September 25, 2024 • 48 mins
Did you know that courage and resilience is what makes September 25th special? Courage to go where none has gone before and resilience to do so repeatedly when others want you to just . . . go away. This day in the past has it all.
- 500 years ago today in Panama, an amazing discovery took place!
- 70 years ago today in Little Rock, the craziest first day of school ever will shock you!
- Today is One Hit Wonder Day - hear about some of the most fun songs whose artists came and went, but their songs stood the test of time.
If it's a special day for you or for someone you care about, why not learn a little more about today by listening to some fun, engaging tales of the past. You’ll find yourself a little smarter and have some great stories you can tell at the next tailgate function you attend! If you need some great gift ideas, we have those too (along with links to where you can find them on Amazon).
Learn more about today’s events here (these links worked in mid-2024 - not sure how long the links will be available):
- Link to a great collection of Balboa’s adventures
- Link to a more detailed account of the Little Rock 9’s experience
Gift ideas for folks who celebrate September 25th:
- There’s books and decor featuring Vasco Balboa - but wouldn’t it be really cool to actually have some Balboa coins?
- See the crazy pictures of the mob taunting the Little Rock 9 in these books and wall art - it may not be for every type of “collector” or loved one(s).
- Everyone’s version of the One Hit Wonder is different - there are dozens of different collections available.
- Similarly, there are fun gift options to celebrate today’s holidays: Lobster Day and Quesadilla Day.
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Truman (00:02):
Welcome, seeker.
Did you know that courage andresilience is what makes
September 25th a special day?
Whether you're exploring newpossibilities or trying to
change the mindset of a group ofpeople, this is the day for
you.
As always, your portal is allwarmed up and ready to stride
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through history with me.
Our journey will first take usback 500 years to a time when
the Spanish conquistadors weredoing what they did best, We'll
hear about an amazing discoverythat happened on this exact day.
After that, we'll catch theschool bus to Central High in
the mid-1950s and hear about thecraziest first day of school
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ever.
Your mind will be blown.
And then, we'll need to find agood place to listen as we pump
up the volume and celebrate OneHit Wonder Day with some goodies
from each decade.
We'll return you to your normalself with a bit more knowledge
and some great stories to sharewith others.
After striding throughSeptember 25th, you'll have a
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whole new appreciation for howtaking chances and staying the
course can change the futureentirely.
Time's a ticking, so let's getto it.
Music (01:23):
Music
Truman (01:25):
Welcome, seekers, to the enchanting world of Daystrider,
the podcast where we embark ona daily journey through history.
I'm your travel guide, TrumanPastworthy, and together we'll
explore some fascinating storiesthat happened on this exact
day, but from some time in thepast.
From groundbreaking inventionsto remarkable birthdays and
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extraordinary events to quirkynational holidays, we've got it
all.
So kick back, relax, and openyour mind for some lighthearted
stories that'll leave yousaying, huh, I never knew that
happened on this day.
Alrighty then, let's get to it.
What would you do if your newbusiness was struggling?
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You changed careers to try tostart this business, but it's
not working out.
And not only that, you are upto your eyeballs in debt.
And you know your creditors arecoming to get you.
And they're the kneecap-bustingtypes.
So what would you do in thissituation?
Would you run?
Would you hide?
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Would you try to simply vanishinto thin air?
How about this?
Would you have your mosttrusted team member stuff you
into a barrel and help you getloaded onto a cargo ship?
placed down in the smelly holdso that you could sail away from
your island and evade thosedastardly creditors?
Would you try that?
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Well, what if I told you that afamous explorer did exactly
that, escaping death in thisbold and daring way?
More on him after we take aquick trip to Panama City,
Panama.
Have you heard of it?
Well, surely you've heard ofthe Panama Canal, right?
This is the water bridge thatallows ships to pass from the
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Atlantic Ocean to the PacificOcean.
Yeah, and on the Pacific Oceanside of that canal is the port
of Balboa, situated in lovelyPanama City.
Now, this 500-year-old city isthe largest in the country.
Over half the population ofPanama lives there.
The city's financial districtruns along Balboa Avenue, and
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the national currency there isthe Balboa.
Music (03:39):
Hmm.
Truman (03:39):
Are you starting to pick up what I'm putting down here
for you?
If not, perhaps I should pointout the amazing statue of Vasco
Nunez de Balboa that's situatedperfectly in Balboa Park to
overlook the sea.
Hopefully, you don't need me tosend you to the Balboa Academy
to realize that apparently thishero had some significance in
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Panama.
Wait a second.
Is this Balboa character theone who fled his creditors by
hiding in a barrel?
Yep, the one and only.
In fact, his time spent in thisarea of the world is going to
sound a lot like the plot of a21st century movie when I get
done telling you about it.
So anyway, Vasco Nunez deBalboa was a charismatic and
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bold adventurer who was able towin the hearts of the rough and
tumble Spaniards that weretrying to settle the New World.
and he even won the trust ofmany of the natives whose
ancestors had lived in that areafor centuries.
He was much more successful asa conquistador than he was a pig
farmer, which was what he wasdoing when he racked up all that
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debt and had to stuff himselfinto a barrel to save his life.
Let's get back to that barrel.
After emerging, Balboa faced anew problem.
The captain wasn't thrilled tohave a stowaway on board.
In fact, he condemned Balboa towalk the plank.
Arr! Actually, the punishmentwas abandonment on a deserted
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island, but whatever.
So with his back against thewall, Balboa did what he did
best.
He smooth-talked his way intothe captain's favor and managed
to stay aboard.
Balboa knew his way aroundthese waters better than most,
and the captain decided to keephim around.
A lucky break right there.
Eventually, they found a spoton the Atlantic Ocean side of
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what is now the country ofPanama, and they wanted to get a
colony established so theycould help win the favor of King
Ferdinand back in Spain andexpand the empire.
So one day, Balboa was arguingwith his team over how to divide
some of the spoils they hadjust pillaged from the natives,
and some pushing and shovingensued.
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And a native watching thistussle walked up and knocked
over the scale they were using,spilling gold everywhere.
Everyone stopped and stared atthis man.
What?
What did you just do?
And he told them that it wassilly to fight over that soft
yellow metal.
He said there was so much of itover on the other great sea
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that they used it for drinkingcups and eating utensils.
Yep, they had gold everywhere.
Silverware.
I guess you'd call thatgoldware, right?
Is this true?
Balboa had the nativequestioned by another translator
just to be sure.
Was there a place with so muchgold?
Well, you can imagine howirresistible this must have
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been.
The conquistador mindset tookover, and now a trek was needed.
And mind you, this was going tobe a challenging three-week
expedition.
No Europeans had traveled veryfar inland in this area of the
world.
Really?
Why not?
It's been 20 years alreadysince Columbus sailed the ocean
blue.
Well, picture this about theunforgiving Panamanian
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rainforests.
Dense and teeming with venomoussnakes, the treetops hid
lurking jaguars.
Brutal heat and humidity thatmade every breath feel like a
battle.
The terrain containedtreacherous rivers, towering
mountains, and tribes who wererumored to be cannibals.
No maps, no guarantees.
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Do you think any of that woulddeter Balboa?
Not for a second.
With gold on his mind andadrenaline in his veins, he was
up for the challenge.
He began rounding up men andfinally, in September 1513, he
had just about 200 of the besthe could find.
And they headed south withsupplies for a month.
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Now you're probably thinking,they headed west, right?
Because doesn't the PanamaCanal run from east to west?
No.
It actually runs north tosouth.
How about that?
Okay, so we're finally readyfor the whole reason we're even
talking about Vasco Balboa inthe first place.
Any guesses before I keepgoing?
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There have been a few hintsalong the way.
While you noodle that, I'lltell you about September 25,
1513.
Balboa and his men weretrudging along through the
jungles and over mountains, andon this day in history, the
native guiding the expeditionstopped and pointed to the next
mountain ahead.
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He said from the top of thatmountain, one could observe the
great sea spreading out in alldirections.
So they got to climbing, and asthey approached the peak,
Balboa stopped the group.
He alone wanted to be the firstSpaniard to witness this great
sea.
So he left his men behind andclimbed the last few rocky
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steps.
With his heart pounding andsweat dripping down his face,
Balboa reached the peak, and thelandscape unfolded before him
like something out of a dream.
Below him the thick foreststretched on for miles and there
on the horizon, shimmering likea jewel in the sunlight, the
vast expanse of endless water.
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Balboa fell to his knees, armsraised, because in that moment
he became the first European tolay eyes on the great South Sea.
This day would go down inhistory.
Now, they didn't know it at thetime, but this was actually the
Pacific Ocean.
And yes, plenty of otherEuropeans had come to this huge
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ocean from the other directionby land and by sea.
But Balboa and his peers didn'tknow that.
Now, as I said, this sea wasway off in the distance, and so
it took several more days ofdifficult travel.
By the time they finallyreached the shores of the South
Sea, Balboa's once-proud groupof 200 men dwindled to just 67.
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Two-thirds of his men werelost, claimed by the jungle,
disease, and battles withnatives.
Wow.
That's crazy, right?
So what did Vasco do once hearrived at the beaches of this
great South Sea?
Or Pacific Ocean?
Here in his next movie scene,he strolled out into the water,
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knee-deep, his sword held high.
He then stabbed it into thesand beneath and proclaimed this
great sea and all the land thatit touched...
Yeah, how about that?
Spain just annexed North andSouth America, along with
Russia, China, Japan, Australia,and all the islands in between.
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That's quite a haul for theconquistador.
Woo-hoo! And guess what?
It worked.
Good old King Ferdinand, he wasvery pleased with Balboa, who
was now on the top of his gameat 38 years old and receiving
all kinds of promotions and theglory of the king.
And of course, this made theother conquistadors jealous,
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right?
And like many tragedies madefor television, our hero was
betrayed by his peers andeventually put on trial for the
bogus charge of attempting tocreate his own government on the
South Sea that was separatefrom Spain.
And he was sadly executed forthis false treason.
And just like that, the man whodiscovered the Pacific Ocean
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met a tragic end.
Balboa lived a life of daringescapes and bold conquests while
expanding the Spanish influencein the New World.
And though his life ended inbetrayal, his legacy lives on.
His likeness on the currencyand his name honored as the port
leading to the Great South Sea.
While its waters will foreversparkle...
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beneath the Panamanian sun.
Roses are red and gold sublime.
Leaving a review would be trulyprime.
Can't think of the words, butyou have the ambition?
Type, this pod's a treasure, atrue expedition.
Before we dive into this nextstory, a quick heads up.
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It truly is the craziest firstday of school ever.
because it involves struggleswith civil rights.
Now, if you've got some youngears day striding along with you
right now, you may get somechallenging questions that could
lead to some very trickyconversations.
So now's your chance to skipahead and listen to the last
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segment.
All right, now that that's outof the way, let's get to it.
Now, actually, before we get toit, we need to stride back to
your high school governmentclass.
Oh, I know.
I know.
Don't worry.
It'll be quick.
Three sentences tops, Ipromise.
Sentence number one.
America's got checks andbalances.
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Each branch of government keepsthe others in line.
Number two.
Those three branches are thelawmakers, the law interpreters,
and the law enforcers,spreading out the power.
Finally, number three.
States handle their ownbusiness unless the feds have to
step in and help.
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Boom.
That's it.
We're done.
See?
That wasn't so bad, was it?
All right.
Now we can make our way toLittle Rock, Arkansas in the
early 1950s.
And that headache I just gaveyou, it'll fade away.
You're good.
So at this time in history, inthis area of the country,
segregation was a thing.
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Actually, it was a pretty bigthing.
Segregation basically meansthat everything was separated.
And pretty much everything wasseparate.
There were separaterestaurants, separate bathrooms
in public places, and yes,separate schools.
So wait a second, what are weseparating here?
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We're separating people basedon the color of their skin.
So those with white-coloredskin could go to certain
restaurants and use certainbathrooms, while people who
didn't have white-colored skinwere required to use other
separate bathrooms and were onlyallowed to dine at other
separate restaurants.
Now look, I'm not here to arguewhat's right or what's wrong.
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I'm not here to support peopleof any particular skin color.
Now, you can find otherpodcasts that do that, but not
this one.
Here, we're sticking to thefacts.
And one fact is, many peoplewith all different colors of
skin were speaking out againstthis segregation.
Folks like Martin Luther Kingand Malcolm X were trying their
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darndest to peacefully changethe way society thought and
behaved when it came to skincolor.
And in the mid-1950s, anorganization called the NAACP
was working hard to legally endsegregation.
And in 1954, Thurgood Marshalldeclared success when the
Supreme Court determined thatsegregation was illegal.
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Perhaps you remember thephrase, separate but equal is
inherently unequal?
If you don't, the short storyis, the judicial branch
interpreted the law and said, nomore segregation.
Time to stop, guys.
But...
It's one thing to say that anda whole other different thing to
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actually make it happen.
And for a while, segregationwas still going on.
So does this mean that theexecutive branch would need to
step in?
Well, let's see how that playsout.
So let's try the Little Rock.
For three whole years after thecourt's decision, the Arkansas
chapter of the NAACP fought todesegregate the schools in court
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battle after court battle.
And it wasn't until the summerof 1957 that they were finally
able to successfully enrollblack students to attend Central
High School that upcoming fall.
Yay! But now what?
Who are going to be the exactstudents who are going to go to
this school?
They needed to find just theright black students.
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Huh?
Wait a second, I thought yousaid you weren't going to be
biased here.
Well, I gotcha.
Keep listening.
They didn't just need studentswho lived in the right school
district and students who gotgood grades.
They needed kids who werementally tough enough to face
the emotional battle of alifetime.
So imagine...
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Being 14 or 15 or even 16 yearsold and knowing that your walk
to school would put you on theworld stage.
Every step you took would makehistory.
Can you imagine the courageneeded to do that?
Facing a thousand people whodidn't want you to be in that
building even though the lawsaid you had the right to be
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there?
Yeah, they ended up selectingnine students to take on this
daunting challenge.
Nine young people.
Now, when you were that age,what was happening in your
world?
Do you think you were mentallycapable to take on the challenge
of being an example to thewhole world for whatever cause
it is you would have supportedat that time?
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And would you have done so inthe face of extreme resistance?
Probably not me.
I had good grades and a decentattendance, but I'm not sure I
was the type to make a stand forsomething this big.
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I...
Truman (17:32):
I just don't know.
Now, some of you may bethinking, aren't you hyping this
a little too much, Truman?
Heaping too much significanceon this going to school thing?
Yeah, okay, keep listening.
So we're up to September 2ndnow, two days before Central
High opens, and the governor,Orval Faubus, yes, that's his
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name, Orval Faubus, He was thegovernor of Arkansas.
He interrupted the I Love Lucytelecast on Labor Day to explain
that he's received reports ofcaravans of white supremacists
making their way to Little Rockto prevent desegregation.
Oh boy.
So to keep the peace, he'sdecided to dispatch the Arkansas
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National Guard.
And he specifically said thatthe Guard would not act as
segregationist orintegrationist, They were there
to prevent bloodshed.
They were there to be neutral.
Okay.
All right.
Now, September 3rd, the nextday, the guard shows up and
prepares for the first day ofschool the following day.
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And there are protesterseverywhere.
And the news media also beginsarriving to prepare their
cameras and sharpen theirpencils for tomorrow's first day
of school.
It's going to be big.
All right, here we are.
September 4th rolls around, andour nine friends are making
their way to school together ina group surrounded by black and
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white ministers and pastors.
But none of them are able toeven get close to the school.
Picture this.
You're 15, walking up to yourhigh school, surrounded by
hundreds of angry people yellingat you and chanting, 2, 4, 6,
8, we don't want to integrate.
It's crazy.
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The air is thick withhostility.
And the guard, who's supposedto be keeping order, they just
stand there and block your way.
Total chaos, like I'm saying.
And you're just a kid trying togo to school and you can't get
in.
Yep.
And they weren't able to get inthat day.
So they went home.
And then the media went crazy.
And images were broadcast andpublished all around the world.
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This was what going virallooked like in the 1950s.
These nine students becameforever known as the Little Rock
Nine.
And in the following days,court battles raged.
The governor, Fabas, he claimedthat he had the right to use
the guard to keep the peace, andhe went further to say that the
people of Arkansas wanted tokeep segregation, and that the
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federal government couldn't stopthem.
Now I'm not going to drag youthrough all the muck of these
different levels of government,but you can go look it all up.
It's pretty crazy.
And over the next couple ofweeks, The battle raged in the
courts of law and in the courtsof public opinion.
Everywhere in America andaround the world, people were
reading about this andreflecting on civil rights.
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And actually, in other parts ofthe world, pressure was
mounting on PresidentEisenhower.
How can he promote freedom andjustice all around the world,
but he can't even do that withinhis own country?
Music (20:41):
Hmm.
Truman (20:41):
Eventually, Faubus and Eisenhower had a private
meeting.
And after that, plus a few morecourt orders, Faubus finally
recalled the National Guard.
Now this means that the LittleRock police force was in charge
of keeping the peace.
Hmm.
So now it's September 23rd.
And the plan on this day wasthe police were going to
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surround the nine students andsneak them into the side door of
the school.
And guess what?
They made it in.
Yay, time for class, right?
Well, not so fast.
The police did get the studentsthrough a small knot of angry
protesters.
But then a mob started formingoutside the school.
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More and more people showed upand it started to quickly get
out of control.
Now thousands of folks werethreatening to break into the
school and commit all sorts ofviolence.
Oh my gosh, more chaos.
So the police evacuated thenine and escorted them safely
away.
to keep the peace.
Imagine this, being one ofthese kids.
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Or imagine being one of theirparents.
That was crazy too.
I said before, I'm not sure Iwould have made a stand like
this as a teenager.
I'm also pretty sure as aparent, I wouldn't want my
children to endure this type ofmayhem.
Man.
Well, finally, Eisenhower hadhad enough.
He called in the U.S.
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Airborne.
Now, The 101st Airborne aresome badass men, and a thousand
of them showed up armed withtheir bayonets and ready to
enforce the court's decision.
The president claimed, Mob rulecannot be allowed to override
the decisions of our courts.
Yep, that's our checks andbalances at work, folks.
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So on this day in 1957, theU.S.
Airborne personally escortedour nine students, through the
doors of the school and intotheir classrooms.
And they stayed in and aroundthe school that day, and many
days afterwards, protectingtheir physical safety.
The school was finallyintegrated.
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Yeah, crazy stuff, right?
But the reality was, the realfight for these students had
only just begun.
They were paving the way for somuch more than just
desegregation.
And their courage?
We'll be right back.
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We'll be right back.
Get your headphones on, people,and pump up the volume, because
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today is One Hit Wonder Day.
Find a great place to listen,because we are striding through
six decades of unforgettablemusic, diving into some iconic
songs whose artists had theirmoment in the spotlight and then
vanished.
You'll grin, you'll tap yourtoes, and I guarantee you'll be
humming along as well.
You might even get motivatedenough to go find this song in
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your playlist and give it a fulllisten.
Now to make our day stridingmore fun, I'm going to rely on
my interpretation of the fairuse concept within copyright
laws and actually play snips ofthose songs for you.
Let's just hope we don't getbanned.
First, we'll head all the wayback to the 1960s and kick
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things off with one of the mosticonic laughs in music history.
This song by the Safaris in1963 was huge as the surf rock
craze was taking over.
It still pops up today inmovies and commercials even
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after 60 years.
The Safaris never had anotherhit like it, but their surf rock
song paved the way for otherfamous groups who did have many,
many hits.
Another great one-hit wonderfrom 1963 is...
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By the Kingsmen.
Surely you recognize this song.
But can you actually understandwhat they're saying?
Nope.
I think even if you find thelyrics online and listen
carefully, you can't be surethey're actually saying those
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words.
You know what?
Even the FBI got involved.
launching a full-blowninvestigation to see if these
garbled lyrics were hidingsomething
Music (25:35):
absurd.
Truman (25:42):
Alright, let's pop over to the mid-70s and get a little
funky with some Wild CherryDisco from 1976.
Blending rock and funk in a waythat makes everyone feel like
dancing, this song rode the waveof the disco craze.
It's also a textbook example ofa one-hit wonder, because the
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band's other albums, theyweren't that great, and they
broke up just a few years later.
But this song is still populartoday, and they've claimed a
permanent spot in
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70s disco.
Truman (26:24):
Now let's turn up the intensity with a Ram Jam song
from 1977.
This
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one-hit
Truman (26:36):
wonder definitely has staying power because it's still
used in movies, TV shows, andcommercials to amp up the
energy.
And this is true even thoughthe NAACP tried to get the song
boycotted.
But many argue the song is notabout someone named Betty and
instead refers to a bottle ofwhiskey or a penitentiary
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transfer wagon.
I don't know.
I guess that's what theirnicknames were.
All right.
Now buckle up because the 80sare coming and they are packed
with one hit wonders.
But first, here's a quickquestion for you to ponder while
we crank up the tunes.
When do you think the termone-hit wonder was coined?
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What year do you think thatwas?
While you ponder that, we'regoing to keep the gritty rock
theme rolling here with the mostrebellious one-hit wonder of
them all.
It definitely gets your fistpumping and arouses a defiant
feeling.
Music (27:37):
Well,
Truman (27:48):
Twisted Sister released this song in 1984.
And yes, they did have someother popular songs, but this
one remains the anthem ofrebellion
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for
Truman (28:05):
all time.
All right, now I said the 80swas filled with options.
And if you can't tell, thesongs I've selected are the
kinds that get you out of yourchair and moving.
And this next one does exactlythat.
In 1987, Buster Poindexterstarted feeling.
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And
Truman (28:31):
this song does have some debate as to who the originator
is.
And also if it really counts asa one-hit wonder because it
wasn't popular enough to becounted as a Billboard hit.
But there's no debate when youhear, at any function, folks get
up and join the dance train.
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Now, if you're still thinkingabout my trivia question, here's
a hint.
It's not from any of thedecades we're covering today.
Does that help?
All right.
While you're thinking aboutthat one, I'm going to drop in
another trivia question.
Which one-hit wonder was thebest-selling of all time?
It's actually coming up here inthe 90s, so think fast.
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But before that, let's...
In 1982, when House of Paincame out with their hype anthem
with an awesome beat...
This song is still populartoday.
In fact, it was played at arecent Ravens NFL football game
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when they made a great defensiveplay.
Now, question is, do you countthis song as a one-hit wonder
when the lead singer did go onto make other songs?
I don't know.
All right, but this next one ison many lists as the number one
one-hit wonder of all time.
It spent 14 weeks atop theBillboard, And sold over 11
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million records worldwide.
Put your hands out in front ofyou and your palms down.
And get ready to wiggle yourbody.
See that?
I only needed to play a secondof that song, and you already
know that I'm talking about...
This song by Los Del Rio cameout in 92 in Spain, and then
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came to America in 95.
And it'll probably be on Marswhen we get there in 2095 for
sure.
Alright, as we stride to thenew millennium, we can take a
break from pumping things up andjumping around for just one
song.
Daniel Powder's 2005
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release of
Truman (30:50):
Was a great song to use when, well, you have a bad day.
He's had other songs, but thisone was the go-to for down
moments.
And American Idol, as well asAmerica's Got Talent, have used
this over and over when folksfailed to advance in their
respective competitions.
It's a good one.
Okay, Scruffy, we're going toget you pumped right back up
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again with
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Who Let the
Truman (31:16):
Dogs Out?
Released by the Baja Men in2000, this song was instantly
popular as a novelty.
The Baja Men did have othersongs, but in the U.S.
and the United Kingdom, theydidn't really gain much
popularity.
Now, some don't like this songbecause of the
Music (31:32):
repetitiveness of Who Let the Dogs Out?
Who Let the Dogs Out?
But
Truman (31:40):
this song is still used today to boost energy levels at
all kinds of events.
All right, it's time to strideto the 2010s.
But before we get there, let'sanswer that original trivia
question.
The term one-hit wonder wascoined over 100 years ago in the
1910s, believe it or not.
The Oxford English Dictionaryfound a use of this term in a
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1914 daily newspaper from NewYork referring to a musician.
Wow.
So there you have it.
All right, so with that, let'sget to our songs from the 10s,
both of them very catchy.
The first is an infectious,flirty song from 2011 by Carly
Rae Jepsen.
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Hey, I just met you And this is crazy
Truman (32:28):
Catchy, right?
Justin Bieber thought so whenhe tweeted about it after it
released.
Now some will argue that CarlyRae has other songs, but none
have reached the same level offame and popularity.
At least not yet.
Carly, you still have time.
But probably not for this nextartist.
His song, released in 2012, waspretty much an instant hit.
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Overnight, his funky,unforgettable dance moves had
the whole world galloping inrhythm.
And in a few short months, thissong's video was the first ever
to break 1 billion views onYouTube.
Talk about viral.
Alright, any guesses who thismight be?
What the song is?
Come on, you've got this.
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Gangnam
Music (33:12):
Style
Truman (33:20):
Love it or hate it, you definitely know that song.
Great work, Psy.
A billion views on YouTube.
Music (33:28):
Man.
Truman (33:29):
And there you have it.
A tour through the decades withseveral great songs that were
the pinnacle of their creators'careers.
I hope you enjoyed it.
But actually, before I let yougo, I want to leave you with two
bonus songs that are mypersonal favorite one-hit
wonders.
They aren't quite as edgy orintense as the dozen we've
covered, They're a bit morenostalgic and cause you to
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fondly recall something from thepast.
We'll first go to the mostpopular and often repeated phone
number
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ever.
Truman (34:11):
Thanks Tommy Two-Tone for dialing that up for us in
1981, which is back in the daysbefore area codes were needed.
Now tell the truth.
Have you ever tried callingthat number just to see if
someone answers?
If someone actually picked up?
Do you have the presence ofmind to ask
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for
Truman (34:36):
Jenny?
Finally, we're wrapping thingsup with a song that's pure
magic.
Israel Kaye, I can't say hislast name's version of Somewhere
Over the Rainbow from 1993.
might just take you to apeaceful place where memories
wash over you like the softestbreeze.
Let's just take a deep breathand let this one carry us
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home.
Somewhere over the rainbow wayup high
Truman (35:17):
And there you have it.
Some great stories to sharewith your someone special to
celebrate September 25th.
Once again, those were thediscovery of the Pacific Ocean
by the great conquistadorBalboa.
The craziest first day ofschool ever for the Little Rock
Nine.
And celebrating One Hit WonderDay with a lightning round tour
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through the decades.
If learning about conquistadorsand their adventures in and
around Central America had youhooked, then you'll enjoy
learning about the San Jose, thelargest sunken treasure ever
discovered.
Find that on November 27th.
If you were inspired by thecourage of the Little Rock Nine,
then look no further thanSeptember 1st to hear about
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Phyllis Wheatley's amazingaccomplishment.
And if music is your vibe...
Then you would love to hearsome fun stories about Chuck
Berry.
His birthday was on October18th.
And we also spent time withmusician Kamuk on Ukulele Day on
February 2nd.
Be sure to check one of thoseout.
Every day has a story andthey're so much fun.
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We'll stride through them alluntil we're done.
Every one of us faces difficultchallenges in our lives at some
point or another.
How we react to thosechallenges is what makes us who
we are.
How we handle ourselves thenext day and the days after that
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shows us and others our limitsand capabilities.
And some challenges push us tonew limits that we may not have
thought were possible.
But in most cases, suchchallenges happen to us.
They surprise us or show up inour lives.
But when the teenagers featuredin the Little Rock Nine segment
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faced the daunting challenge ofgoing to a school when no one
wanted them there, that wasintentional.
They made this decision to tryand peacefully endure verbal and
emotional abuse pretty muchevery day of the school year.
Can you imagine the mindsetthey needed each and every day
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to remain steadfast in theircause?
Going to school every daysurrounded by people jeering at
you and threatening youconstantly, knowing that
everything you said and didwould be observed and talked
about and anything negativewould be used against you?
They weren't just openingschool doors.
They were cracking open afuture where the color of your
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skin doesn't determine yourdestiny.
Their courage challenges us toask what doors are we willing to
walk through today, knowingthat our steps could change
tomorrow.
As you go about your day,remember, history isn't just
made by presidents and generals.
Sometimes it's made byteenagers brave enough to go to
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school.
All right, it's time for ourfamous birthday segment.
But there were so manybirthdays today.
that I'm switching things up alittle.
You've heard of the six degreesof Kevin Bacon, right?
Well, today we're going to dothe 11 peeps of 925.
We'll start off with CatherineZeta-Jones, who used to blow out
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the candles together with herthen-hubby Michael Douglas, both
born on this day.
Now, Michael, he was in theMarvel movie Ant-Man, while a DC
movie hero, Superman, wasplayed by Christopher Reeve.
Also 925.
Christopher shares his specialday with another superhero from
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a galaxy far, far away.
Mark Hamill, who played LukeSkywalker.
See what I'm doing here?
Now Mark, he did some voiceacting long, long ago.
As did Donald Glover, yetanother 925-er.
And Donald's voice acting in aDisney movie, he was Simba in
The Lion King, connects him toWill Smith, who was also in a
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Disney movie as Genie inAladdin.
This is fun, right?
925ers, let's keep rolling.
Now, Will, he has beeninterviewed in the past by
Barbara Walters.
Wonder if they knew that theyshared the special day.
Surely they did.
Now, I'm about to step out on alimb here and suggest that
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Barbara either interviewed orconsidered interviewing Cheryl
Teagues and Heather Lockler,925ers.
But even if she didn't, theyall still shared this day every
year.
And staying out here on mylimb, one or more of these
famous folks surely watchedChauncey Billups and Scottie
Pippen play hoops, both also925ers.
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All right, that's enough.
I'll stop now.
Now, if you need help fallingasleep, you'll want to check out
the 50th most famous 925ershowing up on
FamousBirthdays.com.
Sherry Lorraine celebrates her26th birthday today, and she is
famous for her ASMR videos.
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I had to look that up, and it'sessentially using sounds to
relax the brain.
It apparently has a cultfollowing on YouTube, and Sherry
makes it very interesting.
She even has this unusualmicrophone that enables her to
whisper or crinkle and the soundcomes through just your left
ear or she can shift over to theright side of the microphone
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and it sounds coming just fromyour right ear.
It's pretty neat.
Happy birthday, Sherry.
Happy birthday, Sherry.
All right, when I look atWikipedia's centenarians list,
there was no one that they knowof who was over 100 years old
and was born on this day.
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What's crazy is September isthe most popular birth month,
and there are a number of folkswho lived over a century, but
none of them born on the 25th.
Darn.
Maybe next year.
As you already know, today isOne Hit Wonder Day.
So why don't you send me anemail with your favorite one-hit
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wonder that maybe I missed.
Perhaps we can do an encoreshow.
Today is also National LobsterDay.
Apparently, this time of yearis the height of lobster
harvesting season.
That's what they call it.
And apparently, the lobster isa huge industry in Maine.
They harvest 100 million poundsof lobster every year, which
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employs almost 6,000 lobstermenand contributes over a billion
dollars to Maine's economy.
Wow.
So while researching this, Inow understand why lobsters are
so expensive.
They are each individually handharvested one trap at a time by
these lobstermen.
It sounds very tedious.
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It's also Dia de la QuesadillaDay.
All right, I did say day twice.
It's Quesadilla Day or Dia dela Quesadilla.
The quesadilla is a fun Mexicantreat that's not quite a
sandwich and not quite a taco,but it's definitely quite good
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as an appetizer or as a wholemeal.
But here's a conundrum for you.
What if you order a quesadillawithout cheese, which is queso?
Then what do you call it?
A dia?
I don't know.
Need a great gift idea for yourloved one?
Well, in addition to retellingthe stories that you just
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learned about, You can have themopen up a gift that is
customized to their birthday.
I have several great ideas foryou, and as always, you can find
links to these in the giftideas section of the show notes.
Often, I mention that you canget a unique gift for the person
who has everything.
And once again, today is noexception, starting with the
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conquistador.
You can get Balboa books anddecor books.
Or you can really impress themwith some actual Panamanian
Balboas.
I'm talking about the coins.
If your loved one is into civilrights or just courageous
stands, there are books andposters featuring The Little
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Rock Nine.
Now to be clear, some of thosebooks could be more polarizing
than my approach to the story.
I'm just giving you the links.
You decide what to buy.
If you still have a way to playCDs, there are numerous
collections of one-hit wondersout there.
You can get ones that span alltime or you can get them by the
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decade.
It might even be worth yourtime just to click around and
see what songs they think areone-hit wonders.
There are some great giftsassociated with the famous folks
that were born today, mostlymovies and posters.
Similarly, today's specialholidays have unique gift ideas
as well.
You can actually get Lobster onAmazon.
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Yeah, you can.
Oh, and here's the winner.
You can get a quesadilla maker.
How about that?
The person who has everythingprobably doesn't have a
quesadilla maker.
Quesadilla day.
So there are actually lots ofcustomized gifts for folks who
wake up ready to celebrateSeptember 25th.
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And these ideas are unique toonly this day of the year.
But if you really want to upyour gift-giving game, you have
a chance to make someone'sbirthday special.
You could dedicate apersonalized shout-out right
here on this podcast.
They'll be memorializedforever.
Yeah.
I can do the shout-out for youif you send me an email with
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their name and something fun youwant to share.
Or you can do your ownshout-out by using the SpeakPipe
link that's available in theshow notes.
Here's an example from today'sspecial someone.
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Just wanted to drop a little note for one of my best
friend's birthday who is onSeptember the 25th.
That would be Michael J.
He and I go way back.
We went to the same churchtogether.
And from there, we started toplay sports together.
And we're on a number ofcompetitive little league teams.
And I knew Mike in high school.
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And Mike was definitely in thecool crowd.
He was definitely one of thecool ones, even though he will
not admit it.
And on from there, you know,the days at Ponderosa, never met
a guy who likes to wash dishesas much as Mike does.
To West Virginia, PC Buns.
You know, then we continued toget older and we went on
numerous vacations together withour family.
And that's where we really gotreally, really close.
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He and I would always get stuckwith the kids.
And he also got his name ofNapkin Man.
And I understand he's the hotdad.
So the other thing I justwanted to say about Mike was
that he has a superpower.
He's a guy that can meetstrangers any place and
immediately have a best friend.
He's just that type of guy thateverybody likes to be around.
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He's one of the best dads thatI know to his daughter.
And he's been a great rolemodel, Uncle Mike, to my kids.
I just wanted to wish him themost happiest of birthdays.
And he and I will becelebrating on multiple
occasions coming up becausethat's what we do, celebrate
life.
So happy birthday, Mike.
Truman (46:41):
Yeah, now that's what I call a shout out.
As I mentioned, you can findthe link to do that in the show
notes.
And as always, if you have astory that just needs to be
shared about any day in thepast, email me at
daystriderstories at gmail.comand let's connect.
And guess what, my fellowdaystriders?
My stickers are in, and they'repretty neat.
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I'd describe them for you, butwouldn't it be more fun if you
earned one on your very own?
So here's the challenge.
To get a sticker is reallyeasy.
All you got to do is go toPodchaser.com from your phone or
on the laptop and find theDaystrider podcast and give it a
review.
Why did I pick Podchaser?
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Well, they have a neat featurethat causes the show to pop up
as a suggestion based on thenumber of reviews.
Hurry up.
Don't wait too long.
The stickers will be gone soon.
I don't want you to cry.
All righty.
Thanks so much for listening,folks.
I really appreciate thefeedback from so many of you.
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Even when the feedback is, wayto go, Dad.
That's not how you say Zendaya.
It's Zendaya.
I hope you had half as much funlistening as I did creating
this episode.
Sharing it with a friend orfamily member would be
incredible and sincerelyappreciated.
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Thanks so much for listening.
Until next time, this is TrumanPastworthy reminding you that
every day has a great story.
And we'll be striding throughthem all to find some more
goodies for you.
Now get out there and make yourown great story today.
Welcome, seeker.
Did you know that courage andresilience is what makes
September 25th a special day?
Whether you're exploring newpossibilities or trying to
change the mindset of a group ofpeople, this is the day for
you.
As always, your portal is allwarmed up and ready to stride
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through history with me.
Our journey will first take usback 500 years to a time when
the Spanish conquistadors weredoing what they did best, We'll
hear about an amazing discoverythat happened on this exact day.
After that, we'll catch theschool bus to Central High in
the mid-1950s and hear about thecraziest first day of school
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ever.
Your mind will be blown.
And then, we'll need to find agood place to listen as we pump
up the volume and celebrate OneHit Wonder Day with some goodies
from each decade.
We'll return you to your normalself with a bit more knowledge
and some great stories to sharewith others.
After striding throughSeptember 25th, you'll have a
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whole new appreciation for howtaking chances and staying the
course can change the futureentirely.
Time's a ticking, so let's getto it.
Music (01:23):
Music
Truman (01:25):
Welcome, seekers, to the enchanting world of Daystrider,
the podcast where we embark ona daily journey through history.
I'm your travel guide, TrumanPastworthy, and together we'll
explore some fascinating storiesthat happened on this exact
day, but from some time in thepast.
From groundbreaking inventionsto remarkable birthdays and
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extraordinary events to quirkynational holidays, we've got it
all.
So kick back, relax, and openyour mind for some lighthearted
stories that'll leave yousaying, huh, I never knew that
happened on this day.
Alrighty then, let's get to it.
What would you do if your newbusiness was struggling?
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You changed careers to try tostart this business, but it's
not working out.
And not only that, you are upto your eyeballs in debt.
And you know your creditors arecoming to get you.
And they're the kneecap-bustingtypes.
So what would you do in thissituation?
Would you run?
Would you hide?
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Would you try to simply vanishinto thin air?
How about this?
Would you have your mosttrusted team member stuff you
into a barrel and help you getloaded onto a cargo ship?
placed down in the smelly holdso that you could sail away from
your island and evade thosedastardly creditors?
Would you try that?
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Well, what if I told you that afamous explorer did exactly
that, escaping death in thisbold and daring way?
More on him after we take aquick trip to Panama City,
Panama.
Have you heard of it?
Well, surely you've heard ofthe Panama Canal, right?
This is the water bridge thatallows ships to pass from the
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Atlantic Ocean to the PacificOcean.
Yeah, and on the Pacific Oceanside of that canal is the port
of Balboa, situated in lovelyPanama City.
Now, this 500-year-old city isthe largest in the country.
Over half the population ofPanama lives there.
The city's financial districtruns along Balboa Avenue, and
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the national currency there isthe Balboa.
Music (03:39):
Hmm.
Truman (03:39):
Are you starting to pick up what I'm putting down here
for you?
If not, perhaps I should pointout the amazing statue of Vasco
Nunez de Balboa that's situatedperfectly in Balboa Park to
overlook the sea.
Hopefully, you don't need me tosend you to the Balboa Academy
to realize that apparently thishero had some significance in
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Panama.
Wait a second.
Is this Balboa character theone who fled his creditors by
hiding in a barrel?
Yep, the one and only.
In fact, his time spent in thisarea of the world is going to
sound a lot like the plot of a21st century movie when I get
done telling you about it.
So anyway, Vasco Nunez deBalboa was a charismatic and
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bold adventurer who was able towin the hearts of the rough and
tumble Spaniards that weretrying to settle the New World.
and he even won the trust ofmany of the natives whose
ancestors had lived in that areafor centuries.
He was much more successful asa conquistador than he was a pig
farmer, which was what he wasdoing when he racked up all that
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debt and had to stuff himselfinto a barrel to save his life.
Let's get back to that barrel.
After emerging, Balboa faced anew problem.
The captain wasn't thrilled tohave a stowaway on board.
In fact, he condemned Balboa towalk the plank.
Arr! Actually, the punishmentwas abandonment on a deserted
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island, but whatever.
So with his back against thewall, Balboa did what he did
best.
He smooth-talked his way intothe captain's favor and managed
to stay aboard.
Balboa knew his way aroundthese waters better than most,
and the captain decided to keephim around.
A lucky break right there.
Eventually, they found a spoton the Atlantic Ocean side of
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what is now the country ofPanama, and they wanted to get a
colony established so theycould help win the favor of King
Ferdinand back in Spain andexpand the empire.
So one day, Balboa was arguingwith his team over how to divide
some of the spoils they hadjust pillaged from the natives,
and some pushing and shovingensued.
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And a native watching thistussle walked up and knocked
over the scale they were using,spilling gold everywhere.
Everyone stopped and stared atthis man.
What?
What did you just do?
And he told them that it wassilly to fight over that soft
yellow metal.
He said there was so much of itover on the other great sea
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that they used it for drinkingcups and eating utensils.
Yep, they had gold everywhere.
Silverware.
I guess you'd call thatgoldware, right?
Is this true?
Balboa had the nativequestioned by another translator
just to be sure.
Was there a place with so muchgold?
Well, you can imagine howirresistible this must have
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been.
The conquistador mindset tookover, and now a trek was needed.
And mind you, this was going tobe a challenging three-week
expedition.
No Europeans had traveled veryfar inland in this area of the
world.
Really?
Why not?
It's been 20 years alreadysince Columbus sailed the ocean
blue.
Well, picture this about theunforgiving Panamanian
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rainforests.
Dense and teeming with venomoussnakes, the treetops hid
lurking jaguars.
Brutal heat and humidity thatmade every breath feel like a
battle.
The terrain containedtreacherous rivers, towering
mountains, and tribes who wererumored to be cannibals.
No maps, no guarantees.
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Do you think any of that woulddeter Balboa?
Not for a second.
With gold on his mind andadrenaline in his veins, he was
up for the challenge.
He began rounding up men andfinally, in September 1513, he
had just about 200 of the besthe could find.
And they headed south withsupplies for a month.
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Now you're probably thinking,they headed west, right?
Because doesn't the PanamaCanal run from east to west?
No.
It actually runs north tosouth.
How about that?
Okay, so we're finally readyfor the whole reason we're even
talking about Vasco Balboa inthe first place.
Any guesses before I keepgoing?
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There have been a few hintsalong the way.
While you noodle that, I'lltell you about September 25,
1513.
Balboa and his men weretrudging along through the
jungles and over mountains, andon this day in history, the
native guiding the expeditionstopped and pointed to the next
mountain ahead.
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He said from the top of thatmountain, one could observe the
great sea spreading out in alldirections.
So they got to climbing, and asthey approached the peak,
Balboa stopped the group.
He alone wanted to be the firstSpaniard to witness this great
sea.
So he left his men behind andclimbed the last few rocky
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steps.
With his heart pounding andsweat dripping down his face,
Balboa reached the peak, and thelandscape unfolded before him
like something out of a dream.
Below him the thick foreststretched on for miles and there
on the horizon, shimmering likea jewel in the sunlight, the
vast expanse of endless water.
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Balboa fell to his knees, armsraised, because in that moment
he became the first European tolay eyes on the great South Sea.
This day would go down inhistory.
Now, they didn't know it at thetime, but this was actually the
Pacific Ocean.
And yes, plenty of otherEuropeans had come to this huge
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ocean from the other directionby land and by sea.
But Balboa and his peers didn'tknow that.
Now, as I said, this sea wasway off in the distance, and so
it took several more days ofdifficult travel.
By the time they finallyreached the shores of the South
Sea, Balboa's once-proud groupof 200 men dwindled to just 67.
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Two-thirds of his men werelost, claimed by the jungle,
disease, and battles withnatives.
Wow.
That's crazy, right?
So what did Vasco do once hearrived at the beaches of this
great South Sea?
Or Pacific Ocean?
Here in his next movie scene,he strolled out into the water,
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knee-deep, his sword held high.
He then stabbed it into thesand beneath and proclaimed this
great sea and all the land thatit touched...
Yeah, how about that?
Spain just annexed North andSouth America, along with
Russia, China, Japan, Australia,and all the islands in between.
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That's quite a haul for theconquistador.
Woo-hoo! And guess what?
It worked.
Good old King Ferdinand, he wasvery pleased with Balboa, who
was now on the top of his gameat 38 years old and receiving
all kinds of promotions and theglory of the king.
And of course, this made theother conquistadors jealous,
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right?
And like many tragedies madefor television, our hero was
betrayed by his peers andeventually put on trial for the
bogus charge of attempting tocreate his own government on the
South Sea that was separatefrom Spain.
And he was sadly executed forthis false treason.
And just like that, the man whodiscovered the Pacific Ocean
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met a tragic end.
Balboa lived a life of daringescapes and bold conquests while
expanding the Spanish influencein the New World.
And though his life ended inbetrayal, his legacy lives on.
His likeness on the currencyand his name honored as the port
leading to the Great South Sea.
While its waters will foreversparkle...
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beneath the Panamanian sun.
Roses are red and gold sublime.
Leaving a review would be trulyprime.
Can't think of the words, butyou have the ambition?
Type, this pod's a treasure, atrue expedition.
Before we dive into this nextstory, a quick heads up.
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It truly is the craziest firstday of school ever.
because it involves struggleswith civil rights.
Now, if you've got some youngears day striding along with you
right now, you may get somechallenging questions that could
lead to some very trickyconversations.
So now's your chance to skipahead and listen to the last
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segment.
All right, now that that's outof the way, let's get to it.
Now, actually, before we get toit, we need to stride back to
your high school governmentclass.
Oh, I know.
I know.
Don't worry.
It'll be quick.
Three sentences tops, Ipromise.
Sentence number one.
America's got checks andbalances.
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Each branch of government keepsthe others in line.
Number two.
Those three branches are thelawmakers, the law interpreters,
and the law enforcers,spreading out the power.
Finally, number three.
States handle their ownbusiness unless the feds have to
step in and help.
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Boom.
That's it.
We're done.
See?
That wasn't so bad, was it?
All right.
Now we can make our way toLittle Rock, Arkansas in the
early 1950s.
And that headache I just gaveyou, it'll fade away.
You're good.
So at this time in history, inthis area of the country,
segregation was a thing.
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Actually, it was a pretty bigthing.
Segregation basically meansthat everything was separated.
And pretty much everything wasseparate.
There were separaterestaurants, separate bathrooms
in public places, and yes,separate schools.
So wait a second, what are weseparating here?
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We're separating people basedon the color of their skin.
So those with white-coloredskin could go to certain
restaurants and use certainbathrooms, while people who
didn't have white-colored skinwere required to use other
separate bathrooms and were onlyallowed to dine at other
separate restaurants.
Now look, I'm not here to arguewhat's right or what's wrong.
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I'm not here to support peopleof any particular skin color.
Now, you can find otherpodcasts that do that, but not
this one.
Here, we're sticking to thefacts.
And one fact is, many peoplewith all different colors of
skin were speaking out againstthis segregation.
Folks like Martin Luther Kingand Malcolm X were trying their
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darndest to peacefully changethe way society thought and
behaved when it came to skincolor.
And in the mid-1950s, anorganization called the NAACP
was working hard to legally endsegregation.
And in 1954, Thurgood Marshalldeclared success when the
Supreme Court determined thatsegregation was illegal.
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Perhaps you remember thephrase, separate but equal is
inherently unequal?
If you don't, the short storyis, the judicial branch
interpreted the law and said, nomore segregation.
Time to stop, guys.
But...
It's one thing to say that anda whole other different thing to
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actually make it happen.
And for a while, segregationwas still going on.
So does this mean that theexecutive branch would need to
step in?
Well, let's see how that playsout.
So let's try the Little Rock.
For three whole years after thecourt's decision, the Arkansas
chapter of the NAACP fought todesegregate the schools in court
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battle after court battle.
And it wasn't until the summerof 1957 that they were finally
able to successfully enrollblack students to attend Central
High School that upcoming fall.
Yay! But now what?
Who are going to be the exactstudents who are going to go to
this school?
They needed to find just theright black students.
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Huh?
Wait a second, I thought yousaid you weren't going to be
biased here.
Well, I gotcha.
Keep listening.
They didn't just need studentswho lived in the right school
district and students who gotgood grades.
They needed kids who werementally tough enough to face
the emotional battle of alifetime.
So imagine...
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Being 14 or 15 or even 16 yearsold and knowing that your walk
to school would put you on theworld stage.
Every step you took would makehistory.
Can you imagine the courageneeded to do that?
Facing a thousand people whodidn't want you to be in that
building even though the lawsaid you had the right to be
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there?
Yeah, they ended up selectingnine students to take on this
daunting challenge.
Nine young people.
Now, when you were that age,what was happening in your
world?
Do you think you were mentallycapable to take on the challenge
of being an example to thewhole world for whatever cause
it is you would have supportedat that time?
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And would you have done so inthe face of extreme resistance?
Probably not me.
I had good grades and a decentattendance, but I'm not sure I
was the type to make a stand forsomething this big.
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I...
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I just don't know.
Now, some of you may bethinking, aren't you hyping this
a little too much, Truman?
Heaping too much significanceon this going to school thing?
Yeah, okay, keep listening.
So we're up to September 2ndnow, two days before Central
High opens, and the governor,Orval Faubus, yes, that's his
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name, Orval Faubus, He was thegovernor of Arkansas.
He interrupted the I Love Lucytelecast on Labor Day to explain
that he's received reports ofcaravans of white supremacists
making their way to Little Rockto prevent desegregation.
Oh boy.
So to keep the peace, he'sdecided to dispatch the Arkansas
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National Guard.
And he specifically said thatthe Guard would not act as
segregationist orintegrationist, They were there
to prevent bloodshed.
They were there to be neutral.
Okay.
All right.
Now, September 3rd, the nextday, the guard shows up and
prepares for the first day ofschool the following day.
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And there are protesterseverywhere.
And the news media also beginsarriving to prepare their
cameras and sharpen theirpencils for tomorrow's first day
of school.
It's going to be big.
All right, here we are.
September 4th rolls around, andour nine friends are making
their way to school together ina group surrounded by black and
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white ministers and pastors.
But none of them are able toeven get close to the school.
Picture this.
You're 15, walking up to yourhigh school, surrounded by
hundreds of angry people yellingat you and chanting, 2, 4, 6,
8, we don't want to integrate.
It's crazy.
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The air is thick withhostility.
And the guard, who's supposedto be keeping order, they just
stand there and block your way.
Total chaos, like I'm saying.
And you're just a kid trying togo to school and you can't get
in.
Yep.
And they weren't able to get inthat day.
So they went home.
And then the media went crazy.
And images were broadcast andpublished all around the world.
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This was what going virallooked like in the 1950s.
These nine students becameforever known as the Little Rock
Nine.
And in the following days,court battles raged.
The governor, Fabas, he claimedthat he had the right to use
the guard to keep the peace, andhe went further to say that the
people of Arkansas wanted tokeep segregation, and that the
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federal government couldn't stopthem.
Now I'm not going to drag youthrough all the muck of these
different levels of government,but you can go look it all up.
It's pretty crazy.
And over the next couple ofweeks, The battle raged in the
courts of law and in the courtsof public opinion.
Everywhere in America andaround the world, people were
reading about this andreflecting on civil rights.
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And actually, in other parts ofthe world, pressure was
mounting on PresidentEisenhower.
How can he promote freedom andjustice all around the world,
but he can't even do that withinhis own country?
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Hmm.
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Eventually, Faubus and Eisenhower had a private
meeting.
And after that, plus a few morecourt orders, Faubus finally
recalled the National Guard.
Now this means that the LittleRock police force was in charge
of keeping the peace.
Hmm.
So now it's September 23rd.
And the plan on this day wasthe police were going to
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surround the nine students andsneak them into the side door of
the school.
And guess what?
They made it in.
Yay, time for class, right?
Well, not so fast.
The police did get the studentsthrough a small knot of angry
protesters.
But then a mob started formingoutside the school.
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More and more people showed upand it started to quickly get
out of control.
Now thousands of folks werethreatening to break into the
school and commit all sorts ofviolence.
Oh my gosh, more chaos.
So the police evacuated thenine and escorted them safely
away.
to keep the peace.
Imagine this, being one ofthese kids.
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Or imagine being one of theirparents.
That was crazy too.
I said before, I'm not sure Iwould have made a stand like
this as a teenager.
I'm also pretty sure as aparent, I wouldn't want my
children to endure this type ofmayhem.
Man.
Well, finally, Eisenhower hadhad enough.
He called in the U.S.
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Airborne.
Now, The 101st Airborne aresome badass men, and a thousand
of them showed up armed withtheir bayonets and ready to
enforce the court's decision.
The president claimed, Mob rulecannot be allowed to override
the decisions of our courts.
Yep, that's our checks andbalances at work, folks.
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So on this day in 1957, theU.S.
Airborne personally escortedour nine students, through the
doors of the school and intotheir classrooms.
And they stayed in and aroundthe school that day, and many
days afterwards, protectingtheir physical safety.
The school was finallyintegrated.
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Yeah, crazy stuff, right?
But the reality was, the realfight for these students had
only just begun.
They were paving the way for somuch more than just
desegregation.
And their courage?
We'll be right back.
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We'll be right back.
Get your headphones on, people,and pump up the volume, because
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today is One Hit Wonder Day.
Find a great place to listen,because we are striding through
six decades of unforgettablemusic, diving into some iconic
songs whose artists had theirmoment in the spotlight and then
vanished.
You'll grin, you'll tap yourtoes, and I guarantee you'll be
humming along as well.
You might even get motivatedenough to go find this song in
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your playlist and give it a fulllisten.
Now to make our day stridingmore fun, I'm going to rely on
my interpretation of the fairuse concept within copyright
laws and actually play snips ofthose songs for you.
Let's just hope we don't getbanned.
First, we'll head all the wayback to the 1960s and kick
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things off with one of the mosticonic laughs in music history.
This song by the Safaris in1963 was huge as the surf rock
craze was taking over.
It still pops up today inmovies and commercials even
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after 60 years.
The Safaris never had anotherhit like it, but their surf rock
song paved the way for otherfamous groups who did have many,
many hits.
Another great one-hit wonderfrom 1963 is...
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By the Kingsmen.
Surely you recognize this song.
But can you actually understandwhat they're saying?
Nope.
I think even if you find thelyrics online and listen
carefully, you can't be surethey're actually saying those
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words.
You know what?
Even the FBI got involved.
launching a full-blowninvestigation to see if these
garbled lyrics were hidingsomething
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absurd.
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Alright, let's pop over to the mid-70s and get a little
funky with some Wild CherryDisco from 1976.
Blending rock and funk in a waythat makes everyone feel like
dancing, this song rode the waveof the disco craze.
It's also a textbook example ofa one-hit wonder, because the
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band's other albums, theyweren't that great, and they
broke up just a few years later.
But this song is still populartoday, and they've claimed a
permanent spot in
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70s disco.
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Now let's turn up the intensity with a Ram Jam song
from 1977.
This
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one-hit
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wonder definitely has staying power because it's still
used in movies, TV shows, andcommercials to amp up the
energy.
And this is true even thoughthe NAACP tried to get the song
boycotted.
But many argue the song is notabout someone named Betty and
instead refers to a bottle ofwhiskey or a penitentiary
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transfer wagon.
I don't know.
I guess that's what theirnicknames were.
All right.
Now buckle up because the 80sare coming and they are packed
with one hit wonders.
But first, here's a quickquestion for you to ponder while
we crank up the tunes.
When do you think the termone-hit wonder was coined?
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What year do you think thatwas?
While you ponder that, we'regoing to keep the gritty rock
theme rolling here with the mostrebellious one-hit wonder of
them all.
It definitely gets your fistpumping and arouses a defiant
feeling.
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Well,
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Twisted Sister released this song in 1984.
And yes, they did have someother popular songs, but this
one remains the anthem ofrebellion
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for
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all time.
All right, now I said the 80swas filled with options.
And if you can't tell, thesongs I've selected are the
kinds that get you out of yourchair and moving.
And this next one does exactlythat.
In 1987, Buster Poindexterstarted feeling.
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And
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this song does have some debate as to who the originator
is.
And also if it really counts asa one-hit wonder because it
wasn't popular enough to becounted as a Billboard hit.
But there's no debate when youhear, at any function, folks get
up and join the dance train.
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Now, if you're still thinkingabout my trivia question, here's
a hint.
It's not from any of thedecades we're covering today.
Does that help?
All right.
While you're thinking aboutthat one, I'm going to drop in
another trivia question.
Which one-hit wonder was thebest-selling of all time?
It's actually coming up here inthe 90s, so think fast.
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But before that, let's...
In 1982, when House of Paincame out with their hype anthem
with an awesome beat...
This song is still populartoday.
In fact, it was played at arecent Ravens NFL football game
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when they made a great defensiveplay.
Now, question is, do you countthis song as a one-hit wonder
when the lead singer did go onto make other songs?
I don't know.
All right, but this next one ison many lists as the number one
one-hit wonder of all time.
It spent 14 weeks atop theBillboard, And sold over 11
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million records worldwide.
Put your hands out in front ofyou and your palms down.
And get ready to wiggle yourbody.
See that?
I only needed to play a secondof that song, and you already
know that I'm talking about...
This song by Los Del Rio cameout in 92 in Spain, and then
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came to America in 95.
And it'll probably be on Marswhen we get there in 2095 for
sure.
Alright, as we stride to thenew millennium, we can take a
break from pumping things up andjumping around for just one
song.
Daniel Powder's 2005
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release of
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Was a great song to use when, well, you have a bad day.
He's had other songs, but thisone was the go-to for down
moments.
And American Idol, as well asAmerica's Got Talent, have used
this over and over when folksfailed to advance in their
respective competitions.
It's a good one.
Okay, Scruffy, we're going toget you pumped right back up
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again with
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Who Let the
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Dogs Out?
Released by the Baja Men in2000, this song was instantly
popular as a novelty.
The Baja Men did have othersongs, but in the U.S.
and the United Kingdom, theydidn't really gain much
popularity.
Now, some don't like this songbecause of the
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repetitiveness of Who Let the Dogs Out?
Who Let the Dogs Out?
But
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this song is still used today to boost energy levels at
all kinds of events.
All right, it's time to strideto the 2010s.
But before we get there, let'sanswer that original trivia
question.
The term one-hit wonder wascoined over 100 years ago in the
1910s, believe it or not.
The Oxford English Dictionaryfound a use of this term in a
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1914 daily newspaper from NewYork referring to a musician.
Wow.
So there you have it.
All right, so with that, let'sget to our songs from the 10s,
both of them very catchy.
The first is an infectious,flirty song from 2011 by Carly
Rae Jepsen.
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Hey, I just met you And this is crazy
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Catchy, right?
Justin Bieber thought so whenhe tweeted about it after it
released.
Now some will argue that CarlyRae has other songs, but none
have reached the same level offame and popularity.
At least not yet.
Carly, you still have time.
But probably not for this nextartist.
His song, released in 2012, waspretty much an instant hit.
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Overnight, his funky,unforgettable dance moves had
the whole world galloping inrhythm.
And in a few short months, thissong's video was the first ever
to break 1 billion views onYouTube.
Talk about viral.
Alright, any guesses who thismight be?
What the song is?
Come on, you've got this.
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Gangnam
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Style
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Love it or hate it, you definitely know that song.
Great work, Psy.
A billion views on YouTube.
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Man.
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And there you have it.
A tour through the decades withseveral great songs that were
the pinnacle of their creators'careers.
I hope you enjoyed it.
But actually, before I let yougo, I want to leave you with two
bonus songs that are mypersonal favorite one-hit
wonders.
They aren't quite as edgy orintense as the dozen we've
covered, They're a bit morenostalgic and cause you to
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fondly recall something from thepast.
We'll first go to the mostpopular and often repeated phone
number
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ever.
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Thanks Tommy Two-Tone for dialing that up for us in
1981, which is back in the daysbefore area codes were needed.
Now tell the truth.
Have you ever tried callingthat number just to see if
someone answers?
If someone actually picked up?
Do you have the presence ofmind to ask
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for
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Jenny?
Finally, we're wrapping thingsup with a song that's pure
magic.
Israel Kaye, I can't say hislast name's version of Somewhere
Over the Rainbow from 1993.
might just take you to apeaceful place where memories
wash over you like the softestbreeze.
Let's just take a deep breathand let this one carry us
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home.
Somewhere over the rainbow wayup high
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And there you have it.
Some great stories to sharewith your someone special to
celebrate September 25th.
Once again, those were thediscovery of the Pacific Ocean
by the great conquistadorBalboa.
The craziest first day ofschool ever for the Little Rock
Nine.
And celebrating One Hit WonderDay with a lightning round tour
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through the decades.
If learning about conquistadorsand their adventures in and
around Central America had youhooked, then you'll enjoy
learning about the San Jose, thelargest sunken treasure ever
discovered.
Find that on November 27th.
If you were inspired by thecourage of the Little Rock Nine,
then look no further thanSeptember 1st to hear about
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Phyllis Wheatley's amazingaccomplishment.
And if music is your vibe...
Then you would love to hearsome fun stories about Chuck
Berry.
His birthday was on October18th.
And we also spent time withmusician Kamuk on Ukulele Day on
February 2nd.
Be sure to check one of thoseout.
Every day has a story andthey're so much fun.
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We'll stride through them alluntil we're done.
Every one of us faces difficultchallenges in our lives at some
point or another.
How we react to thosechallenges is what makes us who
we are.
How we handle ourselves thenext day and the days after that
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shows us and others our limitsand capabilities.
And some challenges push us tonew limits that we may not have
thought were possible.
But in most cases, suchchallenges happen to us.
They surprise us or show up inour lives.
But when the teenagers featuredin the Little Rock Nine segment
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faced the daunting challenge ofgoing to a school when no one
wanted them there, that wasintentional.
They made this decision to tryand peacefully endure verbal and
emotional abuse pretty muchevery day of the school year.
Can you imagine the mindsetthey needed each and every day
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to remain steadfast in theircause?
Going to school every daysurrounded by people jeering at
you and threatening youconstantly, knowing that
everything you said and didwould be observed and talked
about and anything negativewould be used against you?
They weren't just openingschool doors.
They were cracking open afuture where the color of your
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skin doesn't determine yourdestiny.
Their courage challenges us toask what doors are we willing to
walk through today, knowingthat our steps could change
tomorrow.
As you go about your day,remember, history isn't just
made by presidents and generals.
Sometimes it's made byteenagers brave enough to go to
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school.
All right, it's time for ourfamous birthday segment.
But there were so manybirthdays today.
that I'm switching things up alittle.
You've heard of the six degreesof Kevin Bacon, right?
Well, today we're going to dothe 11 peeps of 925.
We'll start off with CatherineZeta-Jones, who used to blow out
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the candles together with herthen-hubby Michael Douglas, both
born on this day.
Now, Michael, he was in theMarvel movie Ant-Man, while a DC
movie hero, Superman, wasplayed by Christopher Reeve.
Also 925.
Christopher shares his specialday with another superhero from
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a galaxy far, far away.
Mark Hamill, who played LukeSkywalker.
See what I'm doing here?
Now Mark, he did some voiceacting long, long ago.
As did Donald Glover, yetanother 925-er.
And Donald's voice acting in aDisney movie, he was Simba in
The Lion King, connects him toWill Smith, who was also in a
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Disney movie as Genie inAladdin.
This is fun, right?
925ers, let's keep rolling.
Now, Will, he has beeninterviewed in the past by
Barbara Walters.
Wonder if they knew that theyshared the special day.
Surely they did.
Now, I'm about to step out on alimb here and suggest that
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Barbara either interviewed orconsidered interviewing Cheryl
Teagues and Heather Lockler,925ers.
But even if she didn't, theyall still shared this day every
year.
And staying out here on mylimb, one or more of these
famous folks surely watchedChauncey Billups and Scottie
Pippen play hoops, both also925ers.
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All right, that's enough.
I'll stop now.
Now, if you need help fallingasleep, you'll want to check out
the 50th most famous 925ershowing up on
FamousBirthdays.com.
Sherry Lorraine celebrates her26th birthday today, and she is
famous for her ASMR videos.
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I had to look that up, and it'sessentially using sounds to
relax the brain.
It apparently has a cultfollowing on YouTube, and Sherry
makes it very interesting.
She even has this unusualmicrophone that enables her to
whisper or crinkle and the soundcomes through just your left
ear or she can shift over to theright side of the microphone
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and it sounds coming just fromyour right ear.
It's pretty neat.
Happy birthday, Sherry.
Happy birthday, Sherry.
All right, when I look atWikipedia's centenarians list,
there was no one that they knowof who was over 100 years old
and was born on this day.
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What's crazy is September isthe most popular birth month,
and there are a number of folkswho lived over a century, but
none of them born on the 25th.
Darn.
Maybe next year.
As you already know, today isOne Hit Wonder Day.
So why don't you send me anemail with your favorite one-hit
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wonder that maybe I missed.
Perhaps we can do an encoreshow.
Today is also National LobsterDay.
Apparently, this time of yearis the height of lobster
harvesting season.
That's what they call it.
And apparently, the lobster isa huge industry in Maine.
They harvest 100 million poundsof lobster every year, which
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employs almost 6,000 lobstermenand contributes over a billion
dollars to Maine's economy.
Wow.
So while researching this, Inow understand why lobsters are
so expensive.
They are each individually handharvested one trap at a time by
these lobstermen.
It sounds very tedious.
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It's also Dia de la QuesadillaDay.
All right, I did say day twice.
It's Quesadilla Day or Dia dela Quesadilla.
The quesadilla is a fun Mexicantreat that's not quite a
sandwich and not quite a taco,but it's definitely quite good
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as an appetizer or as a wholemeal.
But here's a conundrum for you.
What if you order a quesadillawithout cheese, which is queso?
Then what do you call it?
A dia?
I don't know.
Need a great gift idea for yourloved one?
Well, in addition to retellingthe stories that you just
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learned about, You can have themopen up a gift that is
customized to their birthday.
I have several great ideas foryou, and as always, you can find
links to these in the giftideas section of the show notes.
Often, I mention that you canget a unique gift for the person
who has everything.
And once again, today is noexception, starting with the
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conquistador.
You can get Balboa books anddecor books.
Or you can really impress themwith some actual Panamanian
Balboas.
I'm talking about the coins.
If your loved one is into civilrights or just courageous
stands, there are books andposters featuring The Little
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Rock Nine.
Now to be clear, some of thosebooks could be more polarizing
than my approach to the story.
I'm just giving you the links.
You decide what to buy.
If you still have a way to playCDs, there are numerous
collections of one-hit wondersout there.
You can get ones that span alltime or you can get them by the
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decade.
It might even be worth yourtime just to click around and
see what songs they think areone-hit wonders.
There are some great giftsassociated with the famous folks
that were born today, mostlymovies and posters.
Similarly, today's specialholidays have unique gift ideas
as well.
You can actually get Lobster onAmazon.
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Yeah, you can.
Oh, and here's the winner.
You can get a quesadilla maker.
How about that?
The person who has everythingprobably doesn't have a
quesadilla maker.
Quesadilla day.
So there are actually lots ofcustomized gifts for folks who
wake up ready to celebrateSeptember 25th.
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And these ideas are unique toonly this day of the year.
But if you really want to upyour gift-giving game, you have
a chance to make someone'sbirthday special.
You could dedicate apersonalized shout-out right
here on this podcast.
They'll be memorializedforever.
Yeah.
I can do the shout-out for youif you send me an email with
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their name and something fun youwant to share.
Or you can do your ownshout-out by using the SpeakPipe
link that's available in theshow notes.
Here's an example from today'sspecial someone.
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Just wanted to drop a little note for one of my best
friend's birthday who is onSeptember the 25th.
That would be Michael J.
He and I go way back.
We went to the same churchtogether.
And from there, we started toplay sports together.
And we're on a number ofcompetitive little league teams.
And I knew Mike in high school.
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And Mike was definitely in thecool crowd.
He was definitely one of thecool ones, even though he will
not admit it.
And on from there, you know,the days at Ponderosa, never met
a guy who likes to wash dishesas much as Mike does.
To West Virginia, PC Buns.
You know, then we continued toget older and we went on
numerous vacations together withour family.
And that's where we really gotreally, really close.
(46:00):
He and I would always get stuckwith the kids.
And he also got his name ofNapkin Man.
And I understand he's the hotdad.
So the other thing I justwanted to say about Mike was
that he has a superpower.
He's a guy that can meetstrangers any place and
immediately have a best friend.
He's just that type of guy thateverybody likes to be around.
(46:22):
He's one of the best dads thatI know to his daughter.
And he's been a great rolemodel, Uncle Mike, to my kids.
I just wanted to wish him themost happiest of birthdays.
And he and I will becelebrating on multiple
occasions coming up becausethat's what we do, celebrate
life.
So happy birthday, Mike.
Truman (46:41):
Yeah, now that's what I call a shout out.
As I mentioned, you can findthe link to do that in the show
notes.
And as always, if you have astory that just needs to be
shared about any day in thepast, email me at
daystriderstories at gmail.comand let's connect.
And guess what, my fellowdaystriders?
My stickers are in, and they'repretty neat.
(47:04):
I'd describe them for you, butwouldn't it be more fun if you
earned one on your very own?
So here's the challenge.
To get a sticker is reallyeasy.
All you got to do is go toPodchaser.com from your phone or
on the laptop and find theDaystrider podcast and give it a
review.
Why did I pick Podchaser?
(47:25):
Well, they have a neat featurethat causes the show to pop up
as a suggestion based on thenumber of reviews.
Hurry up.
Don't wait too long.
The stickers will be gone soon.
I don't want you to cry.
All righty.
Thanks so much for listening,folks.
I really appreciate thefeedback from so many of you.
(47:46):
Even when the feedback is, wayto go, Dad.
That's not how you say Zendaya.
It's Zendaya.
I hope you had half as much funlistening as I did creating
this episode.
Sharing it with a friend orfamily member would be
incredible and sincerelyappreciated.
(48:07):
Thanks so much for listening.
Until next time, this is TrumanPastworthy reminding you that
every day has a great story.
And we'll be striding throughthem all to find some more
goodies for you.
Now get out there and make yourown great story today.
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