• Contemplating Life – Episode 67 – “Roger and Me and Mario”

  • Jun 24 2024
  • Length: 25 mins
  • Podcast

Contemplating Life – Episode 67 – “Roger and Me and Mario”

  • Summary

  • This week we take a break from reminiscing about my college days to talk about my lifelong obsession with motorsports.

    Links of Interest

    Indianapolis Motor Speedway: https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/

    Indianapolis 500 on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_500

    Documentary by Michael Moore “Roger & Me” (1989) which has nothing to do with this podcast except I parodied the title: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098213/

    Comedian Steven Wright's first appearance on the Tonight Show: https://youtu.be/4GGyQNMPDkk?si=4qn4WLN035iHO7G7&t=300

    My first VCR RCA Selectavision VFP-170: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255996314377

    Another article about that model VCR: https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/rca_selectavision_vfp170.html

    My Uncle Keith’s VCR that I used for editing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156244252376

    Roger Penske on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penske

    2024 Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Newgarden

    Mario Andretti on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Andretti

    Paul Newman on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman

    Richard Petty on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Petty

    Darrell Waltrip on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip

    Dale Earnhardt Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr.

    Michael Schumacher on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher

    Pixar film “Cars” (2006) on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/

    Clip from “Cars” Mario knows me: https://youtu.be/trwQkhe_gCc?si=6D1ASXmUAE7sjiBv

    Shrine Circus on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_Circus

    For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contemplatinglife

    Where to listen to this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemplatinglife

    YouTube playlist of this and all other episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFFRYfZfNjHL8bFCmGDOBvEiRbzUiiHpq


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