We explore a Biblical figure from Genesis, uncover an element on the Periodic Table, dive into a slice of Brazil, and travel back in time to witness the birth of a new territory and recent NATO admissions. Finally, we celebrate a groundbreaking Star Trek officer who helped shatter the color line on primetime network television. Note: I cannot seem to get the italics to stick on Genesis and Star Trek.

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We remember an iconic Motel 6 commercial closing line, consider French commas and English forward slashes, visit Narnia, and take a sentimental journey. A noted master painter of the Dutch Golden Age wonders if a stolen seascape of his will ever be recovered. Music by Melissa Goldsmith. Addendum: And I wonder if my audio presentation is remotely caffeinated enough. I suspect the slogan “decaf Trivia to Soothe your Brain” would not be nearly so catchy.

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Today, we consider the amazing election of an American pope, remember our grandmother’s trading stamps, map part of the U.S. coastline, ponder the famous Edward VIII abdication and conclude by recognizing another ruler who’d not have thought so highly of E8. (Music composed by and used with permission of Melissa Goldsmith)

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Let’s travel with Lemuel Gulliver, play a bit of Little League baseball, hang out with Jessica Fletcher, and remember a pumpkin-centered nursery rhyme. On a somber note, let’s revisit FDR's famous “Day of Infamy” speech whose opening lines are given here. “Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with that nation, and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of ...” Note: Federal Government Works: Under U.S. copyright law, any work created by an officer or employee of the federal government as part of their official duties cannot be copyrighted. Since FDR was the President delivering an official address to Congress, the text is "born" into the public domain.” As to a phonorecording or sound recording, the organization that recorded the speech such as a radio network typically owns the copyright in the sound recording. Even if the speech itself is public domain, the specific recording can still be copyrighted. Therefore, I opted for caution by not including an audio sample in the podcast.

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We remember the author who chronicled the “Saga of an American Family.” We travel to the “Land of Enchantment” to find the home of the roadrunner and the yucca flower. We look back at a year of iconic debuts: from the soaring 630-foot Gateway Arch in St. Louis to the first giggle of the Pillsbury Doughboy and more. Imagine that!

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Careful as we visit the only venomous primate. On a safer note, let’s travel along the French and Spanish coastline. We’ll remember a certain wheel of fortune popular in the early 1950s as well. Imagine That!

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