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The Messy City Podcast

An Ode to Paul Harvey

Mar 28, 2023
01:03:44

For those of us who are a certain age, we remember Paul Harvey’s unique voice entertaining and enlightening us on the radio. His regular shows told us “The Rest of the Story.” For me, that was usually in the car, on long family road trips, trips to school, or trips across southern Minnesota to go to Rochester for the SE Minnesota Youth Orchestra every week (SEMYO, for those in the know). I cherish those moments now. It’s too long ago to remember exactly how I felt at the time - maybe I even made fun of it all. But now, it speaks to really great family time together, and the wonderful things my parents did for us as kids.

This is an episode of stories in three acts.

Act 1 - Humility

Act 2 - Tradition

Act 3 - Tragedy

And, here is some additional information:

Fiddler on the roof - “Tradition!”

Video of Ed Bacon - “Form, Design and The City.”

99% PI on “The City of the Future” - a 2 part series

Ann Sussman - “Cognitive Architecture”

Below is the intersection I reference in Vail, Colorado:

A story from 1996 on the initial Vail roundabout.

And, the intersection I reference in Savannah, GA:



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