Novelty – Page 2 – Retro Radio Podcast

Bing Crosby (Philco Radio Time) Spike Jones. ep2, 461023

By Keith July 16, 2019Bing Crosby, Music

Ken Carpenter, John Scot Trotter, Stitch Henderson, Charioteers, Lena Romei. Playlist My Heart Goes Bump De Bump (Bing). Hawaiian War Chant (Spike Jones and his City Slickers). Spike jokes with…

Adventures in Research – The King of Ice. ep3, 430216.

By Keith February 16, 2016Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

Modern conveniences were unheard of in times before the 19th century. For instance, ice was only a seasonal feature, and an unimaginable luxury in the tropics, until the Ice King.…

Retro OTRDiary – Voices Of Christmas Past (retro509)

By Keith December 17, 2015Music, Retro Original

Keith gets tired of the worn out Christmas carols, and goes on a search for what people listened to before animated snowmen, flying reindeer with red noses, and dreams of…

Vic and Sade – Uncle Fletcher’s Door Stop Plan. 410516.

By Keith May 16, 2014Comedy, Vic and Sade

Rush is excitedly telling Sade all he knows about Uncle Fletcher, and his plan to use a few scraps of railroad rails. Vic helps calculate how much the whole batch…

Retro Christmas 2012 (410)

By Keith December 20, 2012Music, Retro Original

The fourth installment, but not the last, of musical shows. Over a full hour of seasonal fun. Watch for one remaining episode to round things out. Playlist: Bing Crosby and…

Retro Christmas 2012, (405)

By Keith December 8, 2012Music, Retro Original

Just over an hour of Christmas music. Plenty of classic favorites, some rare ones, and some that are just plain wierd. Playlist: Elmo and Patsy - Grandma Got Ran Over…

Spike Jones – John Laurenz. 480130.

By Keith May 19, 2012Music, Spike Jones

It's time for another Spotlight Review, featuring Spike Jones, the City Slickers, and the Park Avenue Hillbilly, Dorothy Shea. Playlist: Spike Jones starts off by playing, Hindustan. Dorothy talks with…