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November 15 Podcast: The Time Change

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Time—what is it exactly and why do we move our clocks backward and forward during the year? Where did “time zones” come from? Who first came up with clocks? And who decided there should be 7 days in a week? We’ll explore these questions and more in this week’s podcast.

This entry was posted in Books, Culture, People, Public History and tagged podcast on November 15, 2017 by Stan Deaton.

October 31, 2017

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Happy Halloween! In honor of the spooky season, this week Stan reads “The Clock,” a classic short ghost story by William Fryer Harvey. Pull your chair up close to the fire and enjoy.

This entry was posted in Books, Culture, Holidays and tagged podcast on October 31, 2017 by Stan Deaton.

New Podcast: October 12

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This week’s action-packed podcast: Tom Petty, John Denver, Poisoned Tylenol, The Little Rock Nine, Charles Lindbergh in Atlanta, Button Gwinnett, Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton Jordan, Sherman’s March, and Goat Castle. What does it all mean? Listen and find out….

This entry was posted in Beer, Books, Culture, Music, People, Places, Public History and tagged podcast on October 13, 2017 by Stan Deaton.

This week: Fall Beers

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Stan and guest star Chuck Mobley, formerly of the Savannah Morning News, review some of the fall beers that are out right now and also discuss the history of seasonal beer. Cheers!

This entry was posted in Beer, Culture, People, Public History and tagged podcast on October 5, 2017 by Stan Deaton.

New Podcast: September 26, 2017

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This edition of Off the Deaton Path’s podcast: Robert Johnson, Jim Croce, The Blues, the Devil, Lynching, Notable Passings, Fun Facts Known By Few, The Worst Invention Known to Man, and so much more……

This entry was posted in Books, Culture, Music, People, Places, Podcast, Public History, Today in Georgia History and tagged podcast on September 26, 2017 by Stan Deaton.

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