We meet the composer behind our theme song, pull up clips while having fun with music and answer listener questions - which include:

• Is Jesse James worth looking into? He was not a good person.

• How many people were at the healing springs when you were there?

• How long did it take you to find the right setup for your podcast?

• Could someone actually live in Lucy the Elephant?

• How many licks did it take for him to find the center of a tootsie pop?

Check out the fantastic composer for the Backroad Odyssey Theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1imWePcbA&list=PLRAs8nFucLFttvPnbrnuA4XwGF3kw3jRv

Lucy the Elephant has loomed over the Jersey shoreline since 1881…

This 65 foot behemoth Elephant-shaped structure consists of nearly one million pieces of wood, 22 windows and is deceptively large inside.

After entering up a spiral staircase on either back leg, you’re greeted by a vast inner chamber accentuated by two round windows overlooking the crashing Atlantic sea.

After climbing yet another staircase to visit the covered patio atop Lucy’s back, which overlooks Margate, Atlanta City and the ocean, one begins to wonder …

Who built this and perhaps more curiously … why was Lucy built in the first place?

Works Cited:

https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1555&context=master201019

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/nyregion/lucy-elephant-nj-airbnb.html

https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/lucy-the-elephant/

https://lucytheelephant.org/history/chapter-1-elephant-to-starboard/

https://weirdnj.com/stories/lucy-the-elephant/

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2162

Explore the studio in my van!

Today we’ll go over the trials, tribulations and joys that come with hosting a podcast from my van.

We will describe my setup, share stories, and explain why I would change a thing.

As always, we'll answer listener questions - which include:

• Is Marco Island the best place to find Florida Burrowing Owls?
• Do you prefer darker stories like Salem and The Donner Party over lighter ones?
• Do you and Noodles ever have to get towed?
• Just listened to the Jesse James episode, you mentioned that the house felt more like a museum, does that downplay the historical significance in your mind?
• Will you ever do longer series?
• Did you enjoy visiting Donner Lake?

Links to equipment mentioned:

Microphone:

• https://www.amazon.com/RØDE-Microphones-NT2AANNIV-Studio-Solution/dp/B004L06ZCM/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21KXEAEDZRSXO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iM3Spt-8xvB7B-HmmP5r6l43TKexhHh_FJL7tPaeWLThRimQ2tVhzxkqQeipB7ABym6hfHZ36n_Mw96k9V2vfVdyNn6V0piTAIZahid7eYr_-qdgFIVPd7LRe-ZTCfk0D7WJTX_9x04p_fSS4jkkq_lP8KbNrkr4xBZOhZKKalts7gC1RZ6I0bcO1QMrktCshKqgR_72YSmX7EIbSm3Pd0BbRTnBvxu_7qgJsxnc1EcoMNTtO6YZo01KNCMGElS4fGfldg8X-UCdLHLrbTxv_vAoB0FyvkKC2jR2w-RPJog.xnNMgL9AwydlSHVEyXIgT0Byy2M_IT0Xa1gCQWushYw&dib_tag=se&keywords=Microphone+Rode+NT2+-+A&qid=1715831150&sprefix=microphone+rode+nt2+-+a+%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-2&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c3015c4a-46bb-44b9-81a4-dc28e6d374b3

Mixer:

• https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Rodecaster-Podcast-Production-Console/dp/B0B17V8NGX/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1G4K7NGKEAFLM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wwYILicwnbN62A-D9Zlf5DeHS6FbhQQ_mtvb5Fe7-OYaDQ3tCfNfO5Y0trSdUfegGxm7vOsWwklkGFKhEYamJS5KgHbSQyddecrZT3pgyqFbeHAaKYlwGTVjBvtb-jirfPqWVqwPFH_v6PC1nJSdACs5WGlCcZ-O5gQDQsprlFBTfQkOnsW5vpic8GeXs6SJu3SC4ItDG7bd-Rq0kbcJsxRAYK6BYD7v07ZJ5Jt1Gc5rDsTqdUIlhm56wkyEi1axPgsEHE7H0uREI5jWcjFc19bluUgIvV4Mrv8IaF_O1pg.AYvU5fX2TBABwBQOXM8_lTerdyjTasCn8WWG94n1RA8&dib_tag=se&keywords=roadcaster+pro&qid=1715831187&sprefix=roadcaster+pro%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-5&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.2b70bf2b-6730-4ccf-ab97-eb60747b8daf