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061 – Free Blockbuster

Jimi and Alison Nguyen are Minnesota’s first ambassadors of the Free Blockbuster movement. They’ll explain what it is and why they’re a part of it. If you remember anything about the once mighty Blockbuster video rental chain, you’ll enjoy hearing about how they’re making Free Blockbuster happen in …

060 – Sam Novak

This season’s second interview occurred while the host and producer were in Las Vegas earlier this month. You don’t need to know anything about Sam Novak, or care about what he does, in order to enjoy our interview with him. Thoughtful and articulate only scratch the surface. This man should have …

059 – Jeff Walker

This season’s first interview features a Canadian who affirms what the host knows, and doesn’t know, about his neighbors to the north. And we learn a few things about how the state of Canadian radio is similar to its U.S. counterpart in 2021. The host concludes the podcast with his opening …

058 – Elmer Sherwin

Here comes another story the host is surprised he hadn’t heard until recently. Elmer Sherwin won a lot of money in 1989, but that’s not what makes his story so fascinating. His story, and an unrelated tale of woe, follow an addendum to episode 57, and the story of another of the host’s once-lost …

057 – Carl Ferris

It’s not the music of Carl Ferris that intrigues the podcast host, it’s how and why he performs it, nightly, for thousands of people. Carl’s story follows recollections of how the host met, and reconnected with, one of his friends. 

056 – Jahna Steele

Season 5 of the podcast begins with a long, sorted tale from the host’s past, inspired by the recent misadventures of his friend. From there, it’s a tribute to the Las Vegas showgirl, including a former showgirl whose story the host had never heard until a few months ago. 

055 – Hiatus Spectacular …

Two factors changed plans for the final spectacular of season 4. The end result still includes a visit with a past guest, but it also includes a tribute to a game show host who died earlier this season.

054 – Hiatus Spectacular …

The hiatus continues, and this spectacular offers a fun fact, a major announcement, new questions for a past guest and a Halloween nod to Highrise Joe.

053 – Hiatus Spectacular …

It’s a little of this, and a little of that as the season 4 bonus content begins. You’ll hear new content from perennial guest Izzy Presley, learn about a new, convenient discovery the host has made involving Highrise Joe, (the subject of episode 45,) and enjoy the host and producer’s modern day …

052 – Jeanne Calment

It’s the season 4 finale, and the host is lazy, so he glosses over the history of a French woman who lived longer than you will. But not before he revisits his recent trip to Bayfield, Wisconsin, and shares a tidbit he has since learned about his beloved Madeline Island. And what does Vanna White …