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
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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
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3mins
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
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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
16 Jul 2022
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51mins
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
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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
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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
26 Jun 2021
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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
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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
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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
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2hr