One of our favorite author-poet-teachers is in line for a major award! (No, not the leg lamp from A Christmas Story! We're talking MAJOR award here!) Lee Upton's 2024 novel Tabitha, Get Up! has been named as a semi-final…
We here at the Musical Innertube know you like to listen to podcasts. But we've also heard from those of you who say, "John and Don, the Innertube is only 30-40 minutes long! How do we fill the many other minutes of the week?" Here are two su…
Keep an eye on the program listings of your local PBS station to catch Ten Times Better, the short film made by Jennifer Lin - the one we talked about back in Episode 151: The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 151 - Jennifer Lin talks about her …
It's with great sorrow that we note the death of George Lee, who moved from learning ballet from Russian masters in Singapore to the bright lights of Broadway shows, thrilling audiences with his athletic dancing ability. George then spent time dea…
Recently, we've talked with noted scientists such as Art Caplan and Paul Offit, friends of the podcast who are tops in their field, and they along with many other scientists believe that facts and the scientific method are under attack - and it star…
You may remember our discussions with filmmaker Jennifer LIn about her film TEN TIMES BETTER, the award-winning film about dancer-turned-blackjack dealer George Lee. George was born in China and took ballet lessons there as a child under Russian tea…
As many of you know, both Don and John grew up in Southern California. In fact, Don was born in Los Angeles and lived there until he set off across America on his radio-and-TV career journey. Don's first job after graduating college was with a…
Recently, we shared the results of our Spotify Wrapped for 2024. Now, it's time to do the same for You Tube! #OurYearOnYouTube2024 NEW SUBSCRIBERS: 21 VIEWS: 4,263 LIKES: 76 SHARES: 54 MOST VIEWED: The Musical …
Yes, we know Thanksgiving has passed, but we think it's never too late to say "thank you" to our listeners! As lots of you already know, Spotify has released their 2024 WRAPPED for all those who post or listen, and the Musical Innertube did pr…
A couple of years ago, we posted a podcast about Joy to the Burg, a holiday CD produced by Christian Churches United and the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame. Local central Pennsylvania bands recorded Christmas songs, and all proce…
Sometimes, just before beginning to write, you hesitate, knowing this is going to hurt. That’s where I am just now, as I set out to remember a good friend of The Musical Innertube and a longtime friend of Don&…
Hi there! It's Don. If you slog through these blogs, you'll come upon one we posted very early on about how John and I "created" comic books when we were in high school, and how we met and talked to the great artist Jack Kirby wh…
Back in Episode 152, we talked with music historian Jon Burlingame about his new book, Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn and music for TV Noir. Jon said he wrote the book in part because 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Mancini's birth…
Director Jennifer Lin has lined up a few new film festivals showing her film about pioneering ballet dancer George Lee! Here's the newest list! Please, if you live in or near one of these cities, take a day trip and see this remarkable f…
Recently, we talked with bioethicist Art Caplan about the Olympics and how they affect the health of the competitors. (Art was especially concerned about the e-coli floating in the Seine, something the swimmers seemed to have overcome.) …
With the movie "Twisters" out in the theaters - a sequel of sorts to an earlier film - Don and John have an episoded out now where they talk with meteorologist Carl Parker about the science behind tornadoes and how they form. &nbs…
As many of you may surmise from our repeated posting of all things MLB, John and Don are baseball nuts, and have been since we were kids. Perhaps baseball brings out the kid in all of us - although there are some who say John and Don never gre…
Have you listened to Bill Trousdale yet? Well, hop to it! (Sock hop or hip-hop, your choice!) The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 145 - Bill Trousdale The man is a walking encyclopedia about the roots of rock, rhythm-and-blues mus…
Our annual summer severe weather forecast with Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker is up and running at https://www.musicalinnertube.com/s2e142. Carl says most meteorologists see another summer of extreme heat, intense tornadoes and powe…
Cartoon historian Jerry Beck is curating the launch of an all-new national television network, MeTV TOONS, and he's talking EXCLUSIVELY with Don and John about the new network! The Musical Innertube is the ONLY podcast Jerry is talking with ab…
We know, we hear you! All of you fine Musical Innertube aficionados who constantly tell us, "We love listening to the podcast, but what we'd really like to do is READ the podcast!" Well, friends, this is your lucky day -- actually, the first …
Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987. Here are some recent episodes of your favorite podcast …
February is Black History Month! Check out these Musical Innertube discussions about the lasting contributions Black Americans have made to this country: Episode 46 - The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 46 - David Zucchino David tells the …
Ain't discovery wonderful? Archimedes (seen above in a hand-colored 1547 woodcut) was famous for discovering things. Story goes that he was sitting in a bathtub and noticing that his body was making the level of the water go up, and -- "Eureka," he …