In the lead up to the world being plunged into a second world war, the Japanese invaded China and subjected the country to a living...
Philosophy throwdown! Somehow between sneaky neighbors, withered trees, unaware beauty, unaware virtue, Chinese sages and missing axes, we find a little insight. To hear on...
Television pioneer and icon Mary Tyler Moore died at age 80 on Wednesday after being hospitalized in Connecticut. She leaves behind a loving husband of...
If the early aughts were good to you and you want to feel as if time stood still, Underworld: Blood Wars is absolutely for you....
78 RPM quests, Bix Beiderbecke’s mystery trail, Joe Bussard’s basement Mecca, digitizing history and making-me-blush blues songs. It’s all brought here by this week’s guest...
A whole village under the thumb of one snake, avenging a father one never knew, the safety in being useless, piting lions against each other,...
Nashville, Tennessee is famous for the country music industry, hot chicken and a ton of colleges. But it’s also full of individual stories, of which...
1980’s are back, at least in our reminiscing. This time around: high school hard boiled press hounds, fist fighting everyone from Tennessee to Chicago, club Medusa’s...
Solitude, books, gardens, shady trees, being defined by enemies, honesty and man-children! Hear all these topics rolled around and discussed with folks from various walks of...
Jack Teagarden, Louis Jordan, Ukulele Ike and Percy Mayfield are all names that aren’t heard much on the lips of folks these days. But musicologist...
It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride for our fellow Americans this year. We’ve done our best to remain neutral throughout the 2 years of...
Unconnected stories! From the back of the recording drawer we’ve got folks talking about inventing an Amiga computer for the domestic engineer, the blossom and...
The devil went down to Georgia today. He was looking for some coal to steal. He was in a bind and didn’t have much time...
We’re back over in China’s interior for another lesson in the ways of the Taoism. This time around we’re talking with a “Mr. Wu” who...
Foxy Chinese lady spirits, a mud-faced mexican witch, meat rain, prison haunts, oujia manipulations, Sudanese brotherly betrayals and tunnels from of the dead offsprings of fornicating clergy. It’s...
I was naked and engaged in a room full of orgies for hours.
More creepy Patches From a Second-Hand Planet stories! These two called “When you went away” and “Worse in it’s absence” involve travelers and the ghosts they pick...
Mr. Mister’s liturgy, Margaret Thatcher’s reign, hiding in the ceiling, talking to girls, climbing up the school building, falling off the school building, first crushes...
Half of this episode will be in the ocean depths and the other half will be over in China; and a guy we’ll call ShuǐXià LaoWai will...
To some Falun Gong is just way to exercise or meditate, to others it’s brought them great inner peace and then to others it somehow...
Miami Vice, mullets, shoes but no socks, a video game starring the members of the band Journey, Flock of Seagull hair, Mexican female bodies stuffed...
Not everyone in the 1980’s were walking on sunshine. On this installment of our look back podcast, we talk back to bullies, go to Southern...
Been a long time since you strained your brain? Come join us Back by the Woodpile for more word wrestling as we discuss saints, sinners,...
Welcome to another dig through the often overlooked music of the 1980s! This time around journalist and author John J Thompson of True Tunes fame...
The final in the series of interviews conducted at the 2016 International Association of Jazz Record Collectors, music enthusiastic Phil Oldham talks about the state...
Dr. Ming Wang is an Ophthalmologist and scientist who’s pioneered both the fields of health technology and molecular biology, having published research papers and...
Thieves have stolen all the arms and legs of a sweet child’s baby doll collection! Who would do such an inconsiderate thing? We’re not sure...
Joe Torre has been around the computing block both in soft and hardware since the 1970’s. By taking advantage of his luck and pushing discipline...
The Ramones are easily one of the most important rock bands of the 20th century. I’ve been a proud fan since I discovered them and...
DJ Ron Slomowicz has been pumping dance beats out onto the club floors, airwaves and media avenues for over 20 years now. In a moment of...