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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 16, 2024 2:47:34 GMT -5
There's an ice storm warning starting at 2pm tomorrow until 4am on Wednesday. They say we could have an inch of snow and a half-inch of ice along with wind gusts up to 40 mph. Then on Wednesday morning, the temperature finally goes above freezing but it will rain all day.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 14, 2024 20:37:00 GMT -5
Hit
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 14, 2024 13:53:13 GMT -5
I thought he was Puerto Rican.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 14, 2024 12:52:43 GMT -5
Bing
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 13, 2024 22:26:16 GMT -5
Who
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 13, 2024 12:19:17 GMT -5
Archie
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 13, 2024 12:16:30 GMT -5
Yesterday at 4pm the temperature went below freezing, and the forecast says it's going to stay below freezing until Tuesday night. That's about 100 consecutive hours. We haven't had more than 8 consecutive hours below freezing so far this winter.
Today will have snow and rain all day, but after that it will be dry. Not warm enough to melt what falls today, but dry.
And just last weekend I saw the first bulbs pushing up green shoots in the garden.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 11, 2024 14:01:45 GMT -5
Springsteen
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 10, 2024 21:57:21 GMT -5
Avengers
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 10, 2024 19:27:16 GMT -5
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 10, 2024 14:29:37 GMT -5
Herbie #14, cover by Ogden Whitney
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 10, 2024 12:18:22 GMT -5
I heard some of this on the radio the other day - it's an introduction to pro wrestling for the NPR audience: the1a.org/segments/listener-pick-why-america-loves-professional-wrestling/JAN 8, 11:00 AM
Listener Picks: Why America loves professional wrestling
Last year, Endeavor, the parent company of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) purchased World Wrestling Entertainment, the largest professional wrestling company in the world, for $9.3 billion.
The sale is one indication of many of the continued prominence and popularity of professional wrestling.
The movie “The Iron Claw,” starring an all-star cast of Zac Efron, Lily James, and Jeremy Allen White, opened in theaters on Dec. 22, 2023. It tells the story of the Von Erich brothers, pro-wrestling stars from the 1980s.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, arguably the biggest star to make the jump from professional wrestling to acting, surprised fans by showing up at the first WWE Monday Night Raw match of 2024. Nearly 2 million viewers were watching.
Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the only American president in the WWE Hall of Fame, thanks to his many appearances in the ring.
Our annual week of “Listener Pick” conversations return, starting with this suggestion from Ray, who listens to WFYI in Indianapolis: professional wrestling.
How did professional wrestling become so popular in the U.S. and why? What can we learn about America by looking at the industry? And what keeps so many coming back for more?
1A always welcomes suggestions from listeners. Email us your ideas: 1A@wamu.org.
GUESTS
Foxxy Fierce WOW - Women of Wrestling Superhero
Eero Laine associate professor and chair of the Department of Theater and Dance, the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; author, "Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage"
Brian R. Solomon professional wrestling journalist; podcast host, "Shut Up and Wrestle", "The Wrestling News"; author, "Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik"
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 10, 2024 0:06:27 GMT -5
Gold
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 9, 2024 21:43:14 GMT -5
Soldier
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 9, 2024 18:11:45 GMT -5
Seems likely at this point.
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