01 The Wheel: Ferris' Big Idea ('The First' Podcast Special Preview)

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2016

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

01: The first Ferris Wheel was invented to become America’s Eiffel Tower, making its grand debut at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. The wheel’s inventor George Washington Gale Ferris was a clever and optimistic soul; he did everything in his power to ensure that his glorious mechanical ride would forever change the world. That it did, but unfortunately, its inventor paid a horrible price. FEATURING a visit to one of the most famous wheels in the world and a trip to one of Chicago’s newest marvels. This is a special preview for the new Bowery Boys spin-off podcast series The First: Stories of Inventions and their Consequences, brought to you by Bowery Boys host Greg Young. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	Hi there, this is Greg Young, and I am very pleased to present to you Barry Boyz listeners
0:06.0	a preview of the very first episode of the first, stories of inventions and their consequences.
0:13.2	The first official Barry Boyz spin-off podcast series, this first episode takes a look at
0:19.3	the story of the first Ferris Wheel, displayed at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
0:26.7	I really really think that you guys will enjoy this show.
0:30.2	This episode is debuting simultaneously here in place of this week's Barry Boyz episode,
0:36.2	as well as in a new podcast feed devoted to that show.
0:41.0	Episode 2 of the first will be released next Friday in the feed for the first podcast.
0:47.5	If you listen to podcasts on iTunes, you can head over there right now and subscribe.
0:52.2	You can easily find it by searching for the first stories.
0:57.0	And it should be available in most podcast players now as well.
1:01.4	Then Tom and I will be back here with a brand new episode of the Barry Boyz in two weeks.
1:08.8	That means if you subscribe to both shows going forward, you'll have a brand new podcast
1:15.0	every single Friday.
1:16.6	So please sit back and enjoy the show.
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