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Richard Nixon: A Face Perfect for Radio 2:13

6d ago2:13

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What Was He thinking? With the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy are running neck and neck—or should we say “face and face”? Because on this night in 1960, their very different visages will be on display in the first presidential debate ever to be televised. And one of the candid…

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Uncool at any Speed: The Chevy Corvair 2:25

13d ago2:25

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What Were They Thinking? The marketers at Chevy take one look at the youthful popularity of the Volkswagen Beetle and decide to emulate key features of that novel little auto: its compact size, air-cooled rear engine, and scaled-down transaxle, among others—in designing the company’s first “American-sized compact”: the Corvair. With more than 250,0…

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Politician Pays a Hooker by Check and Really Gets Screwed 2:11

19d ago2:11

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What Was He Thinking? A Northwestern University-educated lawyer and former aide to the late senator Robert F. Kennedy, this young, newly-elected Cincinnati city councilman is a rising political star. That is, until a raid on a local Kentucky massage parlor threatens to rub out his civic career. In the parlor's cash register police find a check writ…

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The Medical Treatment Only Dracula Could Love 2:30

26d ago2:30

2:30

What Were They Thinking? You say you feel tired, run down, achy and breaky? Well, fortunately your barber (yes, the same guy who trims your coif) has just the cure: He hangs you upside down while slicing open an artery to let your blood drain out. And while there's very little evidence this kind of age-old medical remedy will make a sick person fee…

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The President Gives America the Finger 2:01

1M ago2:01

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What Was He Thinking? From the time of his Presidential election victory, he's seen by his opponents as the self-indulgent, ego-driven, sex-crazed, junk-food-lusting embodiment of the Me Generation. Despite his unquestionable intelligence (a Rhodes Scholar) and political acumen (a governor by age thirty-two), this sitting President -- knowing full …

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Edsel: The Luxurious New Ford Lemonsucker 2:09

1M ago2:09

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What Were They Thinking? With archrival General Motors taking the pole position in America’s big-car sales race, Ford management, despite warnings of an oncoming late 1950s economic recession, decides to invest the then-astonishing sum of $400 million to create “an entirely new kind of car.” But just as consumer anticipation shifts into high gear, …

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The A-List Actor Who Refused to be James Bond 2:24

2M ago2:24

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What Was He thinking? In a mad scramble to secure a dashing actor “who can wear the tux, tote the pistol and woo the girl,” mega-producer Albert Broccoli has a famous actor squarely in his sights to play 007. Proclaiming “An American can’t play James Bond,” said actor instead opts to make such cinematic stinkers as Fuzz, White Lightning and The Man…

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The XFL: Fourth Down and 70 Million to Go 2:06

2M ago2:06

2:06

What Were They Thinking? Hyped as a tough, high-energy, off-season alternative to the venerable National Football League, XFL games boast blaring rock music, trash-talking coaches, no penalties for excessive roughness, plus lingerie-clad cheerleaders. Sounds good on paper. Looks bad on the playing field -- and even worse on TV. Listen, laugh and le…

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Jarts: The Kid's Game That Really Sticks Out in Your Mind 1:47

2M ago1:47

1:47

What Were They Thinking? What would you call an outdoor game where one player heaves a weighted, foot-long, metal-tipped dart hihg into the air, hoping to land it in the middle of a plastic hoop placed at the feet of his opponent some 20 feet away? You’d call it “lawn darts,” “Jarts,” “garden darts”—or maybe just “the most idiotically dangerous kid…

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Pete Best Swerves Off the Long and Winding Road to Superstardom 2:51

2M ago2:51

2:51

What Was He Thinking? While his bandmates were conjuring up the mop-top pop-music elixir that soon exploded into Beatle mania, Pete Best decided travel to the beat of his own drum. Refusing to fit in with John, Paul and George, Pete traded in his "ticket to ride" to worldwide fame and fortune for a license to drive a Liverpool delivery truck. Liste…

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Fail to the Chief: 6 of the Worst Ideas in Presidential History 6:02

3M ago6:02

6:02

More of the Best of the Worst Whiskey rings, hanging chads, criminal contra-dictions, depressing obsessions, heaping helpings of guns and butter -- American Presidents and their staffs have cooked up then served up an onerous, odorous batch of stinkin' thinkin' over the last 200-plus years. These six examples spotlight how the ideas of yesterday—fr…

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The Bambino's Curse on the Beantown Bombers 2:40

3M ago2:40

2:40

Presiding over five Boston Red Sox World Series titles in fifteen years, the team's ownership confidently believes their roster is doubtlessly strong enough to withstand the departure of star pitcher Babe Ruth, a.k.a. “The Bambino.” So they conjure up the idea, in 1920, to sell Ruth to the then-lowly New York Yankees. What happens next is an histor…

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The Toad That Ate Australia 3:38

3M ago3:38

3:38

A swarm of sweet-toothed beetles is chomping away at Australia’s sugar cane crop. So, by cracky, local farmers come up with the perfect solution: Introduce 102 toads from Hawaii to scarf up the bothersome beetle population. Problem solved, eh mates? Not quite. Our Outback sugar farmers thus begin one of the worst ecological calamities in Australian…

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Bernie Made-Off With Their Money 3:41

3M ago3:41

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An erstwhile sprinkler repairman, Bernard L. Madoff is the embodiment of the American dream, parlaying a paltry $5,000 initial investment in his own securities firm in 1960 into a nearly $1 billion dollar personal fortune by 2008. Shockingly, his American dream becomes a nightmare for thousands of investors who trust his sage advice and reputation …

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Blind Ambition Meets Highway Robbery 3:21

3M ago3:21

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It’s his wedding night. And in a blissful, celebratory moment, Robert Kearns pops a champagne cork—right into his left eye, leaving him partially blind. Fast-forward ten years. Driving home in a rainstorm, the sight-impaired automotive engineer and part-time inventor squints through his car’s rapidly oscillating windshield wiper. Even with one bad …

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Make Your Meeting or Else Meet Your Maker 2:34

4M ago2:34

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Newly reelected and embarking on a national speaking tour, President William McKinley is a busy chief executive—too busy, his staff decides, to meet with a clothier who’s offered to fit the commander in chief with a snazzy piece of outerwear. Instead, the meeting is rescheduled until after McKinley returns from a brief trip to the Pan American Expo…

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"Guiltless Snacking" Becomes the Butt of a Fat Joke 2:41

4M ago2:41

2:41

Since the dawn of our republic, Americans have been wrestling with a great existential question: “How can I shove limitless fistfuls of fatty snack foods into my bloated face without making my arteries harder than last week’s linguine?” Finally, in 1968, Proctor & Gamble discovers the answer: Olestra. Thanks to this new chemically-contrived fat sub…

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E.T.'s Mission to Mars Aborted 3:24

4M ago3:24

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You know the movie, you know the scene: Young Elliot lures E.T., the extraterrestrial, out of hiding with a trail of yummy candies. "E.T." screenwriter Melissa Mathison believed that only one kind of candy could pique the sweet tooth of a cute, cuddly intergalactic visitor to our planet -- the most popular candy on Earth --M&M’s. But when presented…

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A Confused Chauffeur Starts a World War 2:59

4M ago2:59

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Ensconced in the back seat of his open-roofed Double Phaeton limousine, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, warily motorcades from a town hall meeting through the streets of Sarajevo, Bosnia. And with good reason. Just hours earlier, the archduke narrowly escapes a bomb-thrower’s assassination attempt that s…

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New Coke's Product Launch Goes From Fizzy to Flat 4:04

5M ago4:04

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In the bubbly affluence of post–World War II America, Coke is the cola preferred by 60 percent of the market. Yet by 1983, pesky rival Pepsi has begun to outsell Coke among coveted youth demographics. Despite a generations-long reign as the world’s top-selling soft drink, “The Real Thing” -- a bastion of coolheaded product stability-- makes an unch…

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How to Lip Sink a Music Career 2:56

5M ago2:56

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Uber music producer Farian is looking for the “next big thing” in music. Scouring the ’80s Berlin club scene, he happens upon models Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus tearing up the dance floor. To most, they’re no more than hunky, prancing boy toys. But to Farian, they’re ideal front men for a new band. One problem: Neither Rob nor Fab can sing. To c…

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The President's Scandalous Em-bare-ass-ment 2:59

5M ago2:59

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Nearly a half century after George Washington dons a three-cornered hat, courageously crosses the Delaware River, and defeats the British Army redcoats, President John Quincy Adams strips down to his birthday suit, swims naked in the Potomac River, and leaves America red faced. Giving “crack of dawn” a whole new meaning, each morning, Adams sneaks …

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"Disco Inferno Singes the Sox" 3:15

5M ago3:15

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Just your typical day at the ballpark: First you see a pitcher smoke a fastball down the middle of the plate. Then you watch a speedy runner burn up the base paths. Finally, you see center field explode in a fireball! Okay, so it’s not exactly your average trip to the old ball game. But that’s the whole, record-breaking idea behind “Disco Demolitio…

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Brad Shryack-Hey Dad, You Suck! 2:09:28

1y ago2:09:28

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Episode 11 brings us musician and music teacher, Brad Shryack. Brad used to call the local rock station and request guitar god rock instrumentals that rarely got played, like Steve Vai or Joe Satriani. This only proved he had great taste in music and it turns out he was a pretty talented six string shredder himself. Brad's been in bands, played big…

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Kent Kriegshauser-If The Rolling Stones Don't Call Me 1:54:22

1y ago1:54:22

1:54:22

1972, Mick Jagger on the cover of Life magazine when Kent was 13. 1973, the access the photographers had to the cars at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Stones never called, but the access was earned. Photographer Kent Kriegshauser is one of the best ever and has some great stories behind the shots. From Pittsfield & Chicago to the Beatles and the …

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Lily Blouin-It Was Jeff Daniels Final Performance 1:41:57

1y ago1:41:57

1:41:57

Lily Blouin lives to perform & mentor and sail and go to New York to see Jeff Daniels and then not see Jeff Daniels! She's inspiring and brave and human and a pirate all at the same time. And if your ears stick around until the end, you'll hear her sing too. My friend, we hope you enjoy the lovely Lily Blouin on episode 9 of A Little Off Track.…

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Tim Holmes: You Should've Married A Plumber 1:32:37

1+ y ago1:32:37

1:32:37

Tim Holmes finally came all the way down to the A Little Off Track studios to talk like a snobby actor and deflect our questions like a spoiled director, exactly what we were hoping. Anything performed from a stage without a net, ensemble or solo, drama, comedy or musical is so damned impressive and inspiring to those who don't do it everyday or ev…

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Seth Cocquit: Eye Drops & Saints 1:16:48

1+ y ago1:16:48

1:16:48

Seth’s upbringing becomes pretty clear when you hear his music. Whether it’s grandpa, his favorite girl or the famous bridge he grew up next to, his lyrics hit close to home right away. He’s a father, a fiddle player, an educator and an occasional online better, and part of a few great musical projects in the area, Frank F. Sidney's Western Bandit …

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Kyle & Auty Rohweder: I Think It's Yucky Too 2:00:18

1+ y ago2:00:18

2:00:18

Multi talented artists Kyle & Auty Rohweder join us this time around to go, A Little Off Track. You might have swapped a story and got a buzz under the roof of Kyle's barber shop, Glory Days, on Cherry Street in Galesburg. And you might have seen Auty dance, act or been delighted by her barista & bass skills. These are just a few of the bonifides o…

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Jera: I Probably Got Paid In Beer 1:17:34

1+ y ago1:17:34

1:17:34

Jera cancelled on us twice so we thought, do we smell, does she hate us, what'd we do wrong?? Actually she had a family emergency and then lost her voice. The instrument that along with her trusty guitar she's been hauling around and entertaining crowds with for over 45 years. We get a nice snapshot of those times along with a few secrets & 3 great…

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Nikki Malley: Jams, Jellies, & Jazz 1:39:56

1+ y ago1:39:56

1:39:56

With our guest Nikki Malley, we got a vibraphonist, a canning enthusiast, a Galesburg jazz legend, the proprietor of Malley Farms on Seminary Street in Galesburg & a grease trap fanatic. We're also serving up snippets from the Nikki Malley Quartet & their live performance at the Trail Side Event Center in Peoria Illinois as part of the Central Illi…

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Dance Hall Doves: Murder Ballads & Rodeo Accidents 1:23:57

1+ y ago1:23:57

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Cow & Erin Glasnovich are the Dance Hall Doves and our friends, so they agreed to play & sing and be jovial about the art & life they love on our little podcast. Cow has been playing in area bands for well over 20 years & Erin Glasnovich has grown up on the stage acting & singing as well. We're pretty glad their musical paths crossed cause we could…

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Dusty Scott: A Painter On A Podcast 1:13:41

1+ y ago1:13:41

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We made it to episode II & we couldn't have been more blessed to have artist Dusty Scott on the show. The 3 of us knew Dusty's work before we knew him and you can't help but know his artwork cause its displayed inside & out & all over west central Illinois, in over 27 states throughout the country and he has work hanging south of the border too. In…

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Joe Stamm: Armed With Ignorance 1:30:44

2y ago1:30:44

1:30:44

Well, it's show #1. We had fun like we knew we would with our friend Joe Stamm and we’re glad you came along for the ride. Our goal every show is to hang out with an artist in this room above Cherry Street, and let them do their thing, and share with all of us the art they love the most. Besides all the joyous conversation, Joe shared 3 new stellar…

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