The Year Was

Jan 14 2023 100 ep. 9 mins 8

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Podcast all about today. We take the day and look to the past to see what makes today unique and examine how we got to now.

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The Catch-Up Episode

Jan 14 2023 16 mins

It’s the catch-up episode!!! Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to days 200-203. This time we examine the days December 21, 1988 as Pan Am Flight 103 Explodes over Scotland, December 28, 2014 as the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire, January 1, 1903 as Topsy the Elephant is electrocuted, and January 11, 1787 as William Herschel disc

December 7th & 14th...The Winecoff Fire and Sandy Hook

Dec 13 2022 9 mins

Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1 Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 198/199. This ti

November 30th...The Death of the Crystal Palace

Dec 02 2022 7 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 197. This time we examine the year 1936 as London's Crystal Palace Burns Down.. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean:

November 23rd...Robert Johnson and Poon Lim

Nov 23 2022 8 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 196. This time we examine the years 1936 as Robert Johnson begins his recording sessions in San Antonio, and 1942 as Poon Lim begins his 133 days lost at sea. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iT

November 16th... Pizarro and Atahualpa

Nov 16 2022 6 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 195. This time we examine the year 1532 as Francisco Pizarro traps the Incan ruler Atahualpa, and massacres 5,000 Incan soldiers. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.

November 9th...Kristallnacht

Nov 09 2022 7 mins

Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1 Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 194. This time w

November 2...The Final Flight of the Spruce Goose

Nov 03 2022 8 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 193. This time we examine the year 1947 as the H-4 Hercules, the “Spruce Goose”, makes its first and final flight. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod

October 26th...Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Oct 26 2022 16 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 192. This time we examine the year 1881 as the Earp family with Doc Holliday confront the Clanton and McLaury brothers for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTun

October 19th...Michael Myers

Oct 19 2022 7 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 191. This time we examine the year 1957 as the killer Michael Myers is born. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: h

October 12th...Oktoberfest

Oct 13 2022 6 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 190. This time we examine the year 1810 as the first Oktoberfest is held. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: http