Space Camp

There was band camp, there was cheer camp, there was summer camp, and there was SPACE CAMP. If you were one of the lucky kids to graduate from Space Camp during its prime in the 90s, you got to try on a space suit, eat dippin’ dots, pretend to be on the moon, and launch and land a simulated rocket to Mars.

This week, my dad and I take you on a space mission to Huntsville, Alabama, home to the US Space Camp that churned out famous astronauts, hobbyist astronomers, woo-woo astrologers (like myself), and nearly 1 million “cool geeks” who were interested in everything from space exploration to robotics to aviation. So put away all your earthly matters and get ready to blast off right back into the 90s!

To make a donation for Space Camp scholarships, visit gospaceeducation.org.

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Season(ing) of Love: RENT

Courtesy of Madame Cheret (madamecheret.com)

The “musical for the MTV generation.” The “rock opera of the 90s.” The “hope for the American musical.” Get ready to belt some tunes this week with me and the fabulous Broadway and baking blogger, Madame Cheret, as we travel back in time to 1996 in East Village for the world-famous RENT. This week, Madame Cheret is baking some gorgeous beer and maple donuts as her culinary interpretation of RENT – flavored with, you guessed it, plenty of season(ing) of love.

Follow Madame Cheret on Instagram at @madamecheret or visit her blog at madamecheret.com!

Trigger warning: This episode touches on subjects such as substance abuse, violence toward LGBTQI+, and HIV/AIDs in the context of the show and the 80s/90s.

The Magnificent Seven

July 23, 1996. The world is GLUED to their TVs. It’s the final event. The final vaulter. The final vault. With this one move, the USA Olympic women’s gymnastics team could clinch the gold medal for All-Around Team for the first time in history at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kerri Strug is about to make history.

In this episode, I am by myself covering the Magnificent Seven – the seven young women gymnasts who made up the 1996 Team USA in the Summer Olympics. I will cover the girls, the Games, the famous final vault, the abuse, the legacy, and where these magnificent women are now. So get ready for full body goosebumps because this story is inspiring af.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses sexual abuse and abuse of power.

The best primary source video of the Kerri Strug final vault: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqUjo_rOxYc

“America Failed its Gymnasts: The sport has changed, but not enough” The Cut

https://www.thecut.com/2018/02/america-failed-its-gymnasts-with-larry-nassar.html

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