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To mark Henry Mancini's 100th birthday, music expert JonBurlingame takes us back to where the composer's prolific career really took off - the 1960s TV show Peter Gunn.

As a child, George Lee studied ballet with Russian tutors in Shanghai. As a teenager, he danced in The Nutcracker and Flower Drum Song in New York. Filmmaker Jennifer Lin tells his story in Ten Times Better.

First, "Twister." Now, "Twisters." Movies about tornado chasers and scientists trying to understand tornadoes. How much do we know about tornadoes, and how accurate are the movies? The Weather Channel's Carl Parker explains.

Overnight, the 2024 presidential race has changed with the candidacy of Vice-President Kamala Harris. Political commentator Dick Polman sets up the field and the stakes in the three months left before the election.

Just three old friends - and baseball fans - sitting around talking about what they like and don't like about the 2024 season at the All-Star break. And about the best and worst baseball parks.

Bioethicist Art Caplan says there are a lot of health challenges at the Olympics, starting with swimming in the sewer that is the Seine River. Also, are we all ready for retirement?

Lee Upton, author of "Tabitha, Get Up!", talks about creating her comic novel about a biographer who takes on two clients and, through a series of misadventures, writes about neither one of them.

Music historian Bill Trousdale says the "Northern Soul" music played by regional bands in Central Pennsylvania in the 60s and 70s had a ripple effect on music trends across the country and around the world

French author Marcel Proust wrote only one novel in his career, In Search of Lost Time. This seven-volume tome is regarded by some - including Princeton professor emeritus Michael Wood - to be one of the best novels ever written.

He's a professer emeritus of English and comparative literature at Princeton. But Michael Wood is also a fan of the cinema, especially the films of Alfred Hitchcock, and that's because, with Hitch, truth can be elusive.

Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker believes it will take awhile, but we're already on the path towards mitigating climate change - and if we stay on that path, the earth will bounce back. Listen to the whole podcast with Carl at https://www.musicalinnertube.com/s2e142

Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker says there are lots of things you can do to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Many of them are ordinary, everyday things, far less expensive than solar panels or electric cars, but just as effective. Listen to the whole podcast with Carl at…

Hi all! Here's a preview of the next Musical Innertube podcast, featuring poet and essayist Ross Gay, a former student of John's. Here, Ross, John and Don talk about one of the mysteries of writing.

Another wild-weather summer is on tap, featuring hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme heat, and wildfires. Meteorologist Carl Parker of the Weather Channel says anything is possible - but it's also possible to tackle climate change in your own backyard.

What wine should you have with dinner? What wine's good for just relaxing at the end of the day? Eric Jorgensen of WineBusiness.com says wines aren't really confusing if you keep a few simple facts in mind.

Cartoon historian Jerry Beck is curating the launch of an all-new national television network, MeTV TOONS, and he's talking EXCLUSIVELY with Don and John about the new network! The Musical Innertube is the ONLY podcast Jerry is talking with about MeTV Toons! This new channel is dedicated exclusively to the…

Chef and author Joy Stocke is back! John tells Joy how her Russian Potato Salad was the hit of a party! Joy reveals her recipe for home-made Rice-A-Roni! And everyone marvels at the versatility of pickle relish!

Our old pal Mat Kaplan of the Planetary Society has just returned from the 2024 Humans to Mars Summit, and he's happy to tell us exactly how close we are to colonizing the Red Planet.

April 24th was International Guide Dog Day. Our old pal Mike Hingson talks about his life with guide dogs, and about the special relationship a blind person has with his or her guide dog.

Facts are facts. But with social media, how can you tell fake news from real? Christina Veiga says the News Literacy Project has the answer: give you the fact-finding skills of a true journalist.

Chef and author Joy Stocke speaks to us from her kitchen in New Jersey, telling stories about learning to cook at her grandmother's side, and how to use her favorite pantry items.

He's a filmmaker. And he's a film fan. Listen as Justin Timpane gives his take on how studios can make good films on decent budgets.

Baseball 2024 is underway! Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Nick Roman of KPCC Radio preview the season and make their predictions on winners, losers, and how gambling will affect the game.

Back in 1177 BC, civilization in the eastern Mediterranean collapsed. After a few decades, civilization in the area rose again. Eric Cline has books about both events - and one of them is a graphic novel!