Podcasts about The Vinyl Cafe

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Season 7 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe started last week, did you catch the first episode? We'll be with you every Friday until the summer. Whoo! And for those of you who have asked: Our friends at the Apostrophe Podcast Network are now offering a subscriber option. Subscribers listen to the pod ad-free – zero ads across the entire catalogue. Every week subscribers get the show early, PLUS a whole bunch of other goodies too… Click here to learn more about how to subscribe. There's already an early access episode waiting for you! If you are happy with the podcast just the way it is? All good! No need for you to do anything. Nothing is changing unless you want it to. Subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time ever, we're offering a subscriber-only bonus option – for all devices, on all major podcast apps. Introducing Apostrophe All Ears.You get: ad-free listening, early access, bonus episodes, Q&As PLUS access to all other Apostrophe shows (Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly, Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe, The Beatlology Interviews) – with extended episodes, virtual events, merch discounts & more.Our favourite feature is that you also get access to all of our hosts. Chat with us. Ask us anything. We're All Ears.First subscribers get a special founder's discount. Hope you'll join us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“It was the greatest skate of her life.” Happy New Year! Welcome back to Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! Light a fire, get a bowl of soup, and a cozy blanket and settle in, because we're celebrating the season today on the show. We've got a story exchange for you, plus an essay Stuart wrote for the radio show about walking on ice. And we have a Dave and Morley story for you about their trip to Europe to skate on the canals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the summer of 1960, seven-year-old Roger Woodward was just a kid looking forward to a boat ride on the Niagara River to celebrate his sister's birthday—he had no idea he was about to experience something that should have been impossible. When a simple mechanical failure turned their peaceful afternoon into a nightmare, Roger found himself being swept toward the edge of Niagara Falls, powerless against 750,000 gallons of water rushing past him every second. What followed was a series of moments so improbable, so perfectly timed, that witnesses called it a miracle—from his sister's desperate fight for survival just feet from the brink, to Roger's own journey over a 188-foot waterfall. This is the story of the boy who fell into Niagara Falls and lived, and the ordinary people who became heroes in the most extraordinary circumstances. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction to The Crux True Survival Story Podcast 00:31 Listener's Suggestion: Roger Woodward's Story 01:23 Niagara Falls: A Natural Wonder 02:34 The Fateful Boat Ride 05:49 The Upper Niagara River: A Deceptive Calm 06:47 The Point of No Return 12:06 The Rapids: A Fight for Survival 16:52 Deanne's Rescue 21:23 Roger's Ordeal in the Rapids 22:34 The Calm Before the Plunge 22:53 Facing the Abyss 24:34 Over the Edge 25:07 Rescue by the Maid of the Mist 27:41 Miraculous Survival 29:58 The Aftermath and Media Frenzy 36:17 A Life Beyond the Falls 40:02 Reflecting on Survival and Legacy 42:25 Closing Thoughts and Listener Engagement Listen AD FREE: Support our podcast at patreaon: http://patreon.com/TheCruxTrueSurvivalPodcast Email us! thecruxsurvival@gmail.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecruxpodcast/ Get schooled by Julie in outdoor wilderness medicine! https://www.headwatersfieldmedicine.com/ REFERENCES & SOURCES "Bonus Episode: The Boy Who Went Over the Falls," Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe podcast, August 16, 2024 30th anniversary speech at Glengate Alliance Church, 1990 "50 years later, survivor recalls accidental plunge over Niagara Falls," Deseret News, July 17, 2010 "Sean Kirst: Survivor of plunge over Niagara at age 7 recalls terror at the brink," Buffalo News, July 13, 2019 "'Miracle at Niagara' — 50 years later," Lockport Journal, July 2, 2010 "Alabama man recalls fall over Niagara Falls 50 years ago," Rapid City Journal, 2010 "Miracle At Niagara Falls: The Roger Woodward Story," B&B Niagara, July 30, 2017 "Miracle At Niagara -- 7-Year-Old Survived A Plunge Over The Falls," The Seattle Times, November 26, 1998 "Roger Woodward - Niagara Falls Miracle, Incidents, Survivor, Story," InfoNiagara.com "History of Niagara Falls Daredevils - Roger Woodward," NiagaraFallsInfo.com, February 8, 2017 "The 7-year-old who survived going over Niagara Falls," INniagararegion, March 31, 2023 "7-Year-Old Boy Survives Plunge Over Niagara Falls," Go Niagara Tours, July 31, 2025 "Amazing Story of a Seven-Year-Old who Survived Niagara Falls," The Vintage News, August 11, 2018 "Roger Woodward and Psalm 139," Words of Hope, April 19, 2021 "Niagara," The History Channel documentary, 1999 "Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic," IMAX film Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're talking about Stuart McLean, whom Amy says is an integral part of English Canadian culture but whom Chantelle first heard of from Amy, just now! Featuring holiday stories and Dave Cooks the Turkey from The Vinyl Cafe.

Jen Keenan reveals how she built a thriving vinyl destination in rural Arizona, Queen B Vinyl Cafe, combining record sales with coffee roasting, ramen, and live music in a 12,000-person town. Topics Include: Jen Keenan owns Queen B Vinyl in Cottonwood, Arizona, a unique multi-business destination spot Record Store Day philosophy focuses on obscure, abstract, and smaller indie bands over mainstream releases RSD features 9am opening, numbered line system, DJs, live bands, and free chair massage Record stores can choose RSD titles but quantities received remain unpredictable surprises Queen B Vinyl spans two buildings with courtyard, housing vinyl, cafe, barbershop, ramen house Coffee roasting happens in-house alongside direct-to-garment printing press and live music stage Cottonwood serves as crossroads for tourists heading to Jerome, Sedona, and Grand Canyon Maynard James Keenan's presence helped amplify area's wine industry from handful to 100 wineries Rural record stores require more advertising and unique inventory unavailable at big box stores Used vinyl comprises 30% of inventory, with curated selection over quantity focus Jen drives five hours to Tucson for quality collections like 80s metal acquisitions After school music programs inspired Jen's punk rock journey from trumpet to cello Band Glitter Wizard emerged from record store workplace, requiring careful schedule coordination Queen B stocks diverse punk releases, carefully avoiding exclusion based on political perspectives Vinyl manufacturing delays from nine-month backlog created significant challenges for store operations Small town stores thrive through exceptional customer service recognizing individual preferences and needs Pandemic surprisingly improved business by bringing new audiences to smaller town locations Falconry hobby involves training hawks with telemetry tracking within one-mile range Jen and Maynard maintain separate vinyl collections despite sharing everything else Tool vinyl represses remain frustratingly delayed, creating bootleg market opportunities Rural record stores serve as essential community spaces beyond commercial transactions High resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Apple: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon Support the show at Patreon.com/VinylGuide

“Christmas Day is going to be a little strained in Dave's neighbourhood this year.”Today on the pod we're all about Vinyl Cafe: The Musical! To celebrate its premiere, Jess shares the story of how the musical came into being and the excitement of seeing it come to life. Plus, you can hear one of the stories that inspired the musical in the first place.Vinyl Cafe: The Musical has been held over for an additional week! It runs until December 7th. For tickets see: https://citadeltheatre.com/shows/vinyl-cafe-the-musical/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“There's something about the ghosts who live in the house where you live.”This week something special for Remembrance Day: an essay Stuart McLean wrote about George Lawrence Price, a Canadian soldier killed in the very last moments of the first world war. And we have two Vinyl Cafe stories for you: a wartime story exchange, and a Dave and Morley story where they learn about the life of someone who lived in their house many years before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our annual Thanksgiving tradition – the Vinyl Cafe Arthur Awards. More treasures from the Vinyl Cafe archives about some amazing acts of kindness! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“PPMS. Phantom peripheral mouse syndrome”Jess and Dave have something in common: rodent phobia! Jess shares how she got over hers. And in two hilarious Vinyl Cafe stories we'll hear how Dave managed his. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Every year on the first day of school, to the great amazement of the kids in kindergarten…Miss MacNeal would burp the alphabet from A to Z.” Welcome back to Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! Our first episode is all about back to school. We've got a story about how Dave and Morley tried to recreate the magic of their own school days for Sam (spoiler: it didn't work out quite as they hoped); an essay Stuart wrote for a young friend going back to school; plus a backstory from Jess about what Stuart was like as a teacher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hope you'll join us next Friday for Season 6 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! We've got more Dave and Morley stories for you, more of Stuart McLean's wonderful Vinyl Cafe essays and, of course, more behind the scenes stories from Jess Milton. Here's a taster of what's in store... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People often tell me they love the storytelling in Under the Influence. One of my favourite storytellers of all time is the late, great Stuart McLean. Which is why it's been such a joy for our network to partner with Stuart's long-time producer Jess Milton and the Vinyl Cafe team to bring you the podcast “Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe.” Today we are sharing the very first episode of the podcast released in 2023. Not only are there two hilarious Dave and Morley stories but it's a great introduction to the show. We hope you enjoy this one as much as I do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something special for you for our first bonus episode. From one of my absolute favourite Vinyl Cafe radio shows, from 2011, this is Stuart and I in studio talking about bloopers! We laughed so hard recording this show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonjour,” he said. “Je m'appelle Dave.”Yup, sometimes things go wrong. It happens to the best of us. Especially on the Vinyl Cafe, as you'll hear in Stuart McLean's Dave and Morley stories Dog Pills and Petit Lac Noir. Also on this week's episode, Jess shares a surprising and funny backstory about the inspiration behind Dave's mistake in Dog Pills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"This waterslide was the waterslide to end all waterslides” We are taking a break over the summer, so in honour of our final episode of Season 1 we've got two Vinyl Cafe stories for you about summer. If you listen carefully you'll hear something unusual in the first, A Letter from Camp, when Stuart inserts a personal story from his own days at his beloved summer camp. And of course, we can't talk about summer without including the hilarious fan favourite: The Waterslide. All this and more, including a special memory from Jess of what it was like sitting backstage, stage left, and hearing Waterslide performed for the very first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this summer bonus episode, my conversation with long-time Vinyl Cafe and Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe recording engineer, Greg de Clute. Greg has some great stories to share about working with Stuart McLean for so many years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Thank God, he thought, help has arrived.”Today on the show, Jess shares a back story about a Vinyl Cafe tour bus adventure. Plus two Dave and Morley stories about more car trouble.“ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“It was not as if they *needed* a 1948 red panel truck…”On today's episode, two hilarious Vinyl Cafe stories that highlight Dave's tendency to, let's say, really commit to the things in his life. In the first story it's his health, in the second, a special new purchase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“He didn't understand that the organic confusion that's at the heart of the Vinyl Cafe is, in fact, the thing that makes it work.” Is there anything that cuts to the heart quicker than music? On the pod today, we're talking about the power of song. Jess shares a script Stuart wrote for the radio show, about a song that moved him to tears. And we have a story for you, about a song that has a hold over Dave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're on the road again! On this week's episode, two of Stuart's popular postcards from Canada, from two memorable spots across the country that we visited with the Vinyl Cafe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Two men who should have known better, climbing onto an old wooden toboggan” Happy New Year and welcome back to Season 5 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! We'll be with you all the way to summer. But right now, summer is the last thing on our minds: this week's podcast is all about winter and the joys and perils of winter sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year everyone! Join us in 2025 for a brand new season of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe - featuring heartwarming and hilarious stories and essays by Stuart McLean. Plus behind-the-scenes back stories by longtime Vinyl Cafe producer, Jess Milton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From delayed flights, to awkward family conversations, to blackened turkeys -- a lot that can go wrong over the holidays. Jess Milton was the producer of The Vinyl Cafe for many years and now runs the podcast Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe. She joins us to hear your holiday fiasco stories -- and to share stories from Stuart McLean's Christmas specials.

As you might know, the team behind Under The Influence has more podcasts executive produced by Terry. The story in this episode of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe is the most requested Vinyl Cafe story of all time."Today is the day Dave cooks the turkey!" Jess tells us why it gives her such pleasure to say those words, and plays the beloved story that has become a Christmas tradition for so many. So roll out the cookies, grab the wrapping paper or trim the tree as you enjoy "Dave Cooks the Turkey." And check out Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe for more holiday favourites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“There is something about sitting on a plastic chair several sizes too small for you that puts you in touch with feelings you never knew you had.” Ah, the trials and tribulations of Christmas preparations! On today's episode we have two wonderful stories for you: our first is the final Christmas story Stuart wrote. Jess tells the backstory of the recording of that story, and the strong emotions that came with it. Our second story is vintage festive Vinyl Cafe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I will never forget that day.”We have something very special for you this week. From one of the most-requested Vinyl Cafe episodes, this is Stuart's re-telling of the life story of holocaust survivor (and my husband's Zaidie) David Kilberg.This episode features music by the Manitoba band Finjan, from the album “Dancing on Water”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“He came downstairs in a Grateful Dead t-shirt and a pair of bell bottoms.” Welcome back for Season 4 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! This week, two stories about school: Dave gets nervous about presenting to a class at university; while Sam and Murphy go to their first school dance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Socey reviews a variety of films recently released on DVD and Blu-Ray plus replays his chat with Jess Milton, host of the Backstage at The Vinyl Cafe podcast.

We're so excited to be back next week with Season 04 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe. Join us for hilarious Vinyl Cafe stories and inspiring scripts by Stuart McLean. Here's a sneak peek... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our trail tale series we look into the name behind the trail. This episode we're talking with Jess Milton host of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe podcast. Vinyl Cafe Podcast Episode to listen to https://shows.acast.com/vinylcafe/episodes/fitness-gone-wrong-dave-on-the-bike-attack-of-the-treadmill Sponsors: rustonlincoln.com/thehub ShredWithSummit.com BuildTuneRide.com ProCycleTri.com ManoWarTatto.com Reb Roast Coffee Produced by Craftshow Digital --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ridetherebellion/support

“Not everyone in the world is cut out to be a school janitor.” We're full of the milk of human kindness on this week's podcast. We play Stuart's heartwarming interview with one of our favourite Arthur Award winners and Jess awards an Arthur of her own – to a Vinyl Cafe character! Plus, a Dave and Morley story that you may not have heard before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“It started like a sprint. One moment you were standing still, and the next you were running as fast as you could.” Hold on tight! On today's show, in time for Mother's Day, two Vinyl Cafe stories about motherhood. And Jess shares a backstory about her own experiences – cue the bucking bronco! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“He's not well, Stuart.” We're going way back today with two pieces from pre-Vinyl Cafe days! One is a favourite you've been requesting, back from Stuart McLean's regular appearances on Peter Gzowski's Morningside. (Spoiler alert: You'll see what happens when two presenters get the giggles on live radio.) Excerpt from Morningside reproduced by permission of CBC Licensing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“There are only so many holes a man can cut in his own house before he is told to stop.” Today on the show, two classic Stuart McLean stories, including Odd Jobs. That's the one where Dave tries his hand at some home renovations, with hilarious consequences. And Jess has a backstory about the magic of Vinyl Cafe audiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we are previewing the upcoming national Record Store Day with Mike Marchetti, owner of Black Dog Vinyl Cafe in Plainfield IL.  We discuss the history of Record Store Day, the upcmoing RSD releases and a little background of Mike's great record store/music venue., Black Dog Vinyl Cafe.

Wilson Santos has been thinking about opening a French fry-centric restaurant for years. “This concept is like decades in the making,” Santos said. “To be honest, I went to Amsterdam, the first trip was in 1994. I was doing a study abroad program in England and on the weekends, I would try to take a trip around Europe. And I just took a trip with some friends that I met in England, went to Amsterdam and I saw these fries.” The fry shops became a common snack for Santos during his visits. “I just thought, ‘Why don't we have this in the U.S.?'” Santos said. He got his first chance to try the concept when his first restaurant concept, Vinyl Arts Bar was undergoing a rebranding during COVID. Vinyl Cafe served as Santos interpretation of an Amsterdam coffee bar, but instead of marijuana, he offered hemp. He also offered fries. “So I put about six different sauces on the menu, I did the cone fries, and then you have the hemp,” Santis said. “Now people are smoking hemp They're eating the fries and they get the whole Amsterdam experience.” Santos sold the space about six months later. That was in 2020. In March, he was finally able to open The Fry Shoppe at 489 N. Semoran Blvd. “We're a few blocks up from Full Sail University — just light up from University Boulevard to Aloma (Avenue) so we're right on the corner of Semoran Boulevard and Aloma (Avenue) — really high-traffic intersection for us,” Santos said. The business owner truly believes in the concept and is taking a big gamble on himself to get The Fry Shoppe up and running. “I was looking for investors for a long time, I had presentations and meetings and nobody wanted to invest. Nobody believed in it. You know, people said I was asking too much,” Santos said. “I'm glad I didn't get any investors at the end of the day. It would have been a mistake. So things happen for a reason. I ended up — I couldn't get funding for it and I didn't have the money. I just — I'm a risk taker, I sold my house.” Santos is now renting a place near his restaurant. He believes the concept is ripe for a franchise. “I'm not gonna stop until we have multiple locations. I'm persistent,” Santos said. He believes The Fry Shoppe could find itself in mall food courts, food halls, or at airports. However, he needs to get this original location firing on all cylinders first. I know that in the next month, we'll be at 100%. We have to add delivery — so we have to add DoorDash UberEATS are the two big ones. We haven't even marketed heavily to the student population right down the street at Full Sail They have over 20,000 students. This is affordable food for students,” said. On the latest episode of Florida Foodie, Santos talked more about his trips to Amsterdam that inspired his restaurant. He also gives Candace Campos a rundown on his most popular sauces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I guess I figured having a fish head could come in handy.” On this week's episode Stuart celebrates the joys of birding and the Spring bird migration. And we have two springy stories, including a favourite from the Vinyl Cafe story exchange. To submit your short, true story to the Story Exchange, send it to vinylcafe@vinylcafe.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The secret to planting more trees, is to plant more trees.”We have two hilarious Vinyl Cafe stories for you on today's pod. Stories of things that happen at work. In the first, Kenny helps Dave out with something at the store. In our second story, Steph experiences a summer job like no other. And Jess digs into the research process behind the stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I resolve to organize upstairs. Welcome back for Season 3 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! We're embracing the spirit of the New Year with a show all about resolutions and lists and getting things done. We start with an essay about Stuart's fraught relationship with his to do list. And Jess has a backstory about her own relationship to lists and resolutions, and how that informed today's Dave and Morley story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A New Year = A New Season of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! So join us next week for Episode 1. Hilarious stories by Stuart McLean. Entertaining backstories and more by host Jess Milton. Here's a sneak peek... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Did you take the turkey out of the freezer?” Today is the day Dave Cooks the Turkey! Jess tells us why it gives her such pleasure to say those words on the pod today and plays the beloved turkey story that has become a Christmas tradition for so many. Also on today's episode more of Dave's festive shenanigans – in another hilarious story from the very first Vinyl Cafe concert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Jim never had any intention of having any pets at all” To be fair to the other household critters (and no, we're not talking about headlice again!), last week was dogs, so today we have a story about cats. One of our favourite characters, Jim Scoffield, finds a new friend while caring for his cat Molly. And Jess gets into some of the practical and technical aspects of being out on the road with the Vinyl Cafe, recording 60-80 concerts a year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you might know by now, the team behind Under The Influence has more podcasts executive produced by Terry. More on the Apostrophe Podcast Network can be found here.One of the podcasts we are very proud of just started its second season with Apostrophe. It's titled Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe. Backstage welcomes listeners into the warm and comforting world of the Vinyl Cafe. Each episode features stories about Canada's favourite fictional family: Dave, Morley and the kids, narrated by the late, great Stuart McLean and recorded live in concert.But that's not all.For the first time ever, listen in on hilarious backstories from the popular show. Long-time Vinyl Cafe producer Jess Milton tells all, sharing memories and stories from 15 years touring, travelling, laughing, and recording with her close friend, Stuart.This particular episode is a perfect one to be hosted by Under The Influence, as Dave's record store suddenly finds itself with competition in town. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“He was eye level with the falls…” This week on the show, something different. We're playing one of Stuart McLean's most requested stories and you might be surprised to hear it is not a Dave and Morley story. This week: the amazing and moving story of Roger Woodward, the boy who went over Niagara Falls. We play new music (that's right – music!) by Danny Michel that is inspired by this Niagara story and share Jess and Danny's conversation about music, waterfalls, life on tour with the Vinyl Cafe (and lots more in between!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“That afternoon, in his first true act of citizenship, Dave wore five lacy bras across the border.” On today's episode, Stuart tells two hilarious Vinyl Cafe stories about Dave's encounters with deception. One of the stories ‘Shirts', is an old one you may not have heard in a long time – but it is worth the wait! Dave's favourite shirt goes missing from their washing line and is later discovered being worn by his good friend Jim Scoffield. As always, Dave has an interesting response to the dilemma. Even more interesting is the surprising backstory about that tale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Dave thought, 'It will never get any better than this. Some people have God, and some people have money, and some people don't have anything at all. I have this. I have the beat and the back beat.'”This week, a story that captures the joy of live music and performance. Jess reminisces about two amazing experiences on tour with Stuart and the Vinyl Cafe: one at Stuart's final concert performance, the other at Hillside Music Festival. The story The Lost Chords was recorded that day at Hillside Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“He had, intentionally, set his bar low. Really low. And now someone was telling him he wasn't even big enough to be small.” Today's episode turns out to be a bit of an ode to record stores. Jess talks about her experience working at the record store Sam the Record Man and in our story, World's Smallest Record Store, Dave's young employee teaches him the beauty of what he has created at his store The Vinyl Cafe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In case you missed it, the team behind Under the Influence has more podcasts. Five, to be exact. Executive produced by Terry O', meet the Apostrophe Podcast Company.Apostrophe brings you Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe, Surviving Life with Survivorman Les Stroud and We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast – where we tell stories of how the world's most celebrated people overcame debilitating career rejection to achieve mammoth success.We Regret To Inform You has 2 million downloads across 70 episodes – and there's one in particular we think you might enjoy. Brylcreem those strands, suit up and take a stroll down Madison Avenue. This week, we tell the rejection story of AMC's Mad Men:According to Rolling Stone, Mad Men is the fourth-greatest television show of all time – bested only by Breaking Bad, The Wire and The Sopranos. But before Sterling Cooper ever opened its doors, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner was rejected by every major network – including HBO, FX and Showtime. Weiner was told no one would watch a series about advertising, that his main character was an unlikable smoker slash philanderer and that viewers hated period pieces. Mad Men gathered rejections, then dust. Until Weiner got a phone call from a basic cable movie channel.Listen to Part 2 here.Follow Apostrophe:InstagramTwitterYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.