Snow still clings to the foothills, the studio window cracks with sun, and we start with a rare thanks to the crews who kept the power humming through the storm. That small moment of gratitude sets the pace for a Friday sprint across February 20—a date that somehow holds mail routes, bridges, guitar legends, Olympic gold, and a sharp political pivot, all in one breath. We open the curtain on our radio lineup, explain why we passed on doing a doubleheader, and hand the night shift to a trusted friend so you don’t have to overdose on our voice.

From there, we time-travel. We salute the birth of the US Postal Service and admit a soft spot for the imagined life of a springtime mail carrier before tipping our cap to the grit that job truly demands. A quick detour through the Pony Express even sparks a dream: Sacramento hockey in vintage leathers, logo and all. Then it’s steel and seawater with the Oakland Bay Bridge—commissions, approvals, and the engineers who had to invent new theories to make a span that could survive the bay. WWII’s Big Week tightens the frame: daylight raids, RAF nights, and the kind of coordination that changes wars and maps.

Culture turns the dial. Jimi Hendrix thunders into his first gig in a synagogue basement and gets fired for playing too wild—a reminder that genius starts rough. Willie Mays signs a record deal that once felt impossible, Barry Bonds later resets the market, and we talk openly about how sports value shifts with time. A hard note follows with Mike Tyson’s 1986 harassment incidents, proof that headlines can hold brilliance and harm at once. We dust off a Beatles track that waited decades for its release, revisit the Unabomber bombing that etched an image into America’s memory, and feel Brian Boitano’s pride glow from a perfect Olympic skate.

Politics arrives with a phone line and a dare: Ross Perot tells Americans to sweat if they want change, and we remember what it felt like when a businessman jolted the race. We close with a hometown statue of a weeping Kurt Cobain, a lock of John Lennon’s hair fetching a small fortune, and a debate clip that marked Jeb Bush’s exit. Finally, we drop the needle on Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic, tip our cap to its cool precision, and fast-forward to now: A’s spring games begin, the Kings can’t buy a win, and the weekend calls.

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