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Level E (with Eric LeMay)
by Eric LeMay
Former journalist and car history museum director Eric LeMay hosts a broad-reaching interview and story telling show focused on many facets of arts, education, business, technology and culture.
Episodes
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We Needed To Run Some Tests and Start the Get the Cobwebs Out...
Todd won't mind me saying this...I just needed content to move on to a new computer, a new portal, and new type of software...and we went to a dive bar and just did an hour-ish of eating, having a couple of beers and talking with the mics out. And it's choppy. But I wanted it done before…
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A Little (long) Family Discussion About News and Information
Eric and his dad (Norm LeMay) and brother (Craig LeMay) talk about how we gather news, facts and information 2021. It may sound a little heated at times, but everyone walked away feeling like this was pretty civil in comparison to other family conversations about some of these same things. It was...
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John Crye and his new fantasy novel "The Elect Stories"
John Crye joins the show again to talk about his new serial fantasy novel "The Elect Stories." Eric and John talk about his interest in the genre, how the book came about, and schools Eric on the difference between Sci-Fi and Fantasy. You can find more information at www.theelectstories.com
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It started at Muck Creek...South Puget Sound Salmon Expert Jeanette Dorner
Jeanette Dorner has been working with communities to recover local salmon populations for the last two decades. In her career she has been the Salmon Recovery Program Manager for the Nisqually Indian Tribe, the Director of Ecosystem and Salmon Recovery for Washington State's Puget Sound...
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Eric LeMay Talks About his Decision to Run for Congress in Washington State
John Crye talks to Eric about his decision to run for Congress in Washington State. You can find more information at: www.lemayforcongress.com, on Facebook at "Eric LeMay for Congress," and on Twitter and Instagram at "@LeMay4Congress".
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Going on a Sea Cruise: Three friends recall their two-week Panal Canal Trip
Sit right back and you'll hear a tale... Eric is joined by his friends Kim Ahuja and John Louiviere as they recall their 15-day cruise on the Norwegian Pearl from Miami to Los Angeles a few years ago. Three people who shared one suite had different expectations, different experiences and…
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Eric G: Simple Home Upgrades You May Have Noticed You Wanted
While staying home the past few weeks, you may have looked around and thought about some simple remodeling or improvements you could make. Nationally-syndicated radio host Eric G spends some time talking kitchen, batherooms, internet connections and other things you can do to make life better.…
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Doug Drowley Talks About Getting Started in Genealogy
Doug Drowley has been researching family history for over 35 years; here he talks with Eric about some of the basics for people new to genealogy. He is a writer and lawyer by day in Lakewood, Washington. Here are some useful websites mentioned during the show: ancestry.com familysearch.org...
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Liam McCauley Takes us to Ireland
Liam McCauley was professional trained by Failte Ireland (the Irish tourism body) and has an official government tour guide badge. Liam tries to give tours that offer more than a recap of history as he strives to give his guests a true sense of place as they visit Ireland. His tours are private…
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Rachel Kerr: AssKicKerr in the time of Coronavirus and Small Business
Rachel Kerr returns to talk about AssKicKerr Productions and how her small businesses are dealing with the coronavirus while staying at home with kids. Lots of ways to reach Rachel to learn more: www.asskickerr.com www.instagram.com/ms.rachelkerr www.facebook.com/asskickerrproductions She can be...
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Retail in the time of COVID-19 with Brandanda Russell and Pilar LeMay
Two people on the front lines of big-box retail talk with Eric about their feelings and experiences. Remember, this was recorded, so things obviously change, but it's a snapshot from two very different places in Washington State and Alabama.
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John, Pilar and Eric Talk about Disney and Universal Theme Parks
John Crye, Pilar LeMay and Eric talk about theme parks. Eric still doesn't quite get it, but tries to follow along. :-)
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John Interviews Eric Part 2
The second part of John Crye's interview of regular host Eric LeMay.
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John Interviews Eric: Part 1
This is the first part of John Crye interviewing regular host Eric LeMay.
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Marc Levy: An Interview with a Journalist
Marc Levy has been in journalism for more than two decades, mainly in New England, as a reporter, columnist, copy editor and editor in newspapers and online-only sites. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Marc and Eric talk about his background in newspaper journalism, some opining on how news…
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It must have been an orgy of the senses...
A short look back at when Terry Anderson was released as a hostage in December 1991...and a bunch of young journalists were there at his globally transmitted press conference in Wiesbaden, Germany.
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Rachel Kerr and Asskickerr Productions
Returning guest Rachel Kerr has a new business offering public speaking engagements, life coaching and business consulting: Asskickerr Productions. Why would you need any of these things? Rachel explains it all (very well). (And Eric correctly predicts a Seahawks win at home against the Rams....
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The One Where Eric Watches an Iconic TV Show for the First Time
Eric and Pilar sit down to watch a classic television show. Pilar has been a big fan geek for more than 30 years; Eric has never watched a single minute before.
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Norm LeMay: "How to Get Out of the Dumps: A Garbageman's Guide to Life"
Norm LeMay, talks about his self-help book: "How to get out of the Dumps: The Garbageman's Guide to Life." Learn the secrets of the garbageman: If you can toss it in the can, you can toss it out of your life! The book is available on Amazon Kindle and in paperback.
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John Crye talks about making the new movie "Chance"
John Crye is back to talk about the making of his directorial debut: "Chance". The movie is a about a talented young baseball player's bright future being undone by the silent pressures of text bullying. For the movie's trailer go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAr4EFAF5oY Here is its IMDB...
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Paul Lundy is the Owner of the Bremerton Office Machine Co.
Paul Lundy talks about typewriters and typewriter repairs. He's the owner of Bremerton Office Machine Company, the last company in the Puget Sound-area which is in the business of repairing typewriters full time. He is a man dedicated to the craft and his story is pretty interesting, if not...
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August Hiatus Filler
No new podcasts for a couple of weeks while we enjoy the end of summer, work some car shows, and get Annalaan back to college in New Jersey. Some really great guests lined up for when the show returns. Dont's forget that the annual LeMay Car Show is August 31 at Marymount and the Lucky Collector...
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Ted O'Dell: Politics, Education, Museums, Michigan and Model Ts
Ted O'Dell is the Founder and Executive Director of the Hackett Auto Museum in Jackson, Michigan. Ted has pretty much lived his entire life in Michigan and been very involved politically with the American Heart Association, the Michigan Library Association and the MotorCities National Heritage...
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Cara McDonough: On her father, his death and talking about grief
Cara McDonough talks about her father, Fred Rotondaro, a well-respected figure in Washingon D.C., his diagnosis with cancer and death, and how we talk about death and grief with each other. Cara's a writer who has appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and Salon among other places.…
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Molly Butterworth: Motorcycles, Museums and RVs
Molly Butterworth started her museum career and began nurturing her love of vehicles in her home state of Ohio. She earned her bachelor's degree in history and English and her master's in Public History. She was hired at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis and became director there. She is...
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David Fenigsohn Talks Poker
Since there are about 5,000 podcasts about poker, Eric sat down with his friend Dave to talk about the subject more generally with regards to history of the game, types of poker, and tournament play...with a few minutes talking about Las Vegas and New Orleans. Think of it as a "poker show" for...
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Leif Hansen On Team Building at Work (and some D&D)
Leif Hansen, CEO of Spark Interaction, has been speaking at events, facilitating team trainings and offering 1-1 support to indy professionals on a variety of leadership related topics for over two decades. His highly interactive & often playful events have been experienced by tens of thousands…
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July Fourth Pop-up Podcast
Hi, this is Eric: I was soooooo sick of the sound of the Fourth of July after hour number six last night, I decided to put on headphones and see if, in one hour, I could produce a podcast with my (unscripted) narration, two or more other sound tracks, and some audio I got off the internet. Even...
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Ric Thompson and a 41-year career that was always picking up
Hi, this is Eric... This one was special for me for a few reasons. LeMay Inc. (which included Pierce County Refuse) was a family-run business most of Ric Thompson's 41 years there. And then it was sold to Waste Connections, a much huger garbage company from Wall Street. For more than four…
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A "Wicked"-interesting Interview with Pamela Shandrow
Eric's cousin Pamela Shandrow talks about her two stints touring North America with a couple of the biggest box-office successes in the history of musical theater. We mostly talked about "Phantom of the Opera" (where she played Carlotta in 76 performances!) and "Wicked." She lives in NYC city…
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One of those hidden, experimental episodes...a Level E cookie
This was mostly seeing what Eric could do without an actual microphone; just the hand-held recorder and no headphones (totally naked of anything other than the recorder, and how well Garageband works for editing at this point). Meh. But not horrible. Mike was tremendous. Just stellar. The editing...
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LeMay Collections at Marymount Volunteer Bob MacMahon
Bob MacMahon, or as he's called around Marymount, "Battery Bob," touches on his early life, how he first met Harold LeMay, and other things he's experienced in a long and varied life around cars. The music comes from Marymount volunteer Jack Mueller from a 1968 album for car dealers titled, "In…
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Newspaper Editor (and Eric's first real boss) Pete Wevurski
Currently an editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, Pete Wevurski talks with Eric about his storied history with newspapers, journalism and sports; he also offers some great thoughts on the value of journalism and the future of newspapers. This is a long one, clocking in at 90 minutes (you're...
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(Hi, Mom!) Sharon LeMay and Her Recent Inheritance Story
Eric's mom, Sharon LeMay, talk about what happened when her cousin, a recluse, died in Minnesota and she was one of the heirs. But there's a lot more to the story, as she tell Eric and Pilar.
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The Energy Force that is Rachel Kerr
Eric has "known of" Rachel Kerr since Shining Mountain Elementary School where she was a year younger -- right through junior high and high school. But, as a Seahawks fan and season ticket holder, he kept paying attention to her career and life because she was a SeaGal (or Seahawks cheerleader)...
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The Long and Winding Road: Annalaan and Lane Road Trip Finale
Annalaan and Lane sit down with Pilar and Eric to talk about the second half of their journey from Seaport, New Jersey to Seaport, Oregon. Heads up: This was Eric's first time with four hot mics all plugged in at once creating four separate tracks, so some of the sound levels are a little funky...
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Road trip! Annalaan and Lane on the first half of their cross-country drive
Eric's daughter, Annalaan, and her boyfriend, Lane, are traveling about 2800 miles from West Long Branch, NJ to Spanaway, WA. It's their first big cross-country road trip. They've made it to Fargo. Here are their impressions so far when they talk to Eric and Pilar.
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The Lost in the Woods Story
Due to something that came up, Eric's scheduled guest this week had to bail at the last minute (That's what he gets when he waits until Sunday for a show released on Sundays.). But this is the story of getting lost in the woods near Mr. Rainier (The Mountain). Its about 30 minutes...and we'll be...
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Philip Mack of "Drawn 2 Draw" talks about his art
Artists Philip Mack talks about his art, his process, and learning how to create a career out of being an artist. Check out his stuff: Website: www.dran2draw.com Instagram: drawnIIdraw Facebook: Drawn to Draw This was Eric's first time using a multidirectional microphone in a huge space. He…
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Discussing the New Movie "Chance" with Director John Crye
A frequent visitor on the early episodes of "Level E," first-time feature film director John Crye talks about the experience of making the movie "Chance" and the story itself. CHANCE trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KAr4EFAF5oY CHANCE on Facebook:...
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Art Class with Norm LeMay (Art, Education and Philosophy)
Eric and Pilar talk with his dad Norm LeMay about his approach to teaching junior high art in the in the 1970s and 1980s. There are some interesting things about technique, philosophy and education. If you're an artist or educator, this is a fun hour. (A few of the historical references are…
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Earlier Days of Television and Growing up in Milwaukee
Eric and Pilar talk to Jack Mueller about his early days in television and growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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LeMay-Marymount Docent Jack Mueller on Designer Brooks Stevens
LeMay-Marymount docent and volunteer talks about his friend, industrial designer Brooks Stevens. Consider this a bonus preview episode of a possible future Marymount podcast about art, design, cars, technology and culture. It's done in the Marymount library, so there are echoes.
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Ten Cars that Changed the World
Which cars do you think changed the world? Name 20 right now... This is a panel discussion from the 2019 National Association of Automobile Museums annual conference in South Bend talking about (and still debating) their answers to that question. But it's also an interesting insight into how...
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Sign Stealing! Happy Opening Day of Baseball Season!
Eric kicks off opening day of baseball season with the story about when he was 10 years old and might have stolen signs the Yankees were using and MIGHT have contributed to two wins by the Mariners.
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South Bend, Notre Dame Stadium, Non-profits and Taxes
Eric talks about his time in South Bend, Indiana for the National Association of Automobile Museums annual conference hosted wonderfully by the Studebaker National Museum. This includes trying to get onto the Notre Dame Stadium grass and some observations South Bend. But the bulk of the show is a...
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The Second One With The Television Comedy Writer
This episode, television comedy writer Bill Daly gives some insight into how the sausage is made in the writer's room. He also talks about writing a key episode of "8 Rules for Dating My Daughter" that dealth with the death of TV icon and show star John Ritter.
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The First One With The Television Comedy Writer
Eric and his Emerson College roommate, Bill Daly, discuss how Bill ended up in Los Angeles being a comedy TV writer. WARNING: There are some rough edits in here because they started gabbing like old women who have know each other forever. (Mostly, Eric is just happy anytime he can get Bill on the...
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Interview with Stacy Rushton: Travel, Road Trips and Museums
Stacy is was one of the founding employees of the LeMay Collections at Marymount and continues as a volunteer to help the organization. This is Eric and Stacy sitting down at Marymount and just talking about travel in general, some things we've learned on road trips, and some observations along…
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Former journalist and car history museum director Eric LeMay hosts a broad-reaching interview and story telling show focused on many facets of arts, education, business, technology and culture.
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