Let's visit the world's largest gift shop AND the world's largest gift STORE - and heck, why not also talk about Nic Cage?
\n\nOutro music is a partial cover of Vegas by Big Thief.
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\n\nOutro music is a partial cover of Milk by Samia.
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\n\nOutro music is a partial cover of Washing Machine Heart by Mitski.
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\n\nOutro music is a partial cover of The Peanut Vendor, aka El manisero, which is a Cuban son-pregón - son is a Cuban music style characterized by a certain rhythm, and a pregón is a street vendor's cry. The Peanut Vendor has been recorded over 160 times and was composed by Moisés Simons. It's arguably one of the most famous pieces by a Cuban musician.
\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peanut_Vendor
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","summary":"Heck, we threw in the world's largest gas station too, for good measure.","date_published":"2021-04-14T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chrt.fm/track/AGC528/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2528a7bb-8b5f-48b8-a78b-9534d03469c5/10ac7a1e-3027-49ca-b2b1-9715a43649e3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13980288,"duration_in_seconds":873}]},{"id":"f75f5271-cf4b-4a28-93c8-d0fd3b710bad","title":"7: Muffler Men (Part Two)","url":"https://reststop.fireside.fm/muffler-men-part-two-7","content_text":"Let's talk more about our favorite giant men.\n\nSpecial thanks to Joel Baker of American Giants for contributing to the podcast.\nhttps://usagiants.com/","content_html":"Let's talk more about our favorite giant men.
\n\nSpecial thanks to Joel Baker of American Giants for contributing to the podcast.
\nhttps://usagiants.com/
This time, let's talk about some big nuts. Featuring the world's largest pistachio, world's largest pecan, and some big acorns.
\n\nEnd music is a partial cover of the song Pistachio by Lisa Hannigan.
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\n\nSpecial thanks to Shelly Lynn of @thepaulbunyanmufflermanproject on Instagram
\nSpecial thanks to Chelsea Spear of Travels with Brindle for letting me share her song about Chicken Boy. Find more of her music here: https://travelswithbrindle.bandcamp.com/
Let's talk about some large pop bottles- or perhaps the world's largest.
\n\nThe end song is a partial cover of The Barrel by Aldous Harding where I replaced "the barrel" with "the bottle."
\nThe soda fizz sound was created by Bleachbear for freesound.org.
If you've been to the Denver airport, you've likely seen Blucifer, the giant blue mustang with glowing red eyes. Is it a part of a global conspiracy?
\n\nOutro music is a cover of Running Wild by Tom T. Hall.
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","summary":"A humongous gold pyramid home exists in Illinois - but why?","date_published":"2021-01-20T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chrt.fm/track/AGC528/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2528a7bb-8b5f-48b8-a78b-9534d03469c5/ad88d35f-3abb-40bd-8164-a6aca1eb7fb2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17713536,"duration_in_seconds":1107}]},{"id":"d39f4179-ef6c-4b2c-93f7-44270376208a","title":"1: Paul Bunyan","url":"https://reststop.fireside.fm/paul-bunyan-1","content_text":"The giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe can be seen standing tall in many cities. Which is the biggest? Which is the hottest? Let's find out.","content_html":"The giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe can be seen standing tall in many cities. Which is the biggest? Which is the hottest? Let's find out.
","summary":"The giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe can be seen standing tall in many cities. ","date_published":"2021-01-06T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chrt.fm/track/AGC528/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2528a7bb-8b5f-48b8-a78b-9534d03469c5/d39f4179-ef6c-4b2c-93f7-44270376208a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11606784,"duration_in_seconds":725}]},{"id":"84528575-966e-4e6c-a0b9-c6fe717e551c","title":"Rest Stop Trailer","url":"https://reststop.fireside.fm/trailer","content_text":"Welcome to a gentle podcast about large roadside attractions.","content_html":"Welcome to a gentle podcast about large roadside attractions.
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