The Works
Like the works of a clock where gears turn the hands marking the passing of time, our podcast talks about how our experiences and ideas make our time together fly on by. Each tiny movement of the gear and each interaction with each other is another tick.
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R.I.P. and Oreos (opens the original)
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We say goodbye to Tim Curry and Dolly Parton. Do you know what Land of Oz, Dolly Parton, and the Cleveland Browns have in common? The owners of Tweetsie Railroad built The Land of Oz and another attraction in Pigeon Forge. The original Pigeon Forge was a Civil War themed park called Rebel Railroad. That, in turn, was sold to Art Model and called Goldrush Junction. That was then sold to the Herschend family and named Silver Dollar City. Good ole Dolly Parton partnered with the Herschend family to
We Turn 50!!! (opens the original)
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50th Episode!!! What an accomplishment and thank YOU for tuning in! We reminisce about episode 23 with irrational fears and urban legends and add a few more. Why is it still a thing about tainted Halloween candy and how did Kudzu not take over the southern states in America. Kudzu started as a solution for the Great Dust Bowl and then it wasn't so great. What pop culture urban legends do you remember? Paul McCartney being dead? Musicians dying at age 27 in the 27 club? Phil Collins not saving so
Participation Award Winner - US! (opens the original)
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Since we last talked about cookie gate, we are now talking real cookies at a franchise called Crave. Outstanding! Do you remember Mrs Fields cookies and TollHouse Cookies at the mall? Why have jingles been replaced with nostalgia for older music? Nothing sells GLP-1 like the 1974 song "Magic"! Did you know Barry Manilow started as a jingle writer? And we discuss the show's "Ted Lasso" historic viewing of season 4...((smirk))...300million MINUTES viewed. We break down broadcast viewing standards
CookieGate (opens the original)
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Not the cookies you eat, but website cookies...and Phoebe Gates! She may do jail time, so give a listen. We discuss the online era and how our systems are vulnerable to hacking. And even without hacking, our systems are vulnerable to solar flares. Did you know about the Carrington Effect? We had a huge solar flare that wiped out the telegraph system in 1859? What would happen if that occurred today? We also dive into THE algorithm. Join us for this "CookieGate" episode of The Works Live.
Weather Folklore (opens the original)
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Does your area have local colloquial sayings about the weather? What about "red skies at night, sailors delight...red skies at morn, sailors be warned"? A lot of these weather folklore actually have some science behind them to explain. We discuss some of the common ones and how they relate. And, not to be topical and bring current events...we talk about pleading the 5th. Dr Fauci plead the 5th over a hundred times at his senate hearing about his dealings with covid. Why dd he need to plead when
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