Stories about music, radio, and stuff that is neither music nor radio, some first told at the non-award-winning website of the same name. To find earlier episodes no longer available here, visit my website (link below) and click "jb's Podcast" at the top of the page.
Here are some stories about a radio person's life at different times of the day, week, and year: overnights, weekends, and holiday.s.
"It sucked, and I don't recommend it. But it was not an entirely negative experience, either."
"This is the greatest time of day, when all the clocks are spinning backwards, when all the ropes that bind begin to fray, and all the black and white turns into colors." A podcast about October.
Although I never wanted to be a farmer myself, the farm is fine place to be from. This episode is about the farm I grew up on and my adventures at the annual county fair
In 1970, 18-year-old Steve Benton attended two major Wisconsin rock festivals, Sound Storm and Iola. In this episode, he tells about his experiences.
What's it like to introduce rock stars from the stage, or nearly kill one of your co-workers by accident? Listen to some more tales from my radio career.
Tales from a life spent in radio: a celebrity and a bad boss come to town, the tale of a surreal job interview, and brief encounters with random listeners.
Why do people listen to contemporary music 11 months a year but can't get enough of the same decades-old recordings at Christmastime?
Thoughts about the persistence of baby-boomer music and why everyone’s taste in music, and not just boomers’ taste, never seems to change, inspired by a James Taylor concert.