THE PRIMROSE CHRONICLES
THE PRIMROSE CHRONICLES
Marty Young
A nostalgic look back into a magical time & neighborhood - Primrose Ave, 1950’s & 60’s through the recalling of the many experiences of the eldest child of one family, the Young’s, 4425 Primrose, Indianapolis Indiana.If you want a break from the harsh realities of 21st century life, and desire a fanciful excursion into a simpler time; if you're seeking a reason to smile and perhaps nod in appreciative agreement about "the good ol' days”, you might find a landing place here.Give us a listen and see if you can stop with just one episode, but rather find yourself "hooked" on the peeks you'll get into a time long past but regularly yearned for.Welcome to THE PRIMROSE CHRONICLES!!#nostalgia#Indynostalgia# childhoodmemories
My Last Visit to the Motor Speedway
Send a text After another lengthy hiatus, Host & Narrator, Marty Young, is back with a recollection the events surrounding his last experience of the Indy 500, Memorial Day (+1), 1965. Events with 3 of his best High School buddies in the hours preceding the “drop of the flag” to start the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” make this a telling of more than just another race. It’s the third bite of the apple in paying tribute to the pinnacle of auto racing after two previous episode...
May 25, 2025
33 min
ONE RINGY - DINGY… TWO RINGY - DINGY….
Send a text Episode 305 of The Primrose Chronicles introduces a new component to its story library - the first of several occasional tellings about “Things Only Baby Boomers Remember”. It’s a long way from today’s Smart Phones to Rotary Dial desk sets and land lines of yesteryear, including activities long past for placing and receiving calls. With a smile, those long past experiences are recalled with the explanation and clarification necessary for the understanding of Gen Z, Mil...
Oct 28, 2024
30 min
A WHITE SPORT COAT
Send a text Episode 304 of The Primrose Chronicles has finally dropped, with a tale about 1950’s & 60’s teen dances & the brutal hesitance of gangly, awkward and self-conscious boys to learn the seemingly dance du jour, At least for one teen, it was a harrowing but necessary ordeal. As you listen, I hope you find it humorous and just a bit memorable as well. In any case, enjoy. It was a long time coming!!! Blessings!! #indynostalgia, #60snostalgia,...
Sep 26, 2024
28 min
Hoosier Prose Cuts Both Ways: A Follow up Chat With 5 am Stories Creator
Send a text A favorite TPC Episode of season two was the “Characters of the Chronicles” interview with Bob Basler, author of the online literary work, 5 AM Stories. He was one of The Chronicles creator& host’s closest childhood buddies from the Ol’ Neighborhood & is now a good friend after reconnecting over the last several years. When he first joined the TPC mike back in May of 2023, his entertaining weekly post had just launched to a small but appreciative readersh...
May 23, 2024
51 min
🎼Let’s Go To the Movies🎼
Send a text If you ask people who grew up in the 1950’s, 60’s about some their most vivid and treasured memories as children, the Saturday afternoon Kiddie Matinee at the has to rank high. In Episode 302 in the TPC project , host & narrator, Marty Young, offers the details and atmosphere of that weekly event as experienced in two Northside Indianapolis movie theaters, the Uptown and the Vogue. The smell of the popcorn, the stickiness of the floors, the noise of the rowdy young...
Mar 25, 2024
30 min
MY ICU ESCAPADE
Send a text It’s been 5 months since the host & narrator of The Primrose Chronicles brought the curtain down on Season Two. Questions surrounding the launch ofSeason 3 became multiple as new episodes were delayed & faithful listeners began to wonder if a return of the tales, yarns, stories & interviews might ever re-appear. This is that long-awaited or, at least, slightly wondered about first installment answering questions regarding Marty’s break from broadcasting.&nb...
Feb 29, 2024
35 min
Remembering Rock & Roll Radio Royalty
Send a text It’s another Character of the Chronicles conversation. This time We hear from a someone who knew one of Rock & Roll Radio Royalty in Indianapolis — the eldest son of WIBC’s Bouncin’ Bill Baker, Art Baker. Art shares stories & reflections of his father, not just the zany personality of his morning show, but also the hard work & long hours devoted, The result, I think, provides a rich opportunity to appreciate what Bill Baker meant to so many whether on...
Oct 5, 2023
41 min
SO, HOW’S THE PODCAST GOING? -Statistics & Findings & Insights, Oh, Yawn!
Send a text In response to inquiries by faithful fans, Episode 226steps away from tales and talks about the Old Neighborhood & takes a deep dive into the numbers that comprise the TPC fan base, & the possible places & personalities behind them. It’s a light-hearted, tongue-in-check consideration of what kind of folks might listen in week to week. Some might even be surprised by the breadth of this little effort’s appeal. It’s a little shorter offering, so n...
Sep 28, 2023
27 min
SIMPLY GIRL TALK
Send a text Episode 225 of The Primrose Chronicles takes the listener on a different kind of jaunt back to what some call “the Good Ol’ Days”. Three ladies, life long friends, who gather together, around a figurative “kitchen table” to talk about those days and in the process reflect on what has kept them close over the years. On the surface it’s girl talk, go a little deeper and you catch the principles of Friendship that are hard to describe, harder to replicate. Listen in on t...
Sep 15, 2023
40 min
HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU?
Send a text Everyone these days from Coast to Coast has a thought about the oppressive heat so many have been experiencing, but doesn’t that just come with the summer months? TPC episode 222, “HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU?” Considers that thought, by recalling what those Dog dates were like watt back when, in times when A/C & Refrigeration units were the exception rather than the rule, and greater creativity was necessary to escape the torrid temps. Listen in as a few attempts at “staying coo...
Sep 12, 2023
29 min
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