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Postgame Beers

Lupton Drinking Club

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And the ballgame is over! Time for postgame beers! Primarily focused on TCU Baseball, Postgame Beers is a podcast for horned frog fans, by Horned Frog fans. Hosted by Kyle Mulloy (Yellmk) and Jacob Sailors (The Master of Activities) with contributions from the entire Lupton Drinking Club, the guys talk some inside baseball while blending it with stories from the front row. Who needs press credentials when the LDC just asks the hard hitting questions while players are in the on deck circle. S ...
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The podcast “The Lighthouse Lowdown” was launched in 2022 by two residents of Kansas City, Missouri, Emily Straight and Vince Bailey. To date they have published almost 50 episodes, covering history, spooky stories, and all the “things that make lighthouses cooler than your average tower.” Emily Straight and Vince Bailey at Roanoke Marshes Lighthou…
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The guys get together this week to talk about the disaster that was Frogball. TCU has fallen to 1-5 to start conference play and boys discuss what's gone wrong and how to right this ship. Martin gives an epic State of the Frogs address. Stay for the end for motivational speech. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lupto…
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Harbor Beach Lighthouse, Michigan (USLHS archives) The Michigan Lighthouse Alliance (MLA), founded in 2003, encompasses more than 50 preservation groups and lighthouse stakeholders from around the state of Michigan. The purpose of the Alliance is to advocate for the preservation of the historic aids to navigation on the Great Lakes. The MLA holds a…
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Martin and Ray are joined this episode by former TCU catcher Mark Silva. Maybe the last name sounds familiar? That's because he's the nephew of current TCU shortstop Anthony Silva. Mark talks about his time at TCU, why TCU, and stories around that time on this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lupton-beers/s…
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This is an edited version of an interview that was featured in Light Hearted episode 44 in January 2020. Joseph Smith has been a theatrical performer based in New York City since 1995. His passion is to create excitement and curiosity about history by giving voice to stories that celebrate the human spirit. He has written and performed a portrayal …
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Hereford Inlet Lighthouse (courtesy photo) Hereford Inlet, a break in the barrier islands along the east side of Cape May, New Jersey, was used by whalers as far back as the 17th century. Shifting sands and a strong current made the inlet dangerous for mariners. As coastal shipping and the use of the inlet increased, funds for a lighthouse were app…
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We’ve produced almost 300 episodes of the podcast Light Hearted in the past five years. Most of the interviews we’ve done have been a half hour to an hour. We realize that listening to an hour-long podcast is not something everyone wants to do, so we’re introducing something we call Light Hearted Lite. In this new series, some favorite interviews f…
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Dani and Guin doing what they love There are three segments in this episode. First, 11-year-old Guinevere Porter and her best friend Dani, Kentucky residents, talk about their visits to some beautiful and very tall lighthouses in Georgia, Florida, and elsewhere. As they correctly point out, we need kids to get interested in lighthouses. They will b…
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The seas off the northern California coast are notoriously rough, and no area is more treacherous than St. George Reef, which is the tip of a submerged volcanic mountain about six miles offshore. Construction of a lighthouse on the reef began in 1883. It took nine years to complete the massive 90-foot-tall granite tower on top of a 50-foot-tall bas…
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The guys are joined this week by D1 writer Eric Sorenson to talk TCU Baseball. They talk the big upcoming weekend series against UCLA. Eric gives the guys his favorite stadiums to drink a beer at, previews next weeks PAC-12 slate of games for TCU, and talks Creighton Basketball. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lupt…
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Whale Rock Lighthouse (U.S. Coast Guard) Walter Eberle with his wife Agnes Whale Rock Light, a typical cast-iron “spark plug” type lighthouse, was constructed at the entrance to the west passage of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay in 1882 to help mariners past a treacherous reef. Isolated Whale Rock was not a desirable location for keepers, and 16 d…
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The area in Southern California known as San Pedro saw Spanish use dating back to the 1540s. Once a separate township, it’s now part of Los Angeles. After the Mexican-American War, San Pedro’s harbor was expanded and improved. Congress appropriated funds for a lighthouse at Point Fermin, San Pedro’s southernmost point, in 1854. The light began serv…
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Mukilteo Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont On the east side of Washington’s Puget Sound, Mukilteo grew as a port in the late 1800s, with salmon canning and lumber as leading industries. Funds were appropriated by Congress for a lighthouse at Mukilteo in 1903, and construction began in 1905. A 30-foot tower was built, attached to a fog signal …
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont.Congress authorized lighthouses at several California locations in 1850, including San Diego. Construction began in 1854 on a lighthouse on a high bluff at the end of Point Loma, more than 400 feet above the sea. The lighthouse began service in November 1855. Its active life was fairly short, a…
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Cornelia CesariMaine's Baker Island is about four miles southeast of the much larger Mount Desert Island. A lighthouse was established on the highest point of the island in 1828. The early history of the light station is very much tied into the history of the family of William and Hannah Gilley. The Gilleys had taken possession of the island in the…
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