Bingo Is Life: A Post-Bingo Harrisonburg Podcast

Meet once again, the Howdyshell Brothers’ father, Douglas Howdyshell! In this special episode, we talk about a Peru trip that Douglas and Mike took last year.
It’s a real “Guy outta Briery Branch” story where we learn the value of traveling and how special it can be to take an amazing trip with family.
A few mentions:
Ruby’s Arcade - The Machu Pizza of basement arcades - https://rubysarcade.com/

We welcome our local recording engineer and cycling enthusiast, Gordon Davies! Gordon shares his passion for recording and the magic of capturing audio creativity.
With an extensive history and experience in the scene, Gordon has plenty to discuss regarding his work and the people he has had the opportunity to collaborate with. We even get to hear about his chance to work at the Skywalker Ranch!
Harrisonburg is truly lucky to have his talented ear.
A few mentions:
Ruby’s Arcade - Hello pizza my old friend. We’ve come to eat with you again. That’s the sound… of pizza. - https://rubysarcade.com/
Gordon - https://www.facebook.com/gordon.davies.589/
Singletrack Audio - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550366764161
For the audiophiles: The Amek 9098 console - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlD3WPnvGH8
Skywalker Sound - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skywalker_Sound
The Andy Wescott Band - https://andywestcottband.com/
Their album - The Power of 7
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/album/power-of-7/1765626726
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/131f4okssgmXiMfUxau6Tw
Outtakes from SkyWalker Sound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjeZ856gZJg
Copyright free music from Pixabay: 
“Jazz Lounge Elevator Music” - https://pixabay.com/music/elevator-music-jazz-lounge-elevator-music-332339/

Today we welcome the ever-curious Taylor Endres! She shares the fascinating tale of a special find she discovered in her back yard while gardening. Was it a rock? Bone? A fossil? Or something completely different? 
It was an odd piece and curiosity compelled her to find out what this weirdly interesting thing could be. Her adventures lead her to various experts, scientists, professors, and even folks at the Smithsonian!
For the science nerds - We’ve linked to more info about the Gomphothere and The Ordovician Period in the show notes!
A few mentions:
Ruby’s Arcade - For your next basement pizza adventure - https://rubysarcade.com/
About Taylor - https://www.facebook.com/taylor.endres.5
Gomphothere - We call it a “Nightmare Elephant” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomphothere
The Ordovician Period was a geological time (approx. 485–444 million years ago) in the Paleozoic Era, known for a massive "Ordovician radiation" of marine life, widespread shallow seas, and the emergence of early land plants and arthropods, ending with the first major mass extinction event (the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction or LOME) caused by glaciation and sea-level drop. https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/ordovician/ordovician.php
Andrew Knoll - Harvard Paleontologist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_H._Knoll

Sofia Samatar returns to the podcast to talk to us about her new book, Friendly City: A Year of Walks. She shares some of her writing strategies, some behind-the-scenes of book publishing, and of course - why this town is worth writing about in the first place!
“Anyone can write about a large city—large cities are open to everyone—but small cities can only be portrayed by people who love them.”
A few mentions:
Ruby’s Arcade - A Harrisonburg original. - https://rubysarcade.com/
About Sofia:
https://www.sofiasamatar.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_Samatar
https://www.jmu.edu/english/people/samatar-sofia.shtml
Parentheses - A Harrisonburg Bookstore: (Sofia's book launch is on December 5, 2025 at 5pm.)
https://www.parenthesesbooks.com/
If you don’t buy the book at Parentheses in person, you can still support the store by ordering it here:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/friendly-city-a-year-of-walks-sofia-samatar/18c3d453de56a69e?ean=9781680600056&next=t