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March 11, 2026

What is The Musical Innertube?

What is The Musical Innertube?

Here, we answer a couple of questions: Why the name "Musical Innertube"? While in college, John and Don hosted a radio show on KUCI-FM in Irvine, CA. Once, they went on the air to introduce "a soothing musical interlude." They mouth-fumbled the announcement so that it came out, "And now,…

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March 11, 2026

The Musical Innertube New Video Tad and Jerry and Chip and Dale

The Musical Innertube   New Video  Tad and Jerry and Chip and Dale

Originally posted as Volume 2 Number 64 - These two gumshoes can gather all the clues and tell us if the new Chip and Dale reboot movie is worth seeing! Tad Stones was producer of the first Rescue Rangers TV series for the Disney Afternoon, and Jerry Beck has made…

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March 11, 2026

The Musical Innertube New Video Dr Rachel Kowert

The Musical Innertube   New Video  Dr  Rachel Kowert

Originally posted as Volume 2 Number 106 - You've heard it a million times: playing violent video games makes kids violent. Dr. Rachel Kowert is a psychologist who's done the research, and she'll tell you that gaming is actually GOOD for kids. Rachel is Research Director of Take This, a…

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March 11, 2026

The Musical Innertube New Video Frank Ferrante

The Musical Innertube   New Video   Frank Ferrante

Originally posted as Volume 2, Number 58 - 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, captured on film and playing on PBS Passport.…

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March 5, 2026

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 196 Al Filreis

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 196   Al Filreis

Think poetry is, kinda, welll....? Try telling that to the over 97 thousand people who have signed up all over the world for Al Filreis' online Modern Poetry course, MoPod! And if you watch to the end of the podcast, there's a special discount to help you join in on…

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Feb. 16, 2026

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 195 John Horgan

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 195   John Horgan

John Horgan is a science writer and science writing teacher whose seminal work is entitled "The End of Science." He visited India with John Timpane - and lived to tell about it!! And as if that's not enough, his name pops up in the Epstein Files. Settle in for some…

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Jan. 26, 2026

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 194 Rod Goelz

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 194   Rod Goelz

Rod Goelz was your typical rockstar-wannabe. He played in local bands in local bars. But once he started teaching music, he found his real passion. Now he's using new and different ways of teaching to pass on that passion to students and others who need music in their lives. The…

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Jan. 5, 2026

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 193 Patrick Berkery

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 193   Patrick Berkery

Patrick Berkery is the editor of the online daily newsletter for the Keystone Newsroom, delivering news people need and can use in their inbox each morning. He's also started a newsletter that explores all the pizza the state has to offer. Oh and in his spare time (does he HAVE…

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Dec. 22, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 192 Bill Trousdale and Everyone's Favorite Songs

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 192   Bill Trousdale and Everyone's Favorite Songs

Happy Holidays! It's time for end-of-the-year lists, but we've done that one better. Here are some all-time favorite songs from John, Don, and music historian Bill Trousdale! Some are obscure, some familiar - maybe they'll become your favorites, too!

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Dec. 1, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 191 Gina School

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 191   Gina School

Are you indecisive? Are you always worrying about what to do, and what not to do? Well, worry no more! Here is your complete guide to living - just enroll in Gina School! Author, teacher and life coach Gina Barreca tells us the whys and wherefores about her new book.…

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Nov. 10, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 190 Jennifer Lin, Phil Chan and an About Face in ballet

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 190   Jennifer Lin, Phil Chan and an About Face in ballet

Seeing The Nutcracker ballet is an annual Christmas event for many of us. But dancer and choreographer Phil Chan thought the "Chinese Dance" could be updated to give audiences a better idea of what actual Chinese dance is like. He helped start a movement in that direction for all ballet.…

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Oct. 20, 2025

The Musical Innertube Number 189 Murder and Magic with Katherine Ramsland and Ruth Setton

The Musical Innertube  Number 189  Murder and Magic with Katherine Ramsland and Ruth Setton

Just in time for Halloween! Did you know there's a Texas Body Farm? Ever hear of the Devil that lives in New Jersey's Pine Barrens? Mystery writer Ruth Setton and forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland talk about the murder, mystery and magic in their novels - and they have ideas about…

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Oct. 8, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 188 Art Caplan on Science, Autism and Misinformation

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 188   Art Caplan on Science, Autism and Misinformation

This is a must-listen podcast! We have Art Caplan, a real scientist specializing in the ethics of medical care, talking about autism, vaccines, science education - and how the people in charge of the nation's medical care aren't qualified to make these decisions. If you want to know more about…

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Sept. 22, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 187 Jane Eisner writes about Carole King

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 187   Jane Eisner writes about Carole King

Carole King is a music superstar. She's also suffered from spousal abuse, raised two kids in a primitive cabin in rural Idaho, and wrestled with her Jewish identity. All this and more is contained between the covers of Jane Eisner's biography, "She Made The Earth Move." Get your very own…

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Sept. 10, 2025

A Musical Innertube Extra - Mike Hingson's September 11th Story

A Musical Innertube Extra - Mike Hingson's September 11th Story

We're proud to once again present the story of Mike Hingson, who was trapped in one of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Remarkably, Mike, his guide dog Roselle and thousands of others walked down 78 flights of stairs to safety.

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Sept. 8, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 186 Dan DeLuca and the Lost Innertube

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 186   Dan DeLuca and the Lost Innertube

A funny thing happened on the way to November of 2020. We'd recorded a terrific interview with Philadephia Inquirer music critic Dan DeLuca - but you couldn't hear a word he said. Now, thanks to AI, we're able to bring you this Lost Innertube episode. Find more of Dan's articles…

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Aug. 25, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 185 Rebecca Turnecky, Ned Phillips and The Last Partera 1

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 185   Rebecca Turnecky, Ned Phillips and The Last Partera 1

The Last Partera is a film about a woman who was the last of her kind. We talk with Rebecca Turecky, who continues her work, and Ned Phillips, who helped document her life on film. For more information on Rebecca's organization, and details on what they're doing to help women…

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Aug. 11, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 184 Bill Trousdale's Summer Music Spectacular!

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 184   Bill Trousdale's Summer Music Spectacular!

Celebrate sun and sand and fun with these summer tunes curated by music historian Bill Trousdale! Plus: there's a contest! And a singalong! You'll want to sing along with Bill, John, Don, Al Alberts and his crew on the second verse of On The Way To Cape May! Here are…

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July 28, 2025

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 183 - Amanda Gefter

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 183 - Amanda Gefter

Amanda Gefter was researching a famed physicist when she kept seeing the name "Putnam" in his journals. That led her to an unknown but brilliant scientist who came up with an explanation of how the human brain works. To read Amanda's article in Nautilus, copy and paste this address on…

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July 14, 2025

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 182 Lee Upton's Wrongful

The Musical Innertube   Volume 2, Number 182   Lee Upton's Wrongful

Explore with us the world of literary jealousy, a writer who's missing and presumed dead, and a detective who has no idea what she's doing. It's all part of Lee Upton's new novel, Wrongful

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June 30, 2025

The Musical Innertube 181 Podcasters Mat Kaplan and Nick Roman

The Musical Innertube 181   Podcasters Mat Kaplan and Nick Roman

Why should you start a podcast? What kind of feedback can you expect? How hard is it to keep a podcast going? Here's a fun talk with podcasters Mat Kaplan and Nick Roman about all that stuff

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June 9, 2025

BLAST FROM THE PAST - Jennifer Lin talks Ten Times Better

BLAST FROM THE PAST - Jennifer Lin talks Ten Times Better

Jennifer Lin's documentary about George Lee, who went from ballet student/refugee in Shanghai to the NYC Ballet, is now airing on PBS American Masters. Here's Jennifer talking about the film from late last year.

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May 19, 2025

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 180 - Noel Rubinton

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 180 - Noel Rubinton

Whether you've never heard of John McPhee - or are fascinated by his writing like Noel Rubinton - there's a lot to discover here, about McPhee and about Noel, who's new book is a study of McPhee's works.

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April 21, 2025

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 179 - Robert Speel

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 179 - Robert Speel

We find ourselves in a very strange place politically in 2025. How did we get here? Are the changes permanent? Here's some insight from political science professor Robert Speel.

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