Ernie Kovacs

14 Podcast Episodes

Episode 609: Mike Mills, Ernie Kovacs, Steely Dan

Episode 609: Mike Mills, Ernie Kovacs, Steely Dan

Mike Mills of R.E.M. takes us out to the ball game with his concept supergroup, The Baseball Project. Also, Josh Mills s... Read more

5 Aug 2023

Ernie Kovacs

Ernie Kovacs

Say the name "Ernie Kovacs" today and you may well be met with a quizzical look. But say "the video art pioneer who insp... Read more

18 Jul 2023

3mins

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ep. 58: “Potato Salad”, TCM Classic Film Festival, Ernie Kovacs, Undercrank Prods 10th Anniversary

ep. 58: “Potato Salad”, TCM Classic Film Festival, Ernie Kovacs, Undercrank Prods 10th Anniversary

In this episode: Ben talks about doing double-duty as both silent film accompanist and Blu-ray producer-distributor; Ben... Read more

1 Jun 2023

1hr 3mins

ep. 49: Rudolph Valentino, Ernie Kovacs, Buster Keaton, and the Craft of Supporting Subtleties

ep. 49: Rudolph Valentino, Ernie Kovacs, Buster Keaton, and the Craft of Supporting Subtleties

In this episode: Ben plays with holding back musically to help an audience of art deco fans connect with Valentino and N... Read more

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Spike Jones, Ernie Kovacs and The Tonight Show

Spike Jones, Ernie Kovacs and The Tonight Show

TVC 564.3: Part 2 of our conversation with Jordan Young about the television career of bandleader Spike Jones, includin... Read more

20 Jan 2022

15mins

Ron Bacon, Ernie Kovacs, and Lenny Bruce

Ron Bacon, Ernie Kovacs, and Lenny Bruce

TVC 547.7: Emmy Award winner Ron Bacon talks to Ed about some of the many comedians that he either worked with or knew p... Read more

26 Jul 2021

17mins

Steve Darnall on Nostalgia Digest’s summer edition: The legacy of comedy icon Ernie Kovacs, ‘This is Your Life’, baseball great Joe DiMaggio

Steve Darnall on Nostalgia Digest’s summer edition: The legacy of comedy icon Ernie Kovacs, ‘This is Your Life’, baseball great Joe DiMaggio

Steve Darnall will break down the summer edition of Nostalgia Digest Magazine including the legacy of comedy icon Ernie ... Read more

Perry Mason, Ernie Kovacs, and The Electronic Mirror

Perry Mason, Ernie Kovacs, and The Electronic Mirror

TVC 527.2: Novelist, essayist, and TV historian Mitchell Hadley talks to Ed about the eternal appeal of Perry Mason; the... Read more

25 Feb 2021

21mins

Episode 55: Ernie Kovacs,,, Nothing In Moderation with Prof Andrew Horton

Episode 55: Ernie Kovacs,,, Nothing In Moderation with Prof Andrew Horton

INTERVIEW BEGINS AT 15:30 Ernie Kovacs was many things, comedian, writer, actor, television pioneer, special effects inv... Read more

18 Nov 2020

1hr 10mins

Episode 63 Ernie Kovacs

Episode 63 Ernie Kovacs

In which we discuss episodes of ERNIE KOVACS (1950s) and learn that he paved the way for Monty Python, find out that Dan... Read more

10 Nov 2020

2hr

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