Tripodder.com has compiled a list of reported booms across the country and we’re asking YOU to help us as the story continues to unfold.

If YOU heard or felt any of these, please leave comments on this link and where you “sighted” the boom as we intend to have a keep a list updated as a resource.

We’ve even included a recording of one of the booms from Indianapolis, Indiana along with a series of videos below.

These booms, which can often be as intense as a loud explosion, seemed to start around Sunday, January 5, 2013 in areas across Indiana and ranged from Arizona to Maryland. Though some reports show these have been going on for the last few weeks or longer.

Guthrie Oklahoma Mayor Chuck Burtcher claims that these booms are nothing new as there have been reports of residents in Guthrie for three months as they continue this week. (see video below)

While local media outlets have reported on this specific series of booms this week, no major media outlets like Fox, CNN MSBC have reported on the booms and at Tripodder.com we are encouraging them to investigate.

As of Wednesday January 9,  it seems more a whisper of “boom” sightings. However, these unexplained events are now being discussed at an increasing rate on Twitter and Facebook.

Examiner.com points to an explanation of major Earth changes “rattling the planet.” One independent blogger “stacemart” on YouTube.com thinks an oil exploration project. He mentions companies like Strand Energy is to blame for testing properties for minerals.

Another YouTube reporter TheUnitedKnowledge says he predicted all of this in December 2012.

While we are unsure of the degree of expertise and knowledge among some of these reporters giving predictions,  we  sharing them below on Tripodder.com.

As far as we know, the booms have been isolated to the United States. Suggestions have ranged from everything to precursors to Earthquake, aliens, UFO’s, government testing new aircraft.

Tripodder.com has no definitive explanation. However, we will continue to stay on top of the story and we ask for you post your comments and any “boom sightings” you’ve had or heard on this link.

List of States/Regions and News Reports of Booms

Tri-State Evansville, Indiana / Kentucky - http://www.14news.com/story/20525068/searching-for-the-cause-of-booms-reported-by-residents

Massachusetts -http://www.wistv.com/story/20496354/source-of-loud-boom-in-red-bank-remains-a-mystery

Oklahoma -http://whofortedblog.com/2013/01/05/unexplained-boom-oklahoma/

South Carolina -http://www.wistv.com/story/20496354/source-of-loud-boom-in-red-bank-remains-a-mystery

Utah - http://fox13now.com/2013/01/08/mysterious-booms-shaking-reported-throughout-wasatch-front/

California -http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/01/north-hollywood-explosion-sonic-boom-mystery.html

“StaceMart” Gives Reasons for Booms

Booms recorded from an iPhone in Indianapolis

14 WFIE News Evansville, Indina “Boom” Report

14 News, WFIE, Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro

Guthrie Okalahoma

Forecasts of Earthquakes from TheUnitedKnowledge

Click to PLAY below to stream the podcast interview and music with Chad Harvey

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Americana Artist Chad Harvey interviewed in Studio by Tripodder.com’s Tom Fischer

Chad Harvey  interviewed by Tripodder.com‘s Tom Fischer as Chad returns to the Tri-State to perform in a special benefit for Chris Tapp of The Cold Stares.

In this podcast interview (streamable above), Chad catches us up on his latest travels and music and also performs performs his song, “Rescue Me” acoustically live in studio along with another surprise.

The Cold Stares

Back in 2009 Chris Tapp of The Cold Stares went to a doctor to have some spots looked at on his skin. The doctor removed the spots and sent for testing.

The news came back good and showed no signs of cancer so Chris continued on being a great husband, father, and rock and roll man.

A few months ago while booking tons of gigs all over the midwest as well as working on a full length album with his band The Cold Stares, Chris became concerned with a swollen lymph node under his right arm.

Thereafter, Chris unfortunately tested positive for cancer after more tests.

The doctor’s then went back and retested the spots back in 2009 and they were also positive for cancer.

This is the burden Chis has been given and Chad Harvey along with many tri-state musicians played a benefit show to help Chris STARE down cancer at Mojo’s Boneyard Bar and Grill.

If you weren’t there and would still like to donate or support, visit www.TheColdStares.com

 If WANT a free song download from Chad Harve, sign up for the BourtbonBlog.com newsletter on this link and you’ll get Chad Harvey’s “Pour Me Another” plus 7 other songs from the Bourbon Documentary soundtrack.

Learn more about Chad Harvey and get more tunes and his album “Get Lit” www.ChadHarvey.com.

Watch Chris Tapp of The Cold Stares perform “Jesus Brother James” acoustically the video below.

Musical acts at Mojo’s Boneyard included Pat Ballard,The Strolling Tones, The BoneYard Trio, Casey Williams, Loko Davi, Chad Harvey, Hog Maw, Monte Skelton, Theo Akai, Judah Hebner (MJT)

Mojo’s Boneyard, in Evansville, Indiana

Slacker tells Tripodder.com they have launched a new Slacker Premium Radio, bringing a buffet of 8 millions on-demand songs its users in a brilliant new format. Slacker Premium Radio merges the ease and unpredictability of programmed radio stations with the power of an on-demand music service. They are about to give their biggest competitor Pandora a run for their money.

And YOU can discover Slacker’s new service for a FREE one-month subscriptions by visiting Slacker’s Facebook page – http://facebook.com/SlackerRadio now through August 17, 2011. Along with the launch of this new subscription service, Slacker is also releasing updated iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android apps today.

Tripodder.com has been following Slacker since their early days, check out our 2008 interview with Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president of marketing at Slacker at the bottom of this story. Additionally, our partner website BourbonBlog.com has a BourbonRadio.com station powered by Slacker as the first online radio station dedicated to songs about whiskey and drinking that we invite you to check out.

This new Slacker Premium Radio costs $9.99 per month and includes the ability to search for and play specific songs or albums on demand. However, Slacker hasn’t shifted from their core offerings of building your own stations based upon artists of your choice. Now, you can toggle between the stations and album view, play albums, songs, and playlists as you wish by either streaming them or caching them to your device for offline listening.

This brings some competition to similar offerings from Rhapsody, Rdio, and MOG. Slacker is already available on most iPhones, iPads, BlackBerries and smart phones that use the Android operating system.

Approximately half of Slacker’s audience is reported as coming from mobile devices. This is because Slacker has deals with the four major wireless carriers in the United States, with many of devices which come pre-loaded with the service. BlackBerry is Slacker’s number one wireless platform.

Slacker is said to have about 25 million registered users. While behind Pandora Media with a reported 82 million, with personalized radio stations from a catalog of about 800,000 songs and no offering of specific songs on-demand.

Slacker added about 200,000 subscribers last year to ad-free service at $3.99, which includes personalized news reports from ABC News. The company plans to add sports news from ESPN Radio later this year.

For those who don’t want any subscription service, Slacker still offers a free version if all you want to do is listen to radio-style music, including custom stations, this does include some ads; and Slacker Radio Plus, a $3.99/month choice which removes ads, includes song lyrics, and lets you cache music and skip past songs an unlimited number of times. Premium Radio has all of Plus’s features and much more.

Here is Tripodder.com‘s 2008 podcast interview with with Jonathan Sasse, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Slacker. While things have changed a lot, the story have how Slacker began remains the same. Click PLAY below..

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Tripodder.com is proud to present Code of Theophilus the hit novel by Evansville resident Jay Zimmer — syndicated as podcast series with one chapter per week narrated by the author. We start now with Chapter One this week that you can stream below and download it here – http://www.tripodder.com/flash/launchmp3.php?mp3file=../media/JayZimmerCOT1-1.mp3. The chapters are available for download from Tripodder.com’s podcast channel and from iTunes, shortly after the chapter is presented here.

Code of Theophilus Chapter 1 Podcast: Click below to Stream

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This week’s chapter is Chapter One of Code of Theophilus. You can download this chapter from Tripodder.com now, stream it abover, or later, acquire it from iTunes. The entire book, Code of Theophilus, by Jay Zimmer, is available through Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, or from www.jayzimmer.com. Be with us next week for another chapter of Code of Theophilus, narrated by the author.

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INDASHIO responds joyfully seeing his models dressed in his new Red Carpet Collection. Photo By Kelci House

Kelci House of Up Fashion Magazine reports from New York’s Fashion week 2010 on behalf of Tripodder.com to cover Celebrity Fashion Designer Indashio‘s “Red Carpet Collection” Debut with backstage access.

The Indashio “Red Carpet” fashion show took place at Tenjune in the Meatpacking district tonight. After opening the doors, the downstairs of the bar was quickly hoping with guest trying to get warm to signature cocktails by Svedka Vodka, Liquid Lightning Energy Drinks and Blue Coat Gin. The vibe was rocking and the music definitely reflected the mood, funky and hot.

“I drew my inspiration this season from all of the glamorous and beautiful red carpet events that I have attended and I want my audience to experience the glitz and glamour associated with Red Carpet events” Indashio told Tripodder.com.

As guests rolled in, celebs lined up for the paparazzi. The styles off the runway were definitely something to note but when the show started all heads were turned to Indashio’s collection. As the first model danced onto the runway, literally, her ballet style dress started the event off beautifully. Every outfit followed suit, impeccably put together and beautifully worn. Although the show only lasted five minutes, it definitely left a lasting impression.

Model on the runway wearing a design from Indashio's Red Carpet Collection during Fashion Week 2010. Photo by Kelci House

Models pose backstage before runway debut at Indashio's Red Carpet Collection Debut, Fashion Week 2010. Photo by Kelci House

About INDASHIO
Since the age of 19 INDASHIO made a name for himself at fashion weeks around the world. One of the youngest designers to show during New York Fashion Week the designer turned reality star receives international acclaim including winning the Vh1 “Glam God” series hosted by Vivica Fox. INDASHIO’s celebrity clients include Amerie, Aubrey O’day, Amanda Lepore, Kim Kardashian, Nicky Hilton, Christina Milian, Vanessa Carlton, Vivica Fox, Tyra Banks, to name a few. For more information, visit www.INDASHIO.com

The Running Man is a comedy adventure that puts man 30 seconds within the reach of his dream.
Tripodder.com welcomes Bill Russell who shares this adventure with us in the podcast below..press play to get it runnin’!

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Credits:

Written by: Bill Russell and Alan Lee
Produced, Directed and Edited by: Bill Russell
Recording Engineer: Bill Russell
Voices Artists: Bill Russell, Clyde Russell (the little squeaky sound just after Mr. Farce stumbles over the little Ethiopian boy)
Special Thanks: Tom Fisher, Alan Lee, Clyde Russell, Rich Eckhardt, Jim and JoAnn Russell.

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The thoughts and comedy of this production do not necessarily represent the views of Tripodder.com
No actual legal or illegal children were hurt in the recording of this audio program.

What does Evansville think about a New Arena Downtown?  We go with WatchEvansville.com straight to the block where the new Arena is being planned in Downtown Evansville to speak with businesses and citizens about their opinions.  Also, a special “forecast” from Psychic Madame Faye in the video below.

Watch more Evansville videos on WatchEvansville.com. Filmed and Edited by Brian Jackson, Hosted by Tom Fischer.

A flood has hit Louisville, Kentucky and the entire Kentuckiana closing streets, the University of Louisville campus, and causing emergency car rescues this morning. University of Louisville officials say that it is not even safe to leave campus (see video below).  Police are urging people to stay indoors and off the streets until the threat passes.

It began earlier this morning when over three inches of rain fell in approximately two hours during rush hour. The Rubbertown area in western Louisville was hit with more than 6 inches of rain in three hours. The National Weather Service  reports that some parts of the city were also pelted by marble-sized hail for as long as 20 minutes. Many roads  are being reported  as impassable in cities and towns across Clark County.



The photo below is from the second floor of Churchill Downs, the Gate 1 entrance .  The Derby Museum is to the right.

While the rain has stopped during this hour, the threat continues. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 4 PM today for south central Indiana north central Kentucky.

Photos credit: Eric Rutman (TOP) and John Asher, Vice President Racing Communications at Churchill Downs (BELOW). Thanks also to Nancy Stephen, Angela Weisser, and JJ Jackson.

Guy Fieri is the Food Network Host, celebrity chef, owner of five restaurants, and …bourbon lover! Guy is also a fan of Tripodder.com’s BourbonBlog.com. After hanging with him at the Kentucky Derby, we’ve invited him back for a second new podcast interview. What is the best thing he ever ate with bourbon? Where is he taking us on the new season of Diner’s Drive-Ins and Dives? Listen to my podcast interview below with Guy Fieri by clicking play below AND check out the first video interview with him below that.

Guy Fieri Podcast: Click below to Stream

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Special thanks Donnie Wall and Tim Huelsing

John Wesley Harding talks with Tripodder.com about his new album, Cabinet of Wonders and tour, his love for bourbon whiskey and favourite iPhone apps. That’s just for starters, Wes performs some Neil Young for us too. Stream this podcast by clicking play below

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