Best Reliving My Youth Podcasts (2024)

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John Ford Coley 55:56

24h ago55:56

55:56

Noel catches up with John Ford Coley. John is best known as half of the Grammy nominated duo, England Dan and John Ford Coley. They released the Yacht Rock masterpiece, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight," in 1976. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks and topped the East Listening charts. Other hits include “Love Is The …

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Sonnet 92: But Do Thy Worst to Steal Thyself Away 25:30

2h ago25:30

25:30

Sonnet 92 continues from Sonnet 91 and sets out a compelling – if perhaps strictly speaking somewhat sophistic – argument why the young man may, as the previous sonnet in its closing couplet considered to be a distinct possibility, leave Shakespeare whenever he feels like it, but without in doing so actually making him, Shakespeare, most wretched a…

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Sonnet 91: Some Glory in Their Birth, Some in Their Skill 27:32

10d ago27:32

27:32

With Sonnet 91, William Shakespeare reclaims his place in the young man's favour, and for the first time in a while – in the published sequence since the group that contains Sonnets 71 to 76 – speaks primarily of how the young man's love privileges him, Shakespeare, above all else. It is for the most part a return to a happier, more confident, more…

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Sonnet 90: Then Hate Me When Thou Wilt, if Ever, Now 22:17

17d ago22:17

22:17

Sonnet 90 is the third of three poems that form a 'group within a group', purporting to accept, even support, any decision the young man may wish to take to leave his poet lover, for whatever reason he deems justified. Its principal message is straightforward: if you are going to leave me, then do it now, while everything else is going against me a…

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Sonnet 89: Say That Thou Didst Forsake Me for Some Fault 34:53

14d ago34:53

34:53

Sonnet 89 continues the line of argumentation set up with Sonnet 88 and expounds on the steps William Shakespeare is willing to take to demonstrate to his young man how fully he is prepared to subject himself to his will and to accept a termination of the relationship as perfectly within the young man's rights. In spelling out the things that Shake…

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Dean Butler (Little House on the Prairie) 1:28:44

16d ago1:28:44

1:28:44

Noel catches up with Dean Butler, who just released his memoir, ‘Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond.’ Dean played Amanzo Wilder on Little House on the Prairie. Dean talks about the controversial first kiss with future TV wife, Melissa Gilbert, who was eight years younger than the 23-year-old actor. Dean discusses the legacy of Little House,…

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Sonnet 88: When Thou Shalt Be Disposed to Set Me Light 22:08

23d ago22:08

22:08

Having bid his lover farewell in Sonnet 87 and effectively conceded that this young man is out of his league, starting with Sonnet 88, and stretching over the next two poems, Shakespeare sets the ground for a spirited fightback that will materialise properly in Sonnets 91 to 96. In its tone and its stance Sonnet 88 seems submissive, even self-debas…

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Sonnet 87: Farewell, Thou Art Too Dear for My Possessing 24:09

1M ago24:09

24:09

With its complete change in tone, Sonnet 87 ushers in a new and decidedly different phase in the relationship between William Shakespeare and his young lover. The sonnet draws on the vocabulary of law, ownership, and finance and in these largely factual terms Shakespeare appears to concede that the young man is simply out of his league: it is the m…

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Andres del Castillo of Eight Seconds 1:07:24

29d ago1:07:24

1:07:24

Noel catches up with Andres del Castillo, who was the lead singer of the Canadian band, Eight Seconds. The synthpop/progressive rock group is best known for their 1986 hit, "Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)." It reached #14 overall in the Canadian charts, #1 in Quebec, and #72 in the United States. The band toured with Wang Chung in support of their …

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Special Guest: Professor Gabriel Egan – Computational Approaches to the Study of Shakespeare 1:20:23

1M ago1:20:23

1:20:23

In this special episode, Gabriel Egan, Professor of Shakespeare Studies and Director of the Centre for Textual Studies at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, talks to Sebastian Michael about computational approaches to the study of Renaissance literature in general and to Shakespeare's works in particular: what are the methodologies employed a…

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The Rival Poet 48:14

1M ago48:14

48:14

Much has been written and said, speculated and surmised about the Rival Poet in William Shakespeare’s Sonnets, with hypotheses ranging from the idea that there was no ‘rival poet’ and that Shakespeare essentially made up this figure, through the notion that there was perhaps a rival or possibly several rivals but that Shakespeare is not writing abo…

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Sam McMurray Part 1 1:05:52

1M ago1:05:52

1:05:52

Noel catches up with Sam McMurray. The actor has had a long and distinguished career. The New York native was a regular on The Tracey Ullman Show, played a recurring role as Chandler's boss on Friends, and is noted for being the first-ever guest star on The Simpsons. He also had a memorable guest-starring spot on The Sopranos playing Uncle Junior's…

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Sonnet 86: Was it the Proud Full Sail of His Great Verse 29:42

2M ago29:42

29:42

Sonnet 86 is the last of the Rival Poet group of sonnets, and it gives a final reason why William Shakespeare has, as he himself put it in Sonnet 85, become tongue-tied and been unable to express himself adequately in his praise of the young lover. Together with Sonnet 80 it bookends the group-within-a-group consisting of Sonnets 82 to 85 which tog…

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Tracy Bonham 1:17:54

2M ago1:17:54

1:17:54

Noel catches up with Tracy Bonham. The Grammy nominated singer is out with her new single, Damn the Sky (for being too wide). A new album is in the works as well. Tracy discusses the inspiration for the song. She came on to the scene with her number one hit “Mother, Mother.” It was the last time a female solo artist top the modern Rock tracks chart…

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Sonnet 85: My Tongue-Tied Muse in Manners Holds Her Still 29:13

2M ago29:13

29:13

With Sonnet 85, William Shakespeare concludes the group-within-a-group of four sonnets that concern themselves with his own defence against the charge – evidently levied by his young lover – that his poetry is lacking in lavish expressions of praise and that 'imputes', as Shakespeare himself calls it in Sonnet 83, his silence, or, as it should more…

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Lindsay Crouse (Slap Shot, The Verdict, House of Games) 43:01

2M ago43:01

43:01

Noel catches up with Lindsay Crouse. The Oscar, Grammy and Emmy nominated actress received her Oscar nomination for her role in "Places in the Heart." Lindsay talks about her Oscar night experience. She played Lily Braden in "Slap Shot." Lindsay reveals which Charlestown Chief came to her hotel room naked and the type of practical jokes Paul Newman…

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Sonnet 84: Who Is it That Says Most, Which Can Say More 23:24

2M ago23:24

23:24

With Sonnet 84, William Shakespeare continues and underpins his defence of himself against the charge, referenced explicitly in Sonnet 83, that he has failed to present his young lover with sufficiently effusive praise and instead remained silent about his unparalleled qualities: not only is it the case – as he told the young man there – that you d…

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Corey Glover (Living Colour, Sonic Universe) 1:02:49

2M ago1:02:49

1:02:49

To celebrate our 7th anniversary, This week’s guest is someone who was in my top five of dream guests when I started this podcast. Corey Glover is the lead singer of the Grammy-winning band Living Colour. The band’s music has been a big part of my life since their landmark debut album, Vivid, came out in 1988. The double platinum album featured the…

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Sonnet 83: I Never Saw That You Did Painting Need 28:21

2M ago28:21

28:21

Sonnet 83 picks up on the notion, introduced in Sonnet 82, of a 'gross painting' in words that other poets make of the young man with the 'strained touches' that rhetoric can lend them, in stark contrast to Shakespeare's own 'plain true words'. But rather than forming a contained pair with Sonnet 82, it spins the argument further, now giving his re…

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Steve Fossen ( Original Heart Bassist, Heart By Heart) 1:02:26

2M ago1:02:26

1:02:26

Noel catches up with Steve Fossen, founding member and original bassist for Heart. Steve was with Heart for their first six albums, leaving in 1982. The mid-to-late '70s version of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Steve, alongside former Heart drummer, Michael DeRosier, formed Heart By Heart, where they preform He…

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Sonnet 82: I Grant Thou Wert Not Married to My Muse 26:43

3M ago26:43

26:43

With Sonnet 82, William Shakespeare resumes his discussion with the young man of his own status as a poet in the young man's life, attempting a conciliatory, even sympathetic tone which purports to encourage his lover to by all means have a look at other people's writing too, but draws the clearest distinction yet in this group between the authenti…

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Sonnet 81: Or I Shall Live Your Epitaph to Make 29:28

3M ago29:28

29:28

Sonnet 81, although it appears right in the middle of the Rival Poet group of sonnets, does not concern itself with any poet other than Shakespeare at all, and so it either marks a detour deliberately taken by Shakespeare from his preoccupation with his rival, or it presents an instance in which a sonnet has in fact slipped from its position and be…

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Sonnet 80: O How I Faint When I of You Do Write 28:30

3M ago28:30

28:30

With his amazingly brazen Sonnet 80, William Shakespeare metaphorically pushes the boat out in more sense than one and comes close to mocking not only his rival, but also – albeit gently – his young lover whom he insinuates being drawn to this other writer not only by his compelling poetry but by a prowess of an altogether more physical nature too.…

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Mitchell Whitfield (My Cousin Vinny, Friends) 1:11:42

3M ago1:11:42

1:11:42

Noel catches up with Mitchell Whitfield. The actor is probably best known for portraying Stan Rothenstein in 'My Cousin Vinny" and Rachel's ex-finance, Barry, on "Friends." Mitchell talks about the scene that broke him while shooting Vinny. Mitchell also talks about the starring role on Friends that he almost got. He now is a very successful voice …

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Sonnet 79: Whilst I Alone Did Call Upon Thy Aid 29:52

3M ago29:52

29:52

With Sonnet 79, William Shakespeare continues his lament, begun with Sonnet 78, that he no longer enjoys the exclusive privilege of writing poetry to and for his young lover, constructing an – objectively speaking fairly tenuous – argument why the young man should not be overly grateful to this Rival Poet for his efforts. With a transactional tone …

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Sonnet 78: So Oft Have I Invoked Thee for My Muse 28:37

4M ago28:37

28:37

Sonnet 78 is the first in a group of nine sonnets that concern themselves almost entirely with the apparent arrival on the scene of someone else who is now writing poetry for Shakespeare's young lover, vying for his attention and possibly obtaining his patronage, which is why these poems are collectively known as the Rival Poet Sonnets. Strictly sp…

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Gilbert Gabriel of The Dream Academy 1:20:33

4M ago1:20:33

1:20:33

Noel catches up with Gilbert Gabriel. The keyboardist/co-writer was a member of the British trio, The Dream Academy. The band released three studio albums. Their debut, featured the band's biggest hit, "Life in a Northern Town," which went to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. The band also had songs featured in two John Hughes movies, …

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The Halfway Point Summary 45:11

4M ago45:11

45:11

This special episode summarises what we have learnt so far from the first 77 sonnets by William Shakespeare. It recaps the principal pointers that allow us to put together a profile of the young man they were written for or about and outlines the phases of his relationship with our poet, and it also dismantles some of the misconceptions that are so…

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Alan Blumenfeld 59:29

4M ago59:29

59:29

Noel catches up Alan Blumenfeld. If there was a television guest star hall of fame, Alan would be first ballot. The actor has had an amazing 40-year career, having guest starred on Diff'rent Strokes, Family Ties (seven times), Growing Pains, Cheers and Roseanne to name a few. Perhaps his most memorable guest star appearance was portraying Mr. Ha Ha…

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Sonnet 77: Thy Glass Will Show Thee How Thy Beauties Wear 26:13

4M ago26:13

26:13

The curiously didactic Sonnet 77 marks the halfway point of the collection of 154 sonnets contained in the 1609 Quarto Edition and it stands out for several reasons. What most immediately catches the eye is that it seems to be written into or so as to accompany a book of empty pages for its recipient to collect their thoughts and notes in a book of…

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David Lascher (Hey Dude, Blossom) 43:25

4M ago43:25

43:25

Noel catches up with David Lascher. The actor/director started out on Nickelodeon's Hey Dude. He had a recurring role on Beverly Hills 90210 and starring roles on Blossom and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. David wrote and directed the feature film, Sister. He now hosts, alongside his Hey Dud co-star, Christine Taylor, the podcast, "Hey Dude...The 90's …

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Sonnet 76: Why Is My Verse so Barren of New Pride 23:07

4M ago23:07

23:07

The deceptively unsensational Sonnet 76 asks a simple question and provides to this a straightforward enough answer that will hardly come as a surprise: how is it that I write one sonnet after another and they all sound the same? Because "I always write of you." With this one declaration it settles a debate that – in view of its very existence baff…

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Sonnet 75: So Are You to My Thoughts as Food to Life 20:31

5M ago20:31

20:31

Sonnet 75 marks a moment of comparative calm in the turbulent relationship between William Shakespeare and his young lover. With its sober assessment of a continuously conflicted world of emotions that oscillate between abundant joy at being allowed to bask in the presence of the young man and utter dejection at missing him when he is absent, the s…

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Maureen Flannigan (Out of This World) 54:15

4M ago54:15

54:15

Noel catches up with Maureen Flannigan, who is best known for portraying Evie on the TV show, "Out of This World." The sitcom ran for four seasons. Maureen reveals a secret about Mr. T's jewelry. She guest starred on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Northern Exposure. She had a recurring role in 7th Heaven. Maur…

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Intuition 10:27

5M ago10:27

10:27

In this episode, we explore a pivotal moment: inheriting my mentor's cherished book collection. This act was more than a transfer of tales; it was a legacy passed down, sparking a journey of self-discovery through the realms of fantasy and martial arts. Amidst these stories, one book marked the beginning of an epic adventure, intertwining life's le…

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Sonnet 74: But Be Contented When That Fell Arrest 27:17

5M ago27:17

27:17

Sonnet 74 continues the argument from Sonnet 73, and now reflects on what will happen when I, the poet, William Shakespeare, am dead. My body will be buried and return to earth, but my spirit will live on in this poetry that I write for you, the young man, which is why the loss you experience at my death will be insignificant: it only entails my pa…

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Woven Through My Heart 9:15

5M ago9:15

9:15

In this episode, I share a tale of frustration and fascination with a beloved fantasy series, highlighting a moment when a friend's exasperation led to a book's fiery demise. This saga, intertwining with my life's chapters, taught me about resilience, patience, and the joy of anticipation. Join me as we delve into how these stories have shaped us, …

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Going Back to Relive it Again 13:16

5M ago13:16

13:16

Dive into this episode where I share how fantasy guided me through a turbulent childhood and adolescence. Growing up amidst chaos, these stories offered me an escape and tools to process life's complexities. This journey is about resilience, humour borne from vigilance, and the transformative power of books. Join me as we explore the tales that sha…

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Introduction 3:34

5M ago3:34

3:34

Dive into the heart of fantasy and life with Adam in the premiere of the Mostly Epic Fantasy podcast. This episode blends personal anecdotes with the magic of reading, exploring how fantasy novels have marked the milestones of Adam's journey from youth to adulthood. Beyond the tales of magical lands, Adam shares the triumphs, challenges, and simple…

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Tim McGovern (Burning Sensations/The Motels) 1:04:35

5M ago1:04:35

1:04:35

Noel catches up with Tim McGovern, who was the lead singer of Burning Sensations. They're best known for their song, "Belly of the Whale." The video was one of the most popular on MTV back in 1983. Unfortunately, their record label only pressed 15,000 copies of their album, which quickly sold out. On top of that, they received very little radio pla…

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Sonnet 73: That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold 23:33

5M ago23:33

23:33

Sonnet 73 is the first in a second pair of poems to meditate on the poet's age and mortality and to reflect on the point of his very existence. But while Sonnets 71 & 72 focus on Shakespeare's reputation, which he perceives as poor and which he fears might also tarnish the young man were he to show his love and mourning for Shakespeare after his de…

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Katie Costello 49:00

5M ago49:00

49:00

Noel catches up with Katie Costello. The singer-songwriter moved from Los Angeles to New York to start her career when she was 17. She was an independent artist then, she still is now. Katie just released her latest LP, Stereotype, to rave reviews. Her music has been featured in TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Private Practice, 90210, Teen Wolf and…

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Sonnet 72: O Lest the World Should Task You to Recite 25:50

5M ago25:50

25:50

Sonnet 72 picks up on Sonnet 71 and explains why the supposedly 'wise' world would look down on the young man for having loved or for still loving Shakespeare after his death and why he should therefore forget him and allow the poet's name to pass into oblivion, along with his decomposing body in the grave. The sonnet reinforces and intensifies the…

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Anne-Marie Johnson (In The Heat Of The Night, What's Happening Now!) 54:14

5M ago54:14

54:14

Noel catches up with Anne-Marie Johnson. The actress is perhaps best known for her roles as Nadine in What's Happening Now! and Althea Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night. She was a cast member in the final season of In Living Color. She had the scene-stealing performance as Cherry in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and starred alongside Robert Townsend in H…

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Sonnet 71: No Longer Mourn for Me When I Am Dead 21:55

6M ago21:55

21:55

Sonnet 71 is the first in a pair of poems which purport to urge the young man to forget the author after his death so as to spare him – the young man – any embarrassment or indeed mockery that having loved or still caring for the then deceased poet might cause him. Both sonnets, but Sonnet 71 in particular, strike an ironic tone, which nevertheless…

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Sonnet 70: That Thou Are Blamed Shall Not Be Thy Defect 28:35

6M ago28:35

28:35

With Sonnet 70, William Shakespeare once more performs the poetic equivalent of a handbrake turn and swivels what we thought we could understand from Sonnet 69 around 180 degrees to race headlong in the opposite direction. The charge levied against his young lover – that with his conduct he has been allowing himself to become 'common' and thus acqu…

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Lance Hoppen of Orleans 1:00:00

6M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Noel catches up with Lance Hoppen. The lone original member left in Orleans. The soft rock/yacht rock band had hits in the late '70s with "Still the One," "Dance with Me," and "Love Takes Time." Lance discusses the roster changes the band has gone through over the years, how they dealt with the pandemic and Still the One's place in pop culture.…

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Sonnet 69: Those Parts of Thee That the World's Eye Doth View 24:41

6M ago24:41

24:41

Taken on its own, Sonnet 69 presents a devastating indictment of William Shakespeare's young lover. Its uncompromising juxtaposition of the young man's universally acknowledged beauty against his reputedly flawed character would be enough to put into question whether Shakespeare can still feel at all devoted to him: by itself, the poem is nothing s…

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Jeff Whalen (Tsar/ The Brothers Steve) 1:40:12

6M ago1:40:12

1:40:12

Noel catches up with Jeff Whalen, the frontman for the band, Tsar. The LA-based band released two full-length studio albums. Two of their songs, "Ordinary Gurl" and 'The Girl Who Wouldn't Die," were featured in the sequel to American Psycho. Jeff talks about touring with Duran Duran and why Tsar failed to break out. Jeff also has a project called, …

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Sonnet 68: Thus Is His Cheek the Map of Days Outworn 26:20

6M ago26:20

26:20

Sonnet 68 continues the argument from Sonnet 67 and shifts the focus of Shakespeare's opprobrium from the fashion for heavy make-up to that for wearing wigs, a practice by him equally abhorred. Unlike Sonnet 67, Sonnet 68 seems to be virtually devoid of any puns or double meanings that would resonate with us, and so although these two sonnets come …

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