The Gritty Hour

By The Gritty Hour

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June 19, 2023 Independent Music at JIB Machine Records with John Templeman
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Along with co-host George Bauer, today we discussed the challenges and advantages of an independent record label in the internet era with John Templeman, the owner of JIB Machine Records in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Templeman describes and ascribes his success to networking with strategic partners, and the base of it all, his deep love of music.
Check out JIB Machine Records for all of the great music artists on their roster.

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June 05, 2023 The Art of Bob Dylan
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Dr. Jim Curtis, author of "Decoding Dylan: Making Sense of the Songs that Changed Modern Culture" returns to discuss the Bob Dylan of the 21st Century. Dr. Curtis explores the art and sculpture of this modern culture icon, and his inevitable comparisons to Picasso.
Bob Dylan, One Too Many, 2020 Image Copyright Bob Dylan

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May 29, 2023 Two Grumpy Guys
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Felice Manzi stopped by in the morning to converse about health, politics, and whatever else was on our minds.

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May 22, 2023 Top 10 Movies Of All Time with Professor Robert Pucci
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Everything is subjective! Robert Pucci, retired professor of Media and Communications in the SUNY Schools, dropped by to exchange and examine the Top 10 movies of all time.

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1h 27min
May 01, 2023 Travel to Papua New Guinea with Sofie Devens
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Sofie Devens stopped by to tell us about her recent trip to Papua New Guinea.
Follow along as Sofie deftly describes the long journey from New York, the cultural differences and customs, and her stay in a local tribe's village where her childhood friend is doing missionary work.
Travel vicariously through her eyes as she takes us all the way to Oceania and back home again.

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1h 14min
April 24, 2023 Bringing It All Back Home with Dr. Jim Curtis
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Joined by co-host George Bauer, Dr. Jim Curtis stopped by to discuss his book "Decoding Dylan: Making Sense Of The Songs That Changed Modern Culture".
Dr. Curtis makes a refreshingly cerebral analysis of Dylan's songs and their effect on society, as well as the influence Dylan has had on popular music from the early sixties to this day.
Along with his other book, "Rock Eras: Interpretations of Music and Society, 1954-1984", Dr. Curtis skillfully describes the unbroken chain of popular music from the days of Bing Crosby to the more modern artists like Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
You can find both books mentioned here at Amazon.com

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58min
April 10, 2023 Shipwrecked and Rescued with Larry Jorgensen
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Author of "The Coca Cola Trail", Larry Jorgensen returned to discuss his new book "Shipwrecked and Rescued". This is an amazing true story of the 1926 wreck of The City of Bangor off the coast of Michigan in Lake Superior. A ship with 23 crewmen and over 200 brand new Chrysler cars. Mr. Jorgensen describes the incredible efforts of local townspeople and Walter Chrysler himself, to save the crew and the valuable cargo.
For more information about the book, please visit www.shipwreckedandrescued.com

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April 03, 2023 NYPD Behind The Badge with Vic Ferrari
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Vic Ferrari, author of "NYPD: Through The Looking Glass : Stories From Inside America's Largest Police Department" joined co-host George Bauer.
Mr. Ferrari, who hails from The Bronx, and served as a Detective in the NYPD, has written several humorous books about the behind the scenes exploits of New York's finest. His newest book "Confessions of a Catholic High School Graduate", and all of his other great books can be found at Amazon.com

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March 27, 2023 The Boys From The Bronx
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JR McCarthy, Denis McCarthy, Fred Romandetto, and George Bauer all joined us to discuss growing up in the Parkchester section of The Bronx, NY.
Lifelong friends, we discussed the challenges and blessings of a time and place that, for the most part, no longer exists.

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1h 16min
March 20, 2023 Wall Street In The Modern Era
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Adjunct Professor Anthony Mannara stopped by to discuss the changes to the stock markets and Wall Street in general over the course of the last few decades.
Mr. Mannara teaches Macro Economics at Fordham University and Securities & Investment Analysis at Hunter College, both in New York City.

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FAQs about The Gritty Hour:

How many episodes does The Gritty Hour have?

The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.