I always wanted to learn how to paint with artist oils. I'm not what I would call an artist (yet), but I am a painter -- and I'm having fun. Meet Darrell Crow, my DVD oil painting instructor!  See Darrell's work at www.darrellcrow.com Please write us at hal@realpeopleshow.com

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Inventions that changed our world. Many are quite close to home. The Birth of the Internet and the World Wide Web.Thomas Edison slept here in Milan, Ohio.  Pictured: (l-r) Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone posed atop a waterwheel at the Old Evans Mill in Leadmine, West Virginia, while on a 1918 "camping trip." Greatest Inventions - The Evolution of Man http://library.thinkquest.org/C002942/home.shtml, http://corporate.britannica.com/press/inventions.html, http://corporate.britannica.com/press/inventions.html, http://corporate.britannica.com/press/inventions.html, http://corporate.britannica.com/press/inventions.html, www.zeltser.com/web-history/, www.w3.org/WWW/, www.50lanterns.org, www.playpumps.org/  Please write us at hal@realpeopleshow.com

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A continuation of the previous program, a compelling interview with a Latvian WWII survivor. Be sure to listen to Prog 8. Don't forget to write us a comment at realpeopleshow@gmail.com. 

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A compelling survival story. A Latvian WWII refugee's twin is an early casualty. For further information on Latvia geography and politics:US Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5378.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffen-SS  The Waffen-SS http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v03/v03p441_Degrelle.html The Waffen-SS Please write us at hal@realpeopleshow.com  

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Trivia continues! Winner announced! Listener mail and fun web sites. Hal takes a gym break and talks about the evolving RP Show. Write us at realpeopleshow@gmail.com. Hosted by the hardworking folks at libsyn.com.

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The passion to be creative, to do it right, and to do it your way! Home Improvement? My Amazing Pup Tent.

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Ventriloquism, a lost art? Can you really learn to throw your voice? Hal visits with ventriloquist Jim and his partner Ozzie. Learn some inside "vent" secrets. 

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This show is somewhat different. Hal plays a talk he gave 6 years ago on his passing friend of 15 years, Daisy, and reflects on grieving. Travel advisor Kathy returns to give listeners a trivia quiz. Enjoy! Real People welcomes the upbeat sounds of the group Bill Music.

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Hal interviews Don, a clairvoyant 76 year old whose lifelong psychic abilities are chilling. Then Kathy, our travel advisor, shares more travel planning tips and insights. We meet our new intern, "Silicon Sally" from Silicon Valley. And the sultry voice of singer Robin Stine warms up the room.

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Kathy is a talented travel advisor with great tips for vacation planning, including her favorite web sites and research methods. Hal announces Google's new release for Mac and shares a Brazillian's novel application for Google Maps. Is there still a need to "call before you dig"? Letters... we get letters... and calls. Complete show notes and references at www.agvtv.com

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On this breakout program from Hal and REAL PEOPLE you'll meet Randy, amateur radio operator and host of the popular podcast "Dits and Bits". Randy recalls how he became interested in "ham radio" and tells how you can get involved. Then, Hal shares with the world his secrets for making the world's best popcorn.

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A short promo for Real People... the podcast.

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