international editions. Elle. 3: People sure are saying things about this new magazine from Tina Brown. Talk. 4: Mary J. Blige got personal in the Sept. 1999 issue of this hip-hop music magazine founded by Quincy Jones. Vibe. 5: Carey Lowell wrote about Deepak Chopra for this Conde Nast magazine of personal well-being. Self. Round 2. Category: State Your Name 1: Maine's name came from this longer English word used to distinguish it from the nearby isles. the mainland. 2: The names Colorado and Tennessee were applied to these physical features before they were applied to states. rivers. 3: The sylvania in Pennsylvania refers to these. woods. 4: Its name may be from a Dutch name or a Greek colossus site. Rhode Island. 5: Montana was named for its mountains and this state was named for some "snow-covered" mountains. Nevada. Round 3. Category: The Cold War 1: In the 1970s Linus Pauling advocated huge doses of this to battle the common cold. vitamin C. 2: Over 100 kinds of viruses cause colds, infections of the upper part of this tract. respiratory tract. 3: Quigley and this Chicago company have come up with a bubble gum cold treatment for kids. Wrigley. 4: At the 20th party congress in February 1956, Nikita Khrushchev savagely denounced this late leader. Josef Stalin. 5: The Red Scare of the 1950s destroyed many careers, including that of this father of the atomic bomb. Robert Oppenheimer. Round 4. Category: Guns N' Roses 1: On Jan. 1, 2005, a 207-foot train spouting fireworks and a 50-foot robot were highlights of this event. the Rose Parade. 2: He was the first MLB player to have 200 hits in 10 different years. Pete Rose. 3: He invented an electrically controlled naval mine as well as the 6-shooter. (Samuel) Colt. 4: Though patented in 1862, this crank-operated machine gun didn't become official U.S. Army weaponry until 1866. the Gatling Gun. 5: Her Oct. 7, 1914 wedding day would prove to be a focal point of American politics. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Round 5. Category: No. 1 Country Hits 1: In the title of a 1990 single of the year, Garth Brooks had "friends" here. In low places. 2: In 1996 this Canadian-born woman sang, "If you're not in it for love, I'm out of here". Shania Twain. 3: This 1992 George Strait film spawned 2 No. 1 hits: "I Cross My Heart" and "Heartland". Pure Country. 4: Brooks and Dunn song about about a honky-tonk "Where all the cowboy folk go to" do this dance. "Boot Scootin' Boogie". 5: Her 1991 release "She's in Love with the Boy" was the first debut single by a country female to reach No. 1. Trisha Yearwood. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Rien ne s'oppose à midi - Matthieu Noël
"Haut les mains !" : ils sont armés...

Rien ne s'oppose à midi - Matthieu Noël

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 73:00


Historiquement Vôtre réunit 3 hommes qui ont sorti la grosse artillerie : Basil Zaharoff, un homme de chair et surtout de sang qui a inspiré un personnage dans Tintin, devenu l'un des plus puissants marchands d'armes durant l'entre-deux-guerres, l'industriel Samuel Colt qui a armé l'Amérique avec un revolver devenu mythique, notamment dans les westerns spaghettis : le colt ! Et celui qui ne s'embarrasse pas à dire "Haut les mains !" et défouraille à tout va : Terminator, un tueur né incarné par Arnold Schwarzenegger, le bodybuilder devenu star d'Hollywood puis gouverneur de Californie qui aime les armes, mais seulement au cinéma !

Les récits de Stéphane Bern

Stéphane Bern et Matthieu Noël, entourés de leurs chroniqueurs historiquement drôles et parfaitement informés, s'amusent avec l'Histoire – la grande, la petite, la moyenne… - et retracent les destins extraordinaires de personnalités qui n'auraient jamais pu se croiser, pour deux heures où le savoir et l'humour avancent main dans la main. Aujourd'hui, Samuel Colt.

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West
Guns of the Old West

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 22:30


Which gun won the West? The Hawken, Samuel Colt's pistols, the Springfield "needle gun," Winchester, Smith and Wesson, Sharps? All played their role in taming the west. The double barrel shotgun was versatile, economical, good for hunting, defense, the true workhorse of the Old West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sta Cagado con Sam Butler
Da Shit 42: Samuel Colt (with Eduardo Espinosa)

Sta Cagado con Sam Butler

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 21:07


The visionary behind one of the most successful firearms was also a marketing genius. Follow Us: https://www.instagram.com/stacagadopodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/stacagadopodcast/

The Radio Vagabond
188 CONNECTICUT, USA: Continuing the Couchsurfing CouchCrash

The Radio Vagabond

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 31:55


Hello again from Connecticut, USA! Welcome to Part II of my exciting visit to Connecticut, USA. If you missed Part I, then be sure to listen to The Radio Vagabond episode (#187) or read the blog post to get caught up with all the magic that this charming city has to offer. Quick recap: I arrived in Connecticut, USA from Providence and attended a CouchCrash organised by the Couchsurfing community here. They call it ConnectiCOUCH and it's a weekend full of exciting experiences and parties for locals and travellers alike to meet up and make lasting friendships. After a wonderful walking tour of Hartford with local Margaret, we got back into her car and headed towards Manchester. And here is where we start this episode... ORIGIN OF THE YANKEES Directionally challenged Margaret tells me that because Connecticut is situated between New York and Boston, the state is divided into Boston and New York sports fans: for football, they are either Patriots or Giants fans, and for baseball, it's between the Red Sox and the Yankees. The sports rivalry is insane here. “My son is a Yankees supporter, and I am a Red Sox fan, and he would taunt me by wearing his Yankees hat around the house as a joke. It's all friendly rivalry and it's the same in most households in the region - families split in terms of their support for different sports teams” says Margaret. Margaret tells me how the Yankees became the Yankees. “When the Dutch first arrived in Connecticut from New York, they set up a fort in the area - now known as Hartford. Around the same time, an English pastor from Massachusetts by the name of Thomas Hooker settled in Hartford with his followers, unbeknownst to the Dutch. When the Dutch returned to Hartford after being away for a few years, they were met with Hooker and his people on their land. Of course, little skirmishes ensued for the rights to the land, but ultimately, they let Hooker stay and they left. But they were unhappy about this and called the settlers ‘Jankers' which in Dutch means ‘thief'. In the Dutch language, the letter J is pronounced as a Y, hence the name Yankees.” I wonder how many Yankees fans today know the original meaning of the name... CONNECTICOUCH WEEKEND OUTINGS The first day was our Hartford Day. There were four different things to choose from, and I chose to tour the Mark Twain House & Museum in the morning and the Hartford Walking Tour with Margaret in the afternoon (which you can listen to in Part I). Other options were a visit to the Old New-Gate Prison, a former prison and copper mine site, and adventures in nature: a hike, a visit to Wadsworth Falls State Park and then that River Tubing thing I talked to Jason about in the latest episode, where you flowed down the Farmington River just west of Hartford. Before Margaret joined us, when I was exploring Mark Twain's House, she did a tour of Coltsville National Park where Samuel Colt started his Hartford factory on the banks of the Connecticut River in 1847. Yes, that Samuel Colt, as in Colt Firearms. “Samuel Colt was an entrepreneur who wanted to get into the gun manufacturing industry. After a first failed attempt in Patterson, New Jersey, he returned to his birthplace of Connecticut to give it a try. At first, he wasn't received well by the locals: he couldn't secure land or finance, among other things. Somehow, he scavenged money and built up his Colt gun manufacturing empire which took off during the American Civil War. However, he passed away in his 40s and left the company to his wife which was a huge scandal back in those days. His wife, Elizabeth, was young (in her 30s) and was very short, but she ran that company like a badass boss. She took care of workers and ran the business even better than her late husband and propelled it into the household name we know today. She was a remarkable woman, and one of my personal heroines.” Margaret tells me that Samuel Colt wasn't a pushover, either. Rollin White, a friend of Samuel's and an engineer in his factory, approached him with a suggestion about Samuel's gun design. Being the hardened man he was, Samuel dismissed White's suggestions. White then took his ideas and patent and approached Winchester gun manufacturers and gave them the designs - which they took. They began manufacturing Colt's guns and gave White $0.25 for each gun sold, which turned White into a wealthy man. Even when Colt tried to update his original designs, the Winchester gun company took Colt to court. After the great history lesson, Margaret and I headed to the ConnectiCOUCH kickoff party hosted at Tomato Joe's & Shea's American Bar & Grill in Margaret's hometown, Manchester, Connecticut.  Margaret tells about Manchester: how the city has a unique blend of traditional and historic village type of set up, and a more modern side of the city with shopping malls and high-rise buildings. She tells me that there is a lovely community in the area, and it is a great place to raise a family.   ENGLISH INFLUENCE IN NEW ENGLAND The next day was Colchester Day. Yes, another place named after a place in good old England. But I guess that is okay since we are in New England after all. In the first episode of this season, I already talked about Boston being named after the small city of Boston, England. Here in New England, you will also find a Bristol, Leeds, Oxford, Cambridge, Southampton, Dover, Ipswich, Essex, Middlesex, Kensington, Lancaster, Bath, Surrey, Nottingham, Kent, Coventry, Westminster, and Sheffield. I guess the British settlers were super homesick and unimaginative in the ‘naming of places' department... This is just 5% of the English location names that have been reused in New England. Don't believe me? Google it my friend. And if you think that Manchester, Connecticut is the only Manchester in New England, think again. As far as I can see they have at least one Manchester in each of the six states of New England. And there are 35 Manchesters in total in the USA.  On that note, I might add: there is not a single Woman's-Chester… but that might come soon after the Mr Potato Headcontroversy. If you're reading this in the future, you won't understand what I'm talking about but that was a thing that was a big part of the news here in March 2021. But there are Manchesters all over. And as far as I know, not a single football team is called Manchester United (#missedopportunity). Please correct me if I'm wrong on theradiovagabond.com/contact. And I might be wrong. Because I am wrong all the time. For example, I was wrong about something I mentioned in Part I...well, actually two things! RIGHTING MY WRONGS Okay, so the two things I said in the latest episode that are wrong: I said that Couchsurfing was totally free. It was when I joined, and it still is for most of the world but not if you live in the US. With COVID and people not travelling they understandably need money to maintain the site. The base rate for becoming a member of the Couchsurfing community is now $14.29 per year - which is super affordable considering the lifelong experiences it offers. But as mentioned, only if you're American (as of March 2021). If you are a verified member, you get a free year. Even if you're American. On their website they write: “Due to the impact of Covid-19, we need your immediate help to keep Couchsurfing alive. All of us who are members of Couchsurfing believe in something greater than money, possessions, and status. It took over 14 years for the Couchsurfing community to come together. Without your immediate help, this community will be lost forever.” To be honest, $14.29/year or $2.39 /month isn't a lot. And knowing the community, I'm pretty sure that most of the members agree. We can't imagine a world without Couchsurfing. I wrote to ConnectiCOUCH organiser, Jason, who features in Part I, to hear his thoughts on the matter. This is what he says: “It costs money to run websites and the thousands of dollars I've saved on Couchsurfing more than makes up for the $15 a year I can spend to support it.” The other thing I said that wasn't right: The telbee web app that allows you to send voice messages to me only works in Chrome. I said that it only works in Google Chrome. And apparently, that is not right. It should work in any browser. But Bernie Klein, the chief operating officer of telbee is a listener of The Radio Vagabond and a reader of the blog – because he sent me a voice message after the latest episode telling me that the app indeed works on all browsers. “Hi Palle, I hope you are doing well and receiving interesting messages. I heard that you might be experiencing difficulty using the app on other browsers. But the app indeed works on all major browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge.” I'm not sure why I thought that but he's absolutely right. It works in all the browsers I could get my hands on. Both on my Mac and on my phone. So, I'm glad I got that set straight. Now there's no excuse for you not to send me a message. Just go totheradiovagabond.com/contact and click on the banner where it says talk to me. Once you have recorded it, you get a chance to listen to it and rerecord it. Right now, I would specifically like to know if you have ever used Couchsurfing.com. If you have, tell me your best Couchsurfing story from anywhere in the world. And if you never have, please tell me if it's something you would consider doing and if not… why not. Please record a message, but if you're a bit shy and prefer to write, you can also do that. Everything is ontheradiovagabond.com/contact. VOICE MESSAGE FROM A LISTENER And now, a message from a listener from Columbus, Ohio. “Hi, Palle, This is Dan from Columbus, Ohio. I've been enjoying your podcast for a while now. I think my favourite is your 12-hour Africa podcast - and yes, I listened to every minute of it!   If you are ever in Columbus, Ohio then look me up. There are a ton of interesting things to do here. I am also a travel podcaster much like yourself, although I am not a digital nomad. My show is called Zipping Around the World and I focus on travel logistics and travelling on your own without the help of a tour company. Oh, and by the way: I love Danish pickled herring. Cheers Palle, and happy travels!”   Hi Dan, Great to hear from you. I'm impressed that you actually listened to my record-breaking long episode from my entire trip through Africa. It's right what Dan said, it is more than 12 hours long and completely without any advertising breaks. And that you love Danish pickled herring: wow, I'm even more impressed! Not many non-Danish people like what we call “marineret sild”. Did you have a schnapps with it? A Danish akvavit? You should. I also wrote a bit with Dan after his voice note, and he elaborated that he has some friends from Odense, Denmark, which his wife and him got to spend some time with several years ago. And as for your podcast, Zipping Around the World: I started listening to it after I got your message. And you have a great voice, some interesting stories and a ton of travel tips. In one of my favourite episodes, Dan talks about going on the ferry from Hong Kong to Macau for the day. Something I did myself, so I can relate to what Dan and his buddy Bill were talking about. BACK IN CONNECTICUT I was spending the weekend at Jason and Lee's wonderful house in Colchester, and that was where the group met the next morning. This Saturday was to be Colchester Day, and again there were several different options to choose between in the program. Between 11 and 3pm there were six different choices: Devil's Hopyard Hike, Nautilus Nuclear Sub Tour, Fox Farm Brewery Tour and Tasting, Airline Trail Bike Ride, Nike Missile Site and the one I chose: Godspeed Opera House. After that, we went to Deep River Ferry and then a visit to Gillette Castle, which looks like a medieval fortress, but a step inside the stone castle reveals the built-in couches, table trackway, and wood carvings that all point to the creative genius that was William Gillette. Super interesting building. After that we were all back at Jason & Lee's House for the “ConnectiCOUCH Crash Cookout and Pool Party” - they have a thing for titles. It was a fantastic day. COUCHSURFING IN THE USA This hasn't been my first time Couchsurfing experience in the USA. Before I tell you about the last bit of what we did at ConnectiCOUCH, let me remind you of another experience I had with Couchsurfing. This was where I met Steve from Nashville. Listen to the full episode after this (it's number 69). PEZ CANDY On Sunday, the last day of the CouchCrash weekend was “New Haven Day” with options to take a walking tour of New Haven, a trip to Walnut Beach, a nice Chauncey Peak hike, rock climbing and what I did… a visit to the PEZ Factory.  You know the iconic plastic PEZ dispensers where you tilt the head back and get a small peppermint candy pushed out. I grew up with them, so it was funny to be here at the factory that was actually like a PEZ museum. They have grown into being collector's items all over the world. The factory is in Connecticut, but PEZ Candy was actually invented in Vienna, Austria by Eduard Haas III as an alternative to smoking. The name PEZ comes from the German word for peppermint, “PfeffErminZ” taking the P from the first letter, E from the middle and Z from the last letter to form the word PEZ. In 1952, PEZ came to the United States and in 1973, PEZ built the first candy manufacturing facility in Orange, CT. I visited the PEZ Visitor Center that they opened in 2011. It's over 4,000 square feet (370 m2) dedicated to all things PEZ. We got to see the largest, most comprehensive collection of PEZ memorabilia on public display anywhere in the world: including the iconic PEZ motorcycle, the world's largest PEZ dispenser, and a viewing room looking into the production area.   There's also a PEZ trivia game, retail area, interactive historical timeline and much more. I was mostly amazed how many different PEZ dispensers there were, and it was interesting to learn about an iconic brand like that.   ONTO THE NEXT DESTINATION We ended the day and CouchCrash weekend with pizza and games in the park. I really had a wonderful time in Connecticut with all the interesting people I met along the way: especially Jason and Lee, and Margaret. It is great to know that I have good friends in this wonderful area of the US: that is the most rewarding aspect of travelling. I am now on my way to meet Belinda close to Howard University in Boston. And I am so looking forward to that :) My name is Palle Bo, and I gotta keep moving. See ya! I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU! I really would like to hear from you. Where are you and what are you doing as you listen to this episode? You can either send me an email on listener@theradiovagabond.com or go to my website http://theradiovagabond.com/contact. Or send me a voice message by clicking on the banner. The coolest thing about this option is that you can listen back to your message before sending it. Give it a try now! Either way, I would love to hear from you. It's so nice to know who's on the other end of this. SPREAD THE WORD I'd like to ask you for a favour. If you like this episode, please tell a friend. I'm dead serious… Pick up the phone or send a message to a friend telling him or her about this podcast.  It's the best way to spread the word about this podcast, and I'll be so happy if you could help me this way. You are the best.  SPONSOR A special thank you to my sponsors, Hotels25.com, who always provide me with the best, most affordable accommodation wherever I am in the world.  If you're listening to this episode sometime in the future – after mid-March 2021 (I know a lot of you guys do) it's already there. So, head over to hotels25.com and make a quick search. I guarantee that you won't find a better price anywhere. And in fact, if you do, Hotels25 will refund the difference.  RADIOGURU This episode was produced by me and my production company, Radioguru. If you need any help starting a podcast or if you need voiceovers in any language for online videos and other things, please reach out.

Radiovagabond med Palle Bo fra rejse hele verden rundt
233 CONNECTICUT, USA: Fortsætter ConnectiCOUCH Couchsurfing Couchcrash

Radiovagabond med Palle Bo fra rejse hele verden rundt

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 32:10


Hej igen fra Connecticut, USA! Velkommen til Del II af mit spændende besøg i Connecticut, USA. Hvis du gik glip af Del I, så lyt til den eller læs blogindlæggether, og bliv opdateret på den magi, denne charmerende by har at byde på. Hurtigt resumé: Jeg ankom i Connecticut, USA fra Providence, og deltog i en CouchCrash organiseret af Couchsurfing-fællesskabet her. De kalder det ConnectiCOUCH, og det er en weekend fuld af spændende oplevelser og fester for såvel de lokale og rejsende, og en mulighed for at mødes og skabe venskaber. Efter en vidunderlig gåtur gennem Hartford med lokale Margaret, hoppede vi tilbage i hendes bil og kørte mod Manchester. Og det er her vi starter denne episode... YANKEES' OPRINDELSE Margaret, som er udfordret på retningssansen, fortæller mig at Connecticut befinder sig mellem New York og Boston, og at staten er delt op mellem Boston og New York sportsfans: I fodbold er de enten Patriots eller Giants fans, og i baseball er det mellem Red Sox og The Yankees. Sports-rivaliseringen er helt skør her. "Min søn er Yankee fan, og jeg er Red Sox fan, og han drillede mig ved at have sin Yankees hat på i vores hus, for sjov. Det er blot venlig rivalisering, og det er det samme i de fleste hjem i denne region - familier er splittede i forhold til, hvilket sport team de skal hole med", siger Margeret. Margaret fortæller mig hvordan the Yankees blev til the Yankees. "Da hollænderne først ankom til Connecticut fra New York satte de et fort op i dette område - nu kendt som Hartford. Omkring den samme tid ankom en engelsk præst fra Massachusetts ved navn Thomas Hooker, og slog sig ned med sin menighed i Hartford, uden hollænderne vidste det. Da hollænderne returnerede til Hartford efter at have været væk et par år, mødte de Hooker og hans folk på deres område. Selvfølgelig opstod der skærmysler over rettigheden til landet,  men til sidst lod de Hooker blive, og de forlod stedet. Men de var utilfredse over det, og kaldte nybyggerne 'Jankers', hvilket betyder 'tyv' på hollandsk. På hollandsk udtales bogstavet J som et Y, derfor blev det til navnet Yankees". Jeg gad godt vide, hvor mange Yankee fans idag kender til navnets oprindelige mening.   CONNECTICOUCH WEEKEND UDFLUGTER Den første dag var vores Hartford Day. Der var fire forskellige ting at vælge imellem, og jeg valgte en rundvisning på Mark Twain House & Museum om morgenen og Hartford Walking Tour med Margaret om eftermiddagen. De andre muligheder var at besøge Old New-Gate Prison, et tidligere fængsel og kobbermine, og eventyr i naturen: En vandretur, et besøg i Wadsworth Falls State Park og den  River Tubing ting, jeg talte med Jason om i den seneste episode, hvor man flyder ned ad Farmington River lige vest for Hartford. Før Margaret sluttede sig til os, da jeg udforskede Mark Twain's hus, lavede hun en tour gennem  Coltsville National Park hvor Samuel Colt startede sin Hartford fabrik på bredden af Connecticut River i 1847. Ja, dén Samuel Colt, som i Colt skydevåben (se  Colt Firearms). "Samuel Colt var en entreprenør som ville ind i våbenindustrien. Efter at have fejlet første gang i Patterson, New Jersey, returnerede han til sin hjemstavn i Connecticut for at give det et forsøg. I første omgang tog de lokale ikke godt imod ham: Han kunne ikke få fat i land eller finanser, blandt andre ting. På en eller anden måde fik han skrabet penge sammen til at starte sit Colt våben-emperie, som for alvor startede under den amerikanske borgerkrig. Han døde imidlertid allerede, da han var i fyrrerne, og efterlod firmaet til sin kone, hvilket var en kæmpe skandale i de tider. Hans kone, Elizabeth, var ung (i 30erne) og var ikke ret høj, men hun kørte firmaet som en rigtig boss. Hun tog sig af arbejderne, og kørte forretningen endu bedre end den afdøde mand, og gjorde firmaet til det navn, vi kender idag. Hun var en bemærkelsesværdig kvinde, og en af mine personlige heltinder." Margaret fortæller mig at Samuel Colt heller ikke var til at rende om hjørner med. Rollin White, en af Samuel's venner og ingeniør på fabrikken, kom med et forslag til forbedring af Samuel's pistol-design. Som den hårde mand Samuel var, afviste han forslaget. White tog så sine idéer og patent til Winchester våbenfabrikken og gav dem begge dele. De begyndte at fremstille Colt's pistoler og gav White $0.25 for hvert pistol-salg, hvilket gjorde White til en velhavende mand. Selv da Colt prøvede at opdatere sine designs blev han sagsøgt af Winchester våbenfabrikken. Efter den lærerige historietime tog Margaret og jeg til ConnectiCOUCH kickoff party hos Tomato Joe’s Shea’s American Bar & Grill i Margaret's hjemby, Manchester, Connecticut. Margaret fortæller om Manchester: Hvordan byen har en unik blanding af traditionel og historisk landsby, og en mere moderne side af byen med indkøbscentre og højhuse. Hun fortæller mig at der er et godt fællesskab i området, og at det er et godt sted at starte en familie. ENGELSK INDFLYDELSE I NEW ENGLAND Den næste dag var Colchester Day. Ja, endnu et sted navngivet efter en by i gode, gamle England. Men det er ved okay, når vi nu er i New England. I den første episde af denne sæson har jeg allerede nævnt at Boston er opkaldt efter den lille by Boston i England. Her i New England vil du også finde en Bristol, Leeds, Oxford, Cambridge, Southhampton, Dover, Ipswich, Essex, Middlesex, Kensington, Lancaster, Bath, Surrey, Nottingham, Kent, Coventry, Westminster og Sheffield. De britiske nybyggere led nok af hjemvé og var lidt upfindsomme, da de skulle finde på nye bynavne... Dette er kun 5% af de engelske stednavne som er blevet genbrugt i New England. Tror du ikke på mig? Så kig på Google'ssøgeresultater, min ven ;) Og hvis du tror at Manchester, Connecticut er den eneste Manchester i New England, så tro om igen. Så  vidt jeg kan se, har de mindst én Manchester i hver af de seks stater i New England. Og der er 35 Manchesters  totalt i USA. I den anledning vil jeg tilføje: Der er ikke en eneste Woman's-Chester... Men det kommer nok snart ovenpå Mr Potato Headepisoden. Hvis du læser dette i fremtiden vil du ikke forstå, hvad jeg taler om, men det var en stor ting i nyhederne her i marts 2021. Men der er Manchesters over det hele. Så vidt jeg ved, er ikke et eneste American football hold kaldet Manchester United (#missedopportunity). Ret mig hvis jeg tager fejl på  theradiovagabond.com/contact.  Og jeg kan sagtens tage fejl. For eksempel, da jeg tog fejl af noget jeg nævnte i Del I...Ja, faktisk to ting! RETTELSE AF MINE FEJL Okay, der er to ting jeg sagde i sidste episode, som ikke passede: Jeg sagde, at Couchsurfing er helt gratis. Det var det, da jeg tilmeldte mig, og det er det også over det meste af verden, men ikke hvis du bor i USA. Med COVID og dermed  færre rejser og besøgende, er det klart de skal bruge penge for at vedligeholde hjemmesiden. Basisraten for at blive medlem af Couchsurfing fællesskabet er lige nu $14.29 pr. år   - hvilket er billigt sluppet, sammenlignet med de oplevelser for livet som man får. Men som nævnt, kun hvis du er amerikaner (marts 2021). Hvis du er godkendt medlem får du første år gratis. Også selvom du er amerikaner. På deres hjemmeside skriver de: "Pga. Covid-19 har vi brug for din hjælp med det samme for at holde Couchsurfing i live. Alle os som er medlemmer af Couchsurfing tror på at der er noget større end penge, ejendele og status. Det tog over 14 år at få Couchsurfing fællesskabet på benene. Uden din øjeblikkelige hjælp vil dette fællesskab være tabt for evigt." For at være ærlig er $14.29/årligt eller $2.39/md ikke meget. Og da jeg kender til fællesskabet, er jeg sikker på, de fleste medlemmer vil give mig ret. Vi kan slet ikke forestille os en verden uden Couchsurfing. Jeg skrev til ConnectiCOUCH arrangøren Jason (som er med i Del I), for at høre hans mening om det. Dette er hvad han skrev: "Det koster penge at køre hjemmesider, og de tusinder af dollars jeg har sparet på Couchsurfing opvejer mere end rigeligt de $15 jeg giver årligt i støtte." TELBEE VIRKER OVERALT Den anden ting jeg sagde, som ikke passede: telbee app'en som du kan bruge til at sende mig en besked, virker kun i Chrome. Jeg sagde, at det kun virker i Google Chrome. Det er tilsyneladende ikke rigtigt; den burde virke i alle internetbrowsere. Det lader til, at Bernie Klein, som er direktøren i firmaet telbee selv lytter til Radiovagabond podcasten og læser på bloggen - for han sendte mig en talebesked, hvor han forklarer at app'en virker i alle browsere: "Hej Palle. Jeg håber det går godt, og at du modtager interessante beskeder. Jeg hørte at du muligvis oplever problemer med at bruge app'en på andre browsere. Men app'en virker skam på alle de store browsers, inklusive Chrome, Safari, Firefox og Edge." Jeg er ikke sikker på, hvorfor jeg troede andet, for han har fuldstændig ret. telbee virker på alle browsere jeg kunne få fat i, både på min Mac og på min telefon. Så det var godt at få på plads. Nu har du derfor ingen undskyldning for ikke at sende mig en besked. Bare smut over til KONTAKT-siden og klik på banneret hvor der står ”Sig Noget”. Når du har optaget din besked, har du mulighed for at lytte den igennem og evt. optage om. Lige nu vil jeg specifikt gerne vide, om du har erfaring med at bruge Couchsurfing.com. Hvis du har,  så fortæl mig din bedste Couchsurfing historie fra hvilket som helst sted i verden. Hvis du ikke har prøvet det, så fortæl mig om det er noget du kunne tænke dig at prøve - og hvis nej, hvorfor så ikke? Jeg vil helst have en talebesked, men hvis du er lidt genert og foretrækker at skrive, kan du også gøre det. Alt er påhttp://radiovagabond.dk/kontakt BESKED FRA EN LYTTER Og nu en besked fra en lytter i Columbus, Ohio. "Hej Palle. Det er Dan fra Columbus, Ohio. Jeg har nydt din podcast i et stykke tid nu. Jeg tror min favorit er din 12-timers Afrika podcast ─ og ja, jeg har hørt hvert et minut af den! Hvis du kommer til Columbus, Ohio, så tag kontakt. Der er tonsvis af interessante ting her. Jeg er også selv rejse podcaster, selvom jeg ikke er digital nomade, som dig. Mit show hedder Zipping Around the World og jeg fokuserer på rejselogistik og det at rejse selv uden hjælp fra et rejsebureau. Og forresten: Jeg elsker marinerede sild. Tak, Palle, og god rejse!" Hej Dan, Fedt at høre fra dig. Jeg er imponeret over, at du faktisk lyttede til min rekordlange episode fra hele min tur i Afrika. Det er rigtigt hvad du siger, at den er mere end 12 timer lang og fuldstændig uden reklamepauser. Og at du elsker marinerede sild: Wow, jeg er endnu mere imponeret. Ikke mange udlændinge kan lide marinerede sild. Fik du snaps sammen med silden? En dansk akvavit? Det burde du, de to ting går hånd i hånd. Jeg skrev lidt sammen med Dan efter hans talebesked, og han uddybede at han har nogle venner fra Odense i Danmark, som han og hans kone tilbragte tid med nogle år tilbage. Ang. din podcast Zipping Around The World: Jeg begyndte at lytte til den efter din besked. Og du har en god stemme, interessante historier og masser af rejsetips. I en af mine yndlingsepisoder fortæller Dan om at tage færgen fra Hong Kong til Macau på en éndagestur. Det var noget, jeg også gjorde, så jeg kan relatere til hvad Dan og hans kammerat Bill talte om. TILBAGE I CONNECTICUT Jeg tilbragte weekenden i Jason og Lee's vidunderlige hus i Colchester, og det var dér gruppen mødtes den næste morgen. Denne lørdag skulle være Colchester Day, og igen var der adskillige forskellige muligheder at vælge imellem i programmet. Mellem kl. 11 og kl. 15 var der seks forskellige valg: Devil's Hopyard Hike, Nautilus Nuclear Sub Tour, Fox Farm Brewery ølsmagning, Airline Trail Bike Ride, Nike Missile Site og den jeg valgte: : Godspeed Opera House. Efter det tog vi Deep River Ferry færgen og besøgte Gillette Castle, som ligner et fort fra middelalderen udefra, men indenfor stenslottet finder man indbyggede sofaer, borde og træudskæringer, som alle peger på det kreative geni William Gillette. Super interessant bygning. Efter det var vi alle tilbage i Jason & Lee's hus til "ConnectiCOUCH Crash Cookout and Pool Party" - they have a thing for titles. It was a fantastic day. COUCHSURFING I USA Det er ikke første gang jeg har oplevelser med Couchsurfing i USA. Før jeg fortæller dig det sidste vi gjorde i ConnectiCOUCH, så lad mig minde dig om en anden oplevelse jeg havde med Couchsurfing. Det var der hvor jeg mødte Steve from Nashville. Lyt til hele episoden efter denne (det er nummer 99). PEZ CANDY Om søndagen, den sidste dag i CouchCrash weekenden, var det "New Haven Day" med muligheder for at tage en vandretur i New Haven, en tur til Walnut Beach, en skøn Chauncey Peak vandretur, en klatretur i klipperne, og det jeg valgte: Et besøg på PEZ Fabrikken.  Du kender de ikoniske PEZ dispensere, hvor man vipper hovedet tilbage på figuren og får en lille pebermyntepastil. Jeg voksede op med dem, så det var skægt at være her på fabrikken, som egentlig var et PEZ museum. PEZ er idag samleobjekter verden over. Fabrikken er i Connecticut, men PEZ slik var faktisk opfundet i Wien, Østrig af Eduard Haas III som et alternativ til rygning. Navnet PEZ kommer fra det tyske ord for pebermynte, "PfeffErminZ", hvor man har taget det første bogstav, P, det midterste bogstav, E, og det sidste bogstav, Z, til at forme ordet PEZ. I 1952 kom PEZ til USA og i 1973 byggede man den første slikfabrik i Orange, CT. Jeg besøgte PEZ Visitor Center som de åbnede i 2011. Det er over 370 m2 og dedikeret til alle ting, der har med PEZ at gøre. Vi fik set den største, mest omfattende samling af PEZ memorabilia i hele Verden: inkl. den ikoniske PEZ motorcykel, verdens største PEZ dispenser, og et lokale hvor vi kunne se ind til produktionen. Der er også et PEZ trivia spil, handelsområde, interaktiv historisk tidsline og meget mere. Jeg blev mest forbløffet over hvor mange forskellige PEZ dispensere der var, og det var interessant at lære om et så ikonisk mærke. VIDERE TIL NÆSTE DESTINATION Vi sluttede dagen og CouchCrash weekenden med pizza og leg i parken. Jeg havde virkelig en fantastisk tid i Connecticut med alle de interessante mennesker jeg mødte på vejen: Især Jason & Lee, og Margaret. Det er godt at vide, at jeg har nære venner i dette vidunderlige område af USA: Det er det bedste ved at rejse. Jeg er nu på vej for at møde Belinda tæt på Howard University i Boston. Og det glæder jeg mig rigtigt meget til. Mit navn er Palle Bo ─ og jeg skal videre! Vi ses!   JEG VIL GERNE HØRE FRA DIG! Jeg vil gerne høre fra dig. Hvor er du og hvad laver du mens du lytter til denne episode? Du kan enten sende mig en email på listener@theradiovagabond.com eller besøg mit website http://radiovagabond.dk/kontakt Eller send mig en talebesked ved at klikke på banneret. Det smarte ved denne løsning er, at du kan lytte din besked igennem før du sender den. Giv det et forsøg nu! :) Uanset hvad, vil jeg elske at høre fra dig. Det er altid rart at høre, hvem der er 'på den anden side' . FORTÆL DINE VENNER Jeg vil gerne bede dig gøre mig en tjeneste. Hvis du kan lide denne episode, så fortæl det til en ven. Jeg er helt seriøs...Ring eller send en besked til en ven, hvor du fortæller ham eller hende om denne podcast. Det er den bedste måde at sprede ordet om denne podcast, og det vil glæde mig meget, hvis du vil hjælpe mig på den måde. Du er den bedste. SPONSOR En speciel tak til min sponsor, hotels25.dk, som altid henviser mig til de bedste og mest økonomisk overkommelige indkvarteringer. RADIOGURU Denne episode var produceret af mig og mit produktionsselskab Radioguru. Hvis du har brug for hjælp til at starte en podcast, eller hvis du har brug for voiceovers i hvilket som helst sprog til online videoer og andet, så sig til.

Renascença - Um Dia na História

Um Dia na História - 25 Fevereiro 2021

Daily WetterTalk
#13 Karl May, das Revolverpatent und der sterbende Wald

Daily WetterTalk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 5:20


- Zum Geburtstag von Winnetou-Erfinder Karl May: Ähnlichkeiten zwischen Micha und Mays Figur Sam Hawkens - heute ist der Tag des Revolverpatents: Am 25. Februar 1836 erhielt Samuel Colt das Patent für seine Revolver-Konstruktion - wir begehen diesen Tag mit einem Song von Revolverheld - den deutschen Wäldern geht es so schlecht wie seit 1984 nicht mehr: André und Micha spekulieren, woran das liegen und wie man dem Wald helfen könnte

Shock Monkey Radio
Samuel Colt Made Them Equal

Shock Monkey Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 48:19


The Stuff Stuck In My Head! Undercover Brother Review! Jokes At A Funeral? Criminal Minds > Quantico Rant! Samuel Colt Made Them Equal! The News Worth Knowing! WHO Is In China’s Pocket! Rand Paul On Impeachment Trial! Robin Hood Facing Lawsuit! Husband of Cam-Girl Convicted! Tennis Bathroom Rules! Gorilla Glue is NOT Hairspray!

Riding Shotgun With Charlie
RSWC #094 Gabby Cannons

Riding Shotgun With Charlie

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 36:11


Riding Shotgun With Charlie#094Gabby CannonsA Girl & A Gun Connecticut One of the great things about having a show like mine is the referrals.  I ask my 2A friends about potential passengers and they’ll reach out to their contacts and let their friends know I may be calling.  That’s what happened with Gabby Cannons. I was concerned about getting out of New England during the summer, so Robyn Sandoval (RSWC #080) from A Girl & A Gun (AGAG) connected me with Gabby. I headed down to Hartford to meet with her.  We’d been going back and forth since the summer and finally made it happen.  Gabby was introduced to firearms from an old boyfriend. Her next boyfriend certified people to carry as a security guard so she was at the range regularly. The relationships may not have lasted, but her interest in firearms did. When she didn’t have someone to take her to the range, she invited her mother, who was happy to oblige. After she saw a flyer for A Girl & A Gun at the range, she knew this was the group for her. After a couple years, the other facilitator wasn’t able to keep the commitment to the group, Gabby was approached to take over. She had to meet the AGAG requirements of being an NRA certified instructor, certified in Stop The Bleed, CPR & the SIG SAUER instructor certification. A month before her training at SIG Academy, she broke her hand and had to adapt her training to do everything one handed.  At the AGAG annual conference a few years ago, she volunteered to help load magazines at the “Heligunner”, where women can shoot AR-15s at targets while flying in a helicopter. This is where she met her husband. After two years of a long distance relationship, she was able to convince him to move from Texas (Free America) to Connecticut. We talk about how New England is a bit different from other states and how our laws are a bit out of touch. In both MA & CT, we can own pre-1994 ‘so called’ high capacity magazines.  In 2020, AGAG was able to accommodate their members by doing their annual conference ‘virtually’ and online. The AGAG Connecticut chapter has been meeting online as well. They have monthly online meetings teaching their members about Stop The Bleed, gun cleaning, and other firearms related issues. Please check out their website and Facebook pages to get more information and to join AGAG or the AGAG in Connecticut.  Come with Gabby and I as we get a selfie in front of the Samuel Colt statue at Colt Park and snap a selfie in front of the Colt Museum, both in Hartford, CT.    Favorite Quotes:“Mom, we’re going to the range.” A Girl & A Gun “Is exactly what I need. It’s not intimidating.”“Not only would I be crushed, my heart hurts for people that would never have this opportunity.”“A Girl & A Gun has high standards for facilitators”“I’m a big fan of being a student myself. I’m all about starving for new information.”“We’re friends now because you have access to guns and helicopters.”   A Girl & A Gun Websitehttps://www.agirlandagun.org/   A Girl & A Gun- Central Connecticuthttps://www.agirlandagun.org/cat/ct-central/   A Girl & A Gun Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/AGirlandAGunClub/   A Girl & A Gun Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/agagclub/ Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie sponsors and supporters.    To order RSWC stickers, patches, shirts, hoodies, and mugs, please go tohttp://ridingshotgunwithcharlie.com/home/rswc-swag-merch/   Leadslingers Whiskeyhttps://leadslingerswhiskey.com/ info@leadslingerswhiskey.com   Keyhole Holsters Veteran Owned, American Madehttp://www.keyholeholsters.com/   Dennis McCurdyAuthor, Speaker, Firewalkerhttp://www.find-away.com/   Or listen on:iTunes/Apple podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565   Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4EEPud0XzYz4wo0MYmA9uB   iHeartRadiohttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-riding-shotgun-with-charli-30654270/   Self Defense Radio Networkhttp://sdrn.us/   OpsLens App on iPhone & iPadhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/opslens-network/id1498033459

Overnight America
Listener Calls, Trump’s Executive Order

Overnight America

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 40:21


Host Ryan Wrecker takes your calls on Trump leaving office, voting, and the latest in politics. Lastly, Ryan previews an executive order from President Trump requesting an ‘American Heroes’ Statue Garden with 244 names. If you like what you hear, we're live weeknights on KMOX 1120AM. We welcome your calls at 800-925-1120. Like and follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RyanWreckerRadio/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Toute une vie
Samuel Colt (1814-1862) : l’homme qui arma l’Amérique

Toute une vie

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 58:48


durée : 00:58:48 - Toute une vie - par : Michel Pomarède - Vous pensiez connaître la liste des pères fondateurs de l’Amérique ? Oubliez les John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson et autre George Washington. Voici la vraie : Samuel Colt, Olivier Winchester, Eliphalet Remington, Daniel Wesson et Horace Smith - réalisation : Yvon Croizier

The Eric Metaxas Show
James Rasenberger

The Eric Metaxas Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 41:16


Samuel Colt changed America when he invented the six-shooter, and James Rasenberger tells the history and fascinating story of Colt and his invention in his newest book, "Revolver."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Resistance Library from Ammo.com
Sam Colt: The Forgotten History of America's Legendary Firearms Inventor and Manufacturer

The Resistance Library from Ammo.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 30:54


On today's episode Dan and Sam discuss the legendary firearms inventor and manufacturer, Sam Colt. Known as the 'great equalizer,' Sam Colt's revolver handgun was revolutionary and in its wake it left a nation iconic for its gun ownership and firearm obsession. Eliminating the need to reload, Colt pistols forever changed the game. This is his forgotten story and how his legacy lives on to this day.   Born on July 19, 1814, in Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt played a vital role in American culture and folklore. The inventor and creator of the first handheld revolver, Sam Colt made it possible to have a handgun that could fire rapidly without needing to be reloaded after every shot. Known as the great equalizer, it's been said that “Abe Lincoln may have freed all men, but Sam Colt made them equal.”   Colt's knack for inventing and his passion for firearms paved the way for the American fascination with guns. Some would argue that it's because of Samuel Colt (and his shrewd business and advertising sense) that Colt became a household name, both during his lifetime and now, 200 years after his birth.   You can read the full article “Sam Colt: The Forgotten History of America's Legendary Firearms Inventor and Manufacturer” at Ammo.com.   For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners).   Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs45   And check out our sponsor, Libertas Bella, for all of your favorite 2nd Amendment shirts at LibertasBella.com.   Helpful Links:  Sam Colt: The Forgotten History of America's Legendary Firearms Inventor and Manufacturer Resistance Library  Sam Jacobs

Engenheiro Líder
Samuel Colt - Engenheiro Empreendedor e Armeiro - História

Engenheiro Líder

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 8:28


Samuel Colt - Engenheiro Empreendedor e Armeiro - História

Cheese N' Eggs podcast
Ep 3: Juno is THE Opposition with Navam

Cheese N' Eggs podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 131:50


Happy Mother's day everyone. On this episode of Cheese N' Eggs, Navam and I discuss some martial arts stuffs, as well as all as a bunch of manga that we like. Also, I forgot to say this on the episode but we have an email for you to send comments and questions to. If you do not want your comment or question to be read/answered on a solo episode of the podcast, please say so in the email. It will be linked below My links twitter: https://twitter.com/stgblack2 e-mail- cheeseneggspod@gmail.com Below is all the shit Navam wanted me to plug in the description as well as the Harry Potter 1911 copypasta. Enjoy the read Record of Ragnarok, Pluto, Monster, 20th Century Boys, Kingdom,  Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Golden Kamuy, Eyeshield 21, Blue Period  Ok, this has been driving me crazy for seven movies now, and I know you're going to roll your eyes, but hear me out: Harry Potter should have carried a 1911. Here's why: Think about how quickly the entire WWWIII (Wizarding-World War III) would have ended if all of the good guys had simply armed up with good ol' American hot lead. Basilisk? Let's see how tough it is when you shoot it with a .470 Nitro Express. Worried about its Medusa-gaze? Wear night vision goggles. The image is light-amplified and re-transmitted to your eyes. You aren't looking at it--you're looking at a picture of it. Imagine how epic the first movie would be if Harry had put a breeching charge on the bathroom wall, flash-banged the hole, and then went in wearing NVGs and a Kevlar-weave stab-vest, carrying a SPAS-12. And have you noticed that only Europe seems to a problem with Deatheaters? Maybe it's because Americans have spent the last 200 years shooting deer, playing GTA: Vice City, and keeping an eye out for black helicopters over their compounds. Meanwhile, Brits have been cutting their steaks with spoons. Remember: gun-control means that Voldemort wins. God made wizards and God made muggles, but Samuel Colt made them equal. Now I know what you're going to say: "But a wizard could just disarm someone with a gun!" Yeah, well they can also disarm someone with a wand (as they do many times throughout the books/movies). But which is faster: saying a spell or pulling a trigger? Avada Kedavra, meet Avtomat Kalashnikova. Imagine Harry out in the woods, wearing his invisibility cloak, carrying a .50bmg Barrett, turning Deatheaters into pink mist, scratching a lightning bolt into his rifle stock for each kill. I don't think Madam Pomfrey has any spells that can scrape your brains off of the trees and put you back together after something like that. Voldemort's wand may be 13.5 inches with a Phoenix-feather core, but Harry's would be 0.50 inches with a tungsten core. Let's see Voldy wave his at 3,000 feet per second. Better hope you have some Essence of Dittany for that sucking chest wound. I can see it now...Voldemort roaring with evil laughter and boasting to Harry that he can't be killed, since he is protected by seven Horcruxes, only to have Harry give a crooked grin, flick his cigarette butt away, and deliver what would easily be the best one-liner in the entire series: "Well then I guess it's a good thing my 1911 holds 7+1." And that is why Harry Potter should have carried a 1911. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-black4/message

Beyond the Paint
Episode 75: The Elizabeth Colt Series: Armsmear

Beyond the Paint

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 15:06


Beyond the Paint podcast will now include monthly episodes on my passion project; crafting a book on the 19th century, art patron, Elizabeth Colt, wife of gun manufacturer Samuel Colt. The inaugural episode journeys you through her wedding present from Sam, "Armsmear," an opulent, Italianate style mansion located in South Meadows, Hartford, Connecticut.Resources used for this podcast include William Hosley's seminal text, "Colt: The Making of an American Legend," and Armsmear website @armsmear.org. Image Credit: The Wadsworth Atheneum---Special thanks to Cristina Rosana @PiqueCoaching

Beyond the Paint
Episode 75: The Elizabeth Colt Series: Armsmear

Beyond the Paint

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 15:06


Beyond the Paint podcast will now include monthly episodes on my passion project; crafting a book on the 19th century, art patron, Elizabeth Colt, wife of gun manufacturer Samuel Colt. The inaugural episode journeys you through her wedding present from Sam, "Armsmear," an opulent, Italianate style mansion located in South Meadows, Hartford, Connecticut.Resources used for this podcast include William Hosley's seminal text, "Colt: The Making of an American Legend," and Armsmear website @armsmear.org. Image Credit: The Wadsworth Atheneum---Special thanks to Cristina Rosana @PiqueCoaching

Dwyer & Michaels
Today in Rock History 2/25

Dwyer & Michaels

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020


Here's a look at 'Today in Rock History' featuring: Rashida Jones is 44. She's the daughter of legendary music producer Quincy Jones and "Mod Squad" star Peggy Lipton. Sean Astin is 49. Bob on "Stranger Things", Samwise Gamgee in "The Lord of the Rings", Mikey in "The Goonies", and Notre Dame's Rudy Ruettiger in "Rudy." Carrot Top is 55. Very rich prop comic. He's worth $75 million. Wrestling legend "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is 71. In 1836, inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver. In 1919, Oregon became the first evil state to Tax Gasoline. In 1957, Buddy Holly & The Crickets recorded what would become their first hit "That'll Be the Day." In 2005, BTK Killer Dennis Rader was captured by Wichita Police and the FBI.

Dwyer & Michaels
Today in Rock History 2/25

Dwyer & Michaels

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 4:27


Here's a look at 'Today in Rock History' featuring: Rashida Jones is 44. She's the daughter of legendary music producer Quincy Jones and "Mod Squad" star Peggy Lipton. Sean Astin is 49. Bob on "Stranger Things", Samwise Gamgee in "The Lord of the Rings", Mikey in "The Goonies", and Notre Dame's Rudy Ruettiger in "Rudy." Carrot Top is 55. Very rich prop comic. He's worth $75 million. Wrestling legend "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is 71. In 1836, inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver. In 1919, Oregon became the first evil state to Tax Gasoline. In 1957, Buddy Holly & The Crickets recorded what would become their first hit "That'll Be the Day." In 2005, BTK Killer Dennis Rader was captured by Wichita Police and the FBI.

LISTEN: This Day In History
February 25th This Day in History

LISTEN: This Day In History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 4:25


Today in history: Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston. Eastern Airlines flight 304 crashes. Scud missle hits American housing unit. 'A Little Night Music' opens. George Washington holds first cabinet meeting. Samuel Colt patents his revolver.  

In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It Matters
182 Racism, History, and “Gone With The Wind” + This Week in US History

In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 15:42


This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we learn about the film “Gone With The Wind,” its dark racist themes, and how African Americans organized protests against the film when it debuted in 1939. And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the landmark Supreme Court decision, Marbury vs. Madison, the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee by members of the American Indian Movement, and the swearing in of Hiram Revels as the first African American member of the U.S. And birthdays, including February 24, 1928: Michael Harrington February 26, 1846: Buffalo Bill February 27, 1902: Marian Anderson For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com  Feature Story: Racism, History, and “Gone With The Wind” Eighty years ago this week, on February 29, 1940, the film "Gone with the Wind" swept the Academy Awards. The blockbuster film, one of several classics to come out in the remarkable year of 1939 (which also included "Stagecoach" and "The Wizard of Oz"), was based on the best-selling book by Margaret Mitchell.  Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1900.  Her parents imparted to her very different influences. From her father, a prominent lawyer and president of the Atlanta Historical Society, she grew up listening to stories about old Atlanta and glories of the Confederacy.  From her mother, a women of more radical leanings who was active in the suffrage movement, Mitchell developed her independent personality. After studying briefly at Smith College in Massachusetts, she returned to Atlanta and became one of the first women to land a job as a journalist for the Atlanta Journal.  In 1925 she married John Marsh and one year later, while recovering from an ankle injury, she began writing a work of fiction that became Gone with the Wind. Mitchell actually finished the 1,000-page manuscript in 1926, but had trouble finding a publisher.  The book was finally published in 1935 and became an instant hit, selling one million copies within six months.  The following year it won the Pulitzer Prize.  By the time of her death in 1949, more than eight million copies had been sold in forty different countries. The essential story is by now familiar to most.  In the beginning, the reader is immersed in a idyllic world of the antebellum South and the plantation-owning elite.  But when the Civil War breaks out, the brave sons of the South march off to fight the Yanks and the old South begins to crumble.  Within this drama is the story of the tempestuous Scarlett O'Hara and her fight both to save her family plantation, the much-loved Tara, and to win the heart of the strong and dashing Rhett Butler. With the success of the book, a film adaptation was inevitable.  Mitchell sold the film rights to the producer David O. Selznick for $50,000, and later received another $50,000 in royalties. News of the forthcoming film generated a lot of excited anticipation among fans of the book. But not all Americans were thrilled. African Americans rightly understood Mitchell’s book as a deeply racist depiction of a “Lost Cause” version of slavery, the Confederacy, and Reconstruction. In her telling, enslaved African Americans were simple-minded people who were content with slavery and loved their white owners. And she celebrated the Ku Klux Klan as an organization that rescued the South from the alleged depredations of emancipated blacks and Northern carpetbaggers. African Americans knew that it was this twisted version of the Civil War and Reconstruction that was used by white supremacists to justify Jim Crow, lynching, and segregation. So, they mobilized against GWTW long before the filming began. They wrote letters to David Selznick, the film’s famed producer, urging him to drop the project. "We consider this work to be a glorification of the old rotten system of slavery, propaganda for race-hatreds and bigotry, and incitement of lynching," wrote one group from Pittsburgh. Several African American newspapers threatened to organize a boycott of not just GWTW, but any film made by Selznick. The pressure didn’t stop the film from being made, but it did convince Selznick to – very reluctantly – delete the n-word from the script. GWTW premiered on December 15, 1939 in Atlanta and quickly broke all existing box office records. For white Americans, the film represented a compelling fusion of romance and history. For many African Americans, however, GWTW was just what they feared it would be: a racist technicolor extravaganza that told a white supremacist version of the history of slavery, the Confederacy, and Reconstruction. It was, they charged, nothing more than a milder and prettier version of the original American blockbuster, The Birth of A Nation, which had been released in 1915. That infamous film celebrated the Ku Klux Klan as heroes who saved the South from the horrors of racial equality. GWTW avoided any references to the KKK, but it did present enslaved African Americans as happy and content people who loved their white “owners.” These characteristics are embodied in the role of Mammy, an enslaved woman in the O’Hara household who remains cheerfully devoted to Scarlett and the family through all their travails. In the film, there’s no evidence of the violence, coercion, and exploitation that actual slavery was based upon. Mammy was played by Hattie McDaniel and she received both praise and criticism from African American leaders and writers. Some adopted a practical position, arguing that because there were so few roles in Hollywood available for African Americans, black actors should seize any opportunity that came their way. Others, however, said the portrayal of black characters in GWTW was demeaning and that it played to racist stereotypes. Hattie McDaniel herself admitted she was conflicted, but ultimately decided to make the most of the opportunity. Nonetheless, many African Americans participated in protests outside of theaters showing GWTW. They carried signs that took aim at its rosy depiction of slavery. "YOU'D BE SWEET TOO UNDER A WHIP!" read one sign carried outside a Washington, DC theater. "Gone With the Wind glorifies slavery" read another. At the Academy Award ceremonies in 1940, "Gone with the Wind" won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.  Its director, Victor Fleming, earned Best Director honors, while Vivien Leigh won Best Actress for her portrayal of Scarlett. And here’s where things got complicated: Best Supporting Actress went to Hattie McDaniel for her portrayal of Mammy. On the one hand, McDaniel made history by becoming the first African American to win an Academy Award. On the other, she did so by playing what critics then and now saw as a racist caricature of an enslaved woman.  Hattie McDaniel responded to the criticism by arguing that Hollywood would have found someone to play the role, if not her. And, she said, she did her best to portray Mammy as a positive character. As she put it: “You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.” The next black woman to win an Academy Award? Halle Berry more than 60 years later in 2001. As for Margaret Mitchell, she never wrote another novel (hence the expression, "that's all she wrote") and despite her fame, lived a quiet life with her husband.  "Gone with the Wind," however, lived on. The book remained in print year after year through countless editions.  The film likewise enjoyed several revivals.  But with the civil rights movement of 1960s and 1970s came more scrutiny of the racism in the book and film. This scrutiny intensified as a new generation of historians rejected the Lost Cause version of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, in favor of an interpretation that exposed the violence and cruelty of slavery and the remarkable success of Reconstruction that was ultimately overthrown by a white supremacist counter-revolution that imposed the Jim Crow racial order. GWTW still has fans – including, apparently, President Trump who just a few days ago slammed the Academy Awards for awarding a South Korean film, Parasite, the Best Picture honor. Trump said, “Can we get ‘Gone With the Wind’ back, please?” But GWTW is now increasingly seen as a relic of a time when the nation was thoroughly segregated, when most African Americans could not vote, and when most white Americans considered the South’s defeat in the Civil War, not a victory for human rights and democracy, but rather a tragedy unjustly visited upon a noble people. Some links:  https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1999/12/gone-with-the-wind-and-hollywoods-racial-politics/377919/ https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/99dec/9912leff2.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/washington_area_spark/15186756096 https://www.flickr.com/photos/washington_area_spark/sets/72157647077464017/ So what else of note happened this week in US history? February 24, 1803 Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Marshall issued his landmark ruling, “Marbury vs Madison.” The specifics of the case are almost irrelevant. What mattered was that Marshall claimed – largely out of thin air – that the Supreme Court had the power of “judicial review” that is, the power to declare laws constitutional or unconstitutional. No such power is mentioned in the Constitution, but Marshall’s declaration went unchallenged and over time came to be accepted as fact. This, by the way, is a bit of history that will make any so-called “originalist” very uncomfortable. And if you want to learn more on this topic, check out ITPL Episode 94.   February 25, 1870 – 150 years ago – Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American sworn in as a member of the US Senate. Revels had been born a free man in 1827 and grew up to be an educator and minister. He settled in Mississippi after the Civil War and entered politics. His arrival in the Senate symbolized the revolution of multiracial democracy that was taking hold in the post-Civil War South during Reconstruction as millions of emancipated African Americans voted and hundreds won political office. But the racist opposition that Revels and the other African American members of Congress faced foretold the eventual counter-revolution that eventually re-imposed white supremacy in the South. February 27, 1973 - some 200 members of the American Indian Movement occupied the town of Wounded Knee in South Dakota. They were demanding justice for Native Americans and chose Wounded Knee – the site of an 1890 massacre of hundreds of Native Americans by the US military – for its symbolic value. Police and federal marshals soon surrounded the protestors, beginning a prolonged standoff that involved frequent exchanges of gunfire. The protestors eventually surrendered after 71 days. Their demands were not met, but the incident did bring attention to the deplorable state of affairs on many reservations.  Quick Events Feb 24, 1868 The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson Feb 25, 1836 Samuel Colt received a patent for his repeating revolver Mar 1, 1961 President JFK established the Peace Corps Notable people were born this week in American history   Feb 24, 1836 - artist Winslow Homer was born in Boston, MA. Homer is one of this historian’s top two favorite American artists. He painted and drew some really important works in the post-Civil War American South, especially scenes depicting the lives of emancipated African Americans. Later he focused on seascapes along the New England coast. And I know you’re wondering – who’s my other top two artist? Edward Hopper, of course. And here’s a fun fact that might explain my affinities: both Homer and Hopper painted some of their most remarkable works in my hometown, the seaside city of Gloucester, MA. February 24, 1928 - writer, social activist, and socialist leader Michael Harrington, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Harrington – who incidentally graduated from the college where I work – College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA - is best known for his landmark book about the extensive but hidden poverty in the United States, The Other America (1962). This work was a major inspiration for the anti-poverty measures undertaken by the JFK and LBJ administrations in the mid-1960s. February 26, 1846 - western scout, buffalo hunter, and showman William Cody, aka “Buffalo Bill,” was born in LeClaire, Iowa. Cody was working in the west as a guide in the 1870s when a writer in NYC named Ned Buntline began publishing dime novels of western adventures featuring a character loosely based on him named Buffalo Bill. Cody eventually went to NYC to perform on stage as Buffalo Bill. And in 1883, now keenly aware of the insatiable appetite among Americans for tales of the Old West, he founded Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Essentially a western-themed circus, it dazzled audiences for the next 35 years, playing a major role in popularizing many myths about the American west and the frontier. Feb 27, 1902 the great African American singer Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia. Anderson was a world-famous contralto in the late 1930s when an effort to schedule one of her performances at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC was blocked by the group that controlled the venue: The Daughters of the American Revolution. They refused to allow an African-American to sing at the historic site. So, in stepped Eleanor Roosevelt, who arranged to have Anderson sing an outdoor, Easter Sunday concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Thousands turned out for the concert and millions listened to it on national radio. Years later, Marion Anderson said, “I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.” Quick birthdays:   Feb 24, 1885 Admiral of the US Navy Chester Nimitz Feb 25, 1888 diplomat and Sec of State John Foster Dulles Feb 28, 1901 Nobel Prize winning chemist, Linus Pauling The Last Word Let’s give it to Hiram Revels, who 150 years ago this week became the first African American to serve in the US Congress. Here’s an excerpt from a speech he gave in 1871 in which he noted the bitter racism that African Americans faced during Reconstruction: “I find that the prejudice in this country to color is very great, and I sometimes fear that it is on the increase. For example, let me remark that it matters not how colored people act, it matters not how they behave themselves, how well they deport themselves, how intelligent they may be, how refined they may be—for there are some colored persons who are persons of refinement; this must be admitted—the prejudice against them is equally as great as it is against the most low and degraded man you can find in the streets of this city or in any other place. This Mr. President, I do seriously regret. And is this prejudice right? Have the colored people done anything to justify the prejudice against them that does exist in the hearts of so many white persons, and generally of one great political party in this country? Have they done anything to justify it? No, sir.” Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) The Joy Drops, “Track 23,” Not Drunk (Free Music Archive)Borrtex, “Perception” (Free Music Archive) Andy G Cohen, “Bathed in Fine Dust” (Free Music Archive)Blue Dot Sessions, "Pat Dog" (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Winter Trek” (Free Music Archive)The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © In The Past Lane, 2020 Recommended History Podcasts Ben Franklin’s World with Liz Covart @LizCovart The Age of Jackson Podcast @AgeofJacksonPod Backstory podcast – the history behind today’s headlines @BackstoryRadio Past Present podcast with Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young, and Natalia Petrzela @PastPresentPod 99 Percent Invisible with Roman Mars @99piorg Slow Burn podcast about Watergate with @leoncrawl The Memory Palace – with Nate DiMeo, story teller extraordinaire @thememorypalace The Conspirators – creepy true crime stories from the American past @Conspiratorcast The History Chicks podcast @Thehistorychix My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist Professor Buzzkill podcast – Prof B takes on myths about the past @buzzkillprof Footnoting History podcast @HistoryFootnote The History Author Show podcast @HistoryDean More Perfect podcast - the history of key US Supreme Court cases @Radiolab Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell Radio Diaries with Joe Richman @RadioDiaries DIG history podcast @dig_history The Story Behind – the hidden histories of everyday things @StoryBehindPod Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen – specifically its American Icons series @Studio360show Uncivil podcast – fascinating takes on the legacy of the Civil War in contemporary US @uncivilshow Stuff You Missed in History Class @MissedinHistory The Whiskey Rebellion – two historians discuss topics from today’s news @WhiskeyRebelPod American History Tellers ‏@ahtellers The Way of Improvement Leads Home with historian John Fea @JohnFea1 The Bowery Boys podcast – all things NYC history @BoweryBoys Ridiculous History @RidiculousHSW The Rogue Historian podcast with historian @MKeithHarris The Road To Now podcast @Road_To_Now Retropod with @mikerosenwald © In The Past Lane 2020

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Our American Stories
Bob Ross and Samuel Colt

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 81:42


On This Day In History
Samuel Colt Sells His First Revolvers

On This Day In History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2020 1:56


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HistoryPod
4th January 1847: Samuel Colt receives the first government order for his firearms

HistoryPod

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020


American inventor Samuel Colt received the first government order for his revolver firearms from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas ...

Engenheiro Líder
História de Samuel Colt

Engenheiro Líder

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 8:28


História de Samuel Colt www.engenheirolider.com.br

Engenheiro Líder
História de Samuel Colt

Engenheiro Líder

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 8:28


História de Samuel Colt www.engenheirolider.com.br

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

His first revolving six-cylindered pistol model was carved from wood, This led to the creation of a working rifle and pistol. Along with the Colt .45 "Peacemaker" were the Walker Colt, the "Texas" Patterson, the Dragoon, and the Model 1851 Navy .36 caliber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our American Stories
From Janitor to PepsiCo Exec, a Worship Band and a Brothel, and Samuel Colt

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019 81:43


WDR ZeitZeichen
Samuel Colt, Unternehmer (Geburtstag 19.07.1814)

WDR ZeitZeichen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 14:37


Schon mit 10 Jahren nimmt er die Waffen seines Vaters auseinander und setzt sie wieder zusammen. Er experimentiert mit Schießpulver und fliegt mit 14 von der Schule - wegen Waffenbesitzes. Samuel Colt sucht das Abenteuer. Autorin: Ariane Hoffmann

WDR 4 Meilensteine und Legenden
1814: Samuel Colt wird geboren

WDR 4 Meilensteine und Legenden

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 2:34


Mit zehn Jahren nahm er die Waffen seines Großvaters auseinander, mit 14 sprengte er seine Schule in die Luft, mit 21 erhielt er ein Patent auf seine erste Pistole: Samuel Colt. Wie kaum ein anderer Tüftler hat er die Waffengeschichte der USA geprägt. Sein Peacemaker, Friedensstifter, gilt auch heute noch als Legende. Das Geschäft mit dem Tod machte ihn reich. Samuel Colt wurde am 19. Juli 1814 geboren - vor 205 Jahren.

Our American Stories
Turning Prisoners into Programmers and Samuel Colt

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 81:44


Legends of the Old West
TEXAS RANGERS | "War, and the Walker Colt"

Legends of the Old West

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 36:38


President Polk is furious with General Taylor's ceasefire agreement with Mexico and he orders General Winfield Scott to continue the war. Jack Hays, Samuel Walker and John "RIP" Ford return to Mexico for the final push toward the capital, but the Rangers suffer a devastating loss in the fighting. A brief meeting between Samuel Walker and Samuel Colt leads to the creation of the Colt Walker revolver and revolutionizes the firearms industry. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com

Our American Stories
Samuel Colt: The Birth Of The Revolver and Yes! We Want A 5th Child

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 81:42


Off the Path from New York to Boston
Inside Samuel Colt's 19th Century Tinkerers' Palace

Off the Path from New York to Boston

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018 6:22


The National Park Service has awarded a $750,000 grant to historic Colt Park in Hartford, the factory Samuel Colt started in the 1800s to make his iconic gun. But in 2018, being a gun manufacturer is not so easy. Remington Firearms recently filed for bankruptcy. But the making of guns has been an intricate part of our history. Back in the mid-1800s, one gun maker went beyond just the making of firearms. He wanted to create a workplace utopia at his factory in Hartford, Conn.

We Talk About Dead People
EP 36: Levi Boone Helm and Samuel Colt

We Talk About Dead People

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 80:58


In this episode, James and Aaron welcome a special guest and learn a thing or two about guns! Guest host Becca Eller runs her own history podcast, "RETold". You can find it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/retold-a-history-podcast-kinda/id1246886738?mt=2 You can show us some support and get involved at the following places! www.twitter.com/wtadppodcast www.soundcloud.com/wetalkaboutdeadpeople www.patreon.com/wetalkaboutdeadpeople

A New History of Old Texas
Texian San Antonio

A New History of Old Texas

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 21:18


The new Texian government broke off San Antonio's special relationship with the Comanche empire, provoking renewed hostilities from the horsemen off the plains. Newcomers to the town had to integrate themselves quickly into the fighting units of Old San Antonians and learn the lessons of frontier warfare firsthand.

Two Chicks & the Plural of Apocalypse
06 x 18 & 19 - The Audio, Like Season Six, Is A Mess

Two Chicks & the Plural of Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 52:08


This week we make the biggest rookie podcasting mistake ever and screw up the sound. Steph didn’t realize that only one mic was on so we won’t fault you if you decide to skip this week. If you do decide to listen to the horror show that is this episode, we're talking about season six episodes 18 & 19. In 'Frontierland' Sam and Dean time travel to 1861 and meet Samuel Colt (yes, that Samuel Colt) to gather the ingredient that should kill Eve. In 'Mommy Dearest' Eve is making hybrids and Sam, Dean, Bobby, and Cas have to stop her. You can find us at: Twitter: @TwoChicksPod Facebook: www.facebook.com/TwoChicksApocalypse/ Tumblr: twochickspodcast.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @TwoChicksSPN Rate us on iTunes!

Our American Stories
Samuel Colt: The Birth Of The Revolver and Black Collector Of KKK Robes

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 81:43


Drift & Ramble Podcast
Drift and Ramble EP30 Wild West Fun Facts

Drift & Ramble Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2017 37:23


A slight departure from our usual format, Cheryl and I meander through some trivial tidbits from the Wild West including Saloons, The evolution of the Wagon and the strange case of Samuel Colt's lost shipment of six guns. There's even deleted scenes and a ghost story or two!

NEXT New England
Episode 59: Dammed

NEXT New England

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 50:01


Dams clog rivers and streams all over New England. Environmentalists want to take many of them down to improve habitat for fish, but some entrepreneurs want to put them back to work doing their original jobs: making power. Plus, with the Trump Administration’s voter fraud commission meeting in New Hampshire this week, we revisit our conversation about the wacky political world of the Granite State. And, we take trips to two places that are trying to attract tourists: the factory site of a controversial gun magnate, and a mythical wonderland that takes shape just over the border in Québec. Built about 150 years ago, Mill Pond Dam in Colchester, Vt., is currently breached, but still creating a small swamp upstream. Photo by Kathleen Masterson for VPR What Do You Do With an Old Dam? The rivers and streams of New England are littered with thousands of dams. Many of them were used to produce the energy that sparked industry, but they’re now doing little more than than clogging waterways. Conservationists looking to restore the health of rivers are often met with political and emotional resistance when they try to remove large dams. So some are turning their attention to smaller, privately owned ones. Vermont Public Radio’s Kathleen Masterson took a closer look. Nick Cabral is a co-founder of Goose River Hydro in Belfast, Maine But not everyone’s ready to tear down old New England dams. In central Maine, a couple of young entrepreneurs sees potential in old dams in the form of renewable energy and profit. Maine Public Radio’s Fred Bever has more.  Vote First or Die Voters cast ballots in Windham, New Hampshire. Photo by Allegra Boverman for NHPR. Even by New Hampshire's high standards, this was a pretty big week in politics. President Trump's controversial voter fraud commission met in Manchester, where one of the commission's members, long-time New Hampshire secretary of state Bill Gardner, faced criticism from all four members of the state's congressional delegation. Gardner used the occasion of the meeting to rebuke Kris Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State, for his op-ed on Brietbart.com, suggesting widespread voter fraud in the 2016 New Hampshire election. It's a claim that FactCheck.org called “bogus.” Meanwhile, a state judge ruled against a provision in a new voter law that would have subjected voters to a possible fine or jail time if they failed to submit residency paperwork in a timely fashion. The judge wrote that the provision was a “very serious deterrent” to the right to vote. That New Hampshire's elections have come under scrutiny is something that grates at state residents. The Granite State takes pride in the way it conducts its elections, with no institution more sacred than its first-in-the-nation primary. Scott Conroy is a long-time political reporter, who grew up in neighboring Massachusetts, and who became enamored with New Hampshire's political culture while covering presidential candidates criss-crossing the state. His book is Vote First or Die: The New Hampshire Primary: Americas Discerning, Magnificent, and Absurd Road to the White House. NEXT caught up with Conroy earlier this year. Building a National Park Based on Hartford History Sparks Pride, and Discomfort Unlike New Hampshire, Connecticut has long suffered from a kind of civic inferiority complex. The state is stuck between Boston and New York, but far more congested than scenic New England destinations to the north. Student reporters Nicole Ellis (left) and Madyson Frame pose at Samuel Colt’s statue in Hartford’s Colt Park, with historian Bill Hosley. Photo by Sam Hockaday And then there are the money problems. It's one of the richest states in the nation, but the state budget is billions in the hole. And Hartford, the state’s capital, struggles with a perception that it has too much crime and not enough to do. But something big is on the horizon. A new national park, set to open in the next few years, will tell the story of one of the city's most important industrial leaders. Coltsville National Historical Park will be built on land that once belonged to firearms manufacturer Samuel Colt, and will include parts of the historic Colt factory complex. Colt had an outsized influence on Hartford and was a major player in the Industrial Revolution. But is his a history worth honoring? Madyson Frame, a recent graduate of Hartford's Journalism and Media Academy, reports. Lighting Up the Forest Flips the Switch on a Small Town A stroll through Foresta Lumina includes some sparkly, stunningly lit sections of forest. Photo by Chris Jensen While Hartford dreams about creating a tourist attraction from the ground up, Coaticook, Québec, which sits right on the Vermont border, pulled it off. Local officials took an unusual idea, made a $1 million gamble, and hit a tourism geyser: a high-tech enchanted woodland called Foresta Lumina. Reporter Chris Jensen, with the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, went to see for himself. Below: a video from the Creators Project goes behind the scenes at Foresta Lumina. About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Contributors to this episode: Kathleen Masterson, Fred Bevers, Madyson Frame, Nicole Ellis, Tikeyah Whittle, Sam Hockaday, Jose Vargas, and Chris Jensen Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon, “Nature Kid” by Podington Bear, “Cm” by Podington Bear Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and tourism ideas to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Story Behind
The Revolver | Clue Series: The Beatles, Samuel Colt, the Colt .45, and Professor Plum (TSB082)

The Story Behind

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 8:31


In 1966, the Beatles played their friend Klaus Voorman their song “Tomorrow Never Knows” while Voorman went to work sketching what would become the cover to the band's next album, which I referenced in The Story Behind Imagine (by John Lennon). This album contained the songs “Taxman,” “Eleanor Rigby,” and “Good Day, Sunshine,” and was almost called After Geography. This suggestion was Ringo Starr's idea of a pun based on the Rolling Stones releasing Aftermath. Get it? After-geography? After-math? Like a high school schedule. Luckily, the band went with a very to-the-point title that referenced what the record, itself, does when being played. But that's neither Here, There or Everywhere when it comes to the game and movie Clue. We're here to talk about the weapon used for MURDER. I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind The Revolver. The Clue Series Butler you heard at the beginning of the episode was played by Paul from Rick and Paul Heal the World. Professor Plum imitations provided by Amy from Ladies Love Paul Rudd. If you'd like to add your voice to the podcast, join The Story Behind Discussion Group on Facebook to be notified when I'm looking for guest voices for the show. This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page: Stargate Pioneer, Mat from the One Word Go Show, Sam Dunn, and History Goes Bump! Thank you for your support! Click here to support this podcast on Patreon.  Join The Story Behind Discussion Group on Facebook! Follow The Story Behind: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Take the #2PodsADay Challenge! Visit 2PodsADay.wordpress.com or follow @2PodsADay on Twitter. Media: "Dance of Deception" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music for Makers Sources: Beatles' 'Revolver': 15 Things You Didn't Know - Rolling Stone Samuel Colt - History.com Colt 45 - Pabst Brewing Company Clue - Internet Movie Firearms Database 10 Things You May Not Know About Samuel Colt - History.com How the Colt Single Action Army Revolver Won the West - Popular Mechanics Colt .45 Peacemaker - Guns Magazine Are We Stuck in the 1950s? - Psychology Today VA Psychologists and Clinical Science in the 1950s - American Psychological Association Humanism - Simply Psychology

Grating the Nutmeg
22. The Smithsonian's Eric Hintz: HARTFORD AS A PLACE OF INVENTION

Grating the Nutmeg

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2016 37:40


The Smithsonian’s Eric Hintz reveals why he featured Hartford as one of six places of invention in a special exhibition at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. Find out how Samuel Colt, Elisha Root, and Mark Twain figure into the story and the ingredients he’s discovered that mark Connecticut as a standout place of invention in the late 19th century.   Visit ctexplored.org/listen for links to stories of invention, including episode 19’s interview with Connecticut Historical Society curator Ilene Frank about their exhibition, “Connecticut Innovates!,” on view through March 25, 2017.   Thank you to Eric Hintz and the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, and Jody Blankenship and the Connecticut Historical Society. This episode was produced by Elizabeth Normen and Patrick O’Sullivan.   Make a gift to support Grating the Nutmeg at ctexplored.org/friends and use coupon code “gratingthenutmeg” to designate your gift. Gifts will be shared between Connecticut Explored and the state historian for outreach.

BrandStocker
Bs1x10 - Colt, una marca de leyenda con olor a pólvora

BrandStocker

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2016 11:54


¡Hola Branders!. Esta semana hablaremos de una de las marcas más legendarias del lejano Oeste: Colt. Analizaremos la historia de ésta compañía de revólveres y la gestión de su fundador, el norteamericano Samuel Colt. Recordad que podéis apoyar nuestro trabajo realizando vuestras compras en Amazon a través del enlace de afiliados que tenemos en nuestra página web; y haciéndoos mecenas de BrandStocker en Patreon. Ya sabéis que nos podéis seguir en Twitter, en Facebook e Instagram, donde nos encontraréis con el usuario BrandStocker.Y por supuesto no olvidéis comentar este programa, darle a "me gusta", valorarlo con todas estrellas que podáis y compartirlo en vuestras redes sociales. Y si os habéis quedado con ganas de más, podéis conocer la historia de muchas otras marcas en nuestros canales de Spreaker, Ivoox, iTunes y en sobre todo en https://www.brandstocker.com/podcast/colt-una-marca-de-leyenda-con-olor-a-polvora/

Cabine do Tempo
Cabine do Tempo 87 : Histórica – Fevereiro 2015!

Cabine do Tempo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2015 57:41


Salve Salve Cabineiros Históricos! No Ar Nosso Décimo Sétimo Episodio da Cabine Histórica Podcast! Nesse Episodio Os Integrantes: Dinho Corleone, Samuel Ragnus e Prof Barbado, Comentam os 3 Fatos Históricos do Mês de Fevereiro!     #Cabine Histórica #Cabine Histórica 25 de Fevereiro –…

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RV Podcast
RT 015 Roadtreking RV Podcast: The Next Big Thing in RV Technology

RV Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2014 56:45


Welcome to a brand new and jam-packed episode of the Roadtreking RV Podcast. In this week's podcast, I have news and tips about a wide variety of topics related to RVers looking for places to go and things to do. And I reveal the best Christmas present ever, our brand new RV loaded with technology features so secret that if I told you about them, I'd have to .... well, you know. Well, maybe not that secret. But pretty secret anyways. [spp-player] Here are the shownotes for this episode. Our New RV and its Top Secret Features Yes, we have a new RV - the Roadtrek CS Adventurous XL. But I can't tell you everything I'd like to about it just yet. That's because we're testing out certain features that will one day be options but for now, have to be kept under wraps. I'm asked to not publicize details as I am testing this out for them. Several features on our new unit are not yet available for production models. Things like the air conditioning system. Yes, I do have one. No, it is not on the roof. It is somewhere else. Can't say more just yet. But not having the air conditioner topside means some valuable rooftop real estate has opened up and my roof is now totally covered with solar panels. The same "no comment" rule must be followed regarding  details on the lithium-ion battery system I have. Here is all I can publicly say about the batteries: https://rvlifestyle.com/rv-lithium-batteries/ It's not that I am being deliberately coy. It's just that these features are not yet available.  What we're testing is a prototype. But just as solar power revolutionized RV technology a few years ago, lithium-ion batteries will soon be the next Big Thing for recreational vehicles. Undoubtedly, the system I have will change and have different configurations available when it finally becomes available as an option. But because of rampant and erroneous speculation distributed on other boards and forums and because Roadtrek competitors rush to try and copy their technology, I have been asked to keep these details confidential from public disclosure until final details are decided. As soon as I can say or show more, I will. But that said, there is a lot we can say. Click the link to a post and video I did that shows off our new Roadtrek CS Adventurous XL New National Historical Park Draws Controversy A measure designating Samuel Colt's 19th-century gun factory in Connecticut as a national historical park has been signed into law by President Barack Obama. State elected officials have hailed the project as a way to boost one of Hartford's poorest neighborhoods and honor the revolver as a marvel of manufacturing. But notably absent from the celebrating is Colt's Manufacturing Co. The company remains based in Connecticut, where it and other gun makers have said they were left feeling unwelcome by a strict gun control law adopted after of the 2012 Newtown elementary school shooting. A gun industry association withdrew its support for the park project. Executives at Colt have declined to discuss the project. Why Diesel Fuel Costs More Than Gasoline We had a listener question about why diesel fuel now costs more than gasoline. It's not always been that way. Turns out there are a variety of reasons, as explained by the National Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing. A Great App for RVers Who Want the Latest News on a Variety of Topics If you are a news junkie like me, you will love the SmartNews app - the fastest, most comprehensive, and always up-to-date news reader I've seen. It scours more than 10 million articles daily and delivers a customized reading list to your mobile device, categorized just the way you want them and easily stored for later reading or shared on social media. It works on Apple and Android devices. Off the Beaten Path - The Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway in Minnesota Tom Hopkins from Davenport, Iowa, wins a Roadtreking hat for suggesting the Gunflint Trail along the Lake Superior north shore as our Off the ...