Forget Silicon Valley folklore. Here's the little-known truth. Video games were presaged by William Castle, Hollywood's Abominable Showman.
Entertainment
Whose idea it was to sing the call letters of your favorite radio stations? Episode 49 tells the story of Bill Meeks and the modern radio jingle.
Episode 049—Always On Your Mind
2 In Episode 48, host Jay Douglas answers the question What happens when two media titans start a brawl over replacing the 78rpm record? Hear the hole story (not a typo).
Episode 048 — On The Record
4 Ready (almost) to take Broadway by storm, the behind-the-scenes joys and sorrows of that great, deliberative body, the U.S. Senate. As told in story and song.
Body In Motion
In Episode 37 of Out Of My Mind, host Jay Douglas tells the story of how Scrooge got it wrong, and P. T. Barnum got it right, when it comes to the word humbug.
Episode 037 — Makes You Wonder
2 Put your hand down, Scrooge. You may have found the real meaning of Christmas, but to explain the real meaning of humbug we need P. T. Barnum.