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Author, advisor and TEDx-talker Jill Sherer Murray shows John and Don how letting go can led to new paths -- and sometimes a whole new life. Also, you'll discover why we almost named this episode, "I paid good money for that shaman!"

Like his contemporaries Edison and the Wright brothers, John Browning changed the world with his inventions. Nathan Gorenstein tells about the life and times of the genius who revolutionized how guns are made.

The week is seven days. Why? And why does each day seem to have its own personality? David Henkin has been looking onto this for a week of Sundays, and he has some fascinating answers to these questions.

Have you heard about the only successful terrorist overthrow of an established local government in America? David Zucchino, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning "Wilmington's Lie," talks with John and Don about what happened in 1898 and how it still resonates today.

Nancy Ryan was a morning radio fixture in Harrisburg, PA, for 25 years at country station Bob 94.9. Then, one of those mornings, she became the victim of a budget cut. Nancy tells Don and John how she bounced back.

Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? How did Black Friday get started? Did America really celebrate Thanksgiving in April? And are we REALLY that thankful for Don and John? Folklore expert Cory Hutcheson has all the answers!

Tough times for the supply chain - there are thousands of shipping containers full of the stuff you want for Christmas piled up on the docks of Los Angeles. Nick Roman tells us about the mess and whether it'll be cleaned up in time for the holidays.

A baseball team has lots of coaches. What do they do, and why are so many of them getting fired this year? Sweeny Murti talks about coaches, why minor leaguers are important, and what to expect this offseason. (Bet on this: Don and John will not be hired as coaches.)…

Hip-checked by a llama! Hit on by a lemur! Zookeeper Christie Yurkovic has some tales to tell about mingling with animals. Now that she's talked with Don and John, she has new tales to tell about mingling with animals.... Check out these websites: Association of Zoos and Aquariums - https://www.aza.org/…

Halloween will not die! It rises from the grave to present folklore expert Cory Hutcheson, who carves out the Jack O'Lantern of truth about the origins of Halloween!

It's been hard for adults to wrap their heads around the 2020 election, let alone small children. Don and John talk with educator Dr. Abby Mahone, who gives advice on how to talk with toddlers about the election and politics in general. (And our hosts give a shining example of…

Halloween is coming, so naturally bio-ethicist Art Caplan is talking about cadavers! And pig kidneys! And COVID! Just what you need to kick off the fall holiday season!

Another of Bill Cosby's accusers, Lili Bernard, has filed suit, accusing him of drugging and raping her. Nicole Weisensee Egan, author of the book CHASING COSBY, covered both of Cosby's trials, and talks with John and Don about Lili and his other victims, the twisted logic of Cosby's release from…

How is it that "dark" rides at theme parks are put together by a fellow with such a sunny disposition? Meet Chick Russell, creator of rides featuring Harry Potter, the Transformers, and Mario. (The Don and John ride is so dark you can't see it....)

The 20th anniversary of 9/11 brings back many stories and memories. Here's one you must hear: the story of Mike Hingson, who walked down 78 flights of stairs to escape Tower 1 of the World Trade Center after it was hit -- a feat he couldn't accomplish without the help…

"A code red for humanity:" fire, floods, extreme heat, and a lack of ice at the poles. Can we reverse climate change? Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker has some answers and ideas in this Musical Innertube. Don and John just have huge electric bills. Read the Climate report https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf For…

Salsa, the condiment -- it's mild, it's spicy, it's hot. Salsa, the music -- it's mild, it's spicy, it's hot -- it's all types of Latin music wrapped up in one name. And nobody delivers salsa music like Alma Del Barrio, the 48 year-old weekend radio dynamo on KXLU in…

Julie McKelvey is attempting to climb the world's seven tallest mountains. Last month, she attempted the summit of Denali in Alaska -- and she missed it by a foot. Her foot. Don and John talk to Julie about what happened and about her plans to go to the top of…

Are you fully vaccinated? Art Caplan says you have to have BOTH shots. Should you mask up in the supermarket even if you've had both shots? Art Caplan says yes! Plus, our bio-ethicist doesn't think much of the Phillies, and that includes not getting their shots.

Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor at Atlantic Magazine and Senior Political Analyst for CNN, has written a book about how 1974 was a watershed year for culture and politics in Los Angeles. --Wait!! Don and John were living and working in L.A. in 1974! Coincidence? I think not!

Head on down to your local Wawa for a hoagie and some wooder ice, as John and Don talk with former Philadelphia Inquirer TV critic Ellen Gray. They'll be discussing all the Philadelphia quirks and references in the HBO murder mystery "Mare of Easttown." It's more fun than a vegan…

John and Don are huge baseball fans, and so is Sweeny Murti of WFAN Radio and the New York Yankees. Listen in as Sweeny tells the Innertube boys about his hour with Billy Crystal, Tom Jane, and Barry Pepper, the boys of 61*.

John and Don re-unite with Art Caplan, the Mitty Professor of Bioethics at New York University Langone Medical Center, to get the hows and whys of vaccine hesitancy and herd immunity. But, unfortunately, no Bill Gates divorce jokes. Darn!

(Please hum Star Trek theme) Bruce Betts, Chief Scientist of the Planetary Society, takes John and Don where no Musical Innertube has gone before (except maybe our first episode with Mat Kaplan)! To Mars! In an airplane!