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Story by: Gail Nobles Cover Art: Gail Nobles In a fascinating biblical story, we learn that the first harp was created by a man named Jubal, who is a descendant of Cain. Jubal is famously referred to as the "father of all who play the harp and organ," according to the book of Genesis. This suggests that he is seen as the very first musician in history. It's important to note that when we see the w...

Photo: Wikipedia Public Domain Story By: Gail Nobles But, after football, Bubba started feeling the effects of all those hits he took while playing. He had pain and headaches. So, Bubba and other former players sued the NFL. They said the NFL didn't tell them enough about the dangers of head injuries. Then, something surprising happened: Howard Cosell, a famous sportscaster who often criticized th...

Intro music by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: Wikimedia Public Domain Let me tell you, that PBS soul celebration from the 60s and 70s was absolutely electric! You know how we love to groove and move to those timeless rhythms, and when Yvonne Elliman stepped out there on that stage and belted out "If I Can't Have You"? Whoa, what a moment! Hello! I’m Gail Nobles and you’re listening to T...

Story by: Gail Nobles Muchael Jordan photo: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Julius Ervung photo: Wikipedia CC BY 3.0 Hello! I'm Gail Nobles!  Welcome to Times Ripley. Today I want to talk about Michael Jordan versus Julius Irving. They played against each other. They faced each other a total of eight times in NBA games. Julius Irving has a 6 to 2 winning record over Michael Jordan. They never met in the pl...

Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: Wikipedia Public Domain Yoel Romerois a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for Bellator MMA. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was a challenger for the UFC Middleweight Championship. Romero mixed martial arts r...

Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: Wikipedia Public Domain Hi! I am Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Times Ripley. PBS is the best in documentaries. PBS is a free-to-air television network and is different than CBS, ABC, and NBC. I've always called it the learning broadcast television station. It’s the station where we watched Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street as children. As an adult, I began to watch P...

Music by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023 Music: Echoes of Romeo Story by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Hi! I'm Gail Nobles, & you’re listening to Times Rippley. I'm thinking of Aaliyah and Jet Li today. When they made the movie “Romeo Must Die” together, it was considered Li’s American film breakthrough and Aaliyah’s acting breakthrough. I was looking for more, but Aaliyah left...

Intro Song written by: Gail Nobles Intro song: We Can Always Come To The Savior Vocals by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Story: Donna Summer and Me Music: Soul Keys Letting Go - Samplefocus.com https://samplefocus.com/samples/soul-keys-letting-go-b Usage: Standard License I don't know what it is about Donna Summer and me. Singing: We can always come to the Savior Donna Summ...

Song: Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) Song by: Harry Belafonte Digital art by: Gail Nobles Voices by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles General Port Ambience: https://quicksounds.com/library/sounds/dock “ Day - I (The Banana Boat Song) is a traditional Jamaican folk song. It is a call and response work song , from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships....

Hi! I’m Gail Nobles & you’re listening to Times Rippley. Jesus was in the past, he’s in our present, and he’s in our future. According to Rev. 1: 8, he’s Alpha & Omega. The beginning & the ending which is, and which was, and which is to come, the almighty. Jesus Christ is the only door by which we may enter and be saved according to St. John 10:9. He said, “ I am the door: by me if any...

Ocean and crocodile alligator effects: soundbible.com Voices by: Gail Nobles Digital art by: Gail Nobles Hello! I’m Gail Nobles & you’re listening to Times Rippley. “I done something new for this fight. I done wrestled an alligator. ~ Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali was more than a great champion in boxing. He was also a poet. “I done wrestled with an alligator,” he would say. He took his poetry to...