Uncle Salem Speaks

Watching the Barry Sanders documentary...thinking about my dad. Rambles and memories. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-counelis/support

Put this episode on and revel in the Halloween spirit! Uncle Salem spins spooky cool Halloween tracks with rare and fun interludes, including a short story that takes place on one creepy Halloween night...!

Ran into an old friend and it sparked great memories of fitting in as a teen on the North side of Flint, Michigan! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

This is the story all about how...I had a rap group in high school in Flint, Michigan. It's a strange but true story, like a Disney Channel movie gone awry...word. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Why WCW/WWE wrestler Kevin Nash is an important figure in my life and my overall confidence...and Astronomicon 5 takeaways. Don't judge a book by the cover, brother! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Uncle Salem talks about the new Texas Chainsaw film and wonders about the future of slashers! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

The importance of Kevin Smith and especially Clerks to Uncle Salem's creative contributions...and stuff like that. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Newest song from Lords of October, "Proof" from the forthcoming CRYPTOZOOLOGY LP. Featuring Dez Cadena on lead guitars! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Uncle Salem gives a few thoughts on the new Peter Jackson episodic Beatles documentary. Bonus song: "If the Sky" by Free Will. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Uncle Salem fields questions from friends about music and general stuff, and rambles about cereal. PLUS, "When They Heal", a song by Paul Counelis (aka Uncle Salem) and Randy Dunckley. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Thinking about Thanksgiving and the turkey days of my childhood... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Uncle Salem offers some thoughts on the top 20 critically highest rated horror films on Comcast/Xfinity. SPOILER: He thinks "Halloween" is really good! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Uncle Salem Speaks about Spidey! Spider-Man's influence on trying to do the right thing... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Growing up in Flint, Michigan, there wasn't a lot for young horror fans to find around the city to make them feel inspired and excited. The Flint Horror Collective CHANGED that. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Uncle Salem talks about the misadventures and shenanigans at a Flint, Michigan VFW Hall with his first band, the teenager-y group Free Will. SHENANIGANS, I TELL YOU! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Immediate thoughts on Halloween Kills...heavy spoilers! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Just a few autumn inspired thoughts about my childhood experiences with Halloween and horror movies... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-counelis/support

Thinking about the different ways that school (and a lack of school) affects our lives. And then, a song with daughter Audri. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Some thoughts on the state of Halloween in the pandemic era. Plus, an acoustic cover of a Madonna song.

Recounting the very first song Randy and I ever wrote for our band Free Will, sometime in the late 1800s..."If That's the Way You Wish For it to Be". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is a song we wrote that I would love for you to check out. Its called When They Heal. It's honest and painful from a dark time in my life...but not hopeless.

Speaking about the art of horror hosting in a modern world...plus, a bonus song by Paul and Audri Counelis --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Musing on the new Chicago Bulls documentary The Last Dance and how the greatest Piston fares in NBA history. Plus: a song by me and my sons. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Uncle Salem waxes nostalgic about the DJ days of yore. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In which Uncle Salem discusses the origin of his love of horror (and a bit on his Mom's scaring technique). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In which Uncle Salem talks about the origins of a fascination with Halloween that led to publishing a year round ALL Hallows Eve publication. Also, revisiting the old Seventh Heaven, a year round Halloween store in Flint, Michigan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In which Uncle Salem waxes nostalgic and discusses why pro wrestling matters to him. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In which some background is given and some groundwork is established...in other words, yapping about what I'm going to be yapping about...