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Rick bets his season on firing up Monster Red, hoping Rally Valley will save his season. Tony's dredge suffers a major setback. Chasing a final payday, the McCaughans break out a crazy contraption.
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For their latest adventure, Jeremy, James and Richard travel to wild and remote country of Mauritania, in West Africa. Their challenge is to follow in the footsteps of the world’s most dangerous race, the iconic Paris-Dakar. But instead of competing in bespoke, hand built Dakar racers, our unfit trio must complete their journey in second hand sports cars, modified by them.
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Haley brings the case against her partner, Jonathan. Haley and Jonathan have a non-existent child named Belinda. Belinda started as a joke, but...
Apple’s design-management change, the future of the Mac Studio, and why everything about our TV-audio setups is wrong. By Accidental Tech Podcast
SHOW NOTES We asked for your stories of romantic triumph, and almost all of you sent something that resembles that! Good job! The first story is...
A bunch of fun stuff to avoid spending too much time on the App Store stuff. By Accidental Tech Podcast
Zip line time! 55mph top speed 💨
Chocolate farm tour 🍫
With Eli temporarily out of the picture, the Gemstone siblings are left to quarrel over who’s in charge – until some wise words help pave a way forward. As Tiffany tracks down Baby Billy, Gideon faces his future.
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Jason and Jay are US Navy Veterans and husbands from Darnestown, Maryland.
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Wanda addresses Vision's worries when he grows suspicious of the neighbors' strange behavior.
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Dear Internet, This weeks show we talk about splash mountain, witches, and using a friends shower brush. This is probably the closest we’ve gotten...
Monica Rambeau, tasked with a special assignment regarding sentient weapons, goes missing.
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In this episode, hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison reveal the secrets to making the classic Parisian dessert Paris-Brest. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews burr grinders and Bridget.
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Twenty previous winners of Survivor begin their battle for $2 million with a classic challenge to ring in their first immunity win. An all-new twist involving fire tokens is revealed.
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Johnny reluctantly agrees to speak at the funeral of a local man he doesn’t really know. Alexis struggles with her new boyfriend’s love of animals.
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Moira and David try to earn money by selling cosmetics to the locals, while Johnny heads to Elmdale in hopes of collecting unemployment insurance.
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Following an incident where David is unable to kill an insect in his room, Stevie, as a joke, invites David along on Roland's annual turkey shoot.
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The four remaining smiths are tasked with crafting an elegant Yemeni dagger; the intricacies of the dagger prove to much for one; while an intense round eliminates the second; the two finalists must choose the weapons they will forge at home.
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Stephen solves a problem that has been plaguing the podcast, Federico has concerns about Apple’s rumored news service and Myke is fighting a...
Focus day.
Our favorite heart-shaped boxes of chocolates for Valentine’s Day. By Top Four
My last evening in Wellington was wonderful. We first went to a small brewery in the middle of the city and sat on the balcony — very fun. We then walked down to Courtenay Place, the center of night life in Wellington, and relaxed in a few pubs and bars. Then we walked up into the Botanic Gardens, just above the Weir House, and climbed a tree known to the locals as the "bucket tree." The tree is very dense, and is carefully trimmed to a large cylindrical shape with a flat top. Because of its trimming and density, you can climb to the top of it, about twenty-five feet off the ground and on the crest of the highest hill in the gardens, and you can lay down on the flat canopy of the branches. We stayed in the tree until around 4:00 AM and then walked back down to the dorm to catch a few hours of sleep before our bus departed at 8:30 AM.
I woke up at about 7:30 AM absolutely exhausted, hurriedly packed my stuff, and boarded the bus for the airport. We then boarded a tiny dual-prop plane for our short hop flight from Wellington to ChristChurch. We are staying in a very nice hotel near the center of the city. It only has one computer in the business center, which is hooked up into a modem for internet access — I will have very limited access to email and the web. The plus side is that the food is great and will be a wonderful change from my selections at the Weir House in Wellington. So far, I like it here in ChristChurch. The city is much different than Wellington in that it is flat, spread out, and full of gardens and parks. It makes sense that I am studying Victorian literature and culture here, since the entire city feels like an old English city.
On the other hand, I really miss Wellington already. I grew very attached to the place in such a short time, and I will really miss the wonderful people I had the opportunity to see there, and the amazing and beautiful landscape of the city.
I have already planned out my two weekends here, and I am really looking forward to them. This weekend, 12 of us are renting a giant van and driving across the island through the Southern Alps to climb and hike on the Franz Josef glacier and possibly go to sail in the fiord-lands. We will then drive back and go to the Canterbury vs. Wellington rugby match in ChristChurch. Next weekend, a few of us are going to rent a car and drive to Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world. Most people will be skydiving or bungy jumping, but I am not really interested in those things... a bit too dangerous =) We are going to go jet-boating down the fiords, ride a helicopter into a canyon, and possibly go white water rafting. Then we will be headed back to Australia for 2 days to snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef. I have a lot to look forward to!
I will update you all soon on how much I am enjoying ChristChurch! I love you and miss you all!
