May 25th...The Blind Everest Climb

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 170. This time we examine the year 1944 as Muppeteer, actor, director Frank Oz is born, 1977 as Star Wars is released, and 2001 as Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind man to scale Mount Everest.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

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Sources:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000568/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/

https://www.biography.com/news/george-lucas-star-wars-facts

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Star-Wars-film-series

https://www.grunge.com/36189/untold-truth-original-star-wars/

https://www.history.com/news/the-real-history-that-inspired-star-wars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGZPTtmydkE

https://erikweihenmayer.com/about-erik/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/erik-weihenmayer

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Photo: 

https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3x2/2000/20191014072347-1999.jpeg