Latest Sixties Podcast Episodes
The Summer Knows (Jimmy Olsen 97)
Checkered Past - April 12, 2023 18:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsBritish television! Invaders from other dimensions! Eastern European royalty! Our pal Martin Gray joins us to discuss Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, and we didn't even have to use our signal watches!
Revisiting Paul McCartney's Creative Practice With Phillip McIntyre And Paul Thompson
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - April 07, 2023 13:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsIn this episode, Diana explores Paul McCartney's artistry and creative process with Phillip McIntyre and Paul Thompson, authors of the book: “Paul McCartney and His Creative Practice. The Beatles and Beyond.” Phillip, Paul, and Diana have a wide-ranging discussion that covers topics such as flow ...
Episode 65: Punks in Parkas - April 6, 2023
Punks in Parkas - April 07, 2023 00:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTonight's show is all about Penny Lane as we celebrate her upcoming birthday! Hear some of Penny's favourite artists such as The Beatles, Joy Division, The Kinks and more!
Revisiting The Making and Breaking of the Fab 4 Image with Erin Torkelson Weber — With A New Postscript On the Episode
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - April 04, 2023 18:39 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsIn this interview, Diana and Erin discuss the Fab 4 Myth—how it was constructed and how the Beatles tried to break free of it. They also discuss core ideas from Erin Torkelson Weber's book: Beatles and the Historians: An Analysis of Writings about the Fab Four. It also includes an all-new postscr...
Revisiting The Making and Breaking of the Fab 4 Image with Erin Torkelson Weber — With A New Postscript On the Episode
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - April 04, 2023 18:39 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsIn this interview, Diana and Erin discuss the Fab 4 Myth—how it was constructed and how the Beatles tried to break free of it. They also discuss core ideas from Erin Torkelson Weber's book: Beatles and the Historians: An Analysis of Writings about the Fab Four. It also includes an all-new postscr...
Episode 64: Punks in Parkas - March 30, 2023
Punks in Parkas - March 31, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsKick out the jams with a new episode of Punks in Parkas! Hear tracks from the likes of the MC5, The Dead Milkmen, The Clash and more!
Revisiting Creative Pairs With Joshua Wolf Shenk (Reprise With New Intro)
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - March 29, 2023 04:55 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsIn this episode, Diana and Joshua Wolf Shenk, author of Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs, discuss the Lennon/McCartney partnership, and how they exemplify and light up many of the core tenets of creative pairings, which gives us new ways to think about their lege...
Revisiting Creative Pairs With Joshua Wolf Shenk (Reprise With New Intro)
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - March 29, 2023 04:55 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsIn this episode, Diana and Joshua Wolf Shenk, author of Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs, discuss the Lennon/McCartney partnership, and how they exemplify and light up many of the core tenets of creative pairings, which gives us new ways to think about their lege...
With a Wink and a Nod (Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?)
Checkered Past - March 28, 2023 23:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIf I'm being honest, I didn't think we'd make it to 2 episode, much less TWO HUNDRED, but here we are! A new theme song! A new(er) comic to read! And lots of heavy emotions as Dr. Husbands reads, for the first time, "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow"! Come on in, the water's fine!
So May I Reintroduce To You: One Sweet Dream. Why We're Here, What's Next and The Aimee Mann Episode
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - March 24, 2023 20:03 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsThis episode is jam-packed and full of goodies! Including meditations on the podcast — why it exists, what it's trying to do — and an announcement about what we're doing next, and reprised episode with Aimee Mann. I adore this episode, it was an honor to have her on One Sweet Dream, and she was f...
So May I Reintroduce To You: One Sweet Dream. Why We're Here, What's Next and The Aimee Mann Episode
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - March 24, 2023 20:03 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsThis episode is jam-packed and full of goodies! Including meditations on the podcast — why it exists, what it's trying to do — and an announcement about what we're doing next, and reprised episode with Aimee Mann. I adore this episode, it was an honor to have her on One Sweet Dream, and she was f...
Episode 63: Punks in Parkas - March 23, 2023
Punks in Parkas - March 24, 2023 00:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHello Spring! Join Captain Dan and Penny Lane as they welcome in spring with an uplifting show tonight on Punks in Parkas! Hear tracks from the likes of The Beatles, The Kinks, Aretha Franklin and more!
All That Glitters (Green Lantern 48)
Checkered Past - March 22, 2023 11:17 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsKnow who's got a birthday? Johann Sebastian Bach, that's who! Also Dr. Husband, but let's get right to business - how's Green Lantern going to fight a foe made entirely of the color yellow? WITH HIS FISTS, THAT'S HOW! Tune in now for Green Lantern #48!
The Brave and the Billy (Brave and Bold 68)
Checkered Past - March 13, 2023 21:33 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsBilly from The Brave and the Bob Pod joins us to discuss the curious case of the Bat-Hulk! PLUS other nonsense, as usual. It's Batman, Metamorpho, and The Brave and the Bold #68!
Episode 029 - The Button Down Mind Of Bob Newhart (1960)
Rainbow Valley - March 08, 2023 17:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsOn August 1st 1960, an album on the Warner Brothers label reached number one in the Billboard Mono Action Albums Chart. It was the debut album for this particular artist and would remain at the top for fourteen weeks. The album would stay in the chart for two years selling over 600,000 copies n...
C is for Cookie (Rhymes with KOOKY) (World's Finest 161)
Checkered Past - March 07, 2023 22:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode brought to you by the letter C, and the words Caveman, Colonoscopy, Car Lighter, Classical Music, and Crabs! It's World's Finest #161, an 80-Page Giant!
I'm Only Human (Metal Men 22)
Checkered Past - February 28, 2023 00:42 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWHO is the Sizzler? WHY did G.I. Joe defect to the VietCong? WHAT is the secret of Dr. Bobb's meatball soup? ALL WILL BE REVEALED ON THIS EPISODE! It's Metal Men #22!
On the Outside Looking In (Detective Comics #356)
Checkered Past - February 21, 2023 00:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAlfred is dead, and I don't feel so good myself. But don't worry, turns out Alfred's not REALLY dead, he's just an all-powerful super-villain! Author Jim Beard joins us to explore the craftiest television-dictated character revival since Steve Trevor! PLUS the Elongated Man waxes poetic!
Episode 194: Come To The Sunshine 201 - Burt Bacharach
Come To The Sunshine - February 20, 2023 00:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn an episode first aired February 13, 2023: DJ Andrew Sandoval pays tribute to the music of Burt Bacharach, presenting selections by: Hermits Hermits, The Merseybeats, Alan Price Set, Swinging Blue Jeans, The Kubas, Sandie Shaw, Tom Jones, Trini Lopez, The Searchers, Ronnie Burns, Burt ...
Superboy Sunday! (Superboy #133)
Checkered Past - February 12, 2023 23:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAn untold tale of Superbaby's arrival on Earth, and his first ADORABLE but-up of a crime syndicate! PLUS Robin mucks around and creates a new timeline! It's Superboy #133!
Episode 61: Punks in Parkas - February 9, 2023
Punks in Parkas - February 10, 2023 00:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPunks in Parkas celebrates Black History Month on this episode, with a full hour featuring influential black soul artists! Hear tracks from the likes of Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and more!
A Singular Smog (House of Mystery 162)
Checkered Past - February 08, 2023 18:52 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsGramps gets his moment to shine, but what benefit is civic pride when one is transformed into a monster? PLUS Marco Xavier gets his chance to meet Mr. V, AND the saga of Dr. Husband's missing wedding ring! It's House of Mystery #162!
WTF Dear Friend? Conversations In Songs Series
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - February 07, 2023 12:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsIn this episode, Host Diana Erickson and regular contributor Dr. Duncan Driver dig into Paul McCartney's commentary on the song, Dear Friend, from the book, The Lyrics. This episode considers the musical conversation between Lennon and McCartney at this time, in 1971, so God, How Do You Sleep, a...
WTF Dear Friend? Conversations In Songs Series
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - February 07, 2023 12:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsIn this episode, Host Diana Erickson and regular contributor Dr. Duncan Driver dig into Paul McCartney's commentary on the song, Dear Friend, from the book, The Lyrics. This episode considers the musical conversation between Lennon and McCartney at this time, in 1971, so God, How Do You Sleep, a...
Episode 60: Punks in Parkas - February 2, 2023
Punks in Parkas - February 03, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTonight, get an earful of some old school R&B on Punks in Parkas! Hear tracks from the likes of Bo Diddly, Huey 'Piano' Smith, Lee Dorsey and more!
Me No Like! (Tales of the Unexpected 97)
Checkered Past - February 01, 2023 00:44 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsRoger Boyd has one month to live – unless the Green Glob can set things right! PLUS Auto-Man runs afoul of a super-advanced mutant genius who somehow skipped English class! It's the Green Glob and Auto-man in Tales of the Unexpected #97!
Hidden Gems & Unsung Masterpieces Series #4 (Pt 2): Screw It We're Just Going to Talk About the Beatles Podcast
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - January 27, 2023 01:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsThis is part two of the Hidden Gems and Unsung Masterpieces Series with the hosts of Screw It We're Just Going To Talk About the Beatles. We go through the second half of their list! The "SIWJGTTATB" group includes Will Hines, Joel Spence, Katie Plattner, and Brett Morris. Diana is a big fan of t...
Hidden Gems & Unsung Masterpieces Series #4 (Pt .1): Screw It We're Just Going to Talk About the Beatles Podcast
One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast - January 24, 2023 17:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsIn the next installment of the Hidden Gems and Unsung Masterpieces Series, Diana is joined by the hosts of the brilliant podcast: Screw It We're Just Going To Talk About the Beatles. The "SIWJGTTATB" group includes Will Hines, Joel Spence, Katie Plattner, and Brett Morris. Diana is a big fan of t...
Eye of the Tiger (G.I. Combat 120)
Checkered Past - January 23, 2023 21:31 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsYou can lead a Haunted Tank to the Patisserie but you cannot make him eat! Jeb Stuart's gotta capture a Nazi tank crew and he's gotta do it fast, good thing his pals Sgt. Rock and Johnny Cloud are around to offer some handy tips! PLUS the eprils of Sunday afternoon grocery shopping in the subur...
Episode 59: Punks in Parkas - January 19, 2023
Punks in Parkas - January 20, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIt's all about great rock and roll rivalries tonight on Punks in Parkas! Hear battles such as Oasis vs Blur, The White Stripes vs The Von Bondies, The Dandy Warhols vs. The Brian Jonestown Massacre and more!