Hope & Heart & Home On The Range - HHHR #3 -- 1) Sacajawea and the Rattlesnake Rattles -- 2) Lena: Surprised At The Cathedral & In The Basement -- 3) NFL Protest: "I Deal the Deck" Error

HHHR #3 -- 1) Sacajawea and the Rattlesnake Rattles -- 2) Lena: Surprised At The Cathedral & In The Basement -- 3) NFL Protest: "I Deal the Deck" Error

01/27/20 • 27 min

In Episode 3, Part 1, we explore the possible life-saving impact of some rattlesnake rattles on the Lewis & Clark expedition, directly involving Sacajawea and her son, Jean Baptist (more commonly known as "Pompey"). We also note disagreement about the meaning of her name, its pronunciation, and certain aspects of her life and death.
Part 2 looks at Lena's visit to the Cathedral in St. Paul, and the surprising effect it had on her. We meet Li Na, Lena's Chinese house guest, and share Li Na's discovery of something in Lena's basement, and its impact on Lena and on the friendship they share.
In Part 3, we continue our examination of the NFL Protest, and note Colin Kaepernick's selective use of facts regarding slavery, which avoids some hard truths about slavery in American, Ghana, and Africa.

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undefined - HHHR #2 - 1) The Magnetic North Pole & The Russian Conspiracy -- 2) Dick & Jane On Lena's Train; China and Mexico Come Home -- 3) NFL Protest: The Westboro Playbook

HHHR #2 - 1) The Magnetic North Pole & The Russian Conspiracy -- 2) Dick & Jane On Lena's Train; China and Mexico Come Home -- 3) NFL Protest: The Westboro Playbook

Part 1 of Episode 2 looks at the recent discovery that the Magnetic North Pole, which has always drifted slowly, is now picking up speed. We also look at some interesting facts about the geographic North and South Poles.
In Part 2, we hear about Lena's blizzard-delayed train trip from Minnesota, during which she meets Pedro and Ming Hua and their wives, who are on their way to Williston because of ticket agent errors. Those errors prompt Lena to become an English tutor, and leads to temporary houseguests and lifelong friends.
Part 3 continues an examination of the NFL protest, noting that it engages in a particular error: "The Westboro Playbook."

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HHHR #4 - 1) Jefferson & Clark Before the Expedition -- 2) Lewis & A Surprising Namesake Today -- 3) Ole Loses A Friend & Finds Another In The Library

Part 1 of Episode 4 surveys the lives of Thomas Jefferson and William Clark prior to the expedition. We actually note an earlier attempt by Jefferson and friends arrange an expedition between the Mississippi and the Pacific while he was living in France, as U.S. Minister (Ambassador) to France.
Part 2 takes a look at what happened to Meriwether Lewis after the Expedition, then follows the history of Clark's son and grandson, both named after Meriwether Lewis. That history of that namesake leads to an institution and an event that is part of modern America today.
In Part 3, Lena gets called to a hastily assembled choir practice, so Ole delivers the books from Lena's sister in St. Paul to the library. In the process, he befriends the librarian's grandson, and makes a new friend.