Scandal Sheet

Love American Style

Replay from 2022. Our Valentine’s Day gift to our listeners. Ellie, Bernice and Thad attempt to peek under the skirt of America’s most shameful, chronic behavior issue. How did a society founded by religious puritans 400 years ago become so – yuck - pervy?! Is every allegation automatically justified? How do we purge our wicked behavior and thoughts? Can we be redeemed or forgiven? Can we even have an intelligent conversation on this topic -- without erupting into angry shouting? That’s what we hope to find out.

Thumbnail photo courtesy Parker-Margolin Productions, Inc., Paramount Television,  CBS Television Distribution.

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Sympathy For The Devil? – Our Assassination Special, Part 1

We mournfully acknowledge the assassinations/birthdays of 3 leaders of international fame, in January and February. They are Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Ghandi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. But this episode is not about these great men – IT’S ABOUT THEIR KILLERS. Why did they do it? What made them tick? Why does our human society allow this? Part 1 focuses on John Wilkes Booth, the assassinator of President Abraham Lincoln. We are joined by ALEXANDER NISBET, a 26 year veteran of the U.S. Department of Defense, who also served 2 tours in the second Iraq War as an investigator. University trained in the art of film/video, Alec has also produced historical documentaries. One of his specialties is the American Civil War. He will open your eyes on the Lincoln assassination!

Parental Advisory: This podcast contains a 1:00 minute dramatic recreation of President Lincoln’s murder. This is likely unsuitable for young children.

Our music is composed, preformed and produced by the genius John Hoekstra. You Tube https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Gon6qb9ar07BP0hsNPXdA  SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792

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“The Exorcist” Turns 50 – A True Story?

This best-selling book and record-breaking box office movie re-defined the horror genre. But where did the core story come from? It’s actually based on a supposedly legitimate case of possession attested to in writing by over 50 witnesses. A Catholic Archbishop granted a rare approval of the ritual’s use. As it occurred in the area, “The Washington Post” published a front page, above-the-fold article, on the exorcism back in 1949, weeks after it occurred. Then a student at Georgetown University, future book author/screenwriter/film producer - William Peter Blatty - read the article and was inspired to pen what has become a $$ multi-billion dollar franchise. We re-open the original 1949 case to examine if it has merit, if demonic possession is genuinely possible, or just a manifestation of mental illness.

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Stocking Stuffers

HAPPY HOLIDAYS / JOYOUS HANNUKAH / MERRY CHRISTMAS to all our listeners. Today we give you deep cuts on holiday comedy favorites from Scandal Sheet.

CONTENTS:

• “Meet The Myth – An Exclusive Interview With Frosty the Snowman”. This features our founding co-host, Kassia.
• “Macy’s Miracle” – Scandal Sheet favorites, the METS MOB, take over Santa’a village at Macy’s flagship store on 34^th street in Manhattan.
• “North Pole Confidential”. On Christmas Eve, during COVID, Santa Claus must navigate through a labor strike from his elves and sled team leader, Rudolph the Reindeer, revealed as a drunk/addict. Also features, Kassia. WATCH THE ANIMATED VIDEO version at: https://bit.ly/479J1Rn

How much podcast fun can you possibly have during the Holiday season??!! (While traveling or cooking.)

Our music is composed, preformed and produced by the genius John Hoekstra. You Tube https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Gon6qb9ar07BP0hsNPXdA  SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792

TEASER: The Wright Stuff – Whoops!

3 days before what became their historic flight on December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers attempted - what they believed at that moment - WOULD be their first flight. The only problem was…their plane crashed that day. In true Scandal Sheet fashion, we have dug deep to uncover the details of this boggled start and give listeners a dramatic recreation of this rarely mentioned and embarrassing event to the pioneering aviators.

Please note. Normally we release the teaser first, and then the full episode later. We’ve turned that model upside down. But you will find the full episode, released on 12/17, updated with this new open.

Kudos to our actor/composer John Hoekstra. Enjoy!

The Wright Stuff – First Flight?

We celebrate the 120^th anniversary of the first machine-powered, human-controlled flight on December 17, 1903 by Wilbur and Orville Wright. While today there is a national park at Kill Devil Hills in the Outer Banks in North Carolina, commemorating the event … official acknowledgement was a long time coming. Despite the thumbnail picture you see here and 5 eye witnesses, for at least 5 years the claim of their first flight was disputed or ignored by government officials, the media, and the public. And at least 6 other parties claimed simultaneously that it was THEY that had the REAL first flight. How come? Was 12/17 actually the first flight? We are joined by our 21 month co-host Ellie for a rare encore appearance in order to get to the bottom of this apparent scandal.

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The First Thanksgiving - The TRUE Story Can Finally Be Told

Every elementary school kid in the US and Canada has been the told how 102 English/Dutch illegal immigrants snuck into America in 1620, under the noses of the Native American Border Patrol - with no immigration papers. Once discovered, the illegal aliens – who we today call ‘Pilgrims’ - were forced to cut a deal with the ruling tribe(s). With our EZ Bake Oven time machine, we have sent our amazing co-host Anuradha back 400 hundred years to the first Thanksgiving celebration. She gets both sides of the story. She interviews Plymouth Colony Governor, William Bradford as well as the Chief of the ruling Wampanoag tribe, Massasoit. She asks the really tough questions: What was on the table for the first Thanksgiving? Why no turkey and no mashed potatoes?? Also, why were the unwelcome and hugely outnumbered European colonists allowed to live in the first place? As a BONUS we add a replay of a 2021 piece where Columbus first comes to America – from the native American perspective. Enjoy!

John Hoekstra is featured playing 2 roles. He also composes, preforms and produces our music. You Tube https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Gon6qb9ar07BP0hsNPXdA  SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792

Halloween Treats…And A Few Tricks Too

This year “SCANDAL SHEET” is over-stuffing your podcast trick or treat bag with full size candy bars (not those tiny “fun size” candies that every kid hates).  We satisfy your ear-sugar addiction with both new stuff and hugely popular replays from the vault. We feature our popular friends from the METS MOB; David, Rob and Leonardo; and introduce them to our new co-host, Anuradha. We also include our entire repertoire company from over 3 years: co-founder and first co-host Kassia, second co-host, Ellie, as well as the amazing talents of Grace Smith, Jill Grover, Lisa Hauptman, and Scott Perry. A potpourri of spooky seasonal fun!

CONTENTS:

• “In Baseball No One Can Hear You Scream”, Part 1
• The Mets Mob meet Anuradha and discuss baseball and Halloween in Manhattan
• “Mets Mob Mutiny”, a pirate story, Parts 1 + 2
• Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” auditions for witches
• “In Baseball No One Can Hear You Scream”, Part 2

Note: Entrepreneur, Ted Lerner, is briefly portrayed in a above skit. He was alive and very active during the original recording in 2021. But Mr. Lerner passed away in 2023 at age 97. Mr. Lerner not only brought baseball back to Washington DC, owning the ‘Washington Nationals’ team, but was also a leader in redeveloping the DC metro area. His work benefited the lives of countless people in the region. 

If you wish to reach Mets Mob member - and multi-year NYC Super Lawyer - David Grover, for personal injury, including auto accidents and slip and fall, free consultations: 212-527-7575, DGrover@GroverFen.com.

Founding Mobs leader, Leonardo from Manhattan, has a popular podcast on motorcycle safety called “Arrive Alive”. Available at: www.arrivealivepodcast.com and all your favorite listening platforms.

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Is ‘Artificial Intelligence’… uhh, Intelligent?

One of the top headlines of 2023 has been the meteoric rise of “artificial intelligence” in the public mind. But ‘AI’ has actually been around for decades -- both in reality and science fiction. Yet today, free tools such as ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, Claude - and many others – have brought AI onto our personal laptops, both in our homes and offices. We ask what are these tools really? AND are they truly intelligent in the same way humans are? Our amazing guest is Alex Cuellar, a graduate student in advanced robotics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to help us sort out actual truth from fiction.

EYE POPPING Video on Artificial Intelligence Deep Fakes:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S951cdansBI

We also WELCOME a new co-host, Anuradha, to the team.

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9-11 Recollections – Part 2

Many people forget that the 9-11 attacks also involved the Pentagon, which for decades, was the largest office building in the world and is still a symbol of US military power since World War 2. My guest, Joe Duffus, has been a frequent guest on this podcast. In 2001, we and several others shared an office in the tallest building in Northern Virginia (only a mile and a half from the Pentagon and just over a narrow river to Washington DC, our nation’s capital). Through floor to ceiling picture windows on the 24th floor, we mutually witnessed that morning's attack on the Pentagon, which killed 184 people.

Watch the VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcE9YPfeKKg

Joe works on a podcast for the best-selling author, Peter Schweizer: https://apple.co/3r3LiPf

Thumbnail photo: North Dakota National Guard, creative commons license 2.0: https://bit.ly/3r78Nqr

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