What creatures did fishermen once consider a nuisance, calling them “Cockroaches of the Sea?” And in 1878, what killed more than 5,000 people in Memphis, Tennessee? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast. (Art by Abraham Storck)
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167 Winning Hand Trivia
What’s so special about the newest BMW concept car? And what’s the only U.S. state with an official drink toast? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast www.theofframp.show
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111 Idle Brains Trivia
What seven actors have portrayed James Bond in the movies? And what South American city was the capital of a European empire? Hear the answers on the Off Ramp Podcast with Bob and Marcia Smith.
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033 He Plays Ringo, Bob Potter
It’s been a long and winding road — from high school bands to Carnegie Hall. Today Bob Potter tours the nation as Ringo Star in one of the world’s top Beatles Tribute bands. Hear about his very unusual job with 1964 The Tribute. On the Off Ramp with Bob Smith.
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018 Tony Randall, Helen Hayes
He used me as his comic punching bag. She quoted Shakespeare! Hear two of the most interesting characters I ever met – actors Tony Randall and Helen Hayes on this episode of “The Off Ramp.”
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007 Buddy Holly Remembered – Part 1
Part 1 – Rock’s pioneering singer songwriter is remembered by those whose lives he changed. Featuring John Goldrosen author of The Buddy Holly Story, preservationist Bill Griggs, plus musicians Bobby Vee, Bobby Goldsboro and Scott Turner. Includes Holly radio interview from 1959.