EPISODE · May 22, 2026
The Barn Job - Episode 151
from This Gun in My Hand · host Robert Thomas Northrup
Who do you go to when you wanna fence livestock? How do we know the monster is allergic to the Moon? What’s a Lan Golly Yay Leap? Listen to find out!The Barn Job, episode 151 of This Gun in My Hand, was stolen and sheared by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Sisyphus, Eat Your Heart Out, available in paperback and ebook from Amazon. What do I use to keep farm animals in line? This Gun in My Hand!Show Notes:1. The internet says alpaca wool is more valuable than llama wool, or at least more marketable. In the US, llamas are used more like guard dogs for herds of other animals, not for harvesting or selling their wool.2. The Herb I know in real life who likes Italian sausages from concession stands at the fair would not steal art or livestock, or livestock with art on it. No actual Herbs or Kreutzers or llamas were harmed in the recording of this thing.3. The song “Who Put the Bomp” was released by Barry Mann in 1961. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kpVqbCpXckCredits:Music in this episode came from these public domain films and old time radio shows:The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950 film)Too Late for Tears (1949 film, aka Killer Bait)Hour of Mystery radio episode “Journey Into Fear,” broadcast 9 June 1946Mystery House radio episode “Dagger in the Dark,” broadcast 5 July 1946Most of the music and sound effects used in this episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.Sound Effect Title: HARP GLISSANDO DOWN.WAVLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/olver/sounds/505064/Sound Effect Title: Playing with a map by pfranzen License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/s/405452/ Sound Effect Title: chugging diesel (bus) and rev.MP3License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/CraftyIndividual/sounds/418436/Sound Effect Title: WaHi Airbrakes blast.mp3License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/chripei/sounds/393663/Sound Effect Title: Bus Closing DoorLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/am7/sounds/520753/Sound Effect Title: Footsteps Dress Shoes Wood Floor.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/allrealsound/sounds/161756/ Sound Effect Title: Footsteps on gravel by Joozz License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Joozz/sounds/531952/Sound Effect Title: Shop door bell.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/775noise/sounds/494565/Sound Effect Title: AMB follón llamas y alpacas by Diegolar License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/s/406909/ The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the cover of The Guy From Coney Island by Jack Handley (1954), artist unknown.Image Alt text: Midway huckster at a carnival with tents and rides in the background, gestures up and to the viewer’s left. In his other hand, he holds a microphone. A few men in suits and fedoras stand in front of him gawking and smoking, one of them in a sailor suit. Across the bottom is the title, THE BARN JOB.
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Who do you go to when you wanna fence livestock? How do we know the monster is allergic to the Moon? What’s a Lan Golly Yay Leap? Listen to find out! The Barn Job, episode 151 of This Gun in My Hand, was stolen and sheared by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Sisyphus, Eat Your Heart Out, available in paperback and ebook from Amazon. What do I use to keep farm animals in line? This Gun in My Hand! Show Notes: 1. The internet says alpaca wool is more valuable than llama wool, or at least more marketable. In the US, llamas are used more like guard dogs for herds of other animals, not for harvesting or selling their wool. 2. The Herb I know in real life who likes Italian sausages from concession stands at the fair would not steal art or livestock, or livestock with art on it. No actual Herbs or Kreutzers or llamas were harmed in the recording of this thing. 3. The song “Who Put the Bomp” was released by Barry Mann in 1961. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kpVqbCpXck Credits: Music in this episode came from these public domain films and old time radio shows: The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950 film) Too Late for Tears (1949 film, aka Killer Bait) Hour of Mystery radio episode “Journey Into Fear,” broadcast 9 June 1946 Mystery House radio episode “Dagger in the Dark,” broadcast 5 July 1946 Most of the music and sound effects used in this episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals. Sound Effect Title: HARP GLISSANDO DOWN.WAV License: Public Domain https://freesound.org/people/olver/sounds/505064/ Sound Effect Title: Playing with a map by pfranzen License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://freesound.org/s/405452/ Sound Effect Title: chugging diesel (bus) and rev.MP3 License: Public Domain https://freesound.org/people/CraftyIndividual/sounds/418436/ Sound Effect Title: WaHi Airbrakes blast.mp3 License: Public Domain https://freesound.org/people/chripei/sounds/393663/ Sound Effect Title: Bus Closing Door License: Public Domain https://freesound.org/people/am7/sounds/520753/ Sound Effect Title: Footsteps Dress Shoes Wood Floor.wav License: Public Domain https://freesound.org/people/allrealsound/sounds/161756/ Sound Effect Title: Footsteps on gravel by Joozz License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://freesound.org/people/Joozz/sounds/531952/ Sound Effect Title: Shop door bell.wav License: Public Domain https://freesound.org/people/775noise/sounds/494565/ Sound Effect Title: AMB follón llamas y alpacas by Diegolar License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://freesound.org/s/406909/ The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the cover of The Guy From Coney Island by Jack Handley (1954), artist unknown. Image Alt text: Midway huckster at a carnival with tents and rides in the background, gestures up and to the viewer’s left. In his other hand, he holds a microphone. A few men in suits and fedoras stand in front of him gawking and smoking, one of them in a sailor suit. Across the bottom is the title, THE BARN JOB.
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