The Year Was

We examine the year 1883 as the volcanic island of Krakatoa explodes.

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/