The Overnightscape Underground

2:53:52 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Simulated house, grappling hooks, Earth Day, Ecology Flag lunch box, a new Andy Kaufman Press Conference?, supernatural experiences, Life and Trust (immersive theater production) abruptly closes, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Pope Francis dead at 88, Epic Universe, Blue Prince, Phish, Qatar malls, […]

Join Mike in the studio for another late night ramble. Tonight, we explore life after the rat race in Margaritaville, FLA, where a flock of 55-and-up Parrot Heads and coastal grandmothers are wastin' away in an oasis by the sea. Also, Katy Perry and Gayle King go to space, and to all our chagrin, come […]

36:14 – More public domain jazz & blues from 100+ years ago. This episode features the first three recording sessions by Bix Beiderbecke and the Wolverine Orchestra (aka the Wolverines), which took place in February, May and June of 1924 at Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana. This show is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 […]

2:37:47 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The Holly and the Ivy, independent presidential candidate John Anderson, Phish Spring Tour, Mario Kart World Direct, video games, Steam, Flea Devil – Minus, Wink Martindale dead at 91, Tic Tac Dough, Xtreme Wisp E, WYNK Seltzer + THC, Gargoyles (1972), The Mind of Mr. […]

2:28:09 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mazenweed, vans, the urge to innovate, Mercury Retrograde, Andy Kaufman’s upcoming “Great Friday” announcement, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, lost dog?, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Fieldwork Brewing Hop Water, Black Mirror – Season 7, power outage, upcoming new Thomas Pynchon […]

Join Mike in the studio for another late night ramble. Tonight, it's all about looking for a new business to get into, like maybe buyin' a drone and selling my services as a “droneprenuer”. It seems to work for all those folks on Youtube infomercials, and as far as shady enterprise goes, it's really no […]

2:10:11 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 24:33), Chad Bowers (at 1:00:02) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:35:01) for a discussion of leftovers, stopovers and hangovers as well as other topics, both related and unrelated. Next month's topics: Simulation, Speculation & Revelation. Record about one, two or all three of these and […]

2:49:06 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Bryant Park, Goethe, polymath, outdoor seating, Eataly Caffè, mystery pencil case, Sarasa Grand Vintage pens, Station Unlimited, Calling All Listeners (12/6/09), Flea Devil, Black Mirror, red balloon, Blue Prince, Person of Interest (2011–2016), PEPs, science, edge of perception, editing of reality, Florida survey, […]

2:33:21 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Essex Film Club, Fatty Arbuckle, bird, stocks up, new Stereolab album “Instant Holograms On Metal Film”, still waiting for…, Sour Milk Sea, new Tortoise single, sketch comedy TV shows (Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, The […]

Join Mike in the studio late at night for a free-flowing ramble. On this episode, he recounts the Friday night scramble of his first job — racing to close down the dollar theater lobby in time to make it to the video store before they locked the gates. Thankfully, Christy, the night manager, would keep […]

4:18:46 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: 3,000 weeks old, next day, “Liberation Day”, filibustering, Val Kilmer dead at 65, dental work, litter, NaNoWriMo shutting down, new Flea Devil rule – Zilch, Street Road, more Ark synchronicities, Oaks in symbolic context, San Junipero, vegan Indian food lunch in the stairwell […]

Fusebox 265: “GOOD TROUBLE” 25:53 – COLD OPEN  “John Lewis Good Trouble”:: Show Open :: Listen, Smell That? :: Making “Good Trouble” :: Hands Off! Protests :: Fusebox Liner :: Grindhouse Resurrection Magazine Spot 8 :: Fusebox Liner ID :: The Voices Rise Red And Blue :: “The Minotaur In The Whitehouse” Written And Narrated […]

48:05 – As a new age of American fascism dawns, Doc Sleaze explores his theory that the US elected a psychopathic fascist as president because they are a nation of psychopaths. The Doc also gives short shrift to media attempts to rationalise the chaos of the Trump administration, lectures the UK press on its inability […]

5:20:17 – The Three Weasels (Frank, Peter, and Bryan, plus honorary Weasel Brianna) in Pennsylvania, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Arrived at Bryan’s in Pennsylvania, Frank’s 7-11 shirt, ammonia, Coke, vegan restaurant, dimensions, discussion of polarized light, apostrophes, lost items, Hung Vuong Food Market, durian, American Treasure Tour Museum, The Ark of the Covenant, Moxie, Pinball […]

Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he recounts how he visited a place from his distant childhood this week — the atrium lobby of his dad's old office building from the 80's. Not having been there in nearly 40 years, he was prepared to receive nothing but warm, nostalgic vibes, but instead […]

1:33:33 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives. Notes: 3/28/01, train arrives, beggar, conversations in the basement, George, superskunk, SATs, Fuzzy Daupner, Blufftoons, Snow White, Cooper, George's Bluffcosm Promo, construction noises, subway, 3/29/01, at the corner of West Broadway […]

2:26:34 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: 22nd anniversary of The Overnightscape, show history, numerology, Penny Farthing, Stoic 2, The Dark Yellow Radio, The Sidetrack, expensive vegan bagel to celebrate, Bryant Park, C D B! by William Steig (1968), quantum random numbers, Wi-Fi light bulbs, Indian lunch, sitting at […]

3:19:36 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Vague indoor theme parks, virtual reality games, polarized light, street sweeper, Nightstation, The World of Sid and Marty Krofft indoor amusement park, Ballyhoo Ark, World on a Wire (1973), Laurie Anderson, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980), Kamikaze 89 (1982), expired raviolis?, Severance, Dungeon Crawler […]

4:37:11 – Welcome, hosts and listeners of The Onsug radio universe, to come and join a freeform chat in video, which will be released in audio. The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show. Host Frank from The Overnightscape is joined by Dave in Kentucky from his various shows, Chad from Chadcast, Michael Feir from Canada, Jefferson from Philadelphia, Ann from Suffern, NY, Jan Erik […]

1:00:26 – Neal EXPOSES how motorists are disappearing in a secret holding pattern, MAKES the case for appetisers for a better drip feed regime, EXPLAINS how things that skip generations are never lost, SHOWS how statues of rubber things can demolish boundaries, DEVELOPS a new folding building bricklaying technique in real time, RECALLS a decade […]

43:27 – Neal offers fresh advice to parents on handling the Boogeyman. explains our primitave plateware to far future listeners, wonders why nobody talks about obelixes, argues against walking to school and discussea the wrong way to arrive at your new school, liquid desserts for visiting dignitaries, growing wheat in city streets, a disappointing school […]

57:17 – Neal reveals how ducks prevented him settling in the US, uncovers your treadmill cat's OCD hell, closes in on the surprising identity of the oligarchs of knitting, offers practical advice on self facing voodoo doll feedback loops for your active retirement, remembers The Onion print edition and discusses the sick, sick world of […]

58:39 – In a packed hour, Neal discusses work life balance in the American Wild West, making Spielberg's Duel (1971) on an even lower budget, unexplained generational gaps in the wasp community, a simple device that could inadvertently cause you to speak in tongues, why we celebrate cistern noises, vomiting for the privileged, a one […]

Join Mike back in the studio late at night, where he goes for a long memory jog trying to remember what that Disney movie “The Shaggy DA” was about. He could just Google it, but doesn't want to farm out his memory to the phone. It's something we should all resist. Later, I ask if […]

3:11:18 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Storage area, Internet service, Dracula parodies, Antarctic situation, common courtesy, DAK catalog 1985, Spectravideo, Spectron (1983), confusion, reality filters, Severance, Grand Central Madison, HBO Comedy Half-Hour, cults, The Hugh Food Hall, Olipop Vintage Cola, The Conversation (1974), Shields and Yarnell, The Mexican Hovercraft, […]

50:00 – Doc Sleaze welcomes you back on board the ‘Schlock Express’ for some ‘Cannibal Capers’. This time around we explore the bizarre world of the Italian cannibal movie, including a softcore/cannibal crossover, before taking a look at some foreign attempts to cash in on this most Italian of exploitation genres, including an entry that […]

2:56:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Crappy robots, noise pollution, “I hear ya”, The Electric State (2025), Surrogates (2009), Megalopolis (2014), The Dead Milkmen, Creative Commons, Legends of Indie Comics – Words Only, Palatino, cults, luxury cribbage board, expired pierogies, Early Jazz & Blues #1, SITFUSO Compendium (2000–2005), A Career In […]

45:51 – Public domain jazz and blues from 100+ years ago, with commentary by Dave in Kentucky. This episode examines the first recording session by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, with Louis Armstrong on second cornet, which took place at Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana on April 5th and 6th of 1923. This show is […]

Join Mike outside late at night, where he's stunned to discover that they finally caught Jack the Ripper…like, a month ago. Isn't anyone on the same news cycle anymore? Anyway, he's devastated to learn that the truth of Saucy Jack's real identity is much dumber than any theory has ever suggested, which reinforces his Rule […]

2:32:16 – Comedy audio show SITFUSO, by Charles Daniels and Israel Brown, has been mentioned innumerable times on my show, The Overnightscape, and I’m thrilled to finally add it to the Onsug Radio archive in the form of this compendium. Israel Brown was a stalwart listener and contributor in the early days of The Overnightscape. He […]

3:09:08 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A common thought experiment, sending your mind back in time 40 years, this future, hotel update, Megalopolis (2024) rewatch, table repair, Return to Crystal Pavilion, Grand Central, pointless communication, headcanon, bittersweet memories on Third Avenue, Wonder Food Hall, poke bowl, depressing seating area, […]

3:38:26 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Snow shovel, road salt, Heart of Oneness Holistic Expo, divination, life outside the simulation in higher dimensions, befriending a murder of crows, I Ching, psychics, New Religious Movements in America, astral travel, soap, root beer licorice, orgonite pyramids, opals, The Evil Farm, healing discs, Kate […]

3:33:24 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 28:24), Chad Bowers (at 1:32:12), Mike Boody (at 2:22:49) and Frank Edward Nora (at 2:48:43) to talk about the ways we get from one place to another, or even from one topic to another! Next month's topics: Leftovers, Stopovers & Hangovers. Record about one, two […]

55:39 — Neal recreates some special moments from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. advises on talking to adults about your dead arm, wonders if you should add blood to your hydration regime, provides an overview of the human-dog-dinosaur societal overlay structure and discusses wardrobe culture, smalltalk in the information age, standout past wardrobes, a surprising […]

40:55 — Neal considers insect consumption norms, identifies a new actor level below extras, exposes a town with a landmark brown stain, confuses the movies Stand by Me and Sleepers, remembers TV's greatest sketch show, classic Sesame Street,invents a self policing public toilet cleanliness system and discusses introducing city kids to rivers and creeks, mixed […]

38:15 — Neal reinvents the ensuite and consequently food ingredients labelling, evaluates modern prodding techniques, changes your mind about ghost trains and Microsoft Windows Paint, evaluates a possible alternative history of Mars, composes a special experiment for tourist excursion helicoptor pilots, tries to recall the name Andy Kauffman and the song I've Been to Paradise […]

44:33 — Neal reveals what every flightless bird knows, considers the surprising pros and cons of chopsticks and cutlery, administers a very special listener test, assesses the opportunities for carving pork as a McDonald's customer and discusses demanding more from our fingernails, a trio of Tom Hanks characters, how offices outgrow the alphabet, a land […]

Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he asks why he was such an a-hole to a nice young Mormon on his own turf. This snark-by-default has deep roots, perhaps, in growing up in the Southern Baptist MLM groove, where every interaction was a sales pitch, a chance to earn posthumous perks. Hear […]

2:46:37 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives. Peer back into the early days of podcasting! Over the years I have added the back archives of a number of different shows to Onsug Radio, and when I do, I […]

3:01:50 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Leeza Gibbons, the talk show dream, Michael Essany, Duke Fightmaster, The King of Comedy (1982), Escalator over the Hill (1971), Arkade, Entertainment Tonight, Celebrity Apprentice, joint session, Nike Air Baltoro, Planta Queen, Dungeon Crawler Carl, cat dream, comic shop, dentist, Heart of […]

Fusebox 264: “MUZZLE VELOCITY” 25:53 – COLD OPEN :: Our National Anthem :: SHOW OPEN :: Another Step Towards Stupidity :: What ARE You Exactly :: We've Got A Plan :: Fusebox Liner :: Grindhouse Resurrection Magazine Spot 5 :: Fusbox Liner ID :: Shedding A Little Blight :: Hot Wire Of Science: “Blood Pressure […]

Join Mike in the studio on a Saturday night, recalling the combo-pigment of “caution” orange and “piss” yellow that made the school bus so special. Also, how do I know where JD Vance got his approach to foreign diplomacy? Because he grew up in my era, attending the same public schools that valued wrestling over […]

1:23:27 – A new show from Onsug Radio hosts Mike Boody (The Midnight Citizen) and Chad Bowers (Chadcast /TITFOS) – Birmingham Pizza Review. They talk about all manner of things and say a few words about the pizza they are consuming at pizza restaurants around the greater Birmingham, Alabama area.  In this episode: Geopolitics, Education, and […]

2:56:06 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mardi Gras, webcams, religion, Harry Anderson, SNL50, Blue Oyster Cult, descendents of Benjamin Franklin, time travelers, The Oscars, my order mystery dinner, Route 10, The Teenage Opera, Geddy Lee, sinkholes, Bartles & Jaymes, DiscMaster 2, The Concrete Mile, Scrappy Corner, crazy times, Nash the Slash […]

4:14:27 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Throwing out trash cans, TV Guide, Megalopolis (2024) in limbo?, Buy Nothing Day, supermarket, The Guy Under the Seats, Chris Elliott, supermarket, alien tunnels, Daredevils of the Clouds (1948), The Golden Turkey Album: The Best Songs From The Worst Movies (1985), Into the Night […]

38:23 – Elon Musk comes under the microscope as we explore his family connections to Ernst Stavro Blofeld and investigate his plans to automate fascism. Also, did the UK government try to produce a race of super immigrants by irradiating chapatis in the sixties? Plus, obscure movie talk encompassing ‘Psycho Biddy’ sub-genre, ‘Emmanuelle’ imitations and […]

Join Mike in the studio late at night as he mulls over the optics of our new, modern chaos. Not to get too political, but if Satan wants to really torture us for all eternity, he'll need to do some redecorating in hell. Also, why the movie Eyes Wide Shut (1999) is becoming more of a documentary; the secret […]

2:40:35 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Another example, Tricky Disco, songs where the band name is mentions, bands which have songs the same name as the band, Steely Dan T-shirts, Mandrake Handshake, K-Pop, 1907 – He Goes to Church On Sunday, Gasoline Gus And His Jitney Bus & Camptown Races sung […]

Join Mike in the studio late on a Friday night, where he screams all his innermost thoughts, desires, and shame into the void of a social media platform…and no, it's not Substack. Also, what is it with Substack? Why do they only show people what you do when you say nice things about them? More […]

Join Mike in the studio, where he recounts a tense haircut he recently had. Everything was fine until he suggested to the salon's owner he install a barber pole out front to drum up new business. There was a deafening silence, and things went down hill from there. Also, petty tyrants go global, the U.S. […]

4:47:25 – Welcome, hosts and listeners of The Onsug radio universe, to come and join a freeform chat in video, which will be released in audio. The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show. Host Frank from The Overnightscape is joined by  Simon from Nevada, Michael Feir from Canada, Ann from Suffern, NY, Chad from Chadcast, Jefferson from Philadelphia, Jan Erik from […]