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Geno Smith has been traded by the Seahawks. The Cheesecake Factory in downtown Seattle is closing. Seattle’s Comic Con is this weekend. Guest: Scott Nelson owns Sasquatch Bricks Lego store that over $10,000 worth of merchandize burglarized. // Big Local: A Graham family is fed up with how long it has taken to get justice in the murder of a family member. A woman says the Tacoma Narrows Bridge is overcharging drivers. A sex offender has reoffended after being released from McNeil Island. // You Pick the Topic: Guest: Jake Skorheim on the inordinate amount of time parents have to spend negotiating with their kids.

Salty Dogs, you say? Yes, as in salt water taffy and sailing the seas in the late 1700s. Those are just a couple of landfalls this episode makes as we hear about RJ's trip to Portland, Astoria, and points in between, eat the saltwater taffy he brings us (don't worry, we were mostly careful about the misophonia), wonder how bathtubs in hotels and motels are somehow not slippery yet don't feel like sandpaper, and by a route we no longer recall get to talking about DNRs and a few of the many questions there are on that topic. You may be able to help us out on that one—it's an important topic and we are not really up to speed. Give us a hand. Have a few laughs. Maybe even learn something, who knows? Let's go!Links: Shed Dogs; Astoria; article on the magic shop in Astoria featuring the dude RJ and Sue spoke to there; John Jacob Astor; John Jacob Astor IV (the one that died on the Titanic); the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Cannon Beach; The Geology of the North Oregon Coast; Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area; Salt Water Taffy; the Interstate Bridge; an amazing video of the the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in a 35 mph wind; recycling plastic in BC; a typical Rivian repair; The Lexus LS400 and the Birth of the Japanese Luxury Brands; why paramedics need to ask about DNRs; fascinating HMS Victory video (even for someone like RJ who normally isn't drawn to this kind of stuff); Master & Commander.Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, with permission.

Rep. Adison Richards works for the folks of Washington's 26th legislative district, a beautiful, seahorse-shaped piece of western Washington that stretches from Bremerton down to Longbranch and from Vaughan in the west to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Adison is new here but he knows how the place works, and he's putting that knowledge to work.

In this episode, Shea risks getting canceled by Seattle loyalists by boldly declaring, “Tacoma is cooler than Seattle.” Yep, it's happening. Join us as we count down 13 of Tacoma's unique claims to fame—from winning the Northern Pacific Railroad's western terminus to being home to Stadium High School (an actual castle!), the world's largest octopuses, and even inspiring Frank Herbert to write Dune. We'll also cover iconic landmarks like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and local legends that put Seattle's Space Needle to shame. So if you're ready to dive into a lively (and potentially controversial) love letter to Tacoma, buckle up!Highlights:Tacoma wins the Northern Pacific Railroad western terminus battle.Stadium High School's castle-like beauty.How Dune author Frank Herbert found inspiration in Tacoma's landscapes.The Tacoma Narrows Bridge and its place in history.Meet the world's largest octopuses, right off the shores of Tacoma.Disclaimer: Seattlites, this is all in good fun—so, come at us, bro!You can find more on our website! Rainydayrabbitholes.comDo you want ad-free episodes and bonus episodes? Sign up for our Patreon! Link on the website!Do you want to explore all that makes Tacoma the superior city? Then join an amazing historical tour! Pretty Gritty Tours covers all of our tour needs. Check out the amazing variety of tours at prettygrittytours.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainy-day-rabbit-holes-pacific-northwest-history-and-humor--6271663/support.

In this episode, we explore the story of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, an engineering marvel completed in 1940 that tragically collapsed just months later due to aerodynamic instability. Known as "Galloping Gertie," its failure prompted significant advancements in bridge design, emphasizing the need for better understanding of aerodynamic forces. This tale highlights the balance between innovation and structural safety, shaping modern civil engineering practices.

What does it take to create an impactful leader? Find out in this episode of the Sweet on Leadership podcast. Tim interviews the insightful Brent Yonk—Leadership Coach, Culture Change Agent, and Senior Leader at the FBI—about his extensive experience coaching diverse leaders from around the world. Their conversation will provide you with a wealth of wisdom, including why leadership titles don't matter as much as we think they do, how to develop yourself as a leader first before seeking followers, plus the impact of technology on organizational leadership structures. You don't want to miss this episode if you want to grow your leadership skills and inspire others around you! Brent also shares stories from his experience working as a leader within the FBI and coaching leaders in law enforcement around the world. You'll hear about the many misconceptions people have about leadership, the mistakes organizations make when searching for leaders, and how to cultivate those skills in yourself. For the aspiring leaders out there, you'll learn why it's so powerful to unlock your potential by believing in yourself and cultivating a culture of leadership in your environment. By the end, you'll be inspired to make changes to the way you lead and the way you view leadership. About Brent YonkBrent Yonk is an Assistant Section Chief for the FBI Counterterrorism Division's Technology and Data Innovation Section. In this role, he oversees the development of novel technology solutions supporting international and domestic terrorism investigations and other critical incidents around the world. Prior to his current role, Brent served as the FBI's In-Q-Tel Interface Center Director leading the Bureau's commercial scouting, testing, and evaluation of emerging technologies. Brent is also an Adjunct Faculty for the FBI Academy, instructing and facilitating courses in leadership, organizational change, and project management for law enforcement partners around the world. Prior to joining the FBI, he spent over 10 years working in the private sector with several Fortune 500 companies in the areas of organizational change management and workforce development.Resources discussed in this episode:Disney InstituteLeaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek--Contact Tim Sweet | Team Work Excellence: WebsiteLinkedIn: Tim SweetInstagramLinkedin: Team Work ExcellenceContact Brent Yonk: Linkedin: Brent Yonk--TranscriptBrent 00:01And the beauty is usually when you're exercising leadership without titles, the competitive nature of it doesn't really ever come into play. Because there's really not an opportunity for you to one up anybody else, right? It's really about looking at each other, evaluating each other's strengths, understanding what each person on that team brings to the table, and then really just giving each other and empowering each other to bring their best selves, to support whatever the shared objective or goal is. Tim 00:33I'd like to ask you some questions. Do you consider yourself the kind of person that gets things done? Are you able to take a vision and transform that into action? Are you able to align others towards that vision and get them moving to create something truly remarkable? If any of these describe you, then you, my friend, are a leader, and this show is all about and all for you. I'm Tim Sweet. Welcome to the Sweet on Leadership Podcast. This is episode 33. Thanks for joining us. Tim 01:08Welcome back to the Sweet on Leadership podcast. Thank you very much for joining me today. This is a podcast that has been months in the making. I am absolutely electric with excitement for talking to my guest today. I'd like to introduce Brent Yonk. And Brent, I'm gonna let you tell people all about why I'm so jazzed today. Tell them about what you do. And what you find yourself doing day in day out. It's not my normal cup of tea. Brent 01:39Absolutely. Well. Hopefully, I don't underwhelm everybody. But, so my name is Brent Yonk. I'm an assistant section chief with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI. Specifically, I'm in the FBI's counterterrorism division. And so my role, I focus on leading a group of folks who develop kind of the next generation technology that supports our agents and our analysts who are both at our headquarters divisions, as well as out in the field actually doing the casework day in and day out. That's really what my day-to-day is comprised of, is ensuring that we understand what are the threats that our agents are facing? And what are some of the ways that we can both mitigate those, but we can also fill in the gaps and help them collect the information that they need to be able to make real-time decisions and catch the bad guys as quickly as we can. Tim 02:29And, I mean, this is something for me sitting here in Canada, pretty normal Joe, mostly only sees this stuff in the news and on the TV. And so, it's a world that I think most of us would, would say is pretty mysterious, or has a certain amount of intrigue around it. But let me back you up. Because on top of being involved in something that's so exciting, you also are what I would consider one of the thought leaders in the leadership space, you're definitely a person that I follow constantly. And so, I'd like you to tell us a little bit about, you know, what brings you into that sphere? And what drew you to leadership practice cultural transformation, these types of pursuits. Can you give us a little bit of background on that? Brent 03:11Yeah, absolutely. You know, leadership is something that really started to kind of pique my interest. Early on in my career, I had some interesting conceptions of what leadership was, what it wasn't at that time. And it's evolved over the course of my career. But really, there's always been kind of this internal desire that I've had to find ways to bring the best out of those that I work with, whether it's a pure coworker, direct report, somebody who I who I lead, or even somebody who, who leads me looking for those ways to ensure that we're all able to bring our best selves. And our best performance to whatever it is that we're doing is something that is a real driver for me. So I have spent a lot of time really kind of focused in on understanding what leadership really is, how anybody can start to utilize it and apply it in their lives, not even just in the professional sense, but also in their personal lives, to start to really kind of change the dynamic of the way that they think and view the world and ultimately the outcomes that they're able to achieve. Tim 04:23I share that sentiment. It's one of the reasons I'm involved in what I'm involved in. I remember years ago, I used to say, no one can promote you to leader. Like, that is a choice. That's something you make deep inside. Could you take us back a little bit further, maybe pre-FBI, what kicked you off being inspired to really think about this deeply. What were you seeing in your own roles or around your community that made you ask these questions? Brent 04:51Yeah, absolutely. So, if we go to one of my first jobs, I joined an organization called Quest Communications and I stepped into a sales role at the time. And so went through a very rigorous program, learning how to effectively sell. And, you know, in that role I aspired to be the best salesman that I could be. And of course, you're exposed to a lot of other people and a lot of different perspectives and views. So, in that early role, the way I viewed leadership, which is probably similar to how a lot of people may view leadership is, to me, it was almost synonymous with management, right? So, when you would talk about a leader, my mind would almost instantly just go to, oh, you're talking about a supervisor or manager, an executive, somebody who has a title. And I kind of thought that way. And I really kind of heard that echoed in many of my peers as well. I had somebody who reached out to me from our Training Department at the time, and they asked me, I was one of our top salesmen in the location I was at, they asked me if I would be willing to step in, and lead some training programs for a period of time. And so I had the opportunity to, to transition. And it was, it was a great opportunity, I had a wonderful opportunity to get exposed to a portion of Disney that I don't think many people are aware of, called Disney Institute. And Disney Institute is focused on providing trainings, for businesses on how to take their, their game performance and take their business to the next level. So I had an opportunity to attend this training, which was focused on how do you take your customer service essentially, to the next level, and then kind of bring that curriculum and that content back, package it into our own kind of internal content, and then provide that out to our workforce? Going through that process? And really starting to think about human development? I started to question some of my own fundamentally held views and perspectives of what leadership is and isn't. And I very quickly started to recognize that, well, yes, there are aspects of management that do kind of overlap very nicely with leadership. There's elements of it that don't. And then in fact, you'll see, and most people can share experiences where they've, in fact, encountered people in management roles, people with fancy titles, who, if you were to ask them, Would you follow that person? They would probably say, Not if I didn't have to, right? And so I really started to have this kind of divergent moment where, okay, leadership and management are two different concepts. They can absolutely coexist. And in fact, they're most effective when they coexist. But you can 100% be a leader without having any form of formal authority. And I think this is something that, you know, Simon Sinek, did a great job of bringing into the kind of the public conversation, as he was talking with his book Leaders Eat Last, that authority can absolutely kind of give a bigger impact to your leadership. But it doesn't define your ability to be a leader or not. At that point, I really started to dive into Okay, so leadership is something that can absolutely be done outside of any type of management or supervisory role, and starting to explore okay, how do we unlock that? How do we enable people to effectively step into that leader role? And then of course, the question becomes, if you've got multiple people that are stepping into that leadership role on the same team, how do you effectively kind of co-lead and bring the whole team together versus turning it into more of a competitive type situation? And the beauty is usually when you're exercising leadership without titles, the competitive nature of it doesn't really ever come into play. Because there's really not an opportunity for you to one-up anybody else, right? It's really about looking at each other, evaluating each other's strengths, and expanding what each person on that team brings to the table. And then really just giving each other and empowering each other to bring their best selves, to support whatever the shared objective or goal is. Tim 09:07I like that sentiment. And myself, we say, lead without titles, but lead with your strengths, lead with your geniuses, lead with lead with what people are best at. And think of them in those terms when you bring them to the table. So we can become this cohort that's got all sorts of potential. But titles alone don't mean anything in the same way other than it's just an organizational label. And the other part that you said there, which I think is really important to pull out, make sure we highlight is leaders have followers. And if you don't have people that would follow you somewhere, if you don't stand up for something and people are willing to stand with you, then you can manage. You could be an authority figure. But you're not leading someone by the brain and the heart. You know, it's not the same thing. It's not the same thing as leading somebody because they have contracted with you to do something in a transactional sort of way. I think that's a really important point that you brought up. I mean, and again, that other piece around look, leaders in general, are managers, but not all managers are leaders. If you're a lead something, it doesn't mean you're a formal manager, but you're managing, you're managing thought, you're usually helping people gather around some, there's an element of manager there. Brent 10:27And sometimes, you know, sometimes I even, I struggle with just the semantics of how we talk about leaderships in the broader public sphere. This has kind of been a developing conversation around just emotions in general. But they'll say that, you know, if the only labels that you're aware of when you talk about emotions are happy, sad, and upset, or angry, like, you're always going to be struggling to really understand what's going on inside of yourself. And I think very similarly, if the only labels that you have to describe people in, in these management roles as leader, then you're always going to struggle to like, you can have a very ineffective manager who has very poor behaviors, and that you would still refer to them, even if you refer to them as a poor leader, you're still kind of giving them that title, right? Tim 11:25You're in a leadership position. Brent 11:27Yeah. And so it, and the way the human brain works is kind of fascinating. Like, even though we're saying, Oh, you're a bad leader, there's still like, it seems like the human psychology has this, this fascination with leadership. And I think it's rightly so, we're looking to people to help us come together on something. But if we're following that thought, and we're still thinking of these four leaders, as leaders, we're still giving them, I think, a sense of, we're giving them some of our support almost. And so it's almost like, we need to start broadening our dictionary to say, Okay, you're either a leader or you're not. You may be a manager, but you're not a leader, right now. You may be a dictator, you may be and there's, there's a whole bunch of other words that we can, we can use as a label, as you know, the behaviors that are going on without ceding that, well, you are a leader. Tim 12:28Just as a small aside, I mean, when I'm in my circle, trying to find things to read and be inspired by in the rest of it, I'll often type into a search bar or a news site or LinkedIn, I'll look for articles associated with leadership. Inevitably, it takes me to political leaders, and we use that term their political leaders. Well, not all of them are political leaders in the way we're talking about it. I mean, we're talking about people that are able to be inspiring, and, and gather people that may be peers, and maybe leading co-leading with them. But you're, you're forming a would you say, a gravitational center for some thoughts, some cause some, some purpose, and you're giving people a place to gather and even in the intro of the show, it's like, Are you a person that, you know, brings people together to do amazing things that they couldn't do by themselves? It really becomes that finding one plus one equals four or whatnot, but you're bringing people together to do something meaningful. And that doesn't mean that you're just in a position of power. Leadership as a word has been incredibly cheapened. And maybe we should spend a moment and think about what would be the word that would be even closer than leadership to what we mean a person that's inspiring a person that's going to support people and value them and align them to a purpose. Brent 14:04I feel like the rightful name there is leader, I think, really the, it should be on the opposite side of that spectrum that we're kind of discussing. When you're exhibiting non-leader-like behaviors. Like, let's, let's be honest about that. And let's call it what it is. You're not a leader right now. Tim 14:24When people say, Oh, that's toxic leadership, even that's sort of a weird thing, because it's like, you don't choose to toxically lead or maybe you do, but if you're if you're being toxic as a manager or as an authority figure, you've kind of taken yourself out of the pure leadership sphere. And it's like you, you don't get it. You are vacuous in this area. Good luck. Right? Brent 14:49Obviously, it's that's that is something that is very ingrained, I think, in just our culture. And I think it's almost universally across cultures. The way that we kind of refer to leadership and how we have it, so synonymous with the concept of those authority figures. But I think that by promoting that discussion, and by having that, that clarity to say you may be in an authority role right now, but you are not being a leader gives us that opportunity to 1—help those individuals start to maybe capture a little self-awareness, or recognize maybe there are some behaviors right now that I am exhibiting, that are absolutely taking me away from being a leader? And how can I start to reform those? How can I start to adopt other behaviors, more positive behaviors, that can really help me to step into that leadership, role and title. Tim 15:51And it's funny too, because when we think about leaders, they may not always have structures underneath them, they may not always have rafts of people underneath them, they can be thought leaders, they can be people that are representing an idea. And some very inspiring people may have no will to actually lead people, but they do it by sheer force of intellect or sheer force of brilliance of their ideas. They open people up and it doesn't mean they desperately want to be the guru. They're just the source. Brent 16:24Yeah, that's another thing that I started to see, especially earlier in my career, is when people have that kind of assumption of leadership and management being the same. And when they witnessed people in management begin to behave poorly. It's almost like that disgust or that disenfranchisement that they feel towards those managers leads over to the whole concept of leadership for them. And so when you even try to have a conversation about what is leadership, how do we exhibit leadership? If they have a real strong connection between leadership and management in their heads, and they've experienced real toxic management, they may not want to have any conversation around leadership at all, they may shut down completely, just because when you say leadership, they immediately start thinking, Oh, it's those people that treat you poorly, that leverage their power and use it abusively. And so, they almost run away from the entire conversation of leadership, because they just don't want to get exposed to those behaviors. Tim 17:23Yea, they've been burned. And I've been doing a facilitation and in the first quarter of this year, I've been working with industry, I've been working with higher ed, executives in both fields. So I read provosts, deans, presidents, those types of industry, you're up in the C suite, the rest of it, and, you know, one of the conversations that was going around that is, how do we support and how do we enrich and embolden and encourage our, our staff? How do we increase their potential? How do we develop them? I counterpoint to that, that I brought up these folks. And I said, you know, when we look at some of the data, it says that the satisfaction with employees, and the employees own sense of potential and growth is never higher than when they first get hired. And so, is the challenge to just rebuild what's missing? Or is there a side challenge, which is, what do we do to not erode that person's sense of self and potential and growth? And if we can protect that and leverage it, and perhaps build on it? Great! But those toxic leadership behaviors when we talk about these people that are turned off of the idea of having to be that or another person may have experienced that erosion, that destruction of himself and psyche. And, you know, that is something where, oh, I've had no shortage of clients where it's organizational trauma that we're up against. Yeah. Brent 19:02Yeah, and so in this, this is I think we're that principle of everybody can be a leader. And if we give them that ability to think that way, and if we start to empower them, and we start to think through, how do we get them to leverage more leadership, behaviors, and abilities in whatever role they're in? They not only are conditioning and kind of protecting themselves against those, maybe climate aspects that may demotivate them. Yeah, but they're also acting as a buffer between the rest of the population and negative environmental impacts. And so, the more leaders that you have, at every level of your organization, I think, the more protected you're going to see that employee population be against some of those very pervasive, just, elements of business and just any organization, are those dysfunctional elements that will erode the trust and the engagement. It's really important that people, they do feel that sense of empowerment. And one of the things that you had mentioned, right is the concept of followers. And there may be people out there that think, well, I don't have anybody following me, like, you may have a single person that, like, nobody follows me, well, that's probably not true. There are people that are following you, in the sense that they are watching you, they are taking cues from you, they may even be modeling some of their behaviors after what you're doing. You just may not be aware of that. But even if all of that were taken away, there is still one person that you can absolutely, have follow you. And that's you. And that may sound really funny. But I have seen so many people, that you can clearly see that they don't have that confidence in themselves, to lead themselves effectively. And if you're already struggling to recognize yourself as your own leader, like what hope do we have for you to be able to effectively lead others? So I think that developing that internal compass, that internal sense that the power to make decisions, the power to guide your fate, as it were, is in your hands, right, you get to choose the actions that you're going to take, you get to choose whether or not you're going to try to broaden your awareness of what is influencing and impacting you. Or you can just shut down and you can just put your head down. And you can just focus on doing the easy thing, right, follow that the downward path, that choice is there. And when you recognize that I can lead, even if it's just myself, I can be a leader, you start to unlock that potential, you start to broaden your horizon, you start to open that aperture, and see more possibility for yourself. And then that will continue to broaden. And you'll start to see people around you. And you'll start to recognize in them the skills, the abilities, the knowledge, the potential that's there, and then you can start to encourage them to join you on this journey. And now you're starting to see exponential impact happen from that. Tim 22:17Really, people can get beyond that scarcity mindset into that abundance mindset that starts with the self, it's like, do I appreciate myself for the potential that I've got, so that I don't have to be selfish with it, or I don't have to be jealous of someone else's potential. And that the there's two points that I'd like to mention about that. One is the kindness that you have to approach yourself with, to find that first foothold is important. But also that in my career, I've seen many people who have been very, very successful leaders in one sphere. And I mean, leaders in the proper sense of the word. They moved them over into a different environmental situation, a different job, different industry, different team, different leader, or different, I should say, director, manager, whatever, direct line management figure, and suddenly they start to struggle. And suddenly, they start to doubt themselves. And so, although you can find this, I think there are periods where people go through times of doubt, and times of uncertainty, and they have to reinvigorate that because you can't give away what you don't have. And so if you find it's feeling synthetic, or it's feeling artificial, you better you better stop and say hey, wait a minute, are my roots still hydrated? Am I still, am I still gripping the earth, because you may be going through the motions, but have lost some sort of confidence about yourself. And, and you can see this with some of the biggest names in business, they can be torn down. And, and it can happen and it can happen for very simple reasons. It does not have to be fancy, it doesn't have to be salacious, it doesn't have to be dramatic, and they can lose faith in themselves. And that's something that's, that's a very real thing. But I love that, that statement. I want to move us towards one of the reasons why I think you're such a force in this area. And why I really like you this time talking to you without trying to butter you up too much. But anyway, there's a very real reason why I'm fascinated with your perspective and your background. And that as we got to know each other, you told me about what it's like in the FBI and what the different experiences that you've had. And I see it as this tremendous laboratory to test these ideas. Because of how dynamic it is, because of how far-reaching it is. So can you just paint a picture for us about what's life like for leaders within your organization and also just how far that reach goes. And for you as an expert in this space, this is time to share just why I'm enamored with the, the scope that you've been exposed to, because I think that's such an important thing for people to know about Brent. Brent 25:21Yeah, absolutely. You know, so the FBI is probably one of the most well-known, well, it's perhaps one of the most well, Tim 25:32Everybody knows the three-letter acronym. You know, no one asks how to spell FBI, right? Brent 25:37Maybe, maybe the right word… it is one of the most well-covered organizations in the world. There are absolutely elements, you know, of what you see in Hollywood, or what you even see on the news, which may not actually be the reality of what the actual FBI is like. But one of the elements of the FBI that is 100% true, whether you know, you see view it in, in the movies, the TV shows, whatever it is, is there is an incredibly committed workforce of people. And they're all brought together by this singular mission. Right? You know, as you walk into the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, you'll see a Starbucks on your left, nice Starbucks. But right in front of you on the wall is the mission statement of the FBI, which is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution. And everybody walks in. And everybody sees that, and everybody feels that every day when they come to work. And so, you know, the FBI is like any other large organization, it comes with this dysfunctions, bureaucracy is in our name. So of course, we have that. But the commitment of the people in that organization, I mean, when, when something happens when you have one of these black swan events, one of these unexpected crises that arise there, there are a few places I think that will pull together as quickly and work together as effectively as the people in the FBI. And so it's, it's a fascinating place to work. I grew up with, with two parents who are in law enforcement, my dad was a deputy sheriff, and my mom was an adult probation officer. So I kind of got to experience the law enforcement perspective, you know, as a very young child all the way growing up, I didn't get away with hardly anything, right, I got to see the full cycle of justice in my house. And so, you know, even growing up, the FBI was this kind of vaunted place where the best of the best strive to get. And so to be able to step into this organization, you know, as I've been going through my career, and to be able to see behind the scenes and actually encounter the people and work with them. It's been, it's been fascinating. And, you know, it's in this is one of the things that I tell everybody is, the FBI has a reputation that draws the very best people from society to come and join our mission, right? Private sector companies would pay boatloads of money to try to attract and bring in the quality of people that just naturally are attracted the FBI, because we stand for. Tim 28:26Self selection and self-alignment. They're already led by an idea, in a sense. Brent 28:31Yes, absolutely. So it is, it's a fascinating as you, as you said, a laboratory from a leadership perspective, because not only do I have these very motivated and very engaged and very willing participants, but they are completely bought into what we are here for. And if developing and becoming a better leader is going to make them more effective, at the furtherance of our mission, they're all for it. Right. And so, so yeah, so it's, it's, it's incredible, being able to work with these committed individuals, to see the willingness and the desire that they have to try to get better at what they do every day. And to try to empower the people around them to do that as well. The other benefit that comes along with this is, you know, the FBI is known as the premier law enforcement agency in the world. Right. Very lofty title, in many ways, very well deserved. You know, in some ways, we may be resting on some of the Hollywood mythos, but the FBI has this opportunity to share our knowledge and share our expertise, not only with local law enforcement that we work with across the United States, but we also get to share it with our international partners. And prior to the, I think there was the CBS television series FBI International that came out a couple of years ago. I think prior to that show coming out, most people probably didn't realize that the FBI had an international presence. In most embassies around the world. There are FBI, special agents and employees that are also attached. Their focus is to investigate any crimes that happened to American citizens abroad. And so we have this global footprint. And so we're always engaging and interacting with international partners, whether it's federal or local law enforcement agencies in these different countries. And you know, one of the benefits that I have had the opportunity to take advantage of, being a adjunct faculty member for the FBI, is I've been able to actually go out to these countries and meet with these international partners, and sit down with their, their frontline leaders with their executives, and really start to talk in depth about what is the power of leadership in their organizations, and again, to share some of these concepts that, hey, leadership extends to much more than just your people with titles, your frontline workers, the peoples that are out protecting the communities that you serve, like you can empower them to be leaders too. So having the ability to share and kind of take that message out to these groups has been a real privilege. For me. It's a fascinating realization, I think to, to see that regardless of what boundaries may divide us, from a nation-state perspective, or even from a political perspective or any other, we all share many of the same fundamental concerns, issues, challenges. And in many cases, the answer to resolving or getting closer to a resolution on those comes through effective leadership. Tim 31:51Each of those exposures is likely to have I mean, I have been in business in Southeast Asia or in Africa and whatnot. And there are cultural barriers, there are socio-economic barriers, there are gender roles that are different than we might assume there are, how you view elders and things like this. And the and the authority networks are can be very, either formal, but perhaps very different than we would see in Canada. So you're seeing all of this, and yet through it, there's this throughline of what humans want, or want to be, they want something to follow, or they, they want to be able to express themselves and collect people around them so that they can lead the charge on something is an important realization, but then also to experience what are the barriers that different people feel? And can we get? Can we get a fluency around? What are the tensions that people can feel when they're dealing with this, and as you've said, those tensions don't have to be from people outside our country. Everybody can have hangups, of one ilk or another. Could you share with us maybe an anecdote of something that was surprising to you, when you had brought an idea to a group or a team or witnessed a type of realization or transformation. Brent 33:10This would have been last year I was out in East Africa, we were in Nairobi, and we were meeting with a cohort of Law Enforcement Executives, across several different countries, they had all come to Nairobi to for this training. And, you know, my role I was responsible for really kicking the event off and kind of getting this, this week long training conference through the first day and a half. So I was introducing many of these concepts that are very common knowledge here in the United States, things like emotional intelligence, and you know, unconscious bias, how to cultivate a healthy culture. And it was fascinating talking with these leaders in these different international organizations. And seeing that, while they may not recognize all of the labels, and all of the names, they may not know what emotional intelligence is, the underlying concepts of it, they were able to actually very quickly make connection to, through their own experiences, right. And so really, for them, it was just kind of translating, oh, well, we may not label it as emotional intelligence here, we may call it something else. But that's what these principles are, and watching them make those connections and then start to relate and see how those connections could support their efforts in the work that they were doing was fascinating. One of the concepts that I tend to talk with a lot of executives and especially in law enforcement communities around is a acronym, it's called VUCA. And for those that have never come across the acronym VUCA it stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Essentially, it's kind of the four broad elements that we encounter in our modern world, right? And it makes making decisions effectively, very difficult. Because things are constantly changing. There's all sorts of different things that you can't necessarily track, right? Everything is complex, everything is kind of interconnected. And you may try to tug on this thread and not realize that it's going to have all of these secondary and tertiary ramifications. And so how do you effectively help an organization achieve its objectives in this very shifting and constantly, you know, fluid environment. And for the East Africans, this was a completely new concept to them, they had not heard of the acronym VUCA. And it stuck. It was incredible how well it stuck with them. So the program that I was supporting is a year-long program that we offer to many of our international law enforcement partners, where they end up spending a week in each of the host countries. And then they'll do a capstone week back in the US and DC. And so I had the opportunity of reuniting with this cohort, when they made the journey back over to DC a year later at the end of their program, and walking into the room and seeing them after several months, it was incredible to watch their faces light up when they saw me. And the first words that leave their mouth weren't brands, it was VUCA. Right? They were so excited about that concept, and how it helped them frame their discussions that it just it, it stuck with them. And so that was, that was a really gratifying moment for me to realize, okay, you know, some of these other concepts, like we have these fancy names for them, but they may already be concepts that they get they understand. But it's great to be able to bring something that's new, that's genuine, something that expands the way that you know, these different folks can have conversations, and to watch them kind of embrace that and, and really retain that information. To me, that was really exciting. Especially Tim 37:04Especially, if you're especially if your lifestyle. And where you find yourself in the world is filled with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. I absolutely think that maybe that's getting closer to the definition of leaders, somebody who provides an antidote to that. And… Brent 37:21100%, or at least gives you the ability to feel safe and confident making decisions. Tim 37:30You're the foothold. I remember being hired for a role. And I love this role. And when, when I was, was being scouted for it, and when it was being sold to me, the guy leaned over the table, and he said, Look, I want you to know something about this role. I said, What? He goes: maximum exposure zero safety net. And I was like, awesome, like, sign me up, you know. And it's, you know, if you're comfortable with high levels of ambiguity, can still find the through line, then, then that's what we need. I'm like, awesome, my job. So, as you're training these other people, and as I think about, I'm thinking about your job, but want to bring us back there, technology and data innovation, counterterrorism division. Like, whoa, man, so much better than what I've got on my business card. Anyway, we talked a little bit about, we're going to change gears just a little bit here. Because as we're talking about these leaders, finding their feet, being this foothold, and expressing, for lack of a better word, pure leadership, your role within the FBI, also is heavily technology-focused, right? You're dealing with data and all of these things. In conversation before this. We were talking about what the role of technology can be in the leadership experience. And I'd like you to dive into that. Your view on that I found really compelling. Brent 38:55It is a really fascinating environment to be in to be developing technology solutions that are addressing real-world threats, and supporting, like really serious investigations, right? Counterterrorism became a really big known thing after 9/11. And even though most of the people that are now joining the workforce are actually born after the events of 9/11. And they don't have that, that kind of same connection that some of the others do. There's this sense of importance to that mission, still, because of the impact that it had on not just the United States, but on countries around the world. We all went through very turbulent time after those events. And so to be able to support our agents, our analysts and our partners in this space is something that I have found to be extremely, both exciting, but just gratifying. And so you know, working with my team and leadership in this respect is really about empowering my people to have not just the physical resources, they need to do their jobs, but to also have that connection with the mission, to really understand how the work they do ties back to that purpose, have the psychological safety to be able to feel like it's okay for us to, to try and to make mistakes, which saying, make mistakes, and counterterrorism in the same sentence can be a very difficult thing. But the reality is like, if we are not striving, if we are not pushing ourselves to the point where you know, we are occasionally hitting that failure barrier, then we're not going to be developing the solutions that are ultimately going to help us achieve our vision in the FBI, which is to stay ahead of the threat, right. So if you look at all of the different threat actors that exist in the world, right, you'll see that they are iterating, at a pace that is incredibly difficult to match, especially when you factor in just the general bureaucracy that tends to go with large government agencies. And so we have the benefit of because we are a smaller team within the FBI, focused on a specific mission set, we can iterate a little bit faster than if we were trying to do this at scale at the level of the entire organization, we have this ability to experiment to test hypotheses to you know, really try to find where is the value add. And I think sometimes that can be a challenge for those that are in the technology development space. Because oftentimes, you may have this great idea. And you may go, kind of gangbusters trying to develop it, build it out. But if you never actually validate it, if you never actually get that feedback from the end users to say that, yes, that actually is a really useful thing, you may end up developing the most useless, the most beautiful, useless piece of technology that's out there. Tim 42:03And then it can be even worse, it might not even just be useless. It might feed the wrong data, or overemphasize something, or cloud the judgment of others. Brent 42:12It's part of our mantra, we partner very closely, and when in fact, we try to recruit some of the more technically minded people from our workforce, to come from the field directly into our shop, because then they're bringing that real-world experience and insight directly into the development discussions. So we're able to solve some of the most pressing issues that our folks in those counterterrorism seats are experiencing. Tim 42:37On the other side of, of your job description. And in a very general sense, what are the are some of the big risks of an over-reliance or, you know, what, what can be the ugly things that happened when we, if we don't properly control how we enable leaders and teams with data and technology. I'm a big data guy, I always say I would rather, you know, know than hope. And so the flow of information and the flow of data is really important. And the use of technology and the adoption of it is appropriately important, when it's when it's useful when it's the right answer, when it's not a faster pencil. Brent 43:21Absolutely well, and so there's the phrase, if you can't measure it, you can't improve it right. And so to your point, data is essential. And so we're on the operational side, of course, data is what empowers our agents to move their investigations forward. When you think through the concept of it in a leadership perspective, and especially in more of a broad organizational context, if you don't have the ability to collect the data to kind of understand your current state, then how do you plan? And how do you put in place any type of initiative to move from that state to your desired future state? And so you may be throwing in all sorts of different solutions, whether they're human resources, solutions, or technical solutions. But if you don't have the data underlying to help you understand where you're actually at, you may be trying to navigate from, say, Washington, DC to New York, when in fact, you're actually out in, you know, Salt Lake City, Utah, right? Maybe anything slightly different part of the country, and so you're just not going to get where you need to go. So yeah, so data is huge. And so from technology perspective, I mean, technology has given us the ability to not only collect data at a scale that we've never been able to before, but it enables to connect the dots in a way that makes it so much more impactful and meaningful if we do it the right way. Now, I think where, you know, a lot of organizations tend to struggle is they tend to bring or they tend to struggle bringing the right players to the table to ensure that we are connecting all of those relevant dots, it's really easy, especially the bigger organizations get, it's really easy for these silos to start developing within the organizations. And they may be building this great technical solution or this great development tool or whatever it is. But it's not being informed by all of the relevant data points. And so it's going to miss the mark, it's not going to deliver the desired results, because it's not factoring in some of those other underlying issues that may be out there. Tim 45:31There's a depolarization that I see in teams when they get a certain size and a certain complexity when teams are, especially when they're, they're young and entrepreneurial, where they tend to network people, and they classify information and systems and tools, right? They, when things start to get really, really hairy, and we start to slip into those silos. And sometimes when we adopt these, these systems of organization that that really don't fit with an organizational mission, or what we're trying to do or the nimbleness that exists there already. You can see this inflection point, this switch flip. That happens. And you'll see this often when businesses get to a point where the leaders don't feel like they can reach enough people. And what ends up happening is we go from networking people and classifying tools and information to classifying people and networking tools and information. And the problem is the data and systems at least, you know, not in the last, maybe it's changing, but they don't do the thinking. And they don't do the connecting and then people feel isolated. And so there is this potential hazard when it comes to technological systems and data that it can be ignored, that it can be misapplied. Or it could even be misused if a person is of a certain mind or of a certain motivation. All of those things I would say are probably of paramount importance to you. Do you see that as part of the toxic or lack of leadership expression where they can have certain attitudes towards information, data, and technology? Brent 47:11So especially when I talk about this kind of toxicity that sometimes creeps up into cultures within organizations, you know I think a lot of times we tend to view it nefariously right, like, there are these people that are vicious in nature. And the reality is, in many cases, it's not. It's what's happened is it's organically spread. And nobody's been tracking it. And nobody's been pulling out the weeds. And so those weeds have just started to engulf the rose bed, as it were, and they're starting to strangle the plants. It's not that there was any nefarious intent in it, it was just it was allowed to occur. And in some cases, a lot of it, I think, is due to just general ignorance, especially when we're talking at the at the management level. One of the issues that I have seen over the course of my career, is there's a propensity for organizations to promote, not based on your competency to fulfill the role, but based on your prior performance, right? As an example, in my first career as a top salesman, right, whenever a new supervisory position would open up, they would come to the top salespeople, and they would say, Hey, are you interested in this job we would like you to put in for this role. And the assumption was, if you're a great salesperson, and we put you into a supervisor role, then you will just automatically shed your brilliance onto all of the people you supervise, and they will magically become great salespeople as well. Right? It sounds great in theory, but in practice, it doesn't work at all. Because what happens is you put that person into that role. And it's completely different from what their previous role was. Now they've got to have different types of conversations. Now they've got to start leveraging different skills that they were never developed to utilize. And so, in the instance, where you get stuck in that position, what do you do? Right? You try to tell people how to do their jobs, because that's how I did it. That's how I was successful. So you start to see micromanagers just flourish because that's, that's all they know, I was put in this role to get everybody else to be as good as I was. This is the formula I used to get there. And I think that's another important element that, you know, sometimes we miss when we talk about leadership. There isn't a standard methodology to this. Tim 49:37No, in fact, there shouldn't be. Because of how unique people in situations are, there's guideposts, but there's got to be a lot of tailoring. Brent 49:45So, when you get stuck with somebody telling you exactly how you're supposed to do your job? What do you do? You shut down. Tim 49:51Yeah, especially if you've got an internal tension or conflict with that something., Brent 49:51Yes.  So, you'll either shut down, or you'll fight back. Right? Tim 50:00I think there's one other option, if I may. Sure. And that is it can set up a really, we have harmony and teams. But we can also set up a very negative harmonic. And I think of the example I show this with is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on Puget Sound in 1940, if you've ever seen this, there was only a 30 mile an hour wind, long suspension bridge, and the thing started to move just a little bit, just like a leader bugs his people little bit, little bit more, until the thing starts to swing and eventually tears itself apart. It didn't take a very strong wind, if you have the wrong type of advice applied in light, well-meaning doses frequently enough, you can see an employee tear themselves apart. Right? And absolutely, maybe that organizational trauma sets in. Brent 50:51So obviously, there's a, there's a, I think, a huge gap there. Where if organizations focus their time and attention on Okay, as we're developing people, we need to start having conversations about how to manage effectively, and how to lead effectively, because those are two different disciplines. And those conversations and that development needs to happen well in advance of putting that person in that management role. Right? Like, you're not going to put your 10-year-old child behind the wheel of a car and say, go ahead and learn by doing. Right? Like it's just it's not going to have a happy ending. But that's essentially what we're doing. In many cases, when we promote people into these supervisory or management roles. Tim 51:35Maybe leadership should be called people craft. Brent 51:38Yeah, absolutely. But how do we bring people together. But to tie it back to the, to the data and the technology aspect of it. So I think in many cases, you've got all of these different systems that tend to grow as an organization is evolving. And you start to, to your point, you start to lose some of those connections. And pretty soon the data starts skewing in certain directions. And if you are not, if you are not prepared, or if you are not knowledgeable enough to be aware of how that can occur, then you can take the data that you're given, and just trust it. And in fact, it may be painting a very drastically different picture from what the objective reality is. And so you may be thinking that you are making data-informed decisions that are in the best interest of your organization, when in fact, at the ground level, these are, these decisions that you're making, are having some truly challenging, and sometimes even, you know, like debilitating effects on your, on your workforce, and ultimately on the performance of your organization. Tim 52:53This has been really rich, and I appreciate you going on this journey with me. And I hope it's not the last time we do it, I really want to have you back. And I know you've got some things, which we won't mention on the go, which may, which may bring that up as an opportunity. But as we wrap up, Brent, I'm gonna ask you a series of questions real quick. One is what's got you most excited right now? What's got you really fired up? Brent 53:18Yeah, so over the past, you know, year or so I've been really getting kind of deep into organizational culture, like what makes organizations tick, understanding some of those group dynamics and trying to pick apart essentially, where are some of the just common flaws that are impacting organizations, whether they're public sector, organizations, like the FBI, or they're private sector, companies. You know, in a lot of ways, we share a lot of these issues and similarities. And so understanding how you can cultivate a culture so that it promotes healthy behaviors, and encourages people to come together instead of to divide. I think that's been something that occupied a lot of my attention over the last year. Tim 54:09It's such a polarized world. And we're seeing that in Canada, we see it in the States, finding that rational middle in that that area for discourse and cooperation in the middle is such an important thing for us to protect. Yeah, I'm with you. Brent 54:24Just keeping that perspective that it is okay to disagree. But there is nothing wrong with differing perspectives. That's, that's what makes us both, you know, as nations but, but as a species. That's what makes us so strong is the ability to have different viewpoints and still be able to work together. Tim 54:47It's where creativity lives. Creativity does not work on the edges in the periphery. That's just dogma. So that's great. You are writing on LinkedIn, I follow you, it's great. You are speaking you are out there and and present. If a person wants to get in touch with you to, you know, consider you speaking at their organization or just to say, hi, where can they do that? What's the best way to get in touch with you? Brent 55:16Yeah, absolutely. So, the easiest way right now to engage with me, I think is through LinkedIn. If you go on there you search Brent Yonk, I'm the only one. In fact, I think, if you Google Brent Yonk, I'm the only one in the world. But, but yeah, so LinkedIn is an easy way to follow me, you'll be able to see some of my thoughts that I've tried to put out on a relatively frequent basis. But you can always direct message me there. And we can start to have a deeper conversation or if you're interested in, in having me bring some of these thoughts and ideas to your organization or to a conference, I'm always happy to have a conversation and see if it fits. Tim 55:53Right. We'll put links in the show notes. Last couple of questions. After we've had this conversation, thinking of the people that are listening, leaders that may be in a leadership or management position for several years, or they might be burgeoning brand new to the practice. What would be your hope for them to take away? Or to feel generally What's your wish? For leaders out there? Brent 56:20Yeah, absolutely. I think well, for those that are not in a formal role of management, or that don't have that, that title, the first thing that I would want them to walk away from is leadership is not exclusive. It's not something that comes with a title. It's something that you choose to be that you choose to adopt. And by doing so you're going to realize incredible benefits. And again, it's not just a professional skill set, or a professional mindset. Leadership permeates every aspect of our lives, whether it's at your home, whether it's your social circles, it permeates all of it. And so, by developing your leadership abilities, you are going to holistically improve the quality of your life across the board. For those that are in formal management roles, the thing that I really would want them to take away from is how can they as organizations, how can they in their teams, really start to have meaningful conversations with their people about adopting a leadership mindset and stepping into a leadership role, even if it's within their individual roles, because if they can encourage their people to do that, the quality and the breadth of outcomes and results that they're going to realize, will be well beyond anything that they could do through, you know, the traditional business practices. Tim 57:45So, the end of every show, we'd like to ask a couple of questions. So, this comes from Jagroop Chhina. And he wanted to ask you, what's the most meaningful thing that you've learned in the last year? Brent 57:59Yeah. So you know, it, surprisingly, it ties back to what we were just talking about, that. I think that that, that pulling apart that we are seeing in society, that inability to recognize the middle ground, helping people to reconnect, and to realize that whatever your political ideologies are, whatever your religious philosophies may be, they're these narratives that we have. But they don't impact our ability to relate to one another as human beings. And as individuals. In order to have that connection, it starts with curiosity. And it starts with just having the courage to approach somebody who you don't know, and strike up that conversation. And what I found is by doing that, and by encouraging that, you start to watch all of these other walls and labels just kind of start lowering. And so, fostering those human connections, is the most impactful way that we can address some of the divisiveness that we have seen in our modern world. Tim 59:11Your turn. The next guest, what would be the question you would like to challenge them with? Brent 59:19Well, so I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna play it off of what we've talked about, how do you inspire the individual contributors especially, but even those that are in management or supervisory ranks? How do you inspire them to really adopt their, that leadership mindset and perspective? How do you encourage them to be leaders and what does that look like? Tim 59:45I will carry that forward. Brent Yonk, thank you very much for joining me. It was a real pleasure. Thanks for being so generous with your time. Brent 59:53No, not at all. And I appreciate the opportunity to come and to be on the show. Really enjoyed it. Tim 59:58Okay, well, can't wait till the next time. You have a great one. And we'll see you soon. Brent 1:00:06You as well. Thank you. 1:00:10Thank you so much for listening to Sweet on Leadership. 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When you're building a house, a bridge, or some other impressive construction, some serious planning must be done, and every detail matters. The construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington was finished 1940, a twin suspension bridge was unique and one-of-the-kind construction never seen before. In today's equivalent, it cost about 1 billion bucks. Still, despite the amount of money spent, the bridge lasted slightly over 4 months. The engineers apparently missed one highly important issue - the wind. Read more: https://brightside.me/articles/8-most... #brightside Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook:   / brightside   Instagram:   / brightside.official   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On November 7th in world history, several significant events occurred. Here are a few notable ones:1917 - October Revolution in Russia: On November 7, 1917, according to the Julian calendar (October 25 in the Gregorian calendar), the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized power in Russia, marking the beginning of the Russian Revolution. This event led to the establishment of a communist government in Russia and eventually the formation of the Soviet Union.1940 - The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse: On this day, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State, USA, famously collapsed due to strong winds and aerodynamic forces. The dramatic event was captured on film and serves as a classic engineering failure example.1967 - The United States Congress passed the Public Broadcasting Act, leading to the creation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the establishment of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). This legislation has had a significant impact on the development of public television and radio in the United States.1991 - Magic Johnson's Announcement: NBA basketball legend Magic Johnson announced that he had contracted HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which led to widespread awareness and discussion about HIV/AIDS.2013 - Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Struck the Philippines: One of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded made landfall in the Philippines, causing widespread destruction and leading to significant humanitarian efforts.These are just a few historical events that happened on November 7th. The day has seen various events across different years and contexts.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-november-7th/Social Media:Facebook 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 Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/eaters/simian-samba/audrey-horne/https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a once-majestic suspension bridge, stretched across Washington State's Puget Sound like a steel spider's web. It served as a vital link between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. However, on November 7, 1940, the bridge succumbed to a deadly dance with gravity, collapsing into the watery depths below.Dubbed "Galloping Gertie" by its builders, the bridge was known for its mysterious vertical undulations in the wind. Despite attempts to tame its movements, it met its demise in 40 mph winds that morning. The twisting motion grew increasingly violent until the deck tore apart, leaving only remnants of towers and cables as silent witnesses to the catastrophe.The fallen bridge now lies beneath the waves as an artificial reef while its successor, built in 1950, stands proudly upon the original pedestals. This tragic collapse served as a catalyst for advancements in bridge aerodynamics and aeroelastics, shaping future suspension bridge designs.As early as 1923, engineers like Joseph B. Strauss and David B. Steinman were consulted for ideas to connect Tacoma with the Kitsap Peninsula. However, funding challenges and disagreements on design approaches plagued the project from its inception.The innovative design proposed by Leon Moisseiff ultimately won out over Clark Eldridge's conventional design due to cost savings and elegance. Moisseiff's theory of elastic distribution promised to absorb wind pressure and transmit energy to anchorages and towers. Unfortunately, this approach proved insufficient in preventing disaster.The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse remains a cautionary tale for future generations of engineers and scientists alike – an unforgettable reminder that nature's forces can humble even our greatest creations.On September 27, 1938, construction commenced on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a $6.4 million marvel stretching 2,800 feet as the world's third-longest suspension bridge. The slender structure, designed with only two lanes and a mere 39 feet in width, earned its nickname "Galloping Gerty" from the workers who witnessed her dance amid moderate winds.Despite attempts to steady her rhythmic swaying - from anchoring cables to concrete blocks or installing hydraulic buffers - all efforts fell short. Professor Frederik Falkenhusen proposed drilling holes for airflow or adding deflector vanes for aerodynamics, but fate intervened; the bridge collapsed five days after his recommendations.Leonardo Coatsworth, the last driver on the trembling titan, recounted crawling on hands and knees towards safety while the bridge crumbled around him. His car and Tubby, his daughter's Cocker Spaniel, plunged into the abyss below - the sole fatality of this disaster.Captured on film by camera shop owners Barney Elliott and Harboring Monroe, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse now serves as a cautionary tale for engineering and architecture students worldwide.Silent film, etched in monochrome, danced at mismatched tempos. Monroe's lens captured 24 frames per second, while Elliott's waltzed at a languid 16. The bridge's oscillations - a frantic ballet, pirouetting 50% faster than reality. In 2019, a second reel surfaced - Arthur Leach's view from Gig Harbor's edge. A civil engineer and toll collector, he bore witness as the last soul to cross westward before the collapse. Determined, he halted others from stepping onto the disintegrating stage.#cars #car #collectorcars oldcars #cartalk #carhistory #automotivehistory #automobile #thisdayinautomotivehistory #thisdayinhistory #classiccars #gigharbor #tacoma #NaPosPoMo

Emergency broadcasts and gatekeeping.Tuning Fork Therapy, frequencies, and healings. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was destroyed by frequencies. Indian head test patterns.Witch trials, psychedelics, werewolves, demonic possession and Pharmakia.Witchcraft is the European version of shamanism. All the shamanistic things people are interested in now European witches were doing already.Mushrooms, garden gnomes and Santa Claus.The Israel and Hamas situation.Interview with special guest Chance Garton.ShownotesInnververse PodcastChance Garton's RofkinChance Garton's PatreonLinkswww.MAPSOC.orgFollow Sumo on TwitterAlternate Current RadioSupport the Show!Subscribe to the Podcast on GumroadSubscribe to the Podcast on PatreonBuy Us a Tibetan Herbal TeaSumo's SubstacksHoly is He Who WrestlesModern Pulp

Jennifer Wing tells us about the male birth control that worked behind bars — but not in bars. Playwright Rachel Atkins creates a new work of art inspired by a collective's creative failure. We hear about the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, one of the most notorious engineering failures of all time. And we meet The Rejections, a merry band of authors who decided to play through their pain.

Engineering News – Counterfeit Part Detection (0:40) This week's engineering failure is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (4:15). Designed by some of the same engineers (10:50) as the Golden Gate Bridge we talked about last episode, this bridge only stood for 3 months before collapsing (18:55). A full inquiry (21:00) discovered flaws in the lightweight design and a new, stronger bridge was built that's still standing today (26:05). Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg

Episode 93 kicks off with major breaking news.  The Lady of the Dunes was finally identified after nearly fifty years as a Jane Doe.  It was a huge break in the case.  Who was she?  How did Frank Durant's documentary help spur this resolution?  These topics and many more, including how it affects the upcoming Lady of the Dunes book, will be discussed on the show.Thanksgiving is getting closer.  New England got its name from the Pilgrims and their descendants who first landed in America in 1620.  However, before they found Plymouth they spent five weeks on Cape Cod.  Learn about where the Pilgrims walked on the Cape and then go and visit them yourselves. New England might not come to mind when thinking of the major hubs of music in the United States.  There are surprisingly far more famed acts from the six states of the region than you might think.  This week we'll go way Back in the Day to look at some famous musicians from New England.  It will likely be the first of several segments.What do you think of when someone asks about the 1980s?  This weeks Top 5 will feature symbols of the 80s.  From music to technology, from fads to fashion, what made the list?There is a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule featuring the legendary collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge aka 'Galloping Gertie.'Helpful Links from this Episode(available through Buzzsprout)Purchase Iconic Hotels and Motels of Cape CodBuy Me A Coffee!Wear Your WishKiwi's Kustoms - EtsyDJ Williams MusicKeeKee's Cape Cod KitchenChristopher Setterlund's YouTube ChannelChristopher Setterlund.comThe In My Footsteps Podcast BlogCape Cod True Crime: The Lady of the Dunes & Tony CostaRuth Marie Terry(Lady of the Dunes) - FBI.govThe Collapse of Tacoma Narrows BridgeMusicians From New England Spotify PlaylistListen to Episode 92 here.Support the show

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which opened to traffic on July 1st, 1940, was built in the Evergreen State during the 1930s. It ran from Gig Harbor to Tacoma, about 40 miles south of Seattle, over Puget Sound. The canal where the bridge crossed the sound is about a mile wide. With a length of 5,959 feet, it was the world's third longest suspension bridge at the time.The bridge was designed by Leon Moisseiff to be the most flexible ever built. Engineers at the time concluded that the design, while exceeding previously accepted length, depth, and breadth ratios, was totally safe. Following the collapse, it was discovered that the engineers had failed to account for the aerodynamic forces present at the site during a period of high winds. Such forces were not widely considered by engineers and designers at the time of building.Listen now to learn more about the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and how it earned its original moniker!A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at:     https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at Historyoftheevergreenstatepod@gmail.comTo keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryoftheevergreenstatepodcastThank you for listening!

Welcome to the Greetings and Felicitations, a podcast where I explore topics which might not seem to be directly related to compliance but clearly influence our profession. In this special series, I consider many structural engineering concepts are apt descriptors for an anti-corruption compliance program. In this concluding episode 5, I consider the Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure and preventing failure in your compliance program. Highlights include: ·      Why and how did the Tacoma Narrows Bridge fail? ·      What are the key lessons it provides to compliance professionals? ·      Why are 3rd parties still the greatest risk to any compliance program?  ·      What steps can you take to manage third parties most effectively? ·      Why is continuous monitoring key to managing risk?  Resources  “Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity”, taught by Professor Stephen Ressler from The Teaching Company.

A dramatic 1940 bridge collapse, giant tentacles bursting out of the water - is the Pacific Northwest legend of Tacoma's King Octopus based in fact, or are the Seattle Kraken the only reason to "fear the deep" in Washington state's coastal waters?  It's another cryptid episode, folks. Sources https://www.knkx.org/other-news/2017-05-20/world-octopus-wrestling-championships-once-attracted-audience-of-thousands-to-shores-of-tacoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_wrestling https://www.southsoundmag.com/arts-entertainment/giant-octopus-revealed/article_f40fe8c5-7b71-5b39-b9c8-27fa192d0dd1.html https://gritcitymag.com/2018/03/kraken-the-case-behind-one-of-tacomas-most-popular-local-legends/ https://www.kuow.org/stories/there-really-giant-octopus-under-tacoma-narrows-bridge https://patch.com/washington/universityplace/the-octopus-under-the-narrows-bridge-named-one-of-the5f301f767e https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/washington/articles/this-washington-town-believes-a-giant-octopus-lurks-in-its-waters/ https://www.gigharborlivinglocal.com/post/2017/12/18/the-giant-lives https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89503436/octopus-drowns-youth/# https://www.newspapers.com/image/725375057/?terms=octopus&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/733197391/?terms=octopus&match=1 https://mission-blue.org/2021/02/new-marine-hospital-opens-in-seattle-in-celebration-of-salish-sea-hope-spot/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0xohjV7Avo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940) https://oceana.org/marine-life/giant-pacific-octopus/#:~:text=The%20giant%20Pacific%20octopus%20is,30%20feet%20across%20in%20length. https://wgntv.com/news/trending/the-story-behind-the-octopus-escape-at-the-seattle-aquarium/ https://mynorthwest.com/82176/local-divers-are-furious-about-octopus-hunters-in-the-puget-sound/ https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/mpa/octopus-preserve https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/giant-pacific-octopus#:~:text=Highly%20intelligent%20creatures%2C%20giant%20Pacific,of%20endangered%20or%20vulnerable%20animals. https://tubitv.com/movies/680814/the-giant-pacific-octopus?start=true

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On this midweek show, we present Part 1 of the Hacks & Wonks 2022 Post-Primary Election Recap which was live-streamed on August 9, 2022 with special guests EJ Juárez and Doug Trumm. In Part 1, the panel breaks down primary election results in the 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts before moving on to battleground districts for State Legislature seats in the 26th and 30th LDs. Stay tuned for Part 2 of the recap releasing this Friday for more primary analysis! As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. You can follow Hacks & Wonks on Twitter at @HacksWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-hosts, EJ Juárez at @EliseoJJuarez and Doug Trumm at @dmtrumm. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.   Resources Hacks & Wonks 2022 Primary Election Recap Livestream | August 9th, 2022: https://www.officialhacksandwonks.com/august-2022-postprimary-recap   Transcript   [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show we talk with Policy Wonks and Political Hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work, with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening and what you can do about it. You're listening to part 1 of our 2022 Post-Primary Election Recap, with special guests EJ Juárez and Doug Trumm, which we live-streamed on August 9th, 2022. You'll get part 2 in your feed this Friday, August 19th, in place of our regular week-in-review episode. You can find the audio and full transcript for this recap on our website, officialhacksandwonks.com. Thank you for listening! Good evening, and welcome to the Hacks & Wonks Post-Primary Election Recap. I'm Crystal Fincher - I'm a political consultant and the host of the Hacks & Wonks podcast. And today I'm thrilled to be joined by three of my favorite Hacks and Wonks to break down what happened in last week's primary election. Before we begin tonight, I'd like to do a land acknowledgement. I'd like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Coast-Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish People, past and present. I would like to honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe. We're excited to be able to live stream this recap on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Additionally, we're recording this recap for broadcast on KODX and KVRU radio, podcast, and it will be available with a full text transcript at officialhacksandwonks.com. We invite our audience to ask questions of our panelists. If you're watching a live stream online, then you can ask questions by commenting on the livestream. You can also text your questions to 206-395-6248. That's 206-395-6248, and that number will scroll at the bottom of the screen. Our esteemed panelists for the evening are EJ Juárez. EJ is a public servant who remains involved in numerous political efforts across Washington. In his day job, he's the Director of Equity and Environmental Justice for the Department of Natural Resources. He leads that agency's work to reduce health and economic disparities through environmental justice practices. He previously served as the first Public Policy Manager for the Group Health Foundation, where he led the work to create that organization's political and legislative portfolio after serving in leadership posts at the Seattle Library and as the Executive Director at Progressive Majority and ColorPAC, organizations dedicated to recruiting, training, and electing progressive champions in Washington and Oregon. Thank you so much - welcome. [00:03:01] EJ Juárez: Thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. [00:03:03] Crystal Fincher: Excellent. And next we have Doug Trumm. Doug is the Executive Editor of The Urbanist and serves on The Urbanist Elections Committee, which crafts the organization's endorsements. An Urbanist writer since 2015, he dreams of pedestrianizing streets, blanketing the city in bus lanes, and unleashing an eco-friendly mass timber building spree to end the affordable housing shortage and avert our coming climate catastrophe. He graduated from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. He lives in East Fremont and loves to explore the city by bike, foot, or bus. Welcome, Doug Trumm. Great to have you - so we are having a little bit of technical difficulties with Doug, he will join us back again as soon as he's able, but we'll get started with EJ Juárez. Starting off - I think we can start with the Congressional races, where just yesterday - in the 3rd Congressional District, which is in Southwest Washington - we saw Jaime Herrera Beutler concede. And so Joe Kent, the Republican, is finishing in second place in the primary - proceeding to go to the general election against Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who is the Democrat in that race and finished first. What did you see happening in this? Did you expect Joe Kent to make it through? And what does this mean for what this race is gonna look like in the general election? [00:04:37] EJ Juárez: So I'll be honest and say no - I did not expect Joe Kemp to make it through. I think I had more faith in Southwest Washington, honestly. This is a situation where - I think conventional wisdom had most of the energy focused on Jaime - how were folks going to make the case that Jaime needed to be replaced? And unfortunately for Jaime, that meant everybody was really against her and the results prove that. My big concern moving forward - and I think things that I'm gonna be watching for is - is this a Democratic operation in that district that can pull through and actually deliver a field strategy, that can deliver on the fundraising and the hopes of the strategy of what the national Democrats have been doing - is supporting these Trump conspiracy theorists over more moderate candidates in the hopes that Democrats pull through and take them out in the general. This is one where it's really gonna be - is Nancy Pelosi's strategy gonna play out the way they hope. [00:05:42] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, this is gonna be really interesting. There was a lot of late money that came in in support of Jaime Herrera Beutler. There was a lot of talk that she wasn't very visible throughout the end of that campaign and so it - that may have had something to do with it. But I think the GOP electorate is pretty fractured. And this is one - we'll talk about several others coming up - but one of a number of races where the party establishment made it known what their preference was, put resources and a big push behind their candidates, and it actually didn't quite land. Their voters said that's actually not our choice and went a different direction and Jaime Herrera Beutler has been known as - it's interesting to say "moderate Republican," but more moderate than her counterparts, I think is fair. She had that reputation, but had been pushed further to the right kind of in response to where the base is this time, but not far enough. Joe Kent is in the race, he's Trump-endorsed, he is a frequent guest on the Sean Hannity program, he thinks that Jim Jordan should take over as leader of the party in place of Kevin McCarthy, he said that he's going to immediately call for Joe Biden's impeachment and investigate the 2020 election, he does not believe in support for Ukraine, defended calling President Zelenskyy a thug - just has a number of beliefs that seem like they aren't in line with where the GOP has traditionally been, certainly different than where the majority of residents in the state are if you look at all available polling. But he cobbled together a coalition that made it through the primary. Do you think that Republicans are going to coalesce behind him, Doug? [00:07:40] Doug Trumm: I think ultimately they will. And I guess it depends how many people are dyed-in-the-wool Republicans in that district, because I think the sort of structural problem maybe that the state GOP is running into is just that the more they make their brand true to that base that elected Joe Kent, the less that they're appealing to the swing independent voters. So I don't know what to make - I think Republicans ultimately might come home, but they might lose a few folks who just - disgusted about the whole thing about her losing her seat. But it seems like there's been an incredible amount of brand loyalty throughout a near coup, so I don't know when to expect a huge exodus, but just a little bit of bleeding in that district would - could end up being costly. [00:08:35] Crystal Fincher: Do you think they're gonna be able to effectively moderate, EJ? [00:08:42] EJ Juárez: I'm gonna go with no. I'm sitting here thinking of what it must be like to be a Republican who shows up to your county Republican meeting in this moment where you have such dissatisfaction - both with your options, your party apparatus and strategy - where literally, there is no consensus. And when we talk about - how are Republicans gonna activate their base, I'm not convinced Republicans know who their base are in this moment. And it shifts in every district based on every candidate and the lack of consistency there - one, makes their money less effective, right? You're not operating in scale and you're not operating with the mass kind of penetration that you can get when you have a consistent messaging strategy that is born out of multiple cycles of races. So I think it's messy, and I think that this race in particular really is a great illustrative moment for what happened in the legislative races and what we're seeing across Washington State right now - where you cannot get Republicans on-brand, which is so wild to me given the past 30 years of rigid brand management. [00:09:54] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, definitely. It's going to be very interesting to see just how that turns out. And I've certainly been asked recently - well, Joe Kent is a different kind of Republican, not the traditional kind of Republican we've seen elected here in Washington State. Does that mean that Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has a chance to win this race? This is a district where Jaime Herrera Beutler previously won it with 56% of the vote, I believe it was. Donald Trump won it with just under 51% to Joe Biden's around 48%. So this is certainly a district that at least leans Republicans if not more. Does the Democrat have a shot, do you think, Doug? [00:10:42] Doug Trumm: Absolutely. A lot of race still to happen, but I would not be feeling confident if I was just assuming that was going to be a safe R seat. Just the impact of that particular issue - and Jaime Herrera Beutler's been there a long time, so I'm sure there's some loyalists who are a little bit offended that that's how her career ended. So I don't know - it's just, like you said, it's messy. And the brand is just murky right now and so much of it's driven just by anger and backlash - that's a very crude tool to wield. It's effective in motivating people, but you don't know which direction they're gonna go. And if just the conservative media apparatus is just - it completely runs on that type of thing and it's unwieldy. [00:11:40] EJ Juárez: I'll just jump in briefly - I agree with Doug. I think the challenge here is that in any other year, if you were gonna look at the Democrat in that race and say you pulled less than 34%, that's not a good number to build from. And that's a really tough place to find a strategy and a foothold. I think that given the uniqueness of the challenger who's making it through to the general, it throws that playbook out. And we're gonna see over the next month - I think these next 30 days are gonna be really telling over just how much get up and go those local Democrats have in order to make up those percentages. [00:12:20] Crystal Fincher: I agree. And so we'll move to the 8th Congressional District race, which is a bit further north - parts of a few different counties, including King County - that saw Kim Schrier, who is the current incumbent Democrat, finish with a pretty strong result. And had some strong challengers in terms of Republicans who were duking it out - so you had Reagan Dunn, Matt Larkin, and Jesse Jensen all competing on the Republican side, with Matt Larkin making it through. What do you make of this result, EJ? And what do you think it says about where Republicans are at, even in King County? [00:13:03] EJ Juárez: I think it says a lot about Reagan Dunn. I really do. I think that to be perhaps the most high-profile Republican in King County and maybe in that entire district and have that showing really shows - I think it says a lot about both his candidacy and viability for further office, but ultimately his track record and what he's been able to accomplish. Matt Larkin, a relatively unknown Republican coming in, being able to beat a sitting County Councilmember in this contested primary - definitely bad news for establishment Republicans in this moment. [00:13:46] Crystal Fincher: Certainly not what a lot of people predicted. What do you think the general election's gonna look like in this race, Doug? [00:13:53] Doug Trumm: It does have the makings of a squeaker. When I was looking on election night, I was optimistic and I think - if I'm recalling correctly - that Kim Schrier's lead's just eroded a little bit and maybe that's just the rural parts of the district are seeing less of that traditional King County progressive swing at the end. But she still does have, I think, the upper hand and with the higher-profile candidate not making it through again, you have the case of - is the party going to be really excited getting behind Larkin the way they may have for Dunn, as the anointed dynasty son or whatever. And it just goes to show again - they're just having a really hard time picking candidates in the way that they easily used to - anoint the successor and get a candidate through who had all the connections and all the money. Larkin might find that with this sort of being a high-profile race for control of the House, but it certainly isn't what they'd planned. [00:15:02] Crystal Fincher: Does not appear to be what they planned. And it seems like Reagan Dunn and Jesse Jensen were really concerned with going after each other and not really paying attention to Matt Larkin. It seemed, or at least he seemed to duck a lot of the crossfire going back and forth. Do you think that might have contributed to him making it through - just that he wasn't in-between the whole mud slinging battle? [00:15:28] Doug Trumm: Yeah, that seems to be the case. And Reagan Dunn was just doing so much to try to rebrand himself. And maybe that just wasn't a great idea because a lot of the King County Republicans tried to make this moderate brand that they thought would be - and probably that would play - better in the county. But then knowing that he had this primary, suddenly he's taking these votes where he's reaffirming he's anti-abortion, anti-choice and taking these County Council votes where, if he wasn't in that race, you feel like he might have voted differently. And I don't know if voters also just react negatively that kind of like finger-to-the-wind opportunism. Just be yourself sometimes can get you some points that being a little too smart by half might actually cost you. [00:16:24] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, I think so. I think this was interesting - also the Senate race with Tiffany Smiley and Patty Murray was interesting - in that, especially this 8th Congressional District race, was one that Republicans really thought was - they were going to have, I think certainly a stronger showing than this, that they were expecting Kim Schrier to be a little bit more vulnerable than she turned out to be. And looking at some of these other races where they thought - Hey, these are big opportunities for pickups - and not only did it not turn out very well percentage-wise, but their preferred candidates didn't even make it through. I think both of you alluded to some of the message discipline challenges that they're having. And a lot of times we've talked about - Hey, Democrats' messages are, may have some issues and stuff. They seem to actually be pretty effective that the Democratic results were fairly strong compared to what expectations were going in, and Republicans seemed to struggle. And you just talked about Reagan Dunn having a challenge with talking about where he's at in terms of abortion rights. He before had tried to be a moderate, this time it seemed like he really initially and in the middle there felt like he needed to say - yeah, absolutely I'm pro-life, I personally don't believe in abortion and don't want that. And with the Dobbs decision - Republicans could say that before, certainly more than if you had - I don't think that Washington residents, feeling that they had protections federally plus in the state, really felt like there was a vulnerability and so just let that slide. I don't think that was the case this time. And I heard Reagan Dunn in one interview say - yeah, that happened federally, but here in this state, abortion is settled law - which is literally what we heard Justice Kavanaugh say, what we heard a number of Congresspeople say before that right was eliminated at the federal level. So there just isn't confidence or comfort that that is settled law and it seems like Republicans are a bit flatfooted. And realistically, just not in-step with the 65 or so percent of the public that strongly favors abortion rights. How do you think they handle that issue in the primary? And what does that say for how things will look in the general? [00:18:59] EJ Juárez: I'll jump in first here. I think it feeds into this idea that I think Republicans have been happily beating the drum on of - everything's fine, except for we're gonna oppose everything that might not make it fine - in this divorced-from-reality narrative of - as long as we hold the line, it can't get worse and we're not actively participating in that. And at the same time, 65+%, 78+% of the actual electorate are saying - we are totally on the other side of this issue than you, and you've missed the boat. And it doesn't take much for a voter to look at candidates, frankly like Reagan Dunn, who have that record or others who have public statements like Matt Larkin to say - actually, you've not done that, you've not done anything, you've chosen not to take an action here. And I think Kim Schrier was expertly deploying her messaging on the other end of that by - whether it was her TV ads or her radio spots and her visibility were always spot-on - bringing in the Republican mayors of Wenatchee, the mayors of Issaquah highlighting the fact that she was on the ground being active, not playing into the Republicans' assumption that voters would just be defense-oriented. [00:20:22] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and she's been active throughout her term on the ground and building those relationships and really delivering for the people in all of the areas of her district, which I think a lot of people questioned initially - Hey, is she gonna represent all of us? Is she gonna get out to the various counties? Is she comfortable in this really diverse district that is both urban, suburban, and rural - and that stretches nearly from the coast to the mountains. It is really an interesting district and a microcosm of the state, and she seems to have navigated that very well. So I think we will proceed to a number of the legislative district races. And we'll start with a few - I think overall, it's fair to say that Democrats finished very strongly. Certainly at the beginning of this cycle, there was a lot of excitement from Republicans here in the state, legislatively, and concern from Democrats saying - Hey, this could be a tough year. We have a lot of seats that we may need to be defending. We've got redistricting. We're not knowing how that's gonna turn out. And so is this going to be a year where Democrats potentially lose a number of seats? It's a midterm that a lot of times is challenging for the party in power - just that's the way it's traditionally gone. And these results turned out pretty favorably for Democrats across the board. Thinking about things overall before we get into specific districts, are there thoughts that you have, Doug, on just how things look for Democrats across the board legislatively? [00:22:07] Doug Trumm: I think we can pretty safely say that Democrats are still gonna have control of the State Legislature. There might be a swing of a seat or two in either direction - and that can include Democrats getting more seats, which if you believe all of the coverage - but leading into this election, it was just a lot of reprinted Republican press releases about how there was a wave coming and you better tremble. They might lose a seat or two but given where they're at right now, which is if you haven't been following along - that's 57-41 advantage in the House, it's a large advantage in the House. And then the Senate, there is a 28-21 advantage for Democrats. So they got a little cushion, so if they lose a seat or two - becomes a little bit more of a headache from time to time, as far as whipping the votes. But they're ultimately still setting the agenda, controlling the committees. So at the end of the day, the hope of controlling one of those chambers and stopping all this string of legislation - and, Crystal, I know we've criticized the Democrats here and then for some of the stuff they weren't able to get done, but let's take a moment to acknowledge that there has been a pretty steady stream of major legislation coming from this last few years of having Inslee in the governor's seat and having both chambers controlled that - including a major climate bill and including a major transportation package - neither of them are perfect, but they're definitely a lot better than doing nothing. So anyway I don't know if that's partially a reflection of voters realizing - Hey, this is working out decently for us to let one party with a fairly clear vision and passion for what they're doing lead things. And then on this other side, we have a pretty honestly all-over-the-place message - and other times just really simple to the point of ad nauseam, just hating taxes every time. Well, sometimes we have to pay for stuff. So I think it's a favorable result and it'll be interesting to see some of those close races actually end up coming the Democrats' way. [00:24:26] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. Any thoughts that you have, EJ? [00:24:29] EJ Juárez: I've been thinking a lot about what it must be like to be JT Wilcox right now - the man who's running the Republican House strategy, the guy who's raising all this money in his caucus - for what purpose? And I kept believing that the strategy would become clear, that we were going to get indications of how all that money was going to be used on that side. And ultimately, they might as well just put that in a vault, and set the vault off to the ocean, given it a Viking funeral - because it did not produce. And there is nothing more damning in politics than being able to spend that much money with no results. And so I think the big takeaway for me looking at these legislative races, and I largely agree with Doug, is that Democrats who had controlled both chambers and the governor's office for so long and had really legitimate critique around not delivering on the biggest issues for Washington for many years from all sides - passed some big stuff and started to do big things and voters rewarded them by bucking what was supposed to be a very bad year for them. And so I hope that at least many of those Democrats, especially the incumbents maybe who aren't on the ballot this year, are watching that going - okay, here's the data point, let's keep going, let's do more, and see if this holds if voters will continue to reward us for delivering on the things that we know are important to them. [00:26:09] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, I would completely agree with that. And to your point, to both of your points - they have taken some substantive moves, particularly at a time - we're seeing some significant action taken congressionally recently, that they're just making some progress with some major legislation. But even on issues that, federally, congress has been stuck on, our State Legislature has been able to act and move - things like a $35 cap on insulin for families was something that was passed by Democrats this past session. As you just talked about, Doug, record investments in transportation and transit and mobility and helping people be able to safely get through their communities and handle their daily tasks, even if they don't drive. And even areas where - Hey, there's highway expansion - that may be a little bit controversial. They moved on an issue that had been stuck for over a decade and getting through and getting past the I-5 bridge connection between Washington and Oregon. And so it is something where they have done some big things. They do appear to have been rewarded - particularly those that have stood strong. And there was, I think, a question in some of these swing districts that have gone between Democrats and Republicans, that have been repeatedly extremely close, whether Republicans were gonna be able to land some arguments that stuck, whether some of those criticisms from a couple years ago, or four years ago were still valid today. And it seems they fell flat, flatter than they have for a long time. So I think just starting with a few legislative districts - starting with a big focus in the Senate, which I know Republicans were looking at as one of their potential biggest pickups. In the Senate, where the margin is closer than it is in the House, in the 26th Legislative District down on the Kitsap Peninsula with Senator Emily Randall facing a very strong challenge initially from Republican Jesse Young, who is a state representative running for that Senate seat. And Emily has finished - I think stronger than most people anticipated. I think this is one of those races where Republicans - to your point, EJ - invested a ton of money. Jesse Young was one of the biggest fundraisers - outraised, outspent Emily Randall - but Emily finished with over 50% of the vote. She's at 51.5% right now to Jesse Young's 44.3% - certainly not the result that Republicans were looking for and I think frankly, a better result than Democrats were expecting. What happened in this race and why do you think Emily finished so strongly, Doug? [00:29:20] Doug Trumm: I think basically that that part of the state, which is just across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Tacoma - it's behaving a lot more like part of the Seattle metropolitan area. And that means it's, I think just generally, it's shifting to the left. And there's a lot of specific things - there was the big thing they were gonna try to hit Emily on - was they wanted to lower the toll on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. And that ended up being a huge football this session, but ultimately Democrats got to a place where they were okay with slightly moderating that toll, but maybe there was some thought that that left them vulnerable. But it appears that if that was gonna be their dark horse issue or whatever, voters went - well, that seemed like the responsible thing to do. You still do have to pay for that bridge and you have to pay for roads in general. You can't just suddenly go - everything's free. As much as we would love that, that means it's coming out of sales tax and other even more regressive sources that are farther from the use case. I guess I just bring that up since I do focus on transportation issues a lot, but I do think that getting around the district is a big one - and they did get a upgrade to the Gorst interchange as well in the transportation bill. And as urbanists, we maybe don't love that widening, but in that district - solving that bottleneck for them might have been something they look at Randall - she's getting stuff done. And certainly we already talked about abortion, but I think in that district it's likely to be a very big issue that's motivating turnout. And with Jesse Young being a pretty extreme right Republican - that's just not a good matchup as they maybe thought it was on paper, just because he has name ID from being a representative and raising a lot of money. At the end of the day, it's just not the right messenger or the right message. So it's not a gimme, by any means - she has 51.5%, I think you said - but that's certainly a good, strong position to be into and barring some sort of real stumble, I think she'll get re-elected and rightfully so. [00:31:44] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and helping a potential seatmate in the Representative open seat currently there - Adison Richards, the Democrat, also finishing with just over 50% against Spencer Hutchins, the Republican candidate. And I think, particularly with Spencer - they tried to paint him as pragmatic, just worried about what people would call kitchen table issues traditionally. I think people talk about a lot at the kitchen table, including issues of values and rights - but really tried to focus on an economic message. They certainly tried to hit Emily Randall when it came to taxes, they were also talking about gas prices. And I think there was a recognition that - one, as they talked about with Biden sometimes, this is a bigger problem than just Washington State or even the United States when it comes to gas prices. There are some other major geopolitical forces at play there that influence that. And I think as you mentioned, Doug, it's not that most people are actually anti-tax - they just want to get their money's worth, I think is the bottom line. And I think with a number of the things that Emily Randall, that Democrats have really talked about being important to invest in, people are feeling that money is being spent in the ways that they feel is valuable and useful and they can see a case to be made for that. What do you see in this district, or what do you think this says about just competitive districts overall, EJ? [00:33:31] EJ Juárez: I'll start by - I think every time we talk about Jesse Young, we also have to talk about the fact that he was barred from talking to his own legislative assistants by the Legislature. This is a man who faced credible and serious allegations of being hostile and intimidating to staff. This is also a man who mixed his professional staff with his campaign staff and was campaigning with state resources on state time, so every opportunity - [00:34:00] Crystal Fincher: Which is illegal, which you cannot do. [00:34:05] EJ Juárez: - had to get that in there 'cause good governance, good - excuse me - good government is important. The second thing is the 26th gives me big 30th LD circa five, six years ago vibes. This is a pattern where we gradually saw Federal Way - that region - transfer to a much more solidly Democrat district, or at least more reliably Democrat district than we have. I think we're watching in real-time, the 26th make a similar transition - probably not apples-to-apples, but it's close enough where we're seeing this trend line of more Democrats consistently showing up. And our candidates, regardless of fundraising ability, doing better and better. That is not to take anything away from Emily because that woman is a rock star, right? She is working really hard. She is in the field and she's actually addressing the least sexy issues of many districts, right? It is the retail politics of where are your sidewalks, let's talk about the farmer's market, let's talk about land use in your neighborhood and the park down the street. And unlike many other legislators, this is something that's popping up again and again on her socials and in her campaign ads and how she is moving through the world. So I think this is a case of an incredibly hard-working Democrat incumbent, who is earning potentially this reputation of somebody who can hold super hard districts and I think raise a bunch of money at the same time. While she may have been outraised, she's pulling in sizable donations and has been a consistent, I think, player in her caucus. [00:35:46] Doug Trumm: Yeah, that's dead on. And I just want to add in quick to that - in addition to her just being clearly a rising star in the party, this district has a fast ferry to Seattle and it's close to Tacoma - this is a place where people are going to escape really high housing prices in Seattle. That is where the working class is moving and that's where your barista lives, maybe. So it's certainly someplace where it's easy to see that trend continuing because Bremerton is building a good amount of housing - they're embracing that to some extent and that's gonna change who's in the district - it's gonna be a younger district for that reason. [00:36:34] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and to your point - Bremerton has, Gig Harbor has made important strides on zoning housing action, building enough housing to house the people who are moving there, who are living there, and really taking steps to address the housing affordability crisis that we've been seeing - and making progress in those conversations and taking action in ways that I think is surprising sometimes to people in Seattle, and that Seattle is lagging behind areas in Pierce County and in Spokane, when it comes to taking definitive steps to build more housing supply, address the housing crisis, and move there. It's really interesting. I completely agree that this does remind me of the 30th Legislative District around the Federal Way, Auburn area of a few years back, of the early to mid-20 teens that we saw there and that it is progressively coming more blue. And I do think that is because we're seeing a lot more people, displaced really, from Seattle and more expensive areas to those areas, discovering how they are - those areas or are organically growing also. And so we're seeing a number of the Pierce County suburbs shift to be a little bit more blue as well as suburbs in King County. And so it's a really interesting phenomenon that we're seeing - which we might as well move to the 30th Legislative District results. This was another really interesting district, especially with redistricting - a lot of people wondering is this going to be a district that's a challenge? There's been a lot of talk about public safety, there's been a lot of talk about economic issues. And this is another area where Republicans invested a lot of money and tried to attack the Democrats in this district for taking action that was popularly supported by voters in the district before, seems to have been a vindicating vote in that area where Claire Wilson is at 54% ahead of Linda Kochmar, who was a known Republican name in the area. Jamila Taylor finishing above 54% against Casey Jones, who's actually a policeman, an officer in the area. And then with an open seat - the one vacated by Representative, or that's being vacated by Representative Jesse Johnson - Kristine Reeves, who is a former State Representative who left to run for Congress and now is running again for this seat, finished with just shy of 43%. And that was a competitive Democratic primary - so between Kristine Reeves 43% just about, Carey Anderson, the other Democrat in the race, at just about 14% - a really strong Democratic showing in that seat against the Republican who made it through to the general election with 37% of the vote. 55+% is what people would love to see. This used to be a district with Republicans there - very purple, not reddish purple - that has just continued to move solidly blue. I think to that point you have legislators here with Jamila Johnson [Taylor], who's the head of the Black Legislative Caucus, and Senator Wilson who are great retail politicians, great in the community, doing the work on the ground to get this through. What does this result say to you, starting with EJ? [00:40:23] EJ Juárez: At the risk of being a little too snarky, I think what this says is Federal Way and Auburn love a good repeat candidate. We've got Linda Kochmar, who has run how many times now? We've got Kristine Reeves coming back to serve in the House. And by no means is it a single value on any of these also-rans and multiple-time candidates. It is that - one, the bench there is producing the same types of candidates, but the difference is the Democrats are doing better every time, right? These are not radically different candidates than that have been running in the past. What I'm interested in is - you've got Representative Johnson, who had done incredible work on criminal justice reform. Voters clearly were not buying the hype from the media on just how controversial this must have been when it's actually not - that would've been borne out in the vote share - that is a clear correlation, there would've been some level of backlash. I think the other piece here is that turnout was not good in that region. And when you look at King County overall and you look at who's voting specifically in the 30th LD, there is much work to be done. And so while it is impressive that Democrats are putting up 44, or excuse me, 54+% in each of these races, I don't think they can rest. And I think that if they do their - while I don't think it's enough for the GOP to come back and pull one of these seats, it would be a disservice to the nearly decade of massive investments that that caucus and the party has made in that region - that is full of renters that is full of young families, and people that - to Doug's point earlier - escaping housing prices who are sandwiched between Tacoma and Seattle now. So I think it's a fascinating place with lots to watch still. [00:42:18] Crystal Fincher: Very fascinating - a ton to watch. You are absolutely correct - turnout there, in many areas in South King County really, is bad. It's poor. And everyone has to do a much better job of engaging voters where they're at. We have to meet them on the doors. We have to meet them in the community. We have to do the work to make sure that we're reaching out to everyone and listening and hearing what they need, what's concerning to them, what they're saying is needed in their neighborhoods and their communities, and responding and addressing that to make sure that government and their representation is relevant to them. I think there's work to be done there and just the continued communication. So I think this is certainly one where I agree that it probably is not going to flip, but a lot of work just needs to be done in the community. And the more the community is engaged and galvanized, the more they're going to be able to do and lead. This seems like such an opportunity in this district - where sometimes we look at for Democrats, the Seattle districts and say - okay, this is just a safety seat. These people can lead on groundbreaking policy on things that we know are the right thing to do and that just need more proof of concept, more data from implementations on the ground, and people can say - okay, they implemented it there. It wasn't scary. The sky didn't fall. We can expand this. We've seen that with $15 an hour minimum wage. We've seen that with a lot of paid leave legislation. Even renter protections in Federal Way - they were among the leaders in passing a local initiative there that then we saw replicated across the state and legislative action taken on. So it's - I just see this as such a district of opportunity, if they really can engage and connect with the community to be able to do that. Thank you for listening to part 1 of our Hacks & Wonks 2022 Post-Primary Election Recap. Part 2 will be in your feed this Friday, August 19th. You can find the audio and transcript for the full recap on our website, officialhacksandwonks.com. The Producer of Hacks & Wonks is Lisl Stadler. Our Assistant Producer is Shannon Cheng, and our Post-Production Assistant is Bryce Cannatelli. Our wonderful co-hosts for the recap were EJ Juárez and Doug Trumm – that's two m's at the end. You can find EJ on Twitter at @EliseoJJuarez, and you can find Doug at @dmtrumm. You can find me on Twitter @finchfrii and now you can follow Hacks & Wonks on Twitter at @HacksWonks. You can follow Hacks & Wonks on itunes, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Just type “Hacks and Wonks” into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to get our Friday almost-live shows, and our mid-week show, delivered right to your podcast feed. If you like us, leave a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. You can also get a full transcript of this episode and links to the resources referenced in the show at officialhacksandwonks.com, and in the podcast episode notes. Thanks for tuning in - talk to you next time.

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In this podcast we share with you a weekly phone call between Russell and one of his students, wherein the student shares some Aphorisms, explores why we are driven to work on our self, which prompts Russell to explain our genetic destiny and the part that reason plays in it, as well as, the various fates of the Universe, the mathematics of the Pythagorean ratios, the Harmonic stability that is found in a Slinky, and why the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. The transcript and diagrams for this podcast can be found on our website thedogteachings.com, on the podcast episode page here. Our new 520 page hardback, entitled The Blueprint of Consciousness, is now available for order and study - an 8 day journey to awakening with exercises to work on being, and seven chapters explaining the diatonic nature of the universe, with an ultimate exercise to objectively awaken. Available here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedogteachings/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedogteachings/support

The distinctive sound of the Mackinaw Bridge is due to the grating in the two center lanes, one going each way. This grating allows air to pass through the bridge rather than pushing against it.Part of the reason for this technology was the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge years earlier in Washington state.-Visit us online at: Itshometownhistory.com-Find us on all podcasting platforms: https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory-Support our podcast by becoming a patron at: Patreon.com/itshometownhistory-Check out our other podcasts: itsarclightmedia.com

What the first thing that comes to mind when you imagine Ukraine? Hawaii, maybe? This Bad Brothers episode thinks so. In that vain, Michael has high thoughts while sober. Will knows all about the people. Also: Captain Sully, Oceana vs Australia, things get #2real, church hunting, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge(s). Instagram https://instagram.com/badbrotherspodcast  Apple https://apple.co/2JeSUIr Spotify https://sptfy.com/badbrotherspod Bad Brothers Pod Michael and Will Browning Port Orchard (& Gig Harbor), Washington's Finest Podcast 

Today's Legislative update is on a bill that would reduce tolls for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

On today's Legislative Review we take a look at a bill that would lower tolls for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and delve into the state's Capital Budget.

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LLN (2/1/22) – After reaching historic highs, the spot market for truckload freight is beginning to settle into typical seasonal patterns. But there's still a lot of freight on the load board. Also, Washington state lawmakers are discussing removing tolls from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, while legislative efforts in Indiana are focused on ticket cameras, reckless driving and cable barriers. And as automation technologies are pushed forward, what will the future of trucking look like. That's one of the questions OOIDA hopes will be answered during a congressional hearing later this week. 0:00 – Newscast. 09:43 – Vaccine requirements. 23:55 – Land Line Magazine preview. 38:34 – Bridge collapse and infrastructure plan.

Introduction: In this episode, Maithili Ghadge, podcast host, talks with Nicholas Haritos, a long-serving staff member since 1974 at the University of Melbourne in Civil Structural Engineering. He retired in 2010. He is now a Principal Fellow. Nicholas is also an Adjunct Professor at the Swinburne University of Technology and Managing Director of Strucomp, promoters of Continuing Professionals Development event sin Engineering. Nicholas shares some insights on his background that led to gaining skills and experience in structural dynamics in infrastructure and why structural dynamics is considered necessary in designing infrastructure and infrastructures that can exhibit dynamic behaviours. He also talks about conditions under which dynamic responses in structures might become a problem. Tune in to learn more about structural dynamics in infrastructures, what causes buildings and bridges to collapse and how to control them. Timestamps [01:44] Nicholas Haritos background that led to gaining skills and experience in Structural dynamics in infrastructure [04:03] Why structural dynamics is considered necessary in the design of infrastructure [06:10] Infrastructures that can exhibit dynamic behaviours [13:21] Conditions under which dynamic responses in structures might become a problem [30:22] Measures to take with dynamic responses [37:56] Nicholas Haritos's conclusion for structural dynamics in infrastructure Quotes ● Office floors exhibit dynamic behaviours because you would like to have open space, and there will be fewer columns to support the floor system. ● Since the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, a lot more attention has been paid to the turbulence in the wind and how it can promote a dynamic response in structures. ● What influences the dynamic responses in structures is their mass and stiffness. ● Understanding structural dynamics and being able to model structures properly does not happen overnight. It takes a while and also experience. ● It is not just energy at the natural frequency of a structure but energy that might be available at a fraction of that frequency or a multiple of that frequency that can also create an excessive response of that structure. ● It often gives you an excellent idea of the first mode if you can visualize how the structure will deflect under its weight. The shape in which it could vibrate had it been forced at the first mode frequency. Resource links: https://www.mechanics-lab.com/ https://www.simscale.com/blog/2018/07/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapse/ https://www.colorado.edu/center/ciest/facilities/structural-dynamics Affiliate Links: Get 25% off when you sign up on Ringr with this below link http://ringr.com/maithili_ghadge Sign Up Now for FREE Aweber Email Marketing Software CLICK HERE!!

The first Tacoma Narrows bridge was locally known as “Galloping Gertie,” since its slender design lacked stabilizing girders, causing it to twist and bounce in the wind. The bridge opened on July 1, 1940, after 29 months of construction and $18 million invested. On the first day of operations, 2,053 crossed the bridge after an inaugural parade of vehicles led by Gov. Clarence D. Martin and Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain. But Gertie's life would be short-lived. A little over four months later, on Nov. 7 of the same year, the bridge collapsed during a massive windstorm. The high winds struck the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge at a critical angle and caused vibrations to set up, which eventually collapsed the bridge. Maximum wind speed, 31 mph in downtown Tacoma; probably higher over Puget Sound. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, with a main span of 2,800 feet was the third-longest suspension bridge in the world at that time, Because planners expected fairly light traffic volumes, the bridge was designed with two lanes, and it was just 39 feet wide. This was quite narrow, especially in comparison with its length. With only the 8-foot-deep plate girders providing additional depth, the bridge's roadway section was also shallow. The decision to use such shallow and narrow girders proved to be the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge's undoing. With such minimal girders, the deck of the bridge was insufficiently rigid and was easily moved about by winds; from the start, the bridge became infamous for its movement. A mild to moderate wind could cause alternate halves of the center span to visibly rise and fall several feet over four- to five-second intervals. This flexibility was experienced by the builders and workmen during construction, which led some of the workers to christen the bridge "Galloping Gertie". The nickname soon stuck, and even the public felt these motions on the day that the bridge opened on July 1, 1940. The failure of the bridge occurred when a never-before-seen twisting mode occurred, from winds at 40 miles per hour. This is a so-called torsional vibration mode, whereby when the left side of the roadway went down, the right side would rise, and vice versa simply put the two halves of the bridge twisted in opposite directions, with the center line of the road remaining motionless. This vibration was caused by aeroelastic flutter. Fluttering is a physical phenomenon in which a structure becomes coupled in an unstable oscillation driven by the wind. Eventually, the amplitude of the motion produced by the fluttering increased beyond the strength of a vital part, in this case the suspender cables. As several cables failed, the weight of the deck transferred to the adjacent cables, which became overloaded and broke in turn until almost all of the central deck fell into the water below the span. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Erika covers the killings of Carroll Edward Cole.  Cole had a thing for strangling his victims, and was said to maybe one time even attempt cannibalism. He had a deep hatred and problem with women, stemming from his feelings about his mother. This would lead to many issues for Cole and he would end up taking all the built up hatred for his mother out on sex workers and married women, who were  unfaithful to their husbands.  Listen in while Erika walks you through the many murderous nights of Carroll Edward Cole.Erika pulled her sources from:www.wikipedia.comwww.murderpedia.comwww.latimes.com / Nevada Executes Killer of Five: 25 View Death of Carroll E. Cole by Lethal Injection / David Freed / Dec. 7, 1985Then Amber covers, the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse. In 1938, a new bridge design was underway that would revolutionize travel for locals between Tacoma, WA and Gig Harbor, WA. The engineers wanted to make a bridge that was beautiful and sleek, so standard engineering design was tossed out, and a new design was brought in. While this design may have been aesthetically pleasing, it was not structurally sound. Amber pulled her sources from:Engineering Catastrophe's on Amazon Prime Season 3 Episode 4 “Terror in Tacoma”Wikipediawww.history.com  This Day in History “Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapses” www.britanica.com “Tacoma Narrows Bridge”

Another packed episode with Weinhardt and Wendel. On this episode, the guys review Lisa Akuah's 'Dancing Trees', they talk about music they've been listening to including Tacoma Bridge Disaster, Blink 182 and more. Plus, we discuss wrestling and music thanks to the recent collaboration between Berlin Is Not Am Ring and Weinhardt. Also the Desert Island Playlist continues with Matthew Perryman Jones and Periphery. And finally: there's a new feature called What's That Riff! What is the riff Ashley cannot identify? And do you have riffs you cannot identify? Send in a quick clip - humming, playing, whatever - and we'll try our best to solve it. Find the podcast on bpmpod.com, or any popular podcast service including: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bpm-pod/id1441787578?id=1441787578 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2JwbXBvZC9mZWVkLnhtbA Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6GxuuWEDpGcOEKZt761EMi  

In every structural design class, students are presented with case studies of historical structural failures to learn from. And the case of the condominium collapsed in Surfside, Florida, will certainly be one of them in the future. Today, Mark Oakeson jumps back on to walk you through some of the aspects he thinks may have led the building to collapse. To do this, he combines his own career and work dealing with structural design on a daily basis with assessment reports evaluating the condo's conditions. What You'll Learn: ● Well-Known Structural Failures of the Past ● Difference Between The ASD and LRFD Design Methods ● Did the Condo's Design Meet the Requirements of the Code of the Time? ● The Mistake That Possibly Started the Structural Damage to the Building ● What Spalling Concrete Is --- And Why It Was a Warning Sign ● Could We Have Avoided The Collapse? ● How Can We Avoid Other Tragedies Like This? Our Partners: Built Bar - http://civilengineeringacademy.com/built School of PE - http://www.civilengineeringacademy.com/sope Resources Mentioned: Surfside Condo Collapse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940) Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse Pemberton Mill Collapse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemberton_Mill CEA Resources: The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course - https://civilpereviewcourse.com The Ultimate Civil FE Review Course - https://civilfereviewcourse.com CEA Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeFLBZ2gk0uO5M9uE2zj0Q CEA Free Facebook Community - https://ceacommunity.com CEA FE and PE Practice Exams - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/exams CEA Newsletter - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/join-our-newsletter CEA Website - https://civilengineeringacademy.com Reach out to Isaac - isaac@civilengineeringacademy.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/civilengineeringacademy/message

During moments of rhetorical generosity, politicians will give lip-service to bipartisanship or working across the aisle. Another favored metaphor of both Democrats and Republicans is “bridging the divide,” which, once upon a time, would actually happen on major legislation. With the Biden administration now calling for cooperation on infrastructure and other bills, Bob reflects on the fact that not all bridges are well built. Sometimes they collapse.* FULL TRANSCRIPT *TEDDY ROOSEVELT: Surely, there never was a fight better worth making than the one which we are in.BOB GARFIELD: Welcome to Bully Pulpit. That was Teddy Roosevelt, I'm Bob Garfield. Episode 2: Bridging the Divide.MAN1: My talk today is gonna be about how to bridge political divides.WOMAN: President-Elect Biden has made it very clear that he wants to reach across the aisle.MAN2: And then that's gonna be us turning towards each other and seeing  a common humanity that we struggle to see now.MAN3: We need to stop talking about them so much and start talking with each other and about our shared condition, and our shared condition is one of  deep divides.Well, gosh, who can argue about that? Who doesn't want two adversarial sides to come together, like warring tribes on opposite shores, connected at last by a bridge of understanding? That's the premise, for example, of Nathan Borney's new book, Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age. And also for the Listen First Project, aimed at healing America by quote, “building relationships and bridging divides.” It's just so eminently reasonable.NARRATOR: The magic of a bridge is that in a way it allows you to walk on air. Bridges provide pathways through the sky so that you can get from here to there sort of flying over, without going through the river or down into the valley or across those railroad tracks.OK, that's from a documentary about actual bridges, many of them now crumbling from decades of neglect. But, yes, in the political context, too, imagine: walking on air, having all obstacles magically averted — not with trusses or girders or cables — but common interest and goodwill.Crowd noiseBecause I suppose there is no dispute too thorny that opposing sides can't, with courage and foresight, broker a deal.CheeringYep, in 1939, evidently people actually shouted “hooray.” The cheers were for British Prime Minster Neville Chamberlain, returning to London from Munich, where he had bridged the divide between Great Britain and Nazi Germany.CHAMBERLAIN: This morning I had another talk with the German chancellor Herr Hitler, and here is the paper, which bears his name upon it as well as mine.Also, for all the folks hunching over their radio sets, politicians of the day spoke very, very, haltingly — especially when they were walking on air and wanting every syllable understood. Chamberlain believed history would reward him for “peace in our time.” But what history heard was Britain bartering the freedom of three million Czechs for Hitler's promise to end European aggression, which is sort of not how it played out, Third Reich-wise. Chamberlain's craven devil's bargain is now virtually synonymous with appeasement.There are less notorious, but nonetheless catastrophic examples in more recent history.CLINTON: We must be bound together by a faith more powerful than any doctrine that divides us — by our belief in progress, our love of liberty, and our relentless search for common ground.Fresh off a failed impeachment in 1998, Bill Clinton desperately needed to broaden his support, reaching across the House aisle to Newt Gingrich's brand new Republican majority.CLINTON: We know big government does not have all the answers. We know there's not a program for every problem. And we have to give the American people one that lives within its means. … For too long our welfare system has undermined the values of family and work, instead of … I challenge every state to match federal policy to assure that serious violent criminals serve at least 85 percent of their sentence. … Criminal gang members and drug dealers are destroying the lives of decent tenants. From now on, the rule for residents who commit crime and peddle drugs should be one strike and you're out.Spending cuts, paring welfare rolls, ruinous Wall Street deregulation, mandatory sentencing — it was the strategy called triangulation. They now call it neoliberalism. In terms of social and economic justice, it should have been labeled Czechoslovakia.When Clinton spoke to the nation, his political nemesis Gingrich sat behind him, grinning and madly applauding. When a bridge is built without understanding of the forces at play, calamity follows. White flight. Poverty. The subprime disaster. The incarceration state. Until finally collapse.NARRATOR: Tacoma Bridge Washington, opened only a few months ago, was built at a cost of over six million dollars. But misfortune overtakes the great structure. These are some of the most amazing pictures ever recorded by a newsreel — the actual collapse of the world's third largest suspension bridge.Bill Clinton's Chamberlain moment at least happened in the good old days, when the adversary was merely fixated on small government, deregulation and the creation of a prison industrial complex. Now the Republican Party has turned into the QAnon Klux Klan, a cult governing —and inciting and fundraising — by Big Lies and their countless corollaries. Here's Sen. Rand Paul responding to ABC's George Stephanopoulous, who had referred to the rulings of 85 courts, 50 state secretaries of state and Trump's handmaiden Attorney General William Barr that the presidential election was not influenced by fraud.SEN. PAUL: But at the same time, I'm not willing just to sit here and say, Oh everybody on the Republican side's a liar and there is no fraud. No, there were lots of problems and there were secretaries of state who illegally changed the law and that needs to be fixed and I'm gonna work hard to fix it and I won't be cowed by people saying, Oh, you're a liar. That's the problem with the media today is they say all Republicans are liars and everything we say is a lie.This is what comes of tying your party's fortunes to the killer clown, Dr. Clorox.TRUMP: It's gonna go way … this is gonna go away … it's gonna go, it's gonna leave, it's gonna be gone … well, I feel about vaccines like I feel about tests, this is gonna go away without a vaccine … it'll go away at some point, it'll go away … at some point this stuff goes away.Same guy who told the Proud Boys to stand by, and whose cabin boy Sen. Lindsey Graham has just had it with the 1619 Project and Black Lives Matter.SEN. GRAHAM: So, our systems are not racist. America is not a racist country.And then there is the January 6 insurrection.REP. CLYDE: There was an undisciplined mob, there were some rioters and some who committed acts of vandalism, but let me be clear. There was no insurrection and to call it an insurrection, in my opinion, is a boldfaced lie.Are you going to believe Republican Congressman Andrew Clyde of Georgia, or your lying ears?NEWSCASTER: Then, sheer terror (screams). An officer crushed against a door frame, pleading for help (screams).They've spent decades denying climate calamity. They trade in lunatic conspiracy theories about Democratic pedophiles. They deny Covid's death toll and the need for vaccines and masks. They tell their base that the media and the left want to enslave them. They use the Big Steal lie to pass racist laws suppressing the Black vote in red states. And now they try to gaslight the world about the Capitol insurrection we all saw live on TV.Tell  me again, why do we want to be civil with these people? As the Tacoma Narrows Bridge proved, civil engineering can lead to disaster.And by no means is the politics of going it alone a novel approach. Each episode we begin Bully Pulpit with a clip of Teddy Roosevelt. This episode, let's end with Teddy, as well.ROOSEVELT: I would prefer to work with moderate, with rational, conservatives, provided only that they do in good faith strive forward toward the light. But when they halt and turn their backs to the light, and sit with the scorners on the seats of reaction, then I must part company with them. We the people cannot turn back.Or, put another way:MUSIC: Bridge to Nowhere by Sam RobertsOk, we're done here. Bully Pulpit is produced by Mike Vuolo and Matthew Schwartz. Our theme was composed by Julie Miller and the team at Harvest Creative Services in Lansing, Michigan. Bully Pulpit is a production of Booksmart Studios. I'm Bob Garfield. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe

On Monday, July 12, 2021, Tacoma Historical Society hosted our first in-person meeting in more than a year. The featured speaker was Donald Tjossem, whose latest book for Arcadia Publishing's Images of America Series, "Tacoma Narrows Bridge," has just been released. For those who were not able to attend in person, we are pleased to share the audio from that evening's presentation.

Arguably America's first viral video of the 20th Century. The 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Google “Galloping Gertie”. What you're looking at is a tableau of terror, a snapshot of undulating concrete and the twisting of steel that challenges all we know of the physical world. Those images are a portrait of the undetectable line of demarcation dividing the improbable and the impossible. The week's cocktail I decided to make the Tacoma Tahona, a simple 5 ingredient recipe and perfect for these hot summer days spent outside listening to podcasts https://www.patrontequila.com/cocktails/patron-silver/tacoma-tahona.html

Good Morning it's Saturday June 12th, and this is The Wenatchee World's newest podcast, Slices of Wenatchee. We're excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories and other announcements every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.    Today we're remembering the life of Dave Riggs, a former Wenatchee World journalist who went on to become a beloved and inspiring teacher and journalism adviser at Wenatchee High School.   This episode is brought to you by Equilus Group Incorporated. Equilus Group, Inc is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com. Member SIPC and FINRA.   -   Now our feature story...   Dave Riggs, a former Wenatchee World journalist who went on to become a beloved and inspiring teacher and journalism adviser at Wenatchee High School passed away recently. He had been diagnosed with spinal cancer.   He leaves his wife Dee and daughter Anna.    Both Dave and Dee worked for many years in the newsroom here. Dave logged 27 years and Dee worked for the newspaper for over 40 years.    He started out as a sportswriter, then went on to work on the copy desk. Later, he took a mid-career detour into teaching.   Dave was a great guy to have as a colleague. He had a terrific work ethic and came to work with a great attitude and a fabulous sense of humor. But when he chose to become a teacher, it was clear Dave found his niche.   He taught English and was adviser for the Apple Leaf student newspaper and WaWa yearbook. During his four-plus years as an adviser, the newspaper earned national and state recognition for excellence. The Apple Leaf won two Pacemaker Awards for journalistic excellence and the paper placed in the top 10 for National Best of Show for four straight years.    Then, in 2016, Dave was awarded the Fern Valentine Freedom of Expression Award from the Washington Journalism Education Association.   His drive to tell important and sometimes difficult stories gave his students the inspiration to stretch themselves. Dave was a terrific mentor. He consistently stood up for the rights of student journalists to take on stories that were sometimes controversial but needed to be told.   Dave and Dee both distinguished themselves as journalists and colleagues at this newspaper. Our hearts go out to the family in this difficult time. Dave's certainly going to be missed.   -   Next, we're excited to announce that COVID-19 vaccinations continue to tick upwards. We're about 7,000 vaccinations away from the 70% goal.   The incidence rate in Chelan County has remained in the 80 new cases per 100,000 people range throughout early June.   The state still plans on fully reopening the economy on June 30 regardless of the incidence rate. But if the hospital ICU capacity statewide ever reaches 90%, then activities will begin to get restricted once again.   As of June 7, state ICU capacity was at 81%.   Around 97% of new COVID-19 hospitalizations at CWH in the last couple months were people who had not been vaccinated.   For the latest information on local COVID-19 rates and vaccine resources visit us at wenatcheeworld.com   -- Before we continue, a special thanks to our friends and sponsors at Confluence Health. The team at Confluence Health is grateful for the trust the community puts in them every single day. They are diligently working to improve the health and quality of life for our friends and neighbors. They are Grateful | They are Confluence Health.  Learn more by visiting them at ConfluenceHealth.com --   Next,    Wenatchee Valley transportation projects will take center stage next week at the Washington State Transportation Commission meeting.   Community leaders and local officials will talk about everything from Wenatchee's “Complete Streets” program and Northern Fruit's plans to electrify its truck fleet to the continued quest to complete the Apple Capital Recreation Loop project.   The virtual two-day meeting, broadcast live at tvw.org, runs 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday.   The state Transportation Commission is a seven-member board appointed by the governor. It provides an open public forum for transportation policy development, conducts special projects as directed by the Legislature and issues the state's 20-year Transportation Plan.   The commission also is holding a special meeting to propose new ferry fares and to talk about the toll rate increases on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the State Route 99 tunnel and the Highway 520 bridge.    For information about the commission and complete meeting agendas, go to wstc.wa.gov/.   -   Before we go, some local history,  Wenatchee Valley History is brought to you by NABUR [this is pronounced just like neighbor] – your trusted neighborhood community. NABUR is a free online forum you can trust to connect with your community, focus on facts & make a difference. Join the conversation! Visit wenatcheeworld.com/nabur .   Now, some history…   The Beecher Hill House was built by Samuel P. Beecher. Sam came to the Wenatchee Valley in 1894. He worked for a time as a stonemason and subsequently planted the first sizable orchard in the Upper Valley.   Mr. Beecher was a man of many interests and accomplishments. He attempted an ascent of Mt. McKinley in 1906, engineered some of the first irrigation systems in the Valley and was a skilled artist and sculptor.   Beecher Hill House was built during the period of 1909 to 1913 as a testament to his vision. Electricity was not yet available but the house was wired for power. The hardwoods, stonework and advanced features made the house an early landmark.   Mr. Beecher's attention to detail and artistic eye extended to the formal grounds.    In its hey-day, Beecher Hill hosted many notable visitors. Sam's acquaintances reflected his varied interests.   Queen Marie of Romania was a frequent visitor in the 1920's as were Sam Hill, Wiley Post and Howard Hughes.   In 1939, a lawsuit was initiated by the Leavenworth State Bank over the disputed collection of outstanding loans. Sam's confidence in his innocence led him to act as his own attorney, battling for twelve years and culminating in a Supreme Court decision. Unfortunately, Sam was not successful in his defense and lost the property in the early 1950's.    Sam died in September of 1957.   Thanks for listening. Today's episode is brought to you by Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com   The Wenatchee World has been engaging, informing and inspiring North Central Washington Communities since 1905. We encourage you to subscribe today to keep your heart and mind connected to what matters most in North Central Washington. Thank you for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again on Tuesday! Support the show: https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/site/forms/subscription_services/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Diese Folge entstand im Rahmen eines Projekts zur Modellbildungsvorlesung von Gudrun. Es ist eine Arbeit von Yannik Brenner, Bastian Hasenclever und Urs Malottke, die das Ziel haben, in einigen Jahren Mathematik und Physik am Gymnasium zu unterrichten. Außerdem macht Yannik selbst Musik und hat sich deshalb ganz praktisch mit Schwingungen an der Gitarre beschäftigt. Die drei hatten die Idee, dass man das Thema Schwingunge interessant für die Schule aufbereiten kann, wenn es dazu auch Hörbeispiele gibt. Deshalb haben Sie sich an einen Tisch gesetzt, das Gespräch und die Hörbeispiele aufgenommen und schließlich den Text dazu aufgeschrieben. Der harmonische Oszillator spielt eine wichtige Rolle zur Modellierung verschiedenster physikalischer Sachverhalte. Daher bietet es sich an, ihn schon in der Schule zu thematisieren, wo er auch in der Oberstufe im Bildungsplan zu finden ist. Während im Podcast der Versuch unternommen wurde, ein Grundverständnis für das Thema ohne formale Zusammenhänge zu entwickeln, sollen hier zusätzlich die mathematischen Hintergründe gemeinsam mit einigen Abbildungen ergänzt werden. Die didaktischen Aspekte, die in der Episode zur Sprache kommen, spielen im folgenden Text jedoch nur eine untergeordnete Rolle. Grundlegendes Ein Oszillator ist ein System, das um einen bestimmten Punkt, in der Regel Ruhepunkt oder auch die Ruhelage genannt, schwingen kann. Befindet sich das System in Ruhe in dieser Ruhelage, passiert ohne die Einwirkung äußerer Kräfte nichts; wird das System von diesem Punkt ausgelenkt, wird es durch eine rückstellende Kraft wieder Richtung Ruhepunkt beschleunigt. Der Zusatz "harmonisch" bedeutet, dass die Rückstellkraft linear von der Auslenkung zum Ruhepunkt abhängt, also proportional zur Auslenkung zunimmt. Der Graph der Bewegungsfunktion ist eine Sinus- oder Cosinus-Kurve. Die einfachsten und wohl auch bekanntesten Beispiele eines Oszillators im Bereich der Mechanik sind das Faden- und das Federpendel. Beim Fadenpendel ist der niedrigste Punkt die Ruhelage und die Rückstellkraft resultiert aus der Gravitationskraft. Beim Federpendel stellt die Federkraft die rückstellende Kraft dar. Eigenschaften eines harmonischen Oszillators Ein schwingfähiges System besitzt verschiedene Eigenschaften, mit deren Hilfe das gesamte System beschrieben werden kann. Um den harmonischen Oszillator zu verstehen, kann man sich zuerst die Bewegungsgleichung ansehen, also die Gleichung, die die aktuelle Lage des Systems beschreibt. Ausgangspunkt ist die Rückstellkraft, die im mechanischen Fall linear von der Auslenkung zur Ruhelage, also dem aktuellen Ort, abhängt (auf nicht-mechanische Einsatzgebiete wird später eingegangen). Die Rückstellkraft kann mit einer Variablen , die von verschiedenen Merkmalen des Systems abhängt, gemeinsam mit dem Ort also als dargestellt werden. Die Kraft kann auch als Beschleunigung , also der zweifachen Ableitung des Ortes, mal der Masse ausgedrückt werden, wodurch die Formel auch folgendermaßen aussehen kann: Diese Art von Formeln, in der eine Größe gemeinsam mit einer ihrer Ableitungen auftritt, wird Differentialgleichung genannt. Das Erarbeiten einer Lösung ist leichter, wenn durch die Gleichung vereinfacht wird. wird die Eigenfrequenz des Systems genannt und gibt außerdem an, wie viele Schwingungen das System in einer bestimmten Zeit, oftmals einer Sekunde, macht, wenn keine anderen Kräfte vorliegen. Somit ergibt sich Die Lösung der Funktion für den Ort muss eine Funktion sein, die nach zweimaligem Ableiten bis auf einen Vorfaktor und das Vorzeichen wieder die Ursprungsfunktion ist. Deshalb sind Sinus- und Cosinus-Funktionen, oder die äquivalente Darstellung durch die e-Funktion (siehe Eulersche Formel), Lösungen. Werden nun gewählt, wobei und die Amplituden, also maximalen Auslenkungen der Schwingungen darstellen, kann mit den Ableitungsregeln überprüft werden, dass dies Lösungen für die Bewegungsgleichung sind. Als Summe zweier Lösungen ist auch Eine Lösung, die die allgemeine Lösung genannt wird. Die beiden Amplituden der einzelnen Sinus-/Kosinus-Funktion müssen dabei aus Anfangsbedingungen bestimmt werden. Man sieht, dass die Amplitude der beobachtbaren Schwingung sein muss, also der maximalen Auslenkung, die beim Zeitpunkt vorliegt, da die Gesamtschwingung zum Zeitpunkt diese Auslenkung annehmen muss und zu diesem Zeitpunkt der Sinus verschwindet: Die Amplitude der Sinus-Funktion bestimmt sich nach und spielt daher dann eine Rolle, wenn zum Zeitpunkt bereits eine Geschwindigkeit vorliegt, das System also nicht aus der Ruhe losgelassen, sondern angestoßen wird. Zu besprechen ist allerdings noch, wie die Gleichung bei einem anderen Pendel als dem Federpendel aussieht. Das Prinzip des Oszillators bleibt gleich und somit natürlich auch die Mathematik, die ihn beschreibt. Allerdings setzt sich bei anderen Pendeln anders zusammen, da bei ihnen andere Rückstellkräfte und andere Systemeigenschaften eine Rolle spielen und nicht die Federkonstante und Masse wie beim Federpendel. So gilt beim Fadenpendel wobei die klassische Gravitationskonstante ist, die beim Fadenpendel eine große Rolle für die Rückstellkraft einnimmt, und die Fadenlänge darstellt. Werden Oszillatoren außerhalb der Mechanik betrachtet, beispielsweise der elektrische Schwingkreis, ergibt sich aus den Eigenschaften, die dieses System beschreiben. Beim elektrischen Schwingkreis z.B. aus der Induktivität der Spule und der Kapazität des Kondensators: Um die Sinus-förmige Schwingung eines Oszillators zu beschreiben, werden noch weitere Begriffe verwendet, die jedoch aus den bisher vorgestellten Eigenschaften bestimmt werden können. So wird unter der Schwingungs- oder Periodendauer die Zeit verstanden, die das System für eine vollständige Schwingung benötigt. Da sie als Informationen die Anzahl an Schwingungen und eine Zeit enthält, muss sie eng mit der Eigenfrequenz zusammenhängen: Überblick über die wichtigsten Begriffe zur Beschreibung einer Schwingung (Quelle: leifiphysik.de) Ungedämpfter harmonischer Oszillator Immer dann, wenn ein schwingfähiges System mit der obigen Gleichung beschrieben werden kann, handelt es sich um einen ungedämpften harmonischen Oszillator. Denn an der Gleichung wird klar, dass die Amplitude, also die maximale Auslenkung, auch bei der 20ten, 100ten, 10.000ten Schwingung wieder erreicht wird. Da sich die Systemeigenschaften ohne äußere Einflüsse ebenfalls nicht ändern, ändert sich das Verhalten dieses Oszillators nie und er schwingt stets gleich um die Ruhelage. Nach der mathematischen Herleitung ist schon fast alles zum ungedämpften harmonischen Oszillator gesagt, denn: Reale Beispiele und Anwendungen gibt es nicht! In der Realität gibt es immer einen Widerstand, der den Oszillator ausbremst und die Auslenkung langsam kleiner werden lässt. Aus diesem Grund ist der ungedämpfte Oszillator nur zum Kennenlernen und Verstehen des Verhaltens sowie als Näherungslösung geeignet. Gedämpfter harmonischer Oszillator Beim gedämpften harmonischen Oszillator existiert eine bremsende Kraft. Das ändert die mathematische Beschreibung in der Differentialgleichung. Die Bewegungsgleichung des Federpendels (und äquivalent die Gleichungen anderer Oszillatoren) wird um einen Term ergänzt, der im einfachen Fall der Reibung in der Luft, also einem Reibungskoeffizienten und proportional zur Geschwindigkeit ist: Oft wird zu zusammengefasst, um das rechnen zu vereinfachen. Die zu lösende Differentialgleichung wird auf die gleiche Art gelöst, wird aber natürlich komplizierter. Als Lösungsansätze empfehlen sich wieder Sinus-, Cosinus- oder e-Funktion. Mit dem Ansatz ergeben sich Lösungen, wenn die folgende Gleichung erfüllt: Je nachdem, wie das Verhältnis von Dämpfung und Eigenfrequenz sind, werden verschiedene Fälle unterschieden: Schwach gedämpfter Fall Der schwach gedämpfte Fall tritt auf, wenn gilt. Somit ist die Zahl unter der Wurzel bei der Berechnung von negativ und die Wurzel selbst imaginär. Mit der verkürzten Schreibweise ergibt sich die allgemeine Lösung zu was im Vergleich mit der ungedämpften Schwingung eine Schwingung mit kleinerer Frequenz (da ) und einer mit der Zeit exponentiell abnehmenden Amplitude darstellt. Eine andere Darstellungsweise ist folgende: Hier ist die exponentielle Abnahme der Amplitude besser ersichtlich, allerdings ist dazu das Verständnis des Zusammenfassens zweier auftretender periodischer Funktionen mittels Phasenverschiebung nötig. Die Schwingung schwingt in diesem Fall weiterhin um die Ruhelage, allerdings wird, wie bereits gesagt, die maximale Auslenkung mit jeder Schwingung geringer. Die Einhüllende zu einer gedämpften Schwingung (Quelle: Wikipedia/Harmonischer-Oszillator) Aperiodischer Grenzfall In Anwendungen ist es oft gewollt, eine Schwingung schnellstmöglich zu stoppen und zur Ruhelage zurückzukehren. Wenn eine Dämpfung keine komplette Fixierung in einem Zustand beinhaltet, ist eine überstarke Dämpfung dabei aber nicht zielführend, wie intuitiv oft angenommen wird. Um die Schwingung schnellstmöglich zu stoppen, ist die Bedingung nötig. Somit verschwindet in der Berechnung von die Wurzel und es bleibt nur eine Lösung übrig, was für die Schwingung zu führt, wobei und aus den Anfangsbedingungen, also Auslenkung und Startgeschwindigkeit, bestimmt werden. Beim aperiodischen Grenzfall, manchmal auch mit kritischer Dämpfung bezeichnet, findet keine Schwingung mehr statt. Je nach Anfangsbedingungen kann die Ruhelage einmal durchlaufen werden, spätestens dann wird sich dieser allerdings exponentiell angenährt. Darstellung des aperiodischen Grenzfalls mit unterschiedlichen Startgeschwindigkeiten (Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperiodischer_Grenzfall) Starke Dämpfung Zwar führt eine starke Dämpfung auch dazu, dass keine Schwingung stattfindet, allerdings braucht das System lange, um wieder in die Ruhelage zurückzukehren. Deshalb wird dieser Fall auch als Kriechfall bezeichnet. Mathematisch wird er mit der Bedingung beschrieben, was zu zwei reellen, negativen Ergebnissen für führt. Die Bewegungsgleichung ergibt damit vereinfacht wobei und wieder aus den Anfangsbedingungen bestimmt werden. Vergleich des Kriechfalls mit dem aperiodischen Grenzfall Um zu zeigen, dass die vorgestellten Fälle alle von Nutzen sind, werden nun einige Anwendungsbeispiele vorgestellt. So ist der Fall der schwachen Dämpfung für Saiteninstrumente wichtig, da die einzelnen Saiten sich nicht sofort wieder in die Ruhelage begeben dürfen, sondern schwingen müssen, um überhaupt einen Ton erzeugen zu können. Der aperiodische Grenzfall ist beispielsweise für Autofahrer sehr wichtig, da die Stoßdämpfer nach diesem Prinzip funktionieren. Das hat den einfachen Grund, dass das Auto nach der Beanspruchung der Stoßdämpfer schnell wieder in die ideale Straßenlage kommen soll. Würde eine schwache Dämpfung verwendet werden, so würde das Auto noch für längere Zeit auf und ab wippen und die Fahrt eher einer Bootstour ähneln, was wenig komfortabel ist. Bei starker Dämpfung könnte es vorkommen, dass die nächste Beanspruchung nicht ausreichend abgefedert werden kann, da die Feder noch zu stark eingefedert ist. Aber auch die starke Dämpfung hat ihre Anwendungsgebiete. So sind beispielsweise viele Türen in öffentlichen Gebäuden stark gedämpft. Das sorgt für ein langsames und leises Schließen der Türen und verhindert, dass die Tür einer unaufmerksamen Person mit zu viel Geschwindigkeit entgegenfällt und diese eventuell verletzt. Getriebener Oszillator Bisher wurde der Oszillator ohne äußere Kräfte betrachtet. Liegt solch eine Kraft vor, muss diese in die Bewegungsgleichung integriert werden: Interessant ist dieser Fall besonders dann, wenn es sich bei der Kraft um eine periodische Kraft handelt, also . Dieser Fall ist sehr gut mit einem schaukelndem Kind zu vergleichen, welches immer zum gleichen Zeitpunkt mit der gleichen Kraft angeschubst wird. Durch diese von außen aufgebrachte Kraft wird aus der homogenen eine inhomogene Differentialgleichung. Um diese zu lösen muss die Lösung der homogenen Differentialgleichung, welche in dem Abschnitt zu dem gedämpften harmonische Oszillator zu finden ist, mit der sogenannten partikulären Lösung addiert werden. Die partikuläre Lösung lässt sich mit dem Ansatz des Typs der rechten Seite lösen und ergibt sich zu dabei handelt es sich bei um eine Phasenverschiebung zwischen der antreibenden Kraft und dem um den Ruhepunkt schwingenden Massepunkt. Von besonderem Interesse ist dabei das Verhalten des gesamten Systems für verschiedene Frequenzen der treibenden Kraft. Dabei werden drei verschiedene Fälle betrachtet. Niederfrequenter Bereich: Für den niederfrequenten Bereich gilt, dass die Frequenz der antreibenden Kraft sehr viel kleiner ist als die Eigenfrequenz des Oszillators. Aufgrund dessen ist die Amplitude der anregenden Kraft in etwa so groß wie die Amplitude des Massepunktes. Das Amplitudenverhältnis beträgt also ungefähr 1. Der Phasenunterschied zwischen den beiden Schwingungen ist in etwa 0. Resonanzfall: Von Resonanz wird gesprochen, wenn die Frequenz der antreibenden Kraft der Eigenfrequenz des Oszillators gleicht. Infolgedessen erhöht sich die Amplitude des Oszillators gegenüber der Amplitude des Erregers, sodass sich ein Amplitudenverhätnis ergibt, welches größer 1 ist. Die Phasendifferenz beträgt , wobei der Erreger dem Massepunkt vorauseilt. Hochfrequenter Bereich: Sollte die Frequenz der antreibenden Kraft viel größer sein als die Eigenfrequenz des Oszillators so fällt auch die Amplitude des Oszillators wesentlich kleiner aus. Es ergibt sich ein Amplitudenverhätnis, welches gegen 0 geht. Auch in diesem Fall gibt es eine Phasendifferenz , die Schwingungen laufen also fast gegenphasig ab. Auch diese Eigenschaften der Oszillatoren sind im Alltag von Bedeutung. So ist es für Autos wichtig, dass die Eigenfrequenz einzelner Teilsysteme oder des Gesamtsystems nicht im Bereich der Motorendrehzahl liegen um eine komfortable und sichere Fahrt zu gewährleisten. Insbesondere der Resonanzfall kann gefährliche Auswirkungen haben, da in diesem Fall das System immer weiter aufgeschaukelt wird und die Amplitude des Oszillators sich immer weiter erhöht. Falls das System nicht gedämpft ist, kann die Amplitude bis ins Unedliche steigen, was zur Zerstörung des Systems führt. Eine starke Dämpfung kann die maximale Amplitude zwar begrenzen, aber auch in diesem Fall komm es für den Resonanzfall zu einer starken Belastung des Systems, was in den meisten Fällen vermieden werden sollte. Ein gutes Beispiel für eine Resonanzkatastrophe ist die Tacoma Narrows Bridge, welche durch starke Winde in Schwingung versetzt wurde, welche sich dann selbsterregt immer weiter verstärkte, was den Einbruch der Brücke zur Folge hatte. Demgegenüber bleibt aber zu sagen, dass ohne Resonanz auch viele alltägliche Dinge nicht möglich wären, es also auch einen positiven Aspekt gibt. So würde Schaukeln nicht halb so viel Spaß machen, wenn es nicht möglich wäre seine eigene Schwingung zu verstärken und somit immer höher Schaukeln zu können. Ein weiteres typisches Beispiel für den getriebenen harmonischen Oszillator stellt der elektrische Schwingkreis da, der bei der drahtlosen Energieübertragung genutzt wird. Das System wird dabei ständig neu mit Energie aufgeladen, die es dann mittels sogenannter resonant induktiver Kopplung an einen Empfänger weitergeben kann, der so kabellos geladen wird. Weiterführendes Viele weiterführende Beispiele, die sich des Oszillators mit schwacher Dämpfung bedienen, sind in der Akustik respektive Musik zu finden, wie die Schwingung einer (Gitarren-)Seite, die nach einmaligem Anschlag möglichst lange klingen soll. Doch hier handelt es sich nicht um einen einfachen harmonischen Oszillator, sondern um ein komplexeres System. Literatur und weiterführende Informationen Viele Experimente und Material zum Fadenpendel für die Schule findet man z.B. auf leifiphysik.de Physik des Aufschaukelns Anschubsen K. Magnus: Schwingungen, Teubner 1976. Juan R. Sanmartin: O Botafumeiro: Parametric pumping in the Middle Ages Anwendung auf das Schwenken des berühmten Weihrauchfasses in der Kathedrale von Santiago de Compostela, 1984. Podcasts Helen: Schaukeln, Gespräch mit G. Thäter im Modellansatz Podcast, Folge 114, Fakultät für Mathematik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 2016.

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1940 kam es mit dem Einsturz der Tacoma Narrows Bridge zu einer bedeutenden wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnis. Durch diese Katastrophe hat man bei Bauwerken nicht mehr nur die Statik berücksichtigt, sondern auch die Dynamik.

Mike and Feliks cap off the special talking about the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, some of the best holiday songs from local artists (including Cary Grant and Jimi Hendrix) and wishing everyone a fantastic thanksgiving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The first Tacoma Narrows bridge was locally known as “Galloping Gertie,” since its slender design lacked stabilizing girders, causing it to twist and bounce in the wind. The bridge opened on July 1, 1940, after 29 months of construction and $18 million invested. On the first day of operations, 2,053 crossed the bridge after an inaugural parade of vehicles led by Gov. Clarence D. Martin and Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain. But Gertie’s life would be short-lived. A little over four months later, on November 7 of the same year, the bridge collapsed during a massive windstorm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I took the field recording at the narrows bridge it wasn’t exactly sleep inducing. The coal trains were running underneath, the sound of the cars going over the bridge end was loud and obnoxious, and some dude rode what looked like a razor scooter with a lawnmower engine attached by. I had the idea to change this raucous soundscape into something more mellow so I transcribed those three elements, the cars taking the longest. Had I had more time I would have also transcribed the big trucks passing too, (maybe I’ll return to it later). I slowly add in all the elements until it’s completely electronic, and randomized.

This time Justin and Scott are joined by Andrew who is a part Tacoma Ghost Tours, the first and longest running paranormal guided walking tour of Tacoma. Running since 2012, they offer three different, entertaining, tours around the connection between Tacoma's history and the paranormal. Andrew joined the guys in 2015 twice, one of the recordings was an actual ghost hunt done at Brandy's Attic Antiques. They're also joined by Jeff who does the video work for the podcast. The show kicks off with discussion on Tacoma's weather. Andrew gives the guys a history on Tacoma Ghost Tours, the tours they offer, and how they got started. They talk about Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Galloping Gertie, that collapsed November 1940 and other disasters in Tacoma, including the Hamilton Candy Company fire. 14:45 – Scott shares the story of GCP's ghost hunt at Brandy's Attic Antiques with Andrew. They guys take a short break and when they return they discuss Scott's interaction with one of Malarkey's customers around the shirt Scott wore that day. They also discuss Tacoma's open community where, unlike other cities, strangers regularly strike up conversations and the diverse types of people in the area. 27:56 – Andrew shares a clip of him provoking ghosts to communicate with them during the ghost hunt with GCP. Justin talks about working security at the Tacoma Road Center and the creepy things he experiences while working there. Andrew talks about the corrupt history of Tacoma, rumors on how railroad officials took over Tacoma early on due to a crooked mayor and where the name ‘Opera Alley' came from. 37:07 – Andrew talks about the Tacoma Undergrounds use for smuggling and the original purpose of it being for utility use. He talks about the rumors around items being smuggled from the port where Stadium High School is and Stadium Bowl Gulch where homeless women and children often lived in the early 1900's. He then turns to discussing Tacoma Ghost tours, the length of each tour, and tours being open to all ages except for Downtown Part 2 that starts at Wingman Brewers. The show comes to an end with info on where people can find Tacoma Ghost Tours online and future plans for him to join the guys again sometime soon. Justin does a ‘GCFU', catching up with Ken Carlson, director of Penny Palabras and the upcoming showing at the Blue Mouse Theatre on May 19th at 10 pm. Thanks Andrew for joining the guys for an intriguing conversation around the paranormal history of Tacoma!!! Special Guest: Andrew.

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Do we only see what we can understand? And if we refuse or are unable to understand, are we then not seeing all of the elements of our reality? If beings and creatures from alternate realities truly exist, then what is their origin story? What is their purpose and what are we to them, or more to the point, what do they want with us? In Part 4A of our series on the Mothman of Point Pleasant, WV, we examine some of these questions and try to find conclusions of our own, outrageous though they may seem to be. Tonight's Quote: “I have adopted the concept of 'Ultraterrestrials' — beings and forces which coexist with us but are on another time frame; that is, they operate outside the limits of our space-time continuum yet have the ability to cross over into our reality. This other world is not a place, however, as Mars or Andromeda are places, but it is a state of energy.” — John A. Keel, The Mothman Prophecies Show Links: We've found that some sites are not showing these links as clickable unless they are URLs, so until those outlets improve their show notes section, we are providing actual URLs next to the clickable description of each link to make things easier for our listeners! Loren Coleman's list of people who have died in connection to Mothman http://bit.ly/2fXtuLw Gray Barker’s Book of Bunk Mothman, Saucers, and MIB by John C. Sherwood http://bit.ly/22xjKKJ Gray Barker's Secret by David Halperin http://bit.ly/2fXFcWp Mass Hysteria http://bit.ly/2fYZvpW Behavioral Contagion http://bit.ly/2fyu9py The Law of Vibration http://bit.ly/2g0pk7h Massive bird spotted in Alaska! http://cnn.it/2fH4HvP Dalnegorsk, Russia http://bit.ly/2fYXpGH 11, 13 and 33 http://bit.ly/2f2hA25 Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs http://bit.ly/1lTtPgh Search for the Mothman documentary http://bit.ly/2fzoaPa Aperture hatch on the Millennium Falcon http://bit.ly/2fDuho9 NBC News article on Infrasound http://nbcnews.to/2g0fdkW Vic Tandy and infrasound on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/2fzhEYP Vladimir Gavreau and his infrasound experiments http://bit.ly/2fEtCiO The Haunted Hum (infrasound) on Mythbusters http://bit.ly/2eMp1xr Adam Savage's Indiana Jones Sankara Stones stolen! http://bit.ly/2eE2vmM NICAP's The 1967 UFO Chronology - The Mother of All Sighting Waves http://bit.ly/2eUVIpL The Silver Bridge disaster - the collapse rendered in computer animation http://bit.ly/2eMl1gq Report on the Silver Bridge collapse by the West Virginia DOT http://bit.ly/2fExe4f Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse http://bit.ly/1VFh2T2 Colorized footage of the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse http://bit.ly/2fExTma Radiolab episode on Dreams http://bit.ly/2eUWQK4 Wake Up and Dream on Radiolab - confronting your fears with Lucid Dreaming http://bit.ly/11CdB5C Project MKUltra http://bit.ly/1ihJLqO Could a sonic weapon make your head explode? http://bit.ly/1un5Uty "Gaslighting" on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/1sUQyvs Gaslight the movie (1944) http://imdb.to/2fDurvM Origin of the "Time exists" quote http://bit.ly/2g0gDfA Weather report for the day of Mrs. Roy Grose’s 4:45 a.m. UFO sighting http://bit.ly/2fcSyCx Linda Scarberry's obituary on Cryptomundo, one of the 4 original teenagers to see Mothman http://bit.ly/2eW9DwQ Silver Bridge http://bit.ly/2flwFjC Riverside Golf Club where Connie Carpenter saw the Mothman, formerly the Mason Co. Golf Course http://bit.ly/2eMpLDl I Love Lucy entertains the cosmos http://n.pr/2eh2I0c How far have human radio broadcasts reached into our galaxy? http://bit.ly/1qAd9iI Can our TV signals be picked up by other planets? http://bbc.in/2eW80PC Actinic Conjunctivitis http://bit.ly/2dRkXIu Defense Logistics Agency website http://www.dla.mil/ Defense Logistics Agency on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/2dRmAWv Chief Cornstalk http://bit.ly/2eMmVhW Chief Cornstalk's curse http://bit.ly/2dRmDl2 Lord Dunmore's War http://bit.ly/2eXAs2l Fort Randolph, West Virginia http://...

At 5:00 p.m. on December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge which connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio, collapsed. Being rush hour in mid-December, the bridge was full of commuters on their way home from work and holiday shopping trips. The collapse sent 32 vehicles into the frigid waters of the Ohio river and 46 people lost their lives, with 2 bodies never to be found. The cause was as prosaic and understandable as it was tragic - a minute defect causing stress corrosion in a suspension eye-bar. However, what we may never understand is a connection some claim between the collapse and the first sightings of the Mothman, widely thought to be 13 months previously, to the day. Was there a warning that no one could comprehend? Even if a warning could be interpreted by someone who was starting to put all these strange puzzle pieces together, would their findings even be believed? Could this tragedy have been prevented, or was it inevitable? It might behoove us all to start taking notice, as correlations to sightings of bizarre creatures and catastrophes around the world continue to this day. Tonight's Quote: They’ve done it again. Those lousy bastards have done it again. They knew this was going to happen...and when. And they gave me all that bilge about a power failure. They knew. They just didn’t want me to be able to warn anyone. — John A. Keel, The Mothman Prophecies Show Links: We've found that some sites are not showing these links as clickable unless they are URLs, so until those outlets improve their show notes section, we are providing actual URLs next to the clickable description of each link to make things easier for our listeners! Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs http://bit.ly/1lTtPgh Search for the Mothman documentary http://bit.ly/2fzoaPa Aperture hatch on the Millennium Falcon http://bit.ly/2fDuho9 NBC News article on Infrasound http://nbcnews.to/2g0fdkW Vic Tandy and infrasound on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/2fzhEYP Vladimir Gavreau and his infrasound experiments http://bit.ly/2fEtCiO The Haunted Hum (infrasound) on Mythbusters http://bit.ly/2eMp1xr Adam Savage's Indiana Jones Sankara Stone stolen! http://bit.ly/2eE2vmM NICAP's The 1967 UFO Chronology - The Mother of All Sighting Waves http://bit.ly/2eUVIpL The Silver Bridge disaster - the collapse rendered in computer animation http://bit.ly/2eMl1gq Report on the Silver Bridge collapse by the West Virginia DOT http://bit.ly/2fExe4f Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse http://bit.ly/1VFh2T2 Colorized footage of the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse http://bit.ly/2fExTma Radiolab episode on Dreams http://bit.ly/2eUWQK4 Wake Up and Dream on Radiolab - confronting your fears with Lucid Dreaming http://bit.ly/11CdB5C Project MKUltra http://bit.ly/1ihJLqO Could a sonic weapon make your head explode? http://bit.ly/1un5Uty "Gaslighting" on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/1sUQyvs Gaslight the movie (1944) http://imdb.to/2fDurvM Origin of the "Time exists" quote http://bit.ly/2g0gDfA Weather report for the day of Mrs. Roy Grose’s 4:45 a.m. UFO sighting http://bit.ly/2fcSyCx Linda Scarberry's obituary on Cryptomundo, one of the 4 original teenagers to see Mothman http://bit.ly/2eW9DwQ Silver Bridge http://bit.ly/2flwFjC Riverside Golf Club where Connie Carpenter saw the Mothman, formerly the Mason Co. Golf Course http://bit.ly/2eMpLDl I Love Lucy entertains the cosmos http://n.pr/2eh2I0c How far have human radio broadcasts reached into our galaxy? http://bit.ly/1qAd9iI Can our TV signals be picked up by other planets? http://bbc.in/2eW80PC Actinic Conjunctivitis http://bit.ly/2dRkXIu Defense Logistics Agency website http://www.dla.mil/ Defense Logistics Agency on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/2dRmAWv Chief Cornstalk http://bit.ly/2eMmVhW Chief Cornstalk's curse http://bit.ly/2dRmDl2 Lord Dunmore's War http://bit.ly/2eXAs2l Fort Randolph, West Virginia http://bit.ly/2fcSDGp The late Beau Sher...

We start the night by launching our show’s brand new Twitter account https://twitter.com/MMADRadioKGRG – one more place to keep up with the MMAD-ness! Friends of the show MC Lars and Mega Ran’s newest collaboration dropped and we play it, getting hyped for the Nerdcore show at El Corazon on November 19th! Then, we jump right into our discussion about the Jet City Comic Show and how much fun we had. Closing out the hour, we talk about all of the sick shows we have coming up that you can win tickets for! Check out the KGRG concert calendar: http://www.kgrg.com/events/ It’s a jam-packed Today In Geek history, including the anniversary of the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, AKA “Galloping Gertie”! Micki went to see Doctor Strange, and inspired by all of the cool trailers she saw, we talk about upcoming movies that we’re excited about. Intern Wednesday debuts her brand-new segment, where she shares with us bleeding-edge music news, including the latest music videos from Green Day and Bullet for My Valentine! Our recent trend of “themed” Slumber Party questions continues as we go around the room and talk about why our radio station, KGRG, is so important to us as we encourage you to consider donating the 2016 Fall Pledge Drive. Then, we tell you about all of the cool reward packages that you’ll receive as gifts when you donate. For more information, click the DONATE tab on our website http://www.kgrg.com/support-kgrg-fm/ The show concludes with Shout-Outs, incuding new friends we met at the Jet City Comic Show: http://www.jetcitycomicshow.com/ http://www.cbc4c.org/ http://garrisontitan.com/mainpage/ http://mandalorianmercs.org/ http://radiovsthemartians.com/ http://outofthefridgecomics.com/ ALSO, (friends I forgot to mention on the air -soory) https://twitter.com/thestevestrout https://antheasharp.com/ NEXT WEEK: Tickets to MC Chris: the Ten Years of Touring Tour with MC Lars and Mega Ran!

What is sound? The function of music...very cool clip (Devour) What is sound? Explains pretty much everything Johnny was talking about (Explain That Stuff!) A comprehensive sound wave resource, including a cool slow-motion clip on sound waves in wine glasses (University of Salford) The nature of sound (Physics Hypertextbook) Sound waves are 'longitudinal', like when you compress a slinky (University of Salford) Animation of how longitudinal waves travel (i.e. sound waves) (Wikimedia Commons) An article about synthesisers, but with some relevant sections on sound energy, wave shapes & harmonics (Explain That Stuff!) In space, no one can hear you scream (Qualitative Reasoning Group, Northwestern University) No sound in a vacuum, no sound in space (Physics Central) Human ears evolved from ancient fish gills (livescience) What evolved first, sight or hearing? This scientist tries to figure it out (Small Accidents of Evolution) Radar & sonar (Scholastic) Evelyn Glennie: A deaf virtuoso percussionist (Wikipedia) Sound & light compared (GCSE, BBC) Frequency & pitch (School of Physics, UNSW) What is frequency? (Indiana University) Scientists capture the sound of an atom for the first time (IFL) Speed of sound (Wikipedia) The speed of sound in different media (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) How we speak & sing...turns out there's a lot to it (School of Physics, UNSW) Vocal sound production (Physics Hypertextbook) Hearing range for humans vs other species (Wikipedia) How well do dogs & other animals hear? (Louisiana State University) The evolution of hearing (Evolution of hearing) What are hertz? (Wikipedia) Animation: A sine wave with varying frequency (Wikipedia) The speed of sound appears to be just related to density...Lucy couldn't figure out if different atoms & molecules vibrate differently in this context (Explain That Stuff!) The speed of sound in other materials (NDT Resource Center) How do speakers work? (physics.org) Loudspeakers (Explain That Stuff!) Angus & Julia Stone (Wikipedia) AC/DC (Wikipedia) Animation: FM waves have their frequency modulated & AM waves have their amplitude modulated (Wikipedia) Middle C has a frequency around 261.6 hertz, when using the A440 pitch standard (Wikipedia) What is pitch? Our definition of different notes has changed over the centuries! (Encyclopaedia Britannica) What is tone? (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Online tone generator...take that tone with me! (Online Tone Generator) Forced vibration & resonance (the Physics Classroom) "The brown note is a hypothetical infrasonic frequency that would cause humans to lose control of their bowels due to resonance" (Wikipedia) Fundamental frequency & harmonics (the Physics Classroom) Strings, standing waves & harmonics (School of Physics, UNSW) How does a guitar work? (School of Physics, UNSW) What guitar strings are really doing up close (Science Alert) How does a piano work? (Explain That Stuff!) Clip: This is nuts! Making a real sound wave out of falling water & a speaker (Brusspup, YouTube) Clip: Cool experiment immersing a speaker in water & making sound waves you can see (Showtime SPL, YouTube) Clip: Inside a piano (VeryUsefulTools, YouTube) A band where the piano player puts his arm inside the piano (Dawn of Midi) Podcast about Dawn of Midi (Radiolab) 'Circle of fifths' podcast that Johnny mentioned (Surprisingly Awesome) Infographic of guitar anatomy & how they work (Best Infographics) What is a fret? (Wikipedia) What is an octave? "The basic miracle of music" (Wikipedia) What is an octave? (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Western music scales (Wikipedia) Non-Western scales (Wikipedia) There are 12 notes in our music system, the main ones plus the sharps & flats (Zebra Keys) Pic: Guitar fret dots (My Guitar) Tacoma Narrows bridge that collapsed, believed to be caused by 'forced resonance' (Wikipedia) Clip: Breaking a wine glass with sound (MIT Video) What is audio feedback? (Wikipedia) Fact or fiction? An opera singer's piercing voice can shatter glass (Scientific American) Clip: A MythBuster's glass shattering montage (Jaime Vendera, YouTube) Hearing & hair cells...apparently they don't grow back naturally so be careful kids (University of Wisconsin) Compound regenerates auditory hair cells, offering a possible treatment for deafness (Scientific American) Bionic Ear Lane, Melbourne (street-directory.com.au) Interview: Professor Graeme Clark, developer of the cochlear implant (Australian Academy of Science) How does a cochlear implant work? (Cochlear) What is brain plasticity & why is it so important? (The Conversation) Training the brain to hear better (TIME) How does a microphone work? Simple conversion of sound energy (Explain That Stuff!) How do ears work? (Australian Hearing) The ATR2100 USB - Strange Attractor's microphone of choice (audio-technica) Neil from The Young Ones (Wikipedia) Bang & Olufsen are indeed Danish (Wikipedia) You can now get speakers that are panes of glass (Clear View) The rude gesture Johnny was making to explain how speakers & mics work (Shutterstock) Taylor Swift Sound recording onto analog cylinders & records (Wikipedia) How record players & phonographs work (Explain That Stuff!) The golden record on Voyager (JPL, NASA) What are MP3 files? (Explain That Stuff!) Gif: Master record cutting (vinyl gif) Ye olde wax cyclinders for phonographs (The Cylinder Archive) Phonograph cylinders (Wikipedia) Clip: How vinyl records are made (Part 1) (forwardbound, YouTube) Clip: How vinyl records are made (Part 2) (forwardbound, YouTube) Melbourne Recital Centre Elbow (Wikipedia) The Corner Hotel, Melbourne David Gilmour (Wikipedia) Jack White (Wikipedia) This is just cool: What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? (IFL) Corrections Higher pitches are detected by ear hair cells with shorter hair bundles, lower pitches by hair cells with taller cell bundles...plus a random aside, apparently chickens can regrow damaged ear hairs! (Science Daily) Sonar is actually sound waves, not electromagnetic (Wikipedia) Cheeky review? (If we may be so bold) It'd be amazing if you gave us a short review...it'll make us easier to find in iTunes: Click here for instructions. You're the best! We owe you a free hug and/or a glass of wine from our cellar

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Even during the construction of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the deck would go up and down by several feet with the slightest breeze. Construction workers on the span chewed on lemon wedges to stop their motion sickness. They nicknamed … Continue reading →

Even during the construction of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the deck would go up and down by several feet with the slightest breeze. Construction workers on the span chewed on lemon wedges to stop their motion sickness. They nicknamed … Continue reading →

Transcript -- Dr Pete Lewis explains how he believes the dynamic effects of vibration and the inappropriate use of cast iron, caused fatigue to the Tay Bridge and were responsible for its collapse.

Dr Pete Lewis explains how he believes the dynamic effects of vibration and the inappropriate use of cast iron, caused fatigue to the Tay Bridge and were responsible for its collapse.

Transcript -- Dr Pete Lewis explains how he believes the dynamic effects of vibration and the inappropriate use of cast iron, caused fatigue to the Tay Bridge and were responsible for its collapse.

Dr Pete Lewis explains how he believes the dynamic effects of vibration and the inappropriate use of cast iron, caused fatigue to the Tay Bridge and were responsible for its collapse.