Stop Doing That

For the show's first two-parter, Andrea takes the lead to talk about a man, his car, and the ways in which he is not Elon Musk. Part 1 covers the pre and wartime business of Preston Tucker with discussion of the Tucker 48 in part 2.
 
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Why the tucker tiger failed - youtube. (n.d.-c). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itZDvMFXH10

A less conventional episode as John describes the many attempts to colonize the red planet. From an actual Nazi to a man who salutes like a Nazi, John and Andrea describe the interesting ways that we have failed to land man upon Mars.
 
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NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the Red Planet’s geologic mysteries. (n.d.-d). https://theconversation.com/nasa-wants-to-send-humans-to-mars-in-the-2030s-a-crewed-mission-could-unlock-some-of-the-red-planets-geologic-mysteries-239814
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Russia is building a plasma engine to get humans to Mars in 30 days. (n.d.-f). https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a70162796/russian-plasma-engine-30-days/
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This week on Stop Doing That, Andrea tells the tale of one man and the sea. For the fourth episode they discuss Reza Baluchi's four attempts to cross the sea in his homemade machine.
 
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Why is football a Fall and Winter sport? On this episode, John takes us through the many attempts to set up alternative leagues to rival the NFL. Andrea does not understand football.
 
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Andrea is in the lead for this episode of Stop Doing That and she gets to talk about one of her all-time favorite people, the high-flying daredevil Thomas Fitzpatrick. 
 
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Long ago, a pilot landed on an Uptown Street. that’s where the bar was. - The New York Times. (n.d.). https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/long-ago-a-pilot-landed-on-an-uptown-street-thats-where-the-bar-was/
Pilot imprisoned in Street Landing; Jersey Steamfitter gets 6 months for 2D descent on Upper West Side. The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos. (n.d.-b). https://nyti.ms/47CGq60
Pilot’s Landing in Uptown Street repeats his stunt of 2 years ago; landing in Street repeated by Flier. The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos. (n.d.-c). https://nyti.ms/3JHgz3M
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Flier Who Used Street as Port Faces Court
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For the first episode John and Andrea hit the deep end and talk about Tania Head, a woman who tried to get away with pretending to be a survivor of the worst terrorist attack in United States history.
 
Stop Doing That makes no use of generative AI for any part of episode writing or production.
 
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