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What in the Mail! w/ Eddie, Joe, and Tod Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. On this episode Eddie and Joe talk with Tod Machin about Mail Order Mysteries, plastic soldiers, Sea Monkies, and other weird comic book and magazine ads. You don't want to miss this! For more information and to connect with others in the community visit www.houseoftheunusual.com. You can also find us on Instagram under “houseunusual”. Like watching videos too? Then head on over to YouTube and subscribe to “Houseoftheunusual Eddie Guevara” where you can get a first-hand look at some cool collectables and some newer novelties. https://www.stoopidcomicsmagazine.com/ https://www.sea-monkeys.com/ Please like the video and hit that subscribe button if you will. And a huge THANK YOU! From all of us at THE HOUSE OF THE UNUSUAL. LINKS: Michael Mezmer, CHT: https://mezmer.weebly.com/ High-Techmagic.com WEBSITE: https://www.houseoftheunusual.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/houseunusual/ eBay: https://www.ebay.com/str/houseoftheunusual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/EddieGuevara2 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Houseoftheunusualcom/ https://www.stoopidcomicsmagazine.com/ https://www.sea-monkeys.com #Houseoftheunusual.com #HynoticCoin #EddieGuevara #unboxingvideos #ChuckCaputoMagic® #MichaelMezmer P.S. For looking into some relief from world's problems please check out this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdh2ny6W_6HzOzJgtn4yHDw --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/houseoftheunusual/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/houseoftheunusual/support
In this episode Arkay and Willie discuss some of those cool (and not so cool) toys advertised in Comic Books or old mail order magazines! Norm is back with another cool Board Game segment! Sit right back, relax with your Sea Monkeys and give the episode a listen!Download Here: LinksCuriosities EastCuriosities on FrontHaji Battery Operated Train SetColecoCade 2400 FrenzyCharles AtlasJohnson Smith CatalogsDark Past of Sea MonkeysSea Monkey Worship site, pretty entertaining!Stanzel MuseumMail Order Mysteries
Any comic book fan, especially those who read comics in the 60's and 70's, will remember all the crazy ads that ran monthly across the pages. Perhaps you remember, Sea Monkeys, Count Dante, Raquel Welch pillows and other amazing items that you just had to have. Well, Grown Ass Men have always been super interested in these so we contacted an expert on the subject, Kirk Demarais. His book "Mail Order Mysteries" is a definitive look at the ads and what was going on behind the scenes. Also in this episode - a brand new cover of the Traits classic "Nobody Loves the Hulk" by Sam Mastandrea and Adam Bernstein. Give a listen folks! Original music by Adam Bernstein
Venturing out of their “studio,” Noah and Kyle sit down with guest Kirk Demarais in his toy-filled home for a fun and very geeky interview. Listen as Kirk touches on the joys of teaching, the highs and lows of publishing his book “Mail-Order Mysteries,” and the funny tale of how he first began designing film family portraits for celebrities such as Kristen Wig, Nick Kroll, and John Mulaney. This is a good one, folks—we hope you enjoy it! New episodes EVERY Tuesday around noon! Please be sure to subscribe, check out our website Ominous.Media, and follow our official and personal accounts on Instagram! Noah & Kyle As always, thanks to Josh Flynn for our tasty intro and outro music. Check him out on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/joshdflynn/ SHOW NOTES: Chevy Chase interview mentioned around 50:11 by Kirk: https://goo.gl/fdrmbw KIRK LINKS: Blog: http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/ Website: http://www.kirkdemarais.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kirkdemarais
The second half of our interview with art historian and novelty expert Kirk Demarais. We talk about his book Mail-Order Mysteries, swapping potatoes for orphans, inflatable lady legs and what you get when order Dracula Dirt. Check out picture and links on the Archie McPhee website. You can also check out Kirk Demarais.
This week's reading feature is the 2011 Insight Editions Classic, Mail-Order Mysteries, Real Stuff From Old Comic Book Ads! Presenting episode zero and be right back in two and two of the prestigious “If We Can Put A Man on The Moon, This Kid Can Read Books A Little, Maybe" Award, Wiggly's Book Club! Wiggly's Book Club is a fortnightly read recorded live from Sloppy Joe's Bar in Easton, Pennsylvania. Visit Wiggly at WIGGLYS WORLD DOT COM (check the show time for show schedules, there won’t be any, it’s uploaded every other Wednesday). Please, join Wiggly and his book as we uncover what is contained within the Trap Door Mansion library of Discovery (and he's drunk, can't see, has an astigmatism, legally blind in his left eye, dyslexic, has double triple vision, the onset of degenerative eye disease, dry eye, his glasses are dirty, it's dark, and he can't read). #BOOK #XRaySpex #GRIT #ComicBooks #FunnyBook #Hypnotise You will actually believe a man can read, maybe! Good luck. #RIPh (Reading is Phundamental)
This week's reading feature is the 2011 Insight Editions Classic, Mail-Order Mysteries, Real Stuff From Old Comic Book Ads!Presenting episode zero and be right back in two and two of the prestigious “If We Can Put A Man on The Moon, This Kid Can Read Books A Little, Maybe" Award, Wiggly's Book Club!Wiggly's Book Club is a fortnightly read recorded live from Sloppy Joe's Bar in Easton, Pennsylvania. It is featured exclusively in the GIANT MEDIA BALL DOT COM FEED (check the website for show schedules).Please, join Wiggly and his book as we uncover what is contained within the Trap Door Mansion library of Discovery (and he's drunk, can't see, has an astigmatism, legally blind in his left eye, dyslexic, has double triple vision, the onset of degenerative eye disease, dry eye, his glasses are dirty, it's dark, and he can't read).#BOOK #XRaySpex #GRIT #ComicBooks #FunnyBook #HypnotiseYou will actually believe a man can read, maybe!Good luck. #RIPh (Reading is Phundamental)
Our month-long series of weird animal stories starts this month on Ripley Radio with the story of how a veterinarian saved the life of seven baby squirrels whose tails had been fused together and our U.S. National Park expert Mike Oswald returns to tell us some strange and unbelievable stories about the animals that live in our parks. Additional Weird, Strange, and Unbelievable Stories in the July 8 Edition of Ripley Radio, the official broadcast station of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, include: Jodi Pliszka, Ripley’s own guru of weird medical maladies reports on some of the most unbelievable body-part re-attachments in medical history; Kirk Demarais, author of Mail Order Mysteries, explains the items that he highlights in his book -the small items once available for order from the back of cereal boxes and comic books; Mitch English, TV personality and comedian joins us in the studios for some fun and frolic; and sideshow and carnival fan extraordinaire Wayne Keyser joins us to talk about his radio show, Ballycast. John Fogerty provides the musical egress this week with his 1970 hit, Lookin’ Out My Backdoor.