Big Talk: Does your Dad ever help you BEFORE you ask for (and need) it?… Nikola Tesla is not exactly a famous kind of guy. He should be though. On Turning Points Laura goes back in time to discover why… Now you can learn to count to 10 in Italian!!!… Boom Radio: [...]
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Episode 26 Featuring Wright Brothers and Road to Mars II
Big Talk: Does Mom want my help or NOT?… Turning Points: Orville & Wilbur built and repaired bicycles until they turned their attention to the skies. Laura goes back to interview the Wright brothers… Boom Radio: Yup, it’s time to plan ahead for holiday presents… When Tucker Jones happens upon a poster for a [...]
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Episode 25 Featuring Henry Thoreau and Road to Mars I
Big Talk: How come Dad always falls asleep 15 minutes into the movie?… Turning Points: Writer, philosopher, naturalist, poet, farmer, bean farmer, surveyor– that’s not even half the goods on this month’s historical interview subject: Henry David Thoreau… Boom Radio’s Ben Jammin’ is a little suspicious about these “learn while you sleep” deals… On [...]
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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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