{"id":5730,"date":"2020-07-21T20:37:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2020-07-21T20:37:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:37:29","slug":"episode-608-dilithium-healing-crystals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2020\/07\/21\/episode-608-dilithium-healing-crystals\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 608: Dilithium Healing Crystals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/memegenerator.net\/img\/instances\/71130933.jpg?resize=307%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Can i get any more of those dilithium crystals - crack head dave ...\" width=\"307\" height=\"241\" \/>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1uq\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_23\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5730-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep608_200722.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep608_200722.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep608_200722.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep608_200722.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep608_200722.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yiqjv2v1Ezg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your favorite TV or movie car?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/posts\/10157127798641671\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technorama<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chuck.tomasi\/posts\/10159243084078455\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chuck<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kreg.steppe\/posts\/10157151035976319\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kreg<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>On This Day In History for July 22, 2020<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the 204th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 162 days remaining in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was on this date in 1598, that William Shakespeare\u2019s play, The Merchant of Venice, is entered on the Stationers\u2019 Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers\u2019 Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was also this date in 1793 that Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was on this date in 1933, that Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was 58 years ago today, that the Mariner 1 spacecraft flew erratically several minutes after launch and had to be destroyed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German-Russian physicist and academic, Georg Wilhelm Richmann, born on this date in 1711.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French mathematician and engineer, Gaspard de Prony was born 265 years ago today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer was born on that same date in 1784.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Gustav Ludwig Hertz, born on this date in 1887.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American mathematician, Geraldine Claudette Darden is 84 today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also turning 80 today is Canadian-American game show host and producer Alex Trebek.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also born on that same date in 1941,\u00a0 American singer-songwriter and producer, George Clinton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also turning 77 today is American singer-songwriter and actor Bobby Sherman.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English singer-songwriter and keyboard player, Rick Davies is 76 today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also turning 74 today is American actor, director, and producer Danny Glover.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American singer-songwriter and drummer, Don Henley, born on this date in 1947.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also turning 65 today is American actor Willem Dafoe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American singer-songwriter and producer, Keith Sweat is 59 today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also born on that same date in 1964,\u00a0 American actor, producer, and screenwriter, David Spade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also turning 48 today is Canadian actor, director, and producer Colin Ferguson.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also born on that same date in 1992,\u00a0 American singer and actress, Selena Gomez.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for July 22, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the <\/span><a 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