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 ZucchinoDavid 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 …
Julie McKelvey is one of our favorite guests. Over the past couple of years we've talked to her about her hobby -- climbing the seven tallest peaks in the world. Last May she climbed the tallest of them all, Mt. Everest -- but that was actuall…
On Sunday, December 3rd, 2023, The Schuylkill Valley Journal had a big arts afternoon, celebrating their Winter issue, which features artist Mateus Costa and, as poet, this guy John Timpane. Several poets appearing in the issue read their work, as d…
Last Christmas we told you about Joy to the Burg, a project by Harrisburg charities and musicians to raise funds to assist the homeless in the Central Pennsylvania city that Don calls home. If your memory needs refreshing, here's the podcast:The M…
We really don't like to think about this, do we? But as all us baby boomers age, Medicare is playing a larger role in our lives. And insurance companies know this. That's why this time of year -- the Medicare Advantage Plan enrollment period -…
Saturday in central Pennsylvania was sunny and 78 degrees. As luck would have it, Sunday was rainy and 60 degrees. Nevertheless, CIRS Fest 2023 went on as scheduled Sunday afternoon, with food, face painting, and plenty of music. A…
John and Don are HUGE baseball fans. Have been since they were knee-high to the strike zone. Our genial hosts grew up in Orange County, CA (before it was "the OC"), and attended quite a few Angels games, and even a Dodger game or two. (Mickey …
Start Fall the right way -- looking sharp in your Musical Innertube t-shirt! It's the perfect back-to-school fashion statement: you'll be the envy of the hallways, and you'll get better grades, because teachers will appreciate your good sens…
As many of you know, one of the Innertube's favorite guests is Julie McKelvey. Climbing mountains is her hobby, albeit a strenuous, time-consuming one. She decided to put that hobby to the ultimate test by climbing the seven tallest peaks in the wor…
A new musical opens this weekend at the St. James Theater in New York: New York, New York: The Musical, based on the 1977 film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Mardik Martin and Earl Mac Rauch based on a story by Rauch. Featuring, of…
Christopher Westfall is an insurance broker. He sells policies, including Medicare coverage. And although he sells insurance, he's been running a You Tube channel for a while now, calling out the scams and unfair practices he sees in the…
The Musical Innertube was birthed when podcasting was still quite young, and there were only a few hundred of them floating in the ethernet. Now, there are thousands of them little buggers, and it always seems there's room for one more!The q…
Back in January, we chatted with Olivia Farabaugh, who's just beginning her musical career in Nashville. The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 88 - Olivia Farabaugh | The Musical InnertubeOn April First, she officially kicked off that ca…
Frequent Innertube guest Julie McKelvey is preparing for the mountain climb of her life -- and you can help her make that climb count for even more! Here is what Julie posted this week on her Facebook page:In 5 weeks, I leave for Nepal to c…
Hey, one of our favorite singers -- heck, our favorite singer! -- is up for some major awards! Olivia Farabaugh has been nominated in two categories in the 4th Annual Central Pennsylvania Music Awards & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, s…
Hi! Don here! Hey, if you haven't already, give a listen to our latest episode, Joy to the Burg:The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 83 - Joy to the Burg | The Musical InnertubeLots of great Christmas music by some fantastic …
All of us here at the Musical Innertube -- actually, both of us -- want to wish all of you listeners -- both of you -- the happiest of holidays! This is the time of year when just about every nationality and denomination has a holiday, mostl…
If you're enjoying our Thanksgiving talk with Melanie Kirkpatrick, but find yourself needing more Thanksgiving lore, we invite you to check out our Thanksgiving chat with Cory Hutcheson about Thanksgiving lore:The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Num…
Let's go back and listen to the Musical Innertube Baseball Talk episode from last August, where John and Don talked with baseball aficionados Sweeny Murti, Nick Roman and Rob Lang about what they thought would happen as this year's season ca…
Those of you who have been paying attention -- both of you -- might remember that back in the 1970s, John and Don began their partnership by hosting a radio show on student-run KUCI-FM in Irvine, California.The Musical Innertube radio show was mus…
Okay, time to come clean by presenting the facts, which are a little clearer than my memory. I did not, in fact, see Linda Ronstadt on her 1974 tour with Jackson Browne -- an idea I might have left with you during our talk with Ron Brownstein.…
This week’s episode of The Musical Innertube has special meaning for me. I read American Melodrama around 1970 or so; my dad got me to read it. It’s an amazing, magister…
Excelsior, Musical Innertubers! Don here, channeling Stan the Man and his ever-lovin', always astonishing Bullpen Bulletins! For me they were often the highlight of those fantastic Marvel mags! Talking comics with Gary Sassaman got …