All the Innertubes, conveniently gathered in one place
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dec. 14, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 47 - David Henkin
The week is seven days. Why? And why does each day seem to have its own personality? David Henkin has been looking onto this for a week of Sundays, and he has some fascinating answers to these questions.
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Dec. 7, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 46 - David Zucchino
Have you heard about the only successful terrorist overthrow of an established local government in America? David Zucchino tells the story in his Pulitzer prize-winning book "Wilmington's Lie"
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Nov. 30, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 45 - Nancy Ryan Rodgers
Nancy Ryan was a morning radio fixture in Harrisburg, PA, for 25 years at country station Bob 94.9. Then, one of those mornings, she became the victim of a budget cut. Nancy tells Don and John how she bounced back.
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Nov. 25, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 44 - Cory Hutcheson's Thanksgiving Lore
Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? How did Black Friday get started? Did America really celebrate Thanksgiving in April? And are we REALLY that thankful for Don and John? Folklore expert Cory Hutcheson has all the answers!
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Nov. 23, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 43 - Nick Roman and the Container Crisis
Tough times for the supply chain - there are thousands of shipping containers piled up on the docks of Los Angeles. Nick Roman tells us about the mess.
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Nov. 16, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 42 - Sweeny Murti Talkin' Baseball
A baseball team has lots of coaches. What do they do, and why are so many of them getting fired this year? Sweeny Murti talks about coaches, why minor leaguers are important, and what to expect this offseason.
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Nov. 9, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 41 - Christie Yurkovic
Hip-checked by a llama! Hit on by a lemur! Zookeeper Christie Yurkovic has some tales to tell about mingling with animals.
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Nov. 2, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 40 - Cory Hutcheson on Halloween
Halloween will not die! It rises from the grave to present folklore expert Cory Hutcheson, who carves out the Jack O'Lantern of truth about the origins of Halloween!
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Oct. 26, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 39 - Art Caplan - Transplants and COVID
Halloween is coming, so naturally bio-ethicist Art Caplan is talking about cadavers! And pig kidneys! And COVID! Just what you need to kick off the fall holiday season!
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Oct. 19, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 38 - Nicole Weisensee Egan
Nicole Weisensee Egan, author of the book CHASING COSBY, covered both of Cosby's trials, and talks about his victims, the twisted logic of Cosby's release from prison and the bad precedent it sets.
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