Don Rooney and John Timpane talk with people you'd talk with, if you had a microphone
Play Latest EpisodeBack in college, John and Don hosted a radio show. Once, they went on the air to introduce "a soothing musical interlude"...but they misspoke, and instead introduced "a soothing musical innertube," and the name stuck.
John and Don talk to interesting people about their interesting lives, hobbies and obsessions.
You may remember our discussions with filmmaker Jennifer LIn about her film TEN TIMES BETTER, the award-winning film about dancer-turned-blackjack dealer George Lee. George was born in China and took ballet lessons there as a child under Russian tea…
As many of you know, both Don and John grew up in Southern California. In fact, Don was born in Los Angeles and lived there until he set off across America on his radio-and-TV career journey. Don's first job after …
Recently, we shared the results of our Spotify Wrapped for 2024. Now, it's time to do the same for You Tube! #OurYearOnYouTube2024 NEW SUBSCRIBERS: 21 VIEWS: 4,263 LIKES: 76 SHARES: 54 MOST VIEWED: The Musical …
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Don has appeared as an air personality on radio stations in Maryland, New Hampshire, Kansas and Florida. He later became a radio news reporter and anchor in Atlanta and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In Harrisburg, he moved to television, as a news reporter and weatherman. Moving across town to the Pennsylvania state Capitol, Don then spent 18 years as a public relations official with the Pennsylvania State Senate.
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John has been a college English professor, and is the author of several books on poetry and other subjects. For over 20 years, John worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, where he served as editorial page editor, features writer, book editor and theater critic.