From the mid-1970s to his death in 1992, singer/songwriter Mark Heard recorded 14 albums and produced and wrote for several other artists. In 2003 scholar...
It is well known that Harry Houdini had an interest in the afterlife and the paranormal. What if the magician pulled off the greatest trick...
Derek Luptak talks with author Spun Counterguy to talk about the inspirations behind the horror anthology Nest of ‘Em. Including Skeleton Key, Dr. Jekyll and...
In the early 1800’s when America was debating what to do about those still enslaved and the many black Americans that were gaining their liberty,...
Though with the 1896 case of Plessy verses Ferguson, American local and state governments forcing racial segregation was upheld as legal, individuals also chose to...
Listen in on a redemptive story as Spun & Todd continue to dig deep into the alternative Christian musical history of Mike Stand and his...
Mike Stand and Co. have been writing refreshing songs for decades. His songs inspire, challenge, encourage, and for many are the soundtrack of their Christian...
During the 1970s and 1980’s there was a flourishing of musical blending and innovation in the nation of South Africa that infected the whole world....
Dr. Carlos Eire returns to talk about how his life as a Cuban refugee and being taken in by Jewish foster parents affected his faith,...
Musician Mike Roe (77s, Kerosene Halo, Lost Dogs) came by for a short chat about a handful of topics, including his involvement with Robert Vaughn’s...
Randy Layton of Alternative Records comes on to talk about the story behind Robert Vaughn’s Songs from the Riverhouse record and the campaign to have...
Yale’s Dr. Carlos Eire talks Christian history, martyrdom, pacifism verses self-defense and more. To hear on Spotify, click here!
The conversation with Soup the Chemist continues, he talking about sharing the stage with KRS-One, the last days of Brainstorm Artists International, watching fellow artists...
Rapper Soup the Chemist aka SFC aka Chris Cooper joins Todd and Spun for this first episode of Orphans of God to talk hip-hop, Brainstorm...
Filmmaker Jaime Prater returns to talk about his newest film Love Song, which further documents the Jesus People USA commune in Chicago, Illinois and some...
Jazz music collector Dave Greer tells all about his quests and chance encounters with all kinds of musicians ranging from King Oliver to Jabbo Smith...
In the history of early recorded music, one label stands out as a kind of unlikely blessing. A recording studio in the unassuming town of...
In 1846, a slave by the name of Dred Scott after several attempts to buy his own freedom from his master Eliza Sanford, sued. In...
Oswaldo Paya attempted to bring Cuba closer towards all the broken promises of Fidel Castro by peaceful, democratic means, which in the end cost Paya...
The Federalist Papers argued on why the Articles of Confederation needed to be ditched for the United States Constitution. On this episode we learn...
(Finster with Keith Haring) Welcome to our third and final installment of our series on folk artist and preacher Howard Finster. If you haven’t heard...
Originally published in 1961, Houdini’s Fabulous Magic was written by Walter B. Gibson and Morris Young, both of which knew and worked with the said...
Here’s part two of filmmaker Todd Zeller’s talk with Spun Counterguy regarding his 1980s fantasy homage, The Ten Tracks Mixtape Tasks! To hear on Stitcher,...
Host Spun Counterguy wrote a book called The Ten Tracks Mixtape Tasks and filmmaker Todd Zeller talks to him about it, including questions from readers....
On this third installment of our series on singer, songwriter and musician Una Mae Carlisle we talk with Charlie Young, the nephew of music publisher...
Music journalist and author Bill Adler is Back by the Woodpile to talk a little more about his memory of the history of hip hop....
Before the United States Constitution, Americans lived under the government of the Articles of Confederation. So why the overhaul? This episode tries to explain the...
We’re back with another installment of our talk with Reformation scholar Carlos Eire. This time we discuss the joys of historical research and discovery, the...
Uncle Paul is back for a third chapter regarding his interesting life and experiences. This time we talk about climbing into a girl’s dormitory to...
In early 1980, a city bus crashed into the Peruvian embassy in Havana Cuba. Somehow this incident would lead to the mass exodus of over...