Radio Check... A Podcast from DIM: Recent Episodes
brrdim - Executive Producers Mark Harder and Michael Black Produced by Splinter, Keeper, Crow, and SlipOn
This episode marks the beginning of
The Moop Chaser Memorial Series
"Unsung Ranger Heroes"
Ranger Moop Chaser heard a call over an event Radio, had his wife follow the conversation to Admin and jumped in to help out. A story that meant a lot of things to many different people.
To me, he saved the day, to his wife, he was so cute to be so excited, to him, he was really happy to have been able to help. It is a great story and we want more.
We are asking all Rangers and those who have interacted with us to get involved. Tell us a story. Dial us up and leave a message, tell us about something wonderful that a Ranger did that did not get all the publicity it should have. It is time. Tell it to us now.
It doesn't have to be huge, but we'd like it to mean something to you. We promise to be nice to all the stories.
Unfortunately, you will need to find these:
The right ear of a Mr. Potato Head toy
or a macaroni pointing to the sky like a satellite dish...
...on your handheld text and email device. And use it. If you would rather just record it onto your smart phone and send us the file, we would LOVE that even more. Pre thanks for getting involved. 773 775 5943
That's the end of Season One. Thank you so much for your feedback and well wishes. It has been a ride. We especially love those of you who responded when someone's memory didn't really match reality. No worries, keep an eye out for Season Two, where we'll actually make sure we all have an aural history that tracks properly. Also there is talk of a website, and more ways to find "Radio Check" the podcast. We might even give ya'll a chance to support our efforts, and get a little schwag when doing so.
We hope you enjoy!
The Radio Check Krewe
Splinter, Keeper, Crow, and SlipOn
We hope you enjoy this Season ender episode. Next week a final bonus and request for participation.
Splinter and the Radio Check Team.
For the first time, we're going to release podcasts 2020 style. A whole mini series at once. 3 episodes of Harley K. Dubois! Binge Ready.
We (Splinter and Keeper) get to spend an afternoon with Harley K. Dubois. We learn so so much. Harley truly did have more information about anyone else regarding the early years of Rangering because well, she was there, and well, she was in charge of it.
Come listen to some of the most amazing memories about the early history of The Black Rock Rangers.
The Cacophony Society days, The big crazy year of 1996. The Massive changes made for 1997, including Joseph Pred running the Black Rock Rangers. 1998 ESD departure. 2002 and the upheavals. Ranger Council, Ranger Ops Teams.
And closest to our hearts? The idea that if you really want to make a rule, you had better figure out how you are going to break the rule later because that always happens.
It truly was a gift getting to ask Harley about all these important things that make the Rangers who they are.
Hello Listeners!
Today is the second part of Women of Khaki Wave 2. Keeper produced this talk which gives insight into the days of Female Rangering after the release of Kathasauras's Women of Khaki calendar.
Mere de Terre (as her friends say though officially listed as "Mere de Terra"), k8 (lowercase k - BIG 8) and Peaches continue to discuss just exactly what has changed and what has gotten better or still needs work in the Rangers.
Episode 15!!!! What a long strange trip it has been.
This is another episode one of a 2 parter. This discussion talks about the challenges and changes women in the Rangers went through after the release of the Women in Khaki calendar.
Ranger HQ, Female Shift Leading, and rain storms are among the many things Women in Khaki have been dealing with since the beginning.
Also, just because it looks good and makes sense, does not mean it is perfect. The emotional element still needs to be considered.
OMG. Digger, un cut. So much info that rings.
Zombies meets Dog boy
Knock Knock Jokes Late night
Common Dispatchers
Green Dots, Sanctuary
MAPS
Motel Moron
DOT splatter
sleeping on friend's couches
Blackswan
ESD Medical Pros
Joe from Colorado
Poet and Patriot
and
007's
It is almost too much.
Hope you enjoy.
Keeper and Crow had a lovely chat with Digger who first went to the event in 1995 on a whim and attended his first Ranger Orientation Meeting in 1998.
Having cut his teeth in making events work by participating with Survival Research Laboratory's event under the bridge at Harrison street in SF, and having John Law as a neighbor, he was on the path.
Digger and Keeper discuss what early training was like on the Playa.
Digger also explains how Burningman was transformative to his life.
Next week, we'll identify and throw out "Ranger Socials" and explore the origins of Rangers getting together without any pretense. That doesn't mean with no style, on the contrary. It means if you are going to do it, do it and make it fun.
Need more Burningman podcasting? Burningman Live just launched and here is their first episode:
https://burning-man-live.simplecast.com/episodes/burners-without-borders-in-the-time-of-covid-w_fNW9k7?fbclid=IwAR078n0gS3XWZj9LusHiPIyUkgfbP-_zy3K68bMIxSAA8di1yiqP9qrpAYk
Splinter and Crow have a lovely discussion with Fearless about Bacon, Earth Guardians, Hot Springs Patrol, Community Outreach, other groups that use the Playa, Fearless riding for RnR, The Greeters, and Investments.
We hope you enjoy!
The Radio Check Team
In this episode Rangers Crow and Splinter get to spend an enjoyable afternoon with one of the longest standing, active, and hard working Rangers who still does shifts on Playa AND runs around the world helping people, Ranger Fearless.
Fearless moved to Nevada to get away from a challenging lifestyle in SF and went hot springs hunting. Accidentally stumbling across the event in 1993, Fearless wanted to see the event continue and along the way, made 70,000 or so friends, helped a lot of those people out of the mud, travelled the earth in a 4x4 truck with a train whistle and radar, and spectacularly, spent a lot of time picking up other people's trash in the Black Rock Desert.
His next project is to work on providing water to the indigenous people (Wayuu) of a remote part of Columbia (La Guajira department of Colombia)
We hope you enjoy this Part 1 of the 2 Part episode - Fearless.
This is the first in the Radio Check "Council of Familiars" series. With these episodes we will delve into the stories of both current, really long standing Rangers and Rangers who have moved on from the khaki wearing world to other pursuits.
The real dream of The Council of Familiars is to create a space, a mindset, a club, that people who have been involved in leadership within the organization for a long time can still stay somewhat involved with what is going on in the Rangers even after they stopped Rangering in BRC.
The Radio Check Team
Hello listeners!
Today Keeper and East Coast continue our Women in the Rangers series with a long form discussion of getting involved, Drive By Shooting Ranges, and finding a group to roll with as well as lots of other stories in between.
Here at The Department of Institutional Memory, there are a lot of changes a foot and we hope to keep bringing you original content about just how we got to this point in the Ranger world. You may notice a new site design, and there is more of that coming including your chance to participate in the DIM world, so stay tuned.
So sit back, prepare for a nice smooth listen, and let us know what you think.
Thank you East Coast for all that makes up you.
The Radio Check Production Team
Part 2 of a 2 part episode featuring Keeper interviewing Kathasaurus, an old school Ranger who was the guiding force behind the Women of Khaki and women's participation in the Rangers in general.
This is a not safe for work episode as it's language is as spicy as Mexican Texan food. Kathasaurus does not mince words and the stories are as fun as the language.
Part 1 of a 2 part episode features Keeper interviewing Kathasaurus, an old school Ranger who was the guiding force behind the Women of Khaki and women's participation in the Rangers in general.
This is a not safe for work episode as it's language is as spicy as Mexican Texan food. Kathasaurus does not mince words and the stories are as fun as the language.
J. November Holmes aka Angel, speaks about her time working with Vanessa Kuemmerle and others running security/Rangers at Burningman 1996.
This first post "Sheep Ranch" episode allows us to interview more women and more people in leadership and in this case, we get both of those!!!
Have a great weekend. Wash your hands. Next week? "Women in Khaki" It's gonna be a doozy.
The 1996 Burningman Survival Guide
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n7jp22/BurningMan1996SurvivalGuide.pdf
Part 2 of our series "How to get more involved with the Rangers" shows the opposite of what Rooster went through to get involved. Judas explains just exactly what the deal was going in.
Crow explains very early burn safety and Judas takes us up to current practices.
This two part series will explore getting more involved in the Rangers. Today's first part will share a story about chance, luck, kismet, right place at the right time and one person leading a Ranger group for 16 years.
I got to spend a lovely afternoon with Rooster. He is such a very mellow fellow. If you never understood what Art Car Wranglers did, now is your chance.
Next week, Lies and Subterfuge, our biggest laugh, and some history of tending to burns.
Rangers Splinter and Crow discuss the formation of the first "Cadre" within the Ranger Department, The Mentor Cadre. They discuss how the modern mentoring program within the Black Rock Rangers came about, Regional Rangering, Retreats, having a single person (Maniac at the helm-MATH! Hah) in charge of things, and The Longs.
If you are itching for more, leave a comment. It's how we get the help to well help. Tell them you want more.
The first thing recorded at Sheep Ranch 2020 finds Splinter, Safety Phil, Tool and SlipOn re-examining well, a lot of things. Stay safe and wash your hands.
Ranger Keeper has a delightful chat with Ranger Tao Skye about being the first women on the Mentor Cadre and how they have seen diversity improve. They discuss the Women of Khaki and the Calendar that was one of the first Ranger fund raisers. Ranger Apparatus explains the Ranger Toaster Pin.
The Inaugural Episode from DIM, The Department of Institutional Memory.
Entitled "Radio Check..." this series will focus on the DIM memories the Rangers have of where they came from, what they've developed and try to inspire more Rangers to do more. Rangers Crow, Splinter, and Keeper talk...