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Touring History 6-18-25

Touring History 6-18-25

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 Touring History Podcast Script - June 18th, 2025 Opening LANE: Welcome back to Touring History, the podcast where we pretend we're qualified to talk about the past because we own calendars and Wikipedia accounts. I'm Lane— DAVE: And I'm Dave, and before we dive into today's cavalcade of historical chaos, we need to talk about donuts. Specifically, Randy's Donuts. LANE: Oh, here we go. Dave's hungry again. DAVE: Lane, I'm always hungry, but this is different. Randy's Donuts has been a Los Angeles institution since 1952—that's over 70 years of perfectly glazed happiness. And you know what I love about Randy's? They've got that giant donut sign that's basically become a landmark. You can't miss it. LANE: It's true. I drove past it once and honestly thought I was having some sort of sugar-induced hallucination. But no, it's just Randy's being gloriously extra about donuts. DAVE: Exactly! And speaking of being extra, they've got everything from classic glazed to filled donuts, croissant donuts, even donut holes for when you want the experience but can't commit to the full circle. Check them out at randysdonuts.com, because life's too short for mediocre pastries. LANE: Alright, and speaking of things that are sweet... today is June 18th, which means we're diving into a date that's seen everything from Napoleon getting absolutely wrecked at Waterloo to NASA launching America's first woman into space. DAVE: Plus we've got birthdays, military evacuations, and—oh God—the Titan submersible disaster. LANE: Yeah, we'll handle that one with the appropriate gravity. But first, let's talk about who was born on this day, because honestly, it's kind of a murderer's row of talent. Birthdays DAVE: So Paul McCartney turns 83 today. Eighty-three, Lane. The man who wrote "Yesterday" is now in his eighties. LANE: That's deeply unsettling. You know what's weird though? Paul McCartney was born the same day as Carol Kane, who's turning 73. And I cannot think of two people who seem like they inhabit more different universes. DAVE: Carol Kane! Princess Bride, Taxi, that voice that sounds like she's perpetually surprised by everything. I love that woman. LANE: Right? And then we've got Isabella Rossellini turning 73—daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini, which is basically Hollywood royalty meeting Italian cinema royalty. That's some serious genetic lottery winning right there. DAVE: You know who else was born today? Blake Shelton. He's 49. LANE: Blake Shelton and Paul McCartney share a birthday. I need a minute to process that. One revolutionized popular music forever, and the other... well, Blake seems nice. DAVE: Hey, don't sleep on Blake! The man's been on The Voice forever. He's got staying power. LANE: Fair point. And rounding out our birthday crew is Antonio Gates, who's 45. NFL Hall of Famer, played for the Chargers his entire career, which honestly feels quaint in today's sports landscape where players change teams like they're changing socks. DAVE: Gates was unstoppable. Basketball player turned tight end, which is such a weird career pivot when you think about it. Like, "Well, I'm good at catching balls while people try to murder me, so... football?" 1778 - British Evacuate Philadelphia [AI VIDEO PROMPT: Colonial Philadelphia street scene with British redcoat soldiers marching with heavy packs and supplies, looking tired and dejected. Show them loading wagons and preparing to leave the city while American colonists watch from doorways and windows. Include period-accurate architecture and clothing. Style: Historical documentary footage with slight sepia tone.] LANE: Alright, let's jump into our historical timeline, and we're starting in 1778 when British troops evacuated Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War. DAVE: Now this is interesting because Philadelphia was supposed to be this strategic prize, right? The British occupied it for like nine months, and then they just... left. LANE: Well, it wasn't quite that simple. The French had just entered the war on the American side, and suddenly the British had to worry about their supply lines getting cut off. Plus, they were getting pressure to focus on the Southern colonies. DAVE: But here's what I love about this—the British spent all this time and energy taking Philadelphia, which was the American capital at the time, and it basically did nothing for them. The Continental Congress just packed up and moved to York, Pennsylvania. LANE: It's like conquering someone's house and then realizing they've just moved in with their parents. "Well, this is awkward." DAVE: Exactly! And you know what makes this even better? The British evacuation was such a mess that they had to march their troops across New Jersey in the middle of summer, carrying all their supplies, while being harassed by American forces the entire time. LANE: That sounds absolutely miserable. Nothing says "strategic withdrawal" like trudging through New Jersey in July ...
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