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The Church of Classic Rock Join the Reverend Jeff Smith for an observation and quiet celebration of the foundation of the world, rocks! The Rev'll talk about the role of rock and stone in the world, discuss some ideas of how to celebrate rock day, detail the three types of rocks and the rock cycle, explore the geologic phenomenon known as morraines, and share some memories of his childhood love of rocks! Episode Playlist: July 12th, 2020 |
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The Church of Classic Rock Join the Reverend Jeff Smith as tries to wrap his head around the truth of overpopulation! July 11th is World Population Day, dedicated to raising awareness about the various issues associated with overpopulation. The Reverend will discuss the founding of the day, how to best observe the day, explore whether overpopulation is actually a current problem, how to solve (or prevent) the issue, and he'll talk through what he does (and doesn't) know about global overpopulation. Episode Playlist: July 5th, 2020 |
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The Church of Classic Rock Join the Reverend Jeff Smith as he stares, expectantly, up at the night sky! July 2nd is World UFO Day, and this morning's program will explore the what and why of it! The Reverend will examine the cause for the day itself, how the world generally views the UFO phenomenon, the history of UFO sightings from the 20th century, some more recent 21st century sightings, and why the Reverend thinks there might actually be life beyond planet Earth. Episode Playlist: June 28th, 2020 |
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The Church of Classic Rock Join the Reverend Jeff Smith on a day that looks for best in everything! It's a day to look up, to smile, to envision the best possible outcomes! June 21st is Optimism Day and today's program will explore how we look at the world! The Rev will explore the outlook, discussing the history of the day, the nature of being an optimist, how to celebrate the day, whether optimism or pessimism is the better outlook, where realism plays into the spectrum, and then he reveals what his general outlook on the world is. Episode Playlist: June 21st, 2020 |
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The Church of Classic Rock Join the Reverend Jeff Smith for a day established to encourage and appreciate all those who donate blood! June 14th is World Blood Donor Day, created by the World Health Organization. The Rev will discuss ways you can celebrate the day, including some that aren't so obvious, dig into the history of blood transfusions, share some stories from people whose lives have been saved by blood donations, what exactly is done with donated blood, and he'll share some personal stories related to needing blood donations. Episode Playlist: June 14th, 2020 |
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The Church of Classic Rock Join the Reverend Jeff Smith as he breaks down the actual first pandemic that's been ravaging our country for the entirety of its existence. On May 25th, George Floyd lost his life because of the racism and violence of the police. He was not the first and, sadly, he is not the last, but his death has awoken the American spirit for justice. Today's program is dedicated solely to addressing the original pandemic that's afflicted this nation since its creation: Racism. From George Floyd to Breonna Taylor to Ahmaud Arbery, we'll talk about what's been happening, and how our national leaders have done nothing to stop it. They've actually made it worse. Episode Playlist: June 7th, 2020 |
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The Church of Classic Rock Join the Reverend Jeff Smith for an exploration of the differences between collecting, being a pack-rat, and hoarding! June 1st is World Tabletop Day in observance of a type of gaming that's currently going through something of a renaissance! The Reverend will introduce the day, talk about how to get started if you're interested, explore several of the different types of tabletop games, introduce you to one of his (and his gaming group's) favorites, and reminisce about how he was, was not, and became again, a tabletop player. Episode Playlist: May 31st, 2020 |
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The Church of Classic Rock Progrmaming Note: The Reverend wasn't able to go live this week, but left a message about it as well as a previously-published program, in case you missed it the first time around. Episode Playlist: May 24th, 2020 |
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The Church of Classic Rock Join the Reverend Jeff Smith for an exploration of the differences between collecting, being a pack-rat, and hoarding! May 17th is Pack Rat Day, and it's something we all have experience with, personal or not. The Reverend will explain the reason for the day, how collecting and the current "de-cluttering" craze aren't necessarily at odds, how to gauge where you are on the collector-to-hoarder scale, where the impulse to keep stuff lies in the human brain, and he'll talk about his own experiences, including his collections. Episode Playlist: May 17th, 2020 |