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The Museum Cache is an exploration of history and science topics from the Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center. Programs are aired on Fort Collins' community radio station KRFC 88.9 and are now available to listen to here. You can also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or RSS.

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recent episodes

Streetcars and Old Fort Collins

For nearly a half century, Fort Collins' streetcar system kept the local populace moving, and a nickel could get you where you were going.

Running time 3:50
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African Americans in the West: Charley Clay

There was much more racial diversity in the West of the mid 1800s to early 1900s than is often depicted in popular media and Hollywood productions. Though the presence of African Americans in the West is frequently ignored in history texts, there were substantial groups of black farmers, trappers, cowboys, miners, lawmen, business owners, and soldiers in Colorado, including the city of Fort Collins. Charley Clay was one of them.

Running time 4:13
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Tesla

Death rays, robots, and mysterious transmissions from outer space may sound like the makings of the latest Hollywood blockbuster, but they were actually the domain of one of Colorado’s most famous visitors.

Running time 7:20
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Year in Review

The Museum Cache looks back over some of the stories, not from 2008, but of 1908, including the devastating earthquake in Messina, Italy, and its local connections to Fort Collins.

Running time 4:00
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Winter Traditions: the Evolution of Christmas

Where do all the various Christmas traditions come from? The Museum Cache finds the Twelve Days of Christmas in ancient Mesopotamia and ponders how December 25th came to be designated as Christmas Day.

Part 1: running time 5:56
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Part 2: running time 5:43
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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, Colorado State University, and very large can of Campbell's Tomato Soup -- ingredients for a Fort Collins icon.

Running time 3:24
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Nautilus

Perhaps one of Jules Verne's most enduring images is that of Captain Nemo’s majestic submarine, the Nautilus, traveling 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Nautilus has ties to Fort Collins, if one has seen the classic Walt Disney film based on Verne’s work. The look of the entire film, especially the submarine and diving suits, sprang from the mind of Fort Collins’ own Harper Goff.

Running time 4:23
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Election Day: 1904

As recent events have shown, election season can be a time of controversy and change. Elections are fraught with rumors of voter fraud and electoral shenanigans. Too be honest, there’s usually plenty of blame to go around - regardless of issue, or party affiliation.

Running time 4:18
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Electricity

In 1882, the first commercial power station opened on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan, thanks to the early work of Thomas Alva Edison. By the end of the 1880s, other cities, including Fort Collins, boasted power stations of their own. How did the residents of Fort Collins greet those first tantalizing glimpses of the Electric Age? Local school superintendent W.H. McCreery was enthusiastic, noting “The only objection a western man can well make to it is that he cannot light his cigar at it.”

Running time 3:53
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