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The Pool Shark Podcast
by Cole Bledsoe
I interview my grandfather Dr. Jim Bledsoe and he shares with me funny and kooky stories from his youth. "If it be chuckles that you seek, tune into our podcast every week!"
Episodes
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Ep 29 - Bullies
In this episode, we talk about a bully with a knife that tormented my Grandfather.
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Ep 28 - Frog Substitute
In this episode, my grandpa dives into his days as a substitute teacher in the Seattle Public school district and his frog puppet helper
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Ep 27 - Cannery Row
In this episode, Grandpa Jim and I talk more about Ed Ricketts and Cannery Row. We also discuss the Monterey Bay aquarium and its exhibits.
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Ep 26 - Report on the Green River Killer
In this episode, my grandpa talks about how he substituted a class at Franklin Highschool with the granddaughter of the Green River Killer.
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Ep 25 - Holy Shit That Was A Fucking Shark
In this episode, my grandfather and I interview my uncle, actor Neal Bledsoe, and ask him about his great white shark experience surfing in L.A
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The Salish Sea Podcast
In this episode I talk about unsustainable commercial fishing for my English Podcast project.
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Mock English podcast - The little rocks
In this episode some classmates and I interview some students on campus about earth day for an assignment.
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Ep 24 - A New Hope
In this episode my grandfather talks about his first time taking my dad and his friend to go see the first Star wars. Also got a new microphone for the recording of this episode so the audio is a bit patchy in the beginning.
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Ep 23 - Between Pacific Tides
In this episode, my grandpa and I talk about the adventures of Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck aboard the Western Flyer and compare them to Lewis and Clark.
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Ep 22 - Concrete Critters
In this episode, my grandfather and I talk about some strange sea creatures that he found on the web.
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Ep 21 - College Catch Up
In this episode, my grandpa comes up to visit me at Western WA U and catch up on how school is
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Ep 20 - Old School White Boys Playin Fightsies
In this episode my grandpa tells me the story about when Bob Owen and Don Stone fought it out in the fall of 1959.
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Ep 19 - The Bootlegger and the Rattlesnakes
In this episode grandpa tells me a story of a woman that would sell alcohol that had a run in with a pit of rattlesnakes.
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Ep 18 - Salmon in the Elwha River
In this episode grandpa throws me a curve ball and interviews me instead.
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Ep 17 - Grandpa throws a party in his apartment
In this episode my grandpa shares with me the time he threw a party that got a little out of hand
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Ep 16 - Grandpa goes to the movies
In this episode my grandfather goes to the movies
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Ep 15 - Revenge is a dish best served with laxatives
In this episode my grandfather tells me about two different stories about revenge.
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Ep 14 - Pool Sharks and Crow Tattoos
In this episode my grandfather talks about how him and his mother pulled an April fools prank on his brother and a old tattoo of cartoon crows he once saw long ago.
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Ep 13 - Jumpers on the Washington State Ferries
In this episode my grandfather talks about how one of his first jobs was working for the Washington State Ferries.
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Ep 12 - Grandpa's Wild Bike Trip across the West
In this episode my grandfather tells his story of a bike trip he took when he was young across Arizona and California.
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Ep 11 - Shark Week and the USS Indianapolis
In this episode my grandfather and I talk about the 33rd season of Shark Week being this year and the the USS Indianapolis. Fun fact Shark week did and episode in 2007 about the USS Indianapolis called The Ocean of Fear.
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Ep 10 - Whaling with 50 Cal Snipers
In this episode we celebrate the 10th episode of our podcast by bringing on a special guest speaker, my dad. This episode we talked about how the native tribes are able to practice their ancient traditions with a modern twist.
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Ep 9 - Wisdom Teeth Suck
My grandfather got his wisdom teeth removed was trippen on laughing gas and ran into an old friend.
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Ep 8 - Acid Trip in the Rocky Mountains
My Grandfather tries acid in the rocky mountains with his buddies and sees a big toad.
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Ep 7 - Cows doing tricks
My Grandfather at a young age learns about the birds and the bees from watching a couple of cows get it on.
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Ep 6 - Summer Reading List
My grandfather talks about the top 100 books to read before you go to college.
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Ep 5 - Shark Week Errata
Discovery has changed the premier date of Shark Week to July 11th 2021, which also happens to be Cole's 20th birthday.
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Ep 4 - Telling a Do-Gooder a false story
My Grandpa is in Sunday school and is making trouble for the substitute teacher.
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Ep 3 - Grandpa's letters of transit
My grandpa forged a hall pass from his mother
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How many episodes does The Pool Shark Podcast have?
The Pool Shark Podcast currently has 29 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Pool Shark Podcast about?
I interview my grandfather Dr. Jim Bledsoe and he shares with me funny and kooky stories from his youth. "If it be chuckles that you seek, tune into our podcast every week!"
How often does The Pool Shark Podcast release new episodes?
The Pool Shark Podcast has 29 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts The Pool Shark Podcast?
The Pool Shark Podcast is created and hosted by Cole Bledsoe.
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