Pretty Much: the Podcast

Pretty Much 020: The Bitter Pill of Chet Manogian

May 30, 2013 14:24 - 4 MB

Down on his luck but always looking for the bigger stick, DJ Chet Manogian clues the populace in on the smoke and mirrors of his craft. (And offers a clue as to why he will never listen to Ozzy again.) https://ia601501.us.archive.org/13/items/PM020TheBitterPillOfChetManogian_201507/PM%20020%20The%20Bitter%20Pill%20of%20Chet%20Manogian.m4a

Pretty Much 019: The Long Night of Chet Manogian

May 23, 2013 16:00 - 4.81 MB

The fall of ’88. Driving down those southern Quebec roads late at night, you scan the high end of the AM dial and come across one bewildered man holding out against the changing times: veteran deejay Chet Manogian. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/17/items/PM019TheLongNightOfChetManogian/PM%20019%20The%20Long%20Night%20of%20Chet%20Manogian.m4a

Pretty Much 018: There are some who call him…Tim

May 16, 2013 16:00 - 3.09 MB

A chance encounter with the tallest Oscar-winning actor. https://ia601501.us.archive.org/9/items/PM018ThereAreSomeWhoCallHim...Tim/PM%20018%20There%20are%20some%20who%20call%20him...Tim.m4a

Pretty Much 017: Two Things. Maybe More. (I forget.)

May 09, 2013 16:00 - 4.71 MB

A Top 40 Radio flashback leads (of course) to thoughts of memory and Charles Dickens’ 1842 visit to the ol’ hometown. https://ia601505.us.archive.org/2/items/PM017TwoThings.MaybeMore.IForget./PM%20017%20Two%20Things.%20Maybe%20More.%20%28I%20forget.%29%20.m4a

Pretty Much 016: The Rural Purge

May 02, 2013 16:00 - 4.61 MB

Believe it or not, there was a time when the TV networks didn’t care about ratings. Just that once, though. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/16/items/PM016TheRuralPurge/PM%20016%20The%20Rural%20Purge.m4a

Pretty Much 015: Only a Bill

April 25, 2013 16:00 - 4.86 MB

It could never happen the same way again. But for a while there, some of America’s finest young actors were trained on Uncle Sam’s dime, having done their bit for democracy. Gilligan’s Island owes much to the GI Bill. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/14/items/PM015OnlyABill/PM%20015%20Only%20a%20Bill.m4a

Pretty Much 014: Firebird Blues

April 18, 2013 16:00 - 5.28 MB

Time to give the drummer some. And the guitarist. Pretty Much gets down to the music you hear every week, and throws in a bonus track to boot. https://ia601505.us.archive.org/7/items/PM014FirebirdBlues/PM%20014%20Firebird%20Blues.m4a

Pretty Much 013: Un autre monde

April 11, 2013 16:00 - 4.12 MB

Does anyone commemorate events 96 years after the fact? Could one inch make a difference in the lives of dozens of people? Can there be another world? Is anyone listening? The answer must be…yes. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/28/items/PM013UnAutreMonde/PM%20013%20Un%20autre%20monde.m4a

Pretty Much 012: Greater Depressions

April 04, 2013 16:00 - 4.43 MB

Out like a lion? Time to take a little walk, clear the mind of RRSPs and taxes and where the next gig is coming from. Your mantra for today: you ain’t the first. You won’t be the last. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/7/items/PM012GreaterDepressions/PM%20012%20Greater%20Depressions.m4a

Pretty Much 011: America’s Sweetheart

March 28, 2013 16:00 - 4.62 MB

Being the First Movie Star runs you the risk of being the First Has-Been. This is (a bit of) the story of Toronto’s Gladys Smith, also known as Mary Pickford. Honest: she ruled the world. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/16/items/PM011AmericasSweetheart/PM%20011%20America%27s%20Sweetheart.m4a

Pretty Much 010: On Deaf Ears

March 21, 2013 16:00 - 4.79 MB

A page from the floorboy’s journal. New Year’s Day 1995. Though short on sleep (from a night spent bowling, actually) our man encounters a guest from the south and gets to reconsider his surroundings. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/2/items/PM010OnDeafEars/PM%20010%20On%20Deaf%20Ears.m4a

Pretty Much 009: The Toppermost

March 14, 2013 16:00 - 2.32 MB

Of quiz kids and Cagney, tunesmiths and shame, and what you consider an acceptable win/loss ratio today. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/25/items/PM009TheToppermost/PM%20009%20The%20Toppermost.m4a

Pretty Much 008: Butterflies of Mississauga

March 07, 2013 17:00 - 4.74 MB

A close listen to an audio cassette from many years ago reveals some surprises and offers some insight on the ol’ family unit. Boy howdy, I miss those people. https://ia601505.us.archive.org/2/items/PM008ButterfliesOfMississauga/PM%20008%20Butterflies%20of%20Mississauga.m4a

Pretty Much 007: Richard B. Harrison

February 28, 2013 17:00 - 4.77 MB

Think it’s hard, this show business thing? Richard B. Harrison probably had you beat. Born to fugitive slaves in London, Ontario, not quite welcomed into the fraternity of actors, he went it alone. Oh, and made his Broadway debut in a Pulitzer-winning play, when he was pushing 65. And ended up on the cover of … Continue reading Pretty Much 007: Richard B. Harrison

Pretty Much 006: Jungle Nights

February 21, 2013 17:00 - 4.46 MB

Canada’s Finest All-Male Hotel gets another visit as our floorboy learns a little too late that just because one has a thought doesn’t mean one should speak it. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/9/items/PM006JungleNights/PM%20006%20Jungle%20Nights.m4a

Pretty Much 005: A Song for Mary Ann

February 14, 2013 17:00 - 2.95 MB

Too late by far. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/2/items/PM005ASongForMaryAnn/PM%20005%20A%20Song%20for%20Mary%20Ann.m4a

Pretty Much 004: Hazards of the Job

February 07, 2013 17:00 - 4.75 MB

Hey. Ever hear about when I worked as a cleaner in Canada’s Finest All-Male Hotel? Oh. You did, huh? So maybe this one won’t interest you. Come back next week. https://ia601505.us.archive.org/19/items/PM004HazardsOfTheJob/PM%20004%20Hazards%20of%20the%20Job.m4a

Pretty Much 003: Tales from the Banlieue

January 31, 2013 17:00 - 3.99 MB

In which the most wonderful time of the year gets a closer look, the liberal use of French in every day living is explained, and the word “detritus” is finally pronounced correctly. (This first appeared in the October 2008 issue of The Comedians.) https://ia601502.us.archive.org/35/items/PM003TalesFromTheBanlieue/PM%20003%20Tales%20from%20the%20Banlieue.m4a

Pretty Much 002: You’ve Been Denied

January 24, 2013 15:03 - 2.74 MB

Say, sport: who has been responsible for all your misery? Maybe it’s better not to ask, I dunno. Go brush your teeth.

Pretty Much 001: The 34

January 17, 2013 13:00 - 5.61 MB

Just what happened to the 34 Canadian servicemen buried in Cabbagetown’s Necropolis nearly a hundred years ago?

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