9. Bowling Alleys

How does an industry built on roadside pop-ups make billions of dollars in two weeks of the year? Zachary Crockett gets pyrotechnical. SOURCES:Alex Zoldan, vice president of Phantom Fireworks. RESOURCES:Phantom Fireworks 2025 Wholesale Price List."The Explosive Growth Of The Fire ... Show More

Why are these sudsy roadside stops one of the fastest growing industries in America? Zachary Crockett takes a look under the hood. RESOURCES:"Private Equity Wants to Wash Your Car," by Miriam Gottfried (The Wall Street Journal, 2022)."California Labor Commissioner Recovers $282,0 ... Show More

Americans take more than 20 billion elevator rides every year — and keeping them safe is an expensive proposition. Zachary Crockett makes small talk. SOURCES:Frank Christensen, president of the International Union of Elevators Constructors.Shannon Moore, service mechanic for the ... Show More

Ramona the Bowling Ball is pretty good at her job, sailing down the lanes and knocking all those pins over. But she’s curious and wants to see the rest of the world, so she hops the rails and sails out the door, eager to see the city. It’s fun at first, but as night falls, Ramona ... Show More

Every year, the US throws out roughly 125 million tennis balls. That's enough to fill 21 Boeing 737s to the brim. And until recently, tennis balls were impossible to recycle. That's right, every ball ever produced would eventually end up in a landfill where it could take 400 year ... Show More

A few years after Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the ancient sporting event known as the Olympics, he brought the games to the U.S. for the first time. The 1904 Summer Olympics were held in St. Louis, Missouri, coinciding with the 1904 World's Fair. Seems set to make history, ... Show More

Dan is perplexed by the axe throwing trend and talks about some other potentially dangerous bar activities. And former NFL QB Dan Orlovsky drops by with a deep dive on the recently released NFL schedule.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Paris 2024 will see the debut of the competitive street dance, Breaking.From the streets of the Bronx in the 70s to sport's biggest stage, we hear from the pioneers and the athletes hoping to turn their passion into a lucrative career.Breaking isn’t currently on the list for the ... Show More

Everyone in the NFL is chasing the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes, Dusty checks in with his friends across the pond and what comedian is no longer funny. 

C’est le sport préféré des présidents américains : le golf !Une particularité US.Et il y a UN président qui adore taper la petite balle blanche plus que les autres : C’est Donald TrumpPendant son premier mandat, Donald avait passé 247 jours sur un terrain de golf.Fera-t-il mieux ... Show More

Natalie Sawyer brings you all the action from Day 5 of The Olympics. History was made on the river with a last gasp surge from Team GB, and Lewisham-born Alex Yee was hoping to strike gold in the triathlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

The guys discuss the Cowboys gettind destroyed yet again, Donte DiVincenzo's beef with the Knicks, and an all-time DBOTW #volumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Covino & Rich are in for the great Dan Patrick! On this holiday, the guys talk presidents who threw out first pitches! Does it tell you what you need to know about a man if they can't throw a baseball? Let the debate begin! 'SHAQ DIESEL TRIVIA' sees Mike Who Runs This Place (WHO) ... Show More