In this episode, we go way beyond, to Hawaii, Britain, Europe, and Akron! Our guests, Long Tall Deb and Colin John, join Nick and Bob to talk about their adventures playing the Blues to audiences around the globe. Deb’s powerful, soulful vocals, combined with Colin’s virtuoso guitar, combine for some of the best Blues - and best stories - around!

In this episode, Nick and Bob have a look back at the legendary Cleveland TV horror film host Ernie Anderson - i.e., Ghoulardi! The show, which ran from 1963 to 1966, had an incalculable effect on young Northeast Ohio viewers, many of whom would grow up to make music, make movies, make art…. The crazy influence of Ghoulardi lives on! And who better to discuss him with than longtime TV critic Rich Heldenfels, who literally, with Tom Feran, wrote the book on Anderson! Listen as we delve deep into what made Ghoulardi, and the legacy he left.

What if - instead of The Beatles - the Velvet Underground had been the most commercially and societally successful band in history? This is the provocative and hilarious premise of the new book by Chuck Klosterman, entitled ROCK* A MAINSTREAM ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF ALTERNATIVE MAINSTREAM MUSIC. In this episode, we speak with the bestselling author about his work and successful career, which really took off when he was a columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal. While in Akron, Chuck wrote the books Fargo Rock City and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, which led to stints at Spin, Esquire, and the New York Times - and eleven more bestselling books. This is a fun episode! Listen Thursday, September 17, at 10 pm on The Summit FM, 91.3, or later anytime, wherever you get your podcasts!