{"id":1355,"date":"2024-04-23T05:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2024-04-23T05:03:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:03:53","slug":"ep-297-backyard-roller-coaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/23\/ep-297-backyard-roller-coaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 297- &#8220;Backyard Roller Coaster&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_323\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1355-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/episodes\/ep297BackyardRollerCoaster.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/episodes\/ep297BackyardRollerCoaster.mp3\">https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/episodes\/ep297BackyardRollerCoaster.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/episodes\/ep297BackyardRollerCoaster.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1355-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/episodes\/ep297BackyardRollerCoaster.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep297BackyardRollerCoaster.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Snapchat-2045244039-1024x1019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1356\" style=\"width:471px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Snapchat-2045244039-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Snapchat-2045244039-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Snapchat-2045244039-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Snapchat-2045244039-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Snapchat-2045244039-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Snapchat-2045244039-2048x2038.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/whatsyerweirdstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Snapchat-2045244039-1200x1194.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ep 297-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   This week&#8217;s guest, <strong>Tim Holmes<\/strong>, has had an unusual life. At age 7, his family moved to South America to live in a castle while his father dredged the Amazon River for gold. Later, in his teenage years, he attempted to build a roller coaster in his family&#8217;s backyard. Soon he fell in love with movies and struck out to follow that passion. Tim is a high energy creative who pursues his passions and in doing so has many adventures. Join us for a fun and at times heartfelt episode of the <strong>WHAT&#8217;S YER WEIRD STORY? Podcast!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ep 297- This week&#8217;s guest, Tim Holmes, has had an unusual life. At age 7, his family moved to South America to live in a castle while his father dredged the Amazon River for gold. Later, in his teenage years, he attempted to build a roller coaster in his family&#8217;s backyard. 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