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
