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THE OPENING ACT
AUGUST 18�25, 2021
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RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
W
e take a lot of drives as a
family, usually with hiking
or camping as the destination.
I don’t know about all families,
but with our children a road trip
without some sort of distraction
eventually dissolves into who
can annoy each other the most.
Which makes me, the mom,
cranky.
For many years we’ve listened
to audiobooks to pass the time
on long vacations. I love it when
we fi nd a book so captivat-
ing that one of the kids pleads
to keep driving just so we can
hear a little bit more. On one trip
around Oregon, we listened to
one of the longer Harry Pot-
ter books and fi nished it just
two blocks from our house. We
deemed that quite the accom-
plishment.
Over the last 18 months we
haven’t taken any long trips.
Instead, we’ve stayed fairly close
to home, within two hours or so.
Podcasts have turned out to be
our choice for these car rides,
and two in particular rank as our
favorites.
Both cover cases of disap-
pearances, mysteries, or odd
happenings that remain un-
solved.
“The Strange Sessions”
features Kurt and Krista from
Wisconsin. These two cover all
sorts of strange topics. They of-
ten start the podcast by tasting
strange foods (often of a pickle
variety), and their conversational
dialogue makes me feel like I’m
visiting with these two in a back-
yard around a campfi re. Some
of our favorite episodes detail
strange happenings in various
states, such as ghost stories, lo-
cal legends and funny laws.
Our other favorite podcast
is “Locations Unknown,” also
based in Wisconsin. The two
www.facebook.com/locations-
unknown
www.facebook.com/TheStrange-
Sessions
guys — Mike and Joe — de-
scribe it as “chronicling unex-
plained disappearances in Amer-
ica’s wilderness.” They are avid
hikers, and it’s fun to hear about
all the places they visit around
the United States. Although,
considering that the majority of
their topics are about people dis-
appearing in these wild places,
it does give our kids fodder to
argue against extensive back-
country hiking in national parks
(which we don’t really do anyway,
but that doesn’t stop them from
voicing their opinion).
Both podcasts release
episodes several times a month.
Find them wherever you like to
get your podcasts.
— LISA BRITTON, EDITOR,
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