My Weird Record Collection Podcast
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My name is Sean, and I'm a music lover. I live Chicago. Huge fan of Beatles, Brian Wilson, and lotsa other stuff too, including classic video games! Also a podcaster, as you probably guessed by my handle! Apple Podcasts URL: https://tinyurl.com/267jcr7
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Those of you looking at my posts out of curiosity...I use this account both to promote my podcast and to just make some everyday chitchat. No politics from me, though; I'm so sick of it. Music, software engineering, books.
Episode 24: Chevrolet Salutes the 100th Anniversary of College Football
It's the ultimate battle: two New Jersey college sports teams face each other with rules that they're not sure about because, well, nobody's ever played the game before! And who better to commemorate that event than Chevy?…
It's the ultimate battle: two New Jersey college sports teams face each other with rules that they're not sure about because, well, nobody's ever played the game before! And who better to commemorate that event than Chevy?…
Episode 24: Chevrolet Salutes the 100th Anniversary of College Football
It's the ultimate battle: two New Jersey college sports teams face each other with rules that they're not sure about because, well, nobody's ever played the game before! And who better to commemorate that event than Chevy? Legendary sportscaster Chris Schenkel brings us this and several other stories throughout college football's first hundred years. SHOW NOTES Chevrolet Salutes the 100th Anniversary of College Football on Discogs If the Walls Could Talk... podcast "How New Jersey Saved Civilization… the first intercollegiate football game"
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November 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Episode 24: Chevrolet Salutes the 100th Anniversary of College Football
It's the ultimate battle: two New Jersey college sports teams face each other with rules that they're not sure about because, well, nobody's ever played the game before! And who better to commemorate that event than Chevy?…
It's the ultimate battle: two New Jersey college sports teams face each other with rules that they're not sure about because, well, nobody's ever played the game before! And who better to commemorate that event than Chevy?…
I don't remember whether this was 1978 or 1979. Park-A-Tot Day Nursery in Kankakee, IL. I was four or five years old.
I'm the one in the middle.
RIP, Ace.
I'm the one in the middle.
RIP, Ace.
October 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I don't remember whether this was 1978 or 1979. Park-A-Tot Day Nursery in Kankakee, IL. I was four or five years old.
I'm the one in the middle.
RIP, Ace.
I'm the one in the middle.
RIP, Ace.
Episode 23: Teenagers’ Questions About Life, Love, & Sex
Father Francis Lad Filas S.J. was an expert in the fatherhood of Joseph to Jesus. Every year for decades he told viewers of ABC-TV about the Shroud of Turin. Oh, and he also knew about sex, and he was happy to fulfill the inquiring minds of…
Father Francis Lad Filas S.J. was an expert in the fatherhood of Joseph to Jesus. Every year for decades he told viewers of ABC-TV about the Shroud of Turin. Oh, and he also knew about sex, and he was happy to fulfill the inquiring minds of…
Episode 23: Teenagers’ Questions About Life, Love, & Sex
Father Francis Lad Filas S.J. was an expert in the fatherhood of Joseph to Jesus. Every year for decades he told viewers of ABC-TV about the Shroud of Turin. Oh, and he also knew about sex, and he was happy to fulfill the inquiring minds of the teen populace of 1964. Join Sean for this exciting adventure into Fr. Filas' record, and a brief walk with the Shaded Dog!
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October 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Episode 23: Teenagers’ Questions About Life, Love, & Sex
Father Francis Lad Filas S.J. was an expert in the fatherhood of Joseph to Jesus. Every year for decades he told viewers of ABC-TV about the Shroud of Turin. Oh, and he also knew about sex, and he was happy to fulfill the inquiring minds of…
Father Francis Lad Filas S.J. was an expert in the fatherhood of Joseph to Jesus. Every year for decades he told viewers of ABC-TV about the Shroud of Turin. Oh, and he also knew about sex, and he was happy to fulfill the inquiring minds of…
Whoever did that to this seldom-obeyed stop sign in my neighborhood --
Thank you.
Thank you.
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Whoever did that to this seldom-obeyed stop sign in my neighborhood --
Thank you.
Thank you.
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the awesomeness that is horchata?
September 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the awesomeness that is horchata?
Episode 22: Educate Your Dog by The Heisenmann Method
90% of what you know about training a dog is wrong. Well, at least that's what Chuck Eisenmann says! If you have a dog and want to know what you've been doing wrong, perhaps this episode is for you. Otherwise, this episode is DEFINITELY for…
90% of what you know about training a dog is wrong. Well, at least that's what Chuck Eisenmann says! If you have a dog and want to know what you've been doing wrong, perhaps this episode is for you. Otherwise, this episode is DEFINITELY for…
Episode 22: Educate Your Dog by The Heisenmann Method
90% of what you know about training a dog is wrong. Well, at least that's what Chuck Eisenmann says! If you have a dog and want to know what you've been doing wrong, perhaps this episode is for you. Otherwise, this episode is DEFINITELY for you! Also, a story of a special black triangle on a certain Beatles album. SHOW NOTES Baseball in Wartime entry on Chuck Eisenmann Educate Your Dog by The Eisenmann Method on Discogs.com
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September 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Episode 22: Educate Your Dog by The Heisenmann Method
90% of what you know about training a dog is wrong. Well, at least that's what Chuck Eisenmann says! If you have a dog and want to know what you've been doing wrong, perhaps this episode is for you. Otherwise, this episode is DEFINITELY for…
90% of what you know about training a dog is wrong. Well, at least that's what Chuck Eisenmann says! If you have a dog and want to know what you've been doing wrong, perhaps this episode is for you. Otherwise, this episode is DEFINITELY for…
So let me get this straight...
People sing "You'll Be Back" during the movie and it's because Lin-Manuel Miranda encouraged sing-alongs during the movie.
I do it, and somehow I'm ruining Oppenheimer for someone.
People sing "You'll Be Back" during the movie and it's because Lin-Manuel Miranda encouraged sing-alongs during the movie.
I do it, and somehow I'm ruining Oppenheimer for someone.
September 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So let me get this straight...
People sing "You'll Be Back" during the movie and it's because Lin-Manuel Miranda encouraged sing-alongs during the movie.
I do it, and somehow I'm ruining Oppenheimer for someone.
People sing "You'll Be Back" during the movie and it's because Lin-Manuel Miranda encouraged sing-alongs during the movie.
I do it, and somehow I'm ruining Oppenheimer for someone.
I know, the #bears game hasn't started yet, but might as well get the obvious message fans will be throwing out over with:
FIRE JOHNSON!!!!!
FIRE JOHNSON!!!!!
September 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I know, the #bears game hasn't started yet, but might as well get the obvious message fans will be throwing out over with:
FIRE JOHNSON!!!!!
FIRE JOHNSON!!!!!
Wanna feel old?
Deuce coupes will be 100 years old in eight years.
Deuce coupes will be 100 years old in eight years.
September 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Wanna feel old?
Deuce coupes will be 100 years old in eight years.
Deuce coupes will be 100 years old in eight years.
Just heard that Taylor Hicks is enraged.
Well...he SHOULD be. I mean...those folks at 19 Entertainment haven't done squat for him in years.
Well...he SHOULD be. I mean...those folks at 19 Entertainment haven't done squat for him in years.
August 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just heard that Taylor Hicks is enraged.
Well...he SHOULD be. I mean...those folks at 19 Entertainment haven't done squat for him in years.
Well...he SHOULD be. I mean...those folks at 19 Entertainment haven't done squat for him in years.
Happy birthday to the late Glenn W. Turner, whose album Dare to Be Great! is featured in Episode 21 of My Weird Record Collection! The episode is now up on YouTube -- sorry for the delay, but a family emergency delayed the YouTube post. (All is better now!)
August 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Happy birthday to the late Glenn W. Turner, whose album Dare to Be Great! is featured in Episode 21 of My Weird Record Collection! The episode is now up on YouTube -- sorry for the delay, but a family emergency delayed the YouTube post. (All is better now!)
Either LinkedIn has a severe spam problem, or there's a crap ton of tech recruiting firms in Liechtenstein and the US minor outlying islands all of a sudden.
August 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Either LinkedIn has a severe spam problem, or there's a crap ton of tech recruiting firms in Liechtenstein and the US minor outlying islands all of a sudden.
Episode 21: Dare to Be Great!
Glenn W. Turner preaches the power of greatness and how to achieve your wildest dream of riches -- through multilevel marketing! Also...ever wonder what the deal is with ridges those large spindle holes on seven-inch records? Listen and learn...and be great! SHOW…
Glenn W. Turner preaches the power of greatness and how to achieve your wildest dream of riches -- through multilevel marketing! Also...ever wonder what the deal is with ridges those large spindle holes on seven-inch records? Listen and learn...and be great! SHOW…
Episode 21: Dare to Be Great!
Glenn W. Turner preaches the power of greatness and how to achieve your wildest dream of riches -- through multilevel marketing! Also...ever wonder what the deal is with ridges those large spindle holes on seven-inch records? Listen and learn...and be great! SHOW NOTES Dare to Be Great! on discogs.com "Glenn Turner's castle" - Orlando Observer, January 12, 2018 "A super-huckster builds an empire on a bold slogan: Dare to be Great!"
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August 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Episode 21: Dare to Be Great!
Glenn W. Turner preaches the power of greatness and how to achieve your wildest dream of riches -- through multilevel marketing! Also...ever wonder what the deal is with ridges those large spindle holes on seven-inch records? Listen and learn...and be great! SHOW…
Glenn W. Turner preaches the power of greatness and how to achieve your wildest dream of riches -- through multilevel marketing! Also...ever wonder what the deal is with ridges those large spindle holes on seven-inch records? Listen and learn...and be great! SHOW…
New episode is due out tomorrow!
In the mean time...anybody else think Nick Offerman's current look is basically the love child of Ron Swanson and Neil Young?
In the mean time...anybody else think Nick Offerman's current look is basically the love child of Ron Swanson and Neil Young?
August 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
New episode is due out tomorrow!
In the mean time...anybody else think Nick Offerman's current look is basically the love child of Ron Swanson and Neil Young?
In the mean time...anybody else think Nick Offerman's current look is basically the love child of Ron Swanson and Neil Young?
Okay, fellow Chicagoans...
Y'know how nasty out it is today??
Well, imagine that with triple the humidity. That's how the Jersey shore was last week.
Y'know how nasty out it is today??
Well, imagine that with triple the humidity. That's how the Jersey shore was last week.
August 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Okay, fellow Chicagoans...
Y'know how nasty out it is today??
Well, imagine that with triple the humidity. That's how the Jersey shore was last week.
Y'know how nasty out it is today??
Well, imagine that with triple the humidity. That's how the Jersey shore was last week.
When Jim Lovell saw Hair on Broadway in 1968, he walked out, disgusted by this scene, as were many who saw it.
Decades later, when Lovell was asked what was on his iPod, he admitted it had the Broadway cast recording of Hair.
youtu.be/c49gVR5oV-k?...
Decades later, when Lovell was asked what was on his iPod, he admitted it had the Broadway cast recording of Hair.
youtu.be/c49gVR5oV-k?...
"Don't Put It Down" - Hair
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August 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
When Jim Lovell saw Hair on Broadway in 1968, he walked out, disgusted by this scene, as were many who saw it.
Decades later, when Lovell was asked what was on his iPod, he admitted it had the Broadway cast recording of Hair.
youtu.be/c49gVR5oV-k?...
Decades later, when Lovell was asked what was on his iPod, he admitted it had the Broadway cast recording of Hair.
youtu.be/c49gVR5oV-k?...
Man, nothing makes you appreciate not being in New Jersey like two unplanned five-day trips to New Jersey within a couple of weeks of each other.
August 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Man, nothing makes you appreciate not being in New Jersey like two unplanned five-day trips to New Jersey within a couple of weeks of each other.
Shrinkflation has hit the Auntie Anne's at the airport too.
July 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Shrinkflation has hit the Auntie Anne's at the airport too.
RIP, Tom.
I thought I found a rare treasure when I got this for $6 in July 1998 at Record Setter in East Brunswick, NJ. Turns out that the 10-inch version is actually the most common!
I thought I found a rare treasure when I got this for $6 in July 1998 at Record Setter in East Brunswick, NJ. Turns out that the 10-inch version is actually the most common!
July 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
RIP, Tom.
I thought I found a rare treasure when I got this for $6 in July 1998 at Record Setter in East Brunswick, NJ. Turns out that the 10-inch version is actually the most common!
I thought I found a rare treasure when I got this for $6 in July 1998 at Record Setter in East Brunswick, NJ. Turns out that the 10-inch version is actually the most common!
An open skeet to Mike Judge:
King of the Hill is an excellent show that, sadly, is cursed. Just ask Brittany Murphy, Johnny Hardwick, Tom Petty, Jonathan Joss, and Chuck Mangione.
Please reconsider doing the new continuation.
King of the Hill is an excellent show that, sadly, is cursed. Just ask Brittany Murphy, Johnny Hardwick, Tom Petty, Jonathan Joss, and Chuck Mangione.
Please reconsider doing the new continuation.
July 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
An open skeet to Mike Judge:
King of the Hill is an excellent show that, sadly, is cursed. Just ask Brittany Murphy, Johnny Hardwick, Tom Petty, Jonathan Joss, and Chuck Mangione.
Please reconsider doing the new continuation.
King of the Hill is an excellent show that, sadly, is cursed. Just ask Brittany Murphy, Johnny Hardwick, Tom Petty, Jonathan Joss, and Chuck Mangione.
Please reconsider doing the new continuation.
Currently on an emergency trip to New Jersey. Overheard after landing in Philly:
"I was named after an '80s band. My mom and dad got drunk at a Scorpions concert..."
"I was named after an '80s band. My mom and dad got drunk at a Scorpions concert..."
July 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Currently on an emergency trip to New Jersey. Overheard after landing in Philly:
"I was named after an '80s band. My mom and dad got drunk at a Scorpions concert..."
"I was named after an '80s band. My mom and dad got drunk at a Scorpions concert..."
It's 1985. There's a famine in Ethiopia causing suffering and death. In episode 20 of My Weird Record Collection we take a look at that famous fundraising effort that happened in…San Diego??? We also dip our toes in the water of the sea of promo records. myweirdrecords.fab4it.com/2025/07/15/e...
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's 1985. There's a famine in Ethiopia causing suffering and death. In episode 20 of My Weird Record Collection we take a look at that famous fundraising effort that happened in…San Diego??? We also dip our toes in the water of the sea of promo records. myweirdrecords.fab4it.com/2025/07/15/e...
Now...I totally support non-cisgendered people and will call them what they want to be called, acknowledge their genders and pronouns, but this is just getting ridiculous.
July 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Now...I totally support non-cisgendered people and will call them what they want to be called, acknowledge their genders and pronouns, but this is just getting ridiculous.
I can't help but feel slightly insulted.
July 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I can't help but feel slightly insulted.