web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:56:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Hundred A Day - Episodes Tagged with “Terrible Jokes” https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/tags/terrible%20jokes Sun, 24 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0700 Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better stories. en-us episodic Celebrating and analyzing the 70s detective show The Rockford Files Nathan Paoletta Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better stories. no The Rockford Files, Jim Rockford, James Garner, TV, 70s, 1970s, Classic TV, Firebird Nathan Paoletta n.d.paoletta@gmail.com Episode 18: Just By Accident https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/18 f10d3c6f-feb7-4d08-bc13-bec49de641f0 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0700 Nathan Paoletta 18 Just By Accident full Nathan Paoletta Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E21 Just By Accident. This episode keeps the action moving along as Rockford investigates the death of a friends son, a Demolition Derby driver, in a mysterious accident - unfortunately, the writing overall and the treatment of Rockford in particular doesn't meet our generally high expectations! We break down the missed opportunities in the second half, as this episode left us wanting better choices made on behalf of our friend Jim. 1:28:44 no Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E21 Just By Accident. This episode keeps the action moving along as Rockford investigates the death of a friends son, a Demolition Derby driver, in a mysterious accident - unfortunately, the writing overall and the treatment of Rockford in particular doesn't meet our generally high expectations! We break down the missed opportunities in the second half, as this episode left us wanting better choices made on behalf of our friend Jim. During this episode we mention the phenomenon of Native Americans being hired as high-rise iron workers - we didn't have our facts 100% straight, what Nathan was trying to reference is actually specific to the Mohawks in New York City. Here's an article about "<a href="http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2012/09/the-mohawks-who-built-manhattan-photos.html">The Mohawks Who Build Manhattan</a>" and a <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/659/why-do-so-many-native-americans-work-on-skyscrapers">short Straight Dope article</a> that seems to draw on the same sources. <strong>Support the podcast by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/twohundredaday">subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday</a></strong>. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out: <a href="https://twitter.com/richardhatem">Richard Hatem</a> <a href="http://ageofravens.blogspot.com">Lowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog</a> <a href="http://misdirectedmark.com/category/mmproductions/wepas/">Kevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars</a> <a href="http://radiovsthemartians.com/">Mike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast</a> And thank you to Dael Norwood, Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow! Thanks to: <a href="https://zencastr.com/">zencastr.com</a> for helping us record <a href="https://fireside.fm">fireside.fm</a> for hosting us <a href="http://www.thatericalper.com/"> thatericalper.com</a> for the answering machine audio clips <a href="http://spoileralerts.org">spoileralerts.org</a> for the adding machine audio clip <a href="https://www.freesound.org/">Freesound.org</a> for the other audio clips Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives. Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E21 Just By Accident. This episode keeps the action moving along as Rockford investigates the death of a friends son, a Demolition Derby driver, in a mysterious accident - unfortunately, the writing overall and the treatment of Rockford in particular doesn't meet our generally high expectations! We break down the missed opportunities in the second half, as this episode left us wanting better choices made on behalf of our friend Jim.

During this episode we mention the phenomenon of Native Americans being hired as high-rise iron workers - we didn't have our facts 100% straight, what Nathan was trying to reference is actually specific to the Mohawks in New York City. Here's an article about "The Mohawks Who Build Manhattan" and a short Straight Dope article that seems to draw on the same sources.

Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
Richard Hatem
Lowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
Kevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
Mike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast
And thank you to Dael Norwood, Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!

Thanks to:
zencastr.com for helping us record
fireside.fm for hosting us
thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
spoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
Freesound.org for the other audio clips

Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.

Support Two Hundred A Day

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During this episode we mention the phenomenon of Native Americans being hired as high-rise iron workers - we didn't have our facts 100% straight, what Nathan was trying to reference is actually specific to the Mohawks in New York City. Here's an article about "The Mohawks Who Build Manhattan" and a short Straight Dope article that seems to draw on the same sources.

Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
Richard Hatem
Lowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
Kevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
Mike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast
And thank you to Dael Norwood, Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!

Thanks to:
zencastr.com for helping us record
fireside.fm for hosting us
thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
spoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
Freesound.org for the other audio clips

Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.

Support Two Hundred A Day

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