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 1--Lily Tomlin birthday
=I shared my brush with Lily story in this episode of Minutia Men. Not one of my proudest moments.
September 1—Coyote Peterson birthday
=We interviewed the danger hunter earlier this year.
September 1, 1965—First issue of Tiger Beat released
=We talked to one-time cover boy Tony Defranco.
September
3, 2019—Rick meets soccer announcer Arlo White at Wrigley
=I stalked him to get this photo. He had to snap it for me because I'm such a technical moron. I've told that story in a previous episode of Minutia Men.
September 3, 1980—Pekin high school officially drops the nickname Chinks. =Sportscaster Howard Sudberry was a graduate of that school and confirmed that story.
September 5, 1882—Tottenham Hotspurs founded
=Have we mentioned that Free Kicks is back for another season?
September 5, 1962—Ken Hubbs sets fielding record for consecutive put outs without an error=We have the audio.
September 5, 2023—Debut of “While You Were Out” by Meg Kissinger.
=Really enjoyed our interview with Meg.
September 6, 1994—WGN Morning News TV show debuts
=On this 30th anniversary of the show, check out our interview with the show's star, Larry Potash.
September 7—Stewart McVicar birthday
=Who is Stew? He's the man behind the Club 400 podcast. Rick was a guest on the show in 2019.