{"id":4883,"date":"2016-08-02T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:25:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:25:17","slug":"technorama-ep479-boom-box-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2016\/08\/02\/technorama-ep479-boom-box-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep479 : Boom box brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Coming up in this episode&#8230;<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2016\/08\/02\/technorama-ep479-boom-box-brothers\/boombox\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2016\/08\/boombox.jpg?fit=634%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"634,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Derek M. 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There are 150 days remaining in 2016.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1492 that Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1527, The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John&#8217;s, Newfoundland.<\/li>\n<li>Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes on this date in 1678.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1852, Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event<\/li>\n<li>The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded 116 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1936, Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.<\/li>\n<li>August 3, 1946, Santa Claus Land, the world&#8217;s first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1958, The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap.<\/li>\n<li>It was 39 years ago today that The United States Senate begins its hearing on Project MKUltra.<\/li>\n<li>39 years ago today, Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world&#8217;s first mass-produced personal computers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company, Elisha Otis, born on this date in 1811<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1900, John T. Scopes, American educator<\/li>\n<li>Born August 3, 1918 &#8211; Sidney Gottlieb the American chemist and theorist<\/li>\n<li>Author Leon Uris was born today in 1924<\/li>\n<li>Actor Tony Bennett turns 90 today<\/li>\n<li>Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut, Tony Bennett was born 1935<\/li>\n<li>Actor Martin Sheen is 76<\/li>\n<li>Martha Stewart is 75<\/li>\n<li>Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter John Landis is 66<\/li>\n<li>The actor who played Dennis the Menace in the 1950s TV show, Jay North is 65<\/li>\n<li>and the man who designed the games Super Smash Bros. and Kirby, Masahiro Sakurai is 46.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the listener birthday calendar<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>03 &#8211; Johnee Bee<\/li>\n<li>06 &#8211; Julie Tomasi<\/li>\n<li>08 &#8211; Philippa Ballantine<\/li>\n<li>09 &#8211; Matt Coe (WoWaddict) [1991]<\/li>\n<li>09 &#8211; Julia Posz &#8211; (Technorama Promo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for August 3, 2016<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016\/07\/29\/chernobyl-site-could-be-rebuilt-as-a-massive-solar-farm\/\">Chernobyl site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/this-incredible-collection-of-400-vintage-boomboxes-is-1784394052\">Collection of 400 boomboxes for sale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.odditycentral.com\/news\/italian-high-school-students-create-vending-machine-that-turns-plastic-trash-into-phone-cases.html\">High school students turn trash into phone cases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/p>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Join our live chat at https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/webcam<\/p>\n<p><b>Remember When<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paleofuture.gizmodo.com\/this-overhead-wire-electric-car-thing-a-ma-jig-was-way-1784293796\">The overhead electric car from the 1800s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/nash-turns-100-today-heres-six-reasons-why-they-may-be-1784530445\">Nash turns 100<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Thank you Patrons!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This show is brought to you by\u2026 YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyle Nishioka<\/td>\n<td>Mike Wills<\/td>\n<td>Steve Therrien<\/td>\n<td>Saturday Morning Media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chris MC<\/td>\n<td>Alexis Duran<\/td>\n<td>Ben Vaughn<\/td>\n<td>Dennis Patnaude<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nick St. Gabriel<\/td>\n<td>Amy Bowen<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you want to become a patron, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast<\/a>. We\u2019ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special \u201cafter show\u201d we record just for the patrons! <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast\">patreon.com\/technoramapodcast<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis week:<\/p>\n<p><b>Media Corner<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ift.tt\/2afeT0A\">RIP Jerry Doyle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Geek Library<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/im-going-to-shoot-so-many-buffalo-playing-this-oregon-t-1784458945\">Oregon Trail Card Game<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Question of the week:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell us about your boom box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>End of Show Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We appreciate your support. 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