Big Talk: Do you TELL your dad his pants look funny?… Ansel Adams was a famous photographer known for capturing stuff in the natural world. On Turning Points, Kelsey goes back in time to Yosemite to speak with his… On Boom Radio Ben Jammin sees some real possibilities with digital implants… When three local [...]
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Episode 21 Featuring Ansel Adams, Shock and Awe
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Episode 20 Featuring Shakespeare and Time Travel II
Big Talk: Does your Mom ever talk with her hands?… In Turning Points, Kelsey goes back in time to interview William Shakespeare at a time when Puritans and the Plague are making it hard to survive…. Widget and Whack try to explain why something boiling inside your fridge is a GOOD thing… When a local [...]
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Episode 19 Featuring Ted Williams and Time Travel I
Big Talk: Mom pays money at the grocery, but Dad gets all the grub just by flashing a card… All his life, he only wanted one thing. He wanted people to say when he walked by: “There goes the greatest hitter who ever played the game.” The boy may have accomplished exactly [...]
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Episode 18 Featuring Ernest Shackleton and The Middle East
Big Talk: Dad won’t let her run the dryer because it’s too expensive… There are adventures — and then there are ADVENTURES. As Kelsey discovers in Turning Points, the Shackleton expedition to the South Pole on the Endurance was definitely one with capital letters…. Ben Jammin is being defamed on Boom Radio… [...]
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Episode 16 Featuring Michelangelo and Dinosaurs
Big Talk: Does your Mom have a hard time deciding on her wardrobe in the morning?… He was a world class architect, painter, poet and sculptor. On Turning Points, Kelsey goes back in time to speak with Michelangelo… Ben Jammin’ wonders about that free-for-all for a home run ball… On Schmave’s Elevator, Dave tells [...]
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Episode 13 Featuring Charles Schultz and The Civil War
Turning Points: Good Grief! Get out our baseball mitt and stay clear of Lucy. Kelsey goes back in time to interview Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schultz… Boom Radio’s Ben Jammin has some suggested applications for gene splicing… Dave Schmave happens upon a rock saleswoman whose big time spirit not only captures his heart, but that [...]
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Episode 08 Featuring Annie Oakley and Fear
On Turning Points, Kelsey goes back in time to the late 1800’s to interview Little Sure Shot Annie Oakley… Big Talk: What right do overweight gym teachers have telling me about exercise?… Speaking of the bug, something is pestering Devin the Duff on Boom Radio… When Cheryl breaks her leg, it’s up to Schmave [...]
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Big Talk: When adults are tired why don’t they just go to sleep?… They don’t make ‘em like the Sultan of Swat anymore. Emily goes back in time to interview Babe Ruth in this Turning Points segment… Boom Radio: Nat the Bat has her sights on an “easy” way to make money… [...]
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Episode 37 Featuring Margaret Bourke White and Water Water Everywhere (Water 1)
Big Talk: This snoring Mom is in denial… Turning Points: She thought she was going to study insects for a living. Instead Margaret Bourke-White photographed some of the most important people in the world. Emily goes back to the 1950’s for an interview with this amazing woman… Boom Radio: Clodagh has a [...]
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Episode 40 Featuring Gertrude Bell and The Last Drops (Water 3)
Her accomplishments are breathtaking. Yet you ask someone: “Who is Gertrude Bell?” and the reply usually comes back blank. In our Turning Points interview, Natalie goes back to 1921 to speak with the British mountaineer and desert explorer… Boom Radio: Clodagh believes online “security” questions may be a tad too complex… [...]
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