In this very silly and pointless episode four of us play the Total Rickall Card Game. We enthusiastically recommend that game and Rick and Morty S2E4, from which it came. In the intro Brad explains why posting this episode at all is pointless. And why the Nintendo Switch Zelda: Breath of the Wild stamina bar is total BS. Who knows why anyone enjoys anything on the Internet? Mysteries abound. The Dude abides. total_rickall_1.mp3 (1h 29MB)
Don Herfert tells us about riding his motorcycle from California to Alaska and back in 2015. Also, years ago, he left his home in Arizona on his bike and “got lost.” For 17 months. I hope to be this alive when I’m in my 70s. :) 022.mp3 (57m 27MB)
Yay lots of religion and politics! Jay and his mom and dad talk about the book and movie “The Shack” after Jay rants about a frustrating conversation he had with a gentlemen recently. We also discuss a talk we attended in downtown Kansas City by Mark Gerzon, author of The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide. 021.mp3 (1h43m 49MB) Food Not Bombs The Reunited States of America by Mark Gerzon The Shack by William Paul Young
Jay’s brother Brad Hannah just started a new job as a Biomedical Technician. Fascinated, Jay asks Brad lots of silly questions about how his new job works and how it compares to his old job repairing instrument landing, weather, and other systems at airports in Colorado and other states. 020.mp3 (33m 16MB) CBET - Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician
Rebecca Stavick, private citizen, tells the genesis story of the civic hacking organization Open/Nebraska. We also discuss public libraries: their mission, potential, and budget concerns given the Trump administration 2018 budget blueprint. Later Rebecca tells her story about flying out to Washington DC with her mother for the Women’s March on Washington. 019.mp3 (1h14m 36MB) Apologies to Lora Mae Frecks who did all the data gathering work for the Open/Nebraska localboards project. 10m into this podcast, Jay incorrectly cites credit to the wrong person. Jay is an idiot and you should not listen to his blathering. :) Hi From The Other Side Institute of Museum and Library Services National Endowment for the Arts Women’s March on Washington Democratic Socialists of America
Jay’s grandfather, Earl C. Humphrey, served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was serving aboard the USS Houston CA-30, out to sea, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In this special edition episode, Earl recounts his time as a prisoner of war (POW) working the Burma-Thai ‘Death’ Railway, and stories from the homestead in southeast Iowa. earl8.mp3 (1h 13m 35MB) Timeline: 1920 Earl was born near Glasgow, Iowa. 1942 March 1st, the USS Houston CA-30 was sunk by the Japanese Navy. Earl became a POW for 3 1/2 years. 1946 Earl married Macil Marine Stark, Jay’s grandmother. You’ll hear Marine occasionally in the background. Fact checking, adding some dates and names, washing dishes, occasionally vacuuming. :) 1980 Earl suffered his first stroke. His speech eventually mostly recovered, but you’ll hear some slurring in these recordings. 1982 Jay’s father (Jim Hannah) interviewed Earl. You’re listening to those recordings. 2000 Earl passed away in Independence, Missouri. We all miss him. <3 2006 Marine passed away in Independence, Missouri. We all miss her. <3 Misc links: Earl C. Humphrey memorial page on the USS Houston CA-30 dive team website. Burma-Thailand ‘Death’ Railway on wikipedia USS Houston CA-30 on wikipedia Intro script: Hello and welcome to a special episode of Jay Flaunts His Ignorance, the podcast. In this episode, you’ll hear my grandfather Earl C. Humphrey recount some of his experiences during World War II, and stories from home in southeast Iowa. This episode is labelled “Earl 8”. If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes labelled “Earl 3” and “Earl 4”, I recommend you go back and start with those. His war stories begin with the sinking of the USS Houston CA-30. In 1980 my grandfather had a stroke which effected his speech. His speech mostly recovered, but you’ll hear some slurring in these recordings. In 1982 my father Jim Hannah sat down with him and recorded 11 audio tapes, capturing his oral history. This is one of those tapes. This tape is labelled “Earl 8”. Earl recounts some Prisoner of War stories, and stories from the homestead in southeast Iowa. I hope you enjoy hearing my grandfather tell his story. In his own words. If you like this episode, there are more I can post. Let me know on twitter.com/jayflaunts. Thank you. So, here it is. My father interviewing my grandfather in 1982. Outro script: And that’s it. That’s where the tape labelled “Earl 8” ends. Thanks for listening. If you’d like to hear more, let me know on twitter.com/jayflaunts. Bye for now. Jay’s note to self: This recording is actually earl8 followed by earl7.
Jay’s grandfather, Earl C. Humphrey, served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was serving aboard the USS Houston CA-30, out to sea, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In this special edition episode, Earl recounts his time as a prisoner of war (POW) working the Burma-Thai ‘Death’ Railway. earl4.mp3 (48m 23MB) Timeline: 1920 Earl was born near Glasgow, Iowa. 1942 March 1st, the USS Houston CA-30 was sunk by the Japanese Navy. Earl became a POW for 3 1/2 years. 1946 Earl married Macil Marine Stark, Jay’s grandmother. You’ll hear Marine occasionally in the background. Fact checking, adding some dates and names, washing dishes, occasionally vacuuming. :) 1980 Earl suffered his first stroke. His speech eventually mostly recovered, but you’ll hear some slurring in these recordings. 1982 Jay’s father (Jim Hannah) interviewed Earl. You’re listening to those recordings. 2000 Earl passed away in Independence, Missouri. We all miss him. <3 2006 Marine passed away in Independence, Missouri. We all miss her. <3 Misc links: Earl C. Humphrey memorial page on the USS Houston CA-30 dive team website. Burma-Thailand ‘Death’ Railway on wikipedia USS Houston CA-30 on wikipedia Intro script: Hello and welcome to a special episode of Jay Flaunts His Ignorance, the podcast. In this episode, you’ll hear my grandfather Earl C. Humphrey recount his experiences during World War II. This episode is labelled “Earl 4”. If you haven’t listened to the previous episode labelled “Earl 3”, I recommend you go back and start with that one. It tells the story of the sinking of the USS Houston CA-30, and how my grandfather became a prisoner of war. In 1980 my grandfather had a stroke which effected his speech. His speech mostly recovered, but you’ll hear some slurring in these recordings. In 1982 my father Jim Hannah sat down with him and recorded 11 audio tapes, capturing his oral history. This is one of those tapes. This tape is labelled “Earl 4”. Earl recounts being a Prisoner of War of Japan for 3 1/2 years, including a year on the Burma-Thai ‘Death’ Railway. During construction 100,000 or more southeast Asian civilians were worked to death under brutal conditions. Nearly 13,000 POWs also died building the railway. British, Australians, Dutch, and Americans. I hope you enjoy hearing my grandfather tell his story. In his own words. If you like this episode, there are more I can post. Let me know on twitter.com/jayflaunts. Thank you. So, here it is. My father interviewing my grandfather in 1982. Outro script: And that’s it. That’s where the tape labelled “Earl 4” ends. Thanks for listening. If you’d like to hear more, let me know on twitter.com/jayflaunts. Bye for now.
Jay’s grandfather, Earl C. Humphrey, served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was serving aboard the USS Houston CA-30, out to sea, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In this special edition episode, Earl recounts the sinking of the USS Houston CA-30. earl3.mp3 (48m 23MB) Timeline: 1920 Earl was born near Glasgow, Iowa. 1942 March 1st, the USS Houston CA-30 was sunk by the Japanese Navy. This episode is that story. 1946 Earl married Macil Marine Stark, Jay’s grandmother. You’ll hear Marine occasionally in the background. Fact checking, adding some dates and names, washing dishes, occasionally vacuuming. :) 1980 Earl suffered his first stroke. His speech eventually mostly recovered, but you’ll hear some slurring in these recordings. 1982 Jay’s father (Jim Hannah) interviewed Earl. You’re listening to those recordings. 2000 Earl passed away in Independence, Missouri. We all miss him. <3 2006 Marine passed away in Independence, Missouri. We all miss her. <3 Misc links: Earl C. Humphrey memorial page on the USS Houston CA-30 dive team website. USS Houston CA-30 on wikipedia Intro script: Hello and welcome to a special episode of Jay Flaunts His Ignorance, the podcast. In this episode, you’ll hear my grandfather recount a story from World War II. In 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor Hawaii, my grandfather Earl C. Humphrey was in the United States Navy, serving aboard the USS Houston CA-30. Most of the US Navy’s Pacific fleet was destroyed, but the Houston was out to sea, with my grandfather aboard. In 1980 my grandfather Earl had a stroke which effected his speech. His speech mostly recovered, but you’ll hear some slurring in these recordings. In 1982 my father Jim Hannah sat down with him and recorded 11 audio tapes, capturing his oral history. This is one of those tapes. This tape is labelled “Earl 3”. It’s the tape where he describes the sinking of the USS Houston, and the beginning of his 3 1/2 years as a Prisoner of War. Fortunately for me, my grandfather Earl survived the war, married my grandmother, raised my mother, and then helped raise me on our frequent visits to their farm is southeast Iowa. My grandfather died in 2000. We all miss him. You’ll also hear my grandmother Marine in the background occasionally. Fact checking, adding some dates and names, washing dishes, occasionally vacuuming. Grandma died in 2006. She was an amazing grandmother. We miss her terribly. I hope you enjoy hearing my grandfather tell his story. In his own words. If you like this episode, there are many more I can post. Let us know on twitter.com/jayflaunts. Thank you. So, here it is. My father interviewing my grandfather in 1982. Thanks dad, for preserving Earl’s voice. Enjoy. Outro script: And that’s it. That’s where the tape labelled “Earl 3” ends. Thanks for listening. If you’d like to hear more, let us know on twitter.com/jayflaunts. Bye for now.