Dead Centre

About Dead Centre

Explore the stories, people, and events that make up the rich history of Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Publisher

Katie O'Toole

Category

arts · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Sept 2016

Latest episode

30 May 2020

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 May 2020

   Episode 9 - Remembering Sherm Lutz

   Sherm Lutz was a pioneer aviator in Centre County. Find out how his legacy lives on.

2. 

   31 Jul 2019

   Episode 8 - Centre County's First in Flight

   Dive into the adventures of the early airmail pilots who flew blindly across the Allegheny Mountains, stopping in Bellefonte, PA, on the first leg of the transcontinental airmail route, and hear from Bob Hines whose Uncle Dan wrote an early history of the airmail pioneers. Thanks to the following artists whose work was used in this production: Creative CommonsAttribution; Non-commercial Synthetic engineTimbrehttps://freesound.org/people/Timbre/packs/7226/ Attribution Only Bi-Plane taxiLoveburdhttps://freesound.org/people/LOVEBURD/sounds/329615/# College Football GameTimmyg62https://freesound.org/people/timmyg62/sounds/328623/# Vintage Biplaneshttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/packs/24881/ Steam trainhttps://freesound.org/people/eliasheuninck/packs/10652/ Baseball hithttps://freesound.org/people/AmishRob/sounds/214989/# Wind Sound effectKarashttps://freesound.org/people/Karas_Homemade_SFX/ Prop washhttps://freesound.org/people/Cheeseheadburger/sounds/141522/# Mournful Musichttps://freesound.org/people/SoundFlakes/sounds/457243/# Piano moodhttps://freesound.org/people/HerbertBoland/packs/8036/ Old plane fly-byhttps://freesound.org/people/Yap_Audio_Production/sounds/219539/# Harmonicahttps://freesound.org/people/n_audioman/packs/18582/ CC Non-Commercial Share Alike Pineapple Raghttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Various_Artists_Kazoomzoom/http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/ CC Public DomainPatriotic Songs of Americahttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/New_York_Military_Band_and_the_American_Quartet/ The Great One-Stephttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Victor_Dance_Orchestra/ Planehttps://freesound.org/people/jenninexus/sounds/275806/# vanehttps://freesound.org/people/14FPanskaBenesova_Barbora/sounds/420048/#

3. 

   3 Sept 2018

   Episode 7 - CCC in Centre County

   The Civilian Conservation Corps is a Depression Era federal jobs program that left an extraordinary legacy in Centre County.

4. 

   18 Jun 2018

   Episode 6 - Rowland Theatre

   Philipsburg, PA philanthropist Charles Rowland built a theatre for his community in 1917. One hundred years later, Dead Centre revisits his legacy.

5. 

   25 Sept 2017

   Episode 5 - The Fraternal Farmer

   In the 19th century, Leonard Rhone started Centre County's Grange Fair as a way to promote education and fellowship among farm families. Today, visitors still gather at his Georgian mansion in Centre Hall, Pa.

6. 

   21 Jun 2017

   Episode 4 - The Crooked House

   An historic home in Milesburg, PA could not be salvaged, so its owner is turning it into a work of art called "The Crooked House."

7. 

   11 Feb 2017

   Episode 3 - An Ironclad Agreement

   The Iron Barons of 19th century Centre County successfully won hosting rights for a Farmers High School that became Penn State. Thank you to the following artists for use of their music and sound effects in the making of this episode of Dead Centre: THEME MUSIC: “Coffee Shop” David Szesztay is Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://www.needledrop.co/wp/artists/david-szesztay/ "Nothing Broken" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The following works are: Licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License: Hammer and anvil Duasun September 12th, 2015 Saw » WoodSaw1.wav Pingel November 22nd, 2005 Cow moos josephsardin February 6th, 2013 Fire Crackle and Flames 002 FractalStudios October 19th, 2016 brassmusic.mp3 vollkornbrot May 9th, 2013 The following works are: Licensed under the Attribution License. SE Horse & wagon with lots of wooden & metal rattle.wav SoundEnsemble October 2nd, 2014 Sea Sounds from BC chop.wav hazure October 13th, 2006 industrial explosive percussion » industrial_crash02.aif thanvannispen November 11th, 2005 Thunder » Dry thunder2.wav juskiddink July 23rd, 2010 fantasy-SF » many_coins.mp3 Taira Komori January 11th, 2014 The following works are: Licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License: Forge Pashee July 3rd, 2013 Three cannon shots originalmaja December 16th, 2013

8. 

   28 Nov 2016

   Episode 2 - The Smithsonian in Centre County

   Episode 2 of Dead Centre explores how a part of the Smithsonian collection came to be in Centre County, Pa. Thanks to the following artists whose work is used in this episode: Celebrating 50 Years by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. Civil War » CW_Cannon_Single1.wav Richardemoore Licensed under Attribution 3.0 thefilmbakery Pioneer Village » Horse and Carriage.aif This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 by Kevin MacLeod Creative Commons Attribution license. playaudio1 Clippy cloppy Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license.

9. 

   28 Sept 2016

   Episode 1 - The Inverted Jennies

   This is the story of some of the rarest stamps in American philately and how four were stolen and three ultimately returned to the American Philatelic Society in Bellefonte, the seat of Centre County, PA. Thanks to the following creators and composers whose work is gratefully included in today’s episode: Theme Music "Ghost Dance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Theme Music "Coffee Shop" David Szesztay http://www.needledrop.co/wp/artists/david-szesztay/ Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sound Effects: The following are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Plane Cessna Taxi Prop wash.wav Cheeseheadburger freesound.org onearmedbanditjackpot.wav vumseplutten1709 freesound.org fast foward.wav ricardri freesound.org presentiment R4544m2 Setuniman freesound.org photo press Conference.WAV klankbeeld freesound.org real?_world_recordings » photocopy machine.wav Photocopy machine Tomlija Clicks and Pops Volume 1 » clicks and pops 3.aif Corsica_S The following is licensed under Creative Common’s CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication rauliphone Shop Vac.aif

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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