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Strapped In, Helmet On: Tom Scharpling Talks the New ‘Best Show’ The last thing listeners heard during the final episode of The Best Show on WFMU was Black Flag’s “Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie” – a sign-off but not […]
By Greg Hunter
Standup, Storytelling and Radio Hosting with Ophira Eisenberg Ophira Eisenberg is a standup comic, the host of NPR’s live quiz show Ask Me Another, and a regular host and contributor to the popular live […]
By Lara Zarum
‘Serial’s Sarah Koenig on Her Hit Podcast “I don’t know that I’ll ever be at peace with what we find or that there will be a definitive verdict.”
By Rachel Syme
horrible things
Oct. 29, 2014
By Anna Silman
Why Canadians Are So Upset Over the CBC Sex Scandal The terrible allegations aside, the scandal represents a further undermining of a treasured — possibly the treasured — national cultural institution.
By Adam Sternbergh
Inside Portland’s ‘Live Wire! Radio’ Live Wire! is a radio variety show recorded weekly in Portland, Oregon and broadcast on public radio stations across the country. “Radio […]
By Alex Dueben
Louis C.K.’s ‘Dianetics’: Inside His Weird and Wild Three-Hour Radio Show 26 minutes into a three-hour advice show Louis C.K. hosted in 2007, a guy named Blake calls up. Blake says he’s driving solo from Dallas to […]
By Eddie Brawley
The Golden Age of CB Radio, by Aboubacar Ndiaye You may not know, it but for the past ten years or so, we have been living through a new golden age in the world of CB radio. Forty years ago, […]
By Brian Boone
Listen to John Oliver and Howard Stern Have a Chat
Here’s Howard Stern’s interview with John Oliver from earlier today in its entirety, in which the duo discuss Oliver’s difficult early days in […]
By Bradford Evans
Angie Martinez on Leaving Hot 97 for Power 105.1 “We’re not gangs. Nobody’s gonna hurt each other. That’s never gonna happen.”
By Joe Coscarelli
Exploring the Lunacy of ‘The Goon Show’ The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By Ramsey Ess
Casey Kasem Dies at 82 Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
By E. Alex Jung
A Look at ‘I Love Lucy’s Radio Roots The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By Ramsey Ess
solved mysteries
May 15, 2014
Casey Kasem Found in Washington State His children had filed a missing persons report.
By Margaret Hartmann
Iconic Radio Personality Casey Kasem Has Gone Missing His children believe that his wife moved him to an Indian reservation in Washington state.
By Caroline Bankoff
Stan Freberg’s Long Career, in Short The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By Ramsey Ess
Talking to Dave Hill About His New Radio Show on WFMU Last month, Tom Scharpling ended his comedy radio program The Best Show on WFMU after 13 years, and comedian/musician/author Dave Hill was […]
By Bradford Evans
Dave Hill’s WFMU Show Will Be Called ‘The Goddamn Dave Hill Show’; Debuts […] Tom Scharpling’s comedy radio show The Best Show on WFMU ended its amazing 13-year run on Tuesday, and last month, comedian Dave Hill was named […]
By Bradford Evans
Saying Goodbye to ‘The Best Show on WFMU’ After 13 years, Tom Scharpling’s influential comedy/music radio show The Best Show on WFMU came to an end last night, with one final three-hour […]
By Bradford Evans
radio darling
Dec. 17, 2013
Tom Scharpling Talks Classic ‘Best Show on WFMU’ Moments The host of the long-running radio program dishes on the day of his final show.
By Abraham Riesman
Inside the Last Days of ‘The Best Show’ with Tom Scharpling In October, Tom Scharpling announced that his long-running comedy/music radio show, The Best Show on WFMU, would be ending its run […]
By Bradford Evans
Dave Hill Will Take Over Tom Scharpling’s ‘Best Show’ Slot on WFMU Tom Scharpling announced last month that his beloved, long-running radio show/podcast The Best Show on WFMU will be ending its run on December […]
By Bradford Evans
ron swanson’s mustache
Nov. 11, 2013
By Margaret Lyons
the sports section
Nov. 1, 2013
A Conversation With the Genius Behind the ‘Mike Zaun’ Videos Bill Buchanan shows us what Mike Francesa’s show would have looked like during the Revolutionary War.
By Joe DeLessio
After 13 Years, ‘The Best Show on WFMU’ Will End in December Tom Scharpling announced on the air last night that his long-running radio show/podcast The Best Show on WFMU will end its run with a final […]
By Bradford Evans
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Cover of ‘Get Lucky’ Is Pretty Great
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost stopped by a London radio station to promote their new movie The World’s End and ended up laying down this […]
By Bradford Evans
Behold Julie Klausner’s Mad Trivia Skills Take the quiz Vulture’s Media Ambassador was subjected to during her appearance on the trivia radio program.
By Vulture Editors
Looking Back at Bob Hope’s Early Work The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By Ramsey Ess
Patton Oswalt Is Auctioning Off a Bunch of ‘King of Queens’ Artifacts for […]
Tonight is the final night of the 2013 fundraising drive for The Best Show on WFMU, Tom Scharpling’s hilarious radio show/podcast, and […]
By Bradford Evans
Jesse Thorn’s ‘Bullseye’ Will Be Distributed Through NPR Starting in April
MaximumFun.org chief Jesse Thorn’s radio show/podcast Bullseye (previously called The Sound of Young America) will be airing on NPR beginning […]
By Bradford Evans
Joel McHale Says Chevy Chase Wanted to Physically Fight Him and Claimed […]
Here’s Joel McHale talking to Howard Stern about how difficult it is to work with Chevy Chase, making this the millionth piece of evidence […]
By Bradford Evans
Radio Personality Ralph Collier Dies at 91 His travel show often spotlighted local restaurants and other regional culinary gems.
By Collin Keefe
Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster Walk You Through Their Best ‘Best Show’ Bits The AV Club has a nice long interview with Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster today, as the duo walks us through their favorite bits from The Best […]
By Bradford Evans
Fred Armisen Will Co-Host Next Week’s ‘This American Life’ as Ira Glass Quirky public radio program This American Life will have a very special guest this weekend: Fred Armisen as Ira Glass. The episode’s theme is […]
By Bradford Evans
the most npr thing in the world
Jan. 11, 2013
By Margaret Lyons
Paul F. Tompkins, Jonah Ray, Kurt Braunohler, and More Talk How They Spent […]
As if you’re not already sick of hearing about the election, a bunch of great comedians called into Southern California radio station KCRW to […]
By Bradford Evans
The Rope-Throwin’ Political Comedy of Will Rogers There has never been a comedian with as much political influence and esteem as Will Rogers. If Jon Stewart was one of the most popular movie […]
By Micah Hofferth
Listen as Johnny Carson Presents the Best in Comedy from NBC’s First 50 […] The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By Ramsey Ess
More Than ‘A Christmas Story’: Remembering Jean Shepherd, Radio’s Great […] You probably know Jean Shepherd as the narrator and writer of A Christmas Story, the 1983 Yuletide comedy which is (over)played every holiday, […]
By Rob Bates
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