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Sept. 3, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 154 - Mykhaylo Tells Us How to Help Ukraine

We talk again with Mykhaylo, an American now living mostly in Ukraine, who is in the U.S. collecting medical supplies to take back to the battlefield. You can help by donating to houseofukraine.org

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Aug. 27, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 153 - Katherine Ramsland Caught Dead-Handed

Katherine returns to the podcast to talk about her latest Nutcrackers book, Dead Handed. Annie Hunter's grandfather is dying, so she heads to New England to face family secrets, a haunted village and possible suicides.

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Aug. 20, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 152 - Jon Burlingame, Henry Mancini and Peter Gunn

To mark Henry Mancini's 100th birthday, music expert JonBurlingame takes us back to where the composer's prolific career really took off - the 1960s TV show Peter Gunn.

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Aug. 13, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 151 - Jennifer Lin talks about her film Ten Times Better

As a child, George Lee studied ballet with Russian tutors in Shanghai. As a teenager, he danced in The Nutcracker and Flower Drum Song in New York. Filmmaker Jennifer Lin tells his story in Ten Times Better.

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Aug. 6, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 150 - Carl Parker talks about Twisters

First, "Twister." Now, "Twisters." Movies about tornado chasers and scientists trying to understand tornadoes. How much do we know about tornadoes, and how accurate are the movies? The Weather Channel's Carl Parker explains.

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July 30, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 149 - Dick Polman on the new political realities

Overnight, the 2024 presidential race has changed with the candidacy of Vice-President Kamala Harris. Political commentator Dick Polman sets up the field and the stakes in the three months left before the election.

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July 23, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 148 - Nick Roman talks baseball

Just three old friends - and baseball fans - sitting around talking about what they like and don't like about the 2024 season at the All-Star break. And about the best and worst baseball parks.

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July 16, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 147 - Art Caplan on the 2024 Olympics

Bioethicist Art Caplan says there are a lot of health challenges at the Olympics, starting with swimming in the sewer that is the Seine River. Also, are we all ready for retirement?

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July 9, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 146 - Lee Upton

Lee Upton, author of "Tabitha, Get Up!", talks about creating her comic novel about a biographer who takes on two clients and, through a series of misadventures, writes about neither one of them.

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July 2, 2024

The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 145 Bill Trousdale

Music historian Bill Trousdale says the "Northern Soul" music played by regional bands in Central Pennsylvania in the 60s and 70s had a ripple effect on music trends across the country and around the world

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June 25, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 144 - Michael Wood on Proust

French author Marcel Proust wrote only one novel in his career, In Search of Lost Time. This seven-volume tome is regarded by some - including Princeton professor emeritus Michael Wood - to be one of the best novels ever written.

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June 18, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 143 - Michael Wood on Hitchcock

He's a professer emeritus of English and comparative literature at Princeton. But Michael Wood is also a fan of the cinema, especially the films of Alfred Hitchcock, and that's because, with Hitch, truth can be elusive.

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June 12, 2024

Carl Parker is optimistic about reversing climate change

Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker believes it will take awhile, but we're already on the path towards mitigating climate change - and if we stay on that path, the earth will bounce back. Listen to the whole podcast with Carl at https://www.musicalinnertube.com/s2e142

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June 12, 2024

Carl Parker climate change tips

Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker says there are lots of things you can do to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Many of them are ordinary, everyday things, far less expensive than solar panels or electric cars, but just as effective. Listen to the whole podcast with Carl at…

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June 12, 2024

Ross Gay & John & Don Write what you DON'T know

Hi all! Here's a preview of the next Musical Innertube podcast, featuring poet and essayist Ross Gay, a former student of John's. Here, Ross, John and Don talk about one of the mysteries of writing.

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June 11, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Episode 142 - Carl Parker's 2024 Summer Weather Outlook

Another wild-weather summer is on tap, featuring hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme heat, and wildfires. Meteorologist Carl Parker of the Weather Channel says anything is possible - but it's also possible to tackle climate change in your own backyard.

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June 4, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 141 - Eric Jorgensen

What wine should you have with dinner? What wine's good for just relaxing at the end of the day? Eric Jorgensen of WineBusiness.com says wines aren't really confusing if you keep a few simple facts in mind.

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May 28, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Episode 140 - Jerry Beck Introduces MeTV Toons

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 about MeTV Toons! This new channel is dedicated exclusively to the…

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May 21, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 139 - Joy Stocke Returns!

Chef and author Joy Stocke is back! John tells Joy how her Russian Potato Salad was the hit of a party! Joy reveals her recipe for home-made Rice-A-Roni! And everyone marvels at the versatility of pickle relish!

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May 14, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 138 - Mat Kaplan goes to Mars!

Our old pal Mat Kaplan of the Planetary Society has just returned from the 2024 Humans to Mars Summit, and he's happy to tell us exactly how close we are to colonizing the Red Planet.

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May 7, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Episode 137 - Mike Hingson talks Guide Dogs

April 24th was International Guide Dog Day. Our old pal Mike Hingson talks about his life with guide dogs, and about the special relationship a blind person has with his or her guide dog.

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April 23, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 136 - Christina Veiga

Facts are facts. But with social media, how can you tell fake news from real? Christina Veiga says the News Literacy Project has the answer: give you the fact-finding skills of a true journalist.

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April 16, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 135 - Joy Stocke

Chef and author Joy Stocke speaks to us from her kitchen in New Jersey, telling stories about learning to cook at her grandmother's side, and how to use her favorite pantry items.

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April 9, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 134 - Justin Timpane on the movies

He's a filmmaker. And he's a film fan. Listen as Justin Timpane gives his take on how studios can make good films on decent budgets.

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