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Las Vegas really is unique in so many ways. One of them is that its history, which is short but intense, can be told through the birth and demise of the resorts that dot the Strip, the rise and fall of its casino industry titans. This brief history of the Las Vegas Strip presents every casino hotel built along Las Vegas Boulevard South, the most celebrated and most visited stretch of asphalt on Earth, starting in 1941 with the El Rancho Vegas.

Twenty-five years of Dave Matthews Band shows from the tailgate lots to the cheap seats . . . Before These Crowded Seats: A Dave Matthews Band Fan’s Journey Through 100 Shows offers an in-depth look at DMB from 2002 to present. Mike Carpenter charts the group’s history while reflecting on his personal experiences as a fan, from his first DMB concert in the winter of 2002 to his 100th during the 2026 Summer Tour.

No Plan Survives is about what happens when our business vision crashes into our business reality – and the new things we create as a result.This is a limited series: Two entrepreneurs, five days, five topics. Each day we each bring one story from our business journeys, told in three acts:· What was your plan?· How did reality wreck it?· What was born as a result?Then we interrogate those stories – and each other.This is a business show that feels more “beer at five” than “Monday morning coffee.” You might hear our tips and frameworks, but ...

Three decades of Illinois basketball viewed from the cheap seats at State Farm Center . . .The 200 Level: An Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Fan’s Journey offers an in-depth look at the program’s history from the 1990s to present. Mike Carpenter reflects on his personal experience as a fan through all the eras, from Henson to Kruger, Self to Weber, Groce to Underwood, and everything in between. A lifelong townie, radio and podcast personality, and diehard fan, Carpenter charts the highs and lows of Illini basketball over the last 30+ years.