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Le besoin de communiquer est important chez tous les animaux. Ils communiquent pour se reproduire, pour se provoquer ou pour s’avertir d’un danger. L’attitude corporelle et le son sont les principaux moyens de communication. L’humain, est évidemment aussi un animal, mais qui en plus de l’attitude et du son, communique par écrit…. Certes maintenant communiquer par écrit veut dire écrire de courts messages remplis d’abréviations et de petits icones sur un appareil électronique plutôt que de prendre un beau papier sur lequel on couche des mots avec un crayon, un stylo ou une plume. Pourtant de l’antiquité jusqu’à il y a à peine trente ans, deux personnes se trouvant à des distances plus ou moins lointaines et qui voulaient communiquer s’écrivaient des lettres. Certes depuis un peu plus d’un siècle il y a bien eu l’invention du téléphone mais le téléphone engendrait des frais de longue distance plutôt élevés. Alors que le courrier ne coutait que le timbre-poste. Mais avec le courrier venait l’attente. Une attente qui durait des jours, des semaines, parfois des mois. Aujourd’hui nous n’attendons plus du tout pour recevoir une communication écrite. C’est immédiat. Il y a un peu plus d’un siècle, des visionnaires du temps ont eu la même idée que les visionnaires d’aujourd’hui afin de rendre les communications écrites plus rapides. Pas instantanées, mais quand même!

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1. Travelin’ shoes – Wright Brothers 
2. Old town road – Lil Nas X
3. Pony Express – Lorne Greene
4. Buffalo Bill – Sara Storer

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Michael and Louis discuss the 1996 Steel film, one of the first major superhero movies to star a Black actor, but one that unfortunately also looks like a Disney Channel original movie.

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The Postrider is happy to unveil Fortress of Ineptitude, the latest show within The Pony Express feed. Join hosts Louis Ryan and Michael Lovito as they discussed the forgotten and maligned superhero films of not so recent memory (think pre-MCU) to try and understand how we ended up with the kind of movies we have today, how superhero movies have changed, and what everyone involved could have done better. In the augural episode, Louis and Michael discuss Superman Returns, Bryan Singer's sequel/retcon of the Christopher Reeve Superman films. Was this the last gasp of non-extended universe superhero movies? Did Singer have a vision? Does any of it make sense? Tune in and keep your eyes peeled for more episodes of Fortress of Ineptitude, only in the Pony Express feed.

In the first episode of The Postrider's general interest podcast, Michael, Lars, and Louis discuss Godzilla vs. Kong, one of the biggest post-lockdown blockbusters and the latest installments of Legendary's MonsterVerse.

Deep space exploration can be a high-stakes venture and any failures can be costly, setting you back years. In an era of significant budget cuts, learn how NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Lockheed Martin innovations made spacecraft faster, better, and cheaper and changed the future of building spacecraft for deep space exploration.  

We “flash forward” into what the future might look like 50 years from now. An expert discusses how digital transformation—using AI and machine-learning algorithms that process high-rate data—will be instrumental in accomplishing missions of the future.

To dig deeper into some of the incredible missions referenced in today’s episode, please follow these links:

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory History

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Space Makers is a production of Lockheed Martin Space. 

Episode guests were Calvin Craig, Rob Manning, Andy Speicher, and Johnathon Caldwell, and they are Space Makers.

It’s executive produced by Pavan Desai.

Senior producer is Lauren Cole. 

Senior producer, writer, and host is Ben Dinsmore. 

Associate producer and writer is Kaitlin Benz and Audrey Dods. 

Sound design and audio mastered by Julian Giraldo.

Graphic design by Tim Roesch.

Marketing and recruiting by Joe Portnoy, Shannon Myers, and Stephanie Dixon.

These stories would not be possible without the support from our space communications professionals Tracy Weise, Natalya Oleksik, Gary Napier, Lauren Duda, and Dani Hauf. 

I am joined this week on the podcast by Dr. Frank Andre Guridy, historian of sport and society at Columbia University.  Frank is also the author of the new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics.

Frank provides a  well-researched and historical analysis of how Texas revolutionized sports in the U.S. during the civil rights era. For example, the University of Houston and Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas embraced the end of Jim Crow by integrating their football and basketball teams; while powerhouse football programs such as the University of Texas and Texas A&M were slow to integrate their programs. Frank also explained the importance of the Houston Astrodome in not only Texas but in the US during the 1960s and 70s; The "Eighth Wonder of the World" hosted legendary sporting events that revolutionized the culture of American athletics, such as the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billy Jean King and Bobby Riggs, at the height of the second-wave feminist movement.

Frank also talks to me about the connection between the San Antonio Spurs and the working-class Tejano/Mexican community of South Texas, plus much more. I also award this episode's Molotov MVP to former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and Xicana Tina Jimenez. In the summer of 1978, Jimenez and other ex-Cowboys cheerleaders started their own professional cheerleader organization known as the Dallas Cowgirls, Inc., to seek better opportunities and pay for their labor. To end the podcast, I introduce a new segment, "Xicano Sports History."

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You’ve probably heard of the Pony Express. Or maybe you’re more familiar with the Pony Excess. Either way, there’s no doubt that the SMU football team of the 1980s was unforgettable. 

Today, we’re talking to one of their stars—Craig James. He talked to us about life during SMU’s hayday, the subsequent fallout over the bribery charges, life as a College Football analyst, why he chose to go to seminary, and what the future might look like. 

We covered a lot, so sit down, turn it up, and let’s hit the ground running...

There's a certain romanticism attached to the Pony Express and this week Sarah goes into the short but memorable history of the fastest mail delivery system in the wild west (which also might involve watching the swoony 90s show "Young Riders").

This podcast discusses the creation of the post office to unify the country, to create a way to connect sellers and buyers and also to help aid in the migratory patterns of the United States. The Pony Express, the Postmaster General, the Sears catalog, the censorship of mail during war times and the railroads are all part of the story of the US Post Office and its impact on American society.