Studio Walls--9-11-24

 

A weekly update/preview of my latest podcasts, and a look back at some of my previous audio work from this week in history over the past 40+ years.

Here are a few from the archives...

September 8, 1960--The movie Psycho premiered.

=Have you ever heard Psycho on Ice?  

September 8, 1921—Miss America pageant founded.

=We interviewed her married counterpart, Mrs. America.  

September 8, 1908—Lane Tech opens first year. 

=We've talked to graduate Carl Giammarese, and Liverpool's very own Roger Bennett, about the thing that people can't believe once happened at Lane Tech High School. Forced naked swimming. 

September 8, 1888—First game played at Anfield in Liverpool. 

=Another reminder that Free Kicks is back for another season.

 

September 9—Antony Penrose birthday

=We talked to the internationally famous photographer about several things including Pablo Picasso, who he personally knew.  

September 9, 2022

="Beatles in India" movie released. We talked to its writer/director Paul Saltzman.

September 10—World Suicide Prevention day

=We somehow had a fun interview with author Meg Kissinger about this all-too serious topic. One of our greatest accomplishments.  

September 10, 2011—“Hick” released

=We talked to one of the film's stars, Dave Vescio.  

September 10, 1905—Crystal Palace founded

=Another perfect time to remind you that Free Kicks is back for a new season.

 

September 11, 2001

=Everyone has an answer to "where were you when the twin towers were hit?" But I have one that involves Eddie Munster, Butch Patrick. You read that right. Hear the story in this episode.  

September 11, 1999

=National Wrestling Hall of Fame opened. We talked to Vision Quest's Frank Jasper about his movie/wrestling career.  

September 11--Tom Dreesen birthday  

=We talked to the comedian a few years ago. You can listen to it here. 

 

September 12, 1969—Plastic Ono band performs first time 

=Their drummer was future Yes drummer Alan White. He told us all about it.  )

September 12, 1981—Smurf cartoon debuts in America. 

=Want to hear an interview with an obsessed Smurf-collector? It's in this episode. 

 

September 13—Tom Latourette debuts “I’m not betting against my Cubs”

=Here it is, a Just One Bad Century staple. 

September 13, 2022—Eddie Money dies.

=Kurt Elling has the single greatest Eddie Money story ever told.  

 

September 14, 2014—First episode of Brave Wilderness

=We interviewed the host of the show, Coyote Peterson 

September 14—Roger Bennett birthday

=One of our best interviews ever. 

Studio Walls--June 26, 2024

 

A weekly update/preview of my latest podcasts, and a look back at some of my previous audio work from this week in history over the past 40+ years.

Here are a few from the archives...

June 23, 1939—Siam changes name to Thailand. 

=How many podcasts have had guests on live from Thailand? We did. Author Bill Paige was living in Thailand when he talked to us about his book Everything I Know I Learned From Rock Stars

June 23, 1993--John Wayne Bobbitt gets his penis cut off by his wife Lorena

=Yes, of course we wrote a song about that for Landecker and the Legends. I told that story in this episode of Minutia Men. If you want to read the lyrics, they are here.

June 23, 1995—Pocahontas released by Disney

=Yes, we wrote a song about that too. "The Polka-hontas Polka" was on Landecker & the Legends Volume II, and just might be heard again in a future episode of Minutia Men.

June 24, 1901—Brighton & Hove Albion founded 

=Just another reminder to listen to the Free Kicks podcast with Adam and Rick. Brighton & Hove Albion is mentioned quite frequently.

June 24—Dave Vescio birthday

=Dave is an actor and an artist and a memorable guest  on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview

June 24--Roger Badesch birthday

=We talked to the former newsman/political flak/teacher & author of The Unplanned Life on this episode of Minutia Men

 

June 25—Carly Simon birthday

=Record producer and engineer Bill Schnee told us a story about what it was like to work with her.  You can hear it on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

 

June 26—Vick’s Vapo Rub debuts 1905. 

=We did a radio ad for them when we owned our advertising agency. Would you like to hear it? It stars Dave. We'll play it on a future episode of the show.

June 26, 2023—Dick Biondi death

=I worked with Dick for ten years at WJMK, but only appeared on one show with him--when he was on Tony Lossano's podcast. Here's a photo from that day.

June 26, 1981—Stripes premieres 

=Did you know that Bill Murray and Harold Ramis were not the original choices for the lead characters in that film? Tommy Chong revealed to us that Cheech and Chong were offered the movie first.

June 26--Bobby Holland Hanton birthday

=The stuntman who has worked in virtually all of the Marvel films appeared on our show to explain the stunts. You can hear that here.

June 26—Eric Nelsen birthday

=The star of the Yellowstone prequel 1884 was a fun guest. Here he is on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview

June 27, 1994—Caning in Singapore

=The story of the American kid who was sentenced to caning in Singapore was the top story in the news here. Scott May told us a great story about how the Kevin Matthews show and the Danny Bonaduce show on the Loop helped celebrate the story.  Listen here.

June 27—Adam Howarth birthday

=Adam is my co-host on Free Kicks. Free Kicks returns at the end of August for the new Premier League season.

June 27—James Breakwell birthday

=The NY Times best selling author appeared on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview

June 28—Mel Brooks birthday

=Mel is 98 years old this week. We talked to actor Eric Allan Kramer (Little John in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights") about what it was like working with comedy's greatest legend. 

June 28--John Cusack birthday

=I told the story of my brush with John Cusack in  this episode of Minutia Men.

June 28, 1997—Mike Tyson bites Holyfield’s ear 

=Was it a huge story in the 1990s? You bet. Did Landecker & the Legends record a song about it? What do you think? It's on our fourth CD "Live Long and Perspire"

June 28, 1970—Gay Pride Day established

=It's expanded into a whole month now. We interviewed actor Dan Butler (Bulldog on Frasier) about his activism for the LBGT community in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview

Studio Walls--June 12, 2024

 

A weekly update/preview of my latest podcasts, and a look back at some of my previous audio work from this week in history over the past 40+ years.

This week's  Minutia Men podcast has been posted. We named the episode after the famous bit by Cheech and Chong, Sister Mary Elephant. Also discussed: a rogue Irish priest, a woman declared alive, internet in the amazon, a German rap sensation, and a touch from Keanu Reeves. Listen to it here.

Here are a few from the archives...

June 9, 1954—Joseph Nye Welch made history when he chastised Senator Joe McCarthy during the McCarthy hearings. 

=His great-granddaughter, Amy Landecker, was on the show to talk about that and her thriving Hollywood career. . Amy story: 

 

June 10--Neil Steinberg birthday

=The Sun-Times columnist was a guest on this episode of Minutia Men.  

June 10, 1896—Congress authorizes federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. 

=Actor/Artist Dave Vescio was a guest on Minutia Celebrity Interview, and told us about serving time in that notorious prison.  

June 10, 1991—Final episode of Twin Peaks is released. 

=During the Bob Stroud interview, I revealed an embarrassing incident that happened to me while I was at Stroud's house watching that episode. 

June 10, 2022—Vintage Confidential by Duane Scott Cerny released.

=Duane is a character, and he told us some great stories from that book in this episode of the  show.  

 

June 11, 1986—Ferris Bueller opens

=Everybody from our generation loves that movie. Everybody that is, except for Nick Digilio & me. We both hate it, and bonded over that hate in this episode. 

June 11, 1952—Hank Sauer hits 3 HRs 

=We have the classic audio of that day. Will we play it this week?

June 11--Frank Beard birthday

=My ZZ Top story also includes the one ZZ Top member (Beard) who didn't actually have a beard.  

June 12, 1991—Bulls win first NBA title. 

=Chuck Swirsky was there, and told us all about it. 

June 12, 2018—Block Club Chicago founded.

=We talked to one of the founders, Shamus Toomey. 

June 12, 1972—Deep Throat released. 

=We never actually talked to anyone from that X-rated "classic" but we did interview adult film actress Maitland Ward. We never more thoroughly researched an interviewee. 

June 12, 1972—The famous Dick Allen Sports Illustrated cover released

=Chili Dog MVP author Dr. Fletcher explained the significance of that cover to us.  

June 13--Tim Allen birthday

=My brush with Tim Allen story is told in this episode of Minutia Men. 

June 13—Pigeon Appreciation Day. 

=We actually did an interview with a Chicago alderman about pigeon poop. It's in this episode of the show. 

 

June 14--Alan White birthday

=The late drummer of Yes was one of our favorite guests. You can listen to it here. He's watching the Price is Right in the background. (Yes): 

June 14, 2021—Minutia Men climbs to top 1% of world’s podcasts

=Just five years after our debut, we reached this still-hard-to-believe height.  

June 14--Lauren LoDiguice birthday

=Our favorite Melania Trump impersonator did this entire interview with us as Melania. 

June 15—Sam Giancana birthday 

=Mob Adjacent author Jeff Gentile actually knew him. It's part of this interview.  

June 15—Billy Williams birthday

=Author Fred Mitchell wrote a whole book about Billy, and tells us what the Hall of Famer is really like. (Spoiler alert: He's very nice) : 

June 15, 1988—Bull Durham released

=We have some classic audio from that film. Will we share it this week?

Studio Walls

      Every week I send my Minutia Men Co-Host Dave Stern a list from our audio archives for this week's Studio Walls feature. These are the possibilities for this week. Which one will he choose?

*September 6, 1994, WGN Morning News debuts with Larry Potash. We interviewed Larry a few years ago and he talked about the longevity of that show. (Listen to the interview here)

*September 8, 1960, the film Psycho premieres. But have you ever heard "Psycho on Ice" (we have the audio)

*September 8, 1908, Lane Tech High School opened its doors for the very first time. Dave later attended there and was forced to swim nude in gym class. We have talked to two our guests about that nude swimming, Buckinghams lead singer Carl Giammarese, and Men in Blazers Roger Bennett. (Carl's interview is here, Roger's is here)

*September 9, 1993, I signed on to join the John Records Landecker show on WJMK radio. I worked with John on that show for the next ten years. (AUDIO: Lots)

*September 9 is author Antony Penrose's birthday. We interviewed the famous photographer about several things, including his childhood brush with Pablo Picasso. (Listen to the interview here)

*September 9, 2021, the movie The Beatles in India was released. We talked to the writer of that film (and the accompanying book) Paul Salzman. (Full interview here)

*September 10, 2011, the film Hick was released. We talked to the star of that movie, Dave Vescio. (Listen to the interview here)