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Storytelling Podcasts

Join us as we tell stories that you may not have heard, talk with people who have jobs you may not be experienced with, and uncover the bits of history you may not have thought about. Nominated Best Local Podcast in Dayton for 2019.

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United States

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Join us as we tell stories that you may not have heard, talk with people who have jobs you may not be experienced with, and uncover the bits of history you may not have thought about. Nominated Best Local Podcast in Dayton for 2019.

Language:

English

Contact:

9374223984


Episodes
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Ep 134: The U.S. Justice, Part I

1/30/2024
We thought with all the legal cases flying around we would try to break it down and simplify the U.S. Justice System and process. Were we ever wrong! What we planned to be a single episode is going to turn into a two parter (we hope). So listen up, and try to follow our ramblings as we soon discover we are in way over our heads.

Duration:00:59:23

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Ep 133: Munchausen by Proxy

1/19/2024
WARNING: This week we will talk about medical, child and pet abuse as well as suicidal ideations. Believe it or not, we were talking about this topic long before Gypsy Rose. We thought now would be a good time to talk about it.

Duration:01:03:30

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Ep 132: AI

1/4/2024
This week we look into Artificial Intelligence, or AI. We gave it our best shot but as we soon learned, we are nowhere near smart enough to figure out AI. But, we are smart enough to know that few people can. Especially folks trying to regulate and write laws governing AI. We don't feel so bad anymore.

Duration:01:04:23

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Ep 131: We Are Back!!!

12/25/2023
We are back!!! What a year it has been! Better listen to this episode to catch up on what has happened.

Duration:00:43:19

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Ep 130: Super Bowl Cities

2/12/2023
This may become a tradition for An Hour of Your Life. This episode is dedicated to the cities from where the teams playing in the Super Bowl are from. This year we are featuring Kansas City and Philadelphia.

Duration:01:18:51

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Ep 129: The Grid

2/5/2023
In this episode we get into the power grid in the United States and North America. Complicated, bureaucratic, vulnerable and vital. Plus, as a bonus, we talk about the Zimmer Power Plant near Cincinnati, Ohio.

Duration:01:06:18

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Ep 128: The History of Tailgating

1/29/2023
This is another one of those topics that you don't know what you don't know. Who would have thought there is a history to the practice of Tailgating. Go Bengals!!!

Duration:00:53:46

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Ep 127: Heists!

1/23/2023
We decided this week to talk about some of the more infamous heists in recent and semi-recent history.

Duration:01:16:36

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Ep 126: Epilepsy: Nora’s Journey

1/15/2023
Nora is a six year old little girl who has intractable epilepsy. On this episode, Steve and Kim talk to her mom about the challenges that the disorder presents to a family, some resources, and a wealth of information about epilepsy awareness. Here is a list of resources: https://www.dannydid.org/about-us/ https://hannahtopia.com/ https://www.brainrecoveryproject.org/ https://charliefoundation.org/ https://www.epilepsy.com/ https://realmofcaring.org/ Do No Harm (Film) The Great Katie Kate Explains Epilepsy (Book)

Duration:01:08:33

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Ep 125: The Witness Protection Program

1/8/2023
Do you need to get out of town? Do you have any relevant testimony? Listen to this week's episode about the Witness Protection Program. Disclaimer: Sorry if we doxxed anybody. We sincerely apologize!

Duration:01:00:12

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Ep 124: Victorian Slang

1/2/2023
We are back after our sabbatical. Our return episode is Victorian Slang. We came up with this idea while driving back from Florida and Steve made up a word to describe something. Kim went the next step and started looking up other slang terms and the episode was born.

Duration:01:05:45

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Ep 123: Flight 19 and the Bermuda Triangle

6/20/2022
With this week's episode about the flight of Navy Avengers called Flight 19 and the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. You get to choose if you are on Team Steve or Team Kim. Rational and plausible or supernatural forces at work. Whichever, Steve dug up some fascinating details and did his best to piece together multiple accounts of Flight 19 to give you one complete account. Kim was able to explore the supernatural and "other" theories to what causes so many dissaperances within the Bermuda Triangle. Both go into their own conclusions and analysis.

Duration:01:18:48

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Ep122: Strange Laws Part II

5/30/2022
Who would have thought it would have taken two episodes to get though the strange laws in the United States! In this episode we finish up by starting in Kentucky wind up in Wyoming.

Duration:01:05:56

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Ep121: Strange State Laws, Part 1

5/8/2022
Every state has some peculiarities. Some of these peculiar things are so peculiar the state saw fit to make a law about it.

Duration:00:56:53

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Ep 120: The San Fransisco Earthquake of 1906

4/23/2022
This week is the anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake 1906. On April 18th of 1906 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 hit San Fransisco. The damage from the quake and the resulting fires nearly destroyed the city killing an estimated 3000 people. In this episode we try to tale the stories of the survivors and capture the human side of the disaster.

Duration:00:49:03

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Ep 119: Custer Part II

4/16/2022
This week we continue our tale of George Armstrong Custer. Listen and decide for yourself, hero or villain while you try and sort out what is fact and what is fiction.

Duration:01:05:05

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Ep 118: Custer, Part I

3/29/2022
This week we take on such a colorful character that it is going to take two episodes to fit it all in. We are talking about George Armstrong Custer. Hero or villain? Listen and decide for yourself.

Duration:00:51:32

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Ep 117: Ukraine Primer

3/8/2022
We thought we should talk about the war in Ukraine. In this episode we break down the key players and organizations and their roles in what is happening as we speak. Join us in our hopes and prayers for peace.

Duration:01:06:25

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Ep 116: The Bonus March of 1932

2/22/2022
Here is a story you may have never heard. This episode tells the story of the WWI Veterans and their fight to claim the bonuses they were promised after the war. The Army was sent to clear them out of their camps in Washington D.C. A very sad day in American history.

Duration:01:08:37

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Ep 115: Murder & Mayhem in Dayton and the Miami Valley

2/8/2022
This week we interview local author and blogger Sara Kaushal, the writer of "Murder & Mayhem in Dayton and the Miami Valley". What happens when forensic science goes wrong? Listen and find out!

Duration:01:10:20