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Latest Episodes:

030 History of the Family Road Trip, Richard Ratay Author of Don't Make Me Pull Over Jan 19, 2019

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This episode is a fun and educational chat all about the history of the family road trip! Rich and I share our own similar but differing road trip experiences plus Rich shares his wealth of knowledge about the golden age of road tripping. We cover it all including road side attractions, the history of roads, why we have station wagons, and the demise of the golden age of road trips because of the airline industry deregulation!

Richard Ratay, the "King of the Road Trip", was the last of four kids raised by two mostly attentive parents in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in journalism and has worked as an award-winning advertising copywriter for nearly thirty years. When not out traveling America's highways, Ratay lives in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, with his wife, Terri, their two sons, and two very excitable rescue dogs.

Don't Make Me Pull Over!: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2DnxkMx (affiliate link) or at Barnes and Noble.

Also check out Richard at his website: https://www.richardrataywrites.com

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029 Killer Roller Coasters and Disney History, George Taylor of ImagiNERDing Dec 20, 2018

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George has ridden 140 roller coasters and has read over 1000 Disney & theme park books. He's a Disney, theme park, and amusement park historian and expert!

George is super fun to talk and has so much knowledge he's eager to share in this episode! We talk about the history and dangers of early roller coasters, the difference between theme parks and amusement parks, how Disney revolutionized the theme park industry, plus we hear Walt and Lillian Disney's First Kiss Story as told by Walt's Daughter, Diane Disney Miller!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/biblioadonis

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028 How SpaceX Will Populate Mars, JT Lozano of SpaceX Updates Dec 17, 2018

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Elon Musk and SpaceX are planning to make us an interplanetary species by colonizing Mars. Here's how they're going to do it…

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027 Is Our Wireless Environment Giving You Headaches, Brain Fog, or Even Cancer? Neil Steven Cohen of EMF Safety Zone Dec 14, 2018

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I think this is an important episode that I encourage you to listen to and make your own rational judgement. Look into the issue of EMF radiation for yourself and make a judgement call on something that may or may not be harmful to your health.

Neil is an intelligent guy who explains the potential dangers of EMF radiation that comes from every device in our wireless environment. That means this radiation is coming from your phone, your smart home devices, your wifi internet router, and more.

We also discuss the different ways to protect yourself and your family from the extreme but also the practical small steps you can take today to dramatically reduce your exposure.

Find Neil at EMFSafetyZone.com

Or on YouTube at EMF Safety Zone

Visit EMFSafe.org for resources and more info

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026 Orphan Cars That Just Couldn't Make It, Mal Pearson of Makes That Didn't Make It Dec 10, 2018

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Ever wondered about all the automobile startups that never made it? Makes like Delorean, Bricklin, Tucker and much more. Mal Pearson writes the stories about these makes and the entrepreneurs who started them.

This was a super fun conversation where we talk about the fun, unusual, and crazy car brands that were started over the years. Car brands that inevitably didn't make it and only exist in history books and in a few rare garages.

Check out Mal's site at MakesThatDidn'tMakeIt.com

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025 Silent Film History and Behind the Scenes at the Oscars, Kay Shackleton aka The Movie Gal Dec 06, 2018

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If you have any interest in the history of the film industry or what it's like behind the scenes at the Oscars, you're going to love this episode!

Kay Shackleton is the owner of SilentHollywood.com and is also known as the Movie Gal. Her background in silent film began with her father who was an extra in silent films. Now, Kay documents and preserves silent film era history and stories.

In this episode we talk about how the film industry got started, silent film technology, combustable film, along with a lot of fun behinds the scenes stories from the Academy Awards!

Find Kay at TheMovieGal.com

Discover more film history at SilentHollywood.com

Join Kay on Facebook: @TheMovieGal

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024 Brand Builders and Designers Living the VanLife, Nat Tingley and Martha Main of Mainland Studio Dec 03, 2018

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Nat and Martha are a blast to talk to! They are designers and naturalists who build brands and experiences through their business, Mainland Studio. Plus, they're also in the process of converting a van to live on the road full-time! Check out their website at Mainland-Studio.com Find them on Instagram @mainlandstudio Find Nat on Instagram @nattingley Find Martha on Instagram @marthamain Connect with Curiosityness... Instagram:@curiositynesspodcast Website: curiosityness.com Facebook: @curiosityness Twitter: @curiositynesstv And find me, the host of Curiosityness on Instagram: @travderose

023 The King of Ice Cream, Daniel Zimmerman Nov 26, 2018

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Daniel is definitely the king of ice cream! His qualifications include having eaten over 500 different flavors, visiting more than 250 different ice creams shops, apprenticing at an ice cream shop, traveling to all 50 states in the U.S. in search of the best ice cream, and even doing an ice cream cleanse.

This is a super fun episode where we dive into everything ice cream including the history, best flavors, worst flavors, where to find good quality ice cream, and so much more!

Find Daniel at his website: TheKingofIceCream.com

And on Instagram @_kingoficecream

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022 From Lego Art to Visual Film Effects with Tommy Williamson of Brick Nerd Nov 19, 2018

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Tommy has a career in visual effects for the film industry, a business creating stop-motion animations and showcasing lego art, and is a maker of movie props and other cool stuff! So needless to say he was super interesting to talk to!

We get into the history of lego, building the lego millennium falcon with Adam Savage, his work on the film "The Blob", the transition from practical to CG special effects, how stop motion animation works, and much more!

Connect with Tommy at his site BrickNerd.com

And on Instagram @thebricknerd

And find Tommy at NerdsandMakers.com

And on Instagram @nerdsandmakers

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021 If you Like Soda, You'll Love This Episode with Aaron of The Soda Jerks Nov 12, 2018

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Aaron has been tasting and reviewing sodas since 2008 on his site TheSodaJerks.net.

Aaron and I talked about the best and worst sodas, sodas flavors from the around the world, the soda wars, the best soda combinations, and much much more!

Find Aaron at TheSodaJerks.net

On Instagram @thesodajerks

Or on YouTube as TheSodaJerks

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