The Year Was

August 26th...KRAKATOA

We examine the year 1883 as the volcanic island of Krakatoa explodes.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
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Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
https://soundproofingguide.com/decibels-level-comparison-chart/
https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/krakatoa
https://www.britannica.com/place/Krakatoa
https://allthatsinteresting.com/krakatoa-eruption
https://learnodo-newtonic.com/krakatoa-facts
http://nautil.us/issue/38/noise/the-sound-so-loud-that-it-circled-the-earth-four-times
https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-krakatoa-anniversary-20190827-udxuiu2zmzf7xpubkmg6uju3pm-story.html
 
Photo: 
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2179451/tsunami-has-killed-hundreds-krakatoas-massive-eruption-1883

August 19th...The Death of John Wesley Hardin

We examine the year 1895 as John Wesley Hardin is killed.
We are trying a new editing progamand so you may notice some audio issues. We are working on this and continue to strive to offer a pleasant listening experience.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
http://www.famoustexans.com/johnwesleyhardin.htm
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wesley-Hardin
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wesley-hardin-killed-in-texas
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/john-wesley-hardin-44076.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Hardin
 
Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Hardin#/media/File:John_Wesley_Hardin.gif

August 12th...Sue the Tyrannosaurus Rex

We examine the year 1990 as Sue the Dinosaur is discovered.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/when-was-first-dinosaur-discovered/
https://www.newdinosaurs.com/brontosaurus/
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/evolving-planet
https://www.catawiki.com/stories/5079-5-most-impressive-dinosaur-fossils-ever-found
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-complete-dinosaur-fossil?share=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_(dinosaur)
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/sue-t-rex
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-was-tyrannosaurus-rex-discovered-1093763
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/recent-dinosaur-discoveries.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sue
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/07/30/what-did-sue-the-t-rex-look-like-when-alive-new-field-model-shows-dino-with-skin-eyes/
https://twitter.com/SUEtheTrex?s=09
Photo: 
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/sue-t-rex

August 5th...Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man

We examine the year 1862 as Joseph Carey Merrick, known throughout the world as the Elephant Man, is born. Tried a new editing program so we may have sound issues.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
https://www.biography.com/news/elephant-man-joseph-merrick-biography
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3084483.stm
http://www.thiswasleicestershire.co.uk/2012/11/the-elephant-man-joseph-merrick.html
https://www.genome.gov/27544895/joseph-merrick-biography
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elephant-Man
https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-elephant-mans-bones-reveal-mystery-2860454
https://www.history.com/news/elephant-man-joseph-merrick-grave-discovery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3084483.stm
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-36478601
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw6kdh1Xlwk
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/elephantiasis/
Photo: 
https://www.history.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_300/MTYzOTIzODI3NDI3MjU2MDMz/elephant-man-gettyimages-464783369.webp

July 29...The Fellowship of the Ring (Book)

We examine the year 1954 as the Fellowship of the Ring is first published.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-R-R-Tolkien
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring
https://www.biography.com/writer/jrr-tolkien
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/john-lennon-stanley-kubrick-the-beatles-lord-of-the-rings/

July 22...Plan 9 From Outer Space

We examine the year 1959 as Plan 9 From Outer Space is Released.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
https://www.moviehousememories.com/plan-9-from-outer-space-1959-film-summary/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077/goofs/?tab=gf&ref_=tt_trv_gf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_from_Outer_Space
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/78785/10-out-world-facts-about-plan-9-outer-space
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/in-defence-of-the-so-called-worst-movie-ever-made-plan-9-from-outer-space-a7660961.html
Photo: 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077/mediaviewer/rm2708359680

July 15th...The Death of The Flying Graysons

We examine the year various/unknown/1940 as The Flying Graysons are killed, setting Dick Grayson on his path to become a hero. With apologies to Lin-Manuel Miranda.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
https://thefictionalhistory.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/7-15-1.png?w=896&h=1199
https://www.quora.com/How-old-was-Robin-Dick-Grayson-when-his-mother-and-father-were-murdered-in-the-Batman-comics-and-other-sources?share=1
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Flying_Graysons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Graysons
https://dcau.fandom.com/wiki/Flying_Graysons
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/flying-graysons/4060-55863/
https://gotham.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flying_Graysons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Zucco
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Vol_1_38
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/linmanuelmiranda/theschuylersisters.html
Photo: 
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Flying_Graysons?file=Flying_Graysons_0001.jpg

July 8th...News of The Roswell Aliens

We examine the year 1947 as aliens crash in Roswell, also we look at a few conspiracies.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
Tim Krietz: 
https://www.youtube.com/user/LittleNuclearBastard
 
The Warehouse by John Williams (From Raiders of the Lost Ark):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIB17dFYoVo
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
https://alien-ufo-research.com/Roswell/
https://www.history.com/topics/paranormal/roswell
https://www.history.com/news/roswell-ufo-aliens-what-happened
https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/soviet-atomic-program-1946
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States
http://roswellfiles.com/Witnesses/hautstory.htm
Photo: 
https://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/UFOs/marcel2.jpg

July 1st...The Wonderland Murders

We examine the year 1981 and the Wonderland Murders.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
http://reelreviews.com/shorttakes/wonderlandmurders.htm
https://www.therichest.com/shocking/15-shocking-details-about-the-four-on-the-floor-murders/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/wonderland-murders
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/eddie-nash-l-s-notorious-1970s-gangster/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIWMOSKKlgs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDZ9tl43SXU
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72860/13-oversized-facts-about-boogie-nights
Photo: 
https://wonderland1981.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/eddie-vi.jpg

June 24th...The Resurrection City of Washington, D.C.

We examine the year 1968 as protesters and demonstrators are forced to leave Resurrection City.
Had some audio issues with this one... 
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Interviews remembering Resurrection City:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remembering-poor-peoples-campaign-180968742/
http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/05/08/1968_resurrection/
 
Sources:
https://www.nps.gov/articles/resurrection-city.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/martin-luther-king-resurrection-city.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_People's_Campaign
 
Photo: 
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/02/08/even-poverty-ancient-history-resurrection-city-1968/