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In My Footsteps: A Cape Cod and New England Podcast

155 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

The In My Footsteps Podcast is a mix of Cape Cod and New England history, tips on New England travel, fun lifestyle topics, a slice of retro nostalgia from the 1980's and 1990's, and much more. Created and hosted by New England author Christopher Setterlund.

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Episodes

Episode 138: 1990s Product Fails; Napster & the Dawn of Music Downloading; Most Dangerous Vehicles Ever; Three Mile Island Disaster(3-27-2024)

March 27, 2024 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

Some of the biggest failures of 1990s products. Some of the most dangerous vehicles ever created. The rise of Napster and the dawn of music downloading in general. The nuclear disaster at Three Mile Island. Episode 138 of the podcast has warm and fuzzy nostalgia, horrific and scary events, some laughs and some head-shaking all in one show. It begins with a look back to the bygone days of the 1990s. Some products burst onto the scene and changed the way people lived their lives. This segment ...

Episode 137: Blink & You'll Miss It Retro; Bomb Threat! Plan, Don't Panic; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery; Best Long Songs(3-20-2024)

March 20, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB

Products that were here and gone in a flash. A serious 70s educational short film with some underlying humor. One of the most infamous unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Some of the best long songs. Episode 137 has nostalgia in bloom as the calendar turns to spring. It begins with a look at some products that were here and gone so fast that they barely had time to leave a mark. In the initial Blink and You'll Miss It segment we look at six food-related products that came in with a bang and...

Episode 136: Friday Nights At the Video Store; The 17 Original Nintendo Games; Product Advertising Villains; Debut of COPS(3-13-2024)

March 13, 2024 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

Memories of when a trip to the video store was a must on a Friday night. What were the original games released with the Nintendo Entertainment System? How about the bad guys of advertising? Episode 136 is chock full of all of that and more! It begins with a time when renting movies was as much fun as watching them. In the days before streaming and on-demand features if someone wanted to see a movie they could either pick up TV Guide and hope it was on a channel they had access to, or they co...

Episode 135: The Goonies Made Me A Writer; Urban Legends 80s Kids Remember; Music From MTVs First Day(3-6-2024)

March 06, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MB

The Goonies as writing inspiration. Urban legends 1980s kids will remember. What music played on MTV's first day? Everyone has their origin story, how they ended up where they are or doing what they are doing. In Episode 135 of the podcast, I share my story of how I first got interested in being a writer. It goes all the way back to 2nd Grade, my favorite teacher ever, and a surprising inspiration, the movie The Goonies. Kids who grew up in the 1980s get ready for some major flashbacks. We ...

🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 6: March 2024

March 01, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

Subscriber-only episode Hello subscribers! It's March, spring is arriving. The sun will bring some warmth and so will a new subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast! This is the 6th monthly installment in the series where I review a blog I had written called Initial Impressions which I began in 2010. For those who might be new here, this blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever-dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that wou...

Episode 134: Memorable 1990s Commercial Jingles; Bassett's Wild Animal Farm; Famous Leap Day Events; First National Park(2-28-2024)

February 28, 2024 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB

Some of the most memorable commercial jingles of the 90s. A trip back to Cape Cod's beloved Bassett's Wild Animal Farm. Historical Leap Day events. Episode 134 takes a trip back to simpler times. First, it begins with a trip back to the days when a petting zoo was popular entertainment. In the time before the Internet and smartphones, young people had fewer options for fun on Cape Cod. One such attraction that is looked back upon fondly is Bassett's Wild Animal Farm in Brewster. Animals both...

Episode 133: The Horror of Red Asphalt; Las Vegas Gambling Disasters; 1980s Teen Movies; Edison Invents the Phonograph(2-21-2024)

February 21, 2024 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

A driver's ed film that scarred children of the 1960s. Stories of my time as a degenerate Las Vegas gambler. Some of the best 1980s teen movies, and more. All of this is front and center on Episode 133 of the podcast. Las Vegas is called 'Sin City' for a reason. All of the excesses that you could want are within arms reach. Even if you are a resident you cannot escape the pull of some of the vices. During my time living in Vegas in 2000-01 I found out that my major weakness was the lure of ...

Episode 132: The Love Episode. I Love The Simpsons; Favorite Love Songs; Helen Keller's Love of Cape Cod; Worst Date Story(2-14-2024)

February 14, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

Happy Valentine's Day! Love is in the air on Episode 132 of the podcast. Helen Keller was an icon of the 20th century and a true testament to the will of the human spirit due to her achievements despite being rendered both bling and deaf at an early age. One of the loves of her life was the many trips that she made to Cape Cod during her childhood through early adulthood. We will look at her connection to The Cape. I love The Simpsons. At its peak it was arguably the best show ever made, at ...

Episode 131: Cape Cod's Resort Hotel on the Water; Sports Illustrated; Top 5 Stupid Inventions; the Importance of Bob Marley(2-7-2024)

February 07, 2024 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

It is the dead of winter and Episode 131 will try to bring the warmth. It begins with a trip back to a long-since-forgotten Cape Cod establishment. The Chequesset Inn of Wellfleet, the Grand Resort of the Outer Cape, was an oasis of luxury in the late 19th and early 20th century. However, it has been all but lost to time. We'll look back at its story this week. For 70 years one magazine has captured the world of athletics better than all others. Sports Illustrated has been more than just a s...

🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 5: February 2024

February 01, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

Subscriber-only episode Hello subscribers! It's February so here is a Valentine from me to you with a new subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast! This is the 5th in the series where I review a blog I had written called Initial Impressions which I began in 2010. For those who might be new here this blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that would make Seinfeld proud, and some actual...

Episode 130: Restaurant Storytime VII: A Great First Impression; 1994 Year In Music Pt. 1; Most Unusual Phobias; Creation of Coca-Cola(1-31-2024)

January 31, 2024 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

The first day at a new job can be exciting, it can also be nerve-racking. In Episode 130 of the podcast we look at a day of work that was a mixture of both. In Restaurant Storytime VII: A Great First Impression I share the details of my first shift ever in the hospitality industry. For it to be on the podcast you know it was not an ordinary day. 1994 was a monumental year for the music industry. There were numerous groundbreaking albums and songs that made their way into the world. There wer...

Episode 129: Classic Mall Stores of the 1970s, 1980s, & 1990s Part 1(1-24-2024)

January 24, 2024 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

Let's go to the mall! Words that were always music to the ears of anyone who grew up in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. A visit to the mall was always a special and exciting time back then. The indoor mall is still a popular destination today, however, its heyday was definitely the '70s through the '90s.  You didn't need much money as the 'mall rat' identity only required you to be inside a mall hanging out with friends. Kids of the day could spend hours sitting on benches or wandering the corrido...

Episode 128: The World of MS-DOS Computer Games; Pro Wrestling at Cape Cod's Mill Hill Arena; Defunct Fast Food Chains; Black Dahlia Murder(1-17-2024)

January 17, 2024 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

An AI Therapist? A Pixelated Talking Parrot? Ruining the Lives of Sims? These are just a few of the possibilities one could have found 30 years ago during the rise of the MS-DOS computer game. Episode 128 of the podcast will reminisce about some legendary titles that helped pave the way for the modern wonders of gaming. Mill Hill in West Yarmouth on Cape Cod was a haven of entertainment for nearly a century. The Mill Hill Club is the most well-known establishment while the Mill Hill Pavilio...

Episode 127: A Wacky 1983 McDonald's Training Video; Origin Story of Cape Cod Hospital; Forgotten 1980s Cartoons; Invention of Photography(1-10-2024)

January 10, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB

Have you ever wondered how to cook McDonald's Chicken McNuggets in excruciating detail? I know you have. Well, Episode 127 has the answer. It comes in the form of a wacky McDonald's training video from 1983 complete with classic food item puppets, ominous music, cheesy jokes, and stereotypes galore. Healthcare and hospitals are a 24-hour business in the 2020s. A century ago it was a far different story. On Cape Cod in the early 20th century it was common for the Hyannis Hospital to close dur...

Episode 126: When Bird Poop Was Big Business on Cape Cod; Rescue 911 Traumatizes 90s Kids; Obscure Advertising Mascots; New Year's Podcast Resolutions(1-3-2024)

January 03, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

Happy New Year! Throughout history there have been some odd ways to make money. For a time in the 19th century one such way was the collection and selling of bird poop, otherwise known as guano. In Episode 126 we will take a deep dive into the Pacific Guano Company of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, luckily from a safe distance. Why were bird droppings considered big business on Cape Cod back in the 1800s? Jumping ahead well over a century children of the 1980s and 1990s will either smile with wa...

🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 4: January 2024

January 01, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Subscriber-only episode Hello subscribers! It's a new year and a new subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast! We begin 2024 by continuing to review a blog I had written called Initial Impressions. This blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that would make Seinfeld proud, and some actual looks into the places I was visiting. Last month I shared such monumental subjects as: popular ph...

Episode 125: BONUS - 1980s & 1990s Christmas Memories(12-20-2023)

December 20, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

Happy Holidays! Episode 125 of the podcast is going to have your fill of warm, fuzzy memories. We will take a look back at what the holiday season was like in the 1980s and 1990s from Thanksgiving all the way through the day after Christmas. Looking through the Sears Wish Book, daydreaming of the toys seen in the commercials for Toys r Us on TV, watching the Charlie Brown Christmas with only the lights of the tree on in the living room. All of the nostalgia is here this week. Plus where appl...

Episode 124: Most Annoying Christmas Songs Ever, Nighttime Photo (Mis)Adventures, Kraft Holiday Recipes Show, Colonel Sanders(12-13-2023)

December 13, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

Annoying Christmas Songs? A Kraft cooking infomercial disguised as a children's Christmas movie? Drunk nighttime photography? It's a fever dream masquerading as a winter wonderland on Episode 124 of the podcast. We begin with a new Dedication to the Craft segment dealing with nighttime photography. There will be some helpful tips on getting the most out of shooting after dark. There will also be some hilarious and head-scratching stories of previous night photo shoots for your entertainment....

Episode 123: 1986 Year In Boston Sports, The Pink House of Plum Island, Weirdest Sears Catalog Products Ever, Woodstock NH(12-6-2023)

December 06, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MB

Relationships can bring out the best and worst in people. On Episode 123 of the podcast, we look at an urban legend about the worst. The oddly placed Pink House of Plum Island, Massachusetts has two stories behind it. One is said urban legend, while the reality is far sadder. For those that love a winter wonderland this week's Road Trip has exactly what you're looking for and then some. We travel up to Woodstock, New Hampshire, the home of the spectacular Ice Castles. There is much more to ...

🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 3: December 2023

December 01, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

Subscriber-only episode Hello subscribers! Thank you for coming back for another subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast. These are currently monthly episodes but that is always subject to change. We are continuing to review a blog I had written called Initial Impressions. This blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that would make Seinfeld proud, and some actual looks into the place...

Episode 122: Me v. AI Top 5 Debut, Shopping at Angelo's Supermarket, 90s Internet Trends, Middletown RI(11-29-2023)

November 29, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MB

AI choosing the best 1980s professional wrestlers? Nostalgic grocery store trips? The internet is now retro? No, it's not a side effect of the Thanksgiving food coma, it's Episode 122 of the podcast! We kick off the episode with a look back at a Southern New England staple of decades past. For those in the area of a certain age, Angelo's Supermarket was destination shopping. From its beginnings in the Tedeschi family and from under the thumb of Stop and Shop, Angelo's carved out its own lega...

Episode 121: BONUS - New England's Greatest Inventions(11-22-2023)

November 22, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

New Englanders it's time to pat ourselves on the back and humble-brag a little. Episode 121 of the podcast is chock full of some of the greatest inventions to ever be developed within the borders of the six New England states. This special bonus episode includes hugely important inventions like the sport of basketball, the telephone, the helicopter, and...coffee milk. Each state gets its own Top 5 list with honorable mentions for good measure. How many of these inventions did you know were c...

Episode 120: Help Woodsy Spread the Word, Cape Cod's First Automobile, Forgotten(but Great) 80s Musical Artists, Windsor CT(11-15-2023)

November 15, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

Episode 120 is chock full of fun, facts, and foolishness. We go way Back In the Day to look at an informative and well-intentioned, yet slightly fever dream-ish 1977 educational short film starring environmental PSA icon Woodsy Owl. Give a hoot and check the full video out here: Help Woodsy Spread the Word Today automobiles are commonplace with most people owning one. However a little over a century ago 'horseless carriages' were new and novel. When the first automobile came to Cape Cod it ...

Episode 119: 3rd Podcast Anniversary, Cape Cod Community College, NFL Sports Talk Football, Top Pro Athletes I Saw Play Live(11-8-2023)

November 08, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

It is another special episode of the show this week as Episode 119 marks the 3-year anniversary of the podcast. We take a look back at the genesis of the show including a clip of my first intro in Episode 1, and how my sobriety was interwoven into the creation of the podcast. I also share words of encouragement for those who might want to start their own show. If you're not looking to start your own podcast you can still look to improve your own life by going to(or back to) college. Perhaps ...

Episode 118: Yarmouth's Sandy Pond Club, Birthday Greatest Hits, 1980s Fast Food Fails, Portsmouth NH, Great Emu War(11-1-2023)

November 01, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

It's Birthday Week on Episode 118 of the podcast! There's a cause for celebration as I make another trip around the sun. What better way to reminisce than by looking at how a birthday evolves and changes as we age? Oh, and also there will be a makeshift Top 5 as I share some of the best(worst) birthday memories! From a celebration today, to celebrations in the past, it'll be a fond, if somewhat hazy, look back at wild times on Cape Cod in the 1970s as we check out the story of the brief but ...

🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 2: November 2023

November 01, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

Subscriber-only episode Hello subscribers! Thank you for coming back for another subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast. These are currently monthly episodes but that is always subject to change. We continue reviewing a blog I had written called Initial Impressions. This blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that would make Seinfeld proud, and some actual looks into the places I ...

Episode 117: BONUS - Myths, Legends, and Lore of New England(10-25-2023)

October 25, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

Not only is Episode 117 the special monthly bonus episode of the podcast, but it is the Halloween bonus episode! This year's Halloween bonus show centers around some of the spookiest, weirdest, and just downright unbelievable myths, legends, and lore of all of the New England states. There will be two stories from each state giving us a dozen creepy tales. They include: Massachusetts: Bridgewater Triangle/Pukwudgies, The Beast of Truro Rhode Island: Mercy Brown the Rhode Island Vampire, The ...

Episode 116: A Cape Cod Man Murders His Child For God; the Iconic Unsolved Mysteries TV Show; Top 5 1970s Horror Movies; the Trunk Murders; Bucksport/Prospect ME(10-18-2023)

October 18, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MB

Episode 116 is loaded with creepy, terrifying, sad, and unbelievable stories for the Halloween season. The show kicks off with a truly heartbreaking tale. Insane or not insane that is the question. Charles Freeman of the small Cape Cod village of Pocasset committed the ultimate crime when he murdered his 4-year-old daughter. However, his claims that it was done as a sacrifice in the name of God turn this into something different. Mid-Coast Maine is beautiful and this time of year is perfect ...

Episode 115: Visiting Salem MA for Halloween, Staying Home Sick From School in the 1980s & 1990s; Revisiting Provincetown's Secret Smallpox Cemetery; Weird MA Laws(10-11-2023)

October 11, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MB

Episode 115 takes a trip to possibly the perfect place in America to visit for the Halloween season: Salem, Massachusetts. This week's Road Trip is filled with witches, spooky cemeteries, possible haunted houses, and so much more. If you enjoy this time of year Salem is for you! We go way Back In the Day and reminisce about the good and bad about staying home sick from school in the 1980s and 1990s. Sure there was no internet, no cell phones, no streaming, but there was an endless supply of ...

Episode 114: America's Oldest Missing Teens Case; Cape Cod's Changing of the Guard; Snuffy the Talking Fire Engine; Weird NH Laws(10-04-2023)

October 04, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

Episode 114 sees the show back after a week off. That was done to finalize podcast subscriptions. Now you can support the show and become a subscriber either through Patreon or Buzzsprout! More info at the links below. We kick off the Halloween season with the ongoing story of America's oldest missing teens case. Bonnie Bickwit and Mitchel Weiser packed up and headed for the iconic Summer Jam concert in Upstate New York in July 1973. The pair of high school sweethearts never made it. The cas...

🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 1: October 2023

October 01, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Subscriber-only episode Hello subscribers!  We are entering uncharted waters for the podcast with this premiere subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast. These will likely be monthly but that is always subject to change. In these bonus episodes, we will take a fever-dream tour through life nearly fifteen years ago. This is in the shape of reviewing a blog I had written called Initial Impressions. It was meant to be a sister blog to my original travel blog that began in 2010. What was me...

Episode 113: BONUS - Interview with Producer Frank Durant: What He's Been Up To, New Projects He's Working On, Life After the Lady of the Dunes Documentary and the Case Being Solved(9-20-2023)

September 20, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MB

Episode 113 sees the return of film producer Frank Durant for a third interview. It is an all-encompassing chat as we look at what he's been up to over the last year. Frank speaks about traveling over to France to work on a spiritual successor to the beloved 1956 short-film The Red Balloon. It can be watched at this link: It Comes and Goes - an homage to The Red Balloon. He spills the beans about his current project in the world of horror. We also reveal some potential projects that hit road...

Episode 112: My Cape Cod Roots; Celebrating 3 Years of Sobriety; Bob Barker & Price Is Right; Weird Vermont Laws(8-13-2023)

September 13, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

Episode 112 begins with a segment I've wanted to do and share for quite a while. Straddling the line between two generations has allowed me to see things the way they were and the way they became. I celebrate this fact as I look at my Cape Cod roots. Reminisce about things that used to be on the Cape, and for folks of my generation look back at how life was in general in the 80s and 90s. With the recent passing of Bob Barker it is only appropriate to go way Back In the Day and take a look at...

Episode 111: Finding My Great-Grandfather's Biological Family; First Favorite TV Shows; Weird Connecticut Laws; Road Trip - Machias, ME(9-6-2023)

September 06, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

Episode 111 sheds some light on a very important discovery that happened during the podcast's hiatus earlier in 2023. I am the resident family historian. For years I had been searching for the biological family of my great-grandfather as my Nina revealed that he had been adopted. It was a long and often fruitless search but in March a breakthrough occurred. This week I will go into detail on how I found my Grampa Romano's biological family. An oasis in Down East Maine. This week's Road Trip ...

Episode 110: Restaurant Storytime VI: Prep Boys Rock; Being A 90s Mall Rat; Weird Maine Laws; Meet Chester Vermont(8-30-2023)

August 30, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MB

Episode 110 begins with a return to Restaurant Storytime. In this chapter, we go back to the beginning of my time working in hospitality. The days of food prep in a rustic barn, loud music causing problems, mosh pit cleanup parties, broken windows, and more. This is Restaurant Storytime VI: Prep Boys Rock. Small towns typically have palpable charm. Small towns in New England have it in spades. Small towns in Vermont just might be something out of a fairy tale. This week's Road Trip takes us ...

Episode 109: BONUS - A Cape Cod Summer Vacation In 1923(8-23-2023)

August 23, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Episode 109 is a special Bonus Episode. This is going to be a fun and unique episode. We are going to take a deep dive into what it would have been like for someone coming to visit Cape Cod on summer vacation a century ago in the year 1923. What would you see? Where would you stay? Where would you eat? How would you even get there? All of these questions will be answered as you are transported back one hundred years. It's a fun slice of history wrapped up as a makeshift old-time radio play. ...

Episode 108: My Friend Barry; The First X-Games; Weird Rhode Island Laws; Scituate, RI(8-16-2023)

August 16, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

Episode 108 is very Rhode Island-centric as we celebrate the smallest state in the country. It begins with a bit of pulling back the curtain. I spoke at length in Episode 30 about my friend Matt who tragically passed away in 2017. In that episode, I mentioned making two lifelong friends at virtually the same time. One was Matt and the other was Barry. This week I will share some of what makes my friend Barry one of the most important people to ever grace my life. There are hundreds and hund...

Episode 107: Remembering the Christmas Tree Shops; 1980s Cape Cod Stores We Miss; 1993 Year In Music; Bridgeport, CT(8-9-2023)

August 09, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

Episode 107 is filled with Cape Cod nostalgia. It begins with a bittersweet look back at the New England icon the Christmas Tree Shops as the company gets set to close all of its stores by the end of August. Although it grew to be more than a local gift shop this chain was born and developed on Cape Cod. Known as the 'Constitution State' Connecticut is home to more than 3.6 million people. This week we will take a Road Trip to the largest city in the state when we visit Bridgeport, Connectic...

Episode 106: Cape Cod's First Air Disaster; Google's 25th Anniversary; Summer Vacation Movies; Rye, NH; Jimmy Hoffa(8-2-2023)

August 02, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MB

Episode 106 takes a look back at Cape Cod's first air disaster. During the dawn of passenger air travel a company set its sights on Cape Cod for air tourism. This story goes from a spectacular triumph to a horrific tragedy in the span of a few weeks. Today however it has been mostly forgotten. This week's Road Trip takes us to a beautiful slice of seacoast as we visit Rye, New Hampshire. Dotted with inviting beaches, classic restaurants, plentiful shopping, and attractions like whale watches...

Episode 105: What I Thought Was Cool Growing Up in the 1980s and 1990s(7-26-2023)

July 26, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

Episode 105 is an extended trip down memory lane. It's a hybrid episode, part list, part Back In the Day, with some embarrassing stories sprinkled in. Growing up we all have our differing opinions on what is considered 'cool.' Born in the 1970s I was a child of the 80s and a teenager of the 90s. There are a lot of cool things I saw, watched, listened to, wore, and ate. Some things have aged well. Some things have not aged well. You can be the judge as I break down what I thought was cool gro...

Episode 104: My Infamous Radio Program; Beanie Babies 30th Birthday; Top 5 Creature Feature B-Movies; Madawaska, ME(7-19-2023)

July 19, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.8 MB

Episode 104 is a return to the full-length format. It begins with a story that needed to be told. For a time, a very brief time, I was part of a show on a college radio station. That was ten years ago. What was the show about? Who was a part of it? Why did it only last a short time? All of that will be revealed in hilarious detail. Wanna get away? Well this week's Road Trip will take you to the furthest reaches of New England. We will escape the crowds and visit the beautiful small town of M...

Episode 103: BONUS - Aloha, Where I've Been(7-12-2023)

July 12, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

After six months on hiatus, the podcast is back with Episode 103! This is a special bonus episode that will pair well with Episode 102. So much has happened since that episode dropped and I will go into all of it here. Three books have been published which have been the lion's share of where my time has gone. I will go into the process of being published traditionally versus doing it on my own as I have done both this year. Searching for the Lady of the Dunes is now available and there is a...

Episode 102: BONUS - Season Finale, Aloha for Now(1-19-2023)

January 19, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

Episode 102 is the special monthly bonus episode. It also acts as a de facto season finale, but not a series finale. 2023 is shaping up to be a tremendously busy year with three books being released during the first half of the year. I have decided to put the podcast on hiatus until the summer as I try to navigate these new projects. There are only so many hours in a day, in a week, and with so many projects on my plate, with more potentially to come, it is best to pause the podcast rather t...

Episode 101: A Disney World/Cape Cod Connection?; An Ounce of Prevention 80s PSA; Weirdest Music Videos; Remembering My Uncle Eric(1-12-2023)

January 12, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB

Episode 101 fully kicks off the new year. We'll look at some intentions for 2023 and perhaps a little preview of coming attractions. It begins with a look at The Dome Restaurant formerly of Woods Hole. Located inside an authentic geodesic dome this restaurant provides a direct link between Cape Cod and Walt Disney World thanks to the dome's creator R. Buckminster Fuller. We go way Back In the Day to look at the Ounce of Prevention PSA short film. 80s kids will likely remember the shorter PS...

Episode 100: Lady of the Dunes - The Case, the Documentary, the Book, and the New Revelations(1-5-2023)

January 05, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

The 100th Episode of the podcast is a special super-sized show. This episode focuses on everything to do with the infamous Lady of the Dunes Cape Cod murder mystery. We dive deep into the case itself, the documentary produced by Frank Durant, the forthcoming book I wrote, and the startling new revelation of the Lady of the Dunes being identified as Ruth Marie Terry. This super-sized show is made up of a special four-part podcast mini-series that was due to be available exclusively on the upc...

Episode 99: Crazy Nights at Cape Cod's Compass Lounge; Weird Movies Made Into Video Games; Favorite Holiday Songs; Manchester NH(12-29-2022)

December 29, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

Episode 99 puts a bow on 2022.  It starts off with a little look back at some of what made the year unique. Next, it's time to look forward to the dawning of a new year. This is done by reminiscing about an icon of Cape Cod nightlife. The Compass Lounge of South Yarmouth saw some wild nights, including ringing in several new years. A quintessential New England town inside a big city, Manchester, New Hampshire is the largest city in the state and one of the largest in New England. Find out w...

Episode 98: BONUS - Cape Cod's Forgotten Chain Restaurants of the Past(12-22-2022)

December 22, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

Episode 98 is the monthly bonus episode.  The Christmas holiday is near, the season is in full swing. However, the bonus episode is leaving something far different under the tree. This month we reminisce about lost and forgotten chain restaurants of yesteryear.  Yes, these all at one point in time existed on Cape Cod.  That being said it is possible for any and all people to look back at some of the restaurants named in this week's episode as some of them are only memories. Did you go to a...

Episode 97: Goodbye Lady of the Dunes, Producer Frank Durant Interview Pt. 2; Restaurant Storytime V: Lucky to Be Alive; Forgotten 80s Trading Cards; Unusual Discontinued Cereals(12-15-2022)

December 15, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MB

Episode 97 is a special show.  It kicks off with a second interview with Lady of the Dunes documentary producer Frank Durant.  It was recorded on location in Provincetown, with part of it being recorded from the exact location where the Lady of the Dunes, Ruth Marie Terry, was found in 1974.  The new revelations are discussed, as well as what's next for the documentary and the book. The mood gets a little lighter as Restaurant Storytime makes its return. The fifth installment tells the tale ...

Episode 96: Edaville Railroad, Top 5 Christmas TV Specials, Old School Kids/Teens Magazines, Shelburne VT(12-8-2022)

December 08, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

Episode 96 dives headlong into the Holiday Season. It begins with a look at a spot near and dear to my, and many other New Englanders, hearts.  Edaville Railroad in Carver, Massachusetts combines Christmas scenery, cranberries, and trains into one delightful family-friendly park.  Learn the story of how it got started and how it has persevered through nearly eight decades. Tis the time of year for beloved Christmas TV specials. This week's Top 5 will look at some of them sure to give you ple...

Episode 95: Hair Metal Glory Days; The Great Hyannis Fire of 1904; 1970s Product Fails; Pawtucket RI; First Auto Race(12-1-2022)

December 01, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

Episode 95 kicks off December and the Holiday season. We start off with the sad yet inspiring story of the Great Hyannis Fire of 1904.  Longtime Cape Codders likely don't recall a time when Hyannis' Main Street was anything but a bustling business center.  More than a century ago it was a mix of business and residential homes.  One December night in 1904 a terrible fire broke out and changed the face of Main Street forever.  The story is one of loss and yet also the perseverance of a bygo...