Podcast appearances and mentions of William B Williams

It turns out there’s a lot more to Russia than just Putin and election meddling. Sure, we talk about that, but independent radio producer Charles Maynes in Moscow tells us tales of Russian culture from the early Soviet era to present. While he may not always think of himself as a journalist, that may be what makes his journalism work so great. Also, in a first for the podcast, we hear a poetry reading.  Publications featured: Voice of America, NPR, 99% Invisible, Radiotopia Countries featured: Russia, USA Charles discusses his affinity for the Midwest where he got his start as a musician and journalist (5:10), a visit to Moscow that turns into a whole lot more (11:30), back to the US and some good jobs, some bad jobs and some weird jobs (15:49), returning to Russia on a Fulbright to work with local radio stations (18:22), modern Russia under Putin and sticking a thumb in the eye of the U.S. (26:03), telling the story of an early Soviet composer who directed the sounds of the city (40:16), the lightning round (43:58), a long but entertaining tangent about Russian architecture, the Transiberian Railroad, Lake Baikal and Chinese tourism (49:43), the lightning round again (59:38), and how he views his career (1:14:00)   Here are links to some of the things we talked about: Charles’ Spacebridge podcast on Radiotopia - http://apple.co/3nQBlwN His piece on Symphony of Sirens on 99% Invisible - http://apple.co/3ijCiMN Russian news website Meduza (in English) - http://bit.ly/35HaU6j NPR’s radio drama version of Star Wars (English, not Russian) - http://bit.ly/3qhBuuS Wind of Change podcast - http://apple.co/352Bg1y William B. Williams bio - http://bit.ly/3nOnJlB James Agee’s book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men - http://bit.ly/3stNPOh The poem Radio of the Future by Velimir Khlebnikov - http://bit.ly/38N6qgq   Follow us on Twitter @foreignpod or on Facebook at facebook.com/foreignpod Music: LoveChances (makaihbeats.net) by Makaih Beats From: freemusicarchive.org CC BY NC

Chris and Randall reminisce about all the good radio they've listened to. "TV only had 3 stations, radio had what seemed like infinite stations." --Chris Topics discussed include: Transistor radios FM vs AM WNBC WABC Cousin Brucie Don Imus The Beatles Wings Chic The Bee Gees Disco Top 40 Radio Studio 54 Record stores Kenny Loggins 45s The Warehouse Elevator Music WOR William B. Williams Sinatra Tony Bennett Big Band Music Classical Music Boomboxes Tomy Dorsey Orchestra Led Zepplin Elvis Costello Pink Floyd Dave Herman Vin Scelsa Fleetwood Mac U2 King Biscuit Flower Hour Joe Jackson Dr. Demento Fish Heads MTV "Weird Al" Yankovic My Sharona Another One Rides the Bus Payola Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business (book) My Bologna The Knack KCAL Phil Spector Judas Priest Poison Guns N' Roses Steely Dan Jethro Tull The Doors WGRE WDRE KROQ Aerosmith Depeche Mode The Smithereens Hoodoo Gurus Whitney Houston Duran Duran The Police WVKR Hüsker Dü Robyn Hitchcock JoBoxers Rolling Stones R.E.M. Fat Boys Run-DMC Loveline Poor Man Trenton Dr. Drew Riki Rachtman Adam Carolla Sometimes I Don't Want to Live Anymore KLOS KISS WNEW WKTU Rodney Bingenheimer David Bowie Off the Boat Tower Records on Sunset Virgin Records on Sunset Tower Records in Westwood 120 Minutes Matt Pinfield Hunga Munga In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Howard Stern WXRK KFI 640 Phil Hendrie NPR 9/11 David Lee Roth The Man Show Jimmy Kimmel ACME Theater Joe Rogan Recorded August 3, 2020 Visit us: https://chrisandrandall.com/  

Americans spend an average of 110 days a year in what's called a "Dark Mood." I found an answer to that. Just roll down the car window, and hang your left elbow out in the sunshine. You'll begin to feel like the "King of the Road." "Louie Louie Generation" folks will understand. Air conditioning was so new, bars and movie theaters advertised the fact that they had air conditioning, so you could come in and cool down while you watched a movie or sipped your suds. Most of us who lived in big cities slept on our fire escapes on hot summer nights. I was a Coney Island life guard back then. There were fireworks every Tuesday night at Coney Island in the Summer. And sometimes the best fireworks took place under the boardwalk. My girlfriend's name was Matilda in those days. "Girlfriending" was different back then. Matilda was heavily influenced by the teaching of Sr. Mary Knucklebuster. That teaching did not include "Hooking Up"...unfortunately for me. I was more influenced by the teaching of Hugh Heffner...which produced some less than stellar evenings in the back seat of my old car, which I bought from my friend Eddie Kelly for $25. My plans for the future included becoming a night time disc jockey in New York, so I could hang out with big time singers and actresses, like William B. Williams did on WNEW radio. I got to do that too. I've led a "King of the Road kind of life. Today's podcast explains all that. It's called "Happily Hanging Out." Give a listen please. It might help the next time you find yourself in a "Dark Mood."

Americans spend an average of 110 days a year in what's called a "Dark Mood." I found an answer to that. Just roll down the car window, and hang your left elbow out in the sunshine. You'll begin to feel like the "King of the Road." "Louie Louie Generation" folks will understand. Air conditioning was so new, bars and movie theaters advertised the fact that they had air conditioning, so you could come in and cool down while you watched a movie or sipped your suds. Most of us who lived in big cities slept on our fire escapes on hot summer nights. I was a Coney Island life guard back then. There were fireworks every Tuesday night at Coney Island in the Summer. And sometimes the best fireworks took place under the boardwalk. My girlfriend's name was Matilda in those days. "Girlfriending" was different back then. Matilda was heavily influenced by the teaching of Sr. Mary Knucklebuster. That teaching did not include "Hooking Up"...unfortunately for me. I was more influenced by the teaching of Hugh Heffner...which produced some less than stellar evenings in the back seat of my old car, which I bought from my friend Eddie Kelly for $25. My plans for the future included becoming a night time disc jockey in New York, so I could hang out with big time singers and actresses, like William B. Williams did on WNEW radio. I got to do that too. I've led a "King of the Road kind of life. Today's podcast explains all that. It's called "Happily Hanging Out." Give a listen please. It might help the next time you find yourself in a "Dark Mood."