You Don't Say...
Drew Zagorski
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Stories from the Drew Zagorski Files - Totally True Facts - Alternate facts have caused a lot of unnecessary violence, strife and mischief. So, Totally True Facts are vignettes that offer grains of truth about what actually happened throughout history, but they're surrounded by some creative alternate facts that I hope will give you a reason to grin, if not laugh, and provide an escape from the reality of an all too factually messed up world. These are parodies. Let me say that again – parodies. Names have been changed in most cases to protect the innocent, though in others, names of actual people are used for the purpose of presenting the as mentioned parody. My hope is that you’ll latch on to one of these facts and look up the totally, totally true facts about it on your own. You Don't Say... (youdontsay.net) is a production of LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing (lbrbm.com). NOTE: Episodes 1 through 61 are using our old, more fact-based format, so they are not in the same genre as episodes 62 and forward.
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01/26/22 • 76 min
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Mark Wicks grew up in the same neighborhood as the Grimes sisters. As a former investigator, when he started to look at the details of the case, an inconsistency in a person of interest’s account made him dig deeper... and zero in on the prime suspects.
Links
- Email Mark Davis
- Cook County Sheriff’s Department – Barbara & Patricia Grimes Cold Case
- Grimes Sister’s Murders Wikipedia Page
- Murder Gone Cold by Tamara Shaffer
- Teen Cleared by Lie Test In Grimes Case - Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 20, 1957
- Girls' Mother Tells Faith In New Witness - Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 1 1957
- Jail Four Youths In Grimes Quiz - Daily Defender, Feb. 20, 1957
- Baker Gives New Grimes Evidence - Daily Defender, Feb. 14, 1957
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09/14/20 • 64 min
About 19 million people in the U.S. live more than a mile from a grocery store.
These areas have been called food deserts by the folks who create names for such things. But more recently they’re being referred to as areas of food inequality, and some are beginning to call this condition, food apartheid.
It’s a big problem. Fortunately, there are a lot of organizations out there working to solve it. One of my favorite Netflix shows is Somebody Feed Phil. He highlighted a fantastic program and a remarkable woman from my hometown, Chicago. The Organization is called Urban Growers Collective, and the woman is Erika Allen, its Co-Founder and CEO. And Erika has partnered with a guy named Jason Feldman from Green Era Sustainability to create the Green Era Renewable Energy and Urban Farming Campus, a sustainable project that will yield renewable energy and long-term economic growth for the area it serves.
This Episode Sponsored by: LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW
Ep. 21 – 5 Steps to Heal Our Country
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08/10/20 • 64 min
In difficult times, the simplest steps can feel like the hardest steps.
There’s no questioning the fact that we live in divisive times. People are becoming increasingly hard-wired to reject ideas that run contrary to their own. So much so, that even beginning a dialogue can feel next to impossible. But once you make a habit of opening yourself up to and studying contrary ideas you’ll be better able to engage with others on them and creating the change you desire. Nicole Vick, an adjunct professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, and a public health specialist in the city of Los Angeles, shares her thoughts on how we can open ourselves up, and the five steps we can all take to help heal our country.
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- Pushing Through: Finding the Light in Every Lesson Paperback, by Nicole D Vick
- Author Nicole Vick: 5 Steps That Each of Us Can Take To Proactively Help Heal Our Country, medium.com
- Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation, John Lews, New York Times Opinion, July 30, 2020
This Episode Sponsored by: Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing - Buzzsprout
10/25/24 • 28 min
Super heroes are great, but it's the super villains who make those stories so compelling. Thinking about super villains brought me to the James Bond franchise from Ian Fleming, and specifically a villain who made his debut in Thunderball - Ernst Stavro Blofeld. So, where did the total truth of this villain's character come from? I did a deep dive and found the source, and some startling true facts about his progeny, who is making a name for himself in current times.
DISCLAIMER - Totally True Facts episodes are parodies. Let me say that again – parodies. Names have been changed in most cases to protect the innocent, though in others, the names of totally real people are used for the purpose of presenting the as mentioned parody. I hope that you’ll latch on to one of these facts and look up the totally, totally true facts on your own.
This episode brought to you by LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing and Layerly
11/22/24 • 31 min
Who doesn't love a big juicy burger? But where did this glorious gastronomic culinary creation come from? Who invented it and how did they dream it up? And what about that go-to condiment mix of mayo and ketchup? Or how did Thousand Island Dressing land on a Big Mac? And what about McDonald's and Ronald McDonald? Doucette de la Croix, the Provost of the Culinary Arts University of America filled me in on all of this need to know history for every hamburger fan.
06/30/20 • 19 min
As we celebrate Independence Day and look at the state of affairs in our country, we may struggle to see much of a reason to celebrate. Certainly, we don’t appear to have realized the self-evident truths that the Declaration of Independence refers to. Taking a read of it will help to bring us back to the reasons for the founding of our country. And in that light, the Declaration is more relevant than ever. As we read it, we can see more than one parallel to the events going on around us today.
The best way to celebrate our country this year, in my opinion, is to read the Declaration and the Constitution and to reach out to family, friends, and neighbors who may have a different perspective and talk with them to understand one another... and then activate within your community by becoming an informed voter and stepping up to serve yourself or to seek out people to support who are willing to.
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- Declaration of Independence Transcription
- The United States Constitution
- The Declaration Of Independence, United States Constitution, Bill Of Rights & Amendments – Get Your Copy
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Ep. 34 – These Morticians Ain’t No Stiffs
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11/16/20 • 64 min
Pulling Back the Curtain at the Funeral Home...
Nobody wants to think about dealing with a mortician. But when you need one, you want one with a human touch. Not someone that’s more like Lerch from the Addams Family, or a used car salesman. Ron & Deborah Threadgill bring an uncommon personal touch and a unique approach to the services they render. We’re talking with them about that and what goes on behind the curtain at the funeral home... and that home might just be your own.
Links
- Threadgill’s Memorial Services
- Threadgill’s Memorial Services Last Ride – The Harley Hearse
- National Home Funeral Alliance
- Dissolving the Dead: A Look Inside Portland’s First Aqua Cremation Machine, Portland Mercury, May 9, 2019, by Ciara Dolan
- Fox 12 Portland feature on Aqua Cremation, April 12, 2018
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Ep. 49 – Religion Is Flawed… Faith Is Where It’s At
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05/31/21 • 65 min
I’m talking with a former Catholic nun, my aunt, Reneta Webb, about her own story and the source of faith in a messy world.
Organized religions are empty corporate entities. For most of my life I’ve not had any faith in them. My aunt, a former nun, and I talk about that. We also talk about her journey, going into the convent at 13, then leaving the sisterhood after 29 years. And most importantly what the source of our faith is, and it’s not in a building, sect, or anything like that.
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Ep. 32 – A Brief History of Voting Rights and Suppression
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11/02/20 • 21 min
Tomorrow is election day when we all go out and exercise our right to vote. But we didn’t always have that right. And since the very beginning of America, voter suppression has been an issue. I watched a new documentary on Netflix – Whose Vote Counts, Explained. It’s fantastic. The first episode lays out the evolution of voting rights and suppression, and I’m distilling it for you here, with a bit more detail. Get out there and vote!
Links
- Whose Vote Counts, Explained – A Netflix Documentary
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Constitution of the United States
- The 14th Amendment
- The 15th Amendment
- The 19th Amendment
- The 26th Amendment
- The Native American Citizenship Act
- The Voting Rights Act
- The 1960 Presidential Election and Mayor Richard J. Daley
- The Truth About Voter Fraud, Justin Levitt
- Minuscule number of potentially fraudulent ballots in states with universal mail voting undercuts Trump claims about election risks - By Elise Viebeck, The Washington Post, June 8, 2020
This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Theresa Springer, Movement Mortgage - Must Love Dogs NW - Constant Contact
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How many episodes does You Don't Say... have?
You Don't Say... currently has 70 episodes available.
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The podcast is about History, Comedy and Podcasts.
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The episode title 'Ep. 16 – On Leadership, Social Justice, Managing a Pandemic and More From the Mayor of a Big Little City' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on You Don't Say... is 49 minutes.
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Episodes of You Don't Say... are typically released every 7 days, 14 hours.
When was the first episode of You Don't Say...?
The first episode of You Don't Say... was released on Mar 26, 2020.
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