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The Musical Innertube

Don Rooney and John Timpane talk to people you'd talk to -- if you had a microphone!

Jul 7, 2026

As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, the nation still finds itself sharply divided along political, racial and cultural lines.  Dr. Catherine Meeks, who's spent a lifetime working on racial healing, talks about what it will take to make America whole again. 


Jun 23, 2026

Amanda Geftner is one of our favorite science writers, as well as a favorite guest! Her latest essay for NAUTILUS Magazine pinpoints September 1, 1939 as the most precarious day in history.  Did we survive? Listen and find out!  


May 26, 2026

News has come to you in many forms - newspapers, radio, TV, and now the internet and social media. Mostly, it was the facts; but sometimes those facts were twisted to sell more papers or get higher ratings. With social media, opinions can become facts. We talk with people who reported the news for their opinions on...


May 12, 2026

Everyone's Favorite Podcast has reached 200 episodes!  And so has the Musical Innertube!  Pull up an ear and listen to past guests of the podcast reminisce about their appearances and about what the podcast means to them. Plus, a surprise from John at the end! (BEFORE the credits!  We're not Marvel!)


Apr 28, 2026

Growing up in the late 60s/early 70s, our minds were shaped by the Beatles and Motown and Pink Floyd and TV and the Firesign Theater - not necessarily in that order. Firesign was four guys who presented mind-blowing comedy on nine record albums, registered in book form by Jeremy Braddock.