Comedians and Comedy shows from classic Old Time Radio. Jack Benny, Fibber McGee and Molly, Fred Allen, Groucho Marx, and more. New episodes posted weekly. For FREE you can listen to and download all my OTR podcast at https://otr.duane.media. Feedback and comments welcome at my email: Info@otr.duane.media or @duane.otr on Instagram. - Thank you and enjoy.
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I believe this Profile is duplicated. If you click on the other show "The Betty Allen Podcast" you will be able to listen to the actual episodes. Apologies for the inconvenience
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Best-selling author Whitney Johnson (“Disrupt Yourself”) explores her passion for personal disruption through engaging conversations with disruptors. Each episode of this podcast reveals new insights about how we work, learn, and live.
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Countermelody devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song.
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Been There Done That tells real life stories of the Baby Boom Generation. Hosted by Jo Ann Allen.
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This podcast is an honest conversation about difficult aspects of the Bible to seek understanding that leads to enhanced faith and deepened discipleship. Cover art photo provided by JFL on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@wallsbyjfl
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Comedy from radio's golden age. Brought to you by RelicRadio.com
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Welcome to JSS Podcasting the home of Jackson Street School Podcasting.
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Welcome to Tales from the Green Room - Backstage conversations from popular music venues around the country curated by Mount Tam Media. Buckle up and listen in, as host Dennis Strazulo and Mount Tam Media founder, Tami Larson, dig up conversations with artists - before and after shows - in the exclusive confines of the green room. Barriers are down with stories abound! Tales from the Greenroom Special Edition (Sweetwater Music Hall's 50th Anniversary Series) Mount Tam Media is thrilled to la ...
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Books on the Ridge is a production of Mt. Zion Ridge Press, "Books off the Beaten Path." The podcast introduces the author of each month's new book, and also looks back to older titles. Each month, readers will receive a limited time code for a discount on a book purchase. Check our website for more information, and subscribe for regular updates, downloads, and more discounts. www.MtZionRidgePress.com
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History better than fiction. The History Cache podcast excavates through the deepest interiors of the human experience with in-depth research, and an intelligent narrative that weaves history with storytelling. A history podcast crafted for the most curious of minds.
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Among the Dirt and Trees is a podcast that dives into the stories behind true crime cases that occur out in nature through short and sweet episodes that work for even the busiest schedules. Join our host, BreeAnn, as she ruins the forest, the desert, the beach, the ocean (and pretty much anywhere else with fresh air) one case at a time. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday and guaranteed to make you never want to leave your couch! 🔪🌲
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Betty Allen has been featured on countless omnibus Countermelody episodes, but it’s time for her to get her own episode! Born in Ohio on 17 March, 1927, she died at the age of 82 on 22 June 2009. Not only did Betty Allen possess a voice of significant power and amplitude, she was a superb musician who channeled her soul into her singing, using her …
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Mill Valley Music Festival - Meet the Headliners: Margo Price, Anders Beck (Greensky Bluegrass) and Eric Johnson (Fruit Bats)
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Listen in as Tales From The Green Room corrals three star power artists from the 2024 Mill Valley Music Festival! Margo Price joins the green room conversation after her festival performance and moments before her late night exclusive show at Sweetwater Music Hall later that evening - musing on demystifying psilocybin, her journey to “California So…
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Episode 286. Julia Varady Revisited
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This week, the sublime Julia Varady celebrated her 83rd birthday, and here at Countermelody that is an occasion well worth commemorating and celebrating. I’m newly home in Berlin, but with a huge pile of “welcome home” stuff that I have to attend to, so this episode consists of bonus content that I published a year ago while I was (once again) in t…
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Episode 285. Edda Moser Reappraised
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Lately I have been doing a series of episodes on artists that in my opinion deserve a reassessment, a second glance, if you will. Edda Moser is almost universally regarded as the “best” Queen of the Night that ever walked the earth. Certainly she is the most ominous and menacing, as well as the most monumental of voice and delivery. But there is a …
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388 Yamini Rangan: How To Gain Credibility, Wherever You Are, By Being Curious
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There’s a reason we call it a mental rut – this deep groove in the mud. It’s a pattern of behavior that we’ve dug into our brains, and when we go down this road, it’s where our mental wheels get stuck. When have you been stuck in a rut? Maybe it’s coming back day after day to a job you hate. Maybe it’s something small, like knowing you should eat l…
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Jack Benny | Returning from New York By Air || Code of the Hills | 1940
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Jack Benny | 1940-05-12 Returning from New York By Air || 1940-06-02 Code of the Hills : : : : : My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES Enjoy my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. Also, if you have a moment, please give a…
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Episode 284. Claudia Muzio Revisited
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Claudia Muzio was known as “the Duse of Song,” a title that might be lost somewhat in time, since it refers to the great stage actress Eleanora Duse, felt to rank among the greatest actresses of all time. She is one of a handful of singers that number among my most beloved vocal artists of all time and all genres. As such, Muzio is not only feature…
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387 Tarsha Joyner: To Manifest Your Dreams, Put Them Into Words, Say It Out Loud, And Say It Often
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The power of manifesting something into reality might seem… well, a bit silly at times. It’s all over social media, for better or for worse. It can seem silly because we all know it’s not as simple as saying it out loud, or creating a Pinterest board. Getting what you want, reaching mastery on a curve, it’s hard, hard work. And yet it does start wi…
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It’s The Martin And Lewis Show on this week’s A Legacy Of Laughs. We’ll hear their broadcast from October 21, 1949, featuring George Jessell. More from Martin And Lewis https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/LOL259.mp3 Download LOL259 | Subscribe | Support Relic RadioBy RelicRadio.com
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Vic and Sade | (4 eps) Double Feature in Hopewood || Five Christmas Card Salesmen || Blue-tooth Under the Davenport || Charley’s Fish Snapshot | 1939
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Vic and Sade | Double Feature in Hopewood || Five Christmas Card Salesmen || Blue-tooth Under the Davenport || Charley’s Fish Snapshot (4 eps) || October 6 - 10 - 31, November 6, 1939 : : : : : My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES Enjoy my …
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How can it even be that our beloved Janet Baker is turning 91 today? I have been so moved by all the tributes pouring in and I feel compelled to add my humble wishes to all the others. Last year while perusing the bins at Academy Records in New York, I came across an obscure live LP of Janet Baker that made me gasp in surprise and delight: her New …
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I began work on this episode on the one-year anniversary of the death of Renata Scotto, perhaps the most beloved of my many dearly-loved divas. But I have been thinking about and planning it ever since August 16, 2023. Now I am collected my thoughts on what made Scotto, in my opinion, one of the greatest artists of the past century. I break down he…
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386 Betty Lu: A Diversity Of Perspectives Means A Diversity Of Possibilities
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Do you know that feeling, when you’ve been on a roadtrip for however many hours – or even, days – and you just can’t bring yourself to eat another bite of fast food? The food all looks the same, the landscape outside your window starts blending together, and you just crave something… different? There’s a part of us deep inside that searches out for…
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On this week’s A Legacy Of Laughs, The Fred Allen Show brings us his episode from March 3, 1946, Chicken Surplus. More from The Fred Allen Show https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/LOL258.mp3 Download LOL258 | Subscribe | Support Relic RadioBy RelicRadio.com
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The Henry Morgan Show | The Invention of Work | 1947
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The Henry Morgan Show | The Invention of Work | February 26, 1947 Sponsored by: Eversharp-Schick. Henry joins the Ajax Social Club. "The March Of Science" presents, "The Invention Of Work." Josh White and his son appear as guests. : : : : : My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARME…
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Episode 280. Heather Harper Revisited
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The beloved Irish soprano Heather Harper died at the age of 88 on 22 April 2019 in London. In music ranging from the Baroque through the modern eras, she displayed an easy mastery as did very few others, as well as a radiant voice and demeanor that made her a favorite collaborator of some of the greatest conductors and composers of the Twentieth Ce…
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Episode 279. Ernst Kozub Reappraised
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Have you heard of the remarkable German Heldentenor Ernst Kozub? If you haven’t, you’re in for a special treat. And if you have, you know doubt have preconceived notions about him, which I hope that you will be prepared to set aside as I present an episode that explores the many facets of an often unjustly-maligned artist. Throughout his short life…
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385 Nina Tandon: When You’re Disrupting The World With Your Dream, Remember To Disrupt Yourself Too
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What does it mean to turn a dream into a business plan? How do you take your vision of a better future, whatever that looks like, and translate that into a company? It’s a difficult leap! This grand vision has to be broken down into steps, arranged on a timeline. Then your dream becomes tied to the bottom line profits, to your employees and your bo…
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Episode 278. George Shirley Revisited
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This August I shall be supplementing each new episode published with a first-time general posting of bonus episodes which were originally available only for my Patreon subscribers. Today, in the first of my “new reissues,” I present “George Shirley Revisited,” a supplement to the tribute I posted three years ago, and which I now offer as a belated …
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Episode 277. Benjamin Luxon In Memoriam
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Last week on July 25th, the music world was saddened by the death of the Cornish baritone Benjamin Luxon at the age of 87. I began collecting recordings of this exceptional artist a few years ago with the intention of producing an episode in his honor at some point. Here is that episode, albeit a posthumous effort now. In an episode I produced in t…
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384 Jonathan Haidt: Between TikTok And Helicopter Parents, What Happens To A Childhood Deferred (And Depressed)?
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In 2022, 46 percent of American teens said they were online almost constantly. Around 80 percent of high school seniors said they use social media nearly every day, but only 30 percent say they meet up with friends every day. Since 2010 – roughly the year touch-screen smartphones and social media apps blew up – the number of girls between 12 and 17…
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Daughters of Grateful Dead Legends (Garcia, Hunter, Kesey) + Betty Cantor-Jackson
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Ever wonder what it was like growing up as a true child in the Grateful Dead family? Trixie Garcia (Jerry’s daughter), Jess Hunter Keilt (daughter of lyricist Robert Hunter), and Merry Prankster/Author Ken Kesey’s daughter, Sunshine Kesey share fond stories of the circus atmosphere surrounding their upbringing. In a rare interview with these three …
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Fibber McGee and Molly | Dining Out (Beulah Looks for Job) | 1944
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Fibber McGee and Molly | Dining Out (Beulah Looks for Job) | January 25, 1944 : : : : : My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES Enjoy my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star…
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Episode 276. Jules Bledsoe (Listeners’ Favorites)
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Ten days ago I reposted an episode celebrating the life and career of Paul Robeson, legendary for many reasons, but particularly remembered for his iconic and powerful performances of “Ol’ Man River.” It is often assumed that Robeson also created the role of Joe in Show Boat, but in fact that distinction went to his near-contemporary Jules Bledsoe …
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Episode 275. Margaret Tynes (Listeners’ Favorites)
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On March 7, 2024, the legendary African American soprano Margaret Tynes died at the age of 104. During the second season of Countermelody, I featured the singer, who at the time was a mere 101 years old, on one of my Black History Month episodes. She was a unique artist, fearlessly forging her own musical, dramatic, and vocal path, aided and abette…
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383 Melissa Stockwell: How Perseverance Nurtures The Human Spirit, From Baghdad To Paris
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CLICK HERE TO VOTE IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE PODCAST AWARDS: https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup We all have an idea of what we want our future to look like. Maybe it’s very grounded, and concrete – or maybe it’s just a vague idea of how we want to feel when we get there. But what happens when we’re forced to adapt that vision? Something out of y…
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We’ll hear The Charlie McCarthy Show on this week’s A Legacy Of Laughs. Here’s his episode from March 24, 1946, featuring guest W.C. Fields. Listen to more Charlie McCarthy https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/LOL257.mp3 Download LOL257 | Subscribe | Support Relic Radio…
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Jack Benny | Jacks Birthday Party after Ski Accident | 1940
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Jack Benny | 1940-02-25. Jacks Birthday Party after Ski Accident | 1940-05-05. At the Ritz Theater - Clown Hall Tonight : : : : : My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES Enjoy my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. Also, if…
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Episode 274. Odetta (Listeners’ Favorites)
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The United States seems (if this could be possible) even more divided and challenged than it did a week ago. In spite and even because of that, I am continuing my salute to the truly great Americans in our shared past to provide us with inspiration and courage in the challenging days to come. Today I repost an episode that I initially presented on …
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Episode 273. Paul Robeson (Listeners’ Favorites)
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I am here visiting my family in Milwaukee this week, a time which has proven to be a landmark in the downward spiral of our country into fascism. And all right here in our own backyard! It all struck way too close to home for me when the minister at my mother’s church delivered the benediction at the opening ceremonies of the RNC on Monday and sudd…
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