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Season 2, Episode 16:  Remember those toys from your baby boomer childhood? This episode looks back at a few of those youthful faves, including building blocks, Davy Crockett coonskin caps, Etch-a-Sketch, Mickey Mouse Club ukuleles, toy soldiers, Jon Gnagy paint-by-numbers, magic sets, Howdy Doody puppets, and more.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.  

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This episode of TS2M is full of "interesting" "facts" about tall tales, such as Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, John Henry, and even the guys themselves.  Make sure to listen to the end for the original tall tale(s) of Peter, Justin, and Joe!

The legend of the battle of the Alamo is not only an intrinsic part of Texas lore but is enshrined in the American imagination—a band of fiery rebels fighting for independence who die as martyrs in the cause of liberty. But a new book, “Forget the Alamo!” argues that the Alamo myth is just that—an allegory that tells us what we want to believe about the Alamo, but not what actually happened. 

Written by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford, “Forget the Alamo!” has not been without its critics. A recent event at the Bullock Texas State History Museum was cancelled hours beforehand by Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who called it a “fact-free rewriting of Texas history.” 

Guest host LBJ Library Director Mark Lawrence talks to two of the book’s authors—Bryan Burrough and Chris Tomlinson—about what history really says about the Battle of the Alamo and why the myth that so many want to preserve has endured so long.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss kolaches and Ingrid’s favorite subject: dog-related idioms.

Sources:

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/at-home-and-away-with-the-fairies-an-irishman-s-diary-on-the-globalisation-of-a-hiberno-english-phrase-1.3474117
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_a_Horse_(Ride_a_Cowboy)
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/that+dog+won%27t+hunt
https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/that-dog-wont-hunt
https://yourislandnews.com/this-dog-wont-huntand-other-dog-related-idioms/
https://holidaybarn.com/blog/dog-idioms-history-and-meanings/
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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QuantumERA has not only brought Gettysburg to life in augmented reality, but they have also done so with the Alamo. On this episode I sit with Michael McGar of QuantumERA, to discuss their Alamo app and how Texas played a role in the sparking of the Civil War and the Alamo's connections to the War.

Learn more about QuantumERA here:

https://quantumera.com/app/


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Host Ryan Wrecker takes your calls on Trump leaving office, voting, and the latest in politics. Lastly, Ryan previews an executive order from President Trump requesting an ‘American Heroes’ Statue Garden with 244 names.

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A Sweet, Kind, Engaging Weekday Podcast for Children of All Ages. This Episode: Betty Crocker & Davy Crockett

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Ky White discusses the definition of a Gateway Ancestor, his family in the US and how to find your distant ancestors in the US and elsewhere.  And Ragnar and sons!

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Have you ever seen a movie trailer, or an item for sale on tv, or just pass by something in the store, and thought to yourself, "Wow, someone along the line during creation of this thing really should have said no to the idea and put a stop to it?" I know I have!  (The movie "Monster Trucks, am I right?) The same applies to weapons. You won't believe the kind of weapons that have actually been made by humans. This week, we discuss just two of them, bat bombs and the Davy Crockett, in this first part of an intermittent series of dumb decisions by humans. If you've ever played Fallout and have heard of the nuka-nuka, then you may or may not know it's a digital recreation of the Davy Crockett. Great for video games, not so much for real world application. 

But first, we discuss current-ish events. Did China accidentally release the Covid-19 virus?Conspiracists certainly seem to think so, but there's no solid evidence. Then Jennifer rants about the Battle of the Alamo, and was Davy Crockett there? Neither of us remember. Do you? 

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Also, Jennifer's a creep, but it's okay.

In this episode, Stephen explains exactly what Davy Crockett and a rogue hippopotamus named Bubbles had in common. 

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