The Musical Innertube
The Musical Innertube
Don Rooney
Don Rooney and John Timpane talk with people you'd talk with, if you had a microphone
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 189 - Murder, Mystery and Magic with Katherine Ramsland and Ruth Setton
Just in time for Halloween! Did you know there's a Texas Body Farm? Ever hear of the Devil that lives in New Jersey's Pine Barrens? Mystery writer Ruth Setton and forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland talk about the murder, mystery and magic in their novels - and they have ideas about why women are especially attracted to murder mysteries and true crime podcasts.
Oct 21, 2025
32 min
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 188 - Art Caplan on Science, Autism and Misinformation
This is a must-listen podcast! We have Art Caplan, a real scientist specializing in the ethics of medical care, talking about autism, vaccines, science education - and how the people in charge of the nation's medical care aren't qualified to make these decisions.
Oct 7, 2025
46 min
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 187 - Jane Eisner Writes About Carole King
Carole King is a music superstar. She's also suffered from spousal abuse, raised two kids in a primitive cabin in rural Idaho, and wrestled with her Jewish identity. All this and more is contained between the covers of Jane Eisner's biography, "She Made The Earth Move."
Sep 23, 2025
47 min
A Musical Innertube Extra - Mike Hingson's September 11th Story
We're proud to once again present the story of Mike Hingson, who was trapped in one of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Remarkably, Mike, his guide dog Roselle and thousands of others walked down 78 flights of stairs to safety.
Sep 11, 2025
28 min
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 186 - Dan DeLuca and the Lost Innertube
A funny thing happened on the way to November of 2020. We'd recorded a terrific interview with Philadephia Inquirer music critic Dan DeLuca - but you couldn't hear a word he said. Now, thanks to AI, we're able to bring you this Lost Innertube episode.
Sep 9, 2025
43 min
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 185 - Rebecca Turecky, Ned Phillips and The Last Partera
The Last Partera is a film about a woman who was the last of her kind. We talk with Rebecca Turecky, who continues her work, and Ned Phillips, who helped document her life on film.
Aug 26, 2025
45 min
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 184 - Bill Trousdale's Summer Music Spectacular!
Celebrate sun and sand and fun with these summer tunes curated by music historian Bill Trousdale! Plus: there's a contest!  And a singalong!
Aug 12, 2025
55 min
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Episode 183 - Amanda Gefter's search for Peter Putnam
Amanda Gefter was researching a famed physicist when she kept seeing the name "Putnam" in his journals. That led her to an unknown but brilliant scientist who came up with an explanation of how the human brain works.
Jul 29, 2025
33 min
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 182 - Lee Upton's Wrongful
Explore with us the world of literary jealousy, a writer who's missing and presumed dead, and a detective who has no idea what she's doing. It's all part of Lee Upton's new novel, Wrongful
Jul 15, 2025
41 min
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 181 - Podcasters Mat Kaplan and Nick Roman
Why should you start a podcast?  What kind of feedback can you expect? How hard is it to keep a podcast going?  Here's a fun talk with podcasters Mat Kaplan and Nick Roman about all that stuff
Jul 1, 2025
45 min
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