In My Footsteps: A Gen-X Nostalgia Podcast - Episode 97: Goodbye Lady of the Dunes, Producer Frank Durant Interview Pt. 2; Restaurant Storytime V: Lucky to Be Alive; Forgotten 80s Trading Cards; Unusual Discontinued Cereals(12-15-2022)

Episode 97: Goodbye Lady of the Dunes, Producer Frank Durant Interview Pt. 2; Restaurant Storytime V: Lucky to Be Alive; Forgotten 80s Trading Cards; Unusual Discontinued Cereals(12-15-2022)

12/15/22 • 56 min

In My Footsteps: A Gen-X Nostalgia Podcast

Episode 97 is a special show. It kicks off with a second interview with Lady of the Dunes documentary producer Frank Durant. It was recorded on location in Provincetown, with part of it being recorded from the exact location where the Lady of the Dunes, Ruth Marie Terry, was found in 1974. The new revelations are discussed, as well as what's next for the documentary and the book.
The mood gets a little lighter as Restaurant Storytime makes its return. The fifth installment tells the tale of when simple cleaning goes wrong. This is another true story pulled from nearly two decades of craziness working in the hospitality industry.
We go way Back In the Day to the 1980s and some of the oddest trading cards that have ever been produced. The 80s might not have had a monopoly on weird trading cards but bad movies, copycat cards, singers, television shows, and horrible real-world events are all things you could find on cards in that decade.
There's also a brand new Top 5 that shares some of the strangest discontinued breakfast cereals ever. Strange flavors, strange mascots, it should be no surprise that none of these lasted long.
As always there's a new This Week In History and Time Capsule surrounding the last humans to walk on the moon(so far).
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Episode 96: Edaville Railroad, Top 5 Christmas TV Specials, Old School Kids/Teens Magazines, Shelburne VT(12-8-2022)

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Episode 96 dives headlong into the Holiday Season.
It begins with a look at a spot near and dear to my, and many other New Englanders, hearts. Edaville Railroad in Carver, Massachusetts combines Christmas scenery, cranberries, and trains into one delightful family-friendly park. Learn the story of how it got started and how it has persevered through nearly eight decades.
Tis the time of year for beloved Christmas TV specials. This week's Top 5 will look at some of them sure to give you plenty of good watching throughout the month. Charlie Brown, Rudolph, and more will bring back childhood memories and create new ones.
As kids when first discovering reading it was fascinating and exciting to find magazines geared toward younger people. From elementary school through high school there were great publications that made childhood fun. Reminisce about some of the beloved kids and teens magazines as we go way Back In the Day.
This week's Road Trip combines a lot of what makes the Holiday Season special. Snow, wide open spaces, a quintessential small town, and of course teddy bears. The town of Shelburne, Vermont is home to the Vermont Teddy Bear company and is sure to make for a perfect backdrop to December traveling.
There will of course be a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule looking back at a date that will live in infamy.
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Episode 98: BONUS - Cape Cod's Forgotten Chain Restaurants of the Past(12-22-2022)

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Episode 98 is the monthly bonus episode. The Christmas holiday is near, the season is in full swing. However, the bonus episode is leaving something far different under the tree.
This month we reminisce about lost and forgotten chain restaurants of yesteryear. Yes, these all at one point in time existed on Cape Cod. That being said it is possible for any and all people to look back at some of the restaurants named in this week's episode as some of them are only memories.
Did you go to any of these former chains when they existed on Cape Cod? Are any of the still active ones on your favorites list? Are there any other forgotten chains that should be included in a potential second part?
Enjoy this final bonus episode of 2022 and whatever you celebrate have a wonderful Holiday!
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In My Footsteps: A Gen-X Nostalgia Podcast - Episode 97: Goodbye Lady of the Dunes, Producer Frank Durant Interview Pt. 2; Restaurant Storytime V: Lucky to Be Alive; Forgotten 80s Trading Cards; Unusual Discontinued Cereals(12-15-2022)

Transcript

00:00 Intro
Hello, world, and welcome to the In My Footsteps podcast. I am Christopher Setterlund coming to you from the vacation destination known as Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and this is episode 97. It's going to be a weird, unusual, fun, monumental episode of the podcast kicking off with a special interview with Lady of the Dunes documentary producer Frank Durant as he and I walked the dunes of Provincetown out to where the Lady of the Dunes, Ruth Marie Terry, was found i