Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Every year on the first weekend after Halloween, thousands descend on the small town of Bridgeville, Delaware for the annual “Punkin’ Chunkin'” competition. The competitors wield slingshots, catapults, trebuchets, and pneumatic air cannons, firing discarded pumpkins thousands of feet. Kojo gets a preview of this year’s championship.
Guests
- Frank Shade President, World Championship Punkin' Chunkin' Association
- William Gurstelle Engineer and technology consultant; author "Adventures from the Technology Underground" (Crown) and "Whoosh Boom Splat" (Three Rivers Press)
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