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The best source on our cultural identity is not the official, historical record — ask any anthropologist, it’s the town dump. Ephemera — those things that were just barely saved, and in some cases not saved at all — emanate with secrets we can only glimpse and mysteries we can never completely answe…

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    • Oct 19, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 58 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS

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    Introducing: Season 4 of 13 Days of Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 1:40 Transcription Available


    Hi, Ephemeral fans! We're excited for the season 4 return of 13 Days of Halloween. Subtitled "Penance," this brand-new story unfolds over the span of 13 days and is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. "Penance" stars Natalie Morales (Parks and Recreation, Dead to Me), and we think you'll want to join in on the spooky fun. Check out this trailer to get excited and start listening on 10/19 until the story concludes on Halloween day. Season Description: Season Four: Penance. Without warning, Sayuri has been locked up in the Pendleton Rehabilitation Center, and no one is willing or able to tell her why. Actually, getting any information from her fellow inmates or the labyrinthine bureaucracy that runs the facility seems impossible. But is the Pendleton really a prison, or something else? Starring Natalie Morales. New episodes air daily from October 19th through Halloween. Listen to 13 Days of Halloween on the iHeartRadio app, or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Vampira

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 60:13


    The original, spooky, late-night TV host and one of the most influential characters in horror media, Vampira was the alter ego of Maila Nurmi, whose personal life was just as interesting offscreen. We talk with Maila's niece Sandra Niemi, author of the new biography "Glamour Ghoul."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Video Stores III: Vidiots

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 37:57


    We revisit our series on video stores by showcasing the iconic, LA-based Vidiots, one of the only female-owned and operated video stores in the country. Vidiots closed in 2017, but are planning a major re-opening in Eagle Rock later this year. Featuring Maggie Mackay, Executive Director of Vidiots Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Movie Theaters

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 46:59


    Nothing beats seeing a good movie on the big screen. But in the age of online streaming, how do theaters survive and continue to stay relevant? Featuring Jules McLean, Director of Operations for the New Beverly Cinema.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sideshow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 24:44


    The history of the American Sideshow with guests Robin Miniter and Taylor Hagerdorn, the team behind the podcast Grim and Mild Presents: Sideshow.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Loyalty Freak Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 40:07


    Longtime Ephemeral listeners may recognize the music of chameleon artist Rrrrrose Azerty, although it can be a little tricky. They use twenty different aliases, produce music in every genre, and have released over 200 albums in the last decade. And almost all of it has been given away for free. Further listening at LoyaltyFreakMusic.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Ed Wood II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 61:12


    We continue our deep dive in the life and work of director Ed Wood with an exploration of Wood's later years and his posthumous rise to fame. Then the hosts of Ephemeral sit down together to geek out about their favorite Wood films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Ed Wood I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 56:00


    1959's Plan 9 From Outer Space has been called "the worst film of all time," its creator Edward D. Wood Jr. "the worst director." But Plan 9 and the rest of Wood's canon have since become beloved cult classics. The first of a two-parter of the life and work of Ed Wood, featuring writers Bill Shute and Katharine Coldiron, and family-friend Bob Blackburn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Star Ads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 50:18


    Audio ephemera collector Bob Purse returns to talk about more radio ads, this time from a source that remains a mystery.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Radio Ads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 57:04


    The history of advertising over the air, featuring Cynthia B. Meyers, author of A Word from Our Sponsor: Admen, Advertising, and the Golden Age of Radio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    BONUS: Video Game Saves

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 16:39


    Video games create a marvelous world for players to live in and explore. But given the ephemeral nature of video game saves, these worlds can cease to exist in the blink of an eye. In today's episode, we explore the aftermath of that loss, featuring our friends Matt Davidson, Josh Chandler, Matt Frederick, Kevin Kuhl, Anney Reese, and Trevor Young. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Video Games II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 60:04


    We wrap our historical dive into video games with the modern age of gaming, from Playstation to Xbox to Nintendo. Then, we sit down with iHeart's nerdiest gamers to discuss why our favorite games mean so much to us. Featuring Stephen L. Kent, author of The Ultimate History of Video Games Vol. I & II., Matt Frederick, host of the podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, and Anney Reese from the podcasts Stuff Mom Never Told You and Savor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Video Games I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 57:39


    From Pong to Eldin Ring, video games have dominated the interactive entertainment world for over half a century. We explore gaming's humble beginnings in arcades and trace how games became a culture defining pastime. Featuring author Stephen L. Kent and journalist Eddie Adlum. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Walking and Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 47:56


    In our chaotic, noisy world, how does one find silence? Not only quiet surroundings, but inner silence. The second part of our conversation with explorer, author, art collector and publisher Erling Kagge.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Exploration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 38:28


    What draws us off the beaten path? The first of a two-parter featuring polar explorer and author Erling Kagge.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Moog Synthesizers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 59:29


    In the 1950's, engineer Bob Moog started to tinker and build his own electronic instruments. Little did he know that his invention, the Moog Synthesizer, would revolutionize music for decades to come. Featuring Michelle Moog-Koussa, founder of the Bob Moog Foundation, and former Moog Music engineer August Worley. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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    Trash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 50:02


    With an unprecedented amount of new stuff being made, bought and sold everyday, we're more likely than ever to throw things away. But where is away? Featuring historian Susan Strasser, author of Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Noël

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 24:56


    It's a Williams family Christmas in search of Romeo Muller's last film, 1992's Noël . https://youtu.be/BzKj4jYuG-I Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Winter Solstice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 51:10


    Across the globe and back to antiquity, this changing of season has been recognized in ritual, story and song. Featuring Carolyn McVickar Edwards, educator and author of the collection The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Romeo Muller & Rankin/Bass

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 42:20


    Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Frosty the Snowman. The Little Drummer Boy. All of these iconic holiday specials have something in common: they were written by Romeo Muller, the visionary mind behind nearly all the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials. We remember Muller's life and career with Rick Goldschmidt, official biographer for Rankin/Bass. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 48:26


    This episode of Ephemeral is on drugs. Featuring Ethan Nadelmann, founder of the Drug Policy Alliance and host of the podcast Psychoactive. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Tattoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 53:19


    These days, tattoos are everywhere. But no so long ago, tattoo was an underground art form. And before that, tattoo was a cultural touchstone for numerous ancient civilizations. We explore the storied history of tattooing with Chuck Eldridge, founder of the Tattoo Archive. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Inside Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 90:09


    An interview with author Helen Grant about M. R. James, the real village of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, and the wonders of Victorian ghost stories. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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    Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 32:18


    An English tourist looking for hidden treasures in untrodden corners of France finds more than he bargained for. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Herk Harvey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 63:07


    Herk Harvey spent decades directing educational films, but he is best remembered for his lone feature, 1962's Carnival of Souls. Featuring interviews with Dr. Bernice Murphy, Associate Professor of English at Trinity College Dublin; Skip Elsheimer, founder of the A/V Geeks educational film archive; Candace Hilligoss, star of Carnival; and Herk Harvey himself.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Drag

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 62:16


    The art of drag has seen a rapid rise in popularity since the premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2009. But drag has been around for centuries; sometimes a source of entertainment, other times a means of survival. Featuring Simon Doonan, author of Drag: The Complete Story and Atlanta-based drag performer TAYLOR ALXNDR. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    37 Days of Peril

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 62:44


    On September 9, 1870, while surveying the Yellowstone wilderness, Truman C. Everts was separated from his party with no horse, no food and little besides the clothes on his back. This is his story told in his own words. Narrated by Ben Bowlin of Ridiculous History and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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    Video Stores II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 73:54


    Continuing our monthlong look at video store culture, the Ephemeral team takes a field-trip to pay their late fees. Featuring Dan Herbert, author of Videoland, Matt Booth, owner of Videodrome in Atlanta, Georgia, and hosts Anney Reese and Lauren Vogelbaum of the podcast Savor. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Video Stores I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 60:28


    The rise and fall of the video rental store. Featuring Daniel Herbert, associate professor at the University of Michigan and author of Videoland: Movie Culture at the American Video Store. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    UFOs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 66:55


    Lights in the sky, craft in the air, and extraterrestrial encounters. Featuring author Toby Ball, host of the podcast Strange Arrivals. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Alan Akaka

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 114:27


    Our musical interview with steel guitar ambassador, teacher, performer, and legend Alan Akaka. For more context on the steel guitar and its place in Hawai'ian history, listen to our episode entitled "Kika Kila." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    I Can Never Let You Leave Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 61:10


    Ten songs that skipped a generation. Featuring the music of composer and performer Lorrie Doriza and her grandfather Tony Rais. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Camp Bryn Afon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 63:17


    One Summer in 1965 frozen in time. Featuring audio ephemera collector Bob Purse. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Self-Released

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 73:07


    For some artists, the only opportunity to share their work with the world is to do it all themselves. Featuring Matt Werth, proprietor of the RVNG Intl. record label, and artists Michele Mercure, Anna Homler and Pauline Anna Strom. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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    Archival Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 52:37


    Reigniting music under appreciated in its day. Featuring Matt Werth, proprietor of the RVNG Intl. record label, and the music of Peter Ivers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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    Laughing Record

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 49:38


    There are many laughing records, but there is only one Laughing Record. Featuring music researcher Ian Nagoski of Canary Records. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    William Grant Still

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 53:01


    The music of William Grant Still is as versatile as it is beautiful. So why don't we hear it more often? Featuring Still's granddaughter, journalist, musician and author Celeste Headlee. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Alice Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 66:31


    The first and for seventeen years only female filmmaker was Alice Guy. Featuring her biographer, author and historian Janelle Dietrick. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Acoustic Fossils

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 46:43


    What does this place sound like? Featuring Jacob Job, sound recordist and research associate for Colorado State University’s Sound and Light Ecology Team. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Five Paintings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 19:09


    The Woolsey wildfires of 2018 devastated Southern California. But some history survived, including five priceless works of art. Introducing Ephemeral producer Trevor Young, who talks with his grandmother, artist Yvonne Cherbak, about escaping that deadly fire. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Kika Kila

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 61:24


    How an invention from the Hawai'ian islands changed the world. Featuring Hawai'ian musician and educator Alan Akaka and historian John Troutman, curator of American music at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Trailer: Season Two

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 2:31


    New episodes air on Mondays beginning May 10th. Check out the trailer for a preview of what’s to come! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    Thanksgiving Leftovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 38:19


    With so much to be grateful for this year, we wanted to express our thanks by sharing some of our favorite, never-before-aired clips from four interviews of the past season. Featuring Ian Nagoski, David Weinstein, Sarah Wasserman, and Elizabeth Cobbs. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    The Haunted Orchard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 24:54


    A traveller seeking solitude finds it at an old farmhouse in which everything seems forgotten and yet remembered. Written by Richard Le Gallienne. Narrated by Peter Yearsley. Learn more at ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Handmade Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 78:23


    Why put music on plastic in 2019? Featuring Seth Nicholas Johnson of Haunted Birthday Records and the music of Elias Mason & June Yorke, pumashock, and Undercover Monsters.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    The Tallest Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 15:04


    A strange left turn in the story of Merigail Moreland.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Taped Over Interview: Matt Frederick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 49:57


    A conversation with our producer Matt on family, recording, and all things ephemeral. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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    Taped Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 64:17


    Who records your family’s history? Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Sounds of Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 51:40


    Four minutes and thirty three seconds that changed the course of music history. Featuring musicologist & composer Kyle Gann. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Switchboard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 55:44


    WWI, women’s suffrage, and one of the most important inventions of the 20th century: the telephone. Interview with historian Elizabeth Cobbs, author of "The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers." Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Sketch + Puzzle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 43:44


    How much paper is printed every day? Who's designing it and who's keeping on tabs on how much we have? Featuring interviews with crossword constructor Matt Gaffney and Steven Peterman of The Sketchbook Project. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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    Reputation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 42:39


    What if you had a song stuck in your head, but had no way to find out anything about the artist? The mystery of an unlabelled record unravels year-over-year. Featuring an interview with reel-to-reel tape collector Bob Purse of the Inches Per Second blog. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 45:40


    In their four story brownstone at the corner of Fifth Avenue & 128th Street, the Collyer brothers sealed themselves up through the Great Depression, both World Wars, and as Harlem shifted from a rich white suburb to a poor black slum. In the cavernous dwelling, the pair amassed "one of the world’s legendary collections of urban junk." Two-hundred tons of junk by the end. Featuring memoirist Franz Lidz. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    DuMont

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 54:42


    At the outset of commercial television, there were just four networks. Three you’ve heard of – they are still around today. The fourth is almost entirely forgotten. Featuring an interview with media historian David Weinstein of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    EphemaWHAT?!?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 34:43


    You’re telling me people actually like this old stuff? What is ephemera and why is it worth studying? Interview with Sarah Wasserman, professor of Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Diaspora

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 64:38


    What makes American music American? If the history book is written, what chapters are missing? Featuring music researcher Ian Nagoski of Canary Records. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Pilot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 18:56


    Found objects – misplaced artifacts of mysterious origins – can be sources great of inspiration. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

    Trailer: Answering Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 8:07


    Lost materials, dropped threads, forgotten stories. Ephemera in the way that it’s intertwined in our lives. All those things, tangible and intangible, that you wish you could take just one more look at before they vanish into the past. Ephemeral debuts May 20th. Learn more at www.ephemeral.show Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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