And now, here's a soothing musical interlude......

All the Innertubes, conveniently gathered in one place

June 14, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Blast from the Past - Cristina Pucelli

She gives voice to some of your favorite animated characters, all while navigating the twists and turns of an unusual corner of show business. Spend a few fascinating minutes with Cristina Pucelli!
June 7, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 64 - Tad and Jerry and Chip and Dale

These two gumshoes can gather all the clues and tell us if the new Chip and Dale movie is worth seeing.  Tad Stones was around for the first Rescue Rangers series, and Jerry Beck has made a living out of studying cartoons.
May 31, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 63 - Mykhailo

Meet Mykhailo.  He's an American with a background in special ops and battleground medicine, who has close ties to Ukraine. Listen as he tells John and Don what he saw during his recent time in that war-torn country.
May 24, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 62 - Patty Kim

Pennsylvania State Representative Patty Kim tells Don and John about the ups and downs of being elected to public service.
Guest: Patty Kim
May 17, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Blast from the Past - Jill Sherer Murray

Two years ago, Jill Sherer Murray released her book "Big Wild Love" just as the pandemic got underway. Publicity and her book tour were suddenly gone!
May 10, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 61 - Art Caplan calls for a U.S. Brexit

Bioethicist Art Caplan says the leaked Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade might just lead to different states establishing different values. He says some Americans may not want to live in some of those states.
Guest: Art Caplan
May 3, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 60 - Dava Sobel

"To be, or not to be..." Poetry, sure, but also the dilemma faced by Schrodinger's cat. Meet Dava Sobel, who curates a magazine column where poetry blends with science.
Guest: Dava Sobel
April 26, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Blast from the Past - Carl Parker on Climate Change

June 22nd? Nope, Earth Day is EVERY day!  Can we reverse climate change? Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker has some answers and ideas in this Innertube from last August.
Guest: Carl Parker
April 19, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 59 - Mike Hingson Talks Vintage Radio

We at the Musical Innertube love radio, and so does Mike Hingson, who takes us back to the time not that long ago when radio flourished as an entertainment medium.
Guest: Mike Hingson
April 12, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 58 - Frank Ferrante

He's been Pseudolus, Max Prince, and the one, the only, Groucho! Frank Ferrante talks with Don and onetime Philadelphia Inquirer theater critic John about his life in the theater and his evening as Groucho.
April 5, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 57 - Dr. Seema Khosla

Tired of springing forward and falling back? So is the U.S. Senate, apparently. But is permanent DST the best option? And why do we get so frazzled by time changes? Sleep expert Dr. Seema Khosla provides the answers.
March 29, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 56 - David Loud

The Musical Innertube gets musical with David Loud! He shares stories with Don and John about his time as a Broadway actor, pianist, conductor, arranger - and a person dealing with Parkinson's disease.
Guest: David Loud
March 22, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 55 - Robert Thompson on TV's Coverage of the Ukraine War

As Russia invades Ukraine, cell phones, social media, and traditional TV cameras are giving us intimate details of the conflict.  Media expert Robert Thompson talks about the results, good and bad.
March 15, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 54 - Paul Offit's Vaccine Update

When the CDC needed advice on the COIVID vaccines, one of the people they turned to was Paul Offit. Here Paul gives John and Don a review of the COVID vaccine story and a look ahead to its future.
Guest: Paul Offit
March 8, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 53 - Jerry Beck

Be vewwwy quiet...Don and John are talking with Jerry Beck, cartoon lover and historian! Listen in for tales of 'toons, from the arrival of sound to the enhancement of CGI.
Guest: Jerry Beck
Feb. 22, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Blast from the Past - Tad Stones

Tad Stones worked for Disney animation at the dawn of TV's Disney Afternoon. Hear his stories about the development of Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers and the origin story of Tad's creation, Darkwing Duck!
Guest: Tad Stones
Feb. 15, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 52 - Sweeny Murti and the Baseball Lockout

Spring's on the way, time for baseball! Not so fast! Sweeny Murti says, once again, players and owners are having a moneyball problem.
Guest: Sweeny Murti
Feb. 8, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Blast from the Past - Katherine Hill

Katherine Hill's book, "A Short Move," follows the career of a football player and the family and friends that surround him. There's even some discussion about his brain.
Feb. 1, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Blast from the Past - Mat Kaplan

Mat Kaplan of the Planetary Society talks about all things stellar -- the pitfalls of daytime stargazing, why it's important to get men and women on the moon and Mars, and whether or not Klingons appreciate "I Love Lucy."
Guest: Mat Kaplan
Jan. 25, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 51 - Mary Lyon

Holly would, and Mary did! Mary Lyon worked in Los Angeles radio for decades as a news and entertainment reporter. Here are some of the entertaining stories Mary gathered on the beat!
Guest: Mary Lyon
Jan. 18, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 50 - A Retrospective

"What a long, strange trip it's been." A phrase perfectly suited to Don and John, who are "deadheads" in EVERY sense of the word.  Join our hosts as they walk you back through 50 episodes.
Jan. 11, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 49 - Art Caplan on the Messages of COVID

How long to quarantine? Mask or no mask? Open schools or remote learning? Bioethicist Art Caplan answers all your COVID questions and says the messaging on COVID should be a little clearer and more direct.
Guest: Art Caplan
Jan. 4, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 48 - Nathan Gorenstein

Like his contemporaries Edison and the Wright brothers, John Browning changed the world with his inventions. Nathan Gorenstein tells about the life and times of the genius who revolutionized how guns are made.
Dec. 28, 2021

The Musical Innertube - Lori Serratelli and the CASA Program

The Christmas season is a time for giving - and this season, you have the opportunity to give and support people who have been giving of themselves on behalf of foster kids all year.