Monthly Archives: July 2016

Podcasts this Week (August 1, 2016)

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Is That Our Daughter in the Mail?

Speak to anyone who has worked for the United States Postal (Mail) Service and they’ll tell you that a lot of strange things have been sent in the mail. Perhaps the strangest were children. In 1913, the U.S. post office … Continue reading

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Podcasts this Week (July 25, 2016)

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The Mountains Called; He Went

The U.S. has more than 130,000 square miles (about 340,000 square kilometers) of national parks, at least one in every state. They are cared for (operated; maintained) by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS), which will soon celebrate its 100th birthday. … Continue reading

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Podcasts this Week (July 18, 2016)

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Today is National (Something) Day!

Today is National Pecan Pie Day. Personally, I hate pecan pie (see photo), so I’m not going to celebrate it. You may be wondering, as I am, why there is a National Pecan Pie Day and why it is on … Continue reading

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Podcasts this Week (July 11, 2016)

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Put Another Nickel In

*Put another nickel in In the nickelodeon All I want is having you And music, music, music That song, Music, Music, Music by Teresa Brewer, became a #1 hit in 1950 and sold more than one million records. I thought … Continue reading

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Podcasts this Week (July 4, 2016)

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