TFATD 29: Hurricanes, Preschools, and Lemonade

Episode 29 of The Falcon and the Dove: Hurricanes, Preschools, and Lemonade! It's finally here! This week, we explain the delays and promptly catch up on the many stories of the past few weeks! We discuss, Hurricane Dean, Michael Vick's plea, miracle and inspirational stories, keeping your pets cool during travel, bad drivers and much more! Enjoy!

- Overview
- The federal government cut the prime rate last Friday...just what Jim Cramer asked Ben Bernanke to do!
- Hurricane Dean hits the southern islands, killing at least 9. What to do if you're in the path of a hurricane.
- Rumor: J.K. Rowling may be writing a Scottish crime novel. UPDATE: This ended up being a joke made by the author's neighbor that got out of hand. The rumor appears to be false, although Rowling has stated that she intends to continue writing novels.
- Football player Michael Vick pleads guilty to dog-fighting. A dog chew toy has been made in his...uh, honor.
- The Nine Traffic Circles of Hell. One reporter's take on bad drivers.
- Teen survives a 6-story fall with only scrapes. We discuss window saftely measures.
- How to travel the RIGHT way with your pet!
- Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, an organization established by a young girl with rare children's cancer, has raised over $12 million for cancer research! You too can hold your own lemonade stand to raise money for this charity! (Note: the web address we give in the show is incorrect. This is the correct URL: www.alexslemonade.org)
- Preschool has become very expensive, to over $10,000 a year! We discuss alternatives like free Parent Co-ops, nannies, homeschooling, and more, including reading aloud to your child. The best preschool is great parenting.
- The Quote of the Week. From Jim Cramer's Rant.
- And more!

*We also attended a special concert this past weekend featuring Harry Potter 'Wizard Rock' bands, Harry and the Potters, and Draco and the Malfoys. These two groups are probably the most popular of over 100 Wizard Rock bands out there, spanning genres and stories other than Harry Potter as well.

This concert was held at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland, and was attended by over 400 people. What is so awesome about Wizard Rock is not just vast and diverse community it attracts and the books that it's based on, but the fact that it gets so many people, including kids and teens, into reading. Carnegie Library's summer reading program attracted hundreds, and over 6,000 books were checked out by them!!! Great job everyone! Prizes were also given out at this special event. The Falcon and the Dove was there, and we recorded most of the concert. We'll post some sound clips from that concert soon! Congrats to Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, and the hundreds of people who read this summer and made this event so special. It is people like you who make the world rock!!!*

Download Episode 29 Here! (Length: 1 hour; Size: 55.6 MB)

Sorry, more delays...

Hi guys! I apologize for the lack of news this week. Unfortunately, we're afraid Episode 29 of The Falcon and the Dove will be delayed until at least Monday. We're just as disappointed as you all probably are. With the big storms last week coupled with our already saturated schedule, we just have not been able to find, nor make the time.

I'm also heading to college in two weeks, which has added tremendously to our to-do list. We highly respect all of our listeners, and are dedicated to bringing you valuable information and as well as entertainment. Hopefully, once things settle down with all of the college plans, there will not be so many delays, which annoy us to no end. We hope that you will bear with us. Once again, our sincerest apologies, and we invite you to please listen to and enjoy the previous episodes of our podcast in the meantime.

We hope you all enjoy the rest of your summer!

Episode 29 will be released next week

Hello folks! Due to ridiculously intense storms that crossed our area this week, Episode 29 of The Falcon and the Dove will not be released this week. Don't worry, it's nothing serious! Tune in next Sunday for Episode 29!

If you are new to The Falcon and the Dove podcast, check out our previous episodes in the meantime! We appreciate all of your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you!!!

TFATD 28: Bridges, Cramer, and Climate Changing Destinations

Episode 28 of The Falcon and the Dove: Bridges, Cramer, and Climate Changing Destinations! This week, we focus on destinations around the globe to be possibly permanently changed by global warming, we discuss the bridge tragedy in Minnesota, and more! Enjoy!

- Overview
- The West 35 bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapsed on August 1st, killing at least 5 people, and injuring over 100 others. The search is now on for more people trapped in the rubble and fallen cars.
- We discuss how the bridge may have collapsed, and how safe our own bridges may or may not be.
- We provide a list of 16 travel destinations around the world that are now in danger due to climate change, global warming, and El Niño. Some destinations may surprise you. Favorites like the Everglades in Florida, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Venice, Italy, Tokyo, Japan, Manhattan, New York, and London, England may all be changed forever, and sooner than we think.
- CNBC's colorful money analyst, Jim Cramer just about loses his mind about the federal government's inaction to bank mortgage failure. We absolutely love the people who are loud-mouths AND RIGHT!!
- We hope you all enjoyed this past July as much as we did! We give a brief preview of what's next in the coming weeks.
- The Quote of the Week. Fighting to save the environment.

Download Episode 28 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 22 minutes; Size: 75.5 MB)

TFATD 27: True Heros, MBAs, and 72 Million Books!

Episode 27 of The Falcon and the Dove: True Heros, MBAs, and 72 Million Books! This week, we cover the past hectic week's news with stories about how to attract more females to MBAs, how animals contribute to the quality of our lives, vegetarian diets, how many Harry Potter books can possibly be sold, and so much more! Enjoy!

- Overview
- Finding ways to boost female MBA students...could universities be more flexible with their schedules for women managing families while still receiving a MBA?
- Want to be healthy, live longer, AND save money? Go vegetarian! It's actually cheaper than you think!
- Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons football team could face 6 years in prison as well as fines for dog fighting. We discuss how animals affect our lives, and why they should be treated with the same respect as humans.
- Jake, the hero Labrador retriever, responsible for saving countless lives on 9/11, in the Katrina aftermath, and in other tragedies, has died at the age of 12. We thank and honor him and all the other rescue dogs in the world for their services.
- 19-year old man accused of robbing a bank to pay for his collge tuition. It really has gotten that bad...but we supply alternative ways to help pay for college. One is FastWeb.Com. You can do it!
- Severe rain has been flooding Britain. Their emergency response was incredibly fast, and to those in the United States, even enviable! Our hearts go out to those in the affected areas.
- Is climate change responsible for the floods in Britain? We think so, and give a set of scenarios for action against the climate crisis and inaction.
- Comic Con is going on this passed week! Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto are reprising the character of Spock together in Star Trek XI.
- Johnny Depp will play Barnabas Collins in a movie version of 'Dark Shadows'. Warner Brothers bought the rights from ABC-TV.
- Previews of 'Batman: The Dark Knight' (with Heath Ledger as the Joker) were shown, as well as 'Ironman'. Check out www.G4TV.com for more information from Comic Con 2007!
- A shattering 72 million copies of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' were sold worldwide in the first 4 days, making it the fastest-selling book in history! 15 million copies were sold worldwide in the first 24 hours! Dove gives her brief, SPOILER-FREE review of the book.
- The Quote of the Week. Who the hottest seats in you-know-where are reserved for.

Download Episode 27 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 12 minutes; Size: 65.8 MB)

The Final Countdown - Harry Potter 7 Midnight Show - Part 2!

The Final Countdown - Harry Potter 7 Midnight Show - Part 2. The wait is finally over!!! Ten years since the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, the seventh and final installment in the epic saga was released July 21st, 2007 at 12:01 am to millions of eager fans around the world. We at The Falcon and the Dove teamed up with Borders to hold a LIVE PODCAST at our local Eastside Borders bookstore in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the night of the 20th, in anticipation of the final volume, and to connect with fans of all ages who know and love this wonderful series. This show is Part Two of our entire LIVE PODCAST! Enjoy the show, and stay tuned for many photos from this very special event!

- The audience gives their final thoughts on The Great Snape Debate.
- We hold a nice large costume contest! Wait until you hear who wins!
- We have more Duels and trivia contests up until 15 minutes prior to the Witching Hour that is midnight!
- Photos will be posted from this event soon!

Download the Harry Potter 7 Midnight - Part 2 Here! (Length: 47 minutes; Size: 43.1MB)

The Final Countdown - Harry Potter 7 Midnight Show - Part 1!

The Final Countdown - Harry Potter 7 Midnight Show - Part 1. The wait is finally over!!! Ten years since the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, the seventh and final installment in the epic saga was released July 21st, 2007 at 12:01 am to millions of eager fans around the world. We at The Falcon and the Dove teamed up with Borders to hold a LIVE PODCAST at our local Eastside Borders bookstore in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the night of the 20th, in anticipation of the final volume, and to connect with fans of all ages who know and love this wonderful series. This show is Part One of our entire LIVE PODCAST; Part Two is coming soon! Enjoy the show, and stay tuned for many photos from this very special event!

- We welcome our 600+ guests, and show a short video of footage from the Waterstones Bookstore in London, where the line of fans went all around the block two days before the book release! The video is set to Europe's 'The Final Countdown'. The video also shows the books themselves being unloaded from trucks.
- We kick the show off with answering the BIG questions left to be answered!
- The audience gets into the game when we hold our Dueling Club, where we pick a catagory, and two people go back and forth, naming things in that catagory until there are no more.
- Our guests' as well as our theories about the final book are sprinkled throughout the entire show!
- We then hold a trivia contest!
- Our friends at Borders hold The Great Snape Debate. The entire room is split!!!
- Check out Part Two of our Harry Potter 7 Midnight Show to hear the rest of The Great Snape Debate!

Download the Harry Potter 7 Midnight Show - Part 1 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 39 minutes; Size: 90.6MB)